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Dr Nicholas Barrand is a glaciologist focusing on glacier mass balance, sea-level rise, and the role, importance, and future evolution of glaciers as water resources. His research group addresses these issues using a range of interdisciplinary approaches including field observations and measurements, numerical modelling, and optical and microwave remote sensing.

 

Chris has been a lecturer in Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Birmingham from 1994 and became Senior Lecturer from 2007.

 

Dr Shasha Han is an Assistant Professor in Physical Geography (Hydrology and Water Resources) in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES) at the University of Birmingham (UoB). Her research mainly focuses on three interlinked themes: 1) Enhancing probabilistic flood forecasts, flood inundation mapping, and advancing the modelling of hydroclimatic extremes with reduced ...

David is a physical geographer with interdisciplinary research interests focusing on three complementary themes within hydroclimatology (interface between hydrology-climatology): (1) hydroclimatological processes within alpine, Arctic, mountain and glacierized river basins; (2) climate and river flow regimes; and (3) river energy budget and water temperature dynamics. He has cross-cutting ...

Professor Nick Kettridge specializes in characterizing the ecohydrological resilience of ecosystems to both natural and anthropogenic disturbance. Much of his research focuses on peatlands; understanding the processes that control the provision of key ecosystem services within these environments, and quantifying their response to changing climatic conditions and extreme events such as fire and ...

Kieran is an environmental scientist with a particular interest in freshwater ecosystems. His research can be divided into two main areas: (1) elucidating the impacts of global change (climate change, land use change and drought) on river ecosystems; and, (2) improving understanding of water quality and biogeochemistry of human modified river catchments (agricultural, urban), with a focus on ...

Professor Dr Stefan Krause is Professor of Ecohydrology and Biogeochemistry in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences. His interdisciplinary research group on coupled groundwater and surface water systems investigates the multifaceted impacts of global environmental change on hydrological fluxes, biogeochemical cycling and contaminant transport, and ecohydrological ...

Dr Joshua Larsen is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography. His research interests include:  Hydrology, ecohydrology, biogeochemistry, water quality, and palaeohydrology.

Mark is an ecologist researching environmental change in freshwaters. His research group is focused on understanding how environmental stressors and climate change, especially extreme climatic events such as floods, droughts and heat waves, affect the structure and functioning of aquatic ecosystems. His group works empirically across a range of spatial and temporal scales, from laboratory ...

Professor Alexander Milner has been at the University of Birmingham for 15 years, where he was initially responsible for setting up the Environmental Science and Environmental Management degrees. He is now responsible for the Masters degree in River Environmental Management. His research involves river ecosystems in alpine and Arctic environments and has long term studies in Glacier Bay ...

Dr Katy Ivison carried out her PhD at Durham University on the impact of climate change and biotic interactions on non-native plants in Norway. She is currently working on UK wildfire fuel dynamics, including characterizing the drivers of fuel moisture and investigating modelling techniques to understand and predict fuel moisture. 

Dr Kerryn Little is a postdoctoral researcher in PyroGeography. Her research focuses on the spatiotemporal controls on wildfire danger, with a view towards developing practical wildfire management tools. She is interested in using a combination of field-based experiments and modelling approaches to understand fuel moisture dynamics, wildfire behaviour, fire weather, and large-scale atmospheric ...

James' research broadly entails quantifying freshwater ecosystem responses to environmental changes to help guide sustainable management solutions. Knowledge transfer to non-academic partners like environmental regulators and water companies is fundamental his research. James' research interest centres on four globally important themes:

1. Informing freshwater management initiatives like ...

Mohammed Alharbi is a PhD candidate in Physical Geography, supervised by Prof Stefan Krause on a project titled: "Integrated analyses of groundwater and surface flood risks".

Fuad Alqrinawi is a PhD candidate in Physical Geography, supervised by Prof Stefan Krause on a project titled: "Fate and transport of micro-and nanoplastics in groundwater".

Erina Brown is a PhD candidate supervised by Dr Sophie Comer-Warner, on a project entitled: "Fate and transport of micro-and nanoplastics in groundwater"

Zijian Chen is a PhD candidate in Physical Geography, supervised by Prof Stefan Krause on a project titled: "Modelling microplastic fate and transport in freshwater ecosystems".

