Dr Chris Walker
Office of Engineering and Information Technology
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Christopher Walker has been employed at Covey Associates, an engineering consultancy, for over 17 years and is a Director of the company. Dr Walker is also a co-inventor of the Clarity Aquatic floating wetland system, a company which provides floating wetland technology for a variety of needs (e.g. water treatment and habitat). Chris has designed a range stormwater treatment systems for numerous residential, commercial and industrial projects in Australia and abroad. He has been involved in stormwater research for over 20 years, working with numerous Australian and International Universities. Chris is a world-expert in the use of constructed floating wetlands (CFWs) for water treatment and has developed several novel designs and applications of this technology.
Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD)
Constructed Floating Wetland (CFW) Systems
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Awad, J., Walker, C., Page, D., Arslan, M., White, S. A., Lucke, T., . . . van Leeuwen, J. (2025). Assessing the costs of constructed floating wetlands for the treatment of surface waters and wastewater. ACS ES&T Water, 5(8), 4737-4747. Scopus5 WoS4 |
| 2024 | Awad, J., Navarro, D., Kirby, J., Walker, C., & Juhasz, A. (2024). Long-term management of PFAS contaminated water using constructed floating wetlands: opportunities, limitations, and implementation considerations. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 54(24), 1709-1733. Scopus15 WoS10 |
| 2024 | Kamta, J., Fregoso, B., Lee, A., Kutsuris, C., Kadow, E., Walker, C., . . . Dorsett, M. (2024). Improving Emergency Medicine Clinician Awareness of Prehospital-Administered Medications. PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE, 28(3), 506-512. WoS3 |
| 2024 | Kolokotrones, T., Stock, J. H., & Walker, C. D. (2024). Is Newey-West optimal among first-order kernels?. JOURNAL OF ECONOMETRICS, 240(2), 11 pages. WoS9 |
| 2024 | Qi, L., Iskols, M., Shi, D., Reddy, P., Walker, C., Lezgiyeva, K., . . . Sharma, N. (2024). A mouse DRG genetic toolkit reveals morphological and physiological diversity of somatosensory neuron subtypes. CELL, 187(6), 36 pages. WoS92 |
| 2023 | Holodak, J., Stanley, J. K., Cox, A. H., Groves, T. W., Jantrania, A., Moeller, J., . . . Brooks, B. W. (2023). Identifying Workforce Education, Training, and Outreach Needs in Decentralized Wastewater and Distributed Water Reuse. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, 86(5), 68 pages. WoS1 |
| 2023 | Arslan, M., Wilkinson, S., Naeth, M. A., Gamal El Din, M., Khokhar, Z., Walker, C., & Lucke, T. (2023). Performance of constructed floating wetlands in a cold climate waste stabilization pond. Science of the Total Environment, 880(163115), 1-13. Scopus20 WoS14 Europe PMC4 |
| 2022 | Yamasaki, T. N., Walker, C., Janzen, J. G., & Nepf, H. (2022). Flow distribution and mass removal in floating treatment wetlands arranged in series and spanning the channel width. Journal Of Hydro-Environment Research, 44, 1-11. Scopus8 WoS11 |
| 2022 | Awad, J., Hewa, G., Myers, B. R., Walker, C., Lucke, T., Akyol, B., & Duan, X. (2022). Investigation of the potential of native wetland plants for removal of nutrients from synthetic stormwater and domestic wastewater. Ecological Engineering, 179(106642), 1-8. Scopus10 WoS10 |
| 2022 | Spada, C., Vu, C., Raymond, I., Tong, W., Chuang, C. -L., Walker, C., . . . Poloso, N. J. (2022). Bimatoprost promotes satiety and attenuates body weight gain in rats fed standard or obesity-promoting diets.. PROSTAGLANDINS LEUKOTRIENES AND ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS, 187, 11 pages. WoS1 |
| 2022 | Walker, C. D., Sexton, H. G., Hyde, J., Greene, B., & Risher, M. -L. (2022). Diverging Effects of Adolescent Ethanol Exposure on Tripartite Synaptic Development across Prefrontal Cortex Subregions. CELLS, 11(19), 22 pages. WoS9 |
