Our advisory panel

Daniel is a dynamic leader with a passion for innovation, partnerships and developing sustainable water solutions, and is highly regarded in the water industry, recognised on the King’s Birthday Honours List as a Member of the Order of Australia in 2025. Recognised as an industry thought leader, Daniel’s contribution to innovation, sustainability and the water sector has been profound. He has worked in over 25 countries and delivered leading first-of-a-kind solutions for recycled water, water resilience and desalination projects. 

Dr Bernadette is a hydrologist and environmental chemist who combines over a decade of expertise in catchment hydrochemistry with advanced analytical technology. Bernadette is passionate about high frequency real-time analyser technology which will results in timely decision making.

Damien has more than 25 years experience in the water sector, including significant experience managing multi-disciplinary teams. He has extensive experience in the design of water and wastewater treatment facilities and has also been involved in commissioning and trouble-shooting for water infrastructure. Damien’s experience covers both the public and private sectors. He has been integral in the successful delivery of major water projects such as the MCG Class A WTP (Multi award-winning project), covering a broad range of treatment technologies such as MBR, and Class A water treatment. He continues to push the envelope in design and delivery of water infrastructure and has brought a number of new technologies into the Australian water market.

Michael Breadmore is the Director of the Australian Centre of Research on Separation Science (ACROSS) and our research partner in revolutionising the global water monitoring industry. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers and his influence worldwide is evidenced by his repeated presence in Analytical Scientist’s top 100 ‘Power List’ in recent years.

David Hamilton is the Deputy Director of the Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Queensland. His research interests are in lake water quality modelling, cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms and sensors for measuring lake parameters. Prof. Hamilton was Bay of Plenty Regional Council Chair in Lake Restoration: University of Waikato.

Sarah is an aquatic ecology leader focused on biogeochemistry and ecosystem ecology with emphasis on catchment-scale water quality.

Chris is a Chemical Engineer with more than 40 years of experience in water and wastewater management.