Badin Gibbes
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Associate Professor
Badin Gibbes
Email: : b.gibbes@uq.edu.au
Phone: : +61 7 336 59151
Positions
Associate Professor : School of Civil Engineering : Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Overview
Background
Badin is an environmental engineer with over 20 years’ experience in environmental hydrology and water resource engineering. In his current role with the University of Queensland’s School of Civil Engineering he leads a program of research that aims to support the sustainable management of water resources and aquatic ecosystems. This research seeks to quantify water flows and the associated transport of sediment and contaminants in environmental systems ranging from upland rivers and streams to lakes, estuaries and the near-coastal ocean as well as their connected groundwater systems. Badin employs a multi-disciplinary approach that combines the application of innovative environmental monitoring with a range of models to better understand how different factors influence water quality and ecosystem health in these systems.
Prior to joining the University of Queensland, Badin was active in engineering and environmental management roles within various local government, state government, not-for-profit and professional engineering consulting organisations. He applies this past industry experience in his current research activities, which are characterised by close collaboration with water management agencies, to deliver scientific information to support management decisions.
Badin also maintains an active involvement in the University of Queensland’s undergraduate and post-graduate teaching programs where he delivers lectures in various subjects including environmental engineering, hydrology, environmental risk assessment and modelling of surface water and groundwater systems. The experience gained in these roles enables him to communicate complex environmental information with a level of detail appropriate to a range of different audiences from community stakeholders to the engineering profession and regulatory agencies. Badin also supervises a number of post-graduate and undergraduate students who are pursuing research in the area of environmental hydrology and contaminant transport, with many focusing on the implications of forecast climate shifts on water resource management decisions.
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Availability
Associate Professor Badin Gibbes is: : Available for supervision
Fields of research
Civil engineering Earth Sciences Engineering Environmental Sciences Environmental engineering Hydrology Natural resource management Oceanography Surface water hydrology Water resources engineering
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Engineering, Griffith University
- Masters (Coursework), University of New South Wales
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Environmental Hydrology and Water Resources
Monitoring and modelling of water flows and associated bio-geochemical processes at the catchment scale as they relate to water supply systems. A particular research interest is monitoring and modelling the coupled hydrodynamic and bio-geochemical processes that occur in lakes and water supply reservoirs.
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Measurement and modelling of the exchange of water (and associated dissolved chemicals) between groundwater and surface water systems such as lakes, rivers, estuaries and oceans.
Read more Read less - #### Contaminant transport and fate
A focus of my research is on natural substances such as sediments, nutrients, pathogens, heat and salt that can become contaminants when changes in land use or anthropogenic activity cause them to be present in elevated concentrations in aquatic systems. A combination of environmental monitoring and numerical models are used to explore the movement of these contaminants through environmental systems.
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Works
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All (90) Book (5) Journal Article (43) Other Outputs (17) Conference Publication (23) Book Chapter (2)
2022
Journal Article
Coupling effects of tide and salting-out on perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) transport and adsorption in a coastal aquifer
Li, Congrui, Zhang, Chenming, Gibbes, Badin, Wang, Tao and Lockington, David (2022). Coupling effects of tide and salting-out on perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) transport and adsorption in a coastal aquifer. Advances in Water Resources, 166 104240, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2022.104240
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2022
Other Outputs
Future dam engineering in a changing world
Gibbes, Badin, Chanson, Hubert, McIntyre, Neil, Sufian, Adnan and Scheurmann, Alexander (2022). Future dam engineering in a changing world. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Future dam engineering in a changing world
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2022
Journal Article
A modelling approach for addressing sensitivity and uncertainty of estuarine greenhouse gas (CO 2 and CH 4 ) dynamics
Huang, Peisheng, De Sousa, Eduardo R., Wells, Naomi S., Eyre, Bradley D., Badin Gibbes, and Matthew R. Hipsey, (2022). A modelling approach for addressing sensitivity and uncertainty of estuarine greenhouse gas (CO 2 and CH 4 ) dynamics. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 127 (6) e2021JG006722. doi: 10.1029/2021jg006722
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2022
Journal Article
Developing best practice guidelines for lake modelling to inform quantitative microbial risk assessment
Yu, Songyan, Sturm, Katrin, Gibbes, Badin, Kennard, Mark J., Veal, Cameron J., Middleton, Duncan, Fisher, Paul L., Rotherham, Simon and Hamilton, David P. (2022). Developing best practice guidelines for lake modelling to inform quantitative microbial risk assessment. Environmental Modelling and Software, 150 105334, 105334. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2022.105334
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2021
Other Outputs
Purified Recycled Water and Lake Wivenhoe modelling of pathogen fate and transport
Yu, Songyan , Gibbes, Badin , Weber, Tony , Frassl, Marieke , Roiko, Anne , Petterson, Susan , Faranda, Ashleigh , de Groot, Adyn , Prentice, Matthew , Dallimore, Chris , Kozak, Sonya and Hamilton, David (2021). Purified Recycled Water and Lake Wivenhoe modelling of pathogen fate and transport. Brisbane, Australia: Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University.
