Enhancing the performance of wastewater microalgae through chemical and physical modifications in High Rate Algal Ponds

The journey towards completing this thesis was not travelled alone, with many people supporting, inspiring and encouraging me along the way. It has been a privilege to have the fab four supervisory team to guide me through my PhD journey. Their support, advice and enthusiasm for my research has enabled me to exceed my expectations. Dr Rupert Craggs- I would like to express my gratitude to Rupert for seeing the potential in me long before I could and for providing the opportunity to make this PhD a reality. It has been an honour to work alongside Rupert and be part of his research team. Life tossed a few challenges my way while completing this journey and Rupert’s support and patience helped to get me through. A special thank you for keeping a sense of humour when I lost mine. Adjunct Prof. Clive Howard-Williams – Many thanks to Clive for taking time out of his crazy busy world to be part of my supervisory team. Clive was my primary resource for getting my science questions answered and provided insightful discussions and suggestions that has helped to develop my scientific thinking. Prof. Matthew Turnbull – Matthew’s support, encouragement and enthusiasm over th