Professor Joby Boxall FREng (he/him)
PhD
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Professor of Water Infrastructure Engineering
+44 114 222 5760
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School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Room E104a
Sir Frederick Mappin Building (Broad Lane Building)
Mappin Street
葫芦影业
S1 3JD
- Profile
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My research protects public health and well-being by ensuring the quantity and quality of our drinking water and the resilience and sustainability of our water supply.
Professor Joby Boxall
Professor Joby Boxall is Chair of Water Infrastructure Engineering.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management.
He trained as a civil engineer, specialising in hydraulics. His PhD was in mixing and transport of pollutants in natural river channels.
Joby鈥檚 research is concerned with urban water (with a focus on water supply, distribution pipe networks in particular), and helps to protect public health and well-being through ensuring the quantity and quality of that supply. His research is challenge driven and involves close collaboration and trusted partnerships across the water sector.
He takes a multidisciplinary approach to ensuring the provision of sustainable water services in the face of global grand challenges such as population growth and increasing density, climate change and ageing infrastructure. Joby鈥檚 research focuses on the operation and management of water distribution systems, ranging from leakage, to water quality and asset management.
His core expertise is in hydraulic engineering, but he is known for integration and application of other disciplines to address major challenges. His interdisciplinary work ranges from applied microbiology to computer to social science. His leadership of the EPSRC Water Grand Challenges consortium is a flagship example of this.
His long-running Prediction of Discolouration in Distribution Systems research is a leading example of world leading research delivering real world impact and change. It has and continues to help water companies and their supply chain to deliver substantial service improvements in the supply of safe and wholesome drinking water through ageing pipe infrastructure, while delivering multi-million-pound efficiency savings.
He looks at the conditions inside our water pipes, including the biofilms in our water systems to ensure they don鈥檛 harbour harmful bacteria. He also investigates contaminant ingress, where dangerous contaminants can enter pipes through leaks and be transported through the pipe network.
Joby鈥檚 research aims to understand our hydraulics systems鈥 behaviour by modelling networks and using data, modelling and AI to better understand and predict where failures might occur and to inform proactive decision making.
His research on leakage ranges from fundamental understanding of fluid structure ground iterations to novel artificial intelligence based software for leak detection that has been commercialised.
Joby has taught a range of modules, from specialist masters levels modules on modelling water distribution systems, to core undergraduate modules on open channel flow and principles of hydraulics. He pioneered innovative 鈥榮elf-teach鈥 open-channel flow laboratory classes.
Joby has held a number of important roles in the Department including being Head of Department from 2017 until 2021. He was also Departmental Director of Research from 2009 to 2014, where he led the 2014 Research Excellence Framework submission.
- Publications
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- Edited books
- Journal articles
- Chapters
- Conference proceedings papers
- Reports
- Posters
- Theses / Dissertations
Edited books
- Integrating Water Systems: Proceedings of Computer and Control in the Water Industry 2009. CRC Press.
Journal articles
- . Engineering Failure Analysis, 165, 108762-108762.
- . AWWA Water Science, 6(3).
- . Engineering Integrity 鈥 Journal of the Engineering Integrity Society, 56, 12-17.
- . International Journal of Fatigue, 178.
- . Digital Water, 1(1).
- . Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 149(9).
- . Water Research, 243, 120416-120416.
- . Water Research, 120301-120301.
- . Water Research, 120172-120172.
- . AQUA 鈥 Water Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Society.
- . Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology.
- . Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 149(5).
- . Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology.
- Influence of Service Reservoir Construction Age on the Likelihood of Bacteriological Failure Occurrence. Institute of Water Journal(8), 22-25.
- . Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice, 13(3).
- The application of artificial intelligence techniques to better manage iron in drinking water distribution systems. Institute of Water Journal(7), 28-34.
- . Journal of Cleaner Production, 358, 131995-131995.
- . Frontiers in Microbiology, 12.
- Autonomous robotics for water and sewer networks. HydroLink.
- . Water Research, 198.
- . Frontiers in Microbiology, 12.
- . Water Research, 117372-117372.
- . Water Research, 116890-116890.
- . Sensors, 20(19).
- . npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 6.
- . Urban Water Journal.
- . Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 101.
- . Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 123.
- . Water, 12(5).
- . Water, 12(4).
- . Water Resources Research, 56(5).
- . PLOS ONE, 14(12).
- . Smart Water, 4.
- . Water Research.
- . Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 5(12), 2132-2141.
