Professor Vernon Phoenix
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Personal statement
Vernon Phoenix is Professor of Environmental Engineering Science. His research sits at the interface between environmental engineering, biotechnology and geochemistry, covering topics such as green infrastructure, bio-inspired solutions, climate resilience and pollution control. This includes, for example, improving sustainable technologies for water and stormwater management; application of biomaterials for civil engineering; waste valorization; bioeconomy and assessment of microplastics in air, water and soil. Always open to new ideas and opportunities to work together. He has undertaken a number of leadership positions, including Head of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, from 2020-2024.
Publications
- Potentially toxic elements source identification and associated health risks in the groundwater of transboundary Komadugu-Yobe basin, Lake Chad region : an integrated approach using chemometric analysis and index-based models
- Shuaibu Abdulrahman, Kalin Robert M, Phoenix Vernon, Banda Limbikani C, Lawal Ibrahim Mohammed
- Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies Vol 59 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102439
- Geochemical evolution and mechanisms controlling groundwater chemistry in the transboundary Komadugu–Yobe Basin, Lake Chad region : an integrated approach of chemometric analysis and geochemical modeling
- Shuaibu Abdulrahman, Kalin Robert M, Phoenix Vernon, Lawal Ibrahim Mohammed
- Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies Vol 57 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2024.102098
- Stormwater quality and microbial ecology in an urban rain garden system
- Corbett Erin, Ijaz Umer Zeeshan, Jackson Isla, Phoenix Vernon R
- Frontiers in Water Vol 6 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2024.1383382
- Isotope hydrology and hydrogeochemical signatures in the Lake Malawi Basin : a multi-tracer approach for groundwater resource conceptualisation
- Banda Limbikani C, Kalin Robert M, Phoenix Vernon
- Water Vol 16 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/w16111587
- Hydrogeochemistry and water quality index for groundwater sustainability in the Komadugu-Yobe Basin, Sahel Region
- Shuaibu Abdulrahman, Kalin Robert M, Phoenix Vernon, Banda Limbikani C, Lawal Ibrahim Mohammed
- Water Vol 16 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/w16040601
- An early comparison of nano to microplastic mass in a remote catchment's atmospheric deposition
- Allen Steve, Materic Dusan, Allen Deonie, MacDonald Anna, Holzinger Rupert, Le Roux Gaël, Phoenix Vernon
- Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances Vol 7 (2022)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2022.100104
Professional Activities
- Chancellors Fellow talks
- Chair
- 28/8/2023
- BTG Workshop - Net-Zero
- Participant
- 18/5/2022
- Training day on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control for delegates from the Hebei Provincial Government
- Speaker
- 5/12/2017
Projects
- Embedding circular economy into low impact solutions for SuDS longevity and performance
- Phoenix, Vernon (Principal Investigator)
- 02-Jan-2025 - 01-Jan-2025
- DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Mckenzie-Barnes, Holly
- Phoenix, Vernon (Principal Investigator) Kamranzad, Bahareh (Co-investigator) Mckenzie-Barnes, Holly (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2028
- DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Patel, Monali Ronak
- Phoenix, Vernon (Principal Investigator) Lau, K. H. Aaron (Co-investigator) Patel, Monali Ronak (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2027
- EPSRC IAA: A Sustainable and Natural Antibiofilm Solution for Industrial Applications
- Phoenix, Vernon (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2026
- Next generation sustainable urban drainage through geochemical and biotechnological innovation: Enhancing pollution removal for climate change resilience (Short Industry Fellowship)
- Phoenix, Vernon (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2020 - 28-Jan-2021
- Sustainable bio-cements for transport infrastructure repair
- Tubaldi, Enrico (Principal Investigator) Phoenix, Vernon (Co-investigator)
- 16-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2020
Contact
Professor
Vernon
Phoenix
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Email: vernon.phoenix@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted