Our People
Our members represent the core of the Water Research Centre, and collectively provide the energy and research capacity to drive initiatives.
Our team
We are proud of our team of experts available to work with industry partners on water challenges. Our colleagues provide the stimulus and support needed to initiate and maintain projects to the highest standards. Find out who we are below.
Centre Director and Manager
- Director - Professor Seth Westra
- Manager - Associate Professor Luke Mosley
Management committee
- Ms Tanya Court
- Dr Vinay Pagay
- Associate Professor Melissa Nursey-Bray
- Professor Justin Brookes
- Professor Paul Babie
- Professor Bronwyn Gillanders
- Dr Tien-Fu Lu
- Dr Mason Erkelens
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Professors |
Researcher profile |
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Angus Simpson |
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Bronwyn Gillanders |
https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/bronwyn.gillanders |
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David Lewis |
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Dmitri Kavetski |
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Holger Maier |
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James Hayter |
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Justin Brookes |
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Martin Lambert |
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Megan Lewis |
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Michael Goodsite |
https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/michael.goodsite |
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Michael Mclaughlin |
https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/michael.mclaughlin |
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Mike Young |
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Nigel Bean |
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Paul Babie |
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Peng Bi |
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Sarah Wheeler |
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Seth Westra |
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Veronica Soebarto |
https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/veronica.soebarto |
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Timothy Cavagnaro |
https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/timothy.cavagnaro |
| Associate Professors | Research profile |
| Bertram Ostendorf | https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/bertram.ostendorf |
| Douglas Bardsley | https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/douglas.bardsley |
| John Tibby | https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/john.tibby |
| Luke Mosley | https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/luke.mosley |
| Mark Thyer | https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/mark.thyer |
| Melissa Nursey-Bray | https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/melissa.nursey-bray |
Aligned institutes and centres
Our wide-ranging network of allies, enables to cover every aspect of water research and solve water-related problems easily. Our team includes:
- Environment Institute
- Institute for Mineral and Energy Resources (IMER)
- Centre for Energy Technology (CET)
- Australian Institute of Machine Learning (AIML)
- Institute of Photonics and Sensing (IPAS)
- Global Food and Resources Centre (GFAR)
- Unmanned Research Aircraft Facility (URAF)
- Waite Institute
Apply to join the Water Research Centre today
Join us and become a member of the Water Research Centre today. You will gain networking and funding opportunities, awareness of new water projects and the chance to promote your work to the water industry.
Enjoy a range of benefits once you join the WRC including:
- Networking with other researchers who have an interest in water
- Awareness of new water project and funding opportunities
- Access to grant writers and business development support to assist with development of funding bids
- Access to invaluable knowledge, expertise and latest technologies on water related issues
- Networking events with industry
- Promotion of your work to the water industry.
Only available to members
- Provide a 300 word proposal to the Water Research Centre. Proposals need to be aligned with the centre’s research themes and multidisciplinary.
- The Water Research Centre management committee reviews each of submissions and allocate funds towards approved services.
- Members provide a report on how funds were spent, and relevant outcomes.
As a member of the Water Research Centre make sure you:
- Are on the Water Research Centre mailing list apply to join here (note membership is only open to University of Adelaide staff, students or affiliates)
- When appropriate, use SEO and FOR codes that relate to water
- Nominate industry members and/or researchers for engagement events
- Attend and participate in member meetings and events.