Our people

Institute Director

Dan's research investigates how earth surface systems respond to climate and environmental change and explores societal adaptations to mitigate the impact of these changes.

Director – Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies & EEI Deputy Director

Xudong is a globally recognised energy researcher whose focus is around sustainable building services, renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Josh is a fluvial geomorphologist interested in large river morphodynamics, floodplain evolution, and channel behaviour on this planet and beyond.

Institute Administrator

Joanna provides administrative support to Energy and Environment Institute team assisting in supporting the Institute’s activities and operations.

Leverhulme Trust Research Fellow

Anne studies sediment transport processes and its effect on large-scale river and estuary morphology in numerical models

Research Fellow

Ali is a mechanical engineering graduate with a background in building energy research, and in low carbon building design and modelling.He is currently working on an intelligent cloud-based control strategy for a novel low-carbon solar-assisted heat pump heating system.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Elena’s research interest is morphodynamics and sediment transport.

Flood Resilience Innovation Centre Project Manager

Pip is responsible for operational management and project delivery of FLIC. She manages and oversees project finances and claims. Pip oversees project marketing and communications, as well as events delivery. She is also responsible for stakeholder relationship management.

Flood Resilience Innovation Centre Finance and Audit Officer

Alex is responsible for establishing, maintaining and managing FLIC monitoring and reporting systems, she does this with audit, compliance and eligibility checks. She also conducts and oversights periodic internal audits and project reviews.

THYME Project Officer

Tilly provides project support for THYME by collecting and collating project activity data, particularly expenditure and outputs, as well as assisting with planning and organising output activity.

Professor of Physical Geography

Tom’s research interests relate to modelling of flooding and fluvial geomorphology. He chaired the 2007 independent review into the Hull floods and was lead author on its influential report.

Project Lead, Ark - National Flood Resilience Centre

Giles has led and developed a number of major projects at the University. Working with colleagues in the Energy and Environment Institute and project partners from the Humberside Fire and Rescue Service, he is currently focussed on bringing Ark-National Flood Resilience Centre to fruition. More information about Ark can be found at www.arkfloodcentre.co.uk

Executive Officer

As executive support to the Director of the Energy and Environment Institute Jo plays a key role in co-ordinating the Institute’s business, developing its activities, managing projects, and co-ordinating HR and finance functions.

Reader in Environmental Fluid Dynamics

Rob’s research covers multiphase, turbulent and stratified flows and is applied to offshore wind, via the Aura partnership project.

Leverhulme Trust Research Fellow

Roberto is a geomorphologist currently working at the science-arts interface to understand how erosion sculpts the landscape.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Civil Engineer interested in Environmental flows. Fluvial biogemorphology. Loose-boundary flows. Resilience and restoration of lakes. Rocio is working for the HYDRALAB+ Project.

Flood Resilience Innovation Centre Administrator Officer

Lizzie is responsible for all project related admin. She supports the FLIC team in establishing and maintaining appropriate administrative systems and processes. Collects and collates project data, particularly expenditure and outputs. She fields and redirects all incoming project specific enquiries.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Nicola is working on a NERC funded project in association with Southampton - Effects of Environmental Context on Species Trait Expression in Moderating Projections of Marine Ecosystems Future.

Lecturer in Flood Hazard and Risk

Steven’s research focuses on bridging the theory-practice gap in flood resilience with a particular emphasis on governance, civil society, and serious gaming.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Yousef is a mechanical engineer with a background in renewable energy systems. He is currently conducting research on optimising the performance of dew point coolers in data centres using Artificial Intelligence

Scientific Officer

Kit manages the Laser Ablation ICP-MS lab at the University of Hull, where he analyses a variety of materials on behalf of industry and academia. His personal research focus is on developing techniques for radiometric dating of deformed geological fabrics.

THYME Research Assistant

Florence is a member of the THYME project; working closely with school teachers and curriculum specialists across the Key Stages to develop a mixed media tool kit to support age appropriate development and learning relevant to the bioeconomy.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Lisa is researching the Combination Hazard of Extreme rainfall, Surge and high Tide on estuarine infrastructure (CHEST).

Post Doctoral Research Assistant

Julie’s research centres on the role of benthic microalgae and bacteria on biological stabilisation as part of the Geostick project.

Laboratory Technician

Flood Resilience Innovation Centre Technology Research Manager

Hiatt works with SMEs to develop and support innovation projects, running diagnostics to determine the innovation intervention required, working collaboratively and developing tailored packages of support.

Flood Resilience innvoation Centre Technology Research Manager

Elena works with SMEs to develop and support innovation projects and assess projects, running diagnostics to determine the innovation intervention required. Elena also brokers and assembles tailored packages of support and works collaboratively with SMEs to deliver these projects.

Senior Research Fellow

Jing is working on the heat pump technology and has experiences in solar collector, solar PV, heat pipe and thermodynamic cycle.

CSET Manager and MSc Course Director

Quiqiang Li is a Senior Research Fellow investigating solar energy, building energy saving, and other energy technologies.

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Charlie Lloyd's research is focused on quantifying mixing processes and sediment transport in stratified flows, using both experimental and numerical techniques.

