Prof. Rita Henderson

Deputy Dean Societal Impact & Translation
School of Chemical Engineering

University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney

Professor Rita Henderson is an academic in the School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW, and Associate Dean (Equity & Diversity) at UNSW Engineering. She leads the Algae and Organic Matter (AOM) Lab which has a global reputation for research on water quality and water treatment, and algal biotechnology. Rita was a Finalist for the Eureka Prize for Emerging Leader in Science and a recipient of the Australian Water Associations’ NSW Kamal Fernando Mentoring Award. She is an Editor for Water Research, Editor-In-Chief for the IWA H2Open Journal and Associate Editor for AWWA Water Science.