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Email

spusher@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Research Fellow
Department of Chemical Engineering
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-1604-8311

Dr Shane Usher

Research Fellow
Department of Chemical Engineering

85 Scholarly works
4 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Characterising faecal particle settling hydrodynamics to reenvision solid-liquid separation in decentralised sanitation systems
    DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2026.125759
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Turbulent pipe-fitting losses in thickened waste activated and digested sludges pipeline transport
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2026.121949
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Quantifying the platy morphology of gangue minerals with X-ray diffraction: A talc case study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2025.121081
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Modeling capillary-driven particle agglomeration under shear in immiscible fluids using discrete multiphysics
    DOI: 10.1063/5.0247290
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Multi-tiered strategy for large-scale wastewater detection of SARS-CoV-2 in low-case settings provides confidence for public health actions
    DOI: 10.2166/wh.2025.164
  • 2024

    Research grants (other domestic)

    A Novel Characterisation of the Platy Morphology of Talc in a Copper Ore Flotation Using Neutron Computed Tomography
  • 2019

    Research Contracts

    Wastewater Sludge Rheology Characterisation
Shane Usher

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2007
The University of Melbourne - City of Melbourne Competition: Issues for Melbourne 2020 University of Melbourne - City of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2024

    Journal article

    Yielding and Flow in Aggregated Particulate Suspensions
    DOI: 10.1007/s12666-023-03061-6
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Numerical simulation of particle consolidation under compression and shear based on the Discrete Element method
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2024.104722
  • 2024

    Journal article

    An accurate and robust method for intensification of wastewater sludge pipe flow
    DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175143
  • 2024

    Conference Proceedings

    Impact of Platy Morphology in the Flotability of Gangue Minerals: A Talc Case Study
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Impact of volatile solids destruction on the shear and solid-liquid separation behaviour of anaerobic digested sludge.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164546

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2013

    Research Grant

    Reducing Land and Infrastructure Requirements for Water Evaporation From Biosludge Through Dry Stacking
  • 2013

    Research Grant

    Reducing Land and Infrastructure Requirements for Water Evaporation From Biosludge Through Dry Stacking

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