We are delighted to work with over 400 dedicated presenters over the past decade. Our presenters are professionals, from leading industry, government, education and research organisations. They are highly regarded mentors who cultivate strong ties between water science, policy and practice.
The Australian Water School extends its thanks and appreciation to this growing group of presenters who generously share their knowledge and experience, on top of their normal work responsibilities.
Australian Water School Presenters include:
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Aaron Nichols
Atwell, LLC
Abigail Lillo
TUFLOW (BMT)
Acacia Pepler
Bureau of Meteorology
Adam Berry
Synergy Solutions
Adam Loch
The University of Adelaide
Adam Parkes
Flood Platform
Aditya Pillai
Centre for Policy Research
Adrian Costar
DEW
Aja Reyes
Stantec
Alan Wade
Aquade
Alastair Xeros
Xeros Piccolo
Alex O’Mara
NSW DTI
Alex Sánchez
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center
Alex Waterhouse
BMT
Alexandra Maskell
JB Pacific
Alister Walsh
Duxton Asset Management
Alvar Closas
Amanda Howard
University of Sydney
Amanda Tobias
WMS Engineering
Amit Parashar
CSIRO
Andrea Taillacq
Tailwater Limited
Andreas de Jong
Andrew Aldridge
Andrew Ash
CSIRO
Andrew Bilton
Concept Environmental Services
Andrew Durick
AGE Consultants
Andrew Hall
Charles Sturt University
Andrew John
University of Melbourne
Andrew Johnson PSM
ICE WaRM
Andrew McPhail
Jacobs
Andrew Ross
Australian National University
Andrew Telfer
Water Technology
Andrew Watkins
Bureau of Meteorology
Andrew Western
University of Melbourne
Andy Lukas
AJ Lucas Constructions Pty Ltd & Luco Energy & Infrastructure
Andy Markham
Hydrobiology
Anne Jensen
Anne E Jensen Environmental Consultant
Anu Kumar
CSIRO
April Jennifer Choi
Jacobs | Kennedy Space Center
Ariella Helfgott
University of Adelaide | One Basin CRC
Arthur Read
CSIRO
Arthur Waddington
MSEC
Arun Shrestha
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
Ashley Bleakley
Qld DNRM
Ashley Nicholls
SA Water
Avril Hogan
One Basin CRC
Avril Horne
University of Melbourne
Basant Maheshwari
Western Sydney University
Beau Miles
Beau Miles
Ben Caddis
BMT
Ben Di Gregorio
Bureau of Meteorology
Ben Ernst
Optimatics
Ben Fee
RDAMR
Ben Hall
City of Onkaparinga
Ben Kele
Arris Water
Ben Mater
Alden Research Labs
Ben Modra
UNSW, Water Research Laboratory
Ben Osborne
Valley Irrigation
Ben Pearson
Hydrobiology
Ben Tate
Water Technology
Ben van den Akker
SA Water
Bengy Paolo
Primary Industries and Regions SA - PIRSA
Benjamin Kus
Watercom
Beth Faber
USACE
Bill Katzenmeyer
Fenstermaker
Bill Syme
TUFLOW (BMT)
Bill Weeks
Hydrology and water resources engineer
Bill Ziegler
NSW Dams Committee
Birri O’Dea
One Basin CRC
Blake Allingham
Ocean Protect
Blake Boulton
WMS Engineering
Blake Marxsen
WMS Engineering
Bob Bennett
Brad Clarke
University of Melbourne
Brad Dalrymple
Ocean Protect
Bradley Moggridge
UTS
Braeden Lampard
OzFish
Brett Kelly
AWMA
Brian Abbott
