Prof. Elise Cartmell

Scottish Water

Professor Elise Cartmell is the Chief Scientist at Scottish Water and is responsible for their Scientific and Research and Innovation activities.

Elise joined Scottish Water in 2016 following a career in academia at Cranfield University where she was Professor of Water Technology and Director of Environmental Technology. Prior to joining Cranfield in 2000 she was a research scientist at WRc plc.  Elise is a chemist with a BSc (Hons) from The University of Edinburgh and a PhD from Imperial College, London.

She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Royal Society of Chemistry. She is on the UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) Board.

Elise remains an active applied scientist focussing on wastewater treatment with special reference to trace contaminants (including pharmaceuticals), resource recovery and off-grid sanitation developments.