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Personal Statement
I am a Chancellor's Fellow in the Civil & Environmental Engineering department where I work on developing low viscosity alternative grouting materials for subsurface engineering works and investigate fundamental flow processes in fractured and porous media.
One such grout we are developing utilises naturally occurring soil bacteria Sporosarcina pasteurii to produce calcium carbonate via a biochemical reaction. The process is termed microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) and is an exciting and multidisciplinary field combining microbiology, geology, hydraulics and subsurface engineering with the potential, for certain applications, to replace the use of cement and chemical grouts with a less expensive, less toxic and low CO2 “bio-grout”.
Our aim is to develop the MICP process for rock fracture sealing and ground improvement then demonstrate the feasibility of the process at the large scale. Our work combines micro-scale experiments characterised by 4D X-ray CT with large scale laboratory experiments and multi-scale numerical modelling.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Towards A Rational Design of Gravel Media Water Treatment Filters: MRI investigation of the spatial heterogeneity in pollutant particle accumulation, University of Glasgow
Award Date: 5 Dec 2014
Master of Engineering, Water Resources Engineering Management, University of Glasgow
Award Date: 5 Dec 2008
Bachelor of Engineering, Environmental Design, University of Glasgow
Award Date: 29 Jun 2007
External positions
Visiting scholar, Stanford University, Department of Energy Resources Engineering
5 Oct 2014 → 28 Dec 2014
Volunteer project manager, Water4Ethiopia
3 Jan 2012 → 5 Jun 2012
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Mobile X-ray/MRI/PET cells to image 4D fluid flow in porous media
Minto, J., Pagano, A. G. & El Mountassir, G.
1/12/18 → …
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Contaminated or just dusty? Understanding the nature of contaminants found in biomass grown on historic mine sites to inform pre-treatment options
Nunn, B., Lord, R., Minto, J., Davidson, C. & Manzoor, N., 28 Apr 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Treatment of fractured concrete via microbially induced carbonate precipitation: from micro-scale characteristics to macro-scale behaviour
Turner, R., Castro, G. M., Minto, J., El Mountassir, G. & Lunn, R. J., 27 Jun 2023, In: Construction and Building Materials. 384, 14 p., 131467.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Data for: "Hydraulic behaviour of fungal treated sand"
Salifu, E. (Creator), El Mountassir, G. (Creator), Minto, J. (Creator) & Tarantino, A. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 26 May 2021
DOI: 10.15129/39b39651-8cc6-4c77-9fba-34d426121b95
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Data for: "Microscale analysis of fractured rock sealed with microbially induced CaCO3 precipitation: influence on hydraulic and mechanical performance"
Tobler, D. J. (Creator), Minto, J. (Creator), El Mountassir, G. (Contributor), Lunn, R. (Contributor) & Phoenix, V. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 4 Oct 2018
DOI: 10.15129/0f92623e-df99-4caf-9734-61cacb235913, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR023032
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BTG Workshop - Net-Zero
Alan Whiteside (Participant), Alison Nordon (Participant), Aruna Ivaturi (Participant), Bernadette Snow (Participant), Brendan Clarke (Participant), Callum Rae (Participant), Christian Calvillo Munoz (Participant), Dogancan Okumus (Participant), Doungahire Abdoul Karim Zanhouo (Participant), Dragos Neagu (Participant), Erkan Oterkus (Participant), Igor Timoshkin (Participant), James Minto (Participant), Raphael Coppini (Participant), Saeid Lotfian (Participant), Sefer Anil Gunbeyaz (Participant), Selda Oterkus (Participant), Susan Cumberland (Participant), Tiziana Marrocco (Participant), Vernon Phoenix (Participant), Wendy Pring (Participant), Yashar Javadi (Participant), Nicolas Kelly (Speaker) & Stuart Galloway (Speaker)
18 May 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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XCT Imaging and Analysis Training Course
Kate Dobson (Organiser), James Minto (Invited speaker), Alice Macente (Invited speaker) & Philip Salter (Participant)
4 Apr 2022 → 8 Apr 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Mobile X-ray/MRI/PET cell to image 4D fl
Civil And Environmental EngineeringFacility/equipment: Equipment