Purified Recycled Water and Lake Wivenhoe modelling of pathogen fate and transport
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2021
Other Outputs
Strategic Review of Models: Model Assessment Framework
Botelho, Daniel , Singh, Aditya , Hipsey, Matthew and Gibbes, Badin (2021). Strategic Review of Models: Model Assessment Framework. Brisbane, Australia: Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government.
Strategic Review of Models: Model Assessment Framework
2020
Journal Article
Evaluating the effect of data-richness and model complexity in the prediction of coastal sediment loading in Solomon Islands
Hutley, Nicholas, Boselalu, Mandus, Wenger, Amelia, Grinham, Alistair, Gibbes, Badin and Albert, Simon (2020). Evaluating the effect of data-richness and model complexity in the prediction of coastal sediment loading in Solomon Islands. Environmental Research Letters, 15 (12) 124044, 1-11. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/abc8ba
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2020
Conference Publication
Value of Local Data to Modelling Coastal Sediment Delivery in a Remote Unmodified Data-poor Tropical Island Environment
Grinham, Alistair Robert , Hutley, Nicholas , Gibbes, Badin and Albert, Simon (2020). Value of Local Data to Modelling Coastal Sediment Delivery in a Remote Unmodified Data-poor Tropical Island Environment. AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, CA, United States, 16-21 February 2020. Washington, DC, United States:
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2020
Conference Publication
Adaptive Real-time Forecasting and Monitoring of Water Quality in a Crucial Link to Regional Water Supply
Hutley, Nicholas, Dunbabin, Matthew, Gibbes, Badin, Albert, Simon and Grinham, Alistair Robert (2020). Adaptive Real-time Forecasting and Monitoring of Water Quality in a Crucial Link to Regional Water Supply. AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, CA United States, 16-21 February 2020. Washington, DC United States: American Geophysical Union.
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2019
Journal Article
Measuring development of environmental awareness and moral reasoning: a case-study of a civil engineering course
Murzi, Homero, Mazzurco, Andrea, Pikaar, Ilje and Gibbes, Badin (2019). Measuring development of environmental awareness and moral reasoning: a case-study of a civil engineering course. European Journal of Engineering Education, 44 (6), 954-968. doi: 10.1080/03043797.2019.1566300
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2019
Journal Article
Combined effect of tides and varying inland groundwater input on flow and salinity distribution in unconfined coastal aquifers
Kuan, Woei Keong, Xin, Pei, Jin, Guangqiu, Robinson, Clare E., Gibbes, Badin and Li, Ling (2019). Combined effect of tides and varying inland groundwater input on flow and salinity distribution in unconfined coastal aquifers. Water Resources Research, 55 (11) 2018WR024492, 8864-8880. doi: 10.1029/2018wr024492
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2019
Journal Article
Spatiotemporal influences of open-coastal forcing dynamics on a dense multiport diffuser outfall
Baum, Mitchell J., Albert, Simon, Grinham, Alistair and Gibbes, Badin (2019). Spatiotemporal influences of open-coastal forcing dynamics on a dense multiport diffuser outfall. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 145 (10) 05019004, 05019004. doi: 10.1061/(asce)hy.1943-7900.0001622
Spatiotemporal influences of open-coastal forcing dynamics on a dense multiport diffuser outfall
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2019
Journal Article
A short review of contemporary developments in aquatic ecosystem modelling of lakes and reservoirs
Frassl, Marieke A., Abell, Jonathan M., Botelho, Daniel A., Cinque, Kathy, Gibbes, Badin R., Jöhnk, Klaus D., Muraoka, Kohji, Robson, Barbara J., Wolski, Malcolm, Xiao, Man and Hamilton, David P. (2019). A short review of contemporary developments in aquatic ecosystem modelling of lakes and reservoirs. Environmental Modelling and Software, 117, 181-187. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2019.03.024
A short review of contemporary developments in aquatic ecosystem modelling of lakes and reservoirs
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2019
Journal Article
Field-scale numerical modeling of a dense multiport diffuser outfall in crossflow
Baum, Mitchell J. and Gibbes, Badin (2019). Field-scale numerical modeling of a dense multiport diffuser outfall in crossflow. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 146 (1) 05019006, 05019006. doi: 10.1061/(asce)hy.1943-7900.0001635
Field-scale numerical modeling of a dense multiport diffuser outfall in crossflow
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2018
Journal Article
Near-field observations of an offshore multiport brine diffuser under various operating conditions
Baum, Mitchell J., Gibbes, Badin, Grinham, Alistair, Albert, Simon, Fisher, Paul and Gale, Deb (2018). Near-field observations of an offshore multiport brine diffuser under various operating conditions. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 144 (11) 05018007, 05018007. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0001524