- . Access Microbiology, 1(1A).
- . Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management, 172(1), 3-13.
- . Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 6(1).
- . Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice, 10(1).
- . Environmental Science Water Research & Technology, 4(12), 2080-2091.
- . Frontiers in Microbiology, 9(OCT).
- . Water Research, 141, 74-85.
- . Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 144(7).
- . Science of the Total Environment, 593-594, 571-580.
- . Drinking Water Engineering and Science, 10(2), 45-52.
- . Water Resources Management, 31(5), 1575-1589.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management, 170(3), 111-114.
- . Science of the Total Environment, 581-582, 277-288.
- . Water Research, 107, 127-140.
- . Urban Water Journal, 13(7), 727-738.
- . Journal of Hydraulic Engineering.
- . Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 16(4), 942-950.
- . Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 82(14), 4155-4168.
- . Urban Water Journal, 13(4), 382-395.
- . Environments, 3(2).
- . Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2(4), 614-630.
- . Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 100(7), 3301-3311.
- . Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - Aqua, 65(2), 103-115.
- . Journal of Hydroinformatics, 18(1), 96-114.
- . Science of The Total Environment, 524-525, 338-346.
- . Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 142(1).
- . Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 141(11).
- . PLOS ONE, 10(2), e0115824-e0115824.
- . Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua, 64(5), 529-542.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 229(7), 1240-1259.
- . Water Research, 65, 134-156.
- . J Appl Microbiol, 117(1), 286-301.
- . Water Res, 54, 100-114.
- . Drinking Water Engineering and Science, 7(1), 23-33.
- . Journal of Hydroinformatics, 16(3), 617-632.
- . JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, 140(9).
- . Water Research, 47(2), 503-516.
- . Environmental Modelling and Software, 40, 78-87.
- Aggregation and biofilm formation of bacteria isolated from domestic drinking water. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 13(4), 1016-1023.
- . Key Engineering Materials, 577-578, 125-128.
- . Futures, 49, 35-48.
- . Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 139(10), 1052-1061.
- Modelling both the continual erosion and regeneration of discolouration material in drinking water distribution systems. New Developments in IT & Water.
- Development and field validation of a burst localisation methodology. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 139(6), 604-613.
- . Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 12(5), 580-587.
- . Journal - American Water Works Association, 104(8), E457-E465.
- . Journal of Urban Water, 9(4), 259-276.
- . Journal of the American Water Works Association, 104(4), E243-E251.
- . Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 138(6), 624-638.
- . Journal of Applied Microbiology, 112(6), 1220-1234.
- . Environmental Science and Technology, 46(10), 5271-5272.
- . Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 138(2), 187-191.
- . Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 137(12), 1624-1635.
- . Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 29, 187-200.
- . Water Resources Research, 47(10).
- . Structural Health Monitoring, 10(4), 351-360.
- . Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice, 2(4), 113-122.
- . Journal of Hydroinformatics, 13(4), 672-686.
- . Journal of Hydroinformatics, 13(3), 295-306.
- . Water Research, 45(1), 113-124.
- . Water Resources Research, 46(4).
- . Drinking Water Engineering and Science, 3(2), 91-99.
- . Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 136(3), 309-318.
- . Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 10(3), 437-444.
- . Urban Water Journal, 7(6), 345-356.
- . Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 87(2), 749-756.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management, 163(8), 397-406.
- Leak detection in pipes using induced water hammer pulses and cepstrum analysis. International Journal of COMADEM, 13(1), 19-25.
- . Journal of Environmental Engineering, 136(1), 86-94.
- Online modelling of water distribution systems: A UK case study. Drinking Water Engineering and Science Discussions, 2(2), 279-294.
- . Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 135(5), 382-391.
- . Water Research, 42(16), 4309-4318.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering, 161(3), 138-143.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management, 160(2), 73-82.
- . Acta Geophysica, 55(1), 95-103.
- . Water Research, 41, 519-529.
- . Key Engineering Materials, 347, 607-612.
- . Journal of Hydraulic Research, 45(5), 610-616.
- . Water Research, 41, 341-354.
- . Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA, 55(3), 207-219.
- . Journal of Environmental Engineering, 131(5), 716-725.
- Modeling for hydraulic capacity. Journal of the American Water Works Association, 96(4), 161-169.
- . Water Science and Technology, 49(2), 27-32.
- . Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 129(2), 129-139.
- Transverse mixing in sinuous natural open channel flows. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 41(2), 758-768.
- . Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 129(10), 758-768.
- . Water Science and Technology, 47(7-8), 343-350.
- . Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 3(1-2), 179-186.
- . Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 129(2), 129-139.
- . Journal of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, 16(3), 194-198.
- . Water Management, 148(4), 263-275.
- . Water Supply.
- . Water, 16(13), 1862-1862.
- . AQUA 鈥 Water Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Society.
- . Journal of Hydroinformatics.
- . Frontiers in Water, 5.
- Cloud based artificial intelligence analytics to assess combined sewer overflow performance. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management.
- . Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10.
- . PLOS Water, 1(8), e0000033-e0000033.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy, 1-10.
- . Infrastructures, 6(2), 30-30.
Chapters
- Fundamentals of internal corrosion and metal release In Giani R (Ed.), M58--internal Corrosion Control in Water Distribution Systems American Water Works Association
- Chapter 8: Field data In Wu Z (Ed.), Water Loss (pp. 147-167). Bentley Systems
- Chapter 8: Operation, maintenance and performance In Savic & Banyard (Ed.), Water Distribution Systems (pp. 193-226). ICE
- Chapter 9: Online monitoring and detection In Wu Z (Ed.), Water Loss (pp. 147-167). Bentley Systems
- Chapter 3: Modelling solute transport processes in free surface flow CFD schemes In Bates PD, Lane SN & Ferguson RI (Ed.), Computational Fluid Dynamics Applications in Environmental Hydraulics (pp. 51-70). John Wiley & Sons
- , Computational Fluid Dynamics (pp. 51-69). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
- , Damage Assessment of Structures VII (pp. 607-612). Trans Tech Publications Ltd.
Conference proceedings papers
- Advancing water distribution network calibration:A framework for comparing static and mobile sensing approaches. 3rd International Joint Conference on Water Distribution Systems Analysis & Computing and Control for the Water Industry (WDSA/CCWI)
- Experimental validation of a model for predicting the bending fatigue strength of corroded grey cast iron water pipes. Proceedings of the 9th Engineering Integrity Society International Conference on Durability & Fatigue, Vol. 2 (pp 482-493). Cambridge, UK, 19 June 2024 - 19 June 2024.
- Optimizing Mobile Sensor Movement and Trajectory to Improve Water Distribution Network Calibration. From Nature to Digital Water: Challenges and Opportunities (pp 149-150), 27 May 2024 - 27 May 2024.
- . 15th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, 27 May 2024 - 30 May 2024.
- . 15th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, 27 May 2024 - 30 May 2024.
- . 15th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, 27 May 2024 - 30 May 2024.
- . 15th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, 27 May 2024 - 30 May 2024.
- Optimal placement of sensors for network calibration using pressure dependent modelling. 11th IWA Symposium on Modelling and Integrated Assessment, 24 September 2023 - 27 September 2023.
- Moving sensor deployment for network-wide pipe roughness calibration. 11th IWA Symposium on Modelling and Integrated Assessment, 24 September 2023 - 27 September 2023.
- A Vision for Pervasive Autonomous Inspection of Buried Pipe Infrastructure. 38th International Conference on Trenchless Technologies, No-Dig 2022, 3 October 2022 - 5 October 2022.
- Predicting Iron Exceedance Risk in Drinking Water Distribution Systems Using Machine Learning. 14th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, 4 July 2022 - 8 July 2022.
- Determining the spatio-temporal relationship between water quality monitors in drinking water distribution systems. 14th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, 4 July 2022 - 8 July 2022.
- A data-driven model for the prediction of chlorine losses in water distribution trunk mains. 14th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, 4 July 2022 - 8 July 2022.
- A machine learning application on water quality datasets for understanding the factors of bacteriological failures on service reservoirs. Proceedings of the IWA-Aspire Conference. Hong Kong, 31 October 2019 - 2 November 2019.
- The operational value of inlet monitoring at service reservoirs. Proceedings of the 17th International Computing and Control for the Water Industry Conference, 1 September 2019 - 4 September 2019.
- Investigating drinking water behaviour treated by different disinfection with the use of a machine learning technique on water quality datasets. datasets鈥 Proceedings of the 17th International Computing and Control for the Water Industry Conference, 1 September 2019 - 4 September 2019.
- Discolouration modelling. Proceedings of the 17th International Computing and Control for the Water Industry Conference, 1 September 2019 - 4 September 2019.
