The Research portfolio is managed by the Research and Development Director on behalf of The ALS Water Resources Group. The projects are chosen to meet strategic business objectives and to design and implement new products and services for the water industry. Individual projects are managed by staff from within the four core business lines and there is an annual call for proposals that enables staff to suggest topics for research projects.

Research and development Director, Christobel Ferguson (BAppSc, MSc, PhD) Christobel Ferguson is the Research and development Director

Christobel Ferguson is the Research and development Director with The Water Resources Group and a Research Fellow in the Fenner School of Environment and Society at the Australian National University. Christobel manages a diverse portfolio of applied water quality research projects designed to deliver innovative and novel solutions to water managers. She has a PhD and MSc in Environmental Microbiology and is a member of the International Water Association and a board member of the Australian Water Association. Christobel has over 30 publications relevant to the water industry, including conference papers, journal articles and book chapters.