WISE People

WISE CDT Co-Director

Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering

University of Bath

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

WISE CDT Director

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

Senior Lecturer, School of 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 Centre Manager

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

Professor of Hydroinformatics

University of Exeter

Email: D.Savic@exeter.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Director

Professor of Water and Environmental Engineering

University of Bristol

Email: thorsten.wagener@bristol.ac.uk

WISE CDT Administrator

University of Exeter

Email: cdt-wise-admin@exeter.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Investigator

Senior Lecturer in Water and Environmental Engineering

University of Bristol

Email: Ross.Woods@bristol.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Director

Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering

University of Bath

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

Professor of Earth Surface Processes

University of Exeter

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

WISE CDT Director

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

Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering

University of Bath

Email: a.j.hunter@bath.ac.uk

Senior Research Fellow

University of Exeter

Email: A.S.Chen@exeter.ac.uk

Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering

University of Bath

Email: A.Lanham@bath.ac.uk

Reader, Department of Chemical Engineering

University of Bath

Email: b.g.plosz@bath.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer in Hydro-Environmental Engineering

Cardiff University

Email: Bockelmann-Evans@cardiff.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering

Cardiff University

Email: wilsonca@cardiff.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering Hydraulics

University of Bath

Email: c.blenkinsopp@bath.ac.uk

Lecturer, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering

University of Bath

Email: D.J.Wain@bath.ac.uk

Research Collaborator

University of Bristol

Email: Eric.Morgan@bristol.ac.uk

Lecturer in Water and Environmental Engineering

University of Bristol

Email: Francesca.Pianosi@bristol.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer in Water and Environmental Engineering

University of Exeter

Email: G.Fu@exeter.ac.uk

Lecturer, Department of Mathematical Sciences

University of Bath

Email: i.prosdocimi@bath.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer, Department of Biology and Biochemistry

University of Bath

Email: J.Doughty@bath.ac.uk

Lecturer in Chemical Engineering

University of Bath

Email: Y.M.Chew@bath.ac.uk

Lecturer in Water, Environment and Infrastructure Research

University of Bath

Email: l.bryant@bath.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering

University of Bath

Email: M.McManus@bath.ac.uk

Lecturer – Teaching and Research

Cardiff University

Email: braym1@cardiff.ac.uk

Lecturer in Chemical Engineering

University of Bath

Email: M.di.Lorenzo@bath.ac.uk

Reader in Water & Environmental Engineering

University of Bristol

Email: Nicholas.Howden@bristol.ac.uk

Lecturer in the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering

University of Bath

Email: n.j.mccullen@bath.ac.uk

Reader, Department of Chemical Engineering

University of Bath

Email: N.M.Reis@bath.ac.uk

Lecturer in Computational Hydraulics

Cardiff University

Email: ourop@cardiff.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry

University of Bath

Email: P.J.Cameron@bath.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Investigator

Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering

Cardiff University

Email: ahmadianr@cardiff.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer in Marine Biosciences

Cardiff University

Email: perkinsr@cardiff.ac.uk

Lecturer in Engineering

University of Bristol

Email: sam.williamson@bristol.ac.uk

Reader in Smart Cities, Department of Civil Engineering

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

Lecturer – Teaching and Research, School of Engineering

Cardiff University

Email: zxie@cardiff.ac.uk

Emeritus Professor of Water Engineering

Cardiff University

Email: FalconerRA@cardiff.ac.uk

Professor of Hydrology

University of Bristol

Email: jim.freer@bristol.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

Lecturer in Physical Geography

University of Bristol

Email: j.neal@bristol.ac.uk

Professor of Intelligent Systems

Cardiff University

Email: A.D.Preece@cs.cardiff.ac.uk

Professor of Geotechnical Engineering

University of Exeter

Email: A.A.Javadi@exeter.ac.uk

Professor of Applied Non-Linear Mathematics

University of Bristol

Email: A.R.Champneys@bristol.ac.uk

Associate Professor in Computer Science

University of Exeter

Email: E.C.Keedwell@exeter.ac.uk

Professor of Sustainable Water Management

University of Exeter

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

Professor of Coastal Geomorphology

University of Plymouth

Email: gerd.masselink@plymouth.ac.uk

Professor of Hydrology

University of Bristol

Email: Paul.Bates@bristol.ac.uk

WISE CDT Centre Manager

Professor of Water Engineering

University of Exeter

Email: R.Farmani@exeter.ac.uk

Professor of Machine Learning

University of Exeter

Email: R.M.Everson@exeter.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Director

