Dr Andrew Ward

Researcher biography
Andrew Ward is an Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellow at the Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology (ACWEB), at The University of Queensland. He holds a PhD degree from the School of Chemical Engineering (The University of Adelaide) and his thesis focused on the optimisation of halophilic anaerobic digestion of algal biomass. At ACWEB projects he has worked on include: Nutrient recovery via electrodialysis and Anammox for both domestic wastewater and agricultural wastewater treatment. He has recently received an Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship to investigate the use of algae and bacterial aggregated flocs for the remediation of wastewater. Andrew has significant industrial experience working with large water utilities and industry partners. Andrew is currently lead investigator and manages Urban Utilities wastewater microalgae research program.