Abbott Underwater Acoustics
Brian Fox
Flow Science
Brian Jackson
WATER TECHNOLOGY
Brian Wahlin
West Consultants
Brigid Morrison
University of Tasmania
Bruce Naumann
Salisbury Water
Bryson Bates
CSIRO
Camaria Holder
One Basin CRC
Cameron Ackerman
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center
Carine Saison
Arris Pty Ltd
Carlos Gonzalez
SMEC
Carmel Pollino
CSIRO
Carrie Dearnley
BMT
Casey Kramer
Natural Waters
Cassie Price
Ozfish
Catherine Walker
WMS Engineering
Cathie Barton
WRM Water & Environment Pty Ltd
Charles Lawrence
University of Melbourne
Charles Moore
The Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research
Chris Chilcott
CSIRO
Chris Goodell
Kleinschmidt Associates
Chris Huxley
TUFLOW (BMT)
Chris Nielsen
Department of Regional Development Manufacturing and Water
Chris Ryan
Catchment Simulation Solutions
Chris Stokes
CSIRO
Chris Turnadge
CSIRO
Chris Walker
Covey Associates
Claire McInnes
Water Research Australia
Claire Stephenson
AGE Consultants
Clemens Cremer
DHI
Clinton Rakich
Consultant
Colin Roberts
89 Degrees Ltd
Colin Terry
Entura
Colin Thorne
University of Nottingham & W2r
Con Katsoulas
C.K.Engineering Services
Conrad Wasko
University of Sydney
Constantin Malik
Malik Institute
Craig Boys
NSW Primary Industries and Regional Development
Craig Copeland
OzFish Unlimited
Craig Katz
Purus Group
Cristina Solorzano Rivas
Flinders University
Cuan Petheram
CSIRO
Dale Robinson
City of Mandurah
Damian Barrett
GISERA
Dan Hutton
DOD Hutton
Daniel Baker
Aither
Daniel Nelson
City of Kalamunda
Daniel Pierce
One Basin CRC
Daniel Rhodes
Daniel Rodger
JB Pacific
Danny Rose
Floodplain Management Australia
Darryl Day
ICE WaRM
Darryl Lloyd
Transport for NSW
Daryl Lam
Water Technology
Daryl Nielsen
MDFRC
Daryl Stevens
Atura
David Cameron
Irrigation Australia
David Cook
AWQC
David Curtis
WEST Consultants
David Free
Qld DNRM
David Froehlich
International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research
David Harriss
NSW Office of Water
David Montgomery
University of Washington
David Rissik
BMT
David Stephens
HARC
Declan O’Shea
HARC
Declan Page
CSIRO
Dendra Best
WasteWater Education 501(C)3
Dirk Mallants
CSIRO
Django Seccombe
Sydney Water
Don Armstrong
AGWT
Don Blackmore
eWater
Don McFarlane
University of WA
Don Scott
Pennington Scott
Duncan Storey
AQ2
Ebony Greaves
Deloitte Consulting
Ed Donohue
Edwin Salazar
City of Gold Coast
Eefje Aarndouse
University of Giessen
Eland Afuang
Autodesk
Eloise Nation
Bureau of Meteorology
Emily Rand
UNICEF
Emma Maratea
Rhelm
Emma McCall
BMT
Emma Walker
EnviroDNA
Eric Lemont
Flow Science Australasia
Erik Bollaert
AquaVision Engineering
Evan Branosky
Evan O’Brien
Genesis Hydrology
Evie Packett
CSIRO and ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society / College of Asia and Pacific
Farzaneh (Kobra) Etminani
Halmstad University
Ferdinand Flechtner
DHI
Filippo D’all Osso
WaterTech
Fiona Johnson
UNSW, Sydney
Francisco Garcia
Water, Waste and Land
