Jenny’s career as a water quality scientist spans nearly 40 years and encompasses research, teaching and consultancy, focusing on the impacts of contaminants in freshwater systems in Aotearoa and in Antarctica. She has worked with DSIR Chemistry Division, ESR and the University of Auckland. In 2010 she was appointed as Professor of Water Resource Management at the University of Canterbury and Lincoln University and became the inaugural director of the Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management. Jenny is currently Director of the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge.