Overview
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
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Environmental Dimension of Antibiotic Resistance
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Novel disinfection processes
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Methane-based Biotechnology: Bioconversion Methane into Liquid Chemicals
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Microbial Ecology in Water Engineering Systems
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Microorganisms Involved in Global Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles
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Biological Nutrients Removal and Recovery from Wastewater
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Novel groundwater remediation technologies
Works
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2022
Journal Article
Pilot-scale demonstration of one-stage partial nitritation/anammox process to treat wastewater from a coal to ethylene glycol (CtEG) plant
Yao, Hong, Zhao, Xingcheng, Fan, Liru, Jia, Fangxu, Chen, Yao, Cai, Weiwei and Guo, Jianhua (2022). Pilot-scale demonstration of one-stage partial nitritation/anammox process to treat wastewater from a coal to ethylene glycol (CtEG) plant. Environmental Research, 208 112540, 112540. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112540
2022
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Simultaneous removal of micropollutants, antibiotic resistant bacteria, and antibiotic resistance genes using graphitic carbon nitride under simulated solar irradiation
Zhong, Jiexi, Ahmed, Yunus, Carvalho, Gilda, Wang, Zhiliang, Wang, Lianzhou, Mueller, Jochen F. and Guo, Jianhua (2022). Simultaneous removal of micropollutants, antibiotic resistant bacteria, and antibiotic resistance genes using graphitic carbon nitride under simulated solar irradiation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 433 133839, 133839. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.133839
2022
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Pilot-scale demonstration of a novel process integrating Partial Nitritation with simultaneous Anammox, Denitrification and Sludge Fermentation (PN + ADSF) for nitrogen removal and sludge reduction
Wang, Bo, Qiao, Xin, Hou, Feng, Liu, Tao, Pang, Hongtao, Guo, Yuanyuan, Guo, Jianhua and Peng, Yongzhen (2022). Pilot-scale demonstration of a novel process integrating Partial Nitritation with simultaneous Anammox, Denitrification and Sludge Fermentation (PN + ADSF) for nitrogen removal and sludge reduction. Science of the Total Environment, 815 152835, 152835. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152835
2022
Journal Article
Copper stimulation on methane-supported perchlorate reduction in a membrane biofilm reactor
Wang, Yulu, Lai, Chun-Yu, Wu, Mengxiong, Lu, Xuanyu, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2022). Copper stimulation on methane-supported perchlorate reduction in a membrane biofilm reactor. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 425 127917, 127917. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127917
2022
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Novel bacteriophages show activity against selected Australian clinical strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Namonyo, Samuel, Carvalho, Gilda, Guo, Jianhua and Weynberg, Karen D. (2022). Novel bacteriophages show activity against selected Australian clinical strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microorganisms, 10 (2) 210, 210. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10020210
2022
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Insights of metallic nanoparticles and ions in accelerating the bacterial uptake of antibiotic resistance genes
Zhang, Shuai, Lu, Ji, Wang, Yue, Verstraete, Willy, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2022). Insights of metallic nanoparticles and ions in accelerating the bacterial uptake of antibiotic resistance genes. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 421 126728, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126728
2022
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Evaluation of the joint effects of Cu2+, Zn2+ and Mn2+ on completely autotrophic nitrogen-removal over nitrite (CANON) process
Fan, Liru, Li, Huayu, Chen, Yao, Jia, Fangxu, Liu, Tao, Guo, Jianhua and Yao, Hong (2022). Evaluation of the joint effects of Cu2+, Zn2+ and Mn2+ on completely autotrophic nitrogen-removal over nitrite (CANON) process. Chemosphere, 286 (Pt 3) 131896, 131896. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131896
2021
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Colonization of gut microbiota by plasmid-carrying bacteria is facilitated by evolutionary adaptation to antibiotic treatment
Zhang, Peng, Mao, Daqing, Gao, Huihui, Zheng, Liyang, Chen, Zeyou, Gao, Yuting, Duan, Yitao, Guo, Jianhua, Luo, Yi and Ren, Hongqiang (2021). Colonization of gut microbiota by plasmid-carrying bacteria is facilitated by evolutionary adaptation to antibiotic treatment. The ISME Journal, 16 (5), 1284-1293. doi: 10.1038/s41396-021-01171-x
2021
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Characterizing the premise plumbing microbiome in both water and biofilms of a 50-year-old building
Huang, Casey K., Weerasekara, Anjani, Bond, Philip L., Weynberg, Karen D. and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Characterizing the premise plumbing microbiome in both water and biofilms of a 50-year-old building. Science of the Total Environment, 798 149225, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149225
2021
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Unraveling individual and combined toxicity of nano/microplastics and ciprofloxacin to Synechocystis sp. at the cellular and molecular levels
You, Xiuqi, Cao, Xiaoqiang, Zhang, Xuan, Guo, Jianhua and Sun, Weiling (2021). Unraveling individual and combined toxicity of nano/microplastics and ciprofloxacin to Synechocystis sp. at the cellular and molecular levels. Environment International, 157 106842, 106842. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106842
2021
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Performance and microbial community dynamics relationship within a step-feed anoxic/oxic/anoxic/oxic process (SF-A/O/A/O) for coking wastewater treatment
Fan, Liru, Yao, Hong, Deng, Shihai, Jia, Fangxu, Cai, Weiwei, Hu, Zhifeng, Guo, Jianhua and Li, Huan (2021). Performance and microbial community dynamics relationship within a step-feed anoxic/oxic/anoxic/oxic process (SF-A/O/A/O) for coking wastewater treatment. Science of the Total Environment, 792 148263, 148263. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148263
2021
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Light irradiation enables rapid start-up of nitritation through suppressing nxrB gene expression and stimulating ammonia-oxidizing bacteria
Wang, Lingfeng, Qiu, Shuang, Guo, Jianhua and Ge, Shijian (2021). Light irradiation enables rapid start-up of nitritation through suppressing nxrB gene expression and stimulating ammonia-oxidizing bacteria. Environmental Science and Technology, 55 (19) acs.est.1c04174, 13297-13305. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c04174
