Dr. Maazuza Othman
Senior Lecturer
Details
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College: School of Engineering
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Department: School of Engineering
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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maazuza.othman@rmit.edu.au
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Media enquiries
About
Areas of research and consulting expertise:
- Simulation and modelling, performance evaluation and optimization of wastewater treatment plants
- Water recycling and on-site wastewater treatment
- Evaporation enhancement
Industrial collaboration:
- Assessment of wastewater treatment plant capacity for nitrification and the effect of the presence of surfactants on wastewater treatment plant’s performance
- Characterisation of the BTX waste stream and an evaluation of potential processes to improve the biological treat ability of this stream. Industry partner- Huntsman Chemicals
- On-site wastewater treatment monitoring and performance evaluation
- Commercial builidngs – water conservation and sustainable design - water use and discharge
- Evaluation of solar-plate-collector unit for evaporation enhancement
- Simulation and modelling, performance evaluation and optimization of wastewater treatment plants
- Water recycling and on-site wastewater treatment
- Evaporation enhancement
Industrial collaboration:
- Assessment of wastewater treatment plant capacity for nitrification and the effect of the presence of surfactants on wastewater treatment plant’s performance
- Characterisation of the BTX waste stream and an evaluation of potential processes to improve the biological treat ability of this stream. Industry partner- Huntsman Chemicals
- On-site wastewater treatment monitoring and performance evaluation
- Commercial builidngs – water conservation and sustainable design - water use and discharge
- Evaluation of solar-plate-collector unit for evaporation enhancement
Academic positions
- Program Coordinator
- RMIT University
- Environmental Engineering, School of Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 2007 – Present
- Lecturer
- RMIT University
- School of Civil Environmental and Chemical Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 2000 – Present
- Course Development Officer
- RMIT University
- Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1999 – 1999
- Lecturer
- RMIT University
- Department of Applied and Environmental Science
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1998 – 1999
- Doctoral student and Tutor
- RMIT University
- Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1994 – 1994
- Research Assistant
- Kuwait University & Kuwait National Petroleum Company
- , Kuwait
- 1985 – 1999
Supervisor projects
- Bioenergy and Green Chemicals Production from Lignocellulosic Materials: Mechanism and Process Optimisation
- 18 Apr 2024
- Simultaneous enhancement of food waste biomethanation and value-added chemicals production
- 8 Aug 2023
- Feasibility analysis biogas and other products production by anaerobic digestion
- 20 Feb 2023
- Hydrogen Production from Different Food Wastes and Agriculture Residue by Anaerobic Digestion
- 21 Jul 2021
- Investigations of Landfill Leachate Treatment Using Membrane Bioreactor in Different Configurations
- 31 Dec 2018
- Recovery of Dissolved Methane From Anaerobic Effluent Using Hollow Fibre Membrane Contactors
- 1 Mar 2018
- Shear and Solid-liquid Separation Behaviour of Lagoon Anaerobic Digested Sludge and Scum
- 1 Mar 2018
- The Feasibility of Electro-assisted Organosolv Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Materials for Delignification and Reducing Sugar Production
- 13 Feb 2018
- The Role of Rheological Properties of Sludge in Anaerobic Digestion Process: Biogas Production and Dewaterability
- 18 Sep 2017
- Pretreatment and/or Fractionation Process of Lignocellulosic Materials Using Gamma-Valerolactone to Produce Biofuels and Green Chemicals
- 2 Mar 2015
- Anaerobic Co-digestion of Chicken Litter with Food and Agro-industrial Wastes/Residues, an Australian Case Study: Use of Carbon-to-Nitrogen Ratio for Substrate Mixing and Semi-Solids versus Wet Anaerobic Digestion
- 2 Mar 2015
- Enhancement of biogas production from rice straw through AcoD with sewage sludge and chemical and enzyme pre-treatment.
- 16 Sep 2014
- Assessing the environmental and financial impacts of treating municipal food waste using anaerobic digestion and co-digestion technologies
- 3 Mar 2014
Teaching interests
Wastewater treatment plants modelling and operation, Water recycling, natural and enhanced evaporation, Water and wastewater management, Water quality monitoring and analysis, Industrial wastewater treatment design and modelling.
