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2018 Annual ResearchReport

Contents

Image credits

Front Cover – UniSA research being undertaken near the Holtekamp Bridge in Papua Indonesia. The aim of the research was to gauge anticipated, and subsequent, traveller behaviour related to the building of the bridge as an alternative travel route. Photo courtesy of PhD student Monita Wambrauw

P 4 – Photo courtesy of Hannah Saldaris

P 5 – Photo courtesy of Division of ITEE Marketing

P 6 – Photo courtesy of Division of ITEE Marketing

P 7 – Photo courtesy of Assoc. Prof. Topa Petit

P 8 – Photo courtesy of Steve Hill

P 9 – Photo courtesy of Dr Rajibul Karim

P11 – Photo courtesy of Michelle Plew

P14 – Photo courtesy of Sandra Paterson Photography

P 28 – Photos courtesy of Dr Rajibul Karim

P29 – Photo courtesy of Dr Craig Styan

P 29 – 3MT Logo – Reproduced with permission from The University of Queensland

P 30 – Photo courtesy of Rhiannon Silverlock

OUR VISION 3

OUR MISSION 3

Director’s report 4

Head of School report 5

Natural and Built Environments Education 6

Environmental Stewardship 7

Sustainable Infrastructure and Built Environments (SIBE) 8

Water and Natural Resources 9

Australian Flow Management Group 10

SMAG – Specialised Testing & Research Unit 11

2018 NBE Research Education Portfolio Leaders’ (REPLs) Report 12

Honours and Awards 13

Key Roles and Invited Presentations 15

School of Natural and Built Environments’ Higher Degree by Research Students 17

NBERC Project Summary 2018 25

NBERC Workshops and Seminar Series Presentations in 2018 27

News and Events in NBERC in 2018 28

Visitors to NBERC in 2018 31

Publications 33

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OUR VISION

OUR MISSION

NBERC will be internationally recognised for leading edge

research knowledge and outcomes that contribute to

sustainable:

(i) resource use and effective management of natural

and modified environments.

(ii) infrastructure and development of progressive built

environments.

NBERC undertakes interdisciplinary research, specialist

research training, educational scholarship and consulting

projects that contribute positively to graduate employment,

human societies and natural & built environments.

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The Natural and Built Environments Research Centre (NBERC) is the home of research for all academic and research staff, and all research students in the School of Natural and Built Environments (NBE). 2018 has been a very positive and productive year for NBERC. The main priority has been to focus on the four objective areas in our new strategic plan — Culture, Collaboration, Quality and Engagement. Significant achievements were made in all these areas — many thanks to all NBERC researchers for their efforts. Some examples are:

• growth of senior research leaders through promotion

• increased external recognition, industry engagement and international collaboration

• increased publication numbers and quality indicators

• adding to our many regular events and workshops throughout the year to support culture, collaboration and training

• contribution to strong Excellence in Research for Australia outcomes for UniSA in civil engineering, built environment and environmental science disciplines and to UniSA’s sector leading Impact and Engagement results

• a strong performance was maintained with research income and HDR graduations.

I’d particularly like to thank members of the NBERC Management Group for their excellent contributions throughout 2018. These include NBERC’s Deputy Director Prof. Chris Chow (who has taken on the NBERC Director role in 2019), the four Strand Leaders (Dr Paul Corcoran, Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos Kirytopoulos, Assoc. Prof. Topa Petit and Assoc Prof. Mizanur Rahman) and NBE’s REPLs (Dr Guna Hewa, Assoc. Prof. Nicholas Chileshe, Assoc. Prof. Albert Juhasz

and Assoc. Prof. Xing Ma). Of course, all NBERC’s achievements are made with the incredible support of NBE/NBERC’s professional and technical staff, who contribute to everything that we do. Danielle Gericke, as NBE School Manager, contributes to NBERC via her role on the NBERC Management Group and through the NBE Operational Management Group. Tim Golding as NBE’s Manager: Technical Services contributes to much of our research activities and manages SMAG, while David Pezzaniti managed AFMG and was also a member of NBERC’s Management Group throughout 2018. Neill Sanderson and Elizabeth Stevens provide fabulous professional support and leadership to all NBERC’s many activities and in many ways are the heart of NBERC. I would especially like to acknowledge the excellent contributions and leadership from the diverse members of our NBERC Advisory Group, which was chaired by Mike Burch throughout 2018.

This 2018 Annual Report provides a summary of NBERC’s research portfolio – honours and awards obtained by staff and students, our research student projects, grants and other funded projects, publications, workshops and seminars, and other events, such as our very successful Colloquium. These details are important and informative, but they don’t capture the whole story of NBERC or recent activities. I would therefore encourage you to engage with us through the NBERC website www.unisa.edu.au/IT-Engineering-and-the-Environment/Natural-and-Built-Environments/Our-research/ and especially via our newsletter. Thanks very much for your interest in and involvement with NBERC, which I hope will continue in the future.

Prof. Peter Teasdale

Director, Natural and Built Environments Research Centre (2018) and current Head of the School of Natural and Built Environments

Director’s report

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https://www.unisa.edu.au/IT-Engineering-and-the-Environment/Natural-and-Built-Environments/Our-research/



Since being established in early 2016, NBERC has delivered collaborative, interdisciplinary research as well as industry consulting and testing services across a wide range of natural and built environment projects. This report summarises the achievements of the NBERC members in 2018, across the four research strands and two commercial testing/consultancy entities that make up NBERC as a whole.

NBERC has had continued success in all priority areas, as outlined in the Director’s report, which is very pleasing. However, I am particularly delighted with the positive and collaborative culture demonstrated at NBERC events and how that supports the widely acknowledged collegiate culture in the School of Natural and Built Environments. Overall, NBERC has been an overwhelming success, to which many staff have contributed effectively.

I’d particularly like to thank the following key people who have led NBERC activities during 2018 and into 2019. Prof. Peter Teasdale has continued his excellent work as NBERC Director/Associate Head of Research and has been instrumental in moving NBERC to where it is today. Thanks also to the 2018 strand leaders – Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos Kirytopoulos, Assoc. Prof. Topa Petit, Assoc. Prof. Mizanur Rahman and Dr Paul Corcoran, for their persistence, enthusiasm, dedication and leading by example. Thank you must also go to our administrative team for all of their hard work and professionalism in supporting NBERC’s functions and activities, in particular Mr Neill Sanderson and Mrs Elizabeth Stevens. Our activities for 2019 are

well underway, the Industry Advisory Group continues to be assiduous, the NBERC Strategic Plan continues to be implemented, workshops, seminars and meetings are being held and our research activity continues to grow from strength to strength. NBERC is now well established in the University with exciting opportunities ahead for 2019 and into the future.

Prof. Julie Mills, Head of School, School of Natural and Built Environments

Head of School report

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The Natural and Built Environments Education strand continued to gather momentum in 2018 under the leadership of Dr Paul Corcoran and the support of Ms Deb Moulton.

Strand members were active in Teaching and Learning research, publications, grant applications and award applications with the following key successes:

o Ahammed, F, Hassanli, R, Iqbal, A & Corcoran, P 2018, ‘Effectiveness of teaching research nexus to enhance students’ learnings’, 7th World Engineering Education Forum, IEEE, pp. 434-438.

o Quinn, D, Cioffi, E, Hill, S, Kor, M, Longford, A, Moller, R & Rathore, P 2018, ‘Implementing interactive 4-dimensional virtual tours of construction sites to support work-integrated learning for online construction management students’, Journal of university teaching and learning practice, pp. 1-15.

o Paige, K, Lloyd, D, Caldwell, D, Comber, B, O’Keeffe, L, Osborne, S & Roetman, P 2018, ‘Futures in primary science education-connecting students to place and ecojustice’, Visions for sustainability, vol. 9, pp. 49-59.

o Duff, A & Moulton, D 2018 ‘An ounce of scholarship equals a ton of integrity: developing the university student in ITEE (Practice Showcase)’, TIU Symposium UniSA.

o Frisby, D, Hynes, K, Moller, R, Quinn, D & Rathore, P Sloot, B 2018 ‘Enhancing student learning through online interactive content using H5P (Practice Showcase)’ TIU Symposium UniSA.

o Raimondo, T, Payne, J, Tiddy, C & Peters, S, Project LIVE-MM: Learning through Immersive Virtual Environments for Minerals and Mining. AusIMM Tomorrow’s Professionals Program.

o Daczko, N, Raimondo, T, Payne, J, Milan, L, Saunders, E & Clarke, G Image Matrix – A revolutionary new way to learn microscopy. Macquarie University Learning and Teaching Strategic Priority Grants.

o Wardell-Johnson, G, Raimondo, T, Parsons, S, Payne, J, Rawson, C, Robinson, T, Timms, N. Increasing effectiveness in whole-of-curriculum field-based work-integrated learning (WIL) of the natural environment for improved employability. Australian Technology Network Strategic Initiative Grants.

o Dr Ki Kim received the ITEE Division Early Career Teaching Award.

o Dr Paul Corcoran received the ITEE Division Mid-Career Teaching Award.

o Mr Anthony Wood was admitted as a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Project Management.

o Dr Paul Corcoran was admitted as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

o At the 2018 Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards – South Australia (APSEA-SA), Mr Scott Allen received the 2018 JB & JW Calder Award, Dr Paul Corcoran received the Spatial Education Development Award and Dr Justin Payne was part of the winning Community Partnership Award.

o Mrs Debbie Frisby is scheduled to complete the Graduate Diploma in Education Studies (Digital Learning) Feb 2019.

o Upgrades were completed to the Project LIVE Panorama Room and another room was converted to accommodate the new Project LIVE Visualisation Studio. Engineering and teaching spaces (N1-04 & N1-06) are also being upgraded and they are due for completion in 2019.

The Natural and Built Environments Education strand again ran a very interesting breakout session at the 2018 NBERC Colloquium with four presentations focusing on the value of feedforward feedback (Mr Rob Freda, Mrs Debbie Frisby, Mrs Anna Longford, Ms Deb Moulton, Ms Liz Smith & Dr Paul Corcoran). The strand also contributed to the NBERC Workshop and Seminar Series Presentations, with two presentations encompassing Virtual Wetland Tours (Dr Phil Roetman) and Geospatial Literacy (Mrs Genine Meredith).

The focus for 2019 will again be on successful group applications for University and national/ATN teaching and learning grants and awards, as well as ongoing mentoring and development of education research and publications within the strand.