2021
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Bioaerosol is an important transmission route of antibiotic resistance genes in pig farms
Song, Lu, Wang, Can, Jiang, Guanyu, Ma, Jinbiao, Li, Yunfei, Chen, Hong and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Bioaerosol is an important transmission route of antibiotic resistance genes in pig farms. Environment International, 154 106559, 106559. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106559
2021
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Efficient nitrogen removal from mainstream wastewater through coupling Partial Nitritation, Anammox and Methane-dependent nitrite/nitrate reduction (PNAM)
Liu, Tao, Lu, Yan, Zheng, Min, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Efficient nitrogen removal from mainstream wastewater through coupling Partial Nitritation, Anammox and Methane-dependent nitrite/nitrate reduction (PNAM). Water Research, 206 117723, 117723. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117723
2021
Journal Article
Artificial sweeteners stimulate horizontal transfer of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes through natural transformation
Yu, Zhigang, Wang, Yue, Henderson, Ian R. and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Artificial sweeteners stimulate horizontal transfer of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes through natural transformation. The ISME Journal, 16 (2), 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41396-021-01095-6
2021
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Bacteriophage isolated from non‐target bacteria demonstrates broad host range infectivity against multidrug resistant bacteria
Ngiam, Lyman, Schembri, Mark A., Weynberg, Karen and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Bacteriophage isolated from non‐target bacteria demonstrates broad host range infectivity against multidrug resistant bacteria. Environmental Microbiology, 23 (9) 1462-2920.15714, 1-18. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.15714
2021
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Correction to: Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals promote the transmission of multidrug resistance plasmids through intra- and intergenera conjugation
Wang, Yue, Lu, Ji, Zhang, Shuai, Li, Jie, Mao, Likai, Yuan, Zhiguo, Bond, Philip L. and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Correction to: Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals promote the transmission of multidrug resistance plasmids through intra- and intergenera conjugation. The ISME Journal, 16 (2), 611-611. doi: 10.1038/s41396-021-01075-w
2021
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Correction: Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals enhance the transmission of exogenous antibiotic resistance genes through bacterial transformation
Wang, Yue, Lu, Ji, Engelstädter, Jan, Zhang, Shuai, Ding, Pengbo, Mao, Likai, Yuan, Zhiguo, Bond, Philip L. and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Correction: Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals enhance the transmission of exogenous antibiotic resistance genes through bacterial transformation. The ISME Journal, 16 (2), 612-612. doi: 10.1038/s41396-021-01074-x
2021
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Roles and opportunities for microbial anaerobic oxidation of methane in natural and engineered systems
Cai, Chen, Zhang, Xueqin, Wu, Mengxiong, Liu, Tao, Lai, Chun-Yu, Frank, Joshua, He, Bingqing, Marcellin, Esteban, Guo, Jianhua, Hu, Shihu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2021). Roles and opportunities for microbial anaerobic oxidation of methane in natural and engineered systems. Energy and Environmental Science, 14 (9), 4803-4830. doi: 10.1039/d1ee00708d
2021
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Cross-feeding interactions in short chain gaseous alkane-driven perchlorate and selenate reduction
Lai, Chun-Yu, Wu, Mengxiong, Wang, Yulu, Zhang, Jiongbin, Li, Jiahui, Liu, Tao, Xia, Jun, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Cross-feeding interactions in short chain gaseous alkane-driven perchlorate and selenate reduction. Water Research, 200 117215, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117215
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Jianhua Guo is:
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Microbial Benchmarking at Wastewater Treatment Plants
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Shihu Hu
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of magnesium oxide products as a novel disinfectant agent
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Conny Turni
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Doctor Philosophy
Simultaneous removal of emerging chemical and biological contaminants through novel catalytic membrane reactors
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu
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Doctor Philosophy
Simultaneous dissolved methane and nitrogen removal from municipal wastewater by using membrane-aerated bioreactors
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Efficient control the spread of antibiotic resistance in urban water systems
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Zhigang Yu
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Doctor Philosophy
Enrichment and Understanding of New Microorganisms Enabling Microbial Oxidation of Short-chain Gaseous Alkanes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan
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Doctor Philosophy
Microbial Benchmarking at Wastewater Treatment Plants
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Shihu Hu
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Doctor Philosophy
Sequestration of micropollutants in modified biochars by coupling adsorption and advanced oxidation/reduction processes
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Bioremediation of oxidized contaminants using natural gas in membrane bioflim reactors
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kate Bowerman
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Doctor Philosophy
Simultaneous removal of multiple oxidized contaminants using methane-based membrane biofilm systems
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan
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Doctor Philosophy
Microbial ecology and control of opportunistic pathogens in drinking water systems
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Development and Application of Multiplexed Amplicon Sequencing for Wastewater-based Epidemiology and Pathogen Detection
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Shihu Hu
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Doctor Philosophy
Using membrane aerated bioreactors to removal emerging contaminants and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions
Principal Advisor
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Enrichment and understanding novel microorganisms enabling complete ammonification and ammonia oxidation
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Biogas upgrading and value-added chemical production in membrane biofilm reactors.
