Dr Matthew Lee

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Senior Research Associate in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering's Water Research Centre (WRC)

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+61 404188074

Phone

(+61 2) 9385 TBA

E-mail

mattlee@unsw.edu.au

Location

Vallentine Annexe (H22) Level 1, Room VA127 Kensington Campus

Book Chapters | 2019

Hu M; Lee M; Zhong L; Manefield MJ, 2019, 'Method Development for DNA and Proteome SIP Analysis of Activated Sludge for Anaerobic Dichloromethane Biodegradation', in Stable Isotope Probing, pp. 207 - 219,

Book Chapters | 2018

Cheema S; Zhang M; Labine-Romain M; Lal B; Lavania M; Lee M; Li X; Lauro FM; Beckmann S; Manefield M, 2018, 'Neutral red: The synthetic phenazine full of electrochemical surprises', in Encyclopedia of Interfacial Chemistry Surface Science and Electrochemistry, pp. 382 - 391,

Book Chapters | 2017

Manefield M; Alfan-Guzman R; Lee M; Alfan Guzman R, 2017, 'Anaerobic bioreactors for the treatment of chlorinated hydrocarbons', in Thangadurai D; Sangeetha J (ed.), Industrial Biotechnology: Sustainable Production and Bioresource Utilization, CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, pp. 421 - 452,

Book Chapters | 2017

Manefield M; Lee M; Koenig J, 2017, 'The nature and relevance of solvent stress in microbes and mechanisms of tolerance.', in Chénard C; Lauro FM (ed.), Microbial Ecology in Extreme Environments., Springer, pp. 201 - 213,
Journal articles | 2025

Gao Y; Le S-T; Hou J; McDonald J; Colusso A; Lee MJ; Raymond M; Oldland B; Smith C; Roehl M; Griffits P; Khan S; Kibbey TCG; O'Carroll DM, 2025, 'Prediction of the Impact of Hydrochemistry on PFAS Removal Using Ion Exchange Resins', ACS ES&T WATER,

Journal articles | 2025

Mirabediny M; Yu TT; Sun J; Lee M; M O'Carroll D; Manefield MJ; Das B; Kumar N, 2025, 'Fast degradation of chlorinated volatile organic compounds using soluble cobalt complexes', Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 200,

Journal articles | 2025

Nunez Garcia A; Lee M; Ding L; Liang X; Wang C; He F; O’Carroll DM, 2025, 'Sulfidation of Magnetite for Superior Dechlorination of Trichloroethene', Environmental Science and Technology, 59, pp. 3172 - 3182,

Journal articles | 2025

O'Carroll D; Ackerman Grunfeld D; Gilbert D; Hou J; Lee M; Kibbey T, 2025, 'An Assessment of the Global PFAS Burden to Our Waters', ,

Journal articles | 2025

Sun J; Lorpaiboon W; Fox N; Jones A; Ho J; Manefield MJ; kumar N; O'Carroll D; Lee M, 2025, 'Characterization of PFOA isomers from PFAS precursors and their reductive defluorination', Water Research, 268,

Journal articles | 2024

Ackerman Grunfeld D; Gilbert D; Hou J; Jones AM; Lee MJ; Kibbey TCG; O’Carroll DM, 2024, 'Underestimated burden of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in global surface waters and groundwaters', Nature Geoscience, 17, pp. 340 - 346,

Journal articles | 2024

Bhardwaj S; Lee M; O'Carroll D; McDonald J; Osborne K; Khan S; Pickford R; Coleman N; O'Farrell C; Richards S; Manefield MJ, 2024, 'Biotransformation of 6:2/4:2 fluorotelomer alcohols by Dietzia aurantiaca J3: Enzymes and proteomics', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 478,

Journal articles | 2024

Sun J; Yu TT; Mirabediny M; Lee M; Jones A; O'Carroll DM; Manefield MJ; Kumar PV; Pickford R; Ramadhan ZR; Bhattacharyya SK; Åkermark B; Das B; Kumar N, 2024, 'Soluble metal porphyrins - Zero-valent zinc system for effective reductive defluorination of branched per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)', Water Research, 258,

Journal articles | 2023

Ackerman Grunfeld D; Jones AM; Sun J; Le ST; Pickford R; Huang Q; Manefield M; Kumar N; Lee MJ; O'Carroll DM, 2023, 'Electrochemical degradation of a C6-perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) using a simple activated carbon cathode', Environmental Science Water Research and Technology, 10, pp. 272 - 287,

Journal articles | 2023

Kronen M; Vázquez-Campos X; Wilkins MR; Lee M; Manefield MJ; Vazquez Campos X, 2023, 'Evidence for a Putative Isoprene Reductase in Acetobacterium wieringae', Msystems, 8, pp. e00119 - e00123,

Journal articles | 2023

Lee M; Manefield M, 2023, 'Microbiology in sustainable remediation of contaminated sites', Microbiology Australia, 44, pp. 49 - 51,

Journal articles | 2023

Mirabediny M; Yu TT; Sun J; Lee M; O'Carroll DM; Manefield MJ; Åkermark B; Das B; Kumar N, 2023, 'Fast reductive defluorination of branched perfluorooctane sulfonic acids by cobalt phthalocyanine: electrochemical studies and mechanistic insights', Environmental Science Water Research and Technology, 10, pp. 216 - 227,

Journal articles | 2023

Song YC; Holland SI; Lee M; Chen G; Löffler FE; Manefield MJ; Hugenholtz P; Kappler U, 2023, 'A comparative genome analysis of the Bacillota (Firmicutes) class Dehalobacteriia', Microbial Genomics, 9,

Journal articles | 2023

Song YC; Holland SI; Lee M; Chen G; Zaugg J; Löffler FE; Manefield MJ; Hugenholtz P; Kappler U, 2023, 'Corrigendum to: ‘A comparative genome analysis of the Bacillota (Firmicutes) class Dehalobacteriia’ (Microbial Genomics 2023, 9, 10.1099/mgen.0.001039)', Microbial Genomics, 9,

Journal articles | 2022

Holland SI; Vázquez-Campos X; Ertan H; Edwards RJ; Manefield MJ; Lee M; Vazquez Campos X, 2022, 'Metaproteomics reveals methyltransferases implicated in dichloromethane and glycine betaine fermentation by ‘Candidatus Formimonas warabiya’ strain DCMF', Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, pp. 1035247,

Journal articles | 2022

Lee M; Liang G; Holland SI; O'Farrell C; Osborne K; Manefield MJ, 2022, 'Dehalobium species implicated in 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin dechlorination in the contaminated sediments of Sydney Harbour Estuary', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 179,

Journal articles | 2022

Méndez V; Holland S; Bhardwaj S; McDonald J; Khan S; O'Carroll D; Pickford R; Richards S; O'Farrell C; Coleman N; Lee M; Manefield MJ; Mendez V, 2022, 'Aerobic biotransformation of 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate by Dietzia aurantiaca J3 under sulfur-limiting conditions', Science of the Total Environment, 829, pp. 154587,

Journal articles | 2022

Sun J; Jennepalli S; Lee M; Jones A; O'Carroll DM; Manefield MJ; Bhadbhade M; Åkermark B; Das B; Kumar N, 2022, 'Efficient Reductive Defluorination of Branched PFOS by Metal-Porphyrin Complexes', Environmental Science and Technology, 56, pp. 7830 - 7839,

Journal articles | 2021

Holland SI; Ertan H; Montgomery K; Manefield MJ; Lee M, 2021, 'Novel dichloromethane-fermenting bacteria in the Peptococcaceae family', Isme Journal, 15, pp. 1709 - 1721,

Journal articles | 2021

Sun J; Jennepalli S; Lee M; O'Carroll DM; Åkermark B; Manefield MJ; Das B; Kumar N, 2021, 'Removal of per- And polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water by ceric(iv) ammonium nitrate', Rsc Advances, 11, pp. 17642 - 17645,

Journal articles | 2020

O'Carroll DM; Jeffries TC; Lee MJ; Le ST; Yeung A; Wallace S; Battye N; Patch DJ; Manefield MJ; Weber KP, 2020, 'Developing a roadmap to determine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances-microbial population interactions', Science of the Total Environment, 712,

Journal articles | 2019

Beckmann S; Luk AWS; Gutierrez-Zamora ML; Chong NHH; Thomas T; Lee M; Manefield M, 2019, 'Long-term succession in a coal seam microbiome during in situ biostimulation of coalbed-methane generation', Isme Journal, 13, pp. 632 - 650,

Journal articles | 2019

Heckel B; Phillips E; Edwards E; Sherwood Lollar B; Elsner M; Manefield MJ; Lee M, 2019, 'Reductive Dehalogenation of Trichloromethane by Two Different Dehalobacter restrictus Strains Reveal Opposing Dual Element Isotope Effects', Environmental Science and Technology, 53, pp. 2332 - 2343,

