WISE People

WISE CDT Co-Director

Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering

University of Bath

Email: T.C.Arnot@bath.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Investigator

Professor of Water Engineering

University of Exeter

Email: D.Butler@exeter.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Investigator

Professor of Applied Mathematics

University of Bath

Email: j.h.p.dawes@bath.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Investigator

Professor of Hydraulic Engineering

University of Exeter

Email: S.Djordjevic@exeter.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Investigator

Professor of Water and Environmental Engineering

Cardiff University

Email: ahmadianr@cardiff.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Director

Professor in Water Science and Engineering 

University of Bath

Email: J.A.H.Hofman@bath.ac.uk

WISE CDT Director

Professor of Water Engineering

University of Exeter

Email: R.Farmani@exeter.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Director

Professor of Coastal Engineering

Cardiff University

Email: pans2@cardiff.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Investigator

Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering

University of Bristol

Email: rafael.rosolem@bristol.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Investigator

Professor of Hydroinformatics

University of Exeter

Email: D.Savic@exeter.ac.uk

WISE CDT Administrator

University of Exeter

Email: d.a.ford@exeter.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Director

Senior Lecturer in Water and Environmental Engineering

University of Bristol

Email: Ross.Woods@bristol.ac.uk

Professor of Earth Surface Processes

University of Exeter

Email: R.E.Brazier@exeter.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Investigator

Professor of Water Engineering

University of Exeter

Email: D.Butler@exeter.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Investigator

Professor of Hydraulic Engineering

University of Exeter

Email: S.Djordjevic@exeter.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering

University of Bath

Email: a.j.hunter@bath.ac.uk

Associate Professor of Water and Human Environment

University of Exeter

Email: A.S.Chen@exeter.ac.uk

Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering

Cardiff University

Email: mason-jonesa@cardiff.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography

University of Exeter

Email: B.Van-Maanen@exeter.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering Hydraulics

University of Bath

Email: c.blenkinsopp@bath.ac.uk

Lake Science Director/Research Scientist

7 Lakes Alliance/Colby College, USA

Email: danielle.wain@7lakesalliance.org

Senior Lecturer in Water and Environmental Engineering

University of Bristol

Email: Francesca.Pianosi@bristol.ac.uk

Lecturer, School of Geographical Sciences

University of Bristol

Email: Gemma.Coxon@bristol.ac.uk

Professor of Water Intelligence

University of Exeter

Email: G.Fu@exeter.ac.uk

Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering

University of Bath

Email: Y.M.Chew@bath.ac.uk

Research Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering

University of Bath

Email: J.Shen@bath.ac.uk

Lecturer in Water, Environment and Infrastructure Research

University of Bath

Email: l.bryant@bath.ac.uk

Lecturer, School of Engineering

Cardiff University

Email: braym1@cardiff.ac.uk

Lecturer, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering

University of Bath

Email: n.j.mccullen@bath.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering

University of Bath

Email: P.Estrela@bath.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Investigator

Professor of Water and Environmental Engineering

Cardiff University

Email: ahmadianr@cardiff.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography

University of Exeter

Email: S.J.Palmer@exeter.ac.uk

Professor of Infrastructure Systems and Urban Innovation

University of Bristol

Email: Theo.Tryfonas@bristol.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering

University of Bath

Email: t.r.kjeldsen@bath.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer in Computer Science

University of Exeter

Email: Y.L.Wu@exeter.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering

Cardiff University

Email: zxie@cardiff.ac.uk

Emeritus Professor of Water Engineering

Cardiff University

Email: FalconerRA@cardiff.ac.uk

Professor of Hydroinformatics

University of Bristol

Email: dawei.han@bristol.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Director

Professor in Water Science and Engineering 

University of Bath

Email: J.A.H.Hofman@bath.ac.uk

Professor of Water Systems Engineering

University of Exeter

Email: z.kapelan@exeter.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer, School of Geographical Sciences

University of Bristol

Email: j.neal@bristol.ac.uk

Professor of Geotechnical Engineering

University of Exeter

Email: A.A.Javadi@exeter.ac.uk

Professor of Sustainable Water Systems

University of Exeter

Email: F.A.Memon@exeter.ac.uk

Professor of Mathematics

University of Bath

Email: p.a.milewski@bath.ac.uk

WISE CDT Director

Professor of Water Engineering

University of Exeter

Email: R.Farmani@exeter.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Director