| 2022 | Hamilton, C. A., Ayyala, D., Walsh, D., Bramwell, C., Walker, C., Dib, R. W., . . . Vazquez, J. (2022). Small Towns, Big Cities: Rural and Urban Disparities Among Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in the Central Savannah River Area. OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 9(3), 6 pages. WoS4 |
| 2021 | Rubin, J., Walker, C., & Allan, L. A. (2021). What Matters in Individual Health Preparedness. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, 84(2), 46-48. WoS1 |
| 2021 | Huth, I., Walker, C., Kulkarni, R., & Lucke, T. (2021). Using constructed floating wetlands to remove nutrients from a waste stabilization pond. Water, 13(13, article no. 1746), 1-14. Scopus24 WoS24 |
| 2020 | Walker, C. D., Risher, W. C., & Risher, M. -L. (2020). Regulation of Synaptic Development by Astrocyte Signaling Factors and Their Emerging Roles in Substance Abuse. CELLS, 9(2), 11 pages. WoS29 |
| 2019 | Schwammberger, P. F., Lucke, T., Walker, C., & Trueman, S. J. (2019). Nutrient uptake by constructed floating wetland plants during the construction phase of an urban residential development. Science of The Total Environment, 677, 390-403. Scopus77 WoS64 Europe PMC26 |
| 2019 | Sanicola, O., Lucke, T., Stewart, M., Tondera, K., & Walker, C. (2019). Root and shoot biomass growth of constructed floating wetlands plants in saline environments. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(2), 11 pages. Scopus18 WoS18 Europe PMC6 |
| 2019 | Lucke, T., Walker, C., & Beecham, S. (2019). Experimental designs of field-based constructed floating wetland studies: a review. Science of the total environment, 660, 199-208. Scopus84 WoS77 Europe PMC30 |
| 2017 | Schwammberger, P., Walker, C., & Lucke, T. (2017). Using floating wetland treatment systems to reduce stormwater pollution from urban developments. International journal of GEOMATE, 12(31), 45-50. Scopus20 WoS15 |
| 2017 | Walker, C., Tondera, K., & Lucke, T. (2017). Stormwater Treatment Evaluation of a Constructed Floating Wetland after Two Years Operation in an Urban Catchment. Sustainability, 9(10, article no. 1687), 1-10. Scopus47 WoS41 |
| 2016 | Nichols, P., Lucke, T., Drapper, D., & Walker, C. (2016). Performance evaluation of a floating treatment wetland in an urban catchment. Water (Switzerland), 8(6, article no. 244), 1-8. Scopus56 WoS45 |
| 2016 | Walker, C. D., & Shankaran, S. (2016). Extended antibiotic resistance in carbapenemase-producing <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>: A case series. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, 44(9), 1050-1052. WoS5 |
| 2013 | Walker, C., Lampard, J. L., Roiko, A., Tindale, N., Wiegand, A., & Duncan, P. (2013). Community well-being as a critical component of urban lake ecosystem health. Urban ecosystems, 16(2), 313-326. Scopus12 WoS10 |
| 2013 | Wiegand, A. N., Walker, C., Duncan, P. F., Roiko, A., & Tindale, N. (2013). A systematic approach for modelling quantitative lake ecosystem data to facilitate proactive urban lake management. Environmental Systems Research, 2(3), 1-12. |
| - | Kim, T. N., Bare, G., Hedberg, C. W., Dutra, N., Walker, C., & Dyjack, D. (n.d.). Identifying Characteristics of Local Governmental Environmental Public Health Programs. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, 88(1), 20-28. |
| - | Awad, J., Lu, W., Walker, C., Malerba, M., Schuster, L., & Navarro, D. (2026). Field Evaluation of a Constructed Floating Wetland for Nutrients and PFAS Attenuation in a Treatment Lagoon. ACS ES&T WATER, 12 pages. |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2021 | Rees, T., O'Carroll, S., Le Foll, C., Lutz, T., Hay, D., & Walker, C. (2021). A Tale of Two Peptides: Identifying Targets for Migraine. In FASEB JOURNAL Vol. 35 (pp. 2 pages). ELECTR NETWORK: WILEY. DOI |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Co-Supervisor | A study of utilizing construction and demolition waste materials as a growing medium for floating wetland plants to remove pollutants from urban water sources | Master of Research (Civil Engineering) | Master | Full Time | Mr Thanusshan Packiyarajah |
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