ARWA Centre for Ecohydrology

The ARWA Centre for Ecohydrology is a partnership between the University of Western Australia (UWA) and the West Australian Department of Food and Agriculture (DAFWA)

The Centre, housed in the School of Environmental and Systems Engineering (SESE), is affiliated with the Faculty of Engineering, Mathematics and Computing and the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences.

Research Director Professor Keith Smettem has a long history of research aimed at understanding the response of catchments to land use change. Professor Smettem is head of school for SESE and editor-in-chief of the journal 'Ecohydrology'.

Project Director Associate Professor Neil Coles has a background in agricultural water resources and over twenty years experience leading field based research for the WA Department of Agriculture and Food.

Researchers are based at the UWA campus in Crawley, and in DAFWA offices at Waroona, Bunbury, Northam, Geraldton, Merredin, Esperance and Albany.