Dr Paul Corcoran, 2018 Strand Leader, Natural and Built Environments Education

Natural and Built Environments Education

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In 2018, we welcomed to the Environmental Stewardship strand 15 professionals who are external to the University. Mid-year, these external members started receiving the NBERC Newsletter and the strand’s news updates. We hope that some will be able to attend our 2019 Breaking EGS (Environmental and Geospatial Sciences), which serves not only as our seminar series, but also as our meeting and networking sessions.

Breaking EGS seminars in 2018 were just as brilliant as those from previous years. We were privileged to have hosted dynamic undergraduate students (Samantha Donnell, Eva Borges Pereira, and Alyse de Souza), PhD students (Georgia Pollard from UniSA and Lauren Roman from UTas), and professionals (Assoc. Prof. Mark Stevens from the SA Museum, Dr Annette Scanlon from Succession Ecology, and Dr Brad Page from PIRSA). Please check out the News and Events section of this report for more information. Alas, one Breaking EGS had to be cancelled as a result of a conflict with an urgent meeting, but we will be back on schedule for 2019. Special thanks go to Morgan Schebella and Georgia Pollard, who are

both completing their PhD and who have contributed much vibrancy to our research group, and helped with Breaking EGS while I was on long-service leave.

Our draft calendar of grants was made available to our ecologists and other environmental scientists. Our CV workshop for post-graduate students, run in collaboration with Prof. Chris Chow, was not well attended, but the good news is that many more resources now exist for students who want to improve their CV via the HDR Workshops and Resources web page. Our strand meeting held on 1 June 2018, however, was very well attended. At the request of the Centre Director, we addressed the topics of facilities and external engagement. The crowd was on fire and many ideas were submitted to him at the end of the day.

The challenge of engagement with research students remains. Keeping their head down, they do not always understand the necessity of networking and engaging in activities that may not be directly relevant to their thesis, so we will keep working on reaching them in 2019. With about 75 members in total, the Environmental

Stewardship strand is well placed to act as a centre for collaboration, but Breaking EGS attendance is important, since face-to-face meetings are much more likely to lead to networking than the passive reception of e-mails!

Certainly, our achievements in research are remarkable, but we are also proud of our convivial and warm culture, where humour has a good place. I look forward to working with our strand in 2019 and welcome suggestions to improve the wellbeing of our members.

Assoc. Prof. Sophie (Topa) PetitStrand Leader, Environmental Stewardship

Dr Rina Aleman searches for the threatened daisy Brachyscome diversifolia at Mount Bold after a translocation program

Environmental Stewardship

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Another year full of action for the Sustainable Infrastructure and Built Environments (SIBE) strand has passed, highlighted by a series of presentations that helped us exchange ideas and form new collaborations.

In 2018 we held events related to state of the art research in construction safety, bridge construction and construction and project management that were attended by colleagues from UniSA and industry representatives. The strand’s cross-disciplinary research was showcased during the NBERC Colloquium 2018, where the strand session hosted five presentations on various topics, including structural engineering, smart-technologies and BIM, transportation, scheduling and knowledge management. The strand also delivered the internal keynote speech for 2018, a presentation on project risk management. On top of these events, our strand meetings helped us maintain our inter-disciplinary collaboration and research

culture and gave us the chance to discuss opportunities for further engagement, both within the School of Natural and Built Environments and with industry.

In 2018 we also started “SIBE research over tea” which provided an opportunity for students and staff to get together to plan and create future visions, as well as have fun! These well attended events provided ideas for future events and activities related to enhancing the research spirit among the HDR community and in the School. The idea of creating a “face-book” in the City East staff room took off and became a reality later in the year.

Apart from the highlighted events, strand members have maintained their high level of research quality as evidenced by the numerous publications in peer-reviewed research journals and attracted external and internal funds for research (NAF, RTIS, Cat 2 and Cat 3 grants).

We look forward to 2019 with enthusiasm and eagerness with the view to having further collegial interaction amongst strand members. With the deployment of Enterprise 25 around the corner, the strand will try to seize all opportunities to increase collaboration within the new structures and liaise with all colleagues with common interests.

Realising that the state of South Australia is becoming a significant centre of high quality research and entrepreneurship, we feel very well positioned and look forward to contributing with all our strength to the exciting opportunities ahead!

Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos Kirytopoulos, Strand Leader, Sustainable Infrastructure and Built Environments

Sustainable Infrastructure and Built Environments (SIBE)

Installation and inspection of structural decking on the gym roof of the Adelaide Botanic High School

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The Water and Natural Resources (WNR) strand had a very successful year in 2018. Following on from last year’s commitment to mentor ECR and HDR students and to develop research culture, the WNR strand continued to develop the skill set of ERC and HDR students, engage in funding opportunities and continue its very strong focus on external industry collaboration.

WNR had six strand meetings in 2018. While some of these meetings were dedicated to developing strategies for a funded research centre and potential merger, strand members also held a multicultural lunch (an upgraded NBERC Morning Tea), continued to learn new skills and targeted funding opportunities. The strand hosted lectures, including a lecture titled ‘Impact of extracted algal organic matter on coagulation performance’ by Dr Linan Xing (a visiting researcher from Beijing Polytechnic) and a lecture titled ‘Great Artesian Basin Management Plan’ by Lynn Brake. In addition, a highly successful half-day workshop

on multi-variable regression analysis was organised for our strand members. In 2018, the AWA Hobson Water Award recognised two student projects in its top five finalists, one was submitted by a PhD student and the other by a Masters student.

Following 2017’s focus on internal funding e.g. RTIS and PEGS, in 2018 the WNR strand had a strong focus on external collaborations with water utilities, SA Forestry, DPTI, local city councils and other non-government organisations. Notably, strand members secured four funded projects and commitments for two ARC linkage grants from SA Water, multiple funded projects from National Institute for Forest Products Innovation (NIFPI) and local government. Furthermore, discussions are ongoing with Allwater, Trility, Alexandrina Council, Taswater, SEQ Water, Carboncor, EPA and DPTI for other potential projects. The biggest challenge for 2019 is going to be translating these discussions into industry funded research projects within the ‘Enterprise25’ environment.

To conclude, WNR wishes to continue to collaborate via multi-dimensional research across the strands in NBERC and achieve continued success in securing external funding, in addition to mentoring its ECR and HDR members. The strand also wishes to provide support to HDR students within the parameters of ‘transforming the PhD’ and chartered credentials.

Assoc. Prof. Md Mizanur Rahman, Strand Leader, Water and Natural Resources

Water and Natural Resources

Main lake in Mount Lofty Botanic Garden – as well as being an ornamental feature the lake is useful for water storage and fire control

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Australian Flow Management GroupThe Australian Flow Management Group (AFMG) provided commercial testing and advice services in the areas of flow measurement, irrigation technology, stormwater management and hydraulics engineering in 2018. The AFMG also continued to play an important role in research and education within the School of NBE including stormwater management, green infrastructure and research into the application of water sensitive urban design.

The core services provided by the AFMG are:

Commercial• Contract testing and

consultancies.• Product and technology

evaluation.

Research• Applied research for industry

based organisations and other funding bodies.

• Investigative research into our suite of commercial test methods.

Education• Provision of teaching

to undergraduate and postgraduate student courses.

• Supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate research projects.

• Planning and delivery of short courses for industry or government clients.

AFMG activities focus on the following objectives:

• Creating and maintaining a commercial operation that supports continual improvement and growth.

• Maintaining National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia (NATA) accreditation for key aspects of testing including continuous improvements within our quality management system.

• Achieving a strong, productive, high quality research portfolio that is recognised both nationally and internationally.

• Assisting and participating in educational activities that support the AFMG portfolio and increase its reputation.

• Supporting the strategic priorities of NBERC and the greater University strategy.

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2018

General

The AFMG continued to engage with new commercial clients in the past year. To facilitate this further, in late 2018 the AFMG underwent a restructure that will see a more unified management and engagement structure shared with the SMAG structural testing laboratories in the School of NBE.

Projects

The number of projects initiated by the AFMG almost doubled in 2018 compared to 2017. The greatest proportion of projects were commercial projects followed by internal work which accounts for improved activities or other routine works such as internal calibration of equipment. The AFMG also broadened capacity and completed a pattern approval programme for a 600 mm ultrasonic water meter. Previously we had only conducted testing and/or pattern approval works on water meters up to 300 mm in size.

Commercial

Commercial operations of the AFMG remained a significant portion of AFMG works in 2018. For example, in 2017, the AFMG undertook 63 projects which were directly linked to commercial income, but this increased to 135 in 2018. A majority of these were associated with the AFMG NATA accreditation.

Research

The AFMG has continued to leverage works in the area of the impacts of urban infill development and water sensitive urban design measures on drainage capacity in urban areas. AFMG researchers were also successful in acquiring funding for research into plantation forest water use and hydrology. The year saw the continuation of a Goyder Institute for Water Research funded project investigating alternative water resources for the expansion of the Northern Adelaide horticultural region.

OUR CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2019

Some of the challenges and opportunities for 2019 are:

• To make the most of our new management structure shared with SMAG and the appointment of a new Commercial Manager who will help the AFMG to continue expanding its commercial testing capacity, be that NATA and non-accredited testing, while ensuring that all testing is to the highest standards and within designated timeframes.

• To increase the AFMG’s support for student research projects.

• To restructure and optimise the facilities equipment work flow and layout.

Mr Tim GoldingManager: Technical ServicesSchool of Natural and Built Environments

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SMAG – Specialised Testing & Research UnitThe SMAG –Specialised Testing & Research Unit was founded in 1980 and is continuing to grow and expand by exploring opportunities that can utilise its extensive facilities and equipment, that are not widely available anywhere else.

SMAG has continued to liaise with industry, government agencies and individuals to provide specialised testing and industrial research services with a wide variety of tests requested on a range of materials including geotextiles, wood barrels, staircases and civil construction materials.

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2018

In early 2018 the School of Natural and Built Environments and SMAG were able to showcase the University’s facilities and testing equipment through a “Sprayed Concrete” seminar presented by the Concrete Institute of Australia, BASF and MEZ Contracting. The seminar was very interactive with a physical demonstration of shotcrete being sprayed onto a panel (simulating a tunnel wall) and laboratory testing of the shotcrete product. Over 50 engineers and contractors attended

and a number of them indicated that they were not aware of the extensive facilities and particularly the testing SMAG can conduct on sprayed concrete.

Examples of testing completed in 2018 include:

• Point load and UDL load testing on a wide range of building components such as trusses, beams, brackets, battens and roofing materials.

• Tensile properties and seam strength of geotextiles.

• Sprayed concrete (shotcrete) round determinate panel (RDP), core box and cylinder tests for mining companies.

• Permeability testing for mine site hydrogeological assessment.

