10th IWA Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering Specialist Conference
10-14 September 2023
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Brisbane, Australia

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MEWE23

Towards a resilient future

10TH IWA MICROBIAL ECOLOGY AND WATER ENGINEERING SPECIALIST CONFERENCE

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

10-14 September 2023

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Conference Sponsors

Proudly supported by the Queensland Government 

Gold Sponsor
MGI Australia Pty Ltd

Gold Sponsor
Yulong Environment Protection

Silver Sponsor
Urban Utilities


Silver Sponsor
Queensland Government


Best Paper Sponsor
City of Gold Coast







Welcome from the Chairs

It is with great pleasure, we invite you to MEWE23: Towards a resilient future – the 10th IWA Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering Specialist Conference.

The IWA Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering (MEWE) Specialist Group promotes the rational and effective engineering of open microbial systems in the water cycle using emerging technologies and concepts in microbial ecology.


Professor Jianhua Guo

The University of Queensland

Co-Chair


Associate Professor Adrian Oehmen

The University of Queensland

Co-Chair


Conference Themes

Microbial ecology in wastewater treatment systems

Biofilm ecology of engineered water systems 

Application of microbial ecology to engineered water systems 

Antimicrobial resistance in engineered water systems 

Ecology and diversity of viruses (including bacteriophage) in engineered water systems 

 Drinking water microbial ecology (including Legionella & other opportunistic pathogens) 

 Emerging technologies for microbial ecology research 

Diversity, evolution and ecophysiology of recently discovered microorganisms 

Conference Secretariat Sharon James
contact@mewe23.com   @mewe2023