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Research Interests
- Use of microbially mediated mineral precipitation for ground improvement and ground sealing
- Development and application of colloidal silica-based grouts for ground improvement and ground sealing
- Development of detectable cementitious grouts for reliable barrier formation
- Fluid flow in geological faults, estimating fault permeability (particular relevance to radioactive waste disposal, CO2 sequestration and oil and gas exploitation)
- The relationaship between fault permeability and seismicity - temporal and spatial evolution
- Predicting ground permeability through structural geology and rock mechanics
- Groundwater flow and contaminant transport
- Rock mechanics and structural geology
- Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems
- Computer modelling
Education/Academic qualification
Master in Science, Newcastle University
Doctor of Engineering, Newcastle University
Bachelor of Arts, University of Cambridge
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Projects 2006 2022
What happens to groundwater chemistry during fault slip: implications for rock friction (£1.2K)
Stillings, M., Shipton, Z., Lunn, R. & Lord, R.
31/03/18 → 31/03/19
Project: Research
Research Output 2004 2018
Along-strike fault core thickness variations of a fault in poorly lithified sediments, Miri (Malaysia)
Sosio De Rosa, S., Shipton, Z. K., Lunn, R. J., Kremer, Y. & Murray, T. 25 Aug 2018 In : Journal of Structural Geology. 116, p. 189-206 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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Sediments
Clay
sediment
Rocks
clay
Applications of microbial processes in geotechnical engineering
El Mountassir, G., Minto, J. M., van Paassen, L. A., Salifu, E. & Lunn, R. J. 1 Sep 2018 Advances in Applied Microbiology. Gadd, G. & Sariaslani, S. (eds.). 1st ed. Vol. 104, 58 p. (Advances in Applied Microbiology)Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Geotechnical engineering
geotechnical engineering
Carbonates
carbonate
ground improvement
Datasets
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), University of Strathclyde, 4 Oct 2018
DOI: 10.15129/0f92623e-df99-4caf-9734-61cacb235913, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR023032
Dataset
Data for: "An analytical model for the control of silica grout penetration in natural groundwater systems"
Pedrotti, M. (Creator), Wong, C. (Creator), El Mountassir, G. (Creator), Lunn, R. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 1 Dec 2017
DOI: 10.15129/3b1c115f-2b02-4cd2-a4d2-0d587da8cfb0
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Thesis
Assessing the options : disposal, recycling or re-use of UK legacy radioactive metals and depleted uranium
Author: Kemp, N., 1 Apr 2013Supervisor: Belton, V. (Supervisor) & Lunn, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Cracking behaviour of clayey geomaterials
Author: Murray, I. W., 1 Apr 2015Supervisor: Tarantino, A. (Supervisor) & Lunn, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Prizes
Aberconway medallist 2011. Awarded by the Geological Society of London every 2 years to a researcher aged 45 years or less to recognise distinction in the practice of geology with special reference to work in industry
Rebecca Lunn (Recipient), Jun 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
geology
industry
Elected a Fellow of The Institution of Civil Engineers
Rebecca Lunn (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities 2008 2016
Feasibility study for the use of microbially induced calcite precipitation for improving rock strength
Lunn, R. (Consultant), El Mountassir, G. (Consultant)Jun 2016 → Sep 2016
Activity: Consultancy
Organiser of 'Engineering the future for girls Summer School'
El Mountassir, G. (Organiser), Pytharouli, S. (Organiser), Lunn, R. (Organiser)Jun 2016
Activity: To be assigned
Impacts
Research on geological uncertainty informs UK Government policies on shale gas and radioactive waste disposal
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