Associate Professor Chris Chow |
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| Position: | Adjunct Associate Professor | |
| Division/Portfolio: | Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment | |
| School/Unit: | School of Natural and Built Environments | |
| Group: | Ctr Water Management & Reuse | |
| Campus: | Mawson Lakes Campus | |
| Office: | H2-48 | |
| Telephone: | +61 8 830 23670 | |
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| Email: | Christopher_dot_Chow_at_unisa_dot_edu_dot_au | |
| URL for Business Card: | http://people.unisa.edu.au/Christopher.Chow | |
I am a Senior Research Chemist with the Australian Water Quality Centre, SA Water with over 13 years experience in the water industry.
I hold an adjunct position with the University. Currently Leader of the Advanced Water Quality Sensing and Optimisation group, SA Water Centre for Water Management and Reuse, University of South Australia
Professional associations
Memeber, Australian Water Association (AWA)
Committee Member, AWA, Special Interest Group - Monitoring & Analysis
Signatory for Chemical Testing, National Association of Testing Authorities of Australia (NATA)
Adjunct Research Professor, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Science, University of South Australia (1996)
Masters of Applied Science in Chemical Technology, University of South Australia (1993)
Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemistry, South Australian Institute of Technology (1990)
Research interests
- On-line monitoring and various analytical techniques related to water quality investigation and process optimisation
- water treatment technology
- natural organic matter
- cyanobacteria
- disinfection control, disinfection by-products.
- distribution system management, distribution system modelling
Research publications
Authored and co-authored over 170 technical papers in water science journals and conferences.
Chow, C.W.K. (2004) Water Analysis: Potable Water, Encyclopaedia of Analytical Science. 2nd Edition, (Paul J. Worsfold, Alan Townshend and Colin F. Poole, eds.), Elsevier, Oxford, Vol. 9, pp. 253-262.
Chow,C.W.K., Kuntke, P., Fabris, R. and Drikas, M. (2009) Organic Characterisation Tools for Distribution System Management, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 9(1), 108.
Chow, C.W.K., van Leeuwen, J.A., Fabris, R. and Drikas, M. (2009) Optimised Coagulation Using Aluminium Sulfate for the Removal of Dissolved Organic Carbon, Desalination, 245 120-134.
Chow, C.W.K., Fabris, R, van Leeuwen, J., Wang, D. and Drikas, M. (2008) Assessing Natural Organic Matter Treatability Using High Performance Size Exclusion Chromatography, ES&T 42(17) 6683-6689.
Chow, C., Dexter, R., Sutherland-Stacey, L., Fitzgerald, F., Fabris, R., Drikas, M., Holmes, M., Kaeding, U. (2007) Multi-wavelength UV/Vis Spectrometry in Drinking Water Quality Management, AWA Water Journal 34(4) 63-66, Refereed Paper.
Chow, C., Fabris, R., Wilkinson, K., Fitzgerald, F. and Drikas, M. (2006) Characterising NOM To Assess Treatability. AWA Water Journal 33(2) 74-85. Refereed Paper - Guy Parker Award 2005/2006 best paper of the year.
Chow, C.W.K., Fabris, R.B., Drikas, M., Wei, Q., Wang, D. (2007) Rapid Characterization Method and Its Application of DOM, Water Technology (Gongshui Jishu), Vol 1, No. 5, Serial No. 5, 1 - 5. ISSN 1673-9353. (Chinese Paper)
Research Degree Supervisor
Supervised and co-supervised more than 15 students (PhD, M.App.Sc., M.Eng., Dip. Eng.)Change | Staff home page help