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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-04-05 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006928b.htm person Howitt Julia A. AACR2 8 April 2020 Environmental scientist Julia Howitt was noted for her expertise in the field of water quality and environmental chemistry. Her interests included the role of photochemical reactions in the cycling of carbon and iron in aquatic environments, and analysis of gases and organic compounds in aquatic ecosystems, including pollution caused by heavy metals and organic contaminants. As a researcher with the Murray-Darling Freshwater Research she reported on the water quality of Lakes Hume and Mulwala, and developed a blackwater modelling program to explore possible flooding events in the Barmah-Millewa forests. After lecturing in marine and freshwater chemistry at Deakin University, Howitt joined the Institute of Land, Water and Society at Charles Sturt University. In 2015 her team was awarded the University's Vice-Chancellor's award for Research Excellence. 1997 1997 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), Monash University 2003 2003 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Monash University 2008 2008 Education - Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, Deakin University 2015 2015 Award - Member of a research team awarded the Charles Sturt University's Vice-Chancellor's prize for Research Excellence Charles Sturt University (1989 - )

Senior Lecturer, Institute of Land, Water and Society

 'Howitt, Julia A.', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Howitt, Julia A. Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Obituary: Dr Julia Howitt Finlayson, Max; and Beemster, Margrit Obituary: Dr Julia Howitt 2020 Marine and freshwater research 71 6 i