Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology - University of Queensland

We are a world leading centre in water research and an emerging leader in environmental biotechnology. ACWEB has approximately 100 personnel, across academic, research support, and higher degree research staff.

It is a faculty research centre with broad collaborative links to over 100 different utilities, businesses, industry groups, research institutions, and educational facilities around Australia and the world.

The ACWEB research portfolio consists of nine research themes that are achieving sustainable outcomes for the water industry, protecting our water resources and critical infrastructure.

As an internationally recognised technology leader, ACWEB is actively involved in the domestic and industrial water and wastewater industry.

With an international reputation for excellence in water research, our Centre delivers great opportunities for research and successful graduate outcomes.

Microbial oxidation of short-chain gaseous alkanes

Mengxiong Wu, Xiawei Liu, Florin Musat, Jianhua Guo

Nature Microbiology
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-025-01982-0

Vertical green systems (VGSs) and on-site storage for stormwater management

Mojtaba Moravej, Cassady Swinbourne, Rebecca Hall, Steven Kenway

Water Research
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135425004737

Current trends in electromicrobiology of methane oxidation

Xueqin Zhang, Zhiguo Yuan, Shihu Hu

Trends in Microbiology
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966842X25000691

Digital dosing helps save sewers
6 May 2024
Dead in the water – Role of relic DNA and primer choice for targeted sequencing surveys of anaerobic sewage sludge intended for biological monitoring
1 March 2024
2024 IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery Specialist Conference
1 November 2023

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