Fredmund Malik
Malik Institute
Gabriel Rau
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Gary Bickford
Nestis Consulting
Gary Brunner
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center
Gary Crisp
Sequana Partners
Gary Humphreys
WA Dept of Water
Gary Jones
Gary Taylor
Croesus Project Services
Gavin Hay
GHD
Gemma Nunn
Century Orchards
Geoff Cockfield
One Basin CRC | University of Southern Queensland
Geoff Harvey
Irrigation Australia
Geoff Podger
CSIRO
Geoff Reid
One Basin CRC
George Britten-Jones
Osmoflo
George Gates
CSG & GW Consultant
Gerry Doyle
Tonkin Consulting
Grady Hillhouse
Practical Engineering
Graham Dooley
Water Utilities Australia
Graham Green
SA DEWNR
Greg Collecutt
TUFLOW (BMT)
Greg Hausler
Hausler Hydrology
Greg Ingleton
SA Water
Greg Laves
Griffith University
Greg Leslie
UNSW
Greg Tarrant
Peabody Energy
Guna Hewa
University of South Australia
Guy Roemer
Tetra Tech
Guy Roth
The University of Sydney
Haden Smith
USACE, RMC & HydroSmith LLC
Hans van der Kwast
QWAST
Haylo Roberts
EnviroDNA
Heather Thomson
SRK Consulting
Helen Barclay
EnviroDNA
Helen Wilson
Dept of the Environment
Hemant Padale
Henry McCarthy
AGE Consultants
Howard Fallowfield
Flinders University
Hubert Chanson
University of Queensland
Hugh Middlemis
HydroGeoLogic
Iain Brown
WMS Engineering
Iain Rea
BHP
Ian Cordery
University of New South Wales
Ian Law
University of Queensland
Ian Pengilly
Ian Prosser
CSIRO
Ian Teakle
TUFLOW (BMT)
Ian Wright
Western Sydney University
Ibrahim Demir
UI Hydroinformatics Lab
Ivor Gaylard
SWAN Systems
Jaana Dielenberg
The University of Queensland
Jaap van der Velde
TUFLOW (BMT)
Jack Nugent
Jacqueline Frizenschaf
Water Research Australia
Jacquie Hannan
BMT
James Ball
University of Technology Sydney
James Mansfield
Tenvra
James Tomlin
AGE Consultants
James Weidmann
Water Technology
Jamie Burgess
Water Corporation
Jan Gill
NSW Office of Water
Jane Hutchinson
TNC Australia,
Janice Green
Bureau of Meteorology
Janine Castro
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Jaques Ostrowski
Sydney Water
Jason Evans
University of New South Wales
Jason Needham, P.E.
HDR Engineering, Inc.
Jason Van Den Akker
Golder Associates Pty Ltd
Jason Wilson
Traditional Owner from the Northern Basin
Jay Cummins
International Agriculture for Development
Jaya Kandasamy
University of Technology Sydney
Jean Palutikof
NCCARF
Jeff Camkin
The University of Western Australia
Jennifer McKay
University of South Australia
Jenny Hayward
CSIRO
Jenny McLeod
Coleambally Irrigation
Jeremy Cheeseman
Marsden Jacob Associates
Jessica Daignault
Kongsberg Discovery
Jim Kelly
Arris
Jim O’Brien
FLO-2D
Jim O’Connor
U.S. Geological Survey, Portland, Oregon
Joanne Vanderzalm
CSIRO
Jodi Salmond
Reef Check Australia
Jody Redfern
Sydney Water
Johan Visser
UNSW Sydney
John Doyle
Geosensing
John Felton
Whitewater Parks International
John Fenton
Vienna University of Technology
John Higgins
Dept of the Environment
John Leake
University of Adelaide
John Radcliffe
