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title: WA Student Water Prize Presentation Evening 2023
description: Come along and hear from our 2023 nominees for the WA Student Water Prize at the annual presentation evening, proudly supported by GHD for 20 years.
---

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# [WA Student Water Prize Presentation Evening 2023](https://www.awa.asn.au/upcoming-events/wa-swp-presentation-2023-0)

 Written by [Kyllie Whitehead](https://www.awa.asn.au/upcoming-events/author/kyllie-whitehead) | Jun 28, 2023 2:24:13 AM

REGISTRATION HAS NOW CLOSED.

Each year our WA Student Water Prize nominees present to industry, their nominated projects, as judging for the award takes place. We are now pleased to announce our 2023 SWP Nominees. Come along and hear about our 2023 Student's projects .    

We are pleased to advise this year's Student Nominees are as follows: 

- **Claire Doll, The University of Western Australia**  
  *     The economics of public open spaces under water scarcity
  
  *
- **Javad Farahbakhsh, Edith Cowan University**  
  *     Antifouling properties of sulfobetaine zwitterion forward osmosis        membranes against protein foulants and microplastics
  
  *
- **Bernard McCartan, The University of Western Australia**  
  *     Seawater Pumped Hydro in Western Australia
  
  *
- **Ashley Granado, Curtin University of Technology**  
  *     Improving Biofiltration Treatment of Light-Greywater: The effect           of hydraulic loading rate on nature-based **filtration efficiency
  
  *
- **Fabian Scheffler, The University of Western Australia**  
  *     Electro-coagulation and ceramic membrane filtration for water             treatment and recovery
  
  *
- **Tara Zirakbash, Murdoch University**  
  *     Determination of Maximum Groundwater Level
  
  *
- **Maira Alvi, The University of Western Australia**  
       *Deep Learning for Prognostics of Wastewater Treatment Facilities*
- **Hossein Alilou, The University of Western Australia**  
  *     Unraveling Hydroclimatic Non-Stationarity in S-W WA: A                    
       Comprehensive Framework for Understanding and Managing   
       Water Resources in a Changing Climate
  
  *
- **Kala Senathirajah, University of Newcastle**  
  *     Strategies to reduce, remove and build resilience to microplastics   
       in the whole of water supply cycle*

## **Event Details**

| **Date** | Tuesday 5 September 2023 |
| --- | --- |
| **Time** | 5.00pm - 8.00pm WST |
| **Venue** | GHD Boardroom |
| **Address** | 999 Hay Street, Perth WA 6000 |
| **Dress Code** | Smart Casual  |

### Registration

This is a free event for AWA members and students. Canapes and light refreshments will be available. This is a no-alcohol event. Please select one of the options from below. If you wish to find out more about AWA's membership benefits, contact [membership@awa.asn.au](mailto:membership@awa.asn.au).

Note: Registrations has now closed.

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