Professor of Coastal Engineering

Cardiff University

Email: pans2@cardiff.ac.uk

Professor of Ecotoxicology

University of Exeter

Email: T.S.Galloway@exeter.ac.uk

Professor, School of Engineering

Cardiff University

Email: odoherty@cardiff.ac.uk

Associate Professor of Radar Hydrology and Hydroinformatics

University of Bristol

Email: m.a.rico-ramirez@bristol.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Investigator

Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering

University of Bristol

Email: rafael.rosolem@bristol.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Investigator

Professor of Hydroinformatics

University of Exeter

Email: D.Savic@exeter.ac.uk

Professor of Hydrologic Systems

University of Potsdam

Senior Lecturer

Department of Chemical Engineering

University of Bath

Email: j.h.wenk@bath.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Director

Senior Lecturer in Water and Environmental Engineering

University of Bristol

Email: Ross.Woods@bristol.ac.uk

Reader in Civil Engineering Hydraulics

University of Bath

Email: j.zang@bath.ac.uk

WISE CDT External Examiner

Senior Lecturer in Water Management, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Imperial College London

University of Bath, 2015-22

Job: Area Scientist

Employer: Wessex Water

MPhil Thesis: Identification & Characterisation of Luxury Uptake Proteins in Chlamydomonas for Enhanced Wastewater Phosphorus Removal

LinkedIn: aidan-barry

Cardiff University, 2015-19

Job: Research Fellow

Employer: University College London

PhD Thesis: The Physical and Numerical Representation of Turbulent Flow over a Porous Riverbed

LinkedIn: alexstubbs

University of Bath, 2017-21

Job: Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence

Employer: University of Bath

PhD Thesis: Machine Learning Methods for the Analysis of Precipitation Patterns

LinkedIn: andy-barnes

University of Bristol, 2015-19

Job: Hydroinformatics Developer

Employer: Jacobs

PhD Thesis: Multi-Hazard Exposure of Cities and Implications for Urban Infrastructures

LinkedIn: anna-lo-jacomo

University of Exeter, 2018-22

Job: Lead Developer

Employer: Our Rainwater

PhD Thesis: Flow Timeseries Forecasting in Urban Drainage Networks Using Artificial Neural Network Models

Linkedin: aricooperdavis

Cardiff University, 2015-19

Job: Research Fellow

Employer: University College London

PhD Thesis: Flow Separation Characteristics within Rectangular and Conical Diffusers

LinkedIn: arthur-hajaali

University of Bristol, 2014-18

Job: Research Associate

Employer: Imperial College London

PhD Thesis: Uncertainty in Modelling and Optimising Operations of Reservoir Systems

LinkedIn: barnaby-dobson

Cardiff University, 2016-22

Job: Environmental Study Manager (Mobility Infrastructures)

Employer: Council for the Gironde Département

PhD Thesis: Morphodynamic Modelling of a Nourished Beach using a Mixed Sediment Approach

Linkedin: benjaminbeylard

University of Bath, 2017-22

Job: Water Resources Engineer

Employer: Hydrology.UK

PhD Thesis: In Situ Image Analysis for the Investigation of Microbubble Size, Rise Velocity and Microbubble-Microparticle Interaction during Flotation

Linkedin: bert-swart

Cardiff University, 2017-22

Job: Dams Engineer

Employer: Arup

PhD Thesis: Parametric Optimisation of a Vertical Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine with Shallow Water Application

Linkedin: bikash-ranabhat

University of Bristol, 2015-19

Job: Chartered Senior Flood Consultant

Employer: Mott MacDonald

PhD Thesis: Sensitivity, Uncertainty and Refinement of a Global Flood Model

LinkedIn: cain-moylan

Cardiff University, 2017-22

Job: Project Manager

Employer: Josiah Venture, Czech Republic

PhD Thesis: An Experimental Study of the Hydrodynamic Impact of Turbine Layout and Design Considerations in Tidal Range Schemes

Linkedin: catherine-leech

University of Bristol, 2016-21

Job: Hydrologist

Employer: Mott MacDonald

PhD Thesis: Investigating Groundwater Recharge and Dynamics at Continental Scales using Comparative Hydrology

Linkedin: charles-west

University of Exeter, 2018-23

Job: Deployable Project Scientist

Employer: Met Office

PhD Thesis: A Study of Microplastics in Wastewater, Sludge and Biosolids

Linkedin: daisy-harley-nyang

University of Bristol, 2018-23

Job: Postdoctoral Researcher

Employer: Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)

PhD Thesis: Investigating Opportunities for Global Scale Soil Moisture Studies using Cosmic-Ray Neutron Sensors