Professor of Coastal Engineering

Cardiff University

Email: pans2@cardiff.ac.uk

Professor, School of Engineering

Cardiff University

Email: odoherty@cardiff.ac.uk

Professor of Artificial Intelligence

University of Bristol

Email: weiru.liu@bristol.ac.uk

Associate-Professor, Department of Microbiology

Stellenbosch University

Email: wesaal@sun.ac.za

Professor of Performance Engineering

Cardiff University

Email: O.F.Rana@cs.cardiff.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer in Radar Hydrology and Hydroinformatics

University of Bristol

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

Lecturer in Water and Environmental Engineering

University of Bristol

Email: rafael.rosolem@bristol.ac.uk

Professor of Statistical Science

University of Bristol

Email: j.c.rougier@bristol.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Investigator

Professor of Hydroinformatics

University of Exeter

Email: D.Savic@exeter.ac.uk

Professor of Scientific Computing

University of Bath

Email: r.scheichl@bath.ac.uk

Professor of Civil Engineering

Cardiff University

Email: ThomasHR@cardiff.ac.uk

Professor of Physical Geography

University of Bristol

Email: p.j.valdes@bristol.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Director

Professor of Water and Environmental Engineering

University of Bristol

Email: thorsten.wagener@bristol.ac.uk

Professor of High Performance Computing

Cardiff University

Email: David.W.Walker@cs.cardiff.ac.uk

Lecturer in Water Science & Engineering

Department of Chemical Engineering

University of Bath

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

Professor of Mobile and Social Computing

Cardiff University

Email: R.M.Whitaker@cs.cardiff.ac.uk

WISE CDT Co-Investigator

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, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Imperial College London

University of Bristol

Project: Uncertainty in modelling and optimising operations of reservoir systems

Supervisors: Dr Francesca Pianosi and Professor Thorsten Wagener; Dr Chris Hutton (Wessex Water)

Email:barnaby.dobson1@gmail.com

Cardiff University

Project: Dynamics of turbulent plumes in cross-flow

Supervisors: Professors Shunqi Pan and Zhihua Xie

Email: MitrouE1@cardiff.ac.uk

University of Bath

Project: Advanced hydraulic modeling for flood risk analysis

Supervisors: Dr Jun Zang and Dr Thomas Kjeldsen

Email: i.stamataki@bath.ac.uk

University of Exeter

Project: Reliable and resilient surface water management through rapid scenario screening

Supervisors: Professors Guangtao Fu and David Butler

Email: j.webber2@exeter.ac.uk

Cardiff University

Project: Modelling the decay and transport of pathogens using high performance computing

Supervisors: Dr Reza Ahmadian and Professor Roger Falconer

Email: kingja@cardiff.ac.uk

University of Exeter

Project: Automated analysis of sewer CCTV surveys

Supervisors: Professors Zoran Kapelan and Richard Everson

Email: J.Myrans@exeter.ac.uk

University of Bristol

Project: Regional flood models and digital elevation model (DEM) uncertainty

Supervisors: Professor Paul Bates and Dr Jeff Neal

Email: laurence.hawker@bristol.ac.uk

University of Bristol

Project: Simulating the risk of Liver Fluke infection in the UK through integrated mechanistic hydro-epidemiological modelling

Supervisors: Professor Thorsten Wagener and Dr Eric Morgan

Email: ludovica.beltrame@bristol.ac.uk

University of Bath

Project: Quantification and valorisation of agricultural bioresource residues in England

Supervisors: Dr Tom Arnot, Dr Marcelle McManus and Ian Law (Wessex Water)

Email: M.Marinari@bath.ac.uk

Cardiff University

Project: Modelling the impact of marine renewable energy structures and devices on flood risk and water quality

Supervisors: Dr Reza Ahmadian and Professor Roger Falconer

Email: CozN@cardiff.ac.uk

University of Bath

Project: Assessment and mitigation of stormwater runoff in an informal settlement

