Overview
Background
Gilda Carvalho is an Associate Professor at the ACWEB and the School of Chemical Engineering. Gilda is Group Leader of the Drinking and Recycled Water research group, and she also leads research in the area of Environmental Bioengineering, with particular focus on microbial processes for water/wastewater treatment and resource recovery. Her research interests include removal of Chemicals of Emerging Concern (CEC), Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR), biofilm systems, membrane processes for water/wastewater treatment and reuse, and resource recovery from waste/wastewater streams - acidogenesis and biopolymer production (namely polyhydroalkanoates). One area that Gilda has particularly developed across all these areas was the use of molecular tools to link microbial ecology/activity of biological systems to process performance. Gilda has published over 90 peer reviewed papers, and has participated in >40 research projects, a significant number of them being multinational and involving the participation of industrial partners. Gilda is strongly dedicated to teaching and learning, with extensive teaching experience in various areas of Chemical/Environmental/Bioprocess Engineering. Gilda is Coordinator of the Postgraduate Programs of Urban Water Engineering. She is also an experienced HDR supervisor (>20 PhD students).
Availability
- Associate Professor Gilda Carvalho is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Institution to be confirmed
Research interests
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Water and wastewater treatment and reuse processes
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Chemicals of Emerging Concern (pharmaceuticals / PFAS / pesticides / heavy metals)
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Biofilm systems
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Membrane processes
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Resource recovery and waste valorisation (acidogenesis and biopolymers production)
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Polyhydroxyalkanoate production
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Link of microbiology and engineering towards improved process performance
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Nutrient removal
Works
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2021
Journal Article
Accumulibacter diversity at the sub-clade level impacts enhanced biological phosphorus removal performance
Kolakovic, Srdana, Freitas, Elisabete B., Reis, Maria A.M., Carvalho, Gilda and Oehmen, Adrian (2021). Accumulibacter diversity at the sub-clade level impacts enhanced biological phosphorus removal performance. Water Research, 199 117210, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117210
2021
Journal Article
A review of the biotransformations of priority pharmaceuticals in biological wastewater treatment processes
Nguyen, P.Y., Carvalho, Gilda, Reis, Maria A.M. and Oehmen, Adrian (2021). A review of the biotransformations of priority pharmaceuticals in biological wastewater treatment processes. Water Research, 188 116446, 1-24. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116446
2021
Journal Article
Combined strategies to boost polyhydroxyalkanoate production from fruit waste in a three-stage pilot plant
Matos, Mariana, Cruz, Rafaela A. P., Cardoso, Pedro, Silva, Fernando, Freitas, Elisabete B., Carvalho, Gilda and Reis, Maria A. M. (2021). Combined strategies to boost polyhydroxyalkanoate production from fruit waste in a three-stage pilot plant. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 9 (24), 8270-8279. doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c02432
2020
Journal Article
Community profile governs substrate competition in polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-producing mixed cultures
Wang, Xiaofei, Oehmen, Adrian, Carvalho, Gilda and Reis, Maria A.M. (2020). Community profile governs substrate competition in polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-producing mixed cultures. New Biotechnology, 58, 32-37. doi: 10.1016/j.nbt.2020.03.003
2020
Book Chapter
Production of single-cell proteins from organic matter and residual nitrogen
Hülsen, Tim, Carvalho, Gilda, Egger, Felix, Cruz, Heidy, Vertstraete, Willy, Batstone, Damien J. and Pikaar, Ilje (2020). Production of single-cell proteins from organic matter and residual nitrogen. Wastewater treatment residues as resources for biorefinery products and biofuels. (pp. 355-389) edited by José Antonio Olivares, Daniel Puyol, Juan Antonio Melero and Javier Dufour. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-816204-0.00016-3
2020
Conference Publication
Achieving combined partial nitrification and biological phosphorus removal in a side-stream sludge treatment system
Lu, Xuanyu, Duan, Haoran, Oehmen, Adrian, Carvalho, Gilda, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ye, Liu (2020). Achieving combined partial nitrification and biological phosphorus removal in a side-stream sludge treatment system. IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 8 - 12 June 2020. IWA.