CSIRO
John Ross
EMM Consulting Pty Limited
John Sharples
Bureau of Meteorology
John Verhoeven
Advisian
John Williams
NSW Office of Water
John Williams
Australian National University
Jonas van Schrojenstein Lantman
Nelen & Schuurmans
Jonathan Bouchard
Flow Science
Jonathan Lautze
IWMI-Southern Africa office
Joost van der Hammen
Nelen & Schuurmans
Jordin Barclay
FMG
Joseph Guillaume
Australian National University
Josh Griffiths
EnviroDNA
Joyce Wu
Australian National University, Crawford School of Public Policy
Judith Bradsen
Consultant
Julia Grant
SA DEWNR
Julian Martin
Water Technology
Julie Ahrens
Our Town Berri
Julien Anese
Osmoflo
Justin Brookes
The University of Adelaide
Justin Carpenter
Qld DEHP
Justin Hughes
CSIRO
Kane Aldridge
The University of Adelaide
Karen Hutchinson
One Basin CRC | Murrumbidgee Irrigation
Karen Johnston
Managed Recharge
Karen Lyons
Western Murray Land Development Group
Karen Rouse
WaterRA
Karen Villholth
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Karis Tingey
Arris Pty Ltd
Karl Bowles
Jacobs
Karl Tarbet
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Karl Velasco
SMEC
Karlene Maywald
National Water Commission
Kate Meyer
US Forest Service
Katharine Jacobs
University of Arizona
Katherine Daniell
Australian National University
Katie Doyle
Charles Sturt University
Katrina Kelly
City of Gold Coast
Katrina O’Malley-Jones
BMT
Keith Phillipson
OGIA
Kelli McDougall
Agri Talent
Kelsy Burns
One Basin CRC
Ken Mills
SCT
Kevin Devlin
Consultant
Kevin Nebiolo
Kleinschmidt
Kevin Wormington
KRW Environmental
Kim Fitzgibbons
Kleinschmidt Associates
Konrad Miotlinski
Edith Cowan University
Krey Price
International Water Training Institute
Kurt Menke
Septima
Kurt Smithgall
Alden Research Labs
Kyle Thomson
Forward Hydro
Kylie McKenna
University of Technology Sydney and Divine Word University PNG
Kym Walton
One Basin CRC
Larissa Perez
Tetra Tech RPS
Larry Sirmans
Future Energy Solutions
Lauren Coe
USACE
Leanne Haupt
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Len Drury
Aqua Rock Konsultants
Leon Leach
DSITIA
Lewis Daly
Lina Srivastava
Center for Transformational Change
Lindsay Furness
Worley Parsons
Lindsay Gilbert
Gilbert and Associates
Lindsay Millard
WRM Water & Environment
Lionel Ho
SA Water
Lisa Mensforth
SA DEWNR
Lisa O’Grady
Irrigear
Louise Bruce
BMT
Lucy Reading
Queensland University on Technology
Luk Peeters
CSIRO
Luke Dix
SA Water
Madeline Grupper
University of Melbourne
Mahnaz Sedigh
City of Gold Coast
Marcus Barber
CSIRO
Marcus Barber
CSIRO
Marcus Thatcher
CSIRO
Margot Rawsthorne
University of Sydney
Mark Babister
WMAwater
Mark Bakker
Technical University Delft
Mark Carey
Hydro-dis®
Mark Cordell
Stantec Australia
Mark Forest
Consor
Mark Pennington
Tonkin+Taylor
Mark Siebentritt
Seed Consulting Services
Mark Wilson
Intelligent Land Investments Group
Marti Beeston
One Basin CRC
Martin Hendriks
Utrecht University
Martin Jacobs
Consultant
Martin Teal
WEST Consultants, Inc.