Supervisors: Dr Lee Bryant and Dr Thomas Kjeldsen; Professor Wesaal Khan (Stellenbosch University)

Email: o.c.cooke@bath.ac.uk

University of Bristol

Project: Investigating conceptual model structure uncertainty: Progress in large-sample comparative hydrology

Supervisor: Dr Ross Woods and Professor Jim Freer

Email: w.j.m.knoben@bristol.ac.uk

University of Bath

Project: Manipulation and modelling of microalgae for enhanced wastewater phosphorus removal

Supervisors: Dr James Doughty and Dr Tom Arnot

Email: ab604@bath.ac.uk

Cardiff University

Project: Using Large-Eddy Simulation to model near-bed and pore space turbulent flow in gravel riverbeds

Supervisors: Dr Michaela Bray and Professor Shunqi Pan

Email: StubbsA1@Cardiff.ac.uk

University of Bristol

Project: Planning resilient water systems in areas at risk of multiple hazards

Supervisors: Professors Dawei Han and Alan Champneys

Email: al1773@bristol.ac.uk

Cardiff University

Project: Assessment of the Borda-Carnot Losses in a bulb turbine diffuser using near-field CFD models

Supervisors: Professor Shunqi Pan and Dr Zhihua Xie

Email: HajaaliA@Cardiff.ac.uk

University of Bristol

Project: Sensitivity, uncertainty and refinement in a global flood model

Supervisors: Dr Jeff Neal and Professor Jim Freer

Email: cm15760@bristol.ac.uk

University of Exeter

Project: Decision-making methods for water resources planning under uncertainty

Supervisors: Professors Dragan Savic and Guangtao Fu; Patric Bulmer (Bristol Water)

Email: ds463@exeter.ac.uk

University of Bath

Project: Small scale anaerobic digestion modelling: investigating the sustainability and economic viability of urban anaerobic digestion systems

Supervisors: Dr Tom Arnot and Dr Benedek Plosz

Email: im345@bath.ac.uk

Cardiff University

Project: Effective numerical modelling of transcritical flows with applications in natural flood management

Supervisors: Dr Reza Ahmadian and Professor Roger Falconer

Email: shuttleworthjd@cardiff.ac.uk

University of Exeter

Project: Using continuous time-series data to build a real-time modelling framework for catchment-scale water resource management 

Supervisors: Professors Dragan Savic and Richard Brazier

Email: ja401@exeter.ac.uk

University of Exeter

Project: Forecasting water demand using smart metering data

Supervisors: Professors Zoran Kapelan, Slobodan Djordjevic and Jan Hofman; Dr Chris Hutton (Wessex Water)

Email: mx220@exeter.ac.uk

University of Bath

Project: Sewer systems of the future

Supervisors: Professor Jan Hofman and Dr Tom Arnot

Email: ob219@bath.ac.uk

University of Exeter

Project: Assessing the risks to groundwater contamination from unconventional gas development in the UK under uncertainty

Supervisors: Professors Akbar Javadi and Zoran Kapelan

Email: om271@exeter.ac.uk

University of Bath

Project: Coastal protection and near-shore evolution under Sea Level Rise

Supervisors: Dr Chris Blenkinsopp, Dr Alan Hunter and Prof Gerd Masselink

Email: pmb38@bath.ac.uk

University of Bristol

Project: A national scale assessment of climate change impact on river flows and flooding

Supervisors: Professors Jim Freer and Thorsten Wagener

Email: rl1023@bristol.ac.uk

University of Bristol

Project: The impact of groundwater representation in land surface models under current and future scenarios in the UK

Supervisors: Dr Rafael Rosolem and Professor Dawei Han

Email: s.batelis@bristol.ac.uk

Cardiff University

Project: 3-D modelling of offshore sandbank dynamics

Supervisors: Professor Shunqi Pan and Dr Catherine Wilson

Email: cleesa@cardiff.ac.uk

University of Exeter

Project: Methodology for effective operational blockage reduction

Supervisors: Professors Edward Keedwell and Zoran Kapelan; Dr Emma Harris (Dŵr Cymru-Welsh Water)

