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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272 works between 2007 and 2025
All (272) Journal Article (267) Book Chapter (3) Conference Publication (1) Other Outputs (1)

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2012

Journal Article

Achieving nitrite accumulation in a continuous system treating low-strength domestic wastewater: switchover from batch start-up to continuous operation with process control

Peng, Yongzhen, Guo, Jianhua, Horn, Harald, Yang, Xiong and Wang, Shuying (2012). Achieving nitrite accumulation in a continuous system treating low-strength domestic wastewater: switchover from batch start-up to continuous operation with process control. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 94 (2), 517-526. doi: 10.1007/s00253-011-3702-8

Achieving nitrite accumulation in a continuous system treating low-strength domestic wastewater: switchover from batch start-up to continuous operation with process control

2012

Journal Article

Characterization of the dissolved organic matter in sewage effluent of sequence batch reactor: the impact of carbon source

Guo, Jin, Sheng, Feng, Guo, Jianhua, Yang, Xiong, Ma, Mintao and Peng, Yongzhen (2012). Characterization of the dissolved organic matter in sewage effluent of sequence batch reactor: the impact of carbon source. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 6 (2), 280-287. doi: 10.1007/s11783-011-0336-0

Characterization of the dissolved organic matter in sewage effluent of sequence batch reactor: the impact of carbon source

2012

Journal Article

Stable limited filamentous bulking through keeping the competition between floc-formers and filaments in balance

Guo, Jianhua, Peng, Yongzhen, Wang, Shuying, Yang, Xiong, Wang, Zhongwei and Zhu, Ao (2012). Stable limited filamentous bulking through keeping the competition between floc-formers and filaments in balance. Bioresource Technology, 103 (1), 7-15. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.08.114

Stable limited filamentous bulking through keeping the competition between floc-formers and filaments in balance

2011

Journal Article

Dissolved organic matter in biologically treated sewage effluent (BTSE): Characteristics and comparison

Guo Jin, Peng Yongzhen, Guo Jianhua, Ma Juan, Wang Wei and Wang Baogui (2011). Dissolved organic matter in biologically treated sewage effluent (BTSE): Characteristics and comparison. Desalination, 278 (1-3), 365-372. doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.05.057

Dissolved organic matter in biologically treated sewage effluent (BTSE): Characteristics and comparison

2011

Journal Article

Feasibility study for limited filamentous bulking under low dissolved oxygen at different operation regimes

Wang, Zhong-Wei, Peng, Yong-Zhen, Wang, Shu-Ying, Guo, Jian-Hua, Huang, Hui-Jun and Zheng, Ya-Nan (2011). Feasibility study for limited filamentous bulking under low dissolved oxygen at different operation regimes. Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science, 32 (8), 2347-2352.

Feasibility study for limited filamentous bulking under low dissolved oxygen at different operation regimes

2011

Journal Article

Spatial distribution of dynamics characteristic in the intermittent aeration static composting of sewage sludge

Wang, Ke, Li, Weiguang, Guo, Jianhua, Zou, Jinlin, Li, Yunbei and Zhang, Lei (2011). Spatial distribution of dynamics characteristic in the intermittent aeration static composting of sewage sludge. Bioresource Technology, 102 (9), 5528-5532. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.01.083

Spatial distribution of dynamics characteristic in the intermittent aeration static composting of sewage sludge

2011

Journal Article

Biological sludge reduction and enhanced nutrient removal in a pilot-scale system with 2-step sludge alkaline fermentation and A(2)O process

Gao, Yongqing, Peng, Yongzhen, Zhang, Jingyu, Wang, Shuying, Guo, Jianhua and Ye, Liu (2011). Biological sludge reduction and enhanced nutrient removal in a pilot-scale system with 2-step sludge alkaline fermentation and A(2)O process. Bioresource Technology, 102 (5), 4091-4097. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.12.051

Biological sludge reduction and enhanced nutrient removal in a pilot-scale system with 2-step sludge alkaline fermentation and A(2)O process

2011

Conference Publication

Effluent organic matter in Beijing's WWTPs: characterization and comparison

Guo, Jin, Sheng, Feng, Wang, Bao Gui, Zhang, Shu Jun, Han, Xiao Yu and Guo, Jian Hua (2011). Effluent organic matter in Beijing's WWTPs: characterization and comparison. 2011 International Conference on Remote Sensing, Environment and Transportation Engineering (RSETE 2011), Nanjing, China, 24-26 June 2011. doi: 10.1109/RSETE.2011.5965196

