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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
STEM Equals (EPSRC Inclusion Matters)
MacGregor, S., Carter, S., Lunn, R., Pyne, S., Renshaw, J., Rivers, I. & Shipton, Z.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/12/18 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
Research Output 2004 2019
Automated high accuracy, rapid beam hardening correction in X-Ray Computed Tomography of multi-mineral, heterogeneous core samples
Romano, C., Minto, J. M., Shipton, Z. K. & Lunn, R. J., 31 Oct 2019, In : Computers & Geosciences. 131, p. 144-157 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Core samples
hardening
tomography
Tomography
Hardening
Decommissionable concrete? Adsorption of radionuclides by removable bio-mineralised hydroxyapatite layers
Cumberland, S., Renshaw, J. C., Turner, R. J., Lunn, R. J. & Hamilton, A., 21 Aug 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Open Access
File
Hydroxyapatite
Radioisotopes
Concretes
Adsorption
Contamination
Datasets
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
Dataset
Data for: "Desiccation behaviour of colloidal silica grouted sand: A new material for the creation and report of near surface hydraulic barriers"
Pedrotti, M. (Creator), Wong, C. (Creator), El Mountassir, G. (Creator), Renshaw, J. (Creator), Lunn, R. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 24 Oct 2019
DOI: 10.15129/06540872-c30f-45c8-93fc-a2bfd524e944
Dataset
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 2019
Bone Dry: Hydroxyapatite as a water-resistant cement coating material
Ronnie Turner (Speaker), Rebecca Lunn (Contributor)6 May 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Field deployment of biomineral technologies for treatment and repair of concrete nuclear infrastructure
Ronnie Turner (Speaker), Rebecca Lunn (Contributor)3 Apr 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Impacts
Research on geological uncertainty informs UK Government policies on shale gas and radioactive waste disposal
Zoe Shipton (Participant), Rebecca Lunn (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Policy and legislation, Public understanding, information and debate, Environment and sustainability - natural world and built environment
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