Linkedin: dan-power

University of Bath, 2017-22

Job: KTP Research Associate

Employer: Lancaster University

PhD Thesis: Drinking Water Reservoir Resiliency in a Changing Climate

Linkedin: david-birt

University of Exeter, 2017-23

Job: Research Associate

Employer: Imperial College London

PhD Thesis: Investigating the Relationship between Climate and Cholera

Linkedin: debbie-shackleton

University of Bath, 2016-20

Job: Postdoctoral Researcher

Employer: Rey Juan Carlos University

PhD Thesis: Self-Powered Biosensors for Water Quality Monitoring: Sensor Development and Signal Treatment

LinkedIn: dolores-gonzález-olías

University of Exeter, 2016-20

Job: Civil Engineer

Employer: Region of Crete

PhD Thesis: Event Management and Post Event Response Planning for Smart Water Networks

Linkedin: eirini-nikoloudi/

University of Bristol, 2017-22

Job: Senior Water Resources Planner

Employer: Wessex Water

PhD Thesis: Investigation of High Frequency Water quality Monitoring and Prediction

Linkedin: elisa-coraggio

Cardiff University, 2014-18

Job: Senior Environmental Consultant

Employer: chapmanbdsp

PhD Thesis: Large-Eddy Simulations of Multi-Phase Plumes in Crossflow and Stratified Flow

Linkedin: elli-mitrou

University of Bristol, 2018-23

Job: Catastrophe Modelling KTP Associate

Employer: JBA Risk Management

PhD Thesis: Uncertainty Quantification and Attribution in Flood Risk Modelling

Linkedin: georgios-sarailidis

Cardiff University, 2016-21

Job: Private tutor and supply teacher whilst looking for career opportunities in water engineering sector

PhD Thesis: Flood Modelling and Hazard Assessment for Extreme Events in Riverine Basins

LinkedIn: giovanni-d-musolino

University of Bristol, 2017-21

Job: Senior Catastrophe Research Analyst

Employer: Gallagher Re

PhD Thesis: On the Objective Characterization of the Rainfall-Runoff Transformation

LinkedIn: giulia-giani

University of Bath, 2014-18

Job: Lecturer in Civil Engineering

Employer: University of Greenwich

PhD Thesis: Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Flash Floods and their Interaction with Urban Settlements

LinkedIn: ioanna-stamataki

Google Scholar profile

ResearchGate profile

University of Exeter, 2014-18

Job: Lecturer in Water Systems Engineering

Employer: University of Exeter

PhD Thesis: Reliable and Resilient Surface Water Management through Rapid Scenario Screening

LinkedIn: james-webber

Google Scholar Profile

University of Bristol, 2017-22

Job: Environmental Hydrologist

Employer: Hydrology.UK

PhD Thesis: Assessing The Combined Effect Of Carbon-Water Dynamics On Hydrological Processes In Brazil

Linkedin: jrcbrown

University of Exeter, 2017-22

Job: Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Employer: University of Exeter

PhD Thesis: Impact of Land-Use Changes on Hydrological Regimes

Linkedin: jessica-penny

Cardiff University, 2014-18

Job: Chartered Senior Engineer

Employer: JBA Consulting

PhD Thesis: Investigation and Prediction of Pollution in Coastal and Estuarine Waters, using Experimental and Numerical Methods

LinkedIn: kingja

University of Exeter, 2014-18

Job: Future Leaders Fellow/Honorary Research Fellow

Employer: South West Water/University of Exeter

PhD Thesis: Automated Analysis of Sewer CCTV Surveys

LinkedIn: joshua-myrans

University of Bristol, 2018-23

Job: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Employer: University of Bristol

PhD Thesis: Estimating Flood Risk under Climate Change

Linkedin: laura-devitt

University of Exeter, 2016-2022

Job: Senior Flood Scientist

Employer: Climate X

PhD Thesis: Flood Forecasting in a Large Catchment with Limited Data

LinkedIn: laura-ramsamy

University of Bristol, 2014-18

Job: Senior Research Associate

Employer: University of Bristol

PhD Thesis: Regional Flood Models and Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Uncertainty

LinkedIn: laurence-hawker

Google Scholar Profile

University of Bristol, 2016-21

Job: Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Employer: University of Potsdam

PhD Thesis: Using Hydrological Process Knowledge to Assess Flood Generation and Changes on a Global Scale

Linkedin: lina-stein

Google Scholar Profile

University of Bristol, 2014-18

Job: Business Developer

Employer: Eni Energy Company

PhD Thesis: Simulating the Risk of Liver Fluke Infection in the UK through Mechanistic Hydro-Epidemiological Modelling