- . HIC 2018. 13th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, Vol. 3 (pp 1030-1039), 1 July 2018 - 6 July 2018.
- Development of Assimable Organic Carbon Assey and Field Application within Drinking Water Treatment. WDSA / CCWI Joint Conference 2018, 23 July 2018 - 25 July 2018.
- Understanding Material Accumulation and Discolouration Risk in Distribution Networks. Vol 1 (2018): WDSA / CCWI Joint Conference 2018. https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/wdsa-ccw/article/view/12018
- The Impact of Chlorine Concentration on the Discolouration Response of Biofilms in Drinking Water Distribution Systems. Vol 1 (2018): WDSA / CCWI Joint Conference 2018. https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/wdsa-ccw/article/view/12123
- Transient Mobilisation of Replicated Biofilms. WDSA / CCWI Joint Conference 2018, 23 July 2018 - 25 July 2018.
- Seasonal Temperature and Turbidity Behaviour in Trunk Mains. Vol 1 (2018): WDSA / CCWI Joint Conference 2018
- . FigShare CCWI2017 data repository
- . FigShare CCWI2017 data repository
- . Figshare CCWI2017 data repository
- . FigShare CCWI 2017 data repository
- . 2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (pp 2548-2553). Singapore
- Can a valve closure transient cause mobilisation of adhered particles?. CCWI 2017 - 15th International Conference on Computing and Control for the Water Industry
- Discolouration risk management and chlorine wall decay. CCWI 2017 - 15th International Conference on Computing and Control for the Water Industry
- . 2017 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 3 July 2017 - 7 July 2017.
- Clustering and Classification of Aggregated Smart Meter Data to Detter Understand how Demand Patterns Relate to Customer Type. 14th International Conference on Computing and Control for the Water Industry, 7 November 2016 - 9 November 2016.
- Flow-Pressure Sensor Placement Optimisation for Leak Detection in an Urban Distribution Water Network. 14th International Conference on Computing and Control for the Water Industry, 7 November 2016 - 9 November 2016.
- Pressure from customer boundary box: new data to inform system management. 14th International Conference on Computing and Control for the Water Industry, 7 November 2016 - 9 November 2016.
- Approximating the Location of Leaks and Bursts within a District Metered Area using Statistical Process Control and Geostatistics. 14th International Conference on Computing and Control for the Water Industry, 7 November 2016 - 9 November 2016.
- Soil Saturation Detection from in Pipe Ultrasound Measurements. 19th World Conference on Non Destructive Testing
- Robotic Mapping and Localisation in Feature Sparse Water Pipes. 19th World Conference on Non Destructive Testing, 13 March 2017 - 17 March 2017.
- Do transients contribute to turbidity failures of water distribution systems?. BHR Group - 12th International Conference on Pressure Surges (pp 297-308)
- A method to characterise transients from pressure signals recorded in real water distribution networks. BHR Group - 12th International Conference on Pressure Surges (pp 609-623)
- . Procedia Engineering, Vol. 119 (pp 1473-1482)
- . Procedia Engineering, Vol. 119 (pp 1-3)
- . Procedia Engineering, Vol. 119 (pp 43-52)
- . Procedia Engineering, Vol. 119 (pp 398-406)
- . Procedia Engineering, Vol. 119 (pp 35-42)
- . Procedia Engineering, Vol. 119 (pp 299-308)
- . Procedia Engineering, Vol. 119 (pp 148-157)
- . Procedia Engineering, Vol. 119 (pp 834-843)
- . Procedia Engineering, Vol. 119 (pp 434-441)
- Case-Based Reasoning Approach For Managing Water Quality Incidents In Distribution Systems. http://www.hic2014.org/proceedings/. USA, 17 August 2014 - 21 August 2014.
- Self-Organizing Maps For Knowledge Discovery From Corporate Databases To Develop Risk Based Prioritization For Stagnation 锘. http://www.hic2014.org/proceedings/(http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1478). New York, USA, 17 August 2014 - 21 August 2014.
- . Procedia Engineering, Vol. 89 (pp 1306-1313). Bari, Italy, 14 July 2014 - 14 July 2014.
- Application Of Artificial Neural Networks To Assess CSO Performance. 13th International Conference on Urban Drainage. Sarawak, Malaysia, 7 September 2014 - 12 September 2014.
