Cohort 1 – September 2019 intake
Dimitris Athanasopoulos-Tseles

Project Title: Eliminating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Wastewater Treatment
Host: Cranfield University
Sponsor: Severn Trent Water
Clervie Genevois

Project Title: Service Reservoir Integrity
Host: The University of Sheffield
Sponsor: Welsh Water
Killian Gleeson

Project Title: Drinking water distribution systems water quality big data analytics
Host: The University of Sheffield
Sponsor: Siemens
Christos Iliadis

Project Title: Improved flood modelling for the built environment and infrastructure – Achieving urban flood resilience through hydrodynamic models
Host: Newcastle University
Rowan Pearce

Project Title: Delivering a Resilient Approach to Tertiary Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater
Host: Cranfield University
Sponsors: Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, Scottish Water, Thames Water
Daniel Ruth

Project Title: Rapid process optimisation procedures and process selection methods for natural organic matter removal
Host: Cranfield University
Sponsors: Scottish Water
Alethea Walker

Project Title: Understanding how connectivity, vegetation specification and maintenance regimes contribute to high quality Green Infrastructure
Host: Newcastle University
Sponsor: Northumbrian Water
Cohort 2 – September 2020 intake
Ravina Bains

Project Title: Achieving Net-Zero – Hydrogen as a key factor for energy resilience and emission reduction for the UK water sector
Host: Cranfield University
Sponsors: Anglian Water, Scottish Water
Lewis Brady

Project Title: Impact of water chemistry on disinfection by-product formation and halogenation
Host: Cranfield University
Sponsor: UKWIR
Alex Holland

Project Title: Effects of microplastics on interactions between soil biota, soil structure and crop performance in sewage sludge-amended soils
Host: The University of Sheffield
Sponsor: Scottish Water
Edward John

Project Title: Understanding how the deterioration of cast iron pipes evolves into leakage
Host University: The University of Sheffield
Sponsor: UKWIR
Anna Laino

Project Title: Quantification of wastewater treatment resilience metrics
Host University: Newcastle University
Sponsors: Scottish Water, Northumbrian Water
Thomas Langshaw

Project Title: The insidious impact of transients on leakage
Host University: The University of Sheffield
Sponsor: UKWIR
Ali Leonard

Project Title: Multi-Scale Water Resources Planning in England & Wales
Host University: Newcastle University
Sponsor: United Utilities
Reinar Lokk

Project Title: The Future of Hydraulic Water Network Design to Manage Discolouration Risk
Host University: The University of Sheffield
Sponsor: United Utilities
Matthew MacRorie

Project Title: Determining the impact of developing a 24/7 supply of drinking water on assets, communities and the environment in Nepal
Host University: The University of Sheffield
Sponsors: Anglian Water, WaterAid UK
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
Sponsor: Stantec
Harry Nicklin

Project Title: Understanding Domestic Water Use Behaviour
Host University: Cranfield University
Sponsor: Reckitt Benkiser (RB)
Charalampos Ntigkakis

Project Title: Groundwater modeling to simulate groundwater/surface water interactions
Host University: Newcastle University
Philip Radcliffe

Project Title: 21st Century Drinking Water Treatment Processes
Host University: Cranfield University
Sponsor: Thames Water
Jade Rogers

Project Title: Managing biofilms and disinfection residuals to protecting drinking water safety
Host University: The University of Sheffield
Sponsor: Scottish Water
Sam Settle

Project Title: Developing large scale MECs for treatment of sludge return liquor
Host University: Newcastle University
Sponsor: Northumbrian Water