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Biography

I am an Associate Professor of Environmental Science in the School of Environmental and Life Sciences at The University of Newcastle, Australia. I hold Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from the University of Newcastle, a Diploma in Education and a PhD from the University of Western Sydney. I have taught Environmental Science at The University of Newcastle since 1990 and am currently Assistant Dean, International for the Faculty of Science & Information Technology. As well as University teaching, I undertake consulting assignments associated with wastewater, and have been involved in developing Short Courses dealing with small wastewater systems and land application of wastewaters.

Qualifications

PhD, University of Western Sydney, 03/05/2005
Master of Science, University of Newcastle, 16/02/1979
Diploma in Education, University of Newcastle, 15/03/1974
Bachelor of Science, University of Newcastle, 16/03/1973

Research

Research keywords

constructed wetlands
contamination
groundwater
pollutant source tracking
wastewater
water quality

Research expertise

My research field deals with the environmental impacts associated with the treatment and disposal of domestic and agricultural wastewaters and the movement and fate of contaminants in soils and groundwaters. I have also been involved in research into the performance of small-scale treatment systems such as sand filters and constructed wetland systems and have undertaken research examining the cumulative impact of these systems to surface and groundwater quality in catchments and estuaries. I have undertaken work on a variety of microbiological and chemical contaminant source tracking techniques. The chemical techniques include the use of optical brighteners (fluorescent whitening agents), fluorescein, lithium and bromide as added tracers, as well as analysis of faecal sterols in environmental waters to distinguish between human and animal sources of contamination. Work has been undertaken in unsewered catchments with particular application to receiving water quality in surface and groundwaters, as well as estuaries which are used for aquaculture.

My research interests are summarised below:

Environmental impacts associated with the on-site treatment and disposal of domestic and agricultural wastewaters, and stormwaters
Movement and fate of contaminants in soils and groundwaters
Performance of small-scale treatment systems such as sand filters and constructed wetland systems
Effluent transport through vadose zone and tracer applications
Microbial/pathogen source tracking in catchments

Fields of Research

Code	Description	Percentage
050299	Environmental Science And Management Not Elsewhere Classified	40
090799	Environmental Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified	30
040399	Geology Not Elsewhere Classified	30

Collaboration

My research focus has been in examining the impacts to soil, groundwater and surface water from the application of human and agricultural wastes to land. In particular I have been involved in studying different types of treatment systems and the fate of contaminants from these waste sources using a range of hydrological, geochemical and microbial tracing techniques. I collaborate as part of a research team in the School of Environmental and Life Sciences and am currently convenor of the Environmental Water Science Research Group.

Administrative

Administrative expertise

1990 Lecturer in Environmental Science, The University of Newcastle, NSW

1999 Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography and Environmental Science,

2006 Head of Discipline of Earth Sciences, School of Environmental and Life Sciences,

2008 Associate Professor in Environmental Science, School of Environmental and Life Sciences

2011 Assistant Dean, International, Faculty of Science & Information Technology, The University of Newcastle, NSW

Teaching

Teaching keywords

earth science
environmental science
hydrology
soil science

Teaching expertise

I have been teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses at this University for 23 years. My teaching in environmental science reflects my interdisciplinary background and the courses I teach are enhanced by my practical experiences, my past research and professional practice.

In addition to my University teaching, I have developed, and regularly contribute to, a training course dealing with On-Site Domestic Wastewater Management. This course has been run many times throughout Australia and New Zealand and is widely recognised as an industry standard.

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Publications

No publications.

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Grants and Funding

Summary

Number of grants	52
Total funding	$953,264

For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.

