Grace Waku

Grace Waku

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Personal Statement

I am currently a Geoenvironmental Engineering part time MRes student at the University of Strathclyde. My research is based on ‘An environmental assessment approach to heat as a pollutant using the Barony mineshaft as a case study’. My supervisors are Zoe Shipton and Neil Burnside.

I am currently part of an ongoing project research team for the project titled ‘GigaWatt-Hour Subsurface Thermal Energy storage: Engineered structures and legacy Mine shafts: STEaM’ led by Zoe Shipton (University of Strathclyde Lecturer) and funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The project examines the potential to use disused and abandoned mine shafts for intersessional storage of curtailed wind energy in the form of thermal energy, through the development of an ‘experimental’ system for thermal storage. This project forms part of my thesis’ case study.

After graduating in 2016 with BSc in Environmental Management, I started working in environmental roles, currently working as an Environmental Consultant, mainly focusing on Environmental Impact Assessment for various small to large scale infrastructure and renewable projects.

Expertise related to 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. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

Education/Academic qualification

Bachelor of Science, BSc Environmental Management , Glasgow Caledonian University

Award Date: 11 Jan 2016

Keywords

  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Audit Risk
  • Waste
  • Renewable energy technology
  • Infrastructure
  • Transport Systems