LinkedIn: ludovica-beltrame

University of Exeter, 2015-19

Job: Senior AI Researcher

Employer: Fujitsu Research

PhD Thesis: Water Demand Forecasting using Machine Learning on Weather and Smart Metering Data

LinkedIn: mariaxeno

Google Scholar profile

University of Bath, 2014-18

Job: Environmental Engineer

Employer: ARPA Lombardia (Regional Agency for the Environmental Protection)

PhD Thesis: Quantification and Valorisation of Agricultural Bioresource Residues in England

LinkedIn: marianomarinari

University of Exeter, 2018-22

Job: Principal Scientist

Employer: digiLab

PhD Thesis: Multilevel Delayed Acceptance MCMC with Applications to Hydrogeological Inverse Problems

LinkedIn: mikkelbue

Cardiff University, 2017-21

Job: Marine Scientist

Employer: Met Office

PhD Thesis: Evaluation of the Performance of the Wave Boundary Layer Model with the OpenIFS

LinkedIn: nefeli-makrygianni

Cardiff University, 2014-18

Job: Research Assistant

Employer: Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts

PhD Thesis: Numerical and Experimental Modelling of Tidal Range Structures with Focus on Conservation of Momentum through Hydraulic Structures

LinkedIn: coznejc

Cardiff University, 2018-23

Job: Research Associate

Employer: Cardiff University

PhD Thesis: Numerical Modelling of Tidal Energy Devices and Structures as part of Net Zero

Linkedin: nicolas-hanousek

University of Bath 2015-19

Job: Senior Digital Water Consultant 

Employer: Arup

PhD Thesis: Sewer Systems of the Future: Developing a Stochastic Sewer Model to Support Design of Sustainable Wastewater Systems

LinkedIn: olivia-bailey

University of Bath, 2014-18

Job: Data Analyst

Employer: Civil Service

PhD Thesis: Assessment and Mitigation of Stormwater Runoff in an Informal Settlement

LinkedIn: olivia-cooke

University of Exeter 2015-19

Job: Senior Geochemist

Employer: WSP

PhD Thesis: Developing a Risk Assessment Model using Fuzzy Logic to Assess Groundwater Contamination from Hydraulic Fracturing

LinkedIn: olivia-milton-thompson

University of Bath 2015-19

Job: Postdoctoral Researcher

Employer: TU Delft

PhD Thesis: Coastal Protection and Nearshore Evolution under Sea Level Rise

Linkedin: paul-bayle

University of Bristol, 2015-19

Job: Hydrological Modeller

Employer: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)

PhD Thesis: National-Scale Hydrological Modelling of High Flows across Great Britain: Multi-Model Structures, Regionalisation Approaches and Climate Change Analysis with Uncertainty

LinkedIn: rosannalane

University of Exeter, 2016-22

Job: Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Employer: University of British Columbia / Natural Resources Canada

PhD Thesis: Optimised Maintenance Scheduling for Wastewater Systems

LinkedIn: sabrina-draude

Cardiff University, 2018-22

Job: Naval Architect

Employer: Freelance

PhD Thesis: Large Eddy Simulations of Two-Phase Flows around Complex 3D Geometries

Linkedin: santiago-m

University of Bristol, 2016-21

Job: Chair of Hydrology

Employer: University of Freiburg

PhD Thesis: Baseflow Generation at the Catchment Scale – An Investigation using Comparative Hydrology

Google Scholar profile 

University of Bristol, 2016-21

Job: Senior Scientific Developer

Employer: Fathom

PhD Thesis: Modelling the Viability of Small Hydroelectric Power on the Zambezi Basin

Linkedin: simbi-hatchard

University of Bristol, 2015-19

Job: Lead Data Scientist

Employer: HSBC

PhD Thesis: The Impact of Groundwater Representation in Land Surface Models under Current and Future Scenarios in Great Britain

Linkedin: stamatis batelis

Cardiff University, 2017-21

Job: Research Engineer

Employer: Vattenfall

PhD Thesis: Impact of Leaky Barriers and Hydrokinetic Turbines on Channel Hydrodynamics and Fish Movement 

LinkedIn: stephanie-müller

Cardiff University, 2015-19

Job: Civilian Staff Member

Employer: South Wales Police

PhD Thesis: 3D Hydrodynamic and Morphodynamic Modelling of Offshore Sandbanks

Linkedin: stephen-clee

University of Exeter, 2017-23

Job: Water Modeller / Engineer

Employer: Qatium

PhD Thesis: Hydraulic Modelling, Sectorisation, Interventions for Assessment and Improvement of Equity in Intermittent Water Supply Systems