Principal Advisor
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Master Philosophy
Enrichment of two new ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms in Membrane aerated biofilm reactor using urea
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Simultaneous nitrogen removal and greenhouse gas (methane) mitigation from domestic sewage
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Simultaneous nitrogen removal and greenhouse gas (methane) mitigation from domestic sewage
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of sequencing-based surveillance monitoring of antimicrobial resistance in the environment
Principal Advisor
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding and application of membrane aerated biofilm reactors (MABRs) in shortcut nitrogen removal and dissolved methane mitigation
Principal Advisor
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Master Philosophy
Novel membrane-aerated biofilm reactor to simultaneously remove nitrogen and emerging contaminates from wastewater
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Simultaneous biogas upgrading and biofuel production
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Simultaneous biogas upgrading and biofuel production
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Emerging pollutants in spreading antimicrobial resistance in urban water ecosystems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu
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Doctor Philosophy
Characterization of metabolic potentials and pathways for the Feammox reaction
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Paul Evans
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
A Unique and Overlooked Microbial Process for Scavenging Two Greenhouse Gases
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Characterisation of novel substances in wastewater that select for antimicrobial resistance
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Professor Kevin Thomas
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Doctor Philosophy
The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance between bacteria and environments
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Zhigang Yu
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Doctor Philosophy
Enrichment and Physiological Characterization of Novel Nitrogen Cycling Microorganisms
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Characterisation of novel substances in wastewater that select for antimicrobial resistance
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Professor Kevin Thomas
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Doctor Philosophy
Identifying the drivers of environmental dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in urban water ecosystems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the potential efficacy and limitations of bacteriophage treatment against antibiotic resistant bacteria
Principal Advisor
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding novel nitrogen-dependent anaerobic short-chain gaseous alkane oxidation processes and the responsible microorganisms
Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Uncovering Roles of Artificial Sweeteners in the Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance among Bacterial Genera
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Henderson
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Microbial ecology of opportunistic pathogens in real premise plumbing systems
Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding and Application of Methane-supported Microbial Selenate and Perchlorate Reduction Processes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Shihu Hu
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding Roles of Commonly Prescribed Antidepressants in the Dissemination of Antibiotic Resistance
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Schembri
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Simultaneous removal of antibiotic resistant bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes and micropollutants by using Photo-Fenton processes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Development of an efficient photocatalytic system to enable simultaneous removal of chemical and biological contaminants
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding and Application of Nitrate-dependent Propane and Butane Oxidation Processes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Unravelling Roles of Non-Antibiotic Pharmaceuticals on Dissemination of Antibiotic Resistance in Environmental Settings
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring versatile applications of nitrite/nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation through modelling and experimental investigations
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Shihu Hu
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the Biodegradation Process of Selected Antibiotics by Enriched Nitrifying Culture
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Unravelling the roles of emerging environmental contaminants in promoting the spread of antibiotic resistance
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Development and Understanding of Methane Bioconversion to Short-chain Fatty Acids in Membrane Biofilm Reactor
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The potential of Phage Therapy Against Biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Associated with Urban Water Systems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Gilda Carvalho
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Application of AnMBR and MBfR for carbon recovery and nitrogen removal from domestic wastewater
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Shihu Hu
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding interactions between free nitrous acid (FNA), bacterial cells and biofilm
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding of Carbon/Nitrogen recovery from wastewater as value-added bioproducts
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Liu Ye
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