Email: sd406@exeter.ac.uk

Cardiff University

Project: Modelling of the impact of beach nourishment on coastal morphology

Supervisors: Professors Shunqi Pan and Roger Falconer

Email: BeylardB@cardiff.ac.uk

University of Bristol

Project: Large-scale groundwater recharge modelling in Africa

Supervisors: Dr Rafael Rosolem and Professor Thorsten Wagener

Email: cw16952@bristol.ac.uk

University of Bath

Project: Biosensors for pesticide detection: sensor development and signal treatment

Supervisors: Professor Jan Hofman, Dr Mirella Di Lorenzo and Dr Petra Cameron

Email: d.gonzalez@bath.ac.uk

University of Exeter

Project: Event management and post event response planning for Intelligent Water Networks

Supervisors: Professors Zoran Kapelan and Fayyaz Memon; Dr Michele Romano (United Utilities)

Email: en273@exeter.ac.uk

Cardiff University

Project: Flood modelling and hazard assessment for extreme events in riverine basins

Supervisors: Dr Reza Ahmadian and Professor Roger Falconer

Email: MusolinoGD@cardiff.ac.uk

University of Bath

Project: Beach erosion and recovery

Supervisors: Dr Chris Blenkinsopp and Dr Nick McCullen

Email: g.hennessey@bath.ac.uk

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

University of Exeter

Project: Real time flood forecasting as a tool for flood management

Supervisors: Professor Slobodan Djordjevic and Dr Albert Chen

Email: lw510@exeter.ac.uk

University of Bristol

Project: A global approach to robust flood estimates in ungauged catchments using hydrological process knowledge

Supervisors: Dr Ross Woods and Dr Francesca Pianosi

Email: ls16959@bristol.ac.uk

University of Exeter

Project: Smart meters collected data analysis and segregation of leakage from actual water consumption

Supervisors: Professors Fayyaz Memon and Dragan Savic; Paul Merchant (South West Water)

Email: pw375@exeter.ac.uk

Cardiff University

Project: Modelling geotechnical instability within coastal earthwork sea defences

Supervisors: Professor Shunqi Pan and Dr Michaela Bray

Email: ReesRS2@cardiff.ac.uk

University of Bristol

Project: Groundwater processes in conceptual hydrological models

Supervisors: Dr Nicholas Howden and Dr Ross Woods

Email: sg16200@bristol.ac.uk

University of Bristol

Project: Viability of small hydropower on the Zambezi basin under current and future conditions

Supervisor: Professor Paul Bates, Dr Sam Williamson and Dr Francesca Pianosi

Email: sh16957@bristol.ac.uk

University of Bath

Project: Process-based flood frequency analysis using storm tracking

Supervisors: Dr Thomas Kjeldsen, Dr Ilaria Prosdocimi and Dr Nick McCullen

Email: a.p.barnes@bath.ac.uk 

University of Bath

Project: New microbubble method for dissolved air flotation

Supervisors: Dr Jannis Wenk and Dr John Chew

Email: bs407@bath.ac.uk

Cardiff University

Project: Physical testing and numerical modelling of a vertical axis turbine for hydroelecticity generation

Supervisors: Dr Reza Ahmadian, Dr Allan Mason-Jones and Professor Roger Falconer

Email: RanabhatB1@cardiff.ac.uk

Cardiff University

Project: Hydro-environmental characteristics and modelling of wake dynamics of turbines and sluices in lagoons and barrages

Supervisors: Dr Reza Ahmadian and Professor Roger Falconer

Email: LeechC@cardiff.ac.uk

University of Bath

Project: Drinking water reservoir resiliency in a changing climate

Supervisors: Dr Jun Zang, Dr Lee Bryant, Dr Danielle Wain and Dr Rupert Perkins

Email: d.j.birt@bath.ac.uk

University of Exeter

Project: Using system dynamics modelling to assess the future of cholera in Bangladesh

Supervisor: Professor Fayyaz Memon and Dr Albert Chen

Email: dms228@exeter.ac.uk

University of Bristol

Project: Hydroinformatics of smart cities: real-time water quality prediction model using a hybrid approach

Supervisors: Professor Dawei Han, Dr Theo Tryfonas and Professor Weiru Liu

Email: ec17403@bristol.ac.uk

University of Bristol

Project: Improving estimates of flood magnitude using better information on spatial and temporal variability of rainfall

