Prizes and awards

Elected as an Outstanding Woman of Scotland: Recipient; 2015
Elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Recipient; 2014
Elected a Fellow of The Institution of Civil Engineers: Recipient; 2014
Leader of the £1.3M EPSRC Research Consortium SAFE Barriers: Recipient; 2012
Aberconway medallist 2011. Awarded by the Geological Society of London every 2 years to a researcher aged 45 years or less to recognise distinction in the practice of geology with special reference to work in industry: Recipient; 6/2011

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Publications

Core surprise : what's inside a plate boundary?: McKay Lucy, Shipton Zoe, Lunn Rebecca; Geoscientist Vol 30, pp. 11-15 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1144/geosci2020-092
Desiccation behaviour of colloidal silica grouted sand : a new material for the creation of near surface hydraulic barriers: Pedrotti Matteo, Wong Christopher, El Mountassir Gráinne, Renshaw Joanna C, Lunn Rebecca J; Engineering Geology Vol 270 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2020.105579
Geochemical evidence for the application of nanoparticulate colloidal silica gel for in-situ containment of legacy nuclear wastes: Bots Pieter, Renshaw Joanna, Payne Timothy E, Comarmond M Josick, Schellenger Alexandra EP, Pedrotti Matteo, Calì Eleonora, Lunn Rebecca J; Environmental Science: Nano Vol 7, pp. 1481-1495 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EN00046A
Subcore scale fluid flow behavior in a sandstone with cataclastic deformation bands: Romano Carla R, Zahasky Christopher, Garing Charlotte, Minto James M, Benson Sally, Shipton Zoe K, Lunn Rebecca J; Water Resources Research Vol 56 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1029/2019WR026715
Detailed internal structure and along-strike variability of the core of a plate boundary fault : the Highland boundary fault, Scotland: McKay Lucy, Shipton Zoe K, Lunn Rebecca J, Andrews Billy, Raub Timothy D, Boyce Adrian J; Journal of the Geological Society Vol 177, pp. 283-296 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2018-226
Automated high accuracy, rapid beam hardening correction in X-Ray Computed Tomography of multi-mineral, heterogeneous core samples: Romano Carla, Minto James M, Shipton Zoe K, Lunn Rebecca J; Computers & Geosciences Vol 131, pp. 144-157 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2019.06.009

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Research interests

Use of microbially mediated mineral precipitation for ground improvement and ground sealing
Development and application of colloidal silica-based grouts for ground improvement and ground sealing
Development of detectable cementitious grouts for reliable barrier formation
Fluid flow in geological faults, estimating fault permeability (particular relevance to radioactive waste disposal, CO2 sequestration and oil and gas exploitation)
The relationaship between fault permeability and seismicity - temporal and spatial evolution
Predicting ground permeability through structural geology and rock mechanics
Groundwater flow and contaminant transport
Rock mechanics and structural geology
Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems
Computer modelling

Professional activities

Bone Dry: Hydroxyapatite as a water-resistant cement coating material: Contributor; 6/5/2019
Field deployment of biomineral technologies for treatment and repair of concrete nuclear infrastructure: Contributor; 3/4/2019
Engineering the Future for Girls summer school: Organiser; 19/6/2017
Organiser of 'Engineering the future for girls Summer School': Organiser; 6/2016
Feasibility study for the use of microbially induced calcite precipitation for improving rock strength: Consultant; 6/2016
Erosion testing of colloidal silica grouted specimens: Consultant; 10/2015

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Projects

Organic fingerprinting of groundwater to determine surface water origins: Lunn, Rebecca (Principal Investigator) Shipton, Zoe (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2022
Colloidal Silica Grout for Stabilisation of Underground Structures and for the Formation of Hydraulic and Chemical Barriers for Inhibiting Contaminant Migration: Lunn, Rebecca (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2019 - 30-Jan-2023
PANAMA: Plasma Accelerators for Nuclear Applications and Materials Analysis (panama) - National Nuclear User Facility Phase 2: Renshaw, Joanna (Principal Investigator) Jaroszynski, Dino (Co-investigator) Lunn, Rebecca (Co-investigator) McKenna, Paul (Co-investigator) Bots, Pieter (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2019 - 30-Jan-2023
STEM Equals (EPSRC Inclusion Matters): MacGregor, Scott (Principal Investigator) Carter, Sara (Co-investigator) Lunn, Rebecca (Co-investigator) Pyne, Susan (Co-investigator) Renshaw, Joanna (Co-investigator) Rivers, Ian (Co-investigator) Shipton, Zoe (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2018 - 30-Jan-2021
TRANSCEND: Transformative Science and Engineering for Nuclear Decommissioning: Lunn, Rebecca (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2018 - 30-Jan-2022
Biotechnology for Treatment and Repair of Concrete Nuclear Infrastructure: Turner, Ronnie (Researcher) Lunn, Rebecca (Principal Investigator) El Mountassir, Grainne (Principal Investigator); Postdoctoral research project as part of the 'Transformative Science and Engineering for Nuclear Decommissioning' (TRANSCEND) research consortium. This project aims to develop new biotechnological methods for the treatment of damaged cement and concrete structures in the UK civil nuclear industry.; 03-Jan-2018 - 03-Jan-2021

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