Professor Jianhua Guo
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Jianhua Guo

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Background

Prof Guo joined the Advanced Water Management Centre (AWMC), renamed as the Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology in July 2021, at The University of Queensland in 2013. He is currently the ACWEB Deputy Director - Research. His research focuses on effective integration of process engineering, environmental microbiology and environmental biotechnology to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to achieve high-levels of contaminant removal from water or wastewater. He is also an active researcher in environmental dimension of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). As a pioneer, Prof Guo and his team discovered that non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals/chemicals contribute to the spread of AMR, which has substantially augmented our understating of the causes of AMR. His ground-breaking findings have been covered by many mainstream media outlets, including ABC News, The Daily Mail, Science Daily and The Courier-Mail, via over 100 press stories. He has to date won over $14M in government, industry and university research funding including ARC Discovery and Linkage, mostly as the lead Chief Investigator. He has published more than 200 fully refereed papers both in multidisciplinary journals such as PNAS and Nature Communications, and specialised journals including The ISME Journal, Water Research and Environmental Science & Technology. His research output and achievements have been recognized through national and international awards or fellowship, including 2013 Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) and 2017 Australian Research Council Future Fellowship. He is an Editor of the Journal of Hazardous Materials, Water Science & Technology, and an Associate Editor of Water Research.

Availability

Professor Jianhua Guo is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Doctoral Diploma, Harbin Institute of Technology

Research interests

  • Environmental Dimension of Antibiotic Resistance

  • Novel disinfection processes

  • Methane-based Biotechnology: Bioconversion Methane into Liquid Chemicals

  • Microbial Ecology in Water Engineering Systems

  • Microorganisms Involved in Global Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles

  • Biological Nutrients Removal and Recovery from Wastewater

  • Novel groundwater remediation technologies

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278 works between 2007 and 2025
All (278) Journal Article (274) Book Chapter (3) Conference Publication (1)

221 - 240 of 278 works

2016

Journal Article

Silver nanoparticles entering soils via the wastewater-sludge-soil pathway pose low risk to plants but elevated Cl concentrations increase Ag bioavailability

Wang, Peng, Menzies, Neal W., Dennis, Paul G., Guo, Jianhua, Forstner, Christian, Sekine, Ryo, Lombi, Enzo, Kappen, Peter, Bertsch, Paul M. and Kopittke, Peter M. (2016). Silver nanoparticles entering soils via the wastewater-sludge-soil pathway pose low risk to plants but elevated Cl concentrations increase Ag bioavailability. Environmental Science and Technology, 50 (15), 8274-8281. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6b01180

Silver nanoparticles entering soils via the wastewater-sludge-soil pathway pose low risk to plants but elevated Cl concentrations increase Ag bioavailability

2016

Journal Article

Suspended sludge and biofilm shaped different anammox communities in two pilot-scale one-stage anammox reactors

Zheng, Bingyu, Zhang, Liang, Guo, Jianhua, Zhang, Shujun, Yang, Anming and Peng, Yongzhen (2016). Suspended sludge and biofilm shaped different anammox communities in two pilot-scale one-stage anammox reactors. Bioresource Technology, 211, 273-279. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.03.049

Suspended sludge and biofilm shaped different anammox communities in two pilot-scale one-stage anammox reactors

2016

Journal Article

Determining multiple responses of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 to an antimicrobial agent, free nitrous acid

Gao, Shu-Hong, Fan, Lu, Peng, Lai, Guo, Jianhua, Agullo-Barcelo, Miriam, Yuan, Zhiguo and Bond, Philip L. (2016). Determining multiple responses of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 to an antimicrobial agent, free nitrous acid. Environmental Science and Technology, 50 (10), 5305-5312. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6b00288

Determining multiple responses of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 to an antimicrobial agent, free nitrous acid

2016

Journal Article

Achieving complete nitrogen removal by coupling nitritation-anammox and methane-dependent denitrification: A model-based study

Chen, Xueming, Guo, Jianhua, Xie, Guo-Jun, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ni, Bing-Jie (2016). Achieving complete nitrogen removal by coupling nitritation-anammox and methane-dependent denitrification: A model-based study. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 113 (5), 1035-1045. doi: 10.1002/bit.25866