Linkedin: vasilis-koukoravas

University of Exeter, 2018-23

Job: Flood Risk Analyst

Employer: JBA Consulting

PhD Thesis: An Integrated Approach to Health Risk Assessment for Sewer Flooding

Linkedin: williamaddison-atkinson

University of Bristol, 2014-18

Job: Senior Research Associate

Employer: University of Calgary

PhD Thesis: Investigating Conceptual Model Structure Uncertainty: Progress in Large-Sample Comparative Hydrology

LinkedIn: wouter-knoben

Google Scholar profile

ResearchGate profile

University of Exeter

Job: Researcher, Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste (CREWW)

Employer: University of Exeter

Project: Using Spatially Distributed Networks to Parameterise Real-Time Flow and Water Quality Modelling in the South West of England

Supervisors: Professors Dragan Savic and Richard Brazier

Linkedin: josieashe

University of Exeter

Job: Technical Sector Lead

Employer: RPS

Project: An Integrated Approach to Water Resources and Investment Planning for Water Utilities under Uncertainty

Supervisors: Professors Dragan Savic and Guangtao Fu

Industrial Supervisor: Patric Bulmer, Bristol Water

Linkedin: damianstaszek

University of Bath

Project: Assessing Risk to Water Security in Complex Coupled Catchment-Reservoir Systems

Supervisors: Dr Thomas Kjeldsen and Dr Lee Bryant

Email: j.p.waterhouse@bath.ac.uk

Cardiff University

Project: Numerical Investigation into the Effect of Dynamic Pore Water Pressure on Slope Stability

Supervisors: Professor Shunqi Pan and Dr Michaela Bray

Email: ReesRS2@cardiff.ac.uk

Cardiff University

Job: Lecturer in Engineering & Entrepreneurship

Employer: University of Exeter

Project: Analysis of Near-Surface Bidirectional Ducted Tidal Stream Turbines 

Supervisors: Professors Shunqi Pan and Tim O’Doherty

Linkedin: ceri-howells

University of Exeter

Project: Hazards and Drivers of Coastal Cliff Retreat in England

Supervisors: Professor Akbar Javadi, Dr Steven Palmer and Dr Barend Van Maanen

Linkedin: cristina-corti

University of Bath

Job: Postdoctoral Researcher

Employer: University of Bath

Project: Micro Underwater Vehicles for Autonomous Lake Inspection 

Supervisors: Dr Alan Hunter, Dr Lee Bryant and Dr Danielle Wain (7 Lakes Alliance/Colby College)

Linkedin: james-rand

University of Bath

Project: Improving Urban Water Security by Sectorisation of the Urban Area and Decentralisation of Water Infrastructure 

Supervisors: Professor Jan Hofman & Dr Junjie Shen; Professor David Butler (University of Exeter)

Industrial Supervisor: Dr Blanca Antizar-Ladislao (Isle Utilities)

Linkedin: juliana-marcal

University of Bath

Job: Coastal Engineer

Employer: JBA Consulting

Project: Dynamic Revetments and Composite Beaches – Coastal Protection Inspired by Nature

Supervisors: Dr Chris Blenkinsopp and Professor Jun Zang

Linkedin: olliefoss

University of Bristol

Job: Hydrologic Technician

Employer: ARPAV – The Regional Agency for Environmental Prevention and Protection of Veneto

Project: Statistical Characterisation of Catchment Rainfall and its Connection to Flood Response

Supervisors: Dr Ross Woods and Prof Dawei Han

Linkedin: roberto-quaglia

University of Bath

Project: Investigating the Influence of Geologic Bombs and Reservoir Management on Biogeochemical Cycling of Trace Metals and Resultant Water Quality

Supervisors: Dr Lee Bryant, Dr Thomas Kjeldsen and Prof Pedro Estrela

Email: S.H.Pearl@bath.ac.uk

Cardiff University

Job: Hydraulic Flood Modeller

Employer: JBA Consulting

Project: Flood Risk Modelling and Management in the Middle Severn Catchment 

Supervisors: Professor Shunqi Pan and Dr Zhihua Xie

Linkedin: samuel-rowley

University of Bath

Project: Optimisation of Deep-Water Offshore Wind Systems

Supervisors: Dr Chris Blenkinsopp, Prof Paul Milewski and Prof Jun Zang

Linkedin: vivien-m