- . Procedia Engineering, Vol. 89 (pp 286-289)
- . Procedia Engineering, Vol. 89 (pp 135-142)
- . Procedia Engineering, Vol. 89 (pp 173-180)
- Potable water pipe-wall biofilm bacterial community response to conditioning shear stress and a hydraulic disturbance in a full-scale pipe loop facility. 5th International Conference Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Development and evaluation of a novel LED based fluorescence device for real time in-situ potable water quality assessment. NOM 2013 - IWA Natural Organic Matter Specialist Conference, Perth, Australia. Perth, Australia
- Transient source localisation methodology and laboratory validation. 12th International Conference on Computing and Control for the Water Industry, Perugia, Italy. Perugia, Italy
- Modelling and flow conditioning to manage discolouration in trunk mains. 12th International Conference on Computing and Control for the Water Industry, Perugia, Italy. Perugia, Italy
- Playing in the sewers? A preliminary survey of non-structural strategies for sewer network load control. 7th International Conference on Sewer Processes & Networks. 葫芦影业,UK
- Experimental proof of contaminant ingress into a leaking pipe during a transient event. 12th International Conference on Computing and Control for the Water Industry. Perugia, Italy
- Transient behavior in complex distribution network: A case study. 12th International Conference on Computing and Control for the Water Industry. Perugia, Italy
- Bacterial diversity of biofilms in UK drinking water networks: Implications for water quality. 3rd European Congress on Microbial Biofilms, FEMS. Gehnt, Netherlands
- Impact of hydraulic events on organic and inorganic material in distribution systems. The Water Quality Technology Conference, AWWA. Long Beach, California
- Real time condition monitoring and early warning of failure of potable water using novel fluorescence spectroscopy instrumentation. Sensing in Water 2013 - SWIG. Nottingham UK
- The model is not the system: Path-dependent scenarios, post-normal engineering and the super-wicked problems of infrastructure. IWA Young Water Professionals. Teeside, UK
- Quantification of 16S rRNA and Escherichia coli functional genes in a water distribution system (WDS). Society of General Microbiology. Dublin, Ireland
- Contaminant ingress and transient monitoring. 5th Annual Water Networks, Potable Treatment and Supply Conference. Cranfield, UK
- Pyrosequencing analysis of bacterial community structure in an experimental drinking water distribution system. 14th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology. Copenhagen, Denmark
- Characterising the physical structure and microbial community structure of drinking water biofilms. 14th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology. Copenhagen, Denmark
- Time dependent area of leaks in MDPE pipes during transient events. BHR Group - 11th International Conferences on Pressure Surges (pp 113-125)
- Onset detection of transient waves using a novel experimental data set. BHR Group - 11th International Conferences on Pressure Surges (pp 707-720)
- Trapping pressure surges using two valves and feedforward control. BHR Group - 11th International Conferences on Pressure Surges (pp 721-732)
- Analysis of multi-parameter water quality data using event detection software on laboratory simulated events. 14th Water Distribution Systems Analysis Conference 2012, WDSA 2012, Vol. 2 (pp 1018-1033)
- Intrusion and leakage through cracks and slits in plastic (MDPE) pipes. 14th Water Distribution Systems Analysis Conference 2012, WDSA 2012, Vol. 2 (pp 807-815)
- Transforming critical infrastructure: Matching the complexity of the environment to policy. European Conference on Complex Systems. Brussels, Belgium, 3 September 2012 - 7 September 2012.
- Aggregation and biofilm formation of bacteria isolated from domestic drinking water. Proceedings of IWA World Water Congress. Busan, Korea, 16 September 2012 - 21 September 2012.
- The structure and stability of drinking water biofilms. 14th Water Distribution Systems Analysis Conference 2012, WDSA 2012, Vol. 1 (pp 455-467)
- A bio-hydroinformatics application of self-organizing map neural networks for assessing microbial and physico-chemical water quality in distribution systems. Proceedings of the 10th HydroInformatics conference. Hamburg, Germany, July 2012.
- Field validation of an artificial intelligence based sewer pump control system. 9th International joint IWA/IAHR conference on Urban Drainage Modelling. Belgrade, Serbia, 3 September 2012 - 7 September 2012.
