Chair of ETC Board
Professor Nick Costa

N.Costa@murdoch.edu.au
9360 2485

Dr Costa is also Head of the School of Environmental Science. His particular areas of research interest encompass sustainable grazing systems; rumen ecology, nutrient monitoring and management.

ETC Director
Dr Jaya Nair

J.Nair@murdoch.edu.au 
9360 7322

Associate Director
Stewart Dallas

S.Dallas@murdoch.edu.au
9360 6560

Founding Member
Professor Goen Ho

G.Ho@murdoch.edu.au
9360 2167

Goen's work in waste management; pollution control; environmental technologies, particularly those which achieve sustainable development are reknowned world wide. Goen sits on many international committees and is often called on for his expertise. Goen is a respected senior academic at Murdoch University and a strong supporter of the work undertaken at the ETC. He supervises many of the Centre's PhD students. Goen Ho is Professor of Environmental Engineering in the School of Environmental Science.Further details on his teaching and research interests can be found by following weblink http://www.environment.murdoch.edu.au/share/staff/personal/7682.html

Founding Member
Dr Kuruvilla Mathew

Kuruvilla is a founding member of the ETC. His works includes environmental engineering projects for remote Aboriginal communities, Convener of numerous Conferences, work with developing countries.

Program Chair Environmental Engineering
Dr Martin Anda

M.Anda@murdoch.edu.au
9360 6123

Martin is also Chair of the new Environmental Engineering Programme at Murdoch Univ. Give him a call for more info or visit the University's website at: http://www.murdoch.edu.au/handbook/courses/97999

He is project leader for the Desert Knowledge CRC project 'Desert Services That Work' in WA and for the Premiers Water Foundation project 'Demonstration of Decentralised Waste Water Recycling System'. Martin Coordinates the remote area developments group in its work with Aboriginal communities.

He provides consulting services to the housing, land development and minning industries and assists numerous community groups to achieve their development aspirations in water and energy efficiency, resourse recovery and local food production.

Associate Researcher
Jeff Sturman

J.Sturman@murdoch.edu.au
9360 7313

Jeff recently had a major book on Water Auditing & Conservation published by the IWA.

Research Officer
Cameron Everard

C.Everard@murdoch.edu.au
9360 6095

Cameron is an environmental scientist and part of the ETC consulting team. The ETC provides advice to clients on the integration of environmental technologies (energy, water) to projects and developments to achieve more sustainable outcomes. Clients include local councils, mining companies, architects and land developers. Cameron also works as a freelance field biologist undertaking fauna surveys as a part of the regulatory environmental impact assessment process.

Administrative Officer
Nisha Kareparamban

N.Kareparamban@murdoch.edu.au 
9360 7310

Site Manager and PhD Candidate
Robert Cocks

R.Cocks@murdoch.edu.au
9360 2371

Robbie supervises a team of volunteers that help to maintain the buildings and gardens at ETC. He also helps with media promotions of ETC through the Division of Science and Engineering and particularly with community based environmental programs and education-based school tours of the ETC site. Since early 2007 Robbie has worked on a (PhD) Water Project for The Centre of Sustainable Resource Processing (CSRP) and Newmont 'The Gold Company'. Through this industry based scholarship project entitled 'Assessment Models in Sustainable Water Sourcing, Use and Reuse for Newmont Goldmine Operations (Aust/NZ)' Robbie has travelled to many of Newmont's Mine Sites in order to present each as a case study of water auditing and conservation for his thesis.

Otti Bajsa

O.Bajsa@murdoch.edu.au
9360 7317

Otti is well underway on her lab based PhD and shares her lab with a host of microbes. Otti's honours was an investigation of the efficacy of vermicomposting human solid waste. She is also one of the founding members of the ETC and has worked in the past as a Site Manager alongside Karen and Josh.

Davina Boyd

D.Boyd@murdoch.edu.au
9360 7313

Davina (pictured between Goen and Martin) originally from NZ has worked in Japan and is now completing her PhD at Murdoch. Davina's work is concentrating on 'e'-learning and environmental education. She has recently returned from Indonesia where she ran a series of training seminars for local government officials.

Josh Byrne

J.Byrne@murdoch.edu.au
www.joshbyrne.com.au

Josh is largely responsible for the design of the ETC site and is a founding member of the team. He is currently completing his PhD while also working on the popular ABC-TV show Gardening Australia. Josh's first book, The Green Gardener has just been published.

Robert Hughes

R.Hughes@murdoch.edu.au
9360 2923

Robert is completing his PhD which is focused on the treatment of domestic wastewater via an innovative vermifiltration wastewater treatment system. At present Robert is concentrating on the treatment and biodegradation of commonly used household chemicals in the process.

