Our Researchers - CDT WIRe

Cohort I

Dimitris Athanasopoulos-Tseles

Project Title: Eliminating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Wastewater Treatment

Host: Cranfield University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Severn Trent Water

Rowan Pearce

Project Title: Delivering a Resilient Approach to Tertiary Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater

Host: Cranfield University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, Scottish Water, Thames Water

Alethea Goddard

Project Title: Promoting high quality and multifunctional green infrastructure

Host: Newcastle University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Northumbrian Water

Cohort II

Philippa Mohan

Project Title: Development of risk-based investment decision making tools that account for predictive model uncertainty in Water Framework Directive studies

Host University: The University of Sheffield

Sponsors: EPSRC, Stantec

Edward John

Project Title: Understanding how the deterioration of cast iron pipes evolves into leakage

Host University: The University of Sheffield

Sponsors: EPSRC, UKWIR

Anna Laino

Project Title: Quantification of wastewater treatment resilience metrics

Host University: Newcastle University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Scottish Water, Northumbrian Water

Thomas Langshaw

Project Title: The insidious impact of transients on leakage

Host University: The University of Sheffield

Sponsors: EPSRC, UKWIR

Ali Leonard

Project Title: Multi-Scale Water Resources Planning in England & Wales

Host University: Newcastle University

Sponsors: EPSRC, United Utilities

Harry Nicklin

Project Title: Understanding Domestic Water Use Behaviour

Host: Cranfield University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Reckitt Benkiser (RB)

Charalampos Ntigkakis

Project Title: Groundwater modeling to simulate groundwater/surface water interactions

Host: Newcastle University

Sponsor: Newcastle University

Cohort III

Sreelakshmi Babu

Project Title: The future of wastewater-based epidemiology

Host: Newcastle University/Cranfield University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Northumbrian Water, Scottish Water

Isabel Carneiro Cardoso da Silva

Project Title: Achieving biologically stable / low AOC water in the UK

Host University: The University of Sheffield

Sponsors: EPSRC, UKWIR

Anna Charatzidou

Project Title: Effects of microplastics on interactions between soil biota, soil structure and crop performance in sewage sludge-amended soils

Host University: The University of Sheffield

Sponsors: EPSRC, Scottish Water

Anna Christy

Project Title: Minimising whole life carbon emissions in a multi-site utility

Host University: Newcastle University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Northumbrian Water

Polly Grundy

Project Title: Controlling water chemistry to improve drinking water quality and minimising disinfection by-products

Host University: Cranfield University

Sponsors: EPSRC, UKWIR

Eleyna McGrady

Project Title: Resilience of Groundwater Resource under Severe Drought

Host University: Newcastle University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water

Samuel Nyarko

Project Title: Securing drinking water supplies: the role of organic matter on water treatability

Host University: Cranfield University

Sponsors: Lorch Foundation, Sue White Fund, Anglian Water

Lucie Bertolaso

Project Title: Taking 20th Century water treatment assets into the mid 21st Century

Host University: Cranfield University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Anglian Water, Thames Water

Matthew Pitt

Project Title: The influence of tillage methods on water transport through the whole soil profile

Host University: Cranfield University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Affinity Water

Mark Powders

Project Title: Ammonia to energy: A key decarbonisation strategy for the water sector

Host University: Cranfield University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Northumbrian Water

Pinelopi Savvidou

Project Title: Wastewater Integrated Selection Environment: A UK Model comprising regulation, resilience and sustainability

Host University: Cranfield University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Atkins

Alan Smalley

Project Title: Real Time Forecasting of Catchment Water Quality to Improve Supply Resilience

Host University: The University of Sheffield

Sponsors: EPSRC, Thames Water

Charlie Whitelegg

Project Title: Unlocking the potential of hydraulic transients as a source of information about water distribution networks

Host University: The University of Sheffield

Sponsors: University of Sheffield, Scottish Water

Siqi Xu

Project Title: Resource and energy recovery from sewage sludge by optimised advanced thermal conversion process control

Host University: Cranfield University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Thames Water

Cohort IV

Andre Araujo Frota

Project Title: Catchments as the first stage of treatment

Host: Newcastle University

Sponsors: EPSRC, UKWIR

Raman Suri

Project Title: Ceramic nanofiltration: Creating a resilient future for drinking water supply

Host University: Cranfield University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Scottish Water, Welsh Water, Anglian Water

Ishara Perera

Project Title: Data density to predictive power – Intelligent Water Distribution Systems

Host University: The University of Sheffield

Sponsors: EPSRC, Scottish Water

George Crowley

Project Title: Machine Learning Methods for Monitoring of Complex Water and Sewer Network Infrastructure

Host University: The University of Sheffield

Sponsors: EPSRC, Thames Water

Kaeli Brazier

Project Title: Understanding the risks associated with contaminated floodwater from urban drainage systems

Host University: The University of Sheffield

Sponsor: Incorporated – EU research project

Zachary Thompson

Project Title: Quantifying and Abating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Large Wastewater Treatment Plants

Host University: Newcastle University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Northumbrian Water Ltd

Ana Amezaga-Kutija

Project Title: Proactive management of dissolved organic carbon in catchments to mitigate climate change impacts on trihalomethanes formation in water treatment