Our Challenges and Opportunities for 2019

With the appointment of a Commercial Manager in February 2019 we anticipate further growth in our client base and commercial range of NATA (National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia) and

non-accredited testing. The challenge will be utilising equipment availability and balancing student research and commercial projects.

Mr Tim GoldingManager: Technical ServicesSchool of Natural and Built Environments

8 point UDL Load testing of 6 meter floor trusses

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2018 NBE Research Education Portfolio Leaders’ (REPLs) ReportHigher Degree by Research (HDR) student demographics, achievements and highlights.

HDR students

During 2018 there were 127 HDR students enrolled in NBE and 12 of those graduated (listed below).

Stephen BlundellMaria FaustorillaMuhammad KhanWing Yiu LaiNicholas LangsfordSanchita MandalCameron OllsonArnold PlattsLina ShiGurwinder SinghShivanita UmapathiYan Zhou

Achievements and HighlightsHDR student participation and successes in the NBERC 2018 Research Colloquium.

This year 24 PhD students participated in this successful event, namely, Jan Varga, Jeet Chand, Reena Hora, Safa Molan, Adam Sutton, Monita Wambrauw, Neeraj Verma, Georgia Pollard, Sara Thomas, Rohini Kolapalli, Ghulam Ali Hussaini, Aylar Yaghoubi, Isaac Ahenkorah, Phuong Do, Mohammad Emdadul Karim, Krishantha Kodituwakku, Supriya Mondal, Mehdi Javadi, Yachong Xu, Farzana Kastury, James Prater, Hossein Derakhshanfar, Wei Fan and Genine Meredith.

The winners were:1. 1st Year HDR Presentations – • Winner - Issac Ahenkorah • Runner up – Krishantha Kodituwakku • Highly Commended – Yachong Xu and Ghulam Ali Hussaini2. 2nd and 3rd Year HDR Presentations • Winner – Adam Sutton • Runner Up – Reena Hora • Highly Commended – Jan Varga and Georgia Pollard3. Best Poster – Issac Ahenkorah4. Certificates of Appreciation for valuable contribution to the 2018 NBERC Research

Colloquium were awarded to all staff and HDR students who presented on the day.

NBE 3 minute thesis

The following HDR NBE students participated in the School of Natural and Built Environments 3MT School heat: Farjana Akhter, Jeet Chand, Reena Hora, Rohini Kolappalli, Mona Mosallanejad, James Prater, Dinesh Ratnayake, Callum Sleep, Parwati Sofan, Adam Sutton, Sara Thomas, Jan Varga, Neeraj Verma, Monita Wambrauw.The place getters in the School 3MT Competition Round 1 were:• First Place – Reena Hora – ‘Teaming with microbes for a sustainable future’• Runner Up – Adam Sutton – ‘2200 tonnes’• People’s Choice – Jan Varga – ‘Deep Earth detectives: The story of liquid hot magma and

our future’

REPL Action Plans for 2019During 2019, and as a follow up to a University wide initiative called ‘Transforming the PhD’, (a process focusing on building the skills of PhD students to enable those who wish to move on to industry, to be better prepared) the REPLs will continue to be involved in that initiative. The REPLs will also be providing support to a new Transforming the PhD initiative called EDGE (Enhancement of Doctoral Graduate Employability) by encouraging NBERC HDR candidates to engage in it. The EDGE initiative is aimed at delivery of PhD skills development. Therefore, discussion of the training needs within the local areas will form part of the REPL’s action plans.

As with previous years, REPLs will continue to prepare and support HDR students for the ITEE Division Research Day, 3MT Competition and the NBERC Research Colloquium. They will also continue to review research progress for HDR students, have an involvement in the scholarship process, confirmation of canditure and thesis examination.

Assoc. Prof. Nicholas ChilesheAssoc. Prof. Albert JuhaszDr Guna HewaAssoc. Prof. Xing Ma

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Honours and AwardsThe following honours and awards were bestowed upon staff and students during 2018

Mr Anthony Wood

Mr Anthony Wood was admitted as a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Project Management.


Prof. Peter Teasdale received the 2018 Environmental Chemistry Medal from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.

Dr David Kemp

Dr David Kemp received the Stormwater South Australia Chair Award for his lifelong service to the stormwater industry. The award recognises an outstanding contribution to the stormwater management profession in South Australia.

Dr Jun Ahn

Dr Jun Ahn was recognised as an Outstanding Reviewer for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering.

Prof. Yan Zhuge

Prof. Yan Zhuge won the Engineering category at the Women in Innovation Awards for her research in recycling tyres into high value building materials for structural engineering applications.

Dr Paul Corcoran

At the Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards – South Australia (APSEA-SA) Dr Paul Corcoran received the 2018 SSSI Spatial Education Development Award for SA. In 2018, Dr Corcoran also became a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS).

Mr Scott Allen

At the Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards – South Australia (APSEA-SA) Mr Scott Allen received the 2018 JB & JW Calder Award.

Dr Paul Corcoran, Dr Justin Payne, Mr Scott Allen and Mr Beau Thorley

Dr Paul Corcoran, Dr Justin Payne, Mr Scott Allen and Mr Beau Thorley (Alumni) facilitated Master of Surveying student involvement in a project that helped victims of the Pinery Bushfire re-establish their property boundaries, a project that subsequently won the ‘People and Community Award’ accolade at the Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards – South Australia (APSEA-SA).

Dr Harpinder Sandhu

Dr Harpinder Sandhu was awarded the Vision Award by the World Future Council, Hamburg, Germany and was also appointed as an editorial board member of Land which is affiliated with the International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE).

Dr Jeremy Coggins

Dr Jeremy Coggins and co-authors have received an Emerald Publishing Literati Award for Excellence, Outstanding Journal Papers 2018 – Highly Commended Award for the paper:

Griffiths, R, Lord, W & Coggins, J 2017, ‘Project bank accounts: the second wave of security payment?’ Journal of Financial Management and Property Construction, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 322-338.

Dr Laura Morrissey

Dr Laura Morrissey was the 2018 winner of the Walter Howchin medal from the Geological Society of Australia.

Dr Reza Hassanli

Dr Reza Hassanli’s PhD thesis was selected as an outstanding thesis and published as a book by Elsevier. The book was titled “Behavior of Unbounded Post-tensioned Masonry Walls”. In addition he was recognised as an Outstanding Reviewer for the following two journals, Engineering Structures and Construction and Building Materials.

James Prater, Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos Kirytopoulos and Dr Tony Ma

PhD student James Prater, Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos Kirytopoulos and Dr Tony Ma received the Emerald Literati Award – Highly commended article, Emerald Publishing, 2018 for their article “Optimism bias within the project management context: A systematic quantitative literature review” published in the International Journal of Managing Projects in Business.

Alexander De Vries Van Leeuwen

PhD student Alexander De Vries Van Leeuwen won a Playford Trust/Thyne Reid Scholarship to conduct research into crustal metamorphism driven by radiogenic heat production.

Meena Yadav

PhD student Meena Yadav was a finalist in the Australian Water Association (AWA) 2018 South Australian Water Awards, in the Student Water Prize – Hodgson Medal category.

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Dr Paul Corcoran, Assoc. Prof. David Bruce and Mr Scott Allen at the 2018 Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards – South Australia (APSEA-SA).Image courtesy of Sandra Paterson Photography

Assoc. Prof. Nicholas Chileshe

Assoc. Prof. Nicholas Chileshe was selected by the editor of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Journal of Management in Engineering as an ASCE 2017 Outstanding Reviewer.

Assoc. Prof. Nicholas Chileshe was selected by the editor of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering as an ASCE 2017 Outstanding Reviewer.

Assoc. Prof. Nicholas Chileshe was recognised for placing (2nd place) in the top 10 Reviewers in the Publon’s global reviewer database by the number of peer review reports performed during 2017-2018 award year for the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Assoc. Prof. Nicholas Chileshe was recognised as a top reviewer (top one percent internationally in the area of environment and ecology) in Publons’ annual global Peer Review Awards for the 2017-18 award year.

Assoc. Prof. Nicholas Chileshe was recognised as a top reviewer (top one percent internationally in the area of engineering) in Publons’ annual global Peer Review Awards for the 2017-18 award year.

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Key Roles and Invited PresentationsDuring 2018 staff were invited to undertake the following key roles and delivered presentations, as outlined below.

Prof. John van Leeuwen

Prof. John van Leeuwen was appointed as a researcher member on the Northern Adelaide Plains Food Cluster Governance Council in 2018.

Assoc. Prof. David Ness

Assoc. Prof. David Ness was appointed to the Academic Panel of Aquinas University College.

In 2018, Assoc. Prof. David Ness was invited by the Islamic University of Indonesia to be a member of the Scientific Board for the “eduARCHsia + Senvar 2019 International Conference: Innovation and Sustainability in AEC 4.0”, Yogyakarta.

Assoc. Prof. James Ward

Assoc. Prof. James Ward was invited to become a lead author for the United Nations Environment Program’s 6th Global Environment Outlook, and was funded to attend the week-long 4th authors meeting in Singapore, 19-23rd February 2019. James’ main role was to help bring together disparate “top-down” and “bottom-up” approaches to scenario generation for envisaging a more sustainable future.

Assoc. Prof. Nicholas Chileshe

Assoc. Prof. Nicholas Chileshe was appointed to the editorial board of the International Journal of Project Management.

Assoc. Prof. Nicholas Chileshe was appointed to the reviewer board of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Assoc. Prof. Nicholas Chileshe was invited as a panellist for the Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Conference.

Assoc. Prof. Nicholas Chileshe was appointed as a member of the scientific committee for the 34th Annual Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM 2018) held at Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Assoc. Prof. Nicholas Chileshe was appointed as the Deputy Editor for the Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management Journal.

Assoc. Prof. Nicholas Chileshe and Assoc. Prof. Rameez Rameezdeen

Assoc. Prof. Nicholas Chileshe and Assoc. Prof. Rameez Rameezdeen were guest editors for the special issue of Sustainability on “Rethinking Sustainable Construction: Renewing Old Perspectives and Emergent New Frames of Thinking”.

Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos Kirytopoulos

Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos Kirytopoulos was appointed to the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Project Organisation and Management.

Assoc. Prof. Kirytopoulos was a keynote speaker at the “International seminar on disaster and risk management for roads” co-organised by the World Road Association (PIARC) and other authorities in Ha Noi Vietnam. He delivered a presentation titled “Designing and Implementing Effective Drills: Lessons Learned from Road Tunnels”.

Assoc. Prof. Kirytopoulos was the invited speaker for Project Management Institute (PMI) Adelaide and delivered a presentation titled “Risks Are There, Be Aware! Tips and Tricks for Project Risk Management”.

Assoc. Prof. Kirytopoulos was appointed as a member of the scientific committee for the 12th International Conference on Modelling, Optimization and Simulation (MOSIM 2018) held in Toulouse France.

Assoc. Prof. Tom Raimondo

Assoc. Prof. Tom Raimondo was a guest editor for a special issue of Geoscience Frontiers entitled “Timescales of Geological Processes” with co-editors Andrew Putnis and Chris Spencer (Curtin University).

Assoc. Prof. Tom Raimondo was Vice-chair for the Geological Society of Australia Specialist Group in Tectonics and Structural Geology (SGTSG), Biennial Conference Organising Committee.

Assoc. Prof. Tom Raimondo was an invited speaker at the 2018 CSIRO Solomon Meeting for a presentation entitled “Fluid-rock interaction: what, when, where, why, how?”

Assoc. Prof. Tom Raimondo was an invited speaker at the South Australian Science Teachers Association (SASTA) Annual Conference 2018 for a presentation entitled “Project LIVE: Learning through Immersive Virtual Environments”.

Assoc. Prof. Tom Raimondo was an invited speaker at the Royal Geography Society of South Australia 2018 Lecture Series, for a presentation entitled “Extreme events from Australia’s geological past that you never knew existed”.

Dr Jorge Ochoa Paniagua

Dr Jorge Ochoa Paniagua was appointed Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Construction Management and was also appointed Visiting Associate Professor at Chongqing University.

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Dr Xing Ma

Dr Xing Ma was appointed as an editorial member of Building Research and Information.

Dr Xing Ma was appointed as lead guest editor for Shock and Vibration’s special issue titled ‘Resilient Civil Infrastructure under Dynamic Loadings’.

Dr Stefan Peters

Dr Stefan Peters was appointed as a member of the South Australian Government Spatial Imagery Committee (GSIC).

Dr Stefan Peters was appointed as the chair of the Research@Locate 2018 conference held in Adelaide, Australia.

Dr Stefan Peters was appointed as a member of the Scientific Committee of the ISPRS TC IV symposium 2018 held in Delft, The Netherlands.

Dr Stefan Peters was appointed as a member of the programme committee for the International Workshop on Geospatial and Cartographic Education: Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities 2019 held in Beijing, China.

Dr Stefan Peters was appointed as a member of the scientific committee for the 29th International Cartographic Conference (ICC 2019) held in Tokyo, Japan.

Dr Reza Hassanli

Dr Reza Hassanli is the UniSA academic representative for the Concrete Institute of Australia and is also a member of the SA branch committee.

Dr Ki Kim

Dr Ki Kim was appointed to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Korean Institute of Building Information Modelling.

Dr Ki Kim was an invited speaker at Griffith University and delivered a seminar titled: ‘BIM Inside Out for Smart Construction’.

Dr Ki Kim was appointed as a Visiting Professor at Hanyang University, Korea.

Dr Ki Kim was appointed as a member of the technical committee for the 10th International Conference on Computer and Automation Engineering.

Dr Ki Kim was appointed as a member of the scientific committee for the International Conference on Smart Design, Construction IT and BIM 2019.

Dr Ki Kim organised the 2018 Australia-Korea Research Symposiums and also delivered research presentations held in Seoul, Korea and Adelaide, Australia.

Mr Tom Benn

Mr Tom Ben accepted an invitation to be on the technical review panel for the Concrete 19 Conference of the Concrete institute of Australia and he is also a SA branch committee member.


Prof. Peter Teasdale was part of the 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia Engineering and Environment research evaluation committee.

Prof. Peter Teasdale was an invited speaker at the 2018 Royal Australian Chemical Institute R&D Topics conference in Canberra and gave a presentation on how New measurement techniques improve understanding of biogeochemical and contaminant processes.

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School of Natural and Built Environments’ Higher Degree by Research Students( * Indicates Higher Degree by Research Students who graduated in 2018)

Isaac AhenkorahStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Mizanur RahmanThesis Title: Comparative study on soil improvement

techniques using Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP) and Enzyme Induced Calcite Precipitation (EICP)

Rosmina Binti Ahmad BustamiStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. James WardThesis Title: Developing resilient living walls for

South Australia

Farjana AkhterStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Guna Hewa AlankarageThesis Title: Economic analysis of water sensitive

urban design technologies

Ali Al-GemeelStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Yan ZhugeThesis Title: Development and characterisation

of hybrid engineered cementitious composite (ECC) and its application to column retrofitting

Mohammadmahdi AlikhaniStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. James WardThesis Title: Scenario modelling of the ecosystem

services of a sustainable and desirable future

Scott AllenStatus: Masters by ResearchPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. David BruceThesis Title: Adelaide City’s cadastre: from its origins

to a survey accurate digital cadastral data base

Bianca AmatoStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Topa PetitThesis Title: The role of native pollinators and

vegetation as drivers of agricultural productivity in the context of resource scarcity

Jennifer AyresStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. John Van LeeuwenThesis Title: Creating artificial floating island of grass

to remediate eutrophic water

Nicholas BarnettStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Mizanur RahmanThesis Title: The liquefaction behaviour of sand-fines

mixtures: a discrete element method (DEM) approach

Tom BennStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Julie MillsThesis Title: The effect of high limestone mineral

addition and cement kiln dust on chloride penetration of concrete

Hugh BurgerStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. John Van LeeuwenThesis Title: Determination of the reasons for the

presence and control of blue-green algae in papermill waste water

Mark CareyStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Gunnar KeppelThesis Title: The relationship between habitat

diversity and species diversity in insular environments

Jeet ChandStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Guna Hewa AlankarageThesis Title: Investigation of glasshouse soil-based

tomato under different irrigation deficiency and soil types: a case study of North Adelaide Plain, South Australia

Ilda ClosStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Michael ShortThesis Title: Further investigation and improvement

on qualitative performance of permeable pavement and associated technologies in relation to stormwater runoff and associated pollution reduction

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David CockburnStatus: Masters by ResearchPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Julie MillsThesis Title: Investigation into the use of Port Pirie

lead/zinc slag as a supplementary cementitious material in concrete

Robert CyprianStatus: Masters by ResearchPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Rameez RameezdeenThesis Title: Understanding the practices of

project management for government administrations in developing countries: a case of Papua New Guinea

Mark DakerStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. David BruceThesis Title: Public open space policy, supply

and population health: a study of metropolitan Adelaide

Hiua DaraeiStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. John Van LeeuwenThesis Title: Autonomous data-driven catchment-

to-tap decision support system for manganese, colour and THMs management and treatment optimization

Alexander De Vries Van LeeuwenStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Tom RaimondoThesis Title: Heat-production driven and maintained

crustal metamorphism

Hossein DerakhshanfarStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Jorge Ochoa PaniaguaThesis Title: A knowledge management framework

for enhancing construction projects’ delay risk management

Phuong DoStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Chris ChowThesis Title: Optimization of asset life cycle cost for

the wastewater networks

Mark EllisStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Xing MaThesis Title: Durability of crumbed rubber concrete

Essam EltayebStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Xing MaThesis Title: Axial and shear behavior of profiled steel

composite walls incorporating hybrid lightweight foamed-rubberized concrete

Wei FanStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Yan ZhugeThesis Title: Retrofitting of corroded concrete pipe

with Textile Reinforces Mortar (TRM)

Darren FongStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Jorge Ochoa PaniaguaThesis Title: Utilisation of Building Information

Modelling (BIM) in higer education facilities management setting

Anne FordhamStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. John Van LeeuwenThesis Title: Corporate social responsibility in the

resource sector and its contribution to development outcomes for rural and remote Australia

Andrew FoxStatus: Doctor of Project ManagementPrimary Supervisor: Dr Tony MaThesis Title: The standard for systemic risk in project

management

Alexandra GautStatus: Masters by ResearchPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Delene WeberThesis Title: Improving wellbeing by developing a

connection to nature

Mahdi Ghafourian Boluri MashhadStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Peter TeasdaleThesis Title: Application of active and passive remote

sensing for land-use change analysis

Chin How GohStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Christopher SaintThesis Title: Quantifying greenhouse gas emissions

and determining the soil carbon sequestration potential of stockpiled biosolids in South Australia

Abid HasanStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Rameez RameezdeenThesis Title: The implications of the use of mobile

information and communication technologies for construction productivity

Noor Ismah HashimStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Nicholas ChilesheThesis Title: An investigation into multiple projects

environments within the Australian construction industry

Liwei HengStatus: Masters by ResearchPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Yan ZhugeThesis Title: Particle Flow Code (PFC) modelling on

fresh calcium aluminate concrete (CAC) materials

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Syamsul HidayatStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Guna Hewa AlankarageThesis Title: Investigation of optimisation techniques

for multiobjectives operation of stormwater harvesting schemes

Cameron HopkinsStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Don CameronThesis Title: Sustainable in-situ cold recycling of local

roads

Reena HoraStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Mizanur RahmanThesis Title: Development of microbial induced

calcite precipitation, MICP technique to bio-cement of sandy soil for sustainable geotechnical practice

Md Sharif HossainStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Guna Hewa AlankarageThesis Title: Development of an integrated

monochloramine residule management tool

Ghulam HussainiStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Mizanur RahmanThesis Title: Evaluating static liquefaction potential of

tailings to prevent failures

Nina JamesStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Sandra TaylorThesis Title: Identity and participation in citizen

science

Mehdi JavadiStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Mizanur RahmanThesis Title: Lateral behavior of segmental post-

tensioned retaining (SPR) walls

Jacqueline JepsonStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos KirytopoulosThesis Title: Development of a decision-making

model for selecting risk tools and techniques for construction project management

Aarti KaliaStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Nicholas ChilesheThesis Title: Cost & risk management analysis

of capital intensive projects e.g. construction projects.

