News & Events
Desalination prominent on Ozwater’13 agenda, Perth, 7-9 May
Posted on 5 April 2013
Desalination features prominently on the agenda for Ozwater’13 in Perth, Western Australia in early May with several NCEDA experts presenting new research findings.
Discover Desal at our 9 March Open Day
Posted on 20 February 2013
Learn how desalination works and have some water fun at our annual Desal Discovery Centre Open Day on Saturday 9 March, from 12 noon to 3 pm, at the National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia on the Murdoch University Rockingham Campus on Dixon Road, Rockingham.
Register now for RO design and operation training in July in Brisbane
Posted on 29 January 2013
Registrations are now open for the Centre’s operator training in July (in Brisbane) and October (in Rockingham).
NCEDA Research Dissemination Workshop, Wednesday 6 February, Rockingham WA and online
Posted on 17 January 2013
We invite you to attend the NCEDA Research Dissemination Workshop event on Wednesday 6 February at the Rockingham Desalination Research Facility. This workshop will also be streamed online.
Dr Harry Ridgway on Water, Membranes, and Desalination: Open Questions and Unsolved Problems, Rockingham, 23 October 2012
Posted on 3 October 2012
Dr Harry Ridgway, Consulting Professor at Stanford University, Visiting Professor at KAUST, Saudi Arabia, and founder of AquaMem Scientific Consultants, will present at NCEDA on Tuesday 23 October on Water, Membranes, and Desalination: Open Questions and Unsolved Problems.
Prof. Sunny Jiang on Membrane Biofouling Causes and Solutions, Rockingham, 28 August 2012
Posted on 17 August 2012
Newly appointed Murdoch University Adjunct Professor Sunny Jiang will give a special presentation at NCEDA this month on Southern Californian research to prevent and reduce membrane biofouling.
Reverse Osmosis Design and Operation Training, Rockingham, WA, 2-4 October 2012
Posted on 2 August 2012
Our first operator training course is ideal for anyone requiring a thorough practical understanding of the basic principles of Reverse Osmosis (RO) desalination.
Showcase lifts the lid on latest research
Posted on 6 July 2012
The Centre’s first Desalination Research Showcase was held at the Rockingham Desalination Research Facility in June, highlighting three important projects under way.
Water Corporation foresight saw WA embrace desal first
Posted on 15 June 2012
How Western Australia led the country in building the first major seawater desalination plant was the subject of a talk by Curtin University Chancellor and former Water Corporation CEO, Dr Jim Gill AO, at Rockingham’s Desal Discovery Centre this month.
Report on the NCEDA International Desalination Intakes and Outfalls Workshop
Posted on 24 May 2012
The Centre’s fourth research workshop showed the high level of technical, scientific and practical knowledge available in the desalination industry with a broad range of participants available and willing to share experiences to foster further improvements particularly in design, monitoring and measurement.