Achieving complete nitrogen removal by coupling nitritation-anammox and methane-dependent denitrification: A model-based study

2016

Book Chapter

A Novel Protocol for Model Calibration in Biological Wastewater Treatment

Zhu, Ao, Guo, Jianhua, Ni, Bing-Jie, Wang, Shuying, Yang, Qing and Peng, Yongzhen (2016). A Novel Protocol for Model Calibration in Biological Wastewater Treatment. Environmental Engineering and Activated Sludge Processes: Models, Methodologies, and Applications. (pp. 23-48) Boca Raton, FL United States: Apple Academic Press.

A Novel Protocol for Model Calibration in Biological Wastewater Treatment

2015

Journal Article

Nitrate reduction by denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidizing microorganisms can reach a practically useful rate

Cai, Chen, Hu, Shihu, Guo, Jianhua, Shi, Ying, Xie, Guo-Jun and Yuan, Zhiguo (2015). Nitrate reduction by denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidizing microorganisms can reach a practically useful rate. Water Research, 87, 211-217. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.09.026

Nitrate reduction by denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidizing microorganisms can reach a practically useful rate

2015

Journal Article

A new approach to simultaneous ammonium and dissolved methane removal from anaerobic digestion liquor: a model-based investigation of feasibility

Chen, Xueming, Guo, Jianhua, Xie, Guo-Jie, Liu, Yiwen, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ni, Bing-Jie (2015). A new approach to simultaneous ammonium and dissolved methane removal from anaerobic digestion liquor: a model-based investigation of feasibility. Water Research, 85, 295-303. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.08.046

A new approach to simultaneous ammonium and dissolved methane removal from anaerobic digestion liquor: a model-based investigation of feasibility

2015

Journal Article

Evaluating the role of microbial internal storage turnover on nitrous oxide accumulation during denitrification

Liu, Yiwen, Peng, Lai, Guo, Jianhua, Chen, Xueming, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ni, Bing-Jie (2015). Evaluating the role of microbial internal storage turnover on nitrous oxide accumulation during denitrification. Scientific Reports, 5 (15138) 15138, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/srep15138

Evaluating the role of microbial internal storage turnover on nitrous oxide accumulation during denitrification

2015

Journal Article

Dissecting microbial community structure and methane-producing pathways of a full-scale anaerobic reactor digesting activated sludge from wastewater treatment by metagenomic sequencing

Guo, Jianhua, Peng, Yongzhen, Ni, Bing-Jie, Han, Xiaoyu, Fan, Lu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2015). Dissecting microbial community structure and methane-producing pathways of a full-scale anaerobic reactor digesting activated sludge from wastewater treatment by metagenomic sequencing. Microbial Cell Factories, 14 (33) 33, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s12934-015-0218-4

Dissecting microbial community structure and methane-producing pathways of a full-scale anaerobic reactor digesting activated sludge from wastewater treatment by metagenomic sequencing

2015

Journal Article

Comparison of performance, microorganism populations, and bio-physiochemical properties of granular and flocculent sludge from denitrifying phosphorus removal reactors

Wang, Yayi, Jiang, Xuxin, Wang, Hong, Guo, Gang, Guo, Jianhua, Qin, Jian and Zhou, Shuai (2015). Comparison of performance, microorganism populations, and bio-physiochemical properties of granular and flocculent sludge from denitrifying phosphorus removal reactors. Chemical Engineering Journal, 262, 49-58. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.09.065

Comparison of performance, microorganism populations, and bio-physiochemical properties of granular and flocculent sludge from denitrifying phosphorus removal reactors

2015

Journal Article

Biogeographical distribution of denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidizing bacteria in Chinese wetland ecosystems

Zhu, Guibing, Zhou, Leiliu, Wang, Yu, Wang, Shanyun, Guo, Jianhua, Long, Xi-En, Sun, Xingbin, Jiang, Bo, Hou, Qiaoyun, Jetten, Mike S.M. and Yin, Chengqing (2015). Biogeographical distribution of denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidizing bacteria in Chinese wetland ecosystems. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 7 (1), 128-138. doi: 10.1111/1758-2229.12214

