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Dr Stephan Tait
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Stephan Tait

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Overview

Background

Dr. Stephan Tait is a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology. Stephan manages large projects in the areas of Municipal Biosolids, Digitalisation of Sewers, and Emissions Reduction in Agro-industries. Stephan's has expertise in wastewater process modelling and control, biogas and biomethane technologies, agro-industrial wastewater management, circular economy technologies, and resource recovery.

Availability

Dr Stephan Tait is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Engineering, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Postgraduate Certificate of Water Quality Engineering, Griffith University
  • Member, Board of Professional Engineers in Queensland, Board of Professional Engineers in Queensland
  • Member, Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)

Funding

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    Additives for low-cost emissions reduction in piggeries
    Australian Pork
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2017 - 2018
    Installation of instrumentation for remote monitoring of biogas composition and operational data at commercial piggeries
    Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Innovative use of biogas as a vehicle fuel on-farm in Australian pork production
    Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Anaerobic pond sludge profiling and trigger point determination
    Australian Pork
    Open grant
  • 2017
    Strategic evaluation of opportunities and R&D needs for water management in piggeries
    Australian Pork
    Open grant
  • 2017
    Program 4 Leadership
    CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2021
    Bio-upgrading piggery biogas by growing algae, for value-add end uses
    Australasian Pork Research Institute Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Developing new operating protocols for wastewater lagoons through integrated solids modelling
    Melbourne Water Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Specialised odour component analysis to support development and optimisation of odour treatment technologies
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Enhanced Energy Recovery in Australian Industry through Anaerobic Co-digestion
    Queensland Urban Utilities
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Waste to Revenue: Novel Fertilizers and Feeds
    Australian Pork
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Fertilisers from piggery liquid effluent and solids via nutrient extraction and solid formulations
    Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Bioenergy support program - Transition (research)
    CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Enhanced methane production from pig manure in covered lagoons and digesters
    CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Anaerobic treatment for emissions reduction from solid manure residues
    Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Bioenergy support Program - Continuation (Salary and Operational)
    CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Assessing stimulation and inhibition of anaerobic lagoons
    CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork
    Open grant
  • 2012
    ResTeach Funding 2012 0.1 FTE School of Chemical Engineering
    UQ ResTeach
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2016
    Bioenergy Support Project
    CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Dr Stephan Tait is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simulation and real time control of sewer networks

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Damien Batstone

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sensor networks for sewer monitoring and management

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Damien Batstone

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Evaluating the impact and composition of non-degradable organics in sewage sludge and biosolids

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Damien Batstone

  • Doctor Philosophy

    'The impact of Biosolids Char in Anaerobic Digestion'

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Damien Batstone

Completed supervision

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