Matt Gibbs
University of Adelaide - SA DEW
Matt Landos
Future Fisheries Veterinary Service | University of Queensland
Matt Palmer
Wood Thilsted
Matt Scorah
HARC
Matt Viskovich
Department of Water and Environment Regulation
Matthew Anderson
Inundar LLC & Gauge Engineering
Matthew Bonnema
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Matthew Currell
RMIT
Matthew Fleming
United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Matthew Mcpherson
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Matthew Piggott
Autodesk
Matthew Pinder
Ipswich City Council
Mayari Bernard-Garcia
AtkinsRéalis
Megan McLeod
Melissa Kennedy
University of Melbourne
Melita Grant
Institute for Sustainable Futures UTS
Michael Barry
TUFLOW (BMT)
Michael Bartles
USACE
Michael Byrne
Azura Ocean Technology
Michael Cheetham
Water Technology
Michael Donn
CSIRO
Michael Edgecombe
SA Water
Michael Konieczki
HDR
Michael Leonard
The University of Adelaide
Michael Porter
Centre for Regional and Rural Futures
Michael Stewardson
One Basin CRC | University of Melbourne
Michel Raymond
Seqwater
Michelle Blewitt
AUSMAP
Mike McMahon
HDR
Mike Young
The University of Adelaide
Miltone Kimori
One Basin CRC
Mitchell Baum
BMT
Mitchell Kirby
JB Pacific
Mitchell Smith
TUFLOW (BMT)
Monique Retallick
WMAwater
Monte Azmi
SMEC
Morten Kramer
Floating Power Plant | Aalborg University
Munish Sharma
Austrade
Muttucumaru Sivakumar
University of Wollongong
Nam Nguyen
Malik Institute
Natalie Wolfe-Rackemann
Arris Water
Neil Coles
University of WA
Neil Manewell
AGE Consultants
Neil Palmer
Osmoflo
Neville Crossman
One Basin CRC
Nicholas Schofield
Global Water Institute
Nick Higgenbottom
Emmetts Irrigation
Nicky Grigg
CSIRO Land and Water
Nicola Fry
EMM Consulting Pty Limited
Nicole Wheeler
Hydrobiology
Noel Merrick
Hydro Simulations
Nyssa Henry
Truii Pty Ltd
Okke Batelaan
Flinders University
Onno Ebbens
Artesia
Orli Gottlieb
Alden Research Labs
Patrick Lane
The University of Melbourne
Paul Dalby
In Fusion Consulting
Paul de Sa
Sydney Water
Paul DeVries
Kleinschmidt
Paul Grech
GLN Planning
Paul Guard
BMT
Paul Harvey
Leda Consulting
Paul Petrie
University of Adelaide
Paul Powers
US Forest Service Enterprise Program
Paul Risher
HDR
Pavlina Monhartova
TUFLOW (BMT)
Peter Buss
Sentek Pty Ltd
Peter Coombes
Urban Water Cycle Solutions and Australian National University
Peter Dillon
CSIRO, NCGRT
Peter Dundon
Dundon Consulting
Peter Ebenwaldner
AWMA
Peter Evans
Origin Energy
Peter Flood
University of New England
Peter Makris
Lucas
Peter Moller
Rubicon Water
Peter Reeve
The University of Adelaide
Peter Seltsikas
SA Water
Peter Taylor
CSIRO-Data61
Peter Waterman
University of the Sunshine Coast
Phil Pedruco
Jacobs
Phil Ryan
TUFLOW (BMT)
Philip Smethurst
CSIRO
Pinaki Bhadury
Indusrty Expert and Member of CII National Water Mission 2019
Pradeep Sharma
MDBA
Qiusheng Wu
Amazon Scholar | University of Tennessee
Quint Crispin
Quint BUILDs
Rachael Siddall
SA Water
Raelene Ward
One Basin CRC | SQNNSW Innovation Hub
Randall Cox
OGIA
Raoul Collenteur
HydroConsult
Ray Shi
The University of Queensland
Rebecca Bartley
CSIRO
Rebecca Cramp
University of Queensland
Reuben Sasaki
USACE
Rhett Butler
SkyJuice
Richard Crowder
Jacobs
Richard Harrison
ORSANCO
Richard Williamson
Arris Water
Rob Freeman
National Water Commission
Rob O’Neill
NSW Office of Water
Robert Czachorski
OHM Advisors
Roch Cheroux
SA Water
Rod Lehmann
Water Strategies
Rod Oliver
CSIRO
Roger Knight
Western Murray Land Development Group
Rohan Hamden
SA DEWNR
Rory Nathan
University of Melbourne
Ross Law
Sydney Water
Russell Martin
Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec (WGA)
Rusty Jones
TUFLOW (BMT)
Ryan Morris
Origin Energy
Ryan van Doorn
City of Gold Coast
Saber Razmjooei
Lutra Consulting
Saeid Daliri
GECOsistema
Saji Joseph
DNRM Qld
Sam Yenamandra
Murrumbidgee Irrigation
Samantha Watt
Jacobs
Sandra Henville
Water Research Australia
Sanjeev Pandey
OGIA
Sarah McEwen
Neel-Schaffer, Inc.
