Environmental engineering is focused on developing sustainable processes to improve the natural and built environment for all living beings. Loch Tay, Scotland We are interested in the design of Civil and Environmental Engineering systems for people - systems that provide vital services such as water, sanitation and wastewater management. Our research involves water treatment and supply; wastewater treatment and management; land remediation; waste recycling, recovering and disposal; environmental sustainability; ensure public health and sanitation in urban, rural and recreational areas. Environmental Engineering Laboratory Research ProjectsBacterial Removal from Recycled Water from Aquaculture ActivitiesBioenergy from Waste for Sustainable Heat and Power ProductionCommunity-Based Waste-Water Treatment in International DevelopmentDevelopment and use of an Advanced ZVI Nanomaterial for Water Treatment ApplicationsEngineering the Byzantine water supply: construction procurement and operationGeobag Revetments for river bank reinforcement in BangladeshHealth and Safety in Voluntary Sector ConstructionNanomaterials for Water TreatmentRemoval of Chlorophenols by BiocharSustainable Desalination with the Implementation of Forward OsmosisSustainable Oxidation Processes for the treatment of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care ProductsWastewater Bioremediation from Filamentous AlgaeDevelopment of an effective tertiary wastewater treatment technology for removing contaminants of emerging concernHealth and Safety in Voluntary Sector Construction ProjectsResearch FacilitiesEnvironmental Engineering laboratories are based within the William Rankine building and include both common and specialised facilities such as membrane systems, advanced oxidation processes (AOP) set-ups and biological reactors. The latest analytical and microbiology instruments are currently available in our laboratory.AcademicsDr Athanasios Angeloudis: Environmental fluid mechanics, tidal energy generation, off-shore renewable energy, numerical methods. Prof Lindsay Beevers: Developing numerical models to understand and quantify hydrological extremes, (floods and droughts) and their impacts within cities. Dr Thalia Chatzisymeon: Physical and chemical treatment processes; advanced oxidation and (photo)catalytic processes for the removal of contaminants of emerging concern; life-cycle analysis of treatment technologies. Dr Encarnación Medina López: Remote sensing using multi and hyperspectral satellite imagery, in situ data, and machine learning techniques to investigate processes modelling the coastal environment. Dr Gavin Melaugh: Biological wastewater treatment processes, biofilms. Dr Santiago Romero-Vargas: Membrane-based processes for potable water production, bioadhesion and biofouling, environmental colloid and interface science, molecular simulation of aqueous systems. Dr Andrea Semiao: Membrane-based processes for water treatment, resource recovery. This article was published on 2024-09-14