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2013 (1 grants)

North Arm Cove Water Quality Study$5,200
Funding Body: Great Lakes Council

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Doctor Craig Evans
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$5,200	2013	2013
GNo:G1301013

2012 (3 grants)

Actinomycetes in Drinking Water Reservoirs & their Role in Taste & Odour$37,500
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Doctor Craig Evans
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$37,500	2012	2014
GNo:G1200448

Analysis of endocrine disrupting compounds (Alkylphenols) in inland sewage treatment plants (STP's) in the Lower Hunter Valley$10,000
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$10,000	2012	2014
GNo:G1200147

Water quality assessments and development of monitoring approaches for culturally significant waterholes in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park$9,779
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Joseph Bidwell, Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Doctor Craig Evans
Scheme		Role
Linkage Pilot Research Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$9,779	2012	2012
GNo:G1101122

2011 (1 grants)

The use of Fluorescent Whitening Compounds as Indicators of Human Faecal Contamination in Environmental Waters$9,968
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Craig Evans
Scheme		Role
Linkage Pilot Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$9,968	2011	2011
GNo:G1100039

2010 (2 grants)

Source tracking using alternative faecal indicators in water$10,000
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Professor Hugh Dunstan
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$10,000	2010	2011
GNo:G1000519

Enhancing the Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminants in Soil$1,000
Funding Body: EnviroPacific Services

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$1,000	2010	2011
GNo:G1000871

2009 (1 grants)

A comparative treatment performance evaluation of two on-site wastewater systems at Taylor's Beach: A Wisconsin Mound and Soil-Absorption-System (SAS)$26,900
Funding Body: Port Stephens Council

Project Team
Doctor Steven Lucas, Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$26,900	2009	2009
GNo:G0189708

2008 (1 grants)

International Conference on Wetland Systems Technology in Water Pollution Control, Infore-Ujain India, 1/11/2008 - 7/11/2008$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Travel Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$2,500	2008	2008
GNo:G0189571

2007 (2 grants)

Snapshot of water quality an tilligerry estuary and major surface drains routing catchment runoff to the estuary$22,300
Funding Body: Port Stephens Council

Project Team
Doctor Steven Lucas, Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$22,300	2007	2007
GNo:G0187345

Characterisation of microbial and chemical contaminants, bioreaction and water quantity dynamics in rainwater harvesting systems to optimise design$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Coombes, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Doctor Tim Roberts
Scheme		Role
Near Miss Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$20,000	2007	2007
GNo:G0187184

2006 (3 grants)

Research proposal to monitor the performance of stormwater quality improvement devices (SQID's) at several sites draining to Lake Macquarie$30,000
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

Project Team
Doctor Steven Lucas, Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Lake Macquarie Catchment Coordinator office		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$30,000	2006	2006
GNo:G0187047

Evaluation of Nutrient/Microbial Exports from an Unsewered Area to Tilligerry Creek Estuary$20,000
Funding Body: Port Stephens Council

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$20,000	2006	2006
GNo:G0186504

10th International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control 23-29 September, 2006$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Travel Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$2,400	2006	2006
GNo:G0186569

2005 (2 grants)

Bacteriological Investigations into lakeshore water quality adjacent to stormwater quality improvement devices (SQID's)$4,230
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Professor Hugh Dunstan
Scheme		Role
Lake Macquarie Environmental Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$4,230	2005	2005
GNo:G0185628

'Where Waters Meet' Annual Conference of International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) jointly convened with New Zealand Hydrological Society, 28 November-3 December 2005$1,465
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Travel Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$1,465	2005	2005
GNo:G0185756

2003 (9 grants)

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$335,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Hugh Dunstan, Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Professor George Kuczera, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Coombes, Doctor Tim Roberts, Mrs G Calabria, Mr R Iyadurai, Mr S Wilson, Mr B Brooker, Mr D Pensini, Ms A Kaliska, Mr B Petersen, Mr G Carter, Emeritus Professor Ellak Von Nagy-Felsobuki, Mr P Santoro
Scheme		Role
Linkage Projects		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$335,000	2003	2007
GNo:G0182827

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$35,000
Funding Body: NSW Department of Commerce

Project Team
Professor Hugh Dunstan, Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Professor George Kuczera, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Coombes, Doctor Tim Roberts, Mrs G Calabria, Mr R Iyadurai, Mr S Wilson, Mr B Brooker, Mr D Pensini, Ms A Kaliska, Mr B Petersen, Mr G Carter, Emeritus Professor Ellak Von Nagy-Felsobuki, Mr P Santoro
Scheme		Role
Linkage Projects Partner funding		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$35,000	2003	2006
GNo:G0183256

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$12,000
Funding Body: Analytical Reference Laboratories Pty Ltd

Project Team
Professor Hugh Dunstan, Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Professor George Kuczera, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Coombes, Doctor Tim Roberts, Mrs G Calabria, Mr R Iyadurai, Mr S Wilson, Mr B Brooker, Mr D Pensini, Ms A Kaliska, Mr B Petersen, Mr G Carter, Emeritus Professor Ellak Von Nagy-Felsobuki, Mr P Santoro
Scheme		Role
Linkage Projects Partner funding		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$12,000	2003	2006
GNo:G0183254

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$12,000
Funding Body: Great Lakes Council

Project Team
Professor Hugh Dunstan, Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Professor George Kuczera, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Coombes, Doctor Tim Roberts, Mrs G Calabria, Mr R Iyadurai, Mr S Wilson, Mr B Brooker, Mr D Pensini, Ms A Kaliska, Mr B Petersen, Mr G Carter, Emeritus Professor Ellak Von Nagy-Felsobuki, Mr P Santoro
Scheme		Role
Linkage Projects Partner funding		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$12,000	2003	2006
GNo:G0183257

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$12,000
Funding Body: Hastings Council

Project Team
Professor Hugh Dunstan, Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Professor George Kuczera, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Coombes, Doctor Tim Roberts, Mrs G Calabria, Mr R Iyadurai, Mr S Wilson, Mr B Brooker, Mr D Pensini, Ms A Kaliska, Mr B Petersen, Mr G Carter, Emeritus Professor Ellak Von Nagy-Felsobuki, Mr P Santoro
Scheme		Role
Linkage Projects Partner funding		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$12,000	2003	2006
GNo:G0183259

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments. $12,000
Funding Body: Greater Taree City Council

Project Team
Professor Hugh Dunstan, Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Professor George Kuczera, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Coombes, Doctor Tim Roberts, Mrs G Calabria, Mr R Iyadurai, Mr S Wilson, Mr B Brooker, Mr D Pensini, Ms A Kaliska, Mr B Petersen, Mr G Carter, Emeritus Professor Ellak Von Nagy-Felsobuki, Mr P Santoro
Scheme		Role
Linkage Projects Partner funding		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$12,000	2003	2006
GNo:G0184497

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$9,000
Funding Body: Midcoast County Council

Project Team
Professor Hugh Dunstan, Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Professor George Kuczera, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Coombes, Doctor Tim Roberts, Mrs G Calabria, Mr R Iyadurai, Mr S Wilson, Mr B Brooker, Mr D Pensini, Ms A Kaliska, Mr B Petersen, Mr G Carter, Emeritus Professor Ellak Von Nagy-Felsobuki, Mr P Santoro
Scheme		Role
Linkage Projects Partner funding		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$9,000	2003	2005
GNo:G0183258

Bacteriological Investigations Associated with Stormwater Quality Improvement Devices (SQIDS)$4,750
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Lake Macquarie Environmental Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$4,750	2003	2003
GNo:G0183196

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$1,500
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Project Team
Professor Hugh Dunstan, Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Professor George Kuczera, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Coombes, Doctor Tim Roberts, Mrs G Calabria, Mr R Iyadurai, Mr S Wilson, Mr B Brooker, Mr D Pensini, Ms A Kaliska, Mr B Petersen, Mr G Carter, Emeritus Professor Ellak Von Nagy-Felsobuki, Mr P Santoro
Scheme		Role
Linkage Projects Partner funding		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$1,500	2003	2003
GNo:G0183251

2002 (5 grants)

The Sustainable Effluent Irrigation Project - Effects of effluent irrigation on soil sodicity and groundwater quality.$67,635
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Doctor Russell Drysdale
Scheme		Role
Linkage Projects		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$67,635	2002	2004
GNo:G0181149

The sustainable effluent irrigation project - effects of effluent irrigation on soil sodicity and groundwater quality.$31,500
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Doctor Russell Drysdale
Scheme		Role
Linkage Projects Partner funding		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$31,500	2002	2004
GNo:G0181898

The Sustainable Effluent Irrigation Plantation Project (SEIPP): Quantifying Sodium (Na+) Accumulation and Leaching Rates in Soils of an Effluent Irrigated Plant$11,000
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
UN/HWC Collaborative Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$11,000	2002	2002
GNo:G0181654

Subsurface Constructed Wetland for Stormwater Treatment at Blue Haven.$6,384
Funding Body: Wyong Shire Council

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$6,384	2002	2002
GNo:G0181971

Diffuse pollutant loading from on-site wastewater treatment systems and other landuses in the Stony Creek Catchment.$3,487
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Lake Macquarie Environmental Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$3,487	2002	2002
GNo:G0181932

2001 (3 grants)

Evaluation of Nutrient Removal Management Options.$10,500
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Collaborative Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$10,500	2001	2001
GNo:G0180673

Bacteriological Investigations Associated with Stormwater Quality Improvement Devices.$5,232
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Professor Hugh Dunstan
Scheme		Role
Lake Macquarie Environmental Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$5,232	2001	2001
GNo:G0181487

9th National Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems, USA 11-14 March 2001$2,376
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Travel Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$2,376	2001	2001
GNo:G0180681

2000 (4 grants)

On-site treatment system failure and shellfish contamination in Port Stephens.$34,500
Funding Body: Department of Local Government

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Sewerage Management Project		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$34,500	2000	2001
GNo:G0179162

Performance monitoring of a low cost alternative on-site effluent treatment system to reduce nutrients.$19,430
Funding Body: Department of Local Government

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Sewerage Management Project		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$19,430	2000	2000
GNo:G0179161

Hydrological Research into the Design and Effectiveness of Constructed Wetlands in Reducing Pollutants in Stormwater Runoff.$8,797
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Lake Macquarie Environmental Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$8,797	2000	2000
GNo:G0180156

Analysis of water quality / hydrodynamic data - Lake Innes.$2,000
Funding Body: NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Consultancy		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$2,000	2000	2000
GNo:G0179389

1999 (4 grants)

Catchment Management and Groundwater Monitoring - Bob's Farm Salt Ash$3,000
Funding Body: Hunter Area Health Service

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Public Health Unit		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$3,000	1999	1999
GNo:G0178403

Catchment Management and Groundwater Monitoring - Bob's Farm, Salt Ash$3,000
Funding Body: Port Stephens Council

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$3,000	1999	1999
GNo:G0179472

Impact of Septic Systems on Groundwater Quality$1,000
Funding Body: Hunter Area Health Service

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Public Health Unit		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$1,000	1999	1999
GNo:G0178402

18th Federal Conference of the Australia Water & Wastewater Association Adelaide, SA.$874
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Travel Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$874	1999	1999
GNo:G0179094

1998 (1 grants)

8th National Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems, USA 8-10 March 1998$2,425
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Travel Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$2,425	1998	1998
GNo:G0179794

1997 (3 grants)

Risk of nutrient movement from land irrigated with dairy effluent$7,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$7,000	1997	1997
GNo:G0176616

On-site disposal systems - Impacts of biomass harvesting on nutrient uptake in small constructed wetlands.$1,500
Funding Body: Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Trust

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Applied Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$1,500	1997	1997
GNo:G0177533

United Nations Environment Program International Regional Conference on Environmental Technologies for Wastewater Management, Perth, WA, 4-6 December 1997$574
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Travel Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$574	1997	1997
GNo:G0179477

1996 (2 grants)

Postgraduate Research Scholarship$23,047
Funding Body: NSW Department of Land & Water Conservation (DEFUNCT)

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Christine Dalby
Scheme		Role
Research Grant (Defunct)		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$23,047	1996	1996
GNo:G0176492

DAIRY EFFLUENT MONITORING PROJECT INCORPORTING THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL WETLANDS FOR NUTRIENT REDUCTION IN EFFLUENT$10,611
Funding Body: Dairy Research & Development Corporation

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$10,611	1996	1996
GNo:G0176064

1995 (2 grants)

