Karen Johnson is a British geologist who is a professor in environmental engineering at Durham University. She was awarded the 2023 Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award.

Early life and education[edit]

Johnson studied hydrogeology at University College London. After earning her master's degree in 1995, she joined the water industry. She eventually returned to academia and completed a doctoral degree at Newcastle University with Paul Younger. She stayed at Newcastle as a postdoctoral researcher.^{[citation needed]}

Research and career[edit]

In 2005, Johnson joined Durham University, where she was made Professor of Environmental Engineering. Her work considers waste water, and the identification of strategies to treat waste water.^[1] Alongside treating waste water in the United Kingdom, Johnson has worked on various international ecology projects, including investigating the interplay between land insecurity and poverty.^[2]

Awards and honours[edit]

• 2011 Philip Leverhulme Prize in Engineering^[3]
• 2023 Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award^[4][5]

Selected publications[edit]

• Lawrence I Bowden; Adam P Jarvis; Paul L. Younger; Karen L Johnson (1 April 2009). "Phosphorus removal from waste waters using basic oxygen steel slag". Environmental Science & Technology. 43 (7): 2476–2481. Bibcode:2009EnST...43.2476B. doi:10.1021/ES801626D. ISSN 0013-936X. PMID 19452904. Wikidata Q43765126.
• Selina M. Bamforth; David A.C. Manning; Ian Singleton; Paul L. Younger; Karen L. Johnson (August 2006). "Manganese removal from mine waters – investigating the occurrence and importance of manganese carbonates". Applied Geochemistry. 21 (8): 1274–1287. Bibcode:2006ApGC...21.1274B. doi:10.1016/J.APGEOCHEM.2006.06.004. ISSN 0883-2927. Wikidata Q57219724.
• Catherine E Clarke; Filip Kielar; Helen M Talbot; Karen L Johnson (1 February 2010). "Oxidative decolorization of acid azo dyes by a Mn oxide containing waste". Environmental Science & Technology. 44 (3): 1116–1122. Bibcode:2010EnST...44.1116C. doi:10.1021/ES902305E. ISSN 0013-936X. PMID 20070073. Wikidata Q43195793.

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