Pankti Prashant Dhumal is a PhD candidate in Physical Geography, supervised by Prof Eugenia Valsami-Jones, on a project entitled: "Design of safe and sustainable nano-lubricants".

Dominic Eardly is a PhD candidate supervised by Prof David Hannah, on a project entitled: "Research into and analysis of Digital Elevation Models for use in overseas hydrological analysis".

Oula Ebrahim is a PhD candidate supervised by Dr Chris Bradley, on a project entitled: "Modelling scenarios for sustainable agriculture in arid regions: an Iraqi case study".

Sarah Fairbrother is a PhD candidate supervised by Dr Simon Dixon, on a project entitled: "Rivers of the dammed: how should beavers fit and function in UK landscapes?"

Henry Gauder is a PhD candidate supervised by Prof Eugenia Valsami-Jones, on a project entitled: "Nanoscale boundaries: understanding size effects on the reactivity of ultra-small particles".

Thomas Gribbin is a PhD candidate supervised by Prof David Hannah, on a project entitled: "Water cycling in high-altitude wetlands: implications for water security in the Peruvian Andes".

 

Hannah Gunter is a PhD candidate supervised by Dr Chris Bradley, on a project entitled: "Environmental Applications of Fluorescence Spectroscopy".

Marjan Jilardi Damavandi is a PhD candidate supervised by Prof Eugenia Valsami-Jones, on a project entitled: "Nanomaterial applications in air pollution".

Surapong Lerdrittipong is a PhD candidate supervised by Dr Chris Bradley, exploring applications of WRF-Hydro in studying the climate of Thailand.

Kexin Li is a PhD candidate in Physical Geography, supervised by Prof Stefan Krause on a project titled: "Contaminant cycling at river-aquifer interfaces".

Seth's research aims to unfold the philosophical foundations of global irrigation models, including their premises, subjectivity, and connection to the real world. Through the DAWN project, he seeks to contribute new knowledge and improve the use of mathematical models as tools for scientific inquiry and policy-making in irrigated agriculture.

Nicholas Lugg is a doctoral researcher in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences. His research focuses on monitoring ‘hot spots’ and ‘hot moments’ of nutrient cycling within rural river environments. His work aims to understand how we can manage our river catchments to promote resilience to future disturbance and how enhancing natural processes could ...

Guilin Luo is a PhD candidate in Physical Geography, supervised by Prof Stefan Krause on a project titled: "Advanced methods for monitoring soil-plant-water interactions in a changing climate".

Jessica Millen is a PhD candidate supervised by Prof Eugenia Valsami-Jones, on a project entitled: "Environmental transformations of nanomaterials".

Ritesh Moon is a PhD candidate in Physical Geography supervised by Dr Shasha Han, on a project entitled: "Real-time flood forecasting using a machine learning technique".

Susan Quick is a multi-disciplined part-time doctoral student researching in the fields of ecohydrology and plant science with Birmingham Institute for Forest Research (BIFoR). A retired chartered engineer and safety practitioner she has more than 40 years industrial work experience mainly in the rail industry. In addition to academic research she undertakes a range of citizen science ...

Md Marufur Rahman is a PhD candidate supervised by Prof Greg Sambrook-Smith, on a project entitled: "Study of the causes and spatio-temporal variation of river-bank erosion and its impact on household and communities in Bangladesh".

Chenlu Yang is a PhD candidate in Physical Geography supervised by Dr Shasha Han, on a project entitled: "Flood futures: how is flood hazard risk evolving in the UK?"

Lu Yang is a PhD candidate in Physical Geography supervised by Dr Josh Larsen, on a project entitled: "Stream synchrony: understanding the synchrony of nutrients, pollution, and water in river ecosystems". 

Yuxia Yang is a PhD Candidate in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences. Her project focusses on microplastics distribution and transport process in groundwater. Broadly, she is interested to develop the automated method for microplastics detection in groundwater samples, understand the distribution of microplastics in groundwater, and investigate the additives release process ...

Hongzheng Zhu is a PhD candidate supervised by Dr Kieran Khamis, on a project entitled: "Multiobjective optimisation of Green Infrastructure practices using NSGA-II and VELMA."