Associate Professor Adrian Oehmen
Associate Professor

Adrian Oehmen

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Background

Adrian Oehmen is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Queensland. He leads research in the area of bioprocess engineering, particularly focussing on wastewater treatment, resource recovery and sustainable materials and processes. His research interests include enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR or BioP) and P recovery, microbial entrapment, acid mine drainage and metal recovery, biopolymer (polyhydroxyalkanoate – PHA) production and metabolic modelling as applied to mixed and co-cultures of microorganisms. He has published more than 100 papers in international scientific journals, led or collaborated on more than 30 research projects (many with industry). He is active within the International Water Association (IWA), serving on specialist group and conference committees and is an Associate Editor of Water Research.

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Associate Professor Adrian Oehmen is:
Not available for supervision
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Fields of research

Engineering Wastewater treatment processes

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Resource Recovery

    Recovering Value-Added Products (e.g. Nutrients, Metals, Biopolymers) from Waste and Wastewater Streams

  • Biological Nutrient Removal

    Biological Processes for Removing Nutrients such as Phosphorus and Nitrogen from Wastewater

  • Wastewater Treatment

    Domestic and Industrial Wastewater Treatment Technologies

  • Microbial entrapment

    Up-concentration of microorganisms for process intensification

  • Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal

    Process Engineering, Microbiology and Metabolic Features associated with Biological Phosphorus Removal

  • Acid Mine Drainage

    Sulfate reducing bacteria and metal recovery

  • Biopolymer Production

    Mixed Culture Technologies focussed on the Production and Recovery of Biopolymers (e.g. Polyhydroxyalkanoates - PHA) from Waste/Wastewater Feedstocks

  • Metabolic Modelling

    Modelling the Metabolism Associated with Biological Processes and their Application towards Process Engineering

  • Process Modelling

    Process Modelling for Design, Optimisation and Control of Wastewater Treatment Processes.

  • Anaerobic Digestion

    Experimental and Modelling Studies focused on Fermentation and Biogas Production from Waste/Wastewater Feedstocks

  • Drinking Water Treatment

    Heavy Metal Removal (e.g. Arsenic) from Drinking Water Supplies. Application of Ion Exchange Membrane Process Technologies for Drinking Water Treatment.

  • Micropollutant Removal

    The Removal of Pharmaceutical Active Compounds, Heavy Metals, and other Hazardous Substances from Wastewater using Biological and Physical-Chemical Approaches

  • Greenhouse Gas Assessment and Mitigation

    Measurement and Minimisation of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Processes (e.g nitrous oxide - N2O)

  • Phototrophic Processes

    Light-Driven Biological Technologies for Value-Added Product Generation (e.g. PHA) from Wastewater

Search Professor Adrian Oehmen’s works on UQ eSpace

164 works between 2002 and 2025
All (164) Journal Article (138) Book Chapter (10) Conference Publication (13) Other Outputs (3)

121 - 140 of 164 works

2011

Journal Article

Microbial characterization of mercury-reducing mixed cultures enriched with different carbon sources

Carvalho, G., Almeida, B., Fradinho, J., Oehmen, A., Reis, M. A. M. and Teresa Barreto Crespo, M. (2011). Microbial characterization of mercury-reducing mixed cultures enriched with different carbon sources. Microbes and Environments, 26 (4), 293-300. doi: 10.1264/jsme2.ME11112

Microbial characterization of mercury-reducing mixed cultures enriched with different carbon sources

2010

Journal Article

Analysis of 65 pharmaceuticals and personal care products in 5 wastewater treatment plants in Portugal using a simplified analytical methodology

Salgado, R., Noronha, J. P., Oehmen, A., Carvalho, G. and Reis, M. A. M. (2010). Analysis of 65 pharmaceuticals and personal care products in 5 wastewater treatment plants in Portugal using a simplified analytical methodology. Water Science and Technology, 62 (12), 2862-2871. doi: 10.2166/wst.2010.985

Analysis of 65 pharmaceuticals and personal care products in 5 wastewater treatment plants in Portugal using a simplified analytical methodology

2010

Journal Article

Biological treatment of propanil and 3,4-dichloroaniline: kinetic and microbiological characterisation

Carvalho, G., Marques, R., Lopes, A. R., Faria, C., Noronha, J. P., Oehmen, A., Nunes, O. C. and Reis, M. A. M. (2010). Biological treatment of propanil and 3,4-dichloroaniline: kinetic and microbiological characterisation. Water Research, 44 (17), 4980-4991. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.08.006

Biological treatment of propanil and 3,4-dichloroaniline: kinetic and microbiological characterisation

2010

Journal Article

Incorporating microbial ecology into the metabolic modelling of polyphosphate accumulating organisms and glycogen accumulating organisms

