My research interests are waste-to-energy processes, agri-food & biogenic waste management & resource recovery, renewable bioenergy, water quality research, wastewater engineering, and WASH. Others include innovation research, development and technology transfer, particularly in low- and middle-income countries settings.
Aaron’s research focuses on aspects of professional (interpersonal and person-group) relations and governance strategies that shape collaboration and cooperation in projects.
Irene’s research focus is on advanced treatment for the removal of pollutants from water sources. She is currently leading research on Advanced Oxidation Processes for the removal of micropollutants; Fate and by-products formed during the oxidation of organic micropollutants; The Water Treatment Works of the Future: advanced technologies to re-shape the treatment flowsheet of surface waters; Ion Exchange for the removal of organic matter; Point of Use and Point of Entry water treatment; Resilient water treatment.
Laura’s research focuses on understanding the fate and uptake of emerging contaminants in the natural environment, with particular focus on terrestrial systems.
Ksenia’s research explores the processes of disaster risk creation and enhances the understanding of systemic implications of sustainability and resilience under the pressures of neoliberalism, urbanisation and climate change.
Sandie Dann has been a lecturer in materials chemistry at Loughborough University since 1997. Since being at Loughborough, she has expanded her portfolio of interests into several diverse areas and has built up a group of collaborators in the UK and abroad. She has experience in the synthesis of oxides, sulfides and zeolites at high temperature and pressure (hydrothermal and solid state) and the characterisation of products by powder diffraction and spectroscopy. Recently she has turned her materials characterisation expertise towards several projects concerned with the characterisation of pharmaceutically relevant actives and excipients. Two powder diffractometers with sample changers, capillaries and a high temperature stage plus a Braun glovebox and high pressure hydrothermal equipment support the group along with other standard solid state equipment. Powder X-ray diffraction consultancy including structure solving by Rietveld analysis and air sensitive/in situ temperature resolved diffraction is ongoing for a number of different projects.
Gaby’s main areas of expertise are nature based solutions for wastewater treatment and biogeochemical transformation of phosphorus, iron and nitrate in natural and engineered systems.
Yadira’s core research area is in bioresources treatment, including anaerobic digestion of waste materials and municipal sludge, AD pre-treatment technologies and biosolids to land.
Sohail’s research area is the provision of sustainable urban infrastructure to the bottom billion people through partnering; policy, planning, procurement, management and innovation including transformative technologies.
Dr Rebecca King trained in Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge. She worked for several years in the international development sector on livelihoods, food security and health programmes in South Asia and West Africa. Rebecca is now an Associate Professor in International Health, and Head of the Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development.
Rebecca leads a portfolio of research, which brings together her expertise in participatory community-based interventions, the importance of embedding approaches within the existing health infrastructure, and the critical need to address antimicrobial resistance globally. She co-leads a global network of researchers and practitioners working to address AMR through community engagement (CE4AMR@leeds.ac.uk).
Tim’s research focuses primarily on the application of numerical models and analysis methods in order to better understand the hydrodynamics of open channel flows.
Ewan’s current research focus is in the development of hybrid membrane technologies for the water sector that permit selective separations, chemical and biochemical transformations, gas-liquid transfer or the initiation of a phase change, to enable opportunities in process intensification, energy production or resource recovery to be realised.
Anna’s research focuses on the politics of global development and development practice: how the aid system works, how to improve local service delivery and governance; how to manage natural resources (primarily water), and how to reduce vulnerability through improved livelihoods.
Since 2001 Dr. Narayanaswamy has worked as a research practitioner, consultant and now as an academic working at the nexus between development theory and practice. Her research critically reflects on gendered/intersectional and post/decolonial dynamics of development knowledge and its perceived contribution to addressing global development challenges. She is currently involved in applied, interdisciplinary research related to gender and climate change, water security and decolonising development.
Tanja’s research interests include waste water treatment, renewable energy from waste and supplying energy for rural communities in developing countries.
Current research activities include:
– Development of novel thermal desorption ambient ionisation interfaces for mass spectrometry and ion mobility spectrometry.
– Targeted analysis of breath biomarkers with micro-derivatisation.
– Analysis of glycerides in biofuels.
Rebecca’s primary research area addresses the provision of sustainable sanitation and water services to protect public health and environmental systems.
Heather’s research explores the governance, institutions and societal dimensions of the water and wastewater services sector, with particular focus on the relationship between governance and resilience.
Tom’s expertise is in wastewater treatment technologies that includes package plants for decentralised sanitation, biological processes for nutrient removal and water recycling and reuse.
Toby’s research interests include land resources monitoring for crop inventory and food security through the application of remote sensing to precision agriculture.