Scott Burns
Portland State University
Scott Hogan
Federal Highway Administration
Sean Micek
Fenstermaker
Seonaid Philip
CSIRO
Serena Hamilton
Australian National University
Seth Westra
University of Adelaide | One Basin CRC
Shahadat Chowdhury
NSW Office of Water
Shahin Solgi
One Basin CRC
Shaw Mead
eCoast
Shilpa Nischal
CII-Triveni Water Institute
Shuang Gao
TUFLOW (BMT)
Shuqing Yang
University of Wollongong
Simo Tervonen
Marsden Jacob Associates
Simon Cowan
Goulburn Broken CMA
Simon Higginson
Water Corporation WA
Simon Koger
Engineers Australia
Simon Tervonen
Marsden Jacob Associates
Simon Toze
CSIRO
Simon Treptow
Irrigear
Simon Williams
NSW Office of Water
Sophia Buchanan
Jacobs
Stanford Gibson
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center
Stefan Felder
UNSW, Sydney
Stephanie Hamel
Steve Barnett
SA DEWNR
Steve Bilson
ReWater Systems
Steve Hemming
UTS (formerly of Flinders University)
Steve Perrens
Advisian
Steve Roso
Environmental Engineer
Steve Short
Ecoengineers
Steve Tarimaemae
Steven Joynes
Golovin
Steven Siems
Monash University
Steven Slarke
Jacobs
Stuart Brown
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Sumari Veal
Stantec
Susana Neto
University of Lisbon / University of Western Australia
Tabatha Pettigrew
City of Salisbury
Tanya Doody
CSIRO
Taofiq Huq
Spiral Blue
Tariq Laattoe
AGE Consultants
Ted Gardner
Central Queensland University
Teegan Burke
BMT
Terry Lucke
University of the Sunshine Coast
Thaw Tar
Osaka University
Thomas Brauer
USACE
Tim Hyde
SWAN Systems
Tim Kivi
Stantec
Tim Marsden
Australasian Fish Passage Services (AFPS)
Tim Rhodes
SMEC Australia
Todd Rasmussen
University of Georgia
Todd Wallace
The University of Adelaide
Tom Rooney
Waterfind
Tom Vanderbyl
Badu Advisory
Tony Ladson
Moroka
Tony Laws
Groundwater Consultant- WA
Tony Marszalek
Gilbert & Associates
Tony McAlister
Water Technology
Tony Rafter
CSIRO
Tony Slatyer
Independent consultant on water policy and governance
Tony Weber
Alluvium
Trevor Jacobs
InfoRail
Troy Meston
One Basin CRC
Tyler Jantzen
Jacobs
Tyler Jantzen PE CFM
Jacobs
Uncle Feli McHughes
Vanessa O’Keefe
Consultant
Vaughn Tan
Singapore Government Centre for Strategic Futures; University College London
Vicki Martin
Mosaic Insights
Vijay Kumar
Australian Water Partnership
Vincent Post
Edinsi Groundwater
Wayne Ellis
Duxton Vineyards
Wayne Meyer
The University of Adelaide
Wendy McLean
EMM
Will Minchin
Hydro Simulations
William Prentice
Urban Places, Regional Spaces
Winton Gale
SCT
Wolfgang Schmid
CSIRO
Woodrow Fields
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Institute for Water Resources (IWR)
Yella Reddy
ANGR Agricultural University, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Yogita Dashora
Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur
Yvette Colton
SA DEW
Yvette Heritage
SCT
Zachariah Couper
BMT