Oehmen, A., Carvalho, G., Lopez-Vazquez, C.M., van Loosdrecht, M.C.M. and Reis, M.A.M. (2010). Incorporating microbial ecology into the metabolic modelling of polyphosphate accumulating organisms and glycogen accumulating organisms. Water Research, 44 (17), 4992-5004. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.06.071

Incorporating microbial ecology into the metabolic modelling of polyphosphate accumulating organisms and glycogen accumulating organisms

2010

Journal Article

Modelling the population dynamics and metabolic diversity of organisms relevant in anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic enhanced biological phosphorus removal processes

Oehmen, A., Lopez-Vazquez, C. M., Carvalho, G., Reis, M. A. M. and van Loosdrecht, M. C. M. (2010). Modelling the population dynamics and metabolic diversity of organisms relevant in anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic enhanced biological phosphorus removal processes. Water Research, 44 (15), 4473-4486. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.06.017

Modelling the population dynamics and metabolic diversity of organisms relevant in anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic enhanced biological phosphorus removal processes

2010

Journal Article

Assessing the abundance and activity of denitrifying polyphosphate accumulating organisms through molecular and chemical techniques

Oehmen, Adrian, Carvalho, Gilda, Freitas, Filomena and Reis, Maria A. M. (2010). Assessing the abundance and activity of denitrifying polyphosphate accumulating organisms through molecular and chemical techniques. Water Science and Technology, 61 (8), 2061-2068. doi: 10.2166/wst.2010.976

Assessing the abundance and activity of denitrifying polyphosphate accumulating organisms through molecular and chemical techniques

2010

Journal Article

New framework for standardized notation in wastewater treatment modelling

Corominas, Ll., Rieger, L., Takacs, I., Ekama, G., Hauduc, H., Vanrolleghem, P.A., Oehmen, A., Gernaey, K.V., Van Loosdrecht, M.C.M. and Comeau, Y. (2010). New framework for standardized notation in wastewater treatment modelling. Water Science and Technology, 61 (4), 841-857. doi: 10.2166/wst.2010.912

New framework for standardized notation in wastewater treatment modelling

2010

Journal Article

The source of reducing power in the anaerobic metabolism of polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs): A mini-review

Zhou, Yan, Pijuan, Maite, Oehmen, Adrian and Yuan, Zhiguo (2010). The source of reducing power in the anaerobic metabolism of polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs): A mini-review. Water Science and Technology, 61 (7), 1653-1662. doi: 10.2166/wst.2010.983

The source of reducing power in the anaerobic metabolism of polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs): A mini-review

2010

Book Chapter

The microbiology of phosphorus removal

McMahon, Katherine D., He, Shaomei and Oehmen, Adrian (2010). The microbiology of phosphorus removal. Microbial ecology of activated sludge. (pp. 281-319) edited by Robert Seviour and Per Halkjaer Nielsen. London, United Kingdom: IWA Publishing.

The microbiology of phosphorus removal

2009

Journal Article

The effect of carbon source on the biological reduction of ionic mercury

Oehmen, A., Fradinho, J., Serra, S., Carvalho, G., Capelo, J. L., Velizarov, S., Crespo, J. G. and Reis, M. A. M. (2009). The effect of carbon source on the biological reduction of ionic mercury. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 165 (1-3), 1040-1048. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.10.094

The effect of carbon source on the biological reduction of ionic mercury

2009

Journal Article

Response to the comment on “Modelling the PAO-GAO competition: Effects of carbon source, pH and temperature” by Dwight Houweling et al.

van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M., Oehmen, Adrian, Hooijmans, Christine M., Brdjanovic, Damir, Gijzen, Huub J., Yuan, Zhiguo and Lopez-Vazquez, Carlos M. (2009). Response to the comment on “Modelling the PAO-GAO competition: Effects of carbon source, pH and temperature” by Dwight Houweling et al.. Water Research, 43 (11), 2950-2951. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.03.043

Response to the comment on “Modelling the PAO-GAO competition: Effects of carbon source, pH and temperature” by Dwight Houweling et al.

2009

Journal Article

Robustness of sludge enriched with short SBR cycles for biological nutrient removal

Freitas, Filomena, Temudo, Margarida F., Carvalho, Gilda, Oehmen, Adrian and Reis, Maria A. M. (2009). Robustness of sludge enriched with short SBR cycles for biological nutrient removal. Bioresource Technology, 100 (6), 1969-1976. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.10.031

Robustness of sludge enriched with short SBR cycles for biological nutrient removal

2009

Journal Article

Modeling the PAO–GAO competition: Effects of carbon source, pH and temperature

Lopez-Vazquez, Carlos M., Oehmen, Adrian, Hooijmans, Christine M., Brdjanovic, Damir, Gijzen, Huub J., Yuan, Zhiguo and van Loosdrecht, Mark C. M. (2009). Modeling the PAO–GAO competition: Effects of carbon source, pH and temperature. Water Research, 43 (2), 450-462. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.10.032

Modeling the PAO–GAO competition: Effects of carbon source, pH and temperature

2009

Conference Publication

The source of reducing power in the anaerobic metabolism of polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs)-A mini-review

Zhou, Yan, Pijuan, Maite, Oehmen, Adrian and Yuan, Zhiguo (2009). The source of reducing power in the anaerobic metabolism of polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs)-A mini-review. IWA 2nd Nutrient Management in Wastewater Treatment Processes Conference, Krakow, Poland, 6-9 September. Krakow, Poland: International Water Association.

