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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering has a unique combination of multi-disciplinary expertise including civil, environmental, chemical, mechanical and electrical engineering plus materials science, geoscience, physics, chemistry and
microbiology.
Its world-class research portfolio includes leadership of international and multi-institutional research consortia in close collaboration with both industry and government.
The Department's researchers work across three main interdisciplinary centres:-
• Ground Engineering & Energy Geoscience
• Intelligent Infrastructure
• Water, Environment, Sustainability & Public Health
Centre for Ground Engineering & Energy Geoscience
Our researchers have expertise in a range of different disciplines, including:
-ground barrier technologies
-experimental geomechanics
-geotechnical engineering
-geophysics
-site investigation
-structural geology
-hydrogeology
-constitutive & numerical modelling of geomaterials
Centre for Intelligent Infrastructure
We are committed to transforming traditional structural engineering through cross-disciplinary research, recognising and transposing the recent radical innovations in material science, communication and sensor technology.
Our expertise includes:
-intelligent infrastructure & artificial intelligence
-sensors & automation
-sustainable construction materials
-safety, resilience & economic assessment
-computational modelling
Centre for Water, Environment, Sustainability & Public Health
We undertake fundamental and applied research to provide novel solutions to some of the most pressing environmental challenges, working both locally and internationally.
Our expertise includes:
-water
-public & environmental health
-soil contamination, restoration & remediation
-environmental assessment
-waste, energy & the circular economy
-international development
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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NIHR Global Health Research Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration R4 (2023)
Morse, T. (Principal Investigator) & Beattie, T. (Co-investigator)
NHS National Institute for Health Research NIHR
1/10/24 → 31/12/24
Project: Knowledge Exchange
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Hybrid Ocean Renewables in A Changing Climate
Kamranzad, B. (Principal Investigator), Suryasentana, S. (Co-investigator), Jia, L. (Co-investigator) & Arredondo Galeana, A. (Co-investigator)
1/10/24 → 1/04/28
Project: Research - Studentship
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DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Sturgess, David
Dixon, J. (Principal Investigator), Ferguson, N. (Co-investigator) & Sturgess, D. (Research Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/24 → 1/04/28
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
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Uncertainty‐guided U‐Net for soil boundary segmentation using Monte Carlo dropout
Zhou, X., Sheil, B., Suryasentana, S. & Shi, P., 8 Dec 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microbially induced carbonate precipitation for soil improvement: insights from a meter-scale radial grouting trial
Sang, G., Lunn, R., Minto, J. & El Mountassir, G., 6 Dec 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Biogeotechnics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Risk perception and psychosocial factors influencing exposure to antimicrobial resistance through environmental pathways in Malawi
Chidziwisano, K., Cocker, D., Mwapasa Kumwenda, T., Amos, S., Feasey, N. & Morse, T., 3 Dec 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Datasets
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Data for "Nurturing a new industry rooted in geoscience: Stakeholder insights on Minewater Thermal in Scotland."
Deeming, K. (Creator), Shipton, Z. (Supervisor) & Roberts, J. (Supervisor), University of Strathclyde, 26 Nov 2024
DOI: 10.15129/e7b2f725-2e9b-45cf-8c09-b063cdda1e65
Dataset
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Transport and fate of ureolytic Sporosarcina pasteurii in saturated sand columns: experiments and two-site kinetic modeling
Sang, G. (Creator), Zenodo, 15 Feb 2023
Dataset
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Data for: "Global database of hot sedimentary aquifer geothermal projects: De-risking future projects by determining key success and failure criteria in the development of a valuable low-carbon energy resource"
Bremaud, M. (Creator), Burnside, N. (Supervisor), Shipton, Z. (Supervisor), Willems, C. J. L. (Contributor), Pujol, M. (Contributor) & Bossennec, C. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 17 Jul 2024
DOI: 10.15129/19dfb2af-13f6-45f5-a406-497ab15950b9
Dataset
Prizes
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1st Place Winner and Audience Award at the Falling Walls Lab Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Salifu, E. (Recipient), 26 Sept 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2008: TOPCON Award, 13th FIG Symp. on Deformation Measurements (€ 600) Prize for the best young researchers’ paper, Lisbon, Portugal.
Pytharouli, S. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2014 Person of the Year Award for outstanding contribution to the field of Structural Health Monitoring
Zonta, D. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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5th International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics
Suryasentana, S. (Participant)
9 Jun 2025 → 13 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Sustainable Coasts in a Changing Climate
Kamranzad, B. (Speaker)
6 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Plumber Procrastinator and a Lover of Learning
Murray, M. (Speaker)
11 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Impacts
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Cafe Logistique
Aitken, J. (Participant), Docherty, I. (Participant), Halden, D. (Participant), Ferguson, N. (Main contact) & Reed, M. (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Public understanding, information and debate, Economic and commerce, Environment and sustainability - natural world and built environment, Policy and legislation
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Climate change, unpacking the burden on food safety
(Participant), (Participant) & Phoenix, V. (Participant)
Impact: Policy and legislation
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Climate Justice and Groundwater Resource Management in Malawi Africa
Kalin, R. (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Environment and sustainability - natural world and built environment, Policy and legislation
Equipment
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1,000 PSIG panel mounted Loading Hassler
Civil And Environmental EngineeringFacility/equipment: Equipment
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10,000 PSIG Quick Loadin Hassler Cell
Civil And Environmental EngineeringFacility/equipment: Equipment
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Student theses
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3D printed alkali-activated sensors for civil infrastructure
Vlachakis, C. (Author), Perry, M. (Supervisor) & Switzer, C. (Supervisor), 23 Aug 2021Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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A comprehensive optimum integrated water resources management approach at a river basin level : application at Diylala river basin in Iraq
Al-Jawad, J. (Author), Kalin, R. (Supervisor) & Zawdie, G. (Supervisor), 20 Nov 2018Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Air quality implications of developing the United Kingdom’s unconventional petroleum resources, with a focus on geological drilling and other analogous environments
Grainger, S. (Author), Phoenix, V. (Supervisor) & Beattie, T. (Supervisor), 11 Jan 2022Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis