Overview
Background
Dr Albie Gan is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The University of Queensland (UQ).
Albie completed his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering at UQ in 2021, followed by a PhD in Chemical Engineering in 2025. His PhD research focused on developing and optimising innovative biological nutrient removal processes for municipal wastewater treatment, with an emphasis on enhancing phosphorus removal while reducing energy consumption, chemical usage and sludge production. His research involved long-term pilot-scale demonstrations in collaboration with industry partners, including Urban Utilities, Veolia and Seqwater.
His current research focuses on environmental biotechnology, particularly the development of innovative biological wastewater treatment technologies for process intensification and resource recovery. He is currently leading research into microbial entrapment technology, which aims to improve the retention, activity and stability of specialised microorganisms for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment. His broader research interests include biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal, bioprocess engineering, process optimisation, pilot-scale demonstration and technology scale-up.
Availability
- Dr Albie Gan is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2026
Journal Article
Impact of long-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates on return sludge sidestream enhanced biological phosphorus removal
Gan, Albie, Carvalho, Gilda, Ye, Liu and Oehmen, Adrian (2026). Impact of long-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates on return sludge sidestream enhanced biological phosphorus removal. Water Research, 307 126743, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2026.126743
2026
Journal Article
Optimisation of operating strategies for return sludge sidestream (RSS) EBPR process in pilot-scale systems treating real domestic wastewater
Gan, Albie, Lemaire, Romain, Stokholm-Bjerregaard, Mikkel, Hordern, Mark, Dwyer, Jason, Gale, Deb, Ye, Liu, Carvalho, Gilda and Oehmen, Adrian (2026). Optimisation of operating strategies for return sludge sidestream (RSS) EBPR process in pilot-scale systems treating real domestic wastewater. Water Research, 303 126273, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2026.126273
2025
Journal Article
Targeting phosphorus recovery strategies for activated sludge: DoE and multi-objective optimisation to analyse key process factors and associated costs
Boniardi, Gaia, Rackham, Paige, Gan, Albie and Oehmen, Adrian (2025). Targeting phosphorus recovery strategies for activated sludge: DoE and multi-objective optimisation to analyse key process factors and associated costs. Water Research, 288 (Pt B) 124670, 124670. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.124670
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
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