Dairy wastewater wetlnd demonstration , Tocal College, Patterson$5,000
Funding Body: Hunter Catchment Management Trust

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$5,000	1995	1995
GNo:G0176029

Dairy wastewater wetlnd demonstration , Tocal College, Patterson$5,000
Funding Body: Hunter Catchment Management Trust

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$5,000	1995	1995
GNo:G0177396

1994 (2 grants)

Dairy Effluent monitoring project incorporating the use of Artificial Wetlands for nutrient reduction in effluent$34,135
Funding Body: Dairy Research & Development Corporation

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$34,135	1994	1996
GNo:G0174417

Waste Water Disposal at Cooranbong$2,265
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Ms S Keating
Scheme		Role
Lake Macquarie Environmental Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$2,265	1994	1994
GNo:G0175034

1992 (1 grants)

The Characterisation Of Soils For Effluent Disposal$4,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Associate Professor Phillip Geary
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$4,500	1992	1992
GNo:G0174139

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Research Supervision

Number of current supervisions	5
Total current UoN PhD EFTSL	1.13

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

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Associate Professor Phillip Geary

Work Phone	(02) 4921 6726
Cell / Mobile Phone	0432529015
Fax	(02) 4921 6925
Email	Phil.Geary@newcastle.edu.au
Position	Assistant Dean (International) Discipline of Environmental Science and Management School of Environmental and Life Sciences Faculty of Science and Information Technology The University of Newcastle, Australia
Focus Area	Environmental Science and Management
Office	GG09, Geology, Callaghan University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia
URL:	www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/phil-geary

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2013 (1 grants)

North Arm Cove Water Quality Study$5,200Funding Body: Great Lakes Council

2012 (3 grants)

Actinomycetes in Drinking Water Reservoirs & their Role in Taste & Odour$37,500Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Analysis of endocrine disrupting compounds (Alkylphenols) in inland sewage treatment plants (STP's) in the Lower Hunter Valley$10,000Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Water quality assessments and development of monitoring approaches for culturally significant waterholes in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park$9,779Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2011 (1 grants)

The use of Fluorescent Whitening Compounds as Indicators of Human Faecal Contamination in Environmental Waters$9,968Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2010 (2 grants)

Source tracking using alternative faecal indicators in water$10,000Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Enhancing the Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminants in Soil$1,000Funding Body: EnviroPacific Services

2009 (1 grants)

A comparative treatment performance evaluation of two on-site wastewater systems at Taylor's Beach: A Wisconsin Mound and Soil-Absorption-System (SAS)$26,900Funding Body: Port Stephens Council

2008 (1 grants)

International Conference on Wetland Systems Technology in Water Pollution Control, Infore-Ujain India, 1/11/2008 - 7/11/2008$2,500Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2007 (2 grants)

Snapshot of water quality an tilligerry estuary and major surface drains routing catchment runoff to the estuary$22,300Funding Body: Port Stephens Council

Characterisation of microbial and chemical contaminants, bioreaction and water quantity dynamics in rainwater harvesting systems to optimise design$20,000Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2006 (3 grants)

Research proposal to monitor the performance of stormwater quality improvement devices (SQID's) at several sites draining to Lake Macquarie$30,000Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

Evaluation of Nutrient/Microbial Exports from an Unsewered Area to Tilligerry Creek Estuary$20,000Funding Body: Port Stephens Council

10th International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control 23-29 September, 2006$2,400Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2005 (2 grants)

Bacteriological Investigations into lakeshore water quality adjacent to stormwater quality improvement devices (SQID's)$4,230Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

'Where Waters Meet' Annual Conference of International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) jointly convened with New Zealand Hydrological Society, 28 November-3 December 2005$1,465Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2003 (9 grants)

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$335,000Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$35,000Funding Body: NSW Department of Commerce

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$12,000Funding Body: Analytical Reference Laboratories Pty Ltd

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$12,000Funding Body: Great Lakes Council

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$12,000Funding Body: Hastings Council

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments. $12,000Funding Body: Greater Taree City Council

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$9,000Funding Body: Midcoast County Council