- . World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2012: Crossing Boundaries, Proceedings of the 2012 Congress (pp 3161-3170)
- . World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2012: Crossing Boundaries, Proceedings of the 2012 Congress (pp 3178-3185)
- . Significance of Faecal Indicators in Water: A Global Perspective (pp 131-144)
- Discolouration risk management for trunk mains. Water Distribution Systems Analysis 2010 - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference, WDSA 2010 (pp 535-542)
- . Water Distribution Systems Analysis 2010 - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference, WDSA 2010 (pp 585-594)
- . Water Distribution Systems Analysis 2010
- Biofilm bacterial community response to an experimental discolouration event in a pilot-scale water distribution system. 4th Congress of European Microbiologists FEMS. Geneva, Switzerland
- Molecular analysis of bacterial biofilm communities in response to environmental perturbations within drinking water distribution systems. 4th International Conference on Environmental Industrial and Applied Microbiology. Malaga, Spain
- Energy and utilities infrastructure: Can all be in one?. Energy and People: Futures, Complexity and Challenges Conference. Oxford
- A data-driven methodology for determining the cause of discolouration in distribution networks. 11th Computing and Control in the Water Industry 2011. Exeter
- Biological detection methods - challenges of moving beyond the research lab. The Significance of Faecal Indicators in Water: A Global Perspective (pp 131-144). Edinburgh, 6 June 2011 - 8 June 2011.
- Contamination ingress into water distribution systems (CID): Measuring intrusion volumes in water distribution systems. 4th Developments in Water Treatment and Supply Conference. Cheltenham
- Managing trunk main discolouration by managing flow. 4th Developments in Water Treatment and Supply Conference. Cheltenham
- Intrusion into water distribution systems through leaks and orifices: Initial experimental results. 11th Computing and Control in the Water Industry 2011. Exeter
- Visualising and quantifying the matrix of drinking water biofilms. IWA Biofilm Conference 2011: Processes in Biofilms. Shanghai, China
- Aggregation and biofilm formation of bacteria isolated from domestic drinking water. IWA Biofilm Conference 2011: Processes in Biofilms. Shanghai, China
- Operational control of sewer pumping stations to minimise energy costs considering efficiency. 11th Computing and Control in the Water Industry 2011. Exeter
- Trunk main discolouration trials and strategic planning. 11th Computing and Control in the Water Industry 2011. Exeter
- GIS thematic mapping to identify persistent failures in water distribution networks. 11th Computing and Control in the Water Industry 2011. Exeter
- . 11th Annual International Symposium on Water Distribution Systems Analysis. Arizona, USA
- Intergeneric Co aggregation of drinking water bacterial isolates. IChemE Biochemical Engineering Subject Group (BESG) Young Researchers Meeting. Cambridge, UK
- Biological and biophysical properties of biofilm forming drinking water bacteria. ASM Biofilms 4 International Conference. Winchester, UK
- Investigating bacterial community response during discolouration events in an experimental water distribution system. 13th International Symposium for Microbial Ecology. Seattle, USA
- Discolouration in water supply: The role of metals. COST Action 637 METEAU 4th International Conference on Metals and Related Substances in Drinking Water. Kristianstad, Sweden, 13 October 2010 - 15 October 2010.
- An evaluation of three lumped conceptual rainfall-runoff models at catchment scale. British Hydrological Society 3rd International Symposium, Role of Hydrology in Managing Consequences of a Changing Global Environment. Newcastle, UK
- Field testing of optimal sensor placement and data analysis methodologies for burst detection and location in an urban water network. 9th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, HIC 2010. Tianjin, China
- Leakage detection in pipelines using ensemble empirical mode decomposition. Proceedings of the 5th European Workshop - Structural Health Monitoring 2010 (pp 203-208)
- . 11th Annual International Symposium on Water Distribution Systems Analysis. Arizona, USA
- Rivelin trunk main flow test. Integrating Water Systems (pp 431-434). 葫芦影业
- Microbiology in drinking water distribution systems. IChemE Biochemical Engineering Subject Group (BESG) Young Researchers Meeting. 葫芦影业,UK
- Community profiling of bacteria in sewer biofilms. IWA Specialist Conference on 'Processes in Biofilms: Fundamentals to Applications'. Davis, California, USA
- The use of pressure transients to detect leaks in distribution systems. 3rd Biennial Conference of the UK Network on Potable Water Treatment & Supply. Buxton, UK
- Long term trunk main monitoring yields operational dividends. 3rd Developments in Water Treatment and Supply Conference. Buxton, UK, 1 June 2009 - 2 June 2009.
