Dr
Henriette S.
Jensen
(she/her)

PhD, MEng

School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Senior Lecturer

3rd and 4th year tutor for General Engineering

Dr Henriette Jensen
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h.s.jensen@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 8254
Room D59, Sir Robert Hadfield Building

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Dr Henriette S. Jensen
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Room D59
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
Mappin Street

Sheffield

S1 3JD

Profile

I completed my PhD in environmental engineering at Aalborg University in Denmark in 2008 where I also studied for a five year MEng in environmental engineering, graduating in 2005. My PhD was entitled “Hydrogen sulphide induced concrete corrosion of sewer networks” and was carried out within the Sewer Processes and Networks research group.

After completing my PhD, I took a position as Postdoctoral researcher here at the University of Sheffield first to work on a project entitled “Microbiology in Urban Water Systems”. And later on the project “Deploying synthetic biology in the water industry”

In 2011 I was awarded a lectureship here in Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. I am a member of the Sheffield Water Centre 
 

Research interests

I am interested in how the conditions in water bodies affect the transport, transformation and toxicity of chemical pollutants. This more often than not also means that I need to be interested in the microbial input to these processes as that is often crucial for the transformation in aquatic system. I also look at ways we can use the properties of pollutants to remove them from the water again.

Key research interests

  • In-sewer processes
  • Chemical and biological process interaction
  • Chemical compounds in urban water systems.
Publications

Journal articles

  • Schellart A, Sharp L, Bertrand-Krajewski J-L, Rieckermann J, Anta J, Blumensaat F, Clemens-Meyer F, Dittmer U, Douterelo I, Gruber G , Jensen H et al (2025) . Water Science & Technology, 92(3), 409-425.
  • Regueiro-Picallo M, Schellart A, Jensen H, Langeveld J, Viklander M & Lundy L (2024) . Water Science & Technology, 89(11), 3133-3146.
  • Kumar P, Legge A, Gregory DA, Nichols A, Jensen H, Ebbens SJ & Zhao X (2022) . JCIS Open, 5.
  • Hanafiah ZM, Wan Mohtar WHM, Hasan HA, Jensen HS, Klaus A, Sharil S & Wan-Mohtar WAAQI (2022) . International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 19(8), 7307-7320.
  • Theaker H, Jensen H, Walker M & Pourkashanian M (2021) . Waste Management, 134, 149-158.
  • Mooralitharan S, Hanafiah ZM, Manan TSBA, Hasan HA, Jensen HS, Wan-Mohtar WAAQI & Mohtar WHMW (2021) . Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(25), 32528-32544.
  • Legge A, Nichols A, Jensen H, Tait S & Ashley R (2021) . Water Science and Technology, 83(12), 2963-2979.
  • Del Olmo G, Ahmad A, Jensen H, Karunakaran E, Rosales E, Calero Preciado C, Gaskin P & Douterelo I (2020) . npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 6(1).
  • Del Olmo G, Rosales E, Karunakaran E, Jensen H, Calero C, Ahmad A, Gaskin P & Douterelo I (2020) . Access Microbiology, 2(7A).
  • Martins VL, Ogden MD, Jones MR, Trowsdale SA, Hall PJ & Jensen HS (2020) . Separation and Purification Technology, 239, ---.
  • Abdel-Aal M, Villa R, Jawiarczyk N, Alibardi L, Jensen H, Schellart A, Jefferson B, Shepley P & Tait S (2020) . Water Science and Technology, 80(12), 2344-2351.
  • Mohd Hanafiah Z, Wan Mohtar WHM, Abu Hasan H, Jensen HS, Klaus A & Wan-Mohtar WAAQI (2019) . Scientific Reports, 9(1).
  • Berretta C, Aiello A, Jensen HS, Tillotson MR, Boxall A & Stovin V (2018) . Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management, 171(2), 87-98.
  • Jensen HS, Sekar R, Shepherd WJ, Osborn AM, Tait S & Biggs CA (2016) . MicrobiologyOpen, 5(4), 616-625.
  • Rudelle EA, Nielsen AH, Hvitved-Jacobsen T, Stokbro Jensen H & Vollertsen J (2016) . Water Environment Research, 88(8), 747-755.
  • Jensen H, Biggs CA & Karunakaran E (2016) . Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 3(4), 487-494.
  • Karunakaran E, Vernon D, Biggs CA, Saul A, Crawford D & Jensen H (2016) . Water Science and Technology, 73(12), 3087-3094.
  • Nielsen AH, Hvitved-Jacobsen T, Jensen HS & Vollertsen J (2014) . Journal of Environmental Engineering United States, 140(2).
  • Jensen HS, Lens PNL, Nielsen JL, Bester K, Nielsen AH, Hvitved-Jacobsen T & Vollertsen J (2011) . Journal of Hazardous Materials, 189(3), 685-691.
  • Jensen HS, Lens PNL, Nielsen JL, Bester K, Nielsen AH, Hvitved-Jacobsen T & Vollertsen J (2011) Growth kinetics of hydrogen sulfide oxidizing bacteria in corroded concrete from sewers. Journal of Hazardous Materials.
  • Biggs CA, Olaleye OI, Jeanmeure LFC, Deines P, Jensen HS, Tait SJ & Wright PC (2011) . ENVIRON TECHNOL, 32(2), 133-144.
  • Deines P, Sekar P, Jensen HS, Tait S, Boxall JB, Osborn AM & Biggs CA (2010) . Drinking Water Engineering and Science, 3(2), 91-99.
  • Jensen HS, Nielsen AH, Hvitved-Jacobsen T & Vollertsen J (2009) . Water Environment Research, 81(4), 365-373.
  • Jensen HS, Nielsen AH, Lens PNL, Hvitved-Jacobsen T & Vollertsen J (2009) . Environmental Technology, 30(12), 1291-1296.
  • Nielsen AH, Vollertsen J, Jensen HS, Wium-Andersen T & Hvitved-Jacobsen T (2008) . Water Research, 42(15), 4206-4214.
  • Jensen HS, Nielsen AH, Hvitved-Jacobsen T & Vollertsen J (2008) . Water Science and Technology, 57(11), 1721-1726.
  • Vollertsen J, Nielsen AH, Jensen HS, Wium-Andersen T & Hvitved-Jacobsen T (2008) . Science of the Total Environment, 394(1), 162-170.
  • Vollertsen J, Nielsen AH, Jensen HS & Hvitved-Jacobsen T (2008) . Water Environment Research, 80(2), 118-126.
  • Nielsen AH, Vollertsen J, Jensen HS, Madsen HI & Hvitved-Jacobsen T (2008) . Water Environment Research, 80(1), 16-25.
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Conference proceedings