Mohammad KarimStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Mizanur RahmanThesis Title: Static liquefaction potentiality of tailings

dam

Farid KhayyerStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Mizanur RahmanThesis Title: Modelling the liquefaction behaviour

of sand with fines and the effect of bio-cementation

Krishantha Kodituwakku ArachchigeStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Peter TeasdaleThesis Title: Evaluating nitrogen and other nutrients

availability in various soils using DGT (diffusive gradient in thin films) technique measurements and plant growth experiments

Rohini KolapalliStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Mizanur RahmanThesis Title: Effect of consolidation on the

liquefication behaviour: a critical state approach

Veerdhawal KulkarniStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. John Van LeeuwenThesis Title: Elucidation of the causes of chemical

and biological mediated chloramine decay and potential control mechanisms in water distribution systems

Wing Yiu Lai *Status: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Nicholas ChilesheThesis Title: Construction managers and quality

management in Hong Kong building projects

Nicholas Langsford *Status: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Tom RaimondoThesis Title: The stratigraphy and sedimentology of

the lower Cambrian Hawker Group, west-central Flinders Ranges, South Australia

Phuong LeStatus: Masters by ResearchPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos KirytopoulosThesis Title: Exploring risks for Build Operate Transfer

(BOT) transportation projects in Vietnam

Joel LiffnerStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Guna Hewa AlankarageThesis Title: Linking catchment hypsometry to

catchment hydrology and climate variability

Yue LiuStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Yan ZhugeThesis Title: Properties analysis and modelling of the

concrete made from water treatment sludge

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Jennifer MacdonaldStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Julie MillsThesis Title: CODE BIM: Collaborative design

education utilising Building Information Modelling

Genine MeredithStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. David BruceThesis Title: Assessing the geospatial literacy of

senior secondary geography and earth and environmental students

Safa MolanStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Delene WeberThesis Title: A study of the application of Immersive

Virtual Environments (IVF’s) in bushfire preparedness education

Supriya MondalStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Mizanur RahmanThesis Title: Encased stone column as a ground

improvement technique

Eugene MooreStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. James WardThesis Title: Development of a low-tech, low-cost

alternative to aquaponics, integrating agriculture and aquaculture

Damian MortimerStatus: Masters by ResearchPrimary Supervisor: Prof. John Van LeeuwenThesis Title: Elucidation of the relationship between

calcium and fluoride in groundwaters in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands with a view to developing an appropriate treatment method

Mona MosallanejadStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Sekhar SomenahalliThesis Title: Estimation of the origin-destination

matrix for multimodal public transport using smart card data

Krishnan MysoreStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos KirytopoulosThesis Title: Adversarial multi-stakeholder

engagement in the context of globally distributed ICT projects: the ICT vendor’s perspective

Munshi NawazStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Sekhar SomenahalliThesis Title: Transit oriented development

(TOD): opportunities of a bus based developments (BTOD) as a mechanism for achieving low carbon communities

Duy NguyenStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Rameez RameezdeenThesis Title: Third party reverse logistics: an

investigation into the effect of third party logistics relationship engagement factors have on construction and demolition waste practices

Tan Hai Dang NguyenStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Nicholas ChilesheThesis Title: Stakeholder management strategies for

construction projects in Vietnam

Sylvia OdusanyaStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Jorge Ochoa PaniaguaThesis Title: Investigating project performance

measurements based on the complexity level of IT-enabled projects

Omerebere OgbughaluStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Michael ShortThesis Title: Microbial stimulation using simple and

complex organic amendments for pyrite oxidation control in acid mine drainage

Andrea ParksStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Julie MillsThesis Title: University study choice: learning to

support year 12 students

Thi Y Duyen PhamStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. John Van LeeuwenThesis Title: Development and modelling of

advanced coagulation and oxidation process

Jenny Firmin PisimiStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Jorge Ochoa PaniaguaThesis Title: Influence of culture and stakeholder

management of current Corporate Social Responsibility practice and its implications on socio-economic developments: Papua New Guinea oil and gas industry

Arnold Platts *Status: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Don CameronThesis Title: An enhanced heat transfer system for

ground heat exchange in unsaturated soils

James PlummerStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. David BruceThesis Title: The impact of urbanisation on bird

biodiversity

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Georgia PollardStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. James WardThesis Title: Different kinds of worth: a practical

investigation of the productivity, resource efficiency and social value of urban agriculture

Alicia PollettStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Tom RaimondoThesis Title: Heat flow and crustal heat production in

Central and Southern Australia

James PraterStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos KirytopoulosThesis Title: An investigation of the theory of

optimism bias and its impact on realistic Information Technology project scheduling

Md RahmanStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Sekhar SomenahalliThesis Title: Oversaturated traffic signal: stochastic

optimization with upstream gating and queue balancing

Dinesh RatnayakeStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Guna Hewa AlankarageThesis Title: Initial soil moisture effects on flash flood

forecasting in the urbanised catchments in South Australian semi-arid climate

Lily ReidStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Justin PayneThesis Title: The Ediacara biota of South Australia:

assemblage distributions through space and time

Harsha SapdhareStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Simon BeechamThesis Title: Economic analysis of street-scale green

infrastructure

Morgan SchebellaStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Delene WeberThesis Title: The nature of health: understanding

the nuanced relationship between biodiversity and human wellbeing

Ruchini Senarath Jayasinghe ArachchilaStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Rameez RameezdeenThesis Title: Risks in reverse logistics: a building

information modelling enabled risk management model

Helder Serra CardeiraStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Jeremy CogginsThesis Title: The legal implications of using smart

contracts to ensure payment security in the construction industry

Hussain Mustafa ShahzadStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Baden MyersThesis Title: A study to evaluate the impacts of

infiltration-based stormwater systems on urban runoff flowrate and quality

Ahmed ShetaStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Xing MaThesis Title: Structural performance of double-

skin profiled steel sheets composite wall panels infilled with lightweight aggregate rubberized concrete

Lina Shi *Status: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Jun LiThesis Title: Understanding the kinetics and

mechanisms of scale formation in single-stream Bayer plants

Alexander SimsStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Michael TaylorThesis Title: Activity modelling for risk assessment

and emergency management applications focusing on peri urban regions

Callum SleepStatus: Masters by ResearchPrimary Supervisor: Dr Sekhar SomenahalliThesis Title: The potential for a transport mode shift

to improve the sustainability of travel in the suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia

Parwati SofanStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. David BruceThesis Title: Mapping tropical peatland combustion

from satellite remote sensing data

Branko StazicStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Michael TaylorThesis Title: Linking macro level strategic transport

forecasting models and traffic microsimulation models to enhance transportation analysis process

Bianca Wei Joo TengStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Jeremy CogginsThesis Title: The Implications of mandating the use

of Project Bank Accounts (PBAs) in the Australian construction industry

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Ricky TolentinoStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Mizanur RahmanThesis Title: Towards the development of a fully

mechanistic pavement design method for aircraft flexible pavements

Shivanita Umapathi *Status: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Simon BeechamThesis Title: Investigation of water and water-related

energy performance in sustainable urban dwellings

Jan VargaStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Tom RaimondoThesis Title: The role of fluid-rock interaction and

melt production in intraplate mountain building: The Harts Range, central Australia

Stacey VorwerkStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Don CameronThesis Title: Modelling ground and moisture

movement in a vegetated expansive clay suburb

Monita Yessy WambrauwStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Sekhar SomenahalliThesis Title: Investigation route choice behaviour of

commuters using bridge linking isolated islands in Indonesia

Emma WannellStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. James WardThesis Title: Ideology, rethoric and the development

of public ecological consciousness.

Anthony WoodStatus: Doctor of Project ManagementPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Nicholas ChilesheThesis Title: The project management office: factors

that drive effective deployment in Australia

Christopher WrightStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Guna Hewa AlankarageThesis Title: The phenomenon of flash flooding. How

best can we achieve benefits in damage reduction in the community?

Zhonghui WuStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Xing MaThesis Title: Behaviour of transmission line system

under moving downburst wind events

Yachong XuStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Yan ZhugeThesis Title: Physical properties of tyre walls in

residential housing construction

Wenjin XueStatus: Masters by ResearchPrimary Supervisor: Assoc Prof. Mary DrikasThesis Title: Measurement of biodegradable

component on NOM in source water and treated water for drinking purpose

Meena YadavStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Christopher SaintThesis Title: Understanding the fate of drugs of

addiction through wastewater treatment processes

Aylar YaghoubiStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Chris ChowThesis Title: Risk-based asset decision support

model for water infrastructure management

Ou YiStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Yan ZhugeThesis Title: The bond behaviour and flexural

capacity of profiled steel reinforces CRC composite slabs

Yan Zhou *Status: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Gujie QianThesis Title: Mechanistic understanding of conditions

required to establish and control geochemical passivation of pyrite

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Maja ArsicStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Enzo LombiThesis Title: Impacts of physical root barriers and

passage cells on plant nutrient uptake and translocation in arabidopsis and barley

Eline BaudetStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. David GilesThesis Title: Mineralogy and geochemical footprint

of the Bulldog Shale, Eromanga Basin, Australia: A new way to explore under deep cover

Stephen Blundell *Status: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Gary OwensThesis Title: Enhanced degradation of persistent

organic pollutants by nanoscale zero-valent iron

Adrienne BrotodewoStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Caroline TiddyThesis Title: Establishment of geochemical

exploration criteria in mineral phases within basement and cover sequences

James ChanStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Emily HilderThesis Title: Lab in a syringe

Gulliver ConroyStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Enzo LombiThesis Title: The policy relevance of computer-

simulated modelling for environmental risk governance of engineered nanomaterials

Lore Jane EsparteroStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Gary OwensThesis Title: The link of environmental chemicals in

the pathogenesis and in the increasing incidence of prostate cancer in Australia

Maria Faustorilla *Status: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Zuliang ChenThesis Title: Determination of total petroleum

hydrocarbons in soil and groundwater through improved analytical techniques

Ricardo Jose Ferreira NetoStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Emily HilderThesis Title: Micro-sampling of whole blood and

plasma-like fraction collection using porous polymer monolith technology

Farzana KasturyStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Albert JuhaszThesis Title: Bioaccessibility, bioavailability and

remediation of metal(loid)s from mining/smelting impacted dust and soil

Muhammad Khan *Status: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Megh MallavarapuThesis Title: Comparison of the ecotoxicity of

fresh and weathered hydrocarbon contaminated soils using wheat and Australian native grasses

Sanchita Mandal *Status: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Enzo LombiThesis Title: The importance of biochar

characteristics for its environmental applications

Hooman ManeshiStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Gary OwensThesis Title: Development of analytical

methodologies for monitoring engineered nanoparticles in the environment: application of hyphenated ICP-MS approaches coupled with isotope labelling

Cameron Ollson *Status: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Albert JuhaszThesis Title: The influence of co-contaminants on

the bioavailability and bioaccessibility of arsenic, cadmium and lead

Darshika PatelStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Gary OwensThesis Title: Distribution and bioaccessibility of

metals in household dust from industrial cities of South Australia

Thea ReadStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Enzo LombiThesis Title: Efficiency and risk assessment of zinc

oxide nonoparticle fertilisers

Future Industries Institute and School of Natural and Built Environments’ HDR Students

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Jowenna Xiao Feng SimStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Enzo LombiThesis Title: Comparative effects of agricultural

pesticides on SA soil microbial functions.