Effluent organic matter in Beijing's WWTPs: characterization and comparison

2010

Journal Article

Enhanced nutrient removal in a modified step feed process treating municipal wastewater with different inflow distribution ratios and nutrient ratios

Ge, Shijian, Peng, Yongzhen, Wang, Shuying, Guo, Jianhua, Ma, Bin, Zhang, Liang and Cao, Xu (2010). Enhanced nutrient removal in a modified step feed process treating municipal wastewater with different inflow distribution ratios and nutrient ratios. Bioresource Technology, 101 (23), 9012-9019. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.151

Enhanced nutrient removal in a modified step feed process treating municipal wastewater with different inflow distribution ratios and nutrient ratios

2010

Journal Article

Assessment of partial nitrification achieved by real-time aeration duration control through microbial population shift using FISH and SEM

Guo, Jian-Hua, Wang, Shu-Ying, Zheng, Ya-Nan, Peng, Yong-Zhen, Liu, Yang and Sun, Zhi-Rong (2010). Assessment of partial nitrification achieved by real-time aeration duration control through microbial population shift using FISH and SEM. Harbin Gongye Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology, 42 (8), 1259-1263.

Assessment of partial nitrification achieved by real-time aeration duration control through microbial population shift using FISH and SEM

2010

Journal Article

Short-term and long-term effects of DO on the partial nitrification process in an SBR reactor

Wang, Shu-Ying, Huang, Hui-Jun, Guo, Jian-Hua, Zheng, Ya-Nan, Ge, Shi-Jian and Wang, Zhong-Wei (2010). Short-term and long-term effects of DO on the partial nitrification process in an SBR reactor. Beijing Gongye Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Beijing University of Technology, 36 (8), 1104-1110.

Short-term and long-term effects of DO on the partial nitrification process in an SBR reactor

2010

Journal Article

Short- and long-term effects of temperature on partial nitrification in a sequencing batch reactor treating domestic wastewater

Guo, Jianhua, Peng, Yongzhen, Huang, Huijun, Wang, Shuying, Ge, Shijian, Zhang, Jingrong and Wang, Zhongwei (2010). Short- and long-term effects of temperature on partial nitrification in a sequencing batch reactor treating domestic wastewater. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 179 (1-3), 471-479. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.03.027

Short- and long-term effects of temperature on partial nitrification in a sequencing batch reactor treating domestic wastewater

2010

Journal Article

Effect of various types of carbon source on biochemical storage and substrate transformation of activated sludge

Huang, Huijun, Wang, Shuying, Wang, Zhongwei, Guo, Jianhua and Peng, Yongzhen (2010). Effect of various types of carbon source on biochemical storage and substrate transformation of activated sludge. Huagong Xuebao/CIESC Journal, 61 (6), 1510-1515.

Effect of various types of carbon source on biochemical storage and substrate transformation of activated sludge

2010

Journal Article

Energy saving achieved by limited filamentous bulking sludge under low dissolved oxygen

Guo, Jian-Hua, Peng, Yong-Zhen, Peng, Cheng-Yao, Wang, Shu-Ying, Chen, Ying, Huang, Hui-Jun and Sun, Zhi-Rong (2010). Energy saving achieved by limited filamentous bulking sludge under low dissolved oxygen. Bioresource Technology, 101 (4), 1120-1126. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.09.051

Energy saving achieved by limited filamentous bulking sludge under low dissolved oxygen

2009

Journal Article

Partial nitrification to nitrite using real-time aeration duration control

Guo, Jianhua, Peng, Yongzhen, Huang, Huijun, Zheng, Yanan, Wang, Zhongwei and Sun, Zhirong (2009). Partial nitrification to nitrite using real-time aeration duration control. Qinghua Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Tsinghua University, 49 (12), 1997-2000.

