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Personal Statement
Vernon Phoenix is Professor of Environmental Engineering Science and Director of the Centre for Water, Environment, Sustainability and Public Health (WESP). He has expertise in environmental geochemistry and geomicrobiology, and has a broad interest in bacteria/biofilm-pollutant interactions, pollutant control in natural and engineered systems and in wastewater treatment. He combines his skills in geochemistry and geomicrobiology to explore and control pollution behaviour in the environment. This includes research into cement-making bacteria for plugging pollution transport pathways in the subsurface, capturing and immobilizing pollutants through bacterially generated minerals and the role of the bacterial surface as a reactive interface (metal adsorption surface). This work extends to development of pro-microbial bio-enhanced water filtration technologies for urban systems. He has significant expertise in a wide range of imaging methods, including electron microscopies and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the later used to visualize pollution transport inside rocks, sediments and biofilms. Outside of his work with pollutants, he continues his research in exobiology, for example, understanding how and where microbial life might be preserved on other planets. He is always keen to talk to potential students, collaborators and industry about future projects. He is available for consultancy.
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):
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Doctoral Training Partnership 2020-2021 University of Strathclyde | MacDonald, Anna
White, C., Allen, D., Phoenix, V. & MacDonald, A.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/12/20 → 1/06/24
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
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Prosperity Partnership Call 2 Strategic Students-Weir Group and University of Strathclyde | Drais, Sara
Phoenix, V., Dempster, W., McConnell, G., Pytharouli, S. & Drais, S.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/11/19 → 1/03/24
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
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Evidence of free tropospheric and long-range transport of microplastic at Pic du Midi Observatory
Allen, S., Allen, D., Baladima, F., Phoenix, V. R., Thomas, J. L., Le Roux, G. & Sonke, J. E., 21 Dec 2021, In: Nature Communications. 12, 10 p., 7242.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Temporal archive of atmospheric microplastic deposition presented in ombrotrophic peat
Allen, D., Allen, S., Le Roux, G., Simonneau, A., Galop, D. & Phoenix, V. R., 9 Nov 2021, In: Environmental Science and Technology Letters. 8, 11, p. 954-960 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile8 Citations (Scopus)11 Downloads (Pure)
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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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Immobilisation of nanoparticles by occlusion into microbial calcite
Tobler, D. J. (Data Collector), Skuce, R. (Data Collector), MacLaren, I. (Data Collector), Lee, M. (Data Collector) & Phoenix, V. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 9 Feb 2017
DOI: 10.15129/32b93c5c-0672-4eb1-87cb-644e108c006f
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Activities
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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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Training day on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control for delegates from the Hebei Provincial Government
Vernon Phoenix (Speaker), Richard Lord (Speaker), Elsa Joao (Speaker), Christine Switzer (Speaker) & Charles Knapp (Speaker)
5 Dec 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Impacts
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Climate change, unpacking the burden on food safety
Steven Allen (Participant), Deonie Allen (Participant) & Vernon Phoenix (Participant)
Impact: Policy and legislation
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Human development report 2019 UNDP
Steven Allen (Participant), Vernon Phoenix (Participant) & Deonie Allen (Participant)
Impact: Policy and legislation