Gurwinder Singh *Status: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Ajayan VinuThesis Title: Novel activated porous biocarbons:

synthesis, characterization and application for CO2 adsorption

Adam SuttonStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Emily HilderThesis Title: Improving the sustainability of analytical

separation science

Jeanette TanStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Dr Gary OwensThesis Title: Development of novel 3D polymer

nanocomposite super-adsorbents for removal of heavy metal(loid)s in wastewater

Sara ThomasStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Emily HilderThesis Title: Novel mesoporous material for sample

preparation

Neeraj VermaStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Prof. Emily HilderThesis Title: In vivo sampling strategies -

development of a robust equilibrium approach

Xiayuan WuStatus: Doctor of PhilosophyPrimary Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Erica DonnerThesis Title: Investigating the factors controlling the

abundance and diversity of antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater

Qing XiaoStatus: Masters by ResearchPrimary Supervisor: Dr Gary OwensThesis Title: Heavy metal accumulation and

bioaccessibility in traditional Chinese medicines

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NBERC Project Summary 2018NBERC Researchers were successful in securing total Category 1-4 funding of $1,018,062 and total Consultancy funding of $466,169

Title: Urban Best Practice Expert SystemCategory: Category 3Funded by: UN-HabitatPrincipal Investigator: Dr Jorge Ochoa Paniagua

Title: The role of plastics and metal contaminants in the failure of short-tailed shearwater juvenile migration

Category: Category 3Funded by: The Field Naturalist Society of South

AustraliaPrincipal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Topa Petit

Title: Upgrade of Perm Pave Software for the Design and Analysis of Concrete Segmental Permeable Pavements (CSPP)

Category: Category 3Funded by: Concrete Masonry Association of

AustraliaPrincipal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Md. Mizanur Rahman

Title: Development of an integrated monochloramine residual management tool - Md Sharif Hossain

Category: Category 3Funded by: Water Research AustraliaPrincipal Investigator: Prof. Chris Chow

Title: FMGL Yilgarn-Albany-Fraser ProjectCategory: Category 3Funded by: FMG Resources Pty LtdPrincipal Investigator: Dr Justin Payne

Title: Reuse of drinking water treatment sludge in concrete paver - SA Water, part PhD scholarship

Category: Category 2Funded by: SA WaterPrincipal Investigator: Prof. Yan Zhuge

Title: Impact of soil reactivity on pipe breaks

Category: Category 2Funded by: SA WaterPrincipal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Md. Mizanur Rahman

Title: Asset Life Cycle Cost (Operation and Maintenance) Optimisation Using a Smart Controller for Wastewater Networks Considering the Electricity Spot Market

Category: Category 2Funded by: SA WaterPrincipal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Rameez Rameezdeen

Title: Australia-Korea Joint Research Partnership Establishment for SMART and Sustainable Future

Category: Category 2Funded by: Australia-Korea FoundationPrincipal Investigator: Dr Ki Kim

Title: Relationship between native pollinators and flowering crops on the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia - Bianca Amato

Category: Category 3Funded by: Ecological Society of Australia IncPrincipal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Topa Petit

Title: Development of Structural Components Using Waste or Low Value Sawmill Products - Forestry SA

Category: Category 2Funded by: Forestry SAPrincipal Investigator: Prof. Yan Zhuge

Title: Proposal for Forestry SA Fire Detection Camera Evaluation - Forestry SA

Category: Category 2Funded by: Forestry SAPrincipal Investigator: Dr Li Meng

Title: Low cost remote sensing data for improving forest management - Forestry SA

Category: Category 2Funded by: Forestry SAPrincipal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. David Bruce

Title: The Use of Machine Learning to Develop Preventive Maintenance Strategy for Linear Water Assets - Asset Institute

Category: Category 3Funded by: Asset Institute LimitedPrincipal Investigator: Prof. Chris Chow

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Title: Karst dolines as safe havens for South Australian biodiversity

Category: Category 3Funded by: Royal Society of South AustraliaPrincipal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Gunnar Keppel

Title: FIA037 Ind Ptnr - Inconmat - Connection Detailing in GFRP Reinforced Concrete Structures

Category: Category 3Funded by: Innovative Construction Materials Pty

LtdPrincipal Investigator: Dr Reza Hassanli

Title: Public Open Space and Sporting Activity: initial data sets

Category: Commercial Non ResearchFunded by: Department of Planning, Transport

and InfrastructurePrincipal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. David Bruce

NBERC Consultancy Clients

Abstec CalibrationsAlluviumBermadBSMARTDowner Mining ServicesGlobal WaterHR ProductsInconmatKennards HireKrohneMeasuring And Control Equipment (MACE) Pty LtdNingbo Dien Business Management & Consulting Co. LtdNT Power & WaterOz MineralsPumps UnitedReliance Worldwide Corporation (RWC)RubiconSA WaterSeametricsSeels TechnologySMS GeotechnicalSteel Building Systems (SBS)Sudel IndustriesTech RentalsTOPCON

Disclaimer

This list is not exhaustive as projects of a confidential nature have not been included.

These projects were awarded in calendar year 2018.

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NBERC Workshops and Seminar Series Presentations in 20189th March – CV Workshop

Assoc. Prof. Topa Petit, in collaboration with Prof. Chris Chow, ran a CV workshop for Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students in NBERC. The workshop was developed especially for HDR students. Topics covered included how to build a CV with impact, various elements regarding how to approach an interview, what to prepare for and what to do and not do, during an interview.

18th May – Chemical Analysis Workshop

Prof. Peter Teasdale and Prof. Chris Chow presented a Chemical Analysis Workshop. HDR students and some research academic staff learnt that for good chemical analysis to occur, sampling is an essential component. The seminar covered various sample types and bottles, storage, preservation, transport and holding times.

8th June – UniSA Teaching and Learning Development Grants

Dr Paul Corcoran arranged for Dr Gavin Sanderson (Academic Developer: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Teaching Innovation Unit) to present an NBERC seminar on UniSA Teaching and Learning Development grants. EOIs for these grants were due 13 July 2018 and Dr Sanderson provided some feedback based on last year’s unsuccessful applications.

22nd June – Multivariable Regression Analysis and Machine Learning

Hosted by Assoc. Prof. Mizanur Rahman, Dr Rajibul Karim and Dr Khoi Nguyen, from the School of Natural and Built Environments and NBERC’s Water and Natural Resources strand, the workshop was designed to teach the basic concept of regression

analysis for data fitting. Simple tools such as XLSX were introduced to implement math for multi-variable linear regression, automated tools such as XLSX solver and MATLAB. Attendees bought their own data and were able to visualise 3D surface equations using MATLAB and Grapher. EPR-evolutionary polynomial algorithm (free software) was also shown. This can find a series of best suited closed form mathematical equations for a dataset. Free neural network tools in MATLAB and Nonresolution software were also shown.

20th July – Geospatial Literacy: an underrated capability in our technology driven world

Our very own HDR student, Genine Meredith, gave an interesting geospatial literacy presentation. Geospatial literacy is often overlooked as a social and intellectual capability. Emerging generations appear adept in their usage of various forms of geo-media (smartphones/watches, satellite navigation, geo-tagging), however this appearance may be misleading. Superficial technological knowledge of geo-media may mask genuine understanding and therefore become an issue for young people when entering industry or tertiary institutions. Currently, no benchmark measure for geospatial literacy exists. The aim of this study is to test a simplified ontology of geospatial literacy on final year Geography and Earth and Environmental Science school students. Through a diagnostic evaluation of final year Australian students, comparable to industry and tertiary expectations, we can determine the extent of targeted intervention or extension required. Participants complete the online diagnostic assessment, consisting of a series of questions designed

to assess foundational geospatial literacy. Interviews are used to gather industry and tertiary expectations and establish minimum and desirable geospatial literacy benchmarks for school leavers. Diagnostic assessment results are compared with the expectations of tertiary institutions.

20th July – EPA UniSA Workshop

Key delegates from the EPA and UniSA presented and shared their views on topics such as water and air quality, site contamination and citizen science, just to name a few. Great collaboration and project ideas were discussed making this one of our most successful events for 2018.

10th August – Research Career Workshop

Prof. Julie Mills, in collaboration with Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos Kirytopoulos, presented “Developing your research profile”, a workshop aimed at helping academics and HDR students develop:

• A plan for their own research career

• An understanding of the research process

• A plan for their next proposal, grant application or publication.

The workshop was developed for those commencing their research careers (ECRs, post-docs, HDR students about to submit their thesis etc.), or for those with a PhD who require guidance on how to progress their research careers.

5th October – The new Great Artesian Basin Management Plan – industry use, impact and risk

The Water and Natural Resources strand invited Lyn Brake from the Great Artesian Basin Coordinating Committee to present ‘The new Great Artesian Basin Management Plan –

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News and Events in NBERC in 20189th March – Breaking EGS

DRESS FIJIAN DAY! Special guest speakers, Mollie Pearson and Stuart Howell presented, ‘What is the differences in underground biomass of bridal creeps (Asparagus asparagoides) among three different vegetation communities at Cullen Reserve, Robe, South Australia’ and Samantha Donnell, Eva Borges Pereira and Alyse de Souza presented ‘Is the number of Portuguese millipedes related to soil moisture at Cullen Reserve?’ The final speaker of the day was Mark Stevens who presented ‘Biology and diversity of native bees in Australasia’. Assoc. Prof. Mark Stevens is Senior Research Scientist at the South Australian Museum and an affiliate at UniSA, specialising in terrestrial invertebrates research. He has worked in Antarctica, New Zealand, and Fiji, in addition to Australia.

12th April – Sino-Australia Forum on the Future of Construction Management Research

Dr Jorge Ochoa participated as a panel member in the Sino-Australia Forum on the Future of Construction Management Research which took place at Chongqing University on April 12, 2018. During the event, big data

analytics, artificial intelligence and digital technologies were highlighted as some of the key areas in reshaping the construction industry in the near future. Dr Jorge Ochoa had the opportunity to showcase some of the research currently conducted at the Urban Science Lab addressing those areas. Opportunities for strengthening research collaboration between Australia and China were also discussed.

9-11th April – Research@Locate 2018 conference, Adelaide

Research@Locate18 was organised by the Australasian Spatial Information Education and Research Association (ASIERA). Research@Locate provides a transparent full-paper peer review process, with carefully selected presentations and papers, and with its own annual, open-access proceedings. Moreover, Research@Locate 2018 was endorsed by the International Cartographic Association (ICA).