Partial nitrification to nitrite using real-time aeration duration control

2009

Journal Article

Effective and robust partial nitrification to nitrite by real-time aeration duration control in an SBR treating domestic wastewater

Guo, J. H., Peng, Y. Z., Wang, S. Y., Zheng, Y. N., Huang, H. J. and Ge, S. J. (2009). Effective and robust partial nitrification to nitrite by real-time aeration duration control in an SBR treating domestic wastewater. Process Biochemistry, 44 (9), 979-985. doi: 10.1016/j.procbio.2009.04.022

Effective and robust partial nitrification to nitrite by real-time aeration duration control in an SBR treating domestic wastewater

2009

Journal Article

Partial nitrification via nitrite at ordinary and low temperatures in an SBR treating domestic wastewater

Zheng, Ya-Nan, Akio, Takigawa, Guo, Jian-Hua, Wang, Shu-Ying, Huang, Hui-Jun, Wang, Zhong-Wei and Peng, Yong-Zhen (2009). Partial nitrification via nitrite at ordinary and low temperatures in an SBR treating domestic wastewater. Zhongguo Huanjing Kexue/China Environmental Science, 29 (9), 935-940.

Partial nitrification via nitrite at ordinary and low temperatures in an SBR treating domestic wastewater

2009

Journal Article

Long-term effect of dissolved oxygen on partial nitrification performance and microbial community structure

Guo, Jianhua, Peng, Yongzhen, Wang, Shuying, Zheng, Yanan, Huang, Huijun and Wang, Zhongwei (2009). Long-term effect of dissolved oxygen on partial nitrification performance and microbial community structure. Bioresource Technology, 100 (11), 2796-2802. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.12.036

Long-term effect of dissolved oxygen on partial nitrification performance and microbial community structure

2009

Journal Article

Polyaluminum chloride-enhanced concentration efficiency of poliovirus and f2 phage from sewage water

Zhang, X., Zhao, Z., Shen, Z., Wang, X. W., Guo, J., Jin, M., Wang, J., Qiu, Z. and Li, J. W. (2009). Polyaluminum chloride-enhanced concentration efficiency of poliovirus and f2 phage from sewage water. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 106 (2), 660-665. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.04041.x

Polyaluminum chloride-enhanced concentration efficiency of poliovirus and f2 phage from sewage water

2009

Journal Article

Efficient and integrated start-up strategy for partial nitrification to nitrite treating low C/N domestic wastewater

Guo, Jianhua, Wang, Shuying, Huang, Huijun, Peng, Yongzhen, Ge, Shijian, Wu, Changyong and Sun, Zhirong (2009). Efficient and integrated start-up strategy for partial nitrification to nitrite treating low C/N domestic wastewater. Water Science and Technology, 60 (12), 3243-3251. doi: 10.2166/wst.2009.619

Efficient and integrated start-up strategy for partial nitrification to nitrite treating low C/N domestic wastewater

Current funding

  • 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

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

  • Master Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simultaneous biogas upgrading and biofuel production

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simultaneous biogas upgrading and biofuel production

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Enrichment and understanding novel microorganisms enabling complete ammonification and ammonia oxidation

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Microbial Benchmarking at Wastewater Treatment Plants

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Shihu Hu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Biogas upgrading and value-added chemical production in membrane biofilm reactors.

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Efficient control the spread of antibiotic resistance in urban water systems

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Zhigang Yu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Enrichment and Understanding of New Microorganisms Enabling Microbial Oxidation of Short-chain Gaseous Alkanes

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Microbial Benchmarking at Wastewater Treatment Plants

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Shihu Hu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Microbial ecology and control of opportunistic pathogens in drinking water systems

    Principal Advisor

  • 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 multiple oxidized contaminants using methane-based membrane biofilm systems

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simultaneous nitrogen removal and greenhouse gas (methane) mitigation from domestic sewage

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simultaneous nitrogen removal and greenhouse gas (methane) mitigation from domestic sewage

    Principal Advisor

  • Master Philosophy

    Novel membrane-aerated biofilm reactor to simultaneously remove nitrogen and emerging contaminates from wastewater

    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

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

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development and Application of Multiplexed Amplicon Sequencing for Wastewater-based Epidemiology and Pathogen Detection

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Shihu Hu

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Characterization of metabolic potentials and pathways for the Feammox reaction

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Paul Evans

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance between bacteria and environments

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Zhigang Yu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Characterisation of novel substances in wastewater that select for antimicrobial resistance

    Associate Advisor

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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Enrichment and Physiological Characterization of Novel Nitrogen Cycling Microorganisms

    Associate Advisor

  • 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

    Characterisation of novel substances in wastewater that select for antimicrobial resistance

    Associate Advisor

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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Emerging pollutants in spreading antimicrobial resistance in urban water ecosystems

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu

Completed supervision

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