The source of reducing power in the anaerobic metabolism of polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs)-A mini-review

2008

Journal Article

Disinfectant efficacy in distribution systems: A pilot-scale assessment

Gagnon, Graham A., Baribeau, Helene, Rutledge, Simon O., Dumancic, Robert, Oehmen, Adrian, Chauret, Christian and Andrews, Susan (2008). Disinfectant efficacy in distribution systems: A pilot-scale assessment. Journal of Water Supply Research and Technology-Aqua, 57 (7), 507-518. doi: 10.2166/aqua.2008.103

Disinfectant efficacy in distribution systems: A pilot-scale assessment

2008

Journal Article

Sludge population optimisation in biological nutrient removal wastewater treatment systems through on-line process control: a review

Yuan, Zhiguo, Yongzhen, Peng, Ma, Yong, Oehmen, Adrian and Keller, Jurg (2008). Sludge population optimisation in biological nutrient removal wastewater treatment systems through on-line process control: a review. Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology, 7 (3), 243-254. doi: 10.1007/s11157-008-9134-y

Sludge population optimisation in biological nutrient removal wastewater treatment systems through on-line process control: a review

2008

Journal Article

Metabolic modelling of polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymers production by mixed microbial cultures

Dias, Joao M. L., Oehmen, Adrian, Serafim, Luisa S., Lemos, Paulo C., Reis, Maria A. M. and Oliveira, Rui (2008). Metabolic modelling of polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymers production by mixed microbial cultures. Bmc Systems Biology, 2 (1) 59. doi: 10.1186/1752-0509-2-59

Metabolic modelling of polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymers production by mixed microbial cultures

2008

Journal Article

Removal of inorganic charged micropollutants from drinking water supplies by hybrid ion exchange membrane processes

Velizarov, Svetlozar, Matos, Cristina, Oehmen, Adrian, Serra, Susana, Reis, Maria and Crespo, Joao (2008). Removal of inorganic charged micropollutants from drinking water supplies by hybrid ion exchange membrane processes. Desalination, 223 (1-3), 85-90. doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2007.01.217

Removal of inorganic charged micropollutants from drinking water supplies by hybrid ion exchange membrane processes

2008

Journal Article

Characterizing the biochemical activity of full-scale enhanced biological phosphorus removal systems: A comparison with metabolic models

Pijuan, M., Oehmen, A., Baeza, J. A., Casas, C. and Yuan, Z. (2008). Characterizing the biochemical activity of full-scale enhanced biological phosphorus removal systems: A comparison with metabolic models. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 99 (1), 170-179. doi: 10.1002/bit.21502

Characterizing the biochemical activity of full-scale enhanced biological phosphorus removal systems: A comparison with metabolic models

2007

Journal Article

Development and implementation of a nonparametric/metabolic model in the process optimisation of PHA production by mixed microbial cultures

Miguel Lopes Dias, Joao, Lemos, Paulo, Serafim, Luisa, Oehmen, Adrian, A. M. Reis, Maria and Oliveira, Rui (2007). Development and implementation of a nonparametric/metabolic model in the process optimisation of PHA production by mixed microbial cultures. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 24, 995-1000. doi: 10.1016/S1570-7946(07)80190-8

Development and implementation of a nonparametric/metabolic model in the process optimisation of PHA production by mixed microbial cultures

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2026
    Microbial Entrapment of Sulphate Reducing Bacteria for Treatment and Metal Recovery of Mining Influenced Waters
    Australia's Economic Accelerator Ignite Grants
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Biofilm-based solution for cost-effective high-quality drinking water
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Immobilisation of sulfate reducing bacteria for enhanced mining influenced water treatment
    Rio Tinto Services Limited
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2027
    ARC Training Centre in Bioplastics and Biocomposites
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Sustainable Water Reuse and Resource Recovery through Cost-Effective BNR
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    Developing a microbial co-cultivation system for disease prevention
    Sacco System Australia
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Identifying microbes or enzymes that facilitate extraction of bioactive compounds
    BiomeCentric Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2024
    IPL-UQ Brushite Recovery
    Incitec Pivot Limited
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Biobeads for Denitrification in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems
    Novozymes A/S
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    IPL-UQ Environmental Research Partnership Scoping of Preliminary Works
    Incitec Pivot Limited
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Adrian Oehmen is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

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  • Bioprocess Engineering
  • Wastewater Treatment

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