Journal articles | 2019

Holland SI; Edwards RJ; Ertan H; Wong YK; Russell TL; Deshpande NP; Manefield M; Lee MJ, 2019, 'Whole genome sequencing of a novel, dichloromethane-fermenting Peptococcaceae from an enrichment culture', ,

Journal articles | 2019

Holland SI; Edwards RJ; Ertan H; Wong YK; Russell TL; Deshpande NP; Manefield M; Lee MJ, 2019, 'Whole genome sequencing of a novel, dichloromethane-fermenting Peptococcaceae from an enrichment culture', , 7, pp. e27718v1,

Journal articles | 2019

Holland SI; Edwards RJ; Ertan H; Wong YK; Russell TL; Deshpande NP; Manefield MJ; Lee M, 2019, 'Whole genome sequencing of a novel, dichloromethane-fermenting Peptococcaceae from an enrichment culture', PeerJ, 2019,

Journal articles | 2019

Kronen M; Lee M; Jones ZL; Manefield MJ, 2019, 'Reductive metabolism of the important atmospheric gas isoprene by homoacetogens', Isme Journal, 13, pp. 1168 - 1182,

Journal articles | 2019

Low A; Zhao S; Rogers MJ; Zemb O; Lee M; He J; Manefield M, 2019, 'Isolation, characterization and bioaugmentation of an acidotolerant 1,2-dichloroethane respiring Desulfitobacterium species from a low pH aquifer', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 95,

Journal articles | 2019

Webster J; Lee M; Gurba LW; Manefield M; Thomas T, 2019, 'The effect of oxidative treatment on soluble compounds from Australian coal', Fuel, 257,

Journal articles | 2018

Chau ATT; Lee M; Adrian L; Manefield MJ, 2018, 'Syntrophic partners enhance growth and respiratory dehalogenation of hexachlorobenzene by Dehalococcoides mccartyi strain CBDB1', Frontiers in Microbiology, 9,

Journal articles | 2018

Jugder BE; Payne KAP; Fisher K; Bohl S; Lebhar H; Manefield M; Lee MJ; Leys D; Marquis C, 2018, 'Heterologous Production and Purification of a Functional Chloroform Reductive Dehalogenase', ACS Chemical Biology,

Journal articles | 2017

Alfán-Guzmán R; Ertan H; Manefield M; Lee M; Alfan Guzman R, 2017, 'Genome sequence of Dehalobacter sp. strain TeCB1, able to respire chlorinated benzenes', Genome Announcements, 5, pp. e01681 - e01616,

Journal articles | 2017

Alfán-Guzmán R; Ertan H; Manefield M; Lee M; Alfan Guzman R, 2017, 'Isolation and characterization of Dehalobacter sp. strain TeCB1 including identification of TcbA: A novel tetra- and trichlorobenzene reductive Dehalogenase', Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, pp. 558,

Journal articles | 2017

Jugder B; Payne KAP; Fisher K; Manefield M; Lee M; Leys D; Marquis CP, 2017, 'Heterologous Production of Functional Chloroform Reductive Dehalogenase', The FASEB Journal, 31,

Journal articles | 2017

Jugder BE; Bohl S; Lebhar H; Healey RD; Manefield M; Marquis CP; Lee M, 2017, 'A bacterial chloroform reductive dehalogenase: purification and biochemical characterization', Microbial Biotechnology, 10, pp. 1640 - 1648,

Journal articles | 2017

Munro JE; Kimyon Ö; Rich DJ; Koenig J; Tang S; Low A; Lee M; Manefield M; Coleman NV, 2017, 'Co-occurrence of genes for aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation of dichloroethane in organochlorine-contaminated groundwater', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 93, pp. fix133,

Journal articles | 2016

Beckmann S; Welte C; Li X; Oo YM; Kroeninger L; Heo Y; Zhang M; Ribeiro D; Lee M; Bhadbhade M; Marjo CE; Seidel J; Deppenmeier U; Manefield M, 2016, 'Novel phenazine crystals enable direct electron transfer to methanogens in anaerobic digestion by redox potential modulation', Energy and Environmental Science, 9, pp. 644 - 655,

Journal articles | 2016

Jugder BE; Ertan H; Bohl S; Lee M; Marquis CP; Manefield M, 2016, 'Organohalide respiring bacteria and reductive dehalogenases: Key tools in organohalide bioremediation', Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, pp. 249,