Supervisors: Dr Miguel Rico-Ramirez and Dr Ross Woods

Email: gg16916@bristol.ac.uk

University of Bristol

Project: The effects of land-use change on the water cycle of the Amazon-Cerrado region

Supervisors: Dr Rafael Rosolem and Dr Ross Woods

Email: jb17399@bristol.ac.uk

University of Exeter

Project: Future land use changes relating to hydro-meteorological extremes

Supervisors: Professors Slobodan Djordjevic and Zoran Kapelan

Email: jp606@exeter.ac.uk

Cardiff University

Project: Modelling of wind-wave interaction under extreme conditions

Supervisors: Dr Michaela Bray and Professor Shunqi Pan

Email: makrygiannin@cardiff.ac.uk

University of Exeter

Project: Assessment of drought effects in water resources availability

Supervisors: Professors Raziyeh Farmani and Dragan Savic

Email: pa329@exeter.ac.uk

Cardiff University

Project: Fish response to altered flows in riverine systems

Supervisors: Dr Catherine Wilson and Dr Pablo Ouro

Email: MullerS1@Cardiff.ac.uk

University of Exeter

Project: Improved leakage related modelling, configuration and operational management of intermittent water supply

Supervisor: Professors Raziyeh Farmani and Zoran Kapelan

Email: vk265@exeter.ac.uk

University of Exeter

Project: Management of emerging contaminants

Supervisors: Professors Fayyaz Memon and David Butler

Email: zv208@exeter.ac.uk

University of Exeter

Supervisors: Professors Slobodan Djordjevic and David Butler

Email: asc223@exeter.ac.uk

Cardiff University

Project: Power enhancing features of tidal stream turbines

Supervisors: Professors Shunqi Pan and Tim O’Doherty

Email: HowellsC8@Cardiff.ac.uk

University of Exeter

Project: Assessment of past and future hazards and drivers of cliff erosion

Supervisors: Professors Guangtao Fu and Raziyeh Farmani

Email: cc876@exeter.ac.uk

University of Exeter

Project: Microplastics in wastewater

Industrial Supervisor: UKWIR

Supervisors: Professors Fayyaz Memon and Tamara Galloway

Email: da383@exeter.ac.uk

University of Bristol

Email: vq18508@bristol.ac.uk

University of Bristol

Email: g.sarailidis@bristol.ac.uk

University of Bath

Project: Underwater micro gliders for autonomous lake inspection

Supervisors: Dr Alan Hunter and Dr Danielle Wain

Email: M.J.Rand@bath.ac.uk

University of Bath

Email: J.Marcal@bath.ac.uk

University of Bristol

Project: Understanding how hydrological uncertanties affect large-scale flood mapping in data sparse areas

Supervisors: Dr Jeff Neal, Professor Thorsten Wagener and Dr Gemma Coxon

Email: laura.devitt@bristol.ac.uk

University of Exeter

Project: Sample-adaptive inversion and uncertainty quantification for groundwater flow and pollution modelling

Supervisors: Dr David Moxey and Dr Timothy Dodwell

Email: ml624@exeter.ac.uk

Cardiff University

Project: Near and far-field hydro-environmental modelling of marine renewable schemes

Supervisors: Dr Reza Ahmadian and Professor Roger Falconer

Email: Hanousekn@Cardiff.ac.uk

University of Bath

Project: Composite beaches and dynamic revetments – coastal protection inspired by nature

Supervisors: Dr Chris Blenkinsopp and Dr Jun Zang

Email: O.Foss@bath.ac.uk

University of Bristol

Email: hm18903@bristol.ac.uk

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 Dr Pedro Estrela

Email: S.H.Pearl@bath.ac.uk

Cardiff University

Project: Flood and pollutant modelling in the Thames Estuary

Supervisors: Professor Shunqi Pan and Dr Zhihua Xie

Email: sjr241@exeter.ac.uk

Cardiff University

Project: Numerical modelling of turbulent interfacial flows and fluid-structure interaction

Supervisors: Dr Zhihua Xie and Professor Shunqi Pan

Email: sl753@exeter.ac.uk

University of Bath

Email: vm423@bath.ac.uk

University of Exeter

Supervisors: Dr Albert Chen and Professor Fayyaz Memon

Email: wa259@exeter.ac.uk