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Leveraging polysaccharide degrading abilities of wastewater treatment microbiomes to develop clean future polymers
The overarching goal of this project is to characterise the natural polysaccharide-degrading ability of wastewater treatment plant microbiomes to tailor production of functionalised 'clean future polymers' that are likely to be degraded prior to discharge of wastewater back into the environment. Read more
Understanding radionuclide behaviour at the plant-soil interface to direct bioremediation strategies for contaminated land
This PhD project will use plant biology, microbiology, soil geochemistry, and radiochemistry approaches to investigate the role that plants and associated microorganisms can play in managing and potentially decontaminating radioactive contaminated land, such as by ‘phytoremediation’. Read more
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Using Artificial Intelligence to Promote Food Security
Maintaining food security, with growing populations and changing climates, is one of the most important challenges facing humanity. Read more
Geological Fate and Impact of Isosaccharinic acid (Geo-FISA)
About the Project. The nuclear fuel cycle has generated higher-level radioactive wastes that will be disposed of in a deep geological facility (GDF) that will provide multiple barriers to the migration of radionuclides to the surface over prolonged timescales (tens of thousands of years). Read more
Open-path FTIR measurements of volcanic plumes
This project focusses on the measurement of volcanic plumes using ground-based open path Fourier transform spectroscopy, a powerful technique which allows quantification of volcanic gases in volcanic plumes. Read more
Drone-based measurements of volcanic gas
This project focusses on the measurement of volcanic gases using airborne drones. Accurate measurement of volcanic gas composition and gas flux provide powerful insights into the natural processes which control precursory, eruptive and post-eruptive volcanic activity. Read more
Geological Fate and Impact of Isosaccharinic acid (Geo-FISA)
About the Project. The nuclear fuel cycle has generated higher-level radioactive wastes that will be disposed of in a deep geological facility (GDF) that will provide multiple barriers to the migration of radionuclides to the surface over prolonged timescales (tens of thousands of years). Read more
Retrieval of volcanic ash plume height to better quantify and forecast ash loading
This project focusses on the retrieval of the height of volcanic ash plumes, using satellite imagery analysed to reveal the presence of ash (e.g. Read more
Machine learning applied to satellite-based measurements of volcanic plumes
This project focusses on realising the enormous potential offered by applying machine-learning techniques to satellite-based remote sensing of volcanic plumes. Read more
Compostable and oxo-degradable plastics - saviour of the natural environment? An investigation of their long-term fate and ecotoxicity, from land to the deep sea.
Plastic waste is transported by wind, water and ice, in terrestrial and marine environments. Certain environments may act as longer term ‘sinks’ for plastics, e.g., the deep seafloor (kms deep), whilst others may only be temporary, e.g. Read more
Atmospheric transport and orographic rainfall of microplastics
Microplastics are transported in the natural environment by a wide range of processes and as a consequence are found in all environments, from the highest mountains to the deepest oceans, in urban environments and polar ice caps. Read more
Maximising ecosystem services in urban greenspaces
Research conducted mainly in the natural environment has shown biodiversity to be a key driver of multiple ecosystem functions (i.e. Read more
Decision support tools/systems for the remediation of geogenic and emerging contaminants in groundwater in the Global South
Research Group:
Molecular Environmental Sciences
Introduction. Globally, the contamination of groundwater from geogenic (e.g. Read more
Searching for dust storms using emerging machine-learning techniques
Introduction. Atmospheric mineral dust is a key component of the Earth system. It affects the radiation budget through atmospheric absorption and scattering, it is a condensation nucleus in clouds and once it is deposited it can act as a nutrient for iron-limited ecosystems. Read more
Improving our understanding of the origin of ice crystals in clouds using Deep Learning and Nano-scale 3D printing
Clouds remain the largest contribution to overall uncertainty in climate feedbacks (IPCC, 2021). The ice-phase is a particular source of significant uncertainty (e.g. Read more
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