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List of PhD Students and Research Topics
NAMEAREA OF RESEARCH/THESIS TITLE
Abagulum, Fidelis Factors Affecting the Achievement of the Water and Sanitation Millennium Development Goals in Ghana
Aboalriha, Wajdi Progressive Collapse
Agbeze-Onuma, Maduka Engineering Application of Ultrasound Induced Horizontal Gene Transfer into Contaminated Soil Indigenous Microbial Community for Accelerated Ex-situ Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminants
Ahmed, Alia Osman Response of steel portal frames to earthquake and blast loads
Alluqmani, Ayed The structural design and behaviour of wide reinforced concrete members (beams)
Atique, Alvis Influence of Desiccation Cracks on Mechanical and Hydrophobic Properties of Soil
Azubukie, Marcel Chibuzor Sustainability awareness and environmental performance in small and medium enterprises in Eastern Nigeria
Beattie, Stewart Fraser Fluid flow variation in faults from mines and tunnels.
Binti Mohd Nazer, Nor Shahidah A laboratory investigation into clay soils and the effects of cyclic soil water changes.
Borrirukwisitsak, Siriporn Environmental Chemistry : Partition Coefficients and Bioaccumulation of Bisphenol A in the Marine Environment
Brannan, Sean Bespoke microstructure ceramics: new materials for novel geomechanics/geoenvironmental instruments.
Brennan, Aoife Microbial degradation in biochar amended soils for enhanced bioremediation of contaminants (focus on dissolved persistant organic pollutants)
Cavoura, Olga Mercury speciation in environmental samples
Colosimo, Fabrizio Chemical and microbial characterisation of Shale Gas
Currie, Sandra The ecology of Legionella sp in compost
Czajkowsa, Anna Maximum entropy and multi objective optimization of real water distribution systems
Donaldson, Ross Demand-Side Design Systems for Geologic Groundwater Heat Pump Technology
Ellen, Rachael Predicting the internal structure of fault zones in igneous rocks and its effect on along-fault fluid flow
Gallacher, Christopher Environmental Forensics
Gillespie, Jonathon Develop and evaluate deterministic models of intra-urban variations in traffic-related air pollutants for application in epidemiological research and urban air quality management
Gkiouzepas, Stylianos Water Management, Water supply, wastewater, environmental Engineering
Gulyuz, Nilay Use of hydrogeochemistry of groundwater moving along faults/fractures for gold exploration: Canakkale, Turkey
Heather, Megan Spatial and temporal controls on fluid migration within faults
Howell, Claire Novel biogeochemical methods for reducing permeability in porous and fractured media
Jones, Gareth Geophysical investigations on flood embankments
Kates, Lisa N. Microbial degradation of methamphetamine, its waste products and precursors in the aqueous environment
Kemp, Neil Wyllie Reusing and Recycling Radioactive Metals as an Integral part of the UK Radioactive Waste Management Strategy
Kremmer, Yannick Deriving field-based statistical relationships to characterize the geometry, heterogeneity and permeability of faults in mixed sand-shale sequences: a new tool for upscaling flow properties.
Kuotcha, Witness Shaibu A detailed study on whether big differences in local accessibility translate to worse local development and worse local living conditions in the rural communities of Malawi
MacLachlan, Erica Christine Engineering at the interface: Geo-engineered barriers for nuclear waste disposal.
Macrae, Euan J Conceptual uncertainty in the interpretation of geological data: statistical analysis of factors influencing interpretation and associated risk.
Malgaretti, Maura Improved analysis methods for fire retardants
Mazzoni, Chiara Mary Development of novel nanoseismic survey techniques to image flowing fracture networks in the rock surrounding the tunnel walls.
McCay, Alistair Predicting spatial and temporal variations in along-fault fluid flow with special consideration of deep geological disposal of nuclear waste
McCluskey, Seánín The fate of antibiotic resistance genes upon exposure to heavy metal pollution
McCosh, Neil Restoring ecological life to aggressively remediated soils
McGahon, David Nanotechnology for sustainable civil infrastructure systems
McKay, Stephen Application of Strategic Environmental Assessment to Nuclear Energy Installation in the UK and Implications for Sustainability
Michalis, Panagiotis Wireless Surveillance and Monitoring of Bridge Scour: Adaptation & Mitigation of Climate Change Impacts
Murray, Ian William Engineering at the interface: Geo-engineered barriers for nuclear waste disposal
Nakwa, Karantarat The Role of Science Parks in Promoting the Effectiveness of MNCs as Vehicles of Knowledge Transfer, Accumulation and Exchange with Particular Reference to Strategic Industries in Thailand.
Pape, Andrew Ecosystem recovery in formerly contaminated soils
Pedrotti, Matteo Experimental characterization of hydro-mechanical behaviour of unsaturated soils.
Phillips, Peter Planning for Green Infrastructure in Urban Areas - moving towards an ecosystems approach using a Geographic Information System (GIS) based planning model.
Pratt, Neil Automated HACCP systems in small scale environments
Puri, Manpreet Design and Analysis of Inflatable Space Structures
Rathnayake, Upaka Optimal management and operational control of urban wastewater systems
Reid, Christopher Engineering at the interface: Geo-engineered barriers for nuclear waste disposal.
Robson, Andrew James  
Saleh, Salah Designing and rehabilitation of water supply systems
Seyoum Alemtsehy Gebreneskel Water Quality Management and Optimization in Water Distribution Systems
Silva Plata, Catalina Socio-ecological resilience and water
Tadsanaprasittipol, Amornphat Development of Analytical Method for Substituted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Particulate Samples using GCxGC TOFMS.
Torrance, Keith Patterns of arsenic speciation and associated potentially toxic elements at sites impacted by mining and mine waste.
Uan-ON, Tanatip Development of the Control System for an Advance On-line Position-specific Stable Carbon Isotope System for Environmental Investigation
Vogt, Brigitte Laboratory modelling of concentrated particle suspensions: application to geological processes.
Watt, John Environmental and Social Auditing Methods
Whyte, Scott Andrew The aim of the project is to develop and validate a new cyclic overlay model which will be utilised in numerical analyses of offshore and onshore turbine foundations, in collaboration with industrial collaborators, SSE Renewables and Donaldson Associates.
Woods, Lee The Influence of Urban Form on Travel Behaviour
Wrzesien, Andrzej Development of a cold-formed steel portal framing system
Yfantis, Georgios Nanoseismic Monitoring
Zihms, Stephanie Smouldering combustion: A novel remediation process and its effects on soil properties and its influence of the soil engineering properties

List of MPhil Students and Research Topics
NAMEAREA OF RESEARCH/THESIS TITLE
Hillenkamp, Maria How to optimise the rearing of insects for feed meal using compost fortified with anaerobic digestate.
Kasambara, Ansley The study intended to investigate the way maternal data is managed and the impact of the SCHI training program on maternal health for a period of time. The data collected by different entities on maternal health has discrepancies because some information is not recorded or recorded incorrectly.

List of MRes Students and Research Topics
NAMEAREA OF RESEARCH/THESIS TITLE
Fergusson, James Hydrogeological challenges around Sana'a, Yemen, and related societal issues
Limage, Emily Jayne Risk Assessment for Cattle in Mining Areas including Antibiotic Resistance.
Murdoch, Laura Margaret Offline MISPE GCxGC TOFMS Analysis of Dibenzothiophene in Coal Tar for Environmental Forensics
O'Connell, Sarah Maureen Environmental Forensics
Ragone, Alba Can POP's be used as a global indicator in TWAP

Archives: List of past PhD projects : List of past MRes projects

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