Bacteriological Investigations Associated with Stormwater Quality Improvement Devices (SQIDS)$4,750Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$1,500Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

2002 (5 grants)

The Sustainable Effluent Irrigation Project - Effects of effluent irrigation on soil sodicity and groundwater quality.$67,635Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

The sustainable effluent irrigation project - effects of effluent irrigation on soil sodicity and groundwater quality.$31,500Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

The Sustainable Effluent Irrigation Plantation Project (SEIPP): Quantifying Sodium (Na+) Accumulation and Leaching Rates in Soils of an Effluent Irrigated Plant$11,000Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Subsurface Constructed Wetland for Stormwater Treatment at Blue Haven.$6,384Funding Body: Wyong Shire Council

Diffuse pollutant loading from on-site wastewater treatment systems and other landuses in the Stony Creek Catchment.$3,487Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

2001 (3 grants)

Evaluation of Nutrient Removal Management Options.$10,500Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Bacteriological Investigations Associated with Stormwater Quality Improvement Devices.$5,232Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

9th National Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems, USA 11-14 March 2001$2,376Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2000 (4 grants)

On-site treatment system failure and shellfish contamination in Port Stephens.$34,500Funding Body: Department of Local Government

Performance monitoring of a low cost alternative on-site effluent treatment system to reduce nutrients.$19,430Funding Body: Department of Local Government

Hydrological Research into the Design and Effectiveness of Constructed Wetlands in Reducing Pollutants in Stormwater Runoff.$8,797Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

Analysis of water quality / hydrodynamic data - Lake Innes.$2,000Funding Body: NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service

1999 (4 grants)

Catchment Management and Groundwater Monitoring - Bob's Farm Salt Ash$3,000Funding Body: Hunter Area Health Service

Catchment Management and Groundwater Monitoring - Bob's Farm, Salt Ash$3,000Funding Body: Port Stephens Council

Impact of Septic Systems on Groundwater Quality$1,000Funding Body: Hunter Area Health Service

18th Federal Conference of the Australia Water & Wastewater Association Adelaide, SA.$874Funding Body: University of Newcastle

1998 (1 grants)

8th National Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems, USA 8-10 March 1998$2,425Funding Body: University of Newcastle

1997 (3 grants)

Risk of nutrient movement from land irrigated with dairy effluent$7,000Funding Body: University of Newcastle

On-site disposal systems - Impacts of biomass harvesting on nutrient uptake in small constructed wetlands.$1,500Funding Body: Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Trust

United Nations Environment Program International Regional Conference on Environmental Technologies for Wastewater Management, Perth, WA, 4-6 December 1997$574Funding Body: University of Newcastle

1996 (2 grants)

North Arm Cove Water Quality Study$5,200
Funding Body: Great Lakes Council

Actinomycetes in Drinking Water Reservoirs & their Role in Taste & Odour$37,500
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Analysis of endocrine disrupting compounds (Alkylphenols) in inland sewage treatment plants (STP's) in the Lower Hunter Valley$10,000
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Water quality assessments and development of monitoring approaches for culturally significant waterholes in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park$9,779
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

The use of Fluorescent Whitening Compounds as Indicators of Human Faecal Contamination in Environmental Waters$9,968
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Source tracking using alternative faecal indicators in water$10,000
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Enhancing the Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminants in Soil$1,000
Funding Body: EnviroPacific Services

A comparative treatment performance evaluation of two on-site wastewater systems at Taylor's Beach: A Wisconsin Mound and Soil-Absorption-System (SAS)$26,900
Funding Body: Port Stephens Council

International Conference on Wetland Systems Technology in Water Pollution Control, Infore-Ujain India, 1/11/2008 - 7/11/2008$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Snapshot of water quality an tilligerry estuary and major surface drains routing catchment runoff to the estuary$22,300
Funding Body: Port Stephens Council

Characterisation of microbial and chemical contaminants, bioreaction and water quantity dynamics in rainwater harvesting systems to optimise design$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Research proposal to monitor the performance of stormwater quality improvement devices (SQID's) at several sites draining to Lake Macquarie$30,000
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

