Appointment of Director CWMR
Professor Chris Saint has been appointed as the new Director of the Centre for Water Management and Reuse (CWMR) at the University of South Australia (UniSA). CWMR was established in 2004 and is a highly successful collaboration between SA Water and UniSA. Chris received his PhD in genetics and microbiology from the University of Wales before emigrating to Australia in 1990. Since 1995 he has been with SA Water in a variety of roles, and was most recently Research, Development & Innovation Manager and Principal Microbiologist. His research has led to the development of improved monitoring tools for the detection of deleterious microorganisms in water and wastewater and the development of biological treatment of water for the removal of key contaminants.
Chris has published over 150 scientific papers and is an Editor of the Journal of Applied Microbiology and Letters in Applied Microbiology. He has been an invited keynote speaker at a number of international water related conferences. He holds adjunct professorial positions at the University of Adelaide, the University of South Australia and the Research Centre for Eco-Environmental Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Science.
Chris has won competitive funding for over 40 R&D projects in the last 20 years totalling over $10 million in funds from organisations such as the ARC, Water Research Foundation (USA), CRC for Water Quality and Treatment and Water Quality Research Australia. Many of the projects have involved cross-disciplinary teams and international collaborators.
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