2019
Conference Publication
Role-play learning tool to enhance student's view of industry operation complexity
Pype, Marie-Laure, Hester, Brian, Middleton, Duncan and Carvalho, Gilda (2019). Role-play learning tool to enhance student's view of industry operation complexity. 30th Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE 2019): Educators Becoming Agents of Change: Innovate, Integrate, Motivate, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 8-11 December 2019. doi: 10.3316/INFORMIT.068979278224308
2019
Journal Article
Oerskovia paurometabola can efficiently decolorize azo dye Acid Red 14 and remove its recalcitrant metabolite
Franca, Rita Dias Guardão, Vieira, Anabela, Carvalho, Gilda, Oehmen, Adrian, Pinheiro, Helena Maria, Barreto Crespo, Maria Teresa and Lourenço, Nídia Dana (2019). Oerskovia paurometabola can efficiently decolorize azo dye Acid Red 14 and remove its recalcitrant metabolite. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 191 110007, 110007. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.110007
2019
Journal Article
Nitrous oxide emissions from a full-scale biological aerated filter (BAF) subject to seawater infiltration
Vieira, Anabela, Marques, Ricardo, Galinha, Claudia, Povoa, Pedro, Carvalho, Gilda and Oehmen, Adrian (2019). Nitrous oxide emissions from a full-scale biological aerated filter (BAF) subject to seawater infiltration. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26 (20), 20939-20948. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-05470-x
2019
Journal Article
Biofilms in RBC with constant ages and thicknesses
Maurício, Rita, Rolim, Marta, Amaral, Leonor, Coelho, Pedro, Carvalho, Gilda, Reis, Maria A. and Santana, Fernando (2019). Biofilms in RBC with constant ages and thicknesses. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 145 (6) 04019022, 04019022. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001527
2019
Journal Article
Application of dissolved oxygen (DO) level control for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) accumulation with concurrent nitrification in surplus municipal activated sludge
Wang, Xiaofei, Bengtsson, Simon, Oehmen, Adrian, Carvalho, Gilda, Werker, Alan and Reis, Maria A.M. (2019). Application of dissolved oxygen (DO) level control for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) accumulation with concurrent nitrification in surplus municipal activated sludge. New Biotechnology, 50, 37-43. doi: 10.1016/j.nbt.2019.01.003
2019
Journal Article
The link between nitrous oxide emissions, microbial community profile and function from three full-scale WWTPs
Vieira, A., Galinha, C. F., Oehmen, A. and Carvalho, G. (2019). The link between nitrous oxide emissions, microbial community profile and function from three full-scale WWTPs. Science of the Total Environment, 651 (Pt 2), 2460-2472. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.132
2019
Journal Article
Bioaugmentation of membrane bioreactor with Achromobacter denitrificans strain PR1 for enhanced sulfamethoxazole removal in wastewater
Nguyen, P.Y., Silva, Ana F., Reis, Ana C., Nunes, Olga C., Rodrigues, Alexandre M., Rodrigues, João E., Cardoso, Vitor Vale, Benoliel, Maria J., Reis, Maria A.M., Oehmen, Adrian and Carvalho, Gilda (2019). Bioaugmentation of membrane bioreactor with Achromobacter denitrificans strain PR1 for enhanced sulfamethoxazole removal in wastewater. Science of The Total Environment, 648, 44-55. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.100
2018
Journal Article
Denitrification activity of polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs) in full-scale wastewater treatment plants
Lanham, Ana B., Oehmen, Adrian, Carvalho, Gilda, Saunders, Aaron M., Nielsen, Per H. and Reis, Maria A M (2018). Denitrification activity of polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs) in full-scale wastewater treatment plants. Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research, 78 (12), 2449-2458. doi: 10.2166/wst.2018.517
2018
Journal Article
Bioaugmentation of activated sludge with Achromobacter denitrificans PR1 for enhancing the biotransformation of sulfamethoxazole and its human conjugates in real wastewater: kinetic tests and modelling
Nguyen, P. Y., Carvalho, G., Polesel, Fabio, Torresi, Elena, Rodrigues, Alexandre M., Rodrigues, Joao E., Cardoso, Vitor Vale, Benoliel, Maria Joao, Plosz, Benedek Gy., Reis, M. A. M. and Oehmen, A. (2018). Bioaugmentation of activated sludge with Achromobacter denitrificans PR1 for enhancing the biotransformation of sulfamethoxazole and its human conjugates in real wastewater: kinetic tests and modelling. Chemical Engineering Journal, 352, 79-89. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2018.07.011
2018
Journal Article
Assessment of protein-rich cheese whey waste stream as a nutrients source for low-cost mixed microbial PHA production
Oliveira, Catarina S. S., Silva, Marisa O. D., Silva, Carlos E., Carvalho, Gilda and Reis, Maria A. M. (2018). Assessment of protein-rich cheese whey waste stream as a nutrients source for low-cost mixed microbial PHA production. Applied Sciences, 8 (10) 1817, 1817. doi: 10.3390/app8101817
