Dr David Lewis
Senior Lecturer
B.E. (Chem) Honours, (University of Adelaide)

Location: Room N208 Engineering North Email: dlewis@chemeng.adelaide.edu.au Phone: + 61 8 8303 5503 FAX: + 61 8 8303 4373 PhD. Thesis: Destratification and Control of Cyanobacteria Growth in Reservoirs.
Interests
- Microalgal Biotechnology - Aquaculture; Wastewater treatment; Secondary metabolites
- Environmental applications of microalgae,
- Water quality Modelling
- Reservoir hydrodynamics
- Commercial scale biochemical processes.
Recent Publications
- Lewis, D.M., Brookes, J.D., Lambert, M.F., "Numerical Models for management of anaaena circinalis", Journal of Applied Phycology, (2004) 16: 457-468, © 2005 Springer
- Amos, S.A., van Heeswijck, T., Lewis, D.M., "Influence of coagulant dose and pH on surface charge of Microcystis - implications for coagulation" Chemeca 2005, Smart Solutions - Doing More with Less" 25-28 September 2005, Brisbane Queensland.
- Amos, S.A., Lewis, D.M., Sweeney, D.G., Kaeding, U.W., "Optimisation of chemical dosing for microalgae removal via DAFF treatment" Chemeca 2005, Smart Solutions - Doing More with Less 25-28 September 2005, Brisbane Queensland
- Lewis, D.M., Porter D., Victory, K.J. (2005). "Secondary metabolites from Scytonema ocellatum as selective antifungal agents to inhibit the growth of downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola)". World Congress of Chemical Engineering 2005, Scotland, U.K.
- Victory K. J., Lewis D. M., Thomas C. J, Kumar J. M., King K. D., "Analysis and Classification of Antimicrobial Compounds Produced by Microalgae and Cyanobacteria,"² 7th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Proceedings, CD-ROM, xx pp. (July 2005).
- PHD THESIS: Lewis D.M., (2004). Surface mixers for destratification and management of Anabaena circinalis.
Consultancy Reports:
- Billington, A., Cresswell, T., Lewis, D.M. and Walker, D. (2003). Investigating thermal stratification in the Torrens Lake. Prepared for the Torrens Catchment Water Management Board (pp 34).
- Lewis, D.M., Regel, R.H., Ganf, G.G. and Brookes, J.D. (2002). Determination of flow generated by artificial mixing devices in the Torrens Lake. Prepared for the Torrens Catchment Water Management Board.
- Linden, L.G., Burch, M.D., Brookes, J.D., Baker, P., Sherman, B.S. and Lewis, D.M. (2002). Artificial destratification and water quality in Happy Valley Reservoir. Report to SAWater Operations (pp 65).
- Baker, P, Burch, M.D., Brookes J.D., Cenzato, D.M. Lewis, D.M. and Ganf, G.G. (2000). Torrens Lake monitoring, research and management of cyanobacterial growth 1999/2000. Prepared for Adelaide City Corporation and Torrens Catchment Water Management Board (pp 95).
- Brookes, J. D., Burch, M. D. and Lewis, D.M. (1999). Transport time of pathogens from inflow to outflow at Myponga Reservoir. Report to Bulkwater Division, SAWater.
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