10th May – Lunch invitation with the Water and Natural Resource strand

Strand Leader, Assoc. Prof. Mizanur Rahman, invited all in the School of Natural and Built Environments to come together for lunch. Mizanur and

his strand provided a delicious array of Indian cuisine consisting of vegetable biryani and vegetable and chicken curry dishes for all. Many of the staff enjoyed networking and getting to know Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students on a different level. Following the lunch, the Water and Natural Resource strand met to plan out the remainder of the year and invite senior academics to present at their next meeting.

11th May – An Introduction to University College London (UCL) Engineering Unit based here in Adelaide

Dr Craig Styan spoke about the partnership between UCL-UniSA teaching programmes. In 2015 The Faculty of Engineering Sciences (FES) at University College London (UCL) and UniSA signed an agreement committing the two institutions to work together to develop teaching and research in South Australia in fields that include minerals processing, advanced manufacturing, sustainable future energy production and protection and care of the environment. The agreement, signed at joint events in Adelaide and London, signalled a program of future collaboration between the Future Industries Institute (FII) and FES. Since

industry use, impact and risk’. Lynn has been a huge source of funding for our research in the past and was keen to come along and meet with staff involved in water research.

10th December 2018 – Dr Linan Xing presentation

Visiting Academic, Dr Linan Xing, presented a seminar about drinking

water treatment plants. These plants are facing a serious threat of water pollution when algal blooms occur. Understanding the impact of bloom on micro-polluted source water quality and providing a suitable treatment method, given the current demand for drinking water, is a top safety concern. Dr Xing’s work investigates the interaction between

algogenic organic matters and natural organic matter. The algogenic organic matter has been separated as intracellular organic matters and extracellular organic matters. The coagulation removal mechanisms of them and the effect of calcium ion concentration on algal coagulation has also been investigated.

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then the partnership has developed to include the recently appointed joint UCL-UniSA-Santos fellowships for women in Engineering and a cross-hemisphere taught MSc in Global Management of Natural Resources run by the two institutions; with plans for more MSc courses and joint PhD programmes to start soon.

16th May – SIBE research over tea

SIBE research over tea was the opportunity for students and staff to come together to plan, create a vision for the strand and have fun! This well attended event brought up ideas for events and activities that could enhance the research spirit among the HDR community in the School. The idea of creating a ‘face-book’ in the City East staff room was suggested and this became a reality later in the year. The event was concluded by Callum Sleep sharing tips on how to win the ‘Images of Research’ competition, this was very helpful judging from the fact that Jan Varga won the second prize this year!

1st June – Breaking EGS

Breaking EGS seminars aim to engage undergraduate students and give them a chance to meet others in the disciplines, outside of the classroom. They also represent an opportunity for researchers in the Environmental Stewardship strand in NBERC to hear about new research, develop collaborations, meet students and discuss strand research issues. At this meeting Ms Georgia Pollard, from the School of Natural and Built Environments, presented ‘Diversity and sustainability – what we’re learning about urban food production in South Australia’ and Ms Lauren Roman (UTas) presented ‘Plastic ingestion in Australasian seabirds’. Ms Roman has since become Dr Roman and works for the CSIRO in Hobart.

8th June – NBERC Launched the Virtual Tour of Oaklands Wetlands

Following on from the UniSA Teaching and Learning Development Grant NBERC seminar, the Natural and Built Environments Education Strand presented ‘Launching the Virtual Tour of Oaklands Wetlands.’

We created a Virtual Tour of Oaklands Wetlands for teaching and public engagement. Located in the City of Marion, the wetlands are designed to clean water for aquifer storage, with additional value for biodiversity and recreation. The Virtual Tour includes interviews with experts about the site and how it works. For example, the council’s water resources officer describes each process involved in the stormwater treatment train, aquifer storage, and subsequent use of the water resource. A local historian provides insight into the social value of the site, with vignettes about the Kaurna and European heritage. Additionally, specialist scientists describe the local biodiversity and how it contributes to the functioning of the wetland, including aquatic vegetation, invertebrates, fish, frogs and bats. State-of-the-art 360° images allow viewers to immerse themselves and experience the scenes and sounds of the wetlands. These video resources are augmented with civil drawings, photo galleries and maps that provide detail for teaching. All of the resources are linked through a menu structure and a map of the wetland, allowing viewers to navigate intuitively through the content.

We have plans to incorporate this resource into teaching and are keen to see it utilised in additional courses. The resource may be useful for teaching about civil engineering, WSUD, water management, biodiversity, human dimensions of the environment and more. We expect the mixed-media and interactive delivery will engage students and the broad content will emphasise the multi-disciplinary dimensions of real-world activities.

3MT Logo – Reproduced with permission from The University of Queensland

15th June – 3MT School Heat

NBERC showcased 14 participating HDR students in the annual 3MT competition. HDR students presented their interesting research topics in 3 minutes. Those who were successful progressed onto the Division of ITEE heat. Students who were successful were; first place - Ms Reena Hora, people’s choice - Mr Jan Varga, Runner up - Mr Adam Sutton.

In addition to successful HDR students, others that presented in the research event included Ms Mona Mosallanejad, Ms Farjana Akhter, Mr Callum Sleep, Mr James Prater, Mr Dinesh Ratnayake, Mr Jeet Chand, Mr Neeraj Verma, Ms Parwati Sofan, Ms Sara Thomas, Ms Rohini Kolappalli and Ms Monita Wambrauw. This was the biggest number of students participating in the 3MT to date, and shows its popularity continues to grow.

16th July – SIBE: Hybrid FRP-Concrete-Steel Columns for Accelerated Bridge Construction

Prof. Mohamed ElGawady delivered a presentation on Concrete-Steel Columns. Prof. ElGawady, Ph.D., is Benavides Professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly University of Missouri-Rolla) with 20 years of experience in extreme loading and sustainability. His presentation was well attended by UniSA colleagues, in addition to a number of participants from industry. Vivid discussion on bridge building standards, comparing Australia and the USA, gave everyone insight and food for thought.

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6th August – SIBE: Construction safety of electrical and mechanical trades in Hong Kong

Ir Prof. Albert P.C. Chan delivered a presentation on “Construction safety of electrical and mechanical trades in Hong Kong”. Prof. Chan is a UniSA alumnus, currently the Head of Department of Building and Real Estate of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and is a renowned expert in the subject of construction safety. He has been leading numerous research projects in construction management and received prestigious awards. The participants learned about the new techniques applied in Hong Kong related to health and safety in construction. Also, Prof. Chan discussed recent changes to tertiary education in Hong Kong and provided information on opportunities for collaboration in the construction management area.

9th August – SIBE: Enhancing the Service-Life and durability of prestressed concrete bridge elements in aggressive coastal environments

Prof. Rudi Seracino earned his B.A.Sc. and M.A.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada, and his PhD from the University of Adelaide. He is currently a Professor of Structural Engineering and Associate Head in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina (NC) State University, USA. His research interests are broadly related to the use of fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) in civil infrastructure applications. Prof. Seracino is the Site Director of the NC State NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on Integrating Composites in Infrastructure and is on the Editorial Board of the ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction. He serves as the Co-Chair of the ACI 440 Subcommittee on the use of FRP reinforcement for the strengthening of masonry structures and is a Fellow of the International Institute for FRP in Construction.

26th September – SIBE: Conceptualising and Mapping the Contribution to the Construction & Project Management Body of Knowledge (CPM-BOK): Metaphors and Frameworks.

Assoc. Prof. Nicholas Chileshe’s presentation highlighted the general areas of what constitutes the potential areas of research within the field of Construction & Project Management and allied disciplines and helped us match the specific criteria of contribution to knowledge with illustrative examples by exploring the application and theory development. HDR students nearing completion and early career researchers benefitted the most from this presentation. However, experienced scholars got the opportunity to be part of a debate and share their experiences.

5th October – NBERC Multicultural Lunch

HDR students, academics and professional staff came together to celebrate the School’s diverse multicultural background. All attending were invited to bring a dish along that represented their home country and to share the recipe with those in attendance. What a treat it turned out to be! Everyone left with full stomachs, new recipes to try and most importantly got to know each other that little bit better! Definitely an event not to miss in 2019!

26th October – Breaking EGS

Ms Georgia Pollard ran this event while Assoc. Prof. Topa Petit was away. Special guest presenters included Dr Annette Scanlon and Dr Brad Page. Dr Annette Scanlon presented ‘The MEGA Murray-Darling Basin Microbat Project’. After working for UniSA’s Discovery Circle and the EGS program in the School of Natural and Built Environments, Annette accepted a position at Succession Ecology as their Conservation Officer. Dr Brad Page talked about ‘Impacts and control of feral deer in South Australia’. Brad’s current role with the Department of Primary Industries and Regions SA involves leading a team of policy and research staff who work with state and federal government agencies, Natural

Resource Management boards and industry groups to provide technical and policy advice on the economic and environmental impacts and management of animals considered pests, including wild dogs, rabbits, and deer.

15th November – Australia-Korea Research Seminar

A number of Korean delegates attended the Australia-Korea Research Seminar funded by the Australia-Korea Foundation, and listened to Dr Ki Kim, Dr Jin Sung Kim, Dr Sung Ok Lee and Dr Aise Kim present topics relating to Smart technologies including Smart Home, Smart Construction and Smart Tourism.

16th November – NBERC Colloquium

Over 130 staff, HDR students and industry guests, attended the annual NBERC Research Colloquium at City East Campus. Students and staff had the opportunity to present their research in front of the Schools’ academic cohort, stimulating conversation and building collaborations amongst strands. Break out strand sessions were held in the afternoon and these provided attendees with an opportunity to build connections with likeminded colleagues.

26-27th November – Australia-Korea Research Symposium, Seoul, Korea

A number of UniSA researchers including Prof. Julie Mills, Dr Ki Kim, Dr Tony Ma, Korean delegates and Korean industry partners, participated in the symposium and presented research related to Smart and Sustainable Technologies for the future, in Korea.

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Visitors to NBERC in 2018The following guests spent time visiting NBERC during 2018.

Ruixue Zhang Home Country: China Home Institution: Tianjin University Purpose of Visit: Project: Bioenergy potential from food

waste. Host: Dr Jayant Keskar, Prof. Jinming Duan,

Prof. Chris Saint Type of Visitor: Student

Li Li Home Country: China Home Institution: East China Jiaotong University Purpose of Visit: Project: Evaluate the performance of

constructed wetland on improving the water quality from industrial wastewater.

