Water: Effective Technologies and Tools (WETT) Research Centre

Established in 2013, the WETT Centre brings together researchers with complementary knowledge and skills to develop technologies and methodologies for managing the quality and quantity of water for society’s needs in a sustainable manner.

We achieve this by engaging with national and international community, government and industry and conducting research to enable the provision of clean and safe water for public consumption and the environment. The Centre also supports undergraduate and postgraduate training, in preparation for future careers within the water industry.

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Research themes

Water Resources Management

Systems and methods to improve quality, distribution, management practices and environmental impacts for various sources of water (potable, ground water, storm and wastewater), investigate alternative water sources, leverage digital technology towards Water 4.0.

Water & Wastewater Treatment

Treatment technologies and quality monitoring systems for drinking water, industrial wastewater, municipal wastewater, water recycling, desalination, concentrate management and resource recovery augmented by smart sensors (asset monitoring), IoT, remote wireless monitoring and data collection.

Wastewater & Biosolids

Biosolids from wastewater treatment as source of renewable energy, organic fertiliser and other applications to benefit wastewater treatment facilities and support social licence to operate. Joint activities with newly established RMIT- based Australian Research Council (ARC) Training Centre for the Transformation of Australia’s Biosolids Resources.

Projects

Improving the efficiency of anaerobic sludge digestion

This project examines the properties of concentrated sludge arising from increased pressure on the capacity of wastewater treatment plants.

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The WETT team

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Partners

The WETT Research Centre works with a range of industry, educational and research partners.

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Facilities

We have access to an impressive array of equipment. This includes bench and pilot scale water treatment units such as aerobic and anaerobic digesters, solar ponds and desalination rigs, polymeric and ceramic membrane filtration (from microfiltration to reverse osmosis) rigs.

Our laboratories are equipped with instrumentation for inorganic and organic analyses and include:

AAS
ATR-FTIR
Flow cytometers
Fluorescence spectrophotometers
GC

GC-MS
GC-MS-MS
HPLC
ICP-MS

Ion chromotographs
Particle size analysers
Spectrophotometers
TOC analysers

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School of Engineering

At the School of Engineering, we are recognised for our work-relevant education programs, excellent research facilities, creative real-world project work and robust relations with local and international industry leaders.

Research information for academic staff

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Information for research candidates

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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