Dr S Pedley, Dr D Lapworth
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Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the Project
University of Surrey
This research project will focus on the application of novel in-situ fluorescence sensors for monitoring protein and humic signatures, which can be used as proxies for pathogens, in groundwater supplies (e.g. Sorensen et al 2015) and the down-stream treatment and water supply network. A network of sensors including high frequency in-situ measurements of raw water supplies using telemetry will be undertaken as well as roaming spot checking within the supply network to understand downstream processes to understand. Laboratory batch experiments will be undertaken to better understand the sensor detection capability and differentiate between different sources of
fluorescence signal. Flow cytometry will be used to understand microbiological dynamics and discriminate between viable and non-viable organisms. Molecular DNA (qPCR, High throughput sequencing) techniques will be employed to quantify pathogens and the wider microbiological structure. In partnership with water supply utilities in the UK the novel application of new technology will be tested. Opportunities for deploying and using this technology for understanding pathogen contamination in municipal drinking water supplies in developing countries in Africa and India will be explored as part of this research.
More details are available on the project description at http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/nercdtp/home/available/desc/entry2017/SC201717.pdf
To apply, please refer to the SCENARIO website at http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/nercdtp/home/available/
Funding Notes
The project is part of the SCENARIO Doctoral Training Partnership and is potentially fully-funded, subject to selection based on candidate excellence in February 2017. Under Research Council UK rules, funding is available for UK students or EU students who have lived in the UK for the past 3 years. Other EU students are eligible for fees-only funding. Funding is not available for international students.
The project comes with a CASE award from BGS.
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