Near-field observations of an offshore multiport brine diffuser under various operating conditions
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2018
Journal Article
Response of GPS-tracked drifters to wind and water currents in a tidal estuary
Suara, Kabir A., Wang, Hang, Chanson, Hubert, Gibbes, Badin and Brown, Richard J. (2018). Response of GPS-tracked drifters to wind and water currents in a tidal estuary. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 44 (4) 8421567, 1077-1089. doi: 10.1109/JOE.2018.2850538
Response of GPS-tracked drifters to wind and water currents in a tidal estuary
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2018
Journal Article
Near-bed monitoring of suspended sediment during a major flood event highlights deficiencies in existing event-loading estimates
Grinham, Alistair, Deering, Nathaniel, Fisher, Paul, Gibbes, Badin, Cossu, Remo, Linde, Michael and Albert, Simon (2018). Near-bed monitoring of suspended sediment during a major flood event highlights deficiencies in existing event-loading estimates. Water, 10 (2) 34, 34. doi: 10.3390/w10020034
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2017
Journal Article
Does fire alter soil water repellency in subtropical coastal sandy environments?
White, Amy M. , Lockington, David A. and Gibbes, Badin (2017). Does fire alter soil water repellency in subtropical coastal sandy environments?. Hydrological Processes, 31 (2), 341-348. doi: 10.1002/hyp.11000
Does fire alter soil water repellency in subtropical coastal sandy environments?
2017
Journal Article
Soil-water content characterisation in a modified Jarvis-Stewart model: a case study of a conifer forest on a shallow unconfined aquifer
Guyot, Adrien, Fan, Junliang, Oestergaard, Kasper T., Whitley, Rhys, Gibbes, Badin, Arsac, Margaux and Lockington, David A. (2017). Soil-water content characterisation in a modified Jarvis-Stewart model: a case study of a conifer forest on a shallow unconfined aquifer. Journal of Hydrology, 544, 242-253. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.11.041
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2016
Journal Article
Dramatic increase in mud distribution across a large sub-tropical embayment, Moreton Bay, Australia
Lockington, James R., Albert, Simon, Fisher, Paul L., Gibbes, Badin R., Maxwell, Paul S. and Grinham, Alistair R. (2016). Dramatic increase in mud distribution across a large sub-tropical embayment, Moreton Bay, Australia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 116 (1-2), 491-497. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.12.029
Dramatic increase in mud distribution across a large sub-tropical embayment, Moreton Bay, Australia
Funding
Current funding
- 2024 - 2028
Estuarine Modelling Pilot for GBR Catchments
Queensland Government Department of Environment, Science and Innovation
Past funding
- 2022 - 2023
Best Practice Guidance for Lake Hydrodynamic Models with Pathogen Module to Assist QMRA (WaterRA Research Agreement administered by Griffith University)
Griffith University
Open grant - 2021 - 2023
Hydrological assessment of Greater Honiara's current and future drinking water catchments-providing a foundation for improved management
Solomon Water
Open grant - 2021
Understanding seawater events impacting the Gold Coast Desalination Plant
Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority trading as Seqwater
Open grant - 2018 - 2020
Queensland Water Modelling Network External Engagement Program
International WaterCentre Pty Ltd
Open grant - 2018 - 2022
Understanding reservoir sedimentation
UniQuest Pty Ltd
Open grant - 2017 - 2018
Implementation of novel conservation partnerships in Solomon Islands
MacArthur Foundation (John & Catherine MacArthur)
Open grant - 2016 - 2023
Assessing risk of oligomictic conditions in sub-tropical water supply lakes
ARC Linkage Projects
Open grant - 2016 - 2019
Fate of fluorinated surfactants and hydrocarbons at coastal airports
ARC Linkage Projects
Open grant - 2016 - 2020
Unravelling the drivers of greenhouse gas emissions in estuaries (ARC Linkage Project led by Southern Cross University)
Southern Cross University
Open grant - 2015 - 2016
Predictive water quality model development
Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority trading as Seqwater
Open grant - 2014 - 2015
Healthy Waterways model custodian
Healthy Waterways Ltd
Open grant - 2014 - 2016
North West Channel Trial Dredging Project
UniQuest Pty Ltd
Open grant - 2013 - 2014
Catchment scenario modelling - Linking future compliance obligations with cost effective and optimised multi barrier treatment (SEQWater 2013-14 Work Plan Project)
Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority trading as Seqwater
Open grant - 2013 - 2014
Coastal Monitoring in Jejevo, Solomon Islands
Golder Associates Pty Ltd
Open grant - 2012 - 2013
Catchment Scenario Modelling
Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority trading as Seqwater
Open grant - 2012 - 2013
Source Water Modelling
Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority trading as Seqwater
Open grant - 2012 - 2016
Optimising SWRO Concentrate Discharge During 'Hot Standby' Operation
Murdoch University
Open grant - 2011 - 2012
Modelling for Storage Management
Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority trading as Seqwater
Open grant - 2011
Sediment water flux annual loads
Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority trading as Seqwater
Open grant - 2011
Link biogeochemical processes to real-time modelling
Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority trading as Seqwater
Open grant - 2009
Bathymetric survey of 4 water storages
Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority trading as Seqwater
Open grant - 2009 - 2011
Multiphase flow and transport in complex coastal wetland systems
ARC Discovery Projects
Open grant - 2008
Shallow water bathymetry survey of Lake Wivenhoe
South East Queensland Water Corporation Limited
Open grant - 2008
Numerical model enhancement
South East Queensland Water Corporation Limited
Open grant - 2007 - 2011
Collaborative Research: UQ and SEQWater Head Agreement
South East Queensland Water Corporation Limited
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Supervision
Availability
Associate Professor Badin Gibbes is: : Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Assessing the performance of urban wetlands – an industry linked project
Engineered wetlands are increasingly used in urban stormwater systems to enhance water quality and ecosystem health. Design of these systems is often informed by coupled hydrologic and water quality models, however these models are often unable to resolve detailed hydrodynamic and water quality interactions. Recent advances in numerical models and computational capacity now allow simulation of these processes.
The project will focus on the application of a coupled three-dimensional hydrodynamic and water quality model to directly simulate the hydraulic and water quality performance of urban wetlands. Specifically, the project seeks to develop and test innovative approaches to the simulation of flow-vegetation interactions (with a focus on aquatic macrophytes) and the associated implications for nutrient cycling, pathogen dynamics and aquatic vegetation over multiple seasonal cycles. This project involves close collaboration with an industry partner that is an international leader in the simulation of water quality, with opportunities to complete research while embedded within the industry partner organisation. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to develop world-class skills in the construction and application of advanced water quality models. Exposure to environmental modelling is a prerequisite and previous experience in data analysis would be advantageous.
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Opportunities in these areas of investigaiton are continually emerging. Please contact me directly (b.gibbes@uq.edu.au) to discuss the latest research opportunities or to propose your own study topic.
Current areas of active research include:
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Monitoring and modelling of pollutants (sediments, nutrients, pathogens and chemicals) in lakes and groundwater systems.
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Urban lake modelling and management.
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Simulation of future climate impacts on the hydrologial cycle with a focus on assessing changes in catchment runoff and lake dynamics.
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Supervision history
Current supervision
- Doctor Philosophy
##### The role of green stormwater infrastructure on increasing or decreasing flood/water quality risk in urban settings
Principal Advisor - Doctor Philosophy
##### Quantifying wind-driven greenhouse gas exchange within engineered landfills
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor William Clarke, Dr Alistair Grinham - Doctor Philosophy
##### Understanding the Formation and Role of Indurated Sand in the Northern Entrance to Moreton Bay
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Simon Albert, Associate Professor Remo Cossu, Dr Alistair Grinham
Completed supervision
- 2025
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alistair Grinham - 2019
Doctor Philosophy
##### Dense Jet Behaviour in Dynamic Receiving Environments
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Simon Albert, Associate Professor David Callaghan, Dr Alistair Grinham - 2014
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor D Lockington - 2023
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alistair Grinham, Associate Professor Simon Albert - 2022
Doctor Philosophy
##### Fate and Transport of Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Coastal Aquifers
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Chenming Zhang, Emeritus Professor D Lockington - 2018
Master Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alistair Grinham, Associate Professor Simon Albert - 2015
Doctor Philosophy
##### Understanding Salt Transport in the Hyporheic Zone of Ephemeral Streams
Associate Advisor - 2014
Doctor Philosophy
##### Quantifying woody vegetation water use in subtropical groundwater systems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor D Lockington - 2013
Doctor Philosophy
##### Near-shore Groundwater Dynamics In Unconfined Coastal Aquifers
Associate Advisor
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