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    Professor Elizabeth Watkin is the Associate Dean of Science and Mathematics at ECU

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Professor Elizabeth Watkin

Elizabeth is a Professor and the Associate Dean (Science and Maths) of the School of Science.

Background

Elizabeth Watkin has over 20 years of experience in the field of microbial ecology of environmental systems and covers the fields of mining biotechnology, mineral resource recovery and microbial fouling of water (particularly within mining systems). She has industry contacts with a number of mining companies and has a long-term collaboration with CSIRO-Land and Water and CSIRO-Mineral Resources.

Her research team investigates biotechnological processes for environmental and industrial applications and approaches to mitigate microbially caused problems such as biocorrosion, biofouling and bioclogging. Prior to 2005 her main area of research was symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria in both agricultural and native legume species. She maintains a minor research interest in this area.

  • 2021:           Professor in Microbiology and Deputy Dean (Pharmacy, Biomedical Sciences and Medical Radiation Science), Curtin Medical School, Curtin University
  • 2018-2020:  Professor in Microbiology and Deputy Head of School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin University
  • 2016-2017:  Professor in Microbiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin University
  • 2002-2016:  Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor in Microbiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin University
  • 1999-2002:  Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University
  • 1998-1999:  Postdoctoral Research Fellow, CSIOR-Plant Industry, Canberra

Professional Memberships

  • International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium International Scientific Committee
  • Fellow of the Australian Society for Microbiology

Research Areas and Interests

  • Mineral leaching; mineral resource recovery
  • Haloacidiphilic iron and sulfur oxidizing bacteria.
  • The application of phosphate solubilising bacteria in Rare Earth Element recovery.
  • Microbial ecology of environmental systems.
  • Mining biotechnology.
  • Microbial fouling of water (particularly within mining systems).
  • Root nodule bacteria of Australian indigenous legumes.
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