Our group is investigating novel tools for predictive modelling of groundwater health by incorporating groundwater ecosystems, land use, lithologies and other environmental parameters. We have expertise across microbiology, eukaryotic taxonomy, fate and transport of pathogens, molecular tools, modelling, AI and sensors, and hydrogeology. We also work on green engineering solutions for wastewater treatment of pathogens and recalcitranct chemicals e.g. EOCs, antimicrobials. We have worked on municipal WWT and small-scale on-site systems scale. Green technologies include bioreactors, bioaugmentation, beneficial planting.
Topic 1. Mapping, monitoring, and assessment for a better understanding of ecosystem services in a context of changes, from local to global change.
Topic 2. Understanding and predicting multiple pressures (including anthropogenic pressures) - impact - response relationships in ecosystem services through advanced methods and techniques.
Topic 3. New tools and solutions for a better integration of ecosystem services into the management of water resources.
Groundwater dependent ecosystems, ecosystems services related to climate stressors, green technologies.