Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment

School of Engineering

Prof Bas Baskaran
  Phone   +61 3 522 72827
Email   bas.baskaran@deakin.edu.au
Position   Associate Dean (International)
Campus   Burwood
Research grouping   Sustainable Industrial and Urban Water Management

Professor K. Baskaran has more than 30 years of professional experience in Civil Engineering. He has
worked as a Civil Engineer with various international civil engineering and building contractors for
four years before pursuing his academic career in Australia. His areas of expertise is in Sustainable
urban and industrial water management including water treatment technologies, water recovery and reuse,
and integrated water management. He also had several years of senior management roles.

Research interests

  1. Water and wastewater treatment technology
  2. Integrated water management
  3. Water reclamation and reuse

Career

Interim Head of School, School of Engineering - 2009 - 10
Chair, Access, Equity and Equal Opportunity Committee - 2008
Director of Postgraduate Programs - 2008
Deputy Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology - 2006 - 08
Head of School of Engineering and Technology - 2002 - 2005

Key publications

Palmowski, LM, Jamil K, Reyneir C, Farago L, Jeyasellan S, and Baskaran K. (2008) Removal of salts from dairy processors effluent via reverse osmosis-results from lab and pilot-scale trials Australian Journal of Dairy Technology 63/ No 1, 15-20 Melbourne

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Professional activities

Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia
Member, Australian Water Association since 1988
Member, International Water Association, UK since 1991
Member, Water Environment Federation, USA since 1993
Member, American Society of Engineering Education since 2002


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8th February 2013