Prof Robert Kalin
professor
6.02 GRAHAM HILLS
Tel : +44 (0)141 548 4649 (Ext. 4649)
Research Overview
Robert M. Kalin BSc MSc PhD CEnv FICE FRSC FGS
Professor of Environmental Engineering for Sustainability
Professor Kalin’s academic and professional interests are focused on Environment Science and Engineering to underpin the global sustainability agendas. His work ranges from hydrogeology and Paleohydrology of local to regional scale groundwater systems, study of global biogeochemical cycles and climate change, to site specific biogeochemistry of water treatment, contaminated land and groundwater (including engineering design of sustainable remediation methods), development of new chemical analysis techniques for soil, air and water that to better understand risk to humans and the environment.
Management Experience
Head of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Strathclyde University, Glasgow 1 Oct 2007 to 31st July 2011. During the past two decade of Professor Kalin has been PI and Project Manager on research projects valued over £14M.
Past Appointments
Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair, Queen’s University Belfast, July 2005 to Sept 2007
Chair of Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Queen’s University of Belfast, 1999 to 2005
Senior Lecturer of Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Queen's University of Belfast, 1997 to 1999
Lecturer of Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, The Queen's University of Belfast, 1994 to 1997
Professional Honours
Prof. Kalin is a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) and Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE), Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), and Fellow of the Geological Society of London (FGS).
Expert Witness Experience
Prof. Kalin has experience as an expert witness for Environmental Forensics and Environmental Engineering.
Consultancy and Design
Professor Kalin has considerable experience as an Environmental Consultant and as a Design and Build engineer for contaminated land and groundwater remediation.
International Capacity Building Activities
Professor Kalin has been active in research and capacity building for water resource management and environment & human health research in many countries in the Middle East, Far East, and Africa. One example is Professor Kalin Chaired the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Expert Meeting to Develop Educational Products for Global Capacity Building in Isotope Hydrology Vienna, Austria, (Development and Validation of Global Teaching for UN Decade Water for Life). Currently, he has a number of water and human health projects underway in Malawi.
Professor of Environmental Engineering for Sustanability
David Livingstone Center for Sustainability
Level 6, Graham Hills Building,
50 Richmond Street,
Glasgow, G1 1XN, Scotland
Direct line: +44 141 548 4649
Email: Robert.Kalin@Strath.ac.uk
Personal website: http://personal.strath.ac.uk/robert.kalin/
Environmental Engineering ~ 'Integration of the built environment within the natural environment using science and engineering to meet the principles of social, economic and environmental sustainability'
Career Interests
Professor Kalin's research interests are focused on Environment Science and Engineering to underpin the global sustainability agendas. His work ranges from site specific biogeochemistry of contaminated land and groundwater (including engineering design of sustainable remediation methods), development of new enhanced in-situ remediation methods that manage sustainable risk, to hydrogeology and palaeohydrology of local to regional scale groundwater systems, and study of global biogeochemical cycles and climate change.
Honorary Posts
Visiting Professor of Hydrogeology, Jilin University, College of Environment Engineering and Sciences, 6 Ximinzhu St, Changchun, Jilin 130026 China 2002 -
Honorary Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agricultural Ecology, 3195 Gaoxin Road, Changchun, Jilin 130012 China 2002 -
- Climate Justice: Water for People (Principal investigator)
- Orpheus Project (Academic)
- HOLISTIC DIARRHOEA CONTROL & TREATMENT PROGRAMME MALAWI (Co-investigator)
- Visiting Professor in Innovation (Co-investigator)
- Scotland Chikwawa Health Initiative (Malawi Development Programme) (Principal investigator)
- RSE / SE ENTERPRISE FELLOW (ANTOINE ASSAL) (Principal investigator)
- POSITION SPECIFIC ISOTOPE ANALYSIS (PSIA) / IS THIS APPROACH A HIGHLY DISCRIMINATING ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSICS TOOL? - TRANSFER FROM QUB (Principal investigator)
- Water Scotland - capability statement (Principal investigator)