- Leak detection in a pipeline by cepstrum analysis of a pressure transient. IV ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Materials (SMART 09). Porto, Portugal
- Contaminant ingress into distribution systems. 3rd Biennial Conference of the UK Network on Potable Water Treatment & Supply. Buxton, UK
- . Proceedings of the 10th Annual Water Distribution Systems Analysis Conference, WDSA 2008 (pp 735-746)
- . 10th Annual International Symposium on Water Distribution Systems Analysis. South Africa
- Microbiology of urban water systems: An interdisciplinary approach. Marie Curie Workshop as part of the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF). Barcelona, Spain
- How clean is your drinking water?. Society for General Microbiology Annual Meeting. Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
- Quantifying the performance of storm tanks. Proceedings of 11th International Conference on Urban Drainage. Edinburgh, Scotland
- Implications for treatment processes and networks following water saving initiatives. 2nd European Water and Wastewater Conference. Birmingham
- Leak and feature detection in a water distribution network. BHR Group - Surge Analysis - System Design, Simulation, Monitoring and Control, 10th International Conference on Pressure Surges (pp 125-135)
- . World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008: Ahupua'a - Proceedings of the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008, Vol. 316
- . Proceedings: Water Distribution Systems Analysis. South Africa, 17 August 2008 - 20 August 2008.
- Quantifying the performance of storm tanks at wastewater treatment works. Restoring Our Natural Habitat - Proceedings of the 2007 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress
- Providing dynamic water distribution network information to field engineers. Developments in Water Treatment and Supply Conference. Bath, UK
- Repeat DMA flushing operations: Discolouration comparison, modelling and management. Developments in Water Treatment and Supply Conference. Bath, UK
- Managing discolouration risk due to valve movements. Developments in Water Treatment and Supply Conference. Bath, UK
- An artificial neural network/fuzzy logic system for DMA flow meter data analysis providing burst identification and size estimation. Proceedings of the Combined International Conference of Computing and Control for the Water Industry, CCWI2007 and Sustainable Urban Water Management, SUWM2007 (pp 313-320)
- . 8th Annual Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium 2006 (pp 152)
- . 8th Annual Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium 2006 (pp 91)
- . 8th Annual Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium 2006 (pp 135)
- Inquiry based, directed-study hydraulic laboratories. LTEA Conference. Manchester, UK, June 2006.
- Development of a holistic approach to river modelling in the Bradford catchment (UK). Proceeding of the 7th International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering (ICHE-2006). Philadelphia, USA
- Modular sewer quality simulation. Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Urban Drainage (CD) (pp 21-26)
- Material accumulation and mobilisation in a pipe loop system. Developments in Water Treatment and Supply. York
- Pipe level estimation of burst rates in water distribution mains. 8th Computing and Control for the Water Industry (CCWI) Water Management for the 21st Century. Exeter
- Structural integrity and water quality in water distribution networks. 8th Computing and Control for the Water Industry (CCWI) Water Management for the 21st Century. Exeter
- . ASCE ERWI World Water and Environmental Water Resources. Anchorage
- Comparison of maintenance and rehabilitation strategies for discolouration risk control in water distribution systems. IWA World Water Congress. Marakesh
- Longitudinal dispersion in an extreme meander channel, with changes in shape. River Flow 2004 - 2nd International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics. Naples
- Regeneration of discolouration in distribution systems. ASCE, EWRI, World Water and Environmental Resources Conference. Philadelphia
- Three-dimensional numerical simulation of longitudinal dispersion in a meandering channel. XXX IAHR Congress. Thessaloniki
- Transverse mixing in natural open channels. XXX IAHR Congress. Thessaloniki
- Assessing transient storage effects in a natural formed meandering channel. XXX IAHR Congress. Thessaloniki
- Water quality in distribution systems: Rehabilitation and maintenance strategies. CCWI Advances in Water Supply Management. London
- Data mining and relationship analysis of water distribution system databases for improved understanding of operations performance. CCWI Advances in Water Supply Management. London
- A novel approach to describing sediment movement in distribution mains, based on measured particle characteristics. Water Software Systems (pp 263-273). Leicester
- Longitudinal dispersion in a natural formed meandering channel. Conference Proceedings of the 28th IAHR Congress. Graz, Austria, 22 August 1999 - 27 August 1999.
- The use of laser measurement techniques in an investigation of the mechanics of solute entrainment in dead zones. Proceedings of Flow Modelling and Turbulence Measurements, ISFTM. Tainan, Taiwan, 5 October 1998 - 8 October 1998.
