Sue Harrison Australian Microbial Ecology 2017

Sue Harrison

Sue Harrison has some 30 years experience in research in bioprocess engineering, gained in the industrial and academic arenas. She holds undergraduate degrees in microbiology (BSc. Hons) and chemistry (BSc) from the University of Cape Town and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Cambridge University. In 1991, she joined the academic staff of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cape Town. Her research in bioprocess engineering spans bacterial, fungal, archael and algal bioprocesses with application in biohydrometallurgy, acid mine drainage prevention, maximizing resource productivity, bioenergy products, biocommodities from wastes, fine chemicals, neutraceuticals and expression of niche peptides and proteins. Through these she focuses on microbial dynamics, biokinetics, biological stress responses and process integration. She has a strong interest on quantifying environmental burden associated with processes with the view to its minimisation. She collaborates actively with researchers at the universities of Berkeley, Mumbai, Duisberg-Essen, Cambridge University, Cambourne School of Mines at Exeter University and Imperial College London and with industrial partners in South Africa and abroad. Sue is director of the Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research and of the interdisciplinary research institute, Future Water, at the University of Cape Town.

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