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A/Prof. Phillip Geary

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Research Supervision

Number of current supervisions 5
Total current UoN PhD EFTSL 1.02

For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.

Current Supervision

Commenced Proposed
Completion
Program Supervisor Type Research Title
2011 2015 PhD (Environmental Sc) Principal Supervisor Detecting Human Sourced Water Contamination in Water Catchments Using Fluorescence Whitening Agents
2011 2015 PhD (Environmental Sc) Principal Supervisor The Role of Actinomycetes in Taste and Odour Events Involving Geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol in Drinking Water Reservoirs
2007 2008 Honours Hydrology
University of Newcastle
Sole Supervisor Assessment of the Performance of a Wisconsin Mound in Treating Domestic Wastewater
2007 2017 Honours Hydrology
University of Newcastle
Co-Supervisor Research Proposal to Monitor the Performance of Stormwater Quality Improvement Devices (SQIDs) at several sites draining to Lake Macquarie
2006 2010 PhD (Environmental Sc) Co-Supervisor Reconstruction of extreme climate events in the Sydney Basin

Past Supervision

Year Program Supervisor Type Research Title
2012 M Philosophy (EnvironmentalSc) Principal Supervisor Leachate Quality Analysis and Passive Treatment Options
2012 M Philosophy (EnvironmentalSc) Principal Supervisor Shallow Groundwater Quality and Transport of Contaminants from a Domestic Wastewater System
2009 PhD (Environmental Sc) Principal Supervisor Bacteriological Studies in Stormwater Quality Improvement Devices (SQIDs) at Lake Macquarie, NSW
2008 PhD (Biological Sciences) Co-Supervisor Use of Coprostanol and Related Faecal Sterols for Faecal Source Tracking from Diverse Mixed Land Use Catchments
2007 Masters Enviro Studies Not Elswr Class
University of Newcastle
Co-Supervisor Microbiological Quality of Tilligerry Estuary
2007 PhD (Physical Geography) Principal Supervisor Temporal Sodium Flux in a Woodlot Soil Irrigated with Secondary Treated Effluent: The Implications for Sustainable Irrigation and Soil Management
2006 Masters Geochemistry
University of Newcastle
Sole Supervisor ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF SALAMANDER BAY LANDFILL ON GROUNDWATER QUALITY
2006 Masters Hydrology
University of Newcastle
Co-Supervisor Groundwater Quality at a Landfill
2002 Masters Enviro Studies Not Elswr Class
University of Newcastle
Co-Supervisor Mangroves and Salt Marsh in Contaminated Environments
2001 Masters Enviro Studies Not Elswr Class
University of Newcastle
Co-Supervisor Phosphorus Sorption in Constructed Wetlands
2001 Masters Soil Science
University of Newcastle
Sole Supervisor Fate of Phosphate from Fertilizers applied to Grazing Land
2001 Masters Soil Science
University of Newcastle
Co-Supervisor Phosphorus transport from runoff plots
2000 Masters Enviro Studies Not Elswr Class
University of Newcastle
Sole Supervisor Impact of Biomass Harvesting on Nutrient Uptake