2018
Journal Article
Metabolic modeling of the substrate competition among multiple VFAs for PHA production by mixed microbial cultures
Wang, Xiaofei, Carvalho, Gilda, Reis, Maria A.M. and Oehmen, Adrian (2018). Metabolic modeling of the substrate competition among multiple VFAs for PHA production by mixed microbial cultures. Journal of Biotechnology, 280, 62-69. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2018.06.342
2018
Journal Article
Performance of a two-stage anaerobic digestion system treating fruit pulp waste: the impact of substrate shift and operational conditions
Carvalheira, Mónica, Cassidy, Joana, Ribeiro, João M., Oliveira, Bruno A., Freitas, Elisabete B., Roca, Christophe, Carvalho, Gilda, Oehmen, Adrian and Reis, Maria A.M. (2018). Performance of a two-stage anaerobic digestion system treating fruit pulp waste: the impact of substrate shift and operational conditions. Waste Management, 78, 434-445. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2018.06.013
2018
Journal Article
The link between the microbial ecology, gene expression, and biokinetics of denitrifying polyphosphate-accumulating systems under different electron acceptor combinations
Vieira, A., Ribera-Guardia, A., Marques, R., Barreto Crespo, M. T., Oehmen, A. and Carvalho, G. (2018). The link between the microbial ecology, gene expression, and biokinetics of denitrifying polyphosphate-accumulating systems under different electron acceptor combinations. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 102 (15), 6725-6737. doi: 10.1007/s00253-018-9077-3
2018
Journal Article
Metabolite identification of ibuprofen biodegradation by Patulibacter medicamentivorans under aerobic conditions
Salgado, Ricado, Brito, Dulce, Noronha, Joao P., Almeida, Babara, Bronze, R. Maria, Oehmen, Adrian, Carvalho, Gilda and Barreto Crespo, Mario T. (2018). Metabolite identification of ibuprofen biodegradation by Patulibacter medicamentivorans under aerobic conditions. Environmental Technology, 41 (4), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/09593330.2018.1502362
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Cost-effective and low-maintenance treatment of groundwater for safe drinking water production
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Bernardino Virdis
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of a new electro-chemical technology to remove nitrate and heavy metals from groundwater for remote communities.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ruth Knibbe, Dr Bernardino Virdis
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing a novel taste and odour removal process for drinking water
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Adrian Oehmen, Associate Professor Shihu Hu
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Doctor Philosophy
Detection, ecology, and fate of soil-transmitted helminths in remote wastewater treatment systems.
Principal Advisor
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Master Philosophy
Biological methods to identify and quantify PAO/GAO microorganisms and their activity in wastewater treatment
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Adrian Oehmen
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Doctor Philosophy
Sustainable and cost-effective biological phosphorus removal technology in urban water systems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Liu Ye, Associate Professor Adrian Oehmen
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding roles of disinfection agents on the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jianhua Guo, Dr Zhigang Yu
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Doctor Philosophy
The development of process control strategies to optimise biological phosphorus removal and recovery
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Liu Ye, Associate Professor Adrian Oehmen
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Doctor Philosophy
A sustainable biological nutrient removal and recovery process for cost-effective wastewater treatment
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Adrian Oehmen, Professor Liu Ye
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Master Philosophy
Biological methods to identify and quantify PAO/GAO microorganisms and their activity in wastewater treatment
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Adrian Oehmen
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Detection, ecology, and fate of soil-transmitted helminths in remote wastewater treatment systems.
Principal Advisor
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) removal by nanofiltration (NF) membranes
Principal Advisor
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The potential of Phage Therapy Against Biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Associated with Urban Water Systems
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jianhua Guo
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Biotrickling filtration for aerobically volatile sulfur compounds abatement from sewers
Principal Advisor
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