Elizabeth Wanderi is a Fisheries Officer working in the largest permanent desert lake in the world, Lake Turkana. Her role is management, conservation and development of Lake Turkana Fisheries. She is passionate about understanding the nutrients and organic matter dynamics in freshwater ecosystems. In this regard, she is currently pursuing her PhD degree at the University of Eldoret under the PhD research Fellowships 2022-2025 position on Sustainable Waterpans, where her research work focuses on understanding the Biogeochemistry of the water pans in arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya. Similarly, her research work during her master degree focused on understanding the influence of large mammalian herbivores on the biogeochemistry and functioning of the Afromontane-savanna Mara River. Both research areas aim at promoting sustainable water and land use. She is also passionate about understanding carbon and nitrogen fluxes in freshwater ecosystems and their contribution to greenhouses gases budgets.

In addition, Elizabeth enjoys serving the community through engagements with different committees, such as the Lake Turkana Advisory Group (LTuAG), where she serves as an advisor. Also, she stands as an Early Career Coordinator in the Freshwater Society African Chapter (https://freshwater-science.org/chapter/africa-chapter)  and alumnus of the African Women in Science Program Hosted by IISD-ACARE (African Women in Science | International Institute for Sustainable Development (iisd.org), where she advocates for justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in water and fisheries resources conservation and management.