Senior Research Fellow

Xiaoli is a Senior Research Fellow whose interests are in renewable/Sustainable energy technologies, energy efficiency technologies and energy in the built environment

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Callum is an ecologist, working on the THYME Project to understand the potential biodiversity consequences of repurposing brownfield sites for the bioeconomy.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Jonathan’s research concerns sediment transport processes associated with waves and currents in shallow water marine environments, using both computer models and experiments.

Reader in Historical Geography & Director of the Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Centre for Water Cultures

Briony’s research focuses on histories of landscape and environmental change. She runs the AHRC Risky Cities project, learning from the past to build climate and flood resilience today and for the future. She is also Director of the University's Doctoral College.

EEI Deputy Director, Programme Leader - MSc Flood Risk Management & PGDip Offshore Wind & the Environment

Stuart's research focuses on physical modelling of flow processes and sediment transport dynamics. He heads up the Aura CDT's PGDip Offshore Wind & the Environment and the EEI's innovative MSc in Flood Risk Management.

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

William's research interests integrate sedimentology and geobiology in order to study how the co-evolution of life and Earth surface environments, and fundamental transitions throughout Earth history, are archived in the stratigraphic record.

Research Assistant

Agota is a civil engineer with a passion for wind energy, researching wave loading on offshore wind turbines and their dynamic structural responses.

Technician

Steve is currently working on a BEIS project developing a low carbon heating system for public buildings, using a combination of solar thermal panels, a novel heat exchange storage tank and an air source heat pump.

Institute Administrator

Amy helps to provide administrative support to the activities and operations of the Energy and Environment Institute

THYME Business Engagement Manager

Crystal works on the THYME project, developing strategic relationships with regional businesses operating in the bioeconomy

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Emma works on the THYME project, researching graduate employability skills gaps in the regional bioeconomy and working with industry and education stakeholders to determine how to best prepare students for their future careers.

Research and Enterprise Senior Administrator

Andrea provides support to the Energy and Environment Institute team assisting in supporting the Institute’s activities and operations

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Sam is working with Living with Water in Hull and East Yorkshire to understand local residents' flood experience, knowledge and concerns, and to explore ‘resilience’– feeding results into policy and practice.

THYME Marketing Manager

Amy is responsible for marketing and communications relating to the THYME project

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Karen is studying new biodegradable plastics and their impact on the environment using lab experiments and life cycle analysis.

Research Fellow

Christina works on the chemistry & interactions of organisms in future oceans using computational models, analytical chemistry and bioassays.

Graham is a THYME Project PDRA working on AGRI-PATHO-GENE: Agricultural pathogen genomics to advance the regional bio-economy

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Steve is developing our understanding of sedimentary processes through the application of novel acoustic measurements of flow and sediment transport.

Research Fellow

Chris specialises in using computer models to see how floods change our landscapes and how these changes influence future flood risk.

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Irene is an economist specialising in heterodox theories about money and finance. Her research for THYME project focuses on farmers’ markets as an example of the existing bioeconomy in East Yorkshire.

Aura CDT Programme Manager

Researcher for the Flood Resilience Innovation Centre

Kate is a post-doctoral researcher with interests in the cultural anthropology of water, landscapes and flooding.

THYME Programme Manager

Jenny is responsible for the delivery of the THYME programme, which looks to grow the regional bioeconomy in partnership with the Universities of York and Teesside and the regional industry partners.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Samson is an electrical engineer with a background in renewable energy systems. He is currently conducting research on thermoelectric generators and hybrid photovoltaic-thermoelectric systems.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Evdokia is working on Offshore Wind Farm wave forecasting using Machine Learning.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Martin’s research focus is in the use of heterogeneous catalysts in thermochemical reactions for the production and utilisation of solid and liquid biofuels as well as fine chemicals.

Senior Research Fellow

Rob's research centres around Geomorphology and Flood Risk with an interest in the development and use of novel technologies to study hydraulics, sediment transport, slope stability and the impacts of fauna and flora on those processes.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Greg’s interests are centred on understanding Earth surface processes and morphodynamics. He is currently looking at flood risk and resilience on the Mekong delta and how this may be altered in the future.

Lecturer in Renewable Energy

Simon’s interests centre around renewable energy and the use of regional-scale hydrodynamic modelling to support human activities, understand their effects, and improve planning and policymaking.

Senior Research Fellow

Zhangyuan is specialized in the sustainable energy technologies and green building involving solar energy and heat pipe technologies.

Research Assistant

Josh is supporting the THYME project to map bioeconomy assets across the THYME region.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Xuxu focuses on small-scale bedform (ripple) developed with cohesive materials including both physical and biological cohesion to quantify interactions of near-bed hydrodynamics, sediment transport dynamics and turbulence over developing bed.

Flood Resilience Innovation Centre Technology Research Manager

Chun works with SMEs to develop and support innovation projects, running diagnostics to determine the innovation intervention required, working collaboratively and developing tailored packages of support.

Research Fellow

Cheng’s research covers solar heat storage and building energy efficiency.

CSET Deputy Director & Administration Manager

Zishang is a Senior Research Fellow, interested in green-building and low-carbon city design/planning, sustainable building technology integration and Machine-Learning based building/city optimisation.