- . The 3rd International Joint Conference on Water Distribution Systems Analysis & Computing and Control for the Water Industry (WDSA/CCWI 2024) (pp 208-208)
- . The 3rd International Joint Conference on Water Distribution Systems Analysis & Computing and Control for the Water Industry (WDSA/CCWI 2024) (pp 206-206)
- . The 3rd International Joint Conference on Water Distribution Systems Analysis & Computing and Control for the Water Industry (WDSA/CCWI 2024), Vol. 243 (pp 190-190)
- . The 3rd International Joint Conference on Water Distribution Systems Analysis & Computing and Control for the Water Industry (WDSA/CCWI 2024), Vol. 243 (pp 193-193)
- . The 3rd International Joint Conference on Water Distribution Systems Analysis & Computing and Control for the Water Industry (WDSA/CCWI 2024), Vol. 50 (pp 148-148)
- . The 3rd International Joint Conference on Water Distribution Systems Analysis & Computing and Control for the Water Industry (WDSA/CCWI 2024), Vol. 261 (pp 141-141)
- . The 3rd International Joint Conference on Water Distribution Systems Analysis & Computing and Control for the Water Industry (WDSA/CCWI 2024), Vol. 170 (pp 136-136)
- . The 3rd International Joint Conference on Water Distribution Systems Analysis & Computing and Control for the Water Industry (WDSA/CCWI 2024), Vol. 214 (pp 115-115)
- . The 3rd International Joint Conference on Water Distribution Systems Analysis & Computing and Control for the Water Industry (WDSA/CCWI 2024), Vol. 128鈥129 (pp 20-20)
- . The 3rd International Joint Conference on Water Distribution Systems Analysis & Computing and Control for the Water Industry (WDSA/CCWI 2024), Vol. 2 (pp 2-2)
- . Proceedings - 2nd International Join Conference on Water Distribution System Analysis (WDSA)& Computing and Control in the Water Industry (CCWI), 18 July 2022 - 22 July 2022.
- . Proceedings - 2nd International Join Conference on Water Distribution System Analysis (WDSA)& Computing and Control in the Water Industry (CCWI), 18 July 2022 - 22 July 2022.
- . Proceedings - 2nd International Join Conference on Water Distribution System Analysis (WDSA)& Computing and Control in the Water Industry (CCWI), 18 July 2022 - 22 July 2022.
- . Proceedings - 2nd International Join Conference on Water Distribution System Analysis (WDSA)& Computing and Control in the Water Industry (CCWI), 18 July 2022 - 22 July 2022.
- . HIC 2018. 13th International Conference on Hydroinformatics
- The impact of hydraulic conditions upon drinking water distribution system biofilms. biofilms鈥 IWA Specialist Conference Biofilms in Drinking Water systems from treatment to tap. Arosa, Switzerland, 23 August 2015 - 26 August 2015.
- Biofilms and Discolouration Material Accumulation Processes in Drinking Water Distribution Systems and Modelling the Hydraulic. IWA Specialist Conference Biofilms in Drinking Water systems from treatment to tap. Arosa, Switzerland, 23 August 2015 - 26 August 2015.
Reports
- Drinking Water Quality Big Question: How Can We Achieve 100% Compliance with Drinking Water Standards at Point of Use by 2050?
Posters
- Autonomous fuzzy logic control of pumping in sewer systems. 11th IWA conference on instrumentation control and automation.
- Investigating Bacterial Community Respone During Discolouration Events in an Experimental Water Distribution System. 13th International Symposium for Microbial Biology, Seattle, USA.
Theses / Dissertations
- Research group
- Grants
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Past Grants
The role of biofilms has been identified as a critical component in material layer development on the pipe walls of distribution networks.
The EPSRC-funded Grand Challenge Centre for Water, comprising 6 UK universities and 100+ industrial partners working in collaboration to develop the sustainable water solutions of the future and to accelerate innovation uptake across the water sector.
This research is developing a fundamental understanding of the microbial ecology of intermittently operated water distribution systems to inform operational or construction risk reduction strategies.
EPSRC Water Grand Challenge consortium that is undertake exciting and ambitious scientific and engineering research to develop the complex sociotechnical solutions needed to address key challenges facing the water sector up to 2065.
- PhD opportunities
I am always keen to hear from enthusiastic talented individuals interested in various research aspects of quantity, quality and asset management for water distribution systems infrastructure. Specific funded PhD opportunities with me will be advertised on and , please keep an eye on or sign up for alerts on these sites.
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