Stuart Khan

Stuart Khan is an Associate Professor in the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of New South Wales. His research focuses on water quality, risk management, and treatment processes for drinking water, wastewater, and recycled water systems. He has co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications and actively contributes to national guidelines like the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines and Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling. Currently, he chairs the Australian Water Association’s Water Recycling Network and serves as vice-chair of the IWA Special Interest Group on Water Reuse.

Key research interests include emerging contaminants, chemical contaminant fate, and advanced water treatment technologies. His work emphasizes practical applications, such as optimizing ozone disinfection through Bayesian analysis and assessing bioanalytical tools for recycled water safety. Awards include grants from ATSE/AWRCE and the National Water Commission.

His research group’s publications span topics like enantiomeric analysis of pharmaceuticals, N-nitrosamine detection, and fluorescence-based monitoring systems. He advises on water quality and policy through roles with the NHMRC and international collaborations through the TUM-IAS Fellowship (2014–2017).