Host: Prof. Peter Teasdale, Dr Leslie Huang

Type of Visitor: Academic

Chen Huailiang Home Country: China Home Institution: JiangSu College of Engineering and

Technology Purpose of Visit: Project: The energy efficiency of

rubberized concrete in residential buildings.

Host: Dr Xing Ma Type of Visitor: Academic

Tang Xulin Home Country: China Home Institution: Yangzhou Polytechnic Institute Purpose of Visit: Project: Life cycle cost analysis of

retrofitting of existing buildings: Comparison between Australia and China.

Host: Assoc. Prof. Rameez Rameezdeen Type of Visitor: Academic

QiuXia Yang Home Country: China Home Institution: Xian University of Architecture and

Technology Purpose of Visit: Project: Green Infrastructure Research

Equipment. Host: Prof. Simon Beecham Type of Visitor: Academic

Cedric Dajnak Home Country: France Home Institution: Montpellier University Purpose of Visit: Project: Investigation of control methods

for blue-green algae in industrial waste waters.

Host: Prof. John Van Lueewen Type of Visitor: Student

Albert Chan Home Country: China Home Institution: The Hong Kong Polytechnic

University Purpose of Visit: Presentation: Construction safety of

electrical and mechanical trades in Hong Kong.

Host: Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos Kirytopoulos

Type of Visitor: Academic

Phuong Ngoc Pham Home Country: Vietnam Home Institution: The University of Danang Purpose of Visit: Project: Reinforced Crumbed

Rubber Concrete for Residential construction.

Host: Prof. Yan Zhuge Type of Visitor: Academic

Liu Wei Home Country: China Home Institution: East China Jiaotong University Purpose of Visit: Project: Identify the severity of air

pollution emanating from construction activities and the ways and means of mitigating them.

Host: Assoc. Prof. Rameez Rameezdeen Type of Visitor: Academic

Christian Vogel Home Country: Germany Home Institution: Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und

-prüfung (BAM) Purpose of Visit: Project: A new technique of diffusive

gradient in thin films (DGT) to predict the plant availability of macro-nutrients for crops in soils and novel fertilizers from recycled materials.

Host: Dr Leslie Huang Type of Visitor: Academic

Stefan Kugler Home Country: Germany Home Institution: Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und

-prüfung (BAM) Purpose of Visit: Project: A new technique of diffusive

gradient in thin films (DGT) to predict the plant availability of macro-nutrients for crops in soils and novel fertilizers from recycled materials.

Host: Dr Leslie Huang Type of Visitor: Academic

Jin Sung Kim Home Country: Korea Home Institution: Seoul Housing & Communities

Corporation Research Centre Purpose of Visit: Australia-Korea Research Seminar. Host: Dr Ki Kim Type of Visitor: Academic

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Kyunh Hoon Kim Home Country: Korea Home Institution: TGO Korea Purpose of Visit: Australia-Korea Research Seminar.Host: Dr Ki Kim Type of Visitor: Academic

Sung OK Lee Home Country: Korea Home Institution: Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and

Building Technology Purpose of Visit: Australia-Korea Research Seminar.Host: Dr Ki Kim Type of Visitor: Academic

Wei Li Home Country: China Home Institution: Xi’an University of Architecture and

Technology Purpose of Visit: Research discussions with both NBE

and SA Water regarding drinking water treatment.

Host: Prof. Jinming Duan Type of Visitor: Academic

Linan Xing Home Country: China Home Institution: Beijing Polytechnic Purpose of Visit: Project: Study on the mechanism of

removal of allogeneic organic matters and other natural organic matters in water.

Host: Prof. Christopher Chow Type of Visitor: Academic

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PublicationsStaff and students of the School of Natural and Built Environments published 23 book chapters, 170 journal papers and 23 conference papers in 2018.

Details of the book chapters are outlined below, while details of published papers are available at the following link:

https://www.unisa.edu.au/siteassets/itee/nbe/documents/publications_2018.pdf

BOOK CHAPTERSBeecham, S, Razzaghmanesh, M, Bustami, R & Ward, J 2018, ‘The role of green roofs and living walls as WSUD approaches in a dry climate’, in AK Sharma, T Gardner & D Begbie (eds), Approaches to water sensitive urban design: potential, design, ecological health, urban greening, economics, policies, and community perceptions, Elsevier, Netherlands, ch. 20, pp. 409-430.

Berwick, R, Rameezdeen, R & Wood, A 2018, ‘Inter-generational differences in project management: tools and techniques’, in Anthony Wood and Raufdeen Rameezdeen (eds), Perspectives in project management: a selection of masters degree research projects, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, ch. 2, pp. 21-38.

Borg, D, Wood, A & Rameezdeen, R 2018, ‘A modern family: Integrating the new kids into the project management family’, in Anthony Wood and Raufdeen Rameezdeen (eds), Perspectives in project management: a selection of masters degree research projects, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, ch. 1, pp. 3-20.

Chant, G, Martin, C & Wood, A 2018, ‘Knowledge management in Australian defence projects’, in Anthony Wood and Raufdeen Rameezdeen (eds), Perspectives in project management: a selection of masters degree research projects, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, ch. 5, pp. 89-106.

Choy, D, Wood, A & Martin, C 2018, ‘Management challenges with a fly-in/fly-out workforce’, in Anthony Wood and Raufdeen Rameezdeen (eds), Perspectives in project management: a selection of masters degree research projects, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, ch. 3, pp. 39-58.

Du Preez, A, Wood, A & Martin, C 2018, ‘Establishing and benchmarking project management maturity’, in Anthony Wood and Raufdeen Rameezdeen (eds), Perspectives in project management: a selection of masters degree research projects, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, ch. 14, pp. 265-284.

Earl-Spurr, J, Wood, A & Martin, C 2018, ‘The influence of procurement practices on project risk in the Australian construction industry’, in Anthony Wood and Raufdeen Rameezdeen (eds), Perspectives in project management: a selection of masters degree research projects, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, ch. 6, pp. 107-122.

Elmualim, A, Mostafa, S, Chileshe, N & Rameezdeen, R 2018, ‘Construction and the circular economy: smart and industrialized prefabrication’, in R Crocker et al. (eds), Unmaking waste in production and consumption: towards the circular economy, Emerald, UK, ch. 19, pp. 313-326.

Kyobe, N, Larden, D & Wood, A 2018, ‘Application of agile project management principles to Brownfield capacity improvement projects in the Australian mining industry’, Perspectives in project management: a selection of masters degree research projects, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, ch. 7, pp. 123-138.

Lysenko, M, Nunn, O & Wood, A 2018, ‘The human side of project management’, in Anthony Wood and Raufdeen Rameezdeen (eds), Perspectives in project management: a selection of masters degree research projects, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, ch. 4, pp. 59-88.

McCowan, M, Wood, A & Martin, C 2018, ‘Case study: Implementation of a continuous improvement program within an Australian engineering firm’, in Anthony Wood and Raufdeen Rameezdeen (eds), Perspectives in project management: a selection of masters degree research projects, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, ch. 17, pp. 327-342.

Ogden, M, Wood, A & Rameezdeen, R 2018, ‘The use of mobile technology by project managers’, in Anthony Wood and Raufdeen Rameezdeen (eds), Perspectives in project management: a selection of masters degree research projects, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, ch. 8, pp. 139-156.

Renaud, L, Wood, A & Martin, C 2018, ‘Case study: The implementation of process improvement in a remote Australian construction project’, in Anthony Wood and Raufdeen Rameezdeen (eds), Perspectives in project management: a selection of masters degree research projects, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, ch. 16, pp. 307-326.

Richardson, M, Borg, D & Wood, A 2018, ‘The impact of modular construction on LNG megaprojects’, in Anthony Wood and Raufdeen Rameezdeen (eds), Perspectives in project management: a selection of masters degree research projects, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, ch.15, pp. 285-306.

Sandhu, H, Gemmill-Herren, B, de Blaeij, A, van Dis, R & Baltussen, W 2018, ‘Application of the TEEBAgriFood framework: case

https://www.unisa.edu.au/siteassets/itee/nbe/documents/publications_2018.pdf

studies for decision-makers’, TEEB for agriculture & food: scientific and economic foundations report, UN Environment, Switzerland, ch. 8, pp. 292-325.

Sandhu, H, Wratten, SD, Porter, JR, Costanza, R, Pretty, J & Reganold, JP 2018, ‘Biodiversity-enhanced global agriculture’, in Diana Ayton-Shenker (ed), A new global agenda: Priorities, practices and pathways of the international community, Rowman and Littlefield, Maryland, US, ch. 16, pp. 205-213.

Sandhu, S, Soosay, C, Harris, H, Hvolby, H-H & Sandhu, H 2018, ‘Ecosystem services for wine sustainability: a case in point of sustainable food systems’, in J Marques (ed), Handbook of engaged sustainability, Springer, Switzerland, ch. 27, pp. 653-682.

Sarmadi, B, Beekharry, D & Wood, A 2018, ‘Improving project performance by adopting control theory methods’, in Anthony Wood and Raufdeen Rameezdeen (eds), Perspectives in project management: a selection of masters degree research projects, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, ch. 9, pp. 157-178.

Selwood, M, Metcalfe, H & Wood, A 2018, ‘Project management in the arts: integration, application and benefits’, in Anthony Wood and Raufdeen Rameezdeen (eds), Perspectives in project management: a selection of masters degree research projects, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, ch. 11, pp. 201-216.

Sivam, A, Trasente, T, Karuppannan, S & Chileshe, N 2018, ‘The impact of ageing workforce on the construction industry in Australia’, in F Emuze & J Smallwood (eds), Valuing people in construction, 1st ed., Routledge, United Kingdom, ch. 5, pp. 78-97.

Skinner, A, Larden, D & Wood, A 2018, ‘Project risk management practices in small to medium enterprises in the Australian defence industry’, in Anthony Wood and Raufdeen Rameezdeen (eds), Perspectives in project management: a selection of masters degree research projects, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, ch. 10, pp. 179-200.

Susanto, H, Wood, A & Nunn, O 2018, ‘Effective management of infrastructure projects in remote Northern Territory’, in Anthony Wood and Raufdeen Rameezdeen (eds), Perspectives in project management: a selection of masters degree research projects, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, ch. 12, pp. 217-244.

Wolff, D, Beekharry, D & Wood, A 2018, ‘Integrated project delivery in large-scale residential architecture in Australia’, in Anthony Wood and Raufdeen Rameezdeen (eds), Perspectives in project management: a selection of masters degree research projects, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, ch. 13, pp. 245-264.

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