Biogeographical distribution of denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidizing bacteria in Chinese wetland ecosystems

2015

Journal Article

A novel protocol for model calibration in biological wastewater treatment

Zhu, Ao, Guo, Jianhua, Ni, Bing-Jie, Wang, Shuying, Yang, Qing and Peng, Yongzhen (2015). A novel protocol for model calibration in biological wastewater treatment. Scientific Reports, 5 (Art No.: 8493) 8493, 8493. doi: 10.1038/srep08493

A novel protocol for model calibration in biological wastewater treatment

2014

Journal Article

Filamentous and non-filamentous bulking of activated sludge encountered under nutrients limitation or deficiency conditions

Guo, Jianhua, Peng, Yongzhen, Wang, Shuying, Yang, Xiong and Yuan, Zhiguo (2014). Filamentous and non-filamentous bulking of activated sludge encountered under nutrients limitation or deficiency conditions. Chemical Engineering Journal, 255 (5-6), 453-461. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.06.075

Filamentous and non-filamentous bulking of activated sludge encountered under nutrients limitation or deficiency conditions

2014

Journal Article

High abundance and diversity of nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane-oxidizing bacteria in a paddy field profile

Zhou, Leiliu, Wang, Yu, Long, Xi-En, Guo, Jianhua and Zhu, Guibing (2014). High abundance and diversity of nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane-oxidizing bacteria in a paddy field profile. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 360 (1), 33-41. doi: 10.1111/1574-6968.12567

High abundance and diversity of nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane-oxidizing bacteria in a paddy field profile

2014

Journal Article

Changes in the microbial community structure of filaments and floc formers in response to various carbon sources and feeding patterns

Guo, Jianhua, Peng, Yongzhen, Yang, Xiong, Wang, Zhongwei and Zhu, Ao (2014). Changes in the microbial community structure of filaments and floc formers in response to various carbon sources and feeding patterns. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 98 (17), 7633-7644. doi: 10.1007/s00253-014-5805-5

Changes in the microbial community structure of filaments and floc formers in response to various carbon sources and feeding patterns

2014

Journal Article

Modeling of simultaneous anaerobic methane and ammonium oxidation in a membrane biofilm reactor

Chen, Xueming, Guo, Jianhua, Shi, Ying, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ni, Bing-Jie (2014). Modeling of simultaneous anaerobic methane and ammonium oxidation in a membrane biofilm reactor. Environmental Science and Technology, 48 (16), 9540-9547. doi: 10.1021/es502608s

Modeling of simultaneous anaerobic methane and ammonium oxidation in a membrane biofilm reactor

2014

Journal Article

Effects of feeding pattern and dissolved oxygen concentration on microbial morphology and community structure: the competition between floc-forming bacteria and filamentous bacteria

Guo, Jianhua, Wang, Shuying, Wang, Zhongwei and Peng, Yongzhen (2014). Effects of feeding pattern and dissolved oxygen concentration on microbial morphology and community structure: the competition between floc-forming bacteria and filamentous bacteria. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 1, 108-114. doi: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2014.03.011

Effects of feeding pattern and dissolved oxygen concentration on microbial morphology and community structure: the competition between floc-forming bacteria and filamentous bacteria

2014

Journal Article

Modeling of nitrous oxide production by autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria with multiple production pathways

Ni, Bing-Jie, Peng, Lai, Law, Yingyu, Guo, Jianhua and Yuan, Zhiguo (2014). Modeling of nitrous oxide production by autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria with multiple production pathways. Environmental Science and Technology, 48 (7), 3916-3924. doi: 10.1021/es405592h

Modeling of nitrous oxide production by autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria with multiple production pathways

2014

Journal Article

Influence of nitrogen/phosphate deficiency on sludge settleability and filamentous growth

Yang, Xiong, Peng, Yongzhen, Guo, Jianhua, Tang, Xiaoxue, Song, Jichen and Wang, Shuying (2014). Influence of nitrogen/phosphate deficiency on sludge settleability and filamentous growth. Huagong Xuebao, 65 (3), 1040-1048. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0438-1157.2014.03.038

Influence of nitrogen/phosphate deficiency on sludge settleability and filamentous growth

2014

Journal Article

Influence of nitrite on sludge settleability under anoxic and aerobic conditions

Song, Jichen, Wang, Shuying, Yang, Xiong, Guo, Jianhua and Peng, Yongzhen (2014). Influence of nitrite on sludge settleability under anoxic and aerobic conditions. Zhongnan Daxue Xuebao (Ziran Kexue Ban), 45 (4), 1361-1368.

