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Key Staff
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Professor Chris Jefferies
Chair of Environmental Engineering
As the head of the Urban Water Technology Centre (UWTC) and Abertay Centre for the Environment (ACE), my role is to bring industrially relevant research and engineering practice into the academic community. My primary research area is in urban water planning, particularly the design and planning of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS). I am a co-author of the seminal design manual ‘The SUDS Design Manual’ and I have published widely in the field. I am a partner in a number of European Research Projects including the FP6 Project SWITCH and the Interreg VIb project SKINT.
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Dr David Blackwood
Director of Operations,
School of Contemporary Sciences
My research interests include sustainable decision-making tools and public engagement and communication in decision making. I lead a multidisciplinary group of researchers with an interest in sustainability assessment and communication which links a number of established areas of research in the University – sustainable decision-making, complexity modelling and visualisation, and social aspects of environmental research. I have published widely in the field including co-authoring a book on sustainable decision making for water industry asset managers.
I am also a member of the Tay Estuary Forum Steering Group
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Dr Joe Akunna
Director of Postgraduate Environmental Education (Engineering)
My research explores the characteristics of the complex microbial community associated with the control of environmental pollutants with the aim of developing new (and improving existing) engineered technologies. These are applied primarily for the treatment of municipal and industrial wastewaters, biological nutrient removal and anaerobic digestion of solid wastes, sludges and biomass for energy. I am also the programme director of postgraduate environment programmes, comprising: MSc Urban Water & Environmental Management; MSc Water Pollution Control; MSc Industrial Environmental Programme; MSc/MTech Environmental Biotechnology; and MSc Environment & Business.
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Dr Rebecca Wade
Lecturer in Environmental Science
My research is focussed on geomorphological and ecological effects of stream channel restoration. I work on transdisciplinary aspects of improving urban watercourses, particularly using ecosystem-based management and the incorporation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS). I am active in research and knowledge transfer activities, particularly in relation to applied management of the natural and built environment. I coordinate a national SUDS network (SUDSnet) and am funded by 3 of the UK Research Councils (ESRC, NERC and EPSRC) to coordinate transdisciplinary seminars across the UK on sustaining urban ecosystems services into the future.
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Mr Daniel Gilmour
Research Officer
My research focuses on the enhancement of sustainability in the built environment, including the application of decision mapping techniques, selection, application and measurement of indicators. There is a demand to integrate well recognised sustainable development policy into practice which requires an understanding of the role of stakeholders in decisions and of the opportunities for the enhancement of sustainability. I manage two EU Funded projects Interreg IVB project DC NOISE and ERDF Project ACE Eco-Partnerships.
I am also a member of the Tay Estuary Forum Steering Group http://www.dundee.ac.uk/crsem/TEF/
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Miss Alison Duffy
Research Officer
My research interests focus on Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS) in the areas of: Operation, Maintenance, Inspection and Performance; Cost Benefit Analysis; Integrated Urban Water Management; Spatial Planning; Public Education and Engagement; Stakeholder Collaboration and e-Learning. Currently I am a key player in two EU funded projects: SWITCH - examining transition phases from traditionally managed to sustainably managed urban water systems and SKINT – training future water strategists.
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