Water experts
Water is one of the major challenges of the 21st Century – the security of supply, the aquatic environment, the impact of climate change and its use in industry.
Murdoch is uniquely placed to find solutions to these challenges, supporting communities by tackling issues of water security and water quality, and tackling environmental issues such as pollution, decontamination and conservation.
Our researchers are innovators, supporting industry with investigations into wastewater and solid waste processing and recycling, hydrometallurgy, the production of biofuels from algae and water use and management in energy, agriculture and mining.
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Professor Richard HarperSustainable water use, salinity Professor Richard Harper is the Alcoa Chair in Sustainable Water Management at Murdoch University. His current focus is on developing land-use systems that ensure water sustainability in the Peel, a rapidly growing region in Western Australia. His research interests revolve around improving water yields and protecting water quality through improved land management, and developing policies and land-use systems that will achieve change over large areas. He has worked on using reforestation and carbon mitigation to overcome salinity, a major issue in inland Australia, and was recently selected as a lead author in the next IPCC Assessment Report. |
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David FurukawaDesalination David Furukawa has more than 40 years of desalination technology experience in both public and private sectors. He is Chairman of the Research Advisory Board, National Water Research Institute; Vice-moderator of the Research Advisory Council, Middle East Desalination Research Centre; Past-President and Director of the International Desalination Association and American Desalting Association (now AMTA), and life member of AWWA. He has more than 60 publications and is patented in the field. His company, Separation Consultants, Inc., provides technical, management and strategic business consultancy. |
To reach these experts for media inquiries, contact:
| Hayley Mayne Media & Communications Coordinator Phone: 08 9360 2474 Mobile: 0402 288 815 Email: h.mayne@murdoch.edu.au |
Jo Manning Media & Communications Coordinator Phone: 08 9360 2985 Mobile: 0408 201 309 Email: j.manning@murdoch.edu.au |
For all other inquiries please ring reception on 08 9360 6000.
