Chris Chow obtained his B.App.Sc. in Chemistry, M.App.Sc in environmental monitoring and PhD in analytical chemistry from the University of South Australia, and worked as a water industry researcher for over 20 years with SA Water and the CRC for Water Quality and Treatment. Chris joined UniSA in 2017 and is currently the Director of Sustainable Infrastructure and Resource Management (SIRM), specialised in water quality monitoring, water treatment and real-time process control, and implementation of applied research projects. Chris has successfully obtained funding from different sources, Premier’s Science Research Fund, Water Research Australia (WaterRA), CRC for Water Quality and Treatment (CRCWQT), American Water Works Association Research Foundation (AWWARF) and Australian Research Council (ARC) / PI of 7 ARC Linkage Projects. He also has experience in handling consultancy (contract research) from SA Water, SA local water utilities and interstate water utilities and is involved in 2 commercialisation projects.