  • Hanafiah ZM, Mohtar WHMW, Hasan HA, Jensen HS, Abdullah MZ & Husain H (2019) . IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Vol. 264(1). Penang, Malaysia, 30 November 2018 - 30 November 2018.
  • Legge A, Jensen H, Tait S, Nichols A & Ashley R (2018) . Proceedings of the 5th IAHR Europe Congress - New challenges in hydraulic research and engineering (pp 727-728). Singapore, 12 June 2018 - 12 June 2018.
  • Wang M, Shepherd WJ, Smith R & Jensen H (2015) The effect of pipe diameter on hydrogen sulfide build-up in rising mains – model study. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling. Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada, 20 September 2015 - 20 September 2015.
  • Seco I, Schellart A, Jensen H, Gomez Valentin M & Tait S (2014) Effect of Biodegradability on Erosion of Highly Organic Sewer Sediment, 7 September 2014 - 12 September 2014.
  • Jensen HS, Sekar R, Larrarte F, Osborn AM, Biggs CA & Tait SJ (2013) Describing baterial community diversity in combined sewers. 7th International Conference on Sewer Processes and Networks. Sheffield, 28 August 2013 - 30 August 2013.
  • Mounce SR, Jensen HS, Biggs CA & Boxall JB (2012) . Proceedings International Conference on Natural Computation (pp 212-216)
  • Rahim AA, Tait S, Biggs C & Jensen H (2012) The Effect of Wastewater-Grown Biofilm on Pipe Surface Roughness. 13th international conference on Urban Drainage. Kuching, Malaysia, 7 September 2014 - 12 September 2014.
  • Vollertsen J, Nielsen AH, Jensen HS, Rudelle E & Hvitved-Jacobsen T (2011) Modeling the corrosion of concrete sewers. 12th international Conference of Urban Drainage. Porto Alegre, Brazil, 11 September 2011 - 16 September 2011.
  • Deines P, Sekar R, Jensen HS, Tait S, Boxall JB, Osborn AM & Biggs CA (2010) MUWS (Microbiology in Urban Water Systems) - An interdisciplinary approach to study microbial communities in urban water systems. INTEGRATING WATER SYSTEMS (pp 397-403)
  • Legge A, Jensen H, Ashley R, Tait S & Nichols A () Characterisation of particles from food waste disposers and their expected behaviour in sewers. Proceedings of the 14th IWA/IAHR International Conference on Urban Drainage. Prague, Czech Republic, 10 September 2017 - 10 September 2017.
  • Nielsen AH, Jensen HS, Hvitved-Jacobsen T & Vollertsen J () New Findings in Hydrogen Sulfide Related Corrosion of Concrete Sewers. Pipelines 2009 - Infrastructures hidden assets : Proceedings of the Pipelines 2009 Conference. San Diego, Ca, 16 August 2009 - 19 August 2009.
  • Jensen HS, Nielsen AH, Hvitved-Jacobsen T & Vollertsen J () Hydrogen sulfide initiated corrosion in concrete sewers - a conceptual approach for prediction. 11th International Conference on Urban Drainage. Edinburgh, UK, 31 August 2008 - 5 September 2008.
  • Mounce SR, Jensen HS, Boxall JB & Biggs CA () Data mining T-RFLP profiles from water system sampling using Self-Organising Maps. Proceedings of 8th International Conference on Natural Computation and the 9th Proceedings of International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery (IEEE), Vol. 1 (pp 219-223)
  • Vollertsen J, Nielsen AH, Jensen HS, Rudelle EA & Hvitved-Jacobsen T () Modeling the corrosion of concrete sewers. 12th International Conference on Urban Drainage. Porto Alegre
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Other

  • Jensen HS (2014) Surface Science – corrosion in concrete sewers. Water and Sewerage Journal(2/2014), 41-43.
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Preprints

  • Mooralitharan S, Hanafiah Z, Manan TSA, Hasan H, Jensen H, Wan-Mohtar WAAQI & Mohtar WHMW (2020) , Research Square Platform LLC.
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Teaching activities

CMB326 and CMB459: Systems for sustainability