Evaluation of Nutrient/Microbial Exports from an Unsewered Area to Tilligerry Creek Estuary$20,000
Funding Body: Port Stephens Council

10th International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control 23-29 September, 2006$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Bacteriological Investigations into lakeshore water quality adjacent to stormwater quality improvement devices (SQID's)$4,230
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

'Where Waters Meet' Annual Conference of International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) jointly convened with New Zealand Hydrological Society, 28 November-3 December 2005$1,465
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$335,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$35,000
Funding Body: NSW Department of Commerce

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$12,000
Funding Body: Analytical Reference Laboratories Pty Ltd

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$12,000
Funding Body: Great Lakes Council

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$12,000
Funding Body: Hastings Council

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments. $12,000
Funding Body: Greater Taree City Council

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$9,000
Funding Body: Midcoast County Council

Bacteriological Investigations Associated with Stormwater Quality Improvement Devices (SQIDS)$4,750
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$1,500
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

The Sustainable Effluent Irrigation Project - Effects of effluent irrigation on soil sodicity and groundwater quality.$67,635
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

The sustainable effluent irrigation project - effects of effluent irrigation on soil sodicity and groundwater quality.$31,500
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

The Sustainable Effluent Irrigation Plantation Project (SEIPP): Quantifying Sodium (Na+) Accumulation and Leaching Rates in Soils of an Effluent Irrigated Plant$11,000
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Subsurface Constructed Wetland for Stormwater Treatment at Blue Haven.$6,384
Funding Body: Wyong Shire Council

Diffuse pollutant loading from on-site wastewater treatment systems and other landuses in the Stony Creek Catchment.$3,487
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

Evaluation of Nutrient Removal Management Options.$10,500
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Bacteriological Investigations Associated with Stormwater Quality Improvement Devices.$5,232
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

9th National Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems, USA 11-14 March 2001$2,376
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

On-site treatment system failure and shellfish contamination in Port Stephens.$34,500
Funding Body: Department of Local Government

Performance monitoring of a low cost alternative on-site effluent treatment system to reduce nutrients.$19,430
Funding Body: Department of Local Government

Hydrological Research into the Design and Effectiveness of Constructed Wetlands in Reducing Pollutants in Stormwater Runoff.$8,797
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

Analysis of water quality / hydrodynamic data - Lake Innes.$2,000
Funding Body: NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service

Catchment Management and Groundwater Monitoring - Bob's Farm Salt Ash$3,000
Funding Body: Hunter Area Health Service

Catchment Management and Groundwater Monitoring - Bob's Farm, Salt Ash$3,000
Funding Body: Port Stephens Council

Impact of Septic Systems on Groundwater Quality$1,000
Funding Body: Hunter Area Health Service

18th Federal Conference of the Australia Water & Wastewater Association Adelaide, SA.$874
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

8th National Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems, USA 8-10 March 1998$2,425
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Risk of nutrient movement from land irrigated with dairy effluent$7,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

On-site disposal systems - Impacts of biomass harvesting on nutrient uptake in small constructed wetlands.$1,500
Funding Body: Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Trust

United Nations Environment Program International Regional Conference on Environmental Technologies for Wastewater Management, Perth, WA, 4-6 December 1997$574
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Postgraduate Research Scholarship$23,047
Funding Body: NSW Department of Land & Water Conservation (DEFUNCT)

DAIRY EFFLUENT MONITORING PROJECT INCORPORTING THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL WETLANDS FOR NUTRIENT REDUCTION IN EFFLUENT$10,611
Funding Body: Dairy Research & Development Corporation

Dairy wastewater wetlnd demonstration , Tocal College, Patterson$5,000
Funding Body: Hunter Catchment Management Trust

Dairy wastewater wetlnd demonstration , Tocal College, Patterson$5,000
Funding Body: Hunter Catchment Management Trust

Dairy Effluent monitoring project incorporating the use of Artificial Wetlands for nutrient reduction in effluent$34,135
Funding Body: Dairy Research & Development Corporation

Waste Water Disposal at Cooranbong$2,265
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

The Characterisation Of Soils For Effluent Disposal$4,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle