Manuja Lekammudiyanse is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Applied Water Science, University of Canberra. Her role is primarily research-focused, with current projects centered on urban water quality studies. She completed her PhD at CQUniversity (co-funded by CSIRO Environment) and an MPhil at the University of Melbourne. Her expertise includes ecological modelling and synthesis, marine ecology, science and evidence-based policy, as well as empirical laboratory and field-based research in environmental science.