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Public health and environmental science at Swinburne

Staff in public health and environmental science

Person Position Research interests
Professor Mrinal Bhave Professor
(Available to supervise to Doctoral level)
  • Genetic factors controlling grain quality and response to environmental stress factors in cereals.
  • Bacterial genetic systems encoding heavy metal resistance and their applications
Ms Louise Dunn Senior Lecturer
(Available to supervise to Masters level)
  • Environmental Health Policy, Planning and Education
  • Protection and enhancement of health and the environment, in particular areas of food and water
  • Sustainability and environmental health
Dr Daniel Eldridge Associate Lecturer
  • Wastewater treatment
  • Particulate and colloid science
Professor Ian Harding Professor
(Available to supervise to Doctoral level)
  • Adsorbing Colloid Flotation of an Industrial Dye
  • Adsorbing Colloid Flotation of Heavy Metals from Electroplating Wastewater
  • Adsorption and Coprecipitation of Heavy Metals
  • Adsorption of Aqueous Heavy Metals onto Carbonaceous Substrates
  • Adsorption of Aqueous Heavy Metals onto Titanium Dioxide
  • Application of Solubility Parameters to Emulsions
  • Assessing the Risk in Recycling PET Plastic as a Food Grade Plastic
  • Bitumen-Aggregate Interactions: A Systematic Colloidal Study
  • Characteristics of Particles Contributing to Turbidity in Potable Water Distribution Networks
  • Characterisation of Particle-Associated Microbiological Material
  • Contamination Levels in Recycled PET Plastic
  • Electrolyte Effects in the Adsorption of Aqueous Heavy Metals onto Colloidal Substrates
  • Flow and Stability of Non Aqueous Dispersions
  • Interaction of Microbial Material with Particulates
  • Macromolecular and Colloidal Stability of Pinus radiata Tannins
  • Methyl Anthranilate as an Avian Repellent
  • Microorganism - Particle Association
  • Motional and Dynamic Effects in Draining Aqueous Foams Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Techniques
  • Paper Coatings from Recycled PET
  • Protection of Microbial Material from Disinfection by Particulate Material
  • Recycled Crushed Glass as Filtration and Adsorption Media
  • Reduction of Organic Solvents in the Paint Industry
  • Removal of Lignin from Pulp Mill Effluent by Adsorbing Colloid Flotation
  • Role of Colloidal Particles in Protecting Microorganisms from Disinfection in Drinking Water
  • Separation, by Cationic Flotation, of Gibbsite from Silica and Kaolinite.
  • Solvent Swelling Behaviour of Victorian Brown Coals
  • Stability of Emulsions Containing Pharmaceutical Drugs
  • Stability of Foams Prepared Using Mixed Surfactant Systems
  • Surface Characterisation of Biodegradable Polymers
  • Surface Characterisation of Mixed Metal Oxides
  • The Importance of Counter-Ion Binding (or Lack Thereof) in Amphoteric Polystyrene Latices
  • The Relationship Between the Glass Transition Temperature and Film Formation
  • The Role of Adsorption in the Adsorbing Colloid Flotation of Anions
Associate Professor Enzo Palombo Associate Professor
(Available to supervise to Doctoral level)
  • Molecular biology of human enteric viruses
  • Expression of viral proteins
  • Identification of bio-active compounds from medicinal plants and endophytes
  • Environmental microbiology
  • Bio-polymers
  • Food safety