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Publications

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Isis Vol 117, pp. 3-26 (2026)

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Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Vol 26, pp. 2919-2933 (2026)

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Eurasian Soil Science Vol 59 (2026)

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Environmental Pollution and Management Vol 3, pp. 24-41 (2025)

Gough Milo, Nkhoma Bryson, Chirwa Elias, , , , Mulwafu Wapulumuka

The Journal of African History Vol 66 (2025)

Gómez Natacha Caballero, Manetsberger Julia, Castillo-Gutiérrez Sonia, , Benomar Nabil, Abriouel Hikmate

Microbiological Research Vol 293 (2025)

Teaching

Management roles:

• Director of Postgraduate Studies (2019 - 25)
• Director of Distance Learning (2017 - 21)
• Programme leader, MSc Environmental Engineering (2012-19)

Classes:

• Environmental and Hydraulic Engineering - IJEP (CL248; 2026 - )
• Water & Environmental Systems - IJEP (CL338; 2025 - current)
• Financial Engineering (EF929/CL504/EF963; 2025 - current)
• Independent research projects (e.g., CL973, CL998, CL999; current)
• Dissertations/theses (year 4, MSc, MRes; current)
• Engineering Mathematics (CL329/CL331; 2024)
• Water & Wastewater Treatment Design (CL447/CL978; to 2024)
• Principles of Environmental Microbiology (CL430/CL948; to 2025)
• Environmental Pollution Management (CL970, 2023)
• Environmental Engineering (CL328, to 2016)
• Research Methods (to 2016)
• Environmental Chemistry (to 2013)
• Engineereing Statistics & Modelling (to 2011)

Other classes (other than ³Ô¹Ïtv)

• Environmental microbiology for engineers (Gdansk U. Technology, Poland)
• Natural product microiology (Gdansk U. Technology, Poland)
• Soil ecology and bioremediation (Gdanks U. Technology, Poland)
• Geotechnical microbiology (IIT-Bombay, India)
• Bioremediation (U. Kansas, USA)
• Biological aspects of environmental engineering (U. Kansas, USA)
• Environmental chemistry (U. Kansas, USA)
• Statistics (U. Kansas, USA)
• Limnology (U. Kansas, USA)
• Introduction to environmental engineering (U. Kansas, USA)
• Kansas algebra programme (U. Kansas)

Awards:

• 2018 - Teaching Excellence Awards, nominated
• 2016 - Teaching Excellence Awards, shortlisted Best in Faculty.
• 2015 - Teaching Excellence Awards, shortlisted Best in Faculty.
• 2015 - Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
• 2014 - Teaching Excellence Awards, shortlisted Overall Best Supportive Teacher

International courses

• IJEP programme (³Ô¹Ïtv) at Yunnan University, China (2025 - current)
• Gdansk University of Technology (Poland), Inter-Applied Chemistry (2020)
• Rajamangala University of Technology-Krungthep (Thailand), International School (2020)
• Gdansk University of Technology (Poland, 2018)
• Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, Department of Civil Engineering (India, 2017)
• Gdansk University of Technology (Poland, 2014-15)

Research Interests

1. Environmental Microbiology
2. Eco-toxicology
3. Soil & Water Quality
4. Antimicrobial resistance in the environment

Microorganisms are omnipresent and capable of impacting the entire biosphere. They, especially bacteria, are highly diverse in terms of structure and function, and they can play a major role in the cycling of nutrients, remediation of contamination, and public health. My research interest involves the integration of state-of-the-art microbiological measurement technologies and ecological principles into the realm of environmental protection and sustainability.

Some on-going projects:Ìý

Team AWARE - Amoebae With Antimicrobial Resistant Endosymbionts (with UWS and IISD-ELA, U. Manitoba, etc.)

The project examines the role of free-living amoebae (a protozoan found in waters and sediment) as a mechanism and vector in developing and spreading antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. Free-living amoebae harbour bacteria and essentially could be protected, to an extent, from toxic compounds in the environment. However, for some additional reason, they further enhance the potential for bacteria to become resistant. Some of the bacteria are fish pathogens. So their mechanism as a driving force for drug resistance must be investigated.

• This investigation takes place within a whole-lake exposure study at the Experimental Lakes Area (Ontario), which includes the impacts of multiple trophic levels within a lake--including Lake Trout. Comparisons of bacterial populations and their resistance traits in the water, sediment, amoebae, and fish will be made as preliminary results towards understanding whether similarities in their distribution occur and whether QAC disinfectants also contribute to the selection pressure.
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TeamÌýDAGGARÌý-ÌýDangerousÌýandÌýGrowingÌýGlobally,ÌýAntimicrobialÌýResistance.Ìý

Work related to antimicrobial resistance evolved from pharmaceutical eco-toxicology with the development of microbial-community endpoints. This work resulted in international exposure and award-winning publications. International collaborations include researchers and government/policy agencies in Australia, the UK, the USA, Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Lebanon, and The Netherlands. The research focus has been to measure resistance genes and antibiotics in the environment quantitatively; it extends previous qualitative observations to a predictive level aimed at solving practical problems. ÌýThe investigations of PEC (pollutants of emerging concern) continue, as it remains a contemporary international problem.

• Study finds antimicrobial resistance in soils Scotland-wide | ³Ô¹Ïtv (press release, 2024)

TeamÌýARMORÌý–ÌýAntimicrobial Resistance MayÌýOfferÌýResilience? (stability and resilience of microbial communities and performance during pollution stress).Ìý

Microbial community dynamics are examined in response to contaminant exposure in engineered bioreactors. The research endeavours to find ecologically resilient and economically robust processes to avoid significant investment in a new (or upgraded) treatment process as new regulations emerge.

GR-AMSÌý- . ÌýMulti-disciplinary, collaborative project.

• Ancient clay remedy | ³Ô¹Ïtv (press release)
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British Colonialism, Marine Sciences and Fisheries Governance. Interdisciplinary project with the History Department and U. Mzuzu in Malawi.Ìý

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Professional Activities

Visiting researcher

15/10/2024

Speaker

30/7/2024

Visiting researcher

28/7/2024

Speaker

9/8/2023

Visiting researcher

6/8/2023

Peer reviewer

1/2023

Projects

Knapp, Charles (Principal Investigator)

01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2025

Lord, Richard (Principal Investigator) Knapp, Charles (Co-investigator) Li, Jun (Co-investigator) Liggat, John (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2025

Wilson, David (Principal Investigator) Knapp, Charles (Co-investigator) Morse, Tracy (Co-investigator)

04-Jan-2022 - 03-Jan-2023

Ward, Andrew (Principal Investigator) Knapp, Charles (Co-investigator)

23-Jan-2020 - 30-Jan-2021

Ward, Andrew (Principal Investigator) Corrigan, Damion (Co-investigator) Knapp, Charles (Co-investigator)

09-Jan-2020 - 08-Jan-2021

Knapp, Charles (Principal Investigator)

01-Jan-2018 - 30-Jan-2020