Host University: Newcastle University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Northumbrian Water Ltd

Jennifer Hollands

Project Title: Disrupting disruptions: Drinking water treatment resilience to chemical shortages

Host University: Cranfield University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Anglian Water, Thames Water

Anne Wairimu Kamau

Project Title: Understanding the role of nitrogen in the formation of nitrogenous disinfection by-products in drinking water treatment systems

Host University: Cranfield University

Sponsor: EPSRC, UKWIR

Blessing Mobolaji

Project Title: Nitrous oxide management in a novel biological process

Host University: Cranfield University

Sponsor: Anglian Water

Cohort V

Cerith Rhys-Morgan

Project Title: Persistent droughts and water supply system risk in a changing climate

Host: Newcastle University

Sponsors: EPSRC, United Utilities

Fran Wilson

Project Title: Monitoring and Evaluation of Vegetated Stormwater Infrastructure (STW)

Host University: The University of Sheffield

Sponsors: EPSRC, Severn Trent Water

Freya Thornley

Project Title: Integrated biological system design of catchment systems for non-point pollution control

Host University: Newcastle University

Sponsor: Newcastle University

Gareth Cotton

Project Title: Data Driven Control of Urban Drainage Systems (EMS)

Host University: The University of Sheffield

Sponsors: EPSRC, EMS

Hannah Wright

Project Title: Investigating the Impact of Climate Change on River Water Quality to Secure Future Water Supplies

Host University: Newcastle University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Northumbrian Water

Mohammad Reza Shekofteh

Project Title: Proactive Water Network Management

Host University: The University of Sheffield

Sponsors: EPSRC, Northumbrian Water

Muna Hassan

Project Title: Supressing Greenhouse Gases Emissions from Sewage Sludge Treatment – Supporting the Water Industry Meeting Net-Zero

Host University: Cranfield University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Northumbrian Water, Scottish Water, Thames Water, United Utilities, Welsh Water, Wessex Water

Rachael Giles

Project Title: Biological Coagulant Recovery for Resilient and Sustainable Water and Wastewater Treatment

Host University: Cranfield University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Thames Water, Welsh Water, United Utilities, Scottish Water, Severn Trent Water

Uzayr Soni

Project Title: The impact of sample line biofilms on drinking water quality and microbial compliance

Host University: The University of Sheffield

Sponsors: EPSRC, Severn Trent Water, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, Scottish Water, Anglian Water

Roman Tijsseling

Project Title: Managing Strategic Infrastructure To Ensure Safe Drinking Water

Host University: The University of Sheffield

Sponsors: The University of Sheffield, South Staffordshire Water

Tomas Hotzel Escardo

Project Title: Advanced Sensing and AI for Risk Detection in Rail Environments

Host University: The University of Sheffield

Sponsors: The University of Sheffield, Network Rail

Vladislav Dmitrievich Dukhovskoy

Project Title: City-scale strategies for urban drainage to regulate quantity and quality of flow

Host University: Newcastle University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Northumbrian Water

Cohort VI

Madeleine Tate

Project Title: Peri-urban strategies for sustainable surface water management

Host University: Newcastle University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Newcastle City Council

Jasper Wressell

Project Title: Service Reservoir Integrity

Host University: University of Sheffield

Sponsors: EPSRC, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, Northumbrian Water, Yorkshire Water

Emily Jane Blackburn

Project Title: Understanding risks from emerging contaminants pfas to surface water resources

Host University: University of Sheffield

Sponsors: EPSRC, Southern Water

Vincent Smith

Project Title: Developing an easy-to-use device for onsite detection of sewage in water

Host University: Newcastle University

Sponsors: EPSRC, WRC Group, Northumbrian Water

Lydia Mahan

Project Title: Measuring the environmental benefits and social impact of large scale Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)

Host University: University of Sheffield

Sponsor: Severn Trent Water

Nick Donati

Project Title: ViruISGE: Virus Research in Scottish Surface- and Ground watEr

Host University: Cranfield University

Sponsors: EPSRC, Scottish Water, DWI

Doreen Machibya

Project Title: Defining-the-outfall-mixing-zone

Host University: University of Sheffield

Sponsors: EPSRC, Severn Trent Water

Joshua Weatherill-Frow

Project Title: Understanding and managing fluid-structure interactions in rivers: a unique integrated modelling and experimental approach

Host University: Newcastle University

Sponsor: Newcastle University

Mercy Adagayi

Project Title: Track-PFAS: PFAS inventory for risk assessment in water treatment works: sources, equilibrium and exposure routes

Host University: Newcastle University

Sponsors: EPSRC, WTW Corporate

Linda Sebty Alobaidy

Project Title: Big data network complexity and machine learning to deliver targeted pro-active dwds maintenance

Host University: University of Sheffield

Sponsors: EPSRC, South West Water

Cumali Ucar

Project Title: Unveiling and enhancing nature-based solutions for mitigating emerging micropollutants

Host University: Cranfield University

Sponsors: EPSRC, WRC Group, Southern Water, Scottish Water, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Environment Agency

Rachael Henderson

Project Title: Establishing the potential for improved management of intermittent sewage discharges with nature-based solutions

Host University: Cranfield University

Sponsors: EPSRC, WRC Group, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, Severn Trent Water, Wessex Water