Melchior Mataki

30754086@student.murdoch.edu.au

Melchior Mataki is a PhD student from the Solomon Islands and a recipient of Ausaid scholarship. He has an undergraduate degree in chemistry and mathematics, and a research-based Masters in analytical chemistry from the University of the South Pacific (USP), Fiji. After teaching at USP from 2003-2008, he joined as the Programme Manager and Fellow at the Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development at USP, where he was involved in applied and policy research work on waste management, climate change and natural resource management. One of the key threats to human health and the natural environment is poor management of solid wastes. Over the past 30 years, Pacific Island Countries (PICs) have been working towards improving their solid waste management practices, however, the efforts have not been very successful, solid waste level and toxicity grew unabated. This conundrum brings to the fore the issue of what paradigm should inform solid waste management in PICs. Melchior's PhD research is aimed at identifying and authenticating a context-appropriate paradigm for SWM in PICs using the Solomon Islands as a case study..

Sergio Domingos

S.Domingos@murdoch.edu.au
9360 7325

Sergio Domingos originally from Brazil first came to the ETC as an occupational trainee after his bachelor's of Science at Universidade de Sao Paulo,Brazil.With a passion for the use of constructed wetlands as sustainable wastewater treatment systems he is now undertaking his PhD with CSBP ltd as industry partner.

John Hunt

J.Hunt@murdoch.edu.au
9360 7325

John came to the ETC to gain some work experience in the water industry after completing a degree at Curtin in Mechanical Engineering. He completed his Honours in 2005 and has commenced his Phd. John's Phd project includes the development of a new tool to assist developers with water management options.

Gary James

G.James@murdoch.edu.au
9360 7310

Gary completed his Honours at the ETC after taking advantage of a TAFE/Uni initiative aimed at encouraging TAFE students to continue their studies at Uni. Gary's area of expertise is the built environment and solar passive design.

Mitch Lever

M.Lever@murdoch.edu.au
9360 6399

Mitch is an engineer, teacher and permaculturist with a special interest in small-scale production of biofuels from organic waste. His research involves developing a process for the conversion of agricultural residues to fuel ethanol.

Noraisha Oyama

N.Oyama@murdoch.edu.au
9360 6399

Nora, from Kenya, is developing a hydroponic system using treated wastewater for small enterprises in developing countries. Nora is close to completing her work and looks forward to returning to Africa to share her knowledge. Nora is an expert tour giver and carries chillis and tabasco sauce with her to satisfy a taste for very 'hot' food. Nora is also our supplier of Kenyan Coffee!

Beth Strang

B.Strang@murdoch.edu.au
9360 2442

Beth is in her final year of her PhD,completing research into the management frameworks that need to be incorporated to ensure that decentralised wastewater treatment and recycling systems are maintained in perpetuity. Part of Beths research also includes researching resident education requirements that will lead to increased resident satisfaction.Beth is currently the secretary / treasurer for the Murdoch University Postgraduate Students Association and sits on many University Committees. Beth has also been a past president of the Murdoch University Environmental Science Association and remains an active member in this Association.

Mara West

9360 7310

Mara is completing her Honours project at the ETC. She heads an Indigenous Consulting firm and is a major contributor to the ETC and RADG. Mara recently contributed to the Sustainability of Indigenous Communities Conference held at Murdoch Uni in July 2006. Mara is also a member of the RADG Advisory Board. Her aim is to make sure Aboriginal Peoples across Australia benefit from advances in environmental technology and sustainable development.

Les Westerlund

L.Westerlund@murdoch.edu.au
9360 6396

Les has spent many years in Fiji but has returned to Perth to undertake his PhD. Les is working on innovative paper production and high quality recycled paper products. Les also runs paper-making workshops at the ETC. Please contact him for more details or to book a workshop.

David Goodfield

D.Goodfield@murdoch.edu.au
9360 7310

David is completing his Honours with ISTP and continues to work on projects at ETC. His main area of focus is the built environment. He has a background in the building industry and has travelled extensively.

Isabella Jennings

I.Jennings@murdoch.edu.au
9360 7310

Isabella completed her PhD recently and continues to develop projects at ETC. Isabella edited a recent UN publication on Sustainable Cities with Professor Peter Newman.

Radin Maya Saphira

R.Maya@murdoch.edu.au
9360 2923

Jaison Levitan

J.Levitan@murdoch.edu.au
I am from Kenya and I completed my Environmental Science undergraduate degree at Murdoch University before commencing a PhD also at Murdoch University. Presently, I am researching the health risk associated with the land application of biosolids within a pine plantation. Specifically concentrating on the microbial pathogens and their ability to survive once applied to the land.