Journal articles | 2016

Jugder BE; Ertan H; Wong YK; Braidy N; Manefield M; Marquis CP; Lee M, 2016, 'Genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of dehalobacter ��¼�DHB in response to chloroform', Environmental Microbiology Reports, 8, pp. 814 - 824,

Journal articles | 2016

Kimyon O; Uluturk ZI; Nizalapur S; Lee M; Kutty SK; Beckmann S; Kumar N; Manefield M, 2016, 'N-Acetylglucosamine Inhibits LuxR, LasR and CviR Based Quorum Sensing Regulated Gene Expression Levels', FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 7,

Journal articles | 2016

Koenig JC; Boparai HK; Lee MJ; O'Carroll DM; Barnes RJ; Manefield MJ, 2016, 'Particles and enzymes: Combining nanoscale zero valent iron and organochlorine respiring bacteria for the detoxification of chloroethane mixtures', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 308, pp. 106 - 112,

Journal articles | 2016

Patterson BM; Lee M; Bastow TP; Wilson JT; Donn MJ; Furness A; Goodwin B; Manefield M, 2016, 'Concentration effects on biotic and abiotic processes in the removal of 1,1,2-trichloroethane and vinyl chloride using carbon-amended ZVI', Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 188, pp. 1 - 11,

Journal articles | 2016

Wong YK; Holland SI; Ertan H; Manefield M; Lee M, 2016, 'Isolation and characterization of Dehalobacter sp. strain ��¼�DHB capable of chloroform and chlorinated ethane respiration', Environmental Microbiology, 18, pp. 3092 - 3105,

Journal articles | 2015

Gutierrez-Zamora ML; Lee M; Manefield M; Thomas T, 2015, 'Biotransformation of coal linked to nitrification', International Journal of Coal Geology, 137, pp. 136 - 141,

Journal articles | 2015

Jugder BE; Ertan H; Lee M; Manefield M; Marquis CP, 2015, 'Reductive Dehalogenases Come of Age in Biological Destruction of Organohalides', Trends in Biotechnology, 33, pp. 595 - 610,

Journal articles | 2015

Koenig J; Lee M; Manefield M, 2015, 'Aliphatic organochlorine degradation in subsurface environments', Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology, 14, pp. 49 - 71,

Journal articles | 2015

Lee M; Marquis C; Judger B-E; Manefield M, 2015, 'Anaerobic microorganisms and bioremediation of organohalide pollution', MICROBIOLOGY AUSTRALIA, 36, pp. 125 - 128,

Journal articles | 2015

Lee M; Wells E; Wong YK; Koenig J; Adrian L; Richnow HH; Manefield M, 2015, 'Relative contributions of dehalobacter and zerovalent iron in the degradation of chlorinated methanes', Environmental Science and Technology, 49, pp. 4481 - 4489,

Journal articles | 2013

Deshpande NP; Wong YK; Manefield M; Wilkins MR; Lee M, 2013, 'Genome Sequence of Dehalobacter ��¼�DHB, a Chloroform-Dechlorinating Bacterium', GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS, 1,

Journal articles | 2013

Deshpande NP; Wong YK; Manefield M; Wilkins MR; Lee M, 2013, 'Genome sequence of Dehalobacter ��¼�DHB, a chloroform-dechlorinating bacterium', Genome Announcements, 1,

Journal articles | 2012

Koenig JC; Lee M; Manefield MJ, 2012, 'Successful microcosm demonstration of a strategy for biodegradation of a mixture of carbon tetrachloride and perchloroethene harnessing sulfate reducing and dehalorespiring bacteria', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 219-220, pp. 169 - 175,

Journal articles | 2012

Lee M; Low AB; Zemb ON; Koenig J; Michaelsen A; Manefield MJ, 2012, 'Complete chloroform dechlorination by organochlorine respiration and fermentation', Environmental Microbiology, 14, pp. 883 - 894,

Journal articles | 2012

Zemb ON; Lee M; Gutierrez-Zamora M; Hamelin J; Coupland KG; Hazrin-Chong N; Taleb I; Manefield MJ, 2012, 'Improvement of RNA-SIP by pyrosequencing to identify putative 4-n-nonylphenol degraders in activated sludge', Water Research, 46, pp. 601 - 610,

Journal articles | 2011

Lee M; Atkins C; Pate J, 2011, 'Synthesis, transport and accumulation of quinolizidine alkaloids in Lupinus albus L. and L. angustifolius', Journal of Experimental Botany, 58, pp. 935 - 946,