Influence of nitrite on sludge settleability under anoxic and aerobic conditions

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2028
    Combating pathogens from biofilms in premise plumbing systems
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2026
    National Live Cell Analytics Facility for Organelles' Interactome Discovery (ARC LIEF administered by University of Technology Sydney)
    University of Technology Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2027
    Anaerobic short-chain gaseous alkane oxidation coupled to nitrate reduction
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2028
    Applying quantitative microbial risk assessment, epidemiological modelling, and Bayesian Network models to facilitate AMR management in wastewater services, water reuse and biosolids (admin by UniSA)
    CRC SAAFE Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Dual-membrane upgrading towards sustainable wastewater management
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2028
    ARC Training Centre for Environmental and Agricultural Solutions to Antimicrobial Resistance (ARC CEA-StAR)
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    A novel microbial process breaking through the nitrogen cycling
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2024
    Application of novel membranes aerated biofilm reactor in petrochemical wastewater treatment
    China Petrochemical Technology Company Limited (Sinopec Tech)
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Eliminating opportunistic pathogens from premise plumbing biofilms in healthcare facilities
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Novel disinfection to combat antibiotic resistance
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Simultaneous dissolved methane and nitrogen removal
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Environmental dissemination of antibiotic resistance promoted by nanoparticles
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards - DVC(R) Funding
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Maximizing Energy Recovery through Innovative Nitrogen remOval (MERINO) - DC Water Project
    District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    Combating the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance in Urban Water Systems
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    Transforming wastewater treatment plants from a large energy consumer to an energy exporter through maximizing renewable energy recovery
    Melbourne Water Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Interactions between nanoparticles and bacteria
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014
    A metagenomics-assisted optimisation of the Anammox process to treat domestic wastewater
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    A novel autotrophic biological nitrogen removal process driven by ammonia-oxidizing archaea and anammox bacteria
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Jianhua Guo is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Bioremediation of oxidized contaminants using natural gas in membrane bioflim reactors

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Kate Bowerman

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simultaneous removal of emerging chemical and biological contaminants through novel catalytic membrane reactors

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Efficient control the spread of antibiotic resistance in urban water systems

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Zhigang Yu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simultaneous dissolved methane and nitrogen removal from municipal wastewater by using membrane-aerated bioreactors

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Using membrane aerated bioreactors to removal emerging contaminants and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Microbial ecology and control of opportunistic pathogens in drinking water systems

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sequestration of micropollutants in modified biochars by coupling adsorption and advanced oxidation/reduction processes

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development of magnesium oxide products as a novel disinfectant agent

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Conny Turni

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding roles of disinfection agents on the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Gilda Carvalho, Dr Zhigang Yu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    In-depth understanding of bioprocess and microbial community in a novel methane-based membrane biofilm reactor

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan

  • Master Philosophy

    Enrichment of two new ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms in Membrane aerated biofilm reactor using urea

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Enrichment and understanding novel microorganisms enabling complete ammonification and ammonia oxidation

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding and application of membrane aerated biofilm reactors (MABRs) in shortcut nitrogen removal and dissolved methane mitigation

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development of sequencing-based surveillance monitoring of antimicrobial resistance in the environment

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance between bacteria and environments

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Zhigang Yu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Emerging pollutants in spreading antimicrobial resistance in urban water ecosystems

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    A Unique and Overlooked Microbial Process for Scavenging Two Greenhouse Gases

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigation of the inflammatory response of human cells to silica dust exposure

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Kevin Thomas, Dr Jake O'Brien

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Identifying the drivers of environmental dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in urban water ecosystems

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring antimicrobial resistance in Australian wastewater

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Professor Kevin Thomas

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Characterization of metabolic potentials and pathways for the Feammox reaction

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Paul Evans

Completed supervision

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