Journal articles | 2011

Penesyan A; Tebben J; Lee M; Thomas T; Kjelleberg S; Harder T; Egan S, 2011, 'Identification of the antibacterial compound produced by the marine epiphytic bacterium Pseudovibrio sp. D323 and related sponge-associated bacteria.', Marine Drugs, 9, pp. 1391 - 1402,

Journal articles | 2010

Lee M; Cord-Ruwisch R; Manefield MJ, 2010, 'A process for the purification of organochlorine contaminated activated carbon: Sequential solvent purging and reductive dechlorination', Water Research, 44, pp. 1580 - 1590,

Journal articles | 2010

Yee LH; Aagaard V; Johnstone A; Lee M; Kjelleberg S; Manefield MJ, 2010, 'Development of a treatment solution for reductive dechlorination of hexachloro-1,3-butadiene in vadose zone soil', Biodegradation, 21, pp. 947 - 956,

Journal articles | 2010

Zemb ON; Lee M; Low AB; Manefield MJ, 2010, 'Reactive iron barriers: a niche enabling microbial dehalorespiration of 1,2-dichloroethane', Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 88, pp. 319 - 325,

Journal articles | 2009

Watanabe K; Manefield MJ; Lee M; Kouzuma A, 2009, 'Electron shuttles in biotechnology', Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 20, pp. 633 - 641,

Journal articles | 2008

James DL; Cord-Ruwisch R; Schleheck DF; Lee M; Manefield MJ, 2008, 'Cyanocobalamin enables activated sludge bacteria to dechlorinate hexachloro-1,3-butadiene to non-chlorinated gases', Bioremediation Journal, 12, pp. 177 - 184

Journal articles | 2007

Low A; Schleheck DF; Aagaard V; Khou M; Manefield MJ; Lee M, 2007, 'Options for in situ remediation of soil contaminated with a mixture of perchlorinated compounds', Bioremediation Journal, 11, pp. 113 - 124
Conference Abstracts | 2025

O'Carroll D; Ackerman Grunfeld D; Gilbert D; Hou J; Lee M; Kibbey T, 2025, 'An Assessment of the Global PFAS Burden to Our Waters',

Preprints | 2022

Kronen M; Vázquez-Campos X; Wilkins M; Lee M; Manefield M, 2022, Evidence for a putative isoprene reductase inAcetobacterium wieringae,

Preprints | 2021

Lee M; Liang G; Holland S; O’Farrell C; Osbourne K; Manefield M, 2021, Dehalobium species implicated in 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-p-dioxin dechlorination in the contaminated sediments of Sydney Harbour Estuary,

Preprints | 2020

Holland SI; Ertan H; Manefield MJ; Lee M, 2020, A novel, dichloromethane-fermenting bacterium in thePeptococcaceaefamily, ‘CandidatusFormamonas warabiya’, gen. nov. sp. nov.,

Preprints | 2019

Holland S; Edwards R; Ertan H; Wong YK; Russell T; Deshpande N; Manefield M; Lee M, 2019, Whole genome sequencing of a novel, dichloromethane-fermenting Peptococcaceae from an enrichment culture,

Conference Papers | 2019

O'Carroll D; Garcia AN; Appleton D; Chen K; Lee M, 2019, 'Impact of aging on sulfidated nanoscale zerovalent iron', in ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, AMER CHEMICAL SOC, FL, Orlando, presented at 257th National Meeting of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS), FL, Orlando, 31 March 2019 - 04 April 2019,

Conference Presentations | 2019

O'Carroll D; Lee MJ; Song T; anna Y; Manefield M; Webber K; Wallace S; Nick B; Thomas J, 2019, 'Interrelationships between PFAS and in situ microbial communities at an AFFF field site', presented at AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Orlando, 31 March 2019 - 03 April 2019,

Conference Abstracts | 2017

Jugder BE; Payne KAP; Fisher K; Manefield M; Lee M; Les D; Marquis CM, 2017, 'Heterologous production of functional chloroform reductive dehalogenase', in The FASEB Journal, Federation of American Society of Experimental Biology (FASEB), Chicago, US, Vol. 31, presented at American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Annual Meeting, Chicago, US,

Preprints |

Grunfeld DA; Jones AM; Sun J; Le ST; Pickford R; Huang Q; Manefield M; Kumar N; Lee M; O’Carroll D, Electrochemical Degradation of a Perfluoroalkyl Substance (Pfas) Using a Simple Activated Carbon Cathode,

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