How our themes collaborate

Who actually writes with whom. Each line is co-authorship between two of our four research themes, counted from our research outputs for 2018 to 2025 and including our doctoral researchers, who are placed with their supervisor. The thin connections matter as much as the thick ones: they are where a cross-theme collaboration is only just beginning.

Dr. Marco-Felipe King

Dr. Marco-Felipe King

Lecturer in Building Engineering and Infection Transmission; Co-director, CDT Future Fluid Dynamics
Indoor Air

Research focuses on particulate matter dynamics in indoor environments and their health impacts.

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Dr. Cynthia Okoro-Shekwaga

Dr. Cynthia Okoro-Shekwaga

BBSRC Discovery Fellow & University Academic Fellow
BioResources

Specialises in biological waste treatment processes and resource recovery from waste streams.

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Dr. Amirul Khan

Dr. Amirul Khan

Associate Professor of Environmental Fluid Mechanics
Indoor Air

Researches modelling airflows in and around buildings using CFD.

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Prof. Catherine Noakes OBE

Prof. Catherine Noakes OBE

Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor, Research and Innovation; Professor of Environmental Engineering for Buildings
Indoor Air

Research on airborne infection risk, ventilation effectiveness and the engineering of healthy indoor environments.

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Prof. Jamie Bartram

Prof. Jamie Bartram

Professor of Public Health and Environment (Retired)
Sanitation & WASH

Former Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Water and Health; internationally recognised leader in water, sanitation and hygiene.

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Prof. Martin Tillotson

Prof. Martin Tillotson

Chair in Water Management; Director, water@leeds
Water

Research on water and wastewater treatment, sludge processing, resource recovery and water industry regulation. Co-Director of the WaterWISER CDT.

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Dr. Mohsen Besharat

Dr. Mohsen Besharat

Associate Professor
Water

Research focuses numerical modelling of hydraulics and waterflows.

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Dr. Douglas Booker

Dr. Douglas Booker

Lecturer in Indoor Air
Indoor Air

Research on air quality, environmental justice and the social dimensions of indoor and outdoor pollution.

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Dr. Maryam Asachi

Dr. Maryam Asachi

Lecturer in Water and Environmental Engineering
Water

Water and environmental engineering research.

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Dr. Akintunde Babatunde

Dr. Akintunde Babatunde

Associate Professor
Water

Research in constructed wetlands and sustainable water treatment systems.

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Dr. Dani Barrington

Dr. Dani Barrington

Visiting Lecturer in Water, Sanitation & Health
Sanitation & WASH

Research on water, sanitation and hygiene in low- and middle-income country contexts.

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Dr. Shashank Bettadapura Subramanyam

Dr. Shashank Bettadapura Subramanyam

Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering
BioResources

Research in geotechnical engineering and ground–water interactions.

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Dr. Duncan Borman

Dr. Duncan Borman

Associate Professor
Water

Computational fluid dynamics applied to indoor and outdoor airflow environments.

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Dr. Miller Alonso Camargo-Valero

Dr. Miller Alonso Camargo-Valero

Associate Professor of BioResource Systems
BioResources

Research on nutrient recovery, bioenergy and circular economy approaches to waste treatment.

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Dr. Xiaohui Chen

Dr. Xiaohui Chen

Associate Professor
Water

Research in water quality, contaminant transport and water treatment processes.

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Prof. Barbara Evans

Prof. Barbara Evans

Professor of Public Health Engineering
Sanitation & WASH

Research on sanitation, hygiene and public health engineering in global development contexts.

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Dr. Louise Fletcher

Dr. Louise Fletcher

Lecturer in Environmental Engineering
Indoor Air

Research in environmental engineering with a focus on water quality and public health outcomes.

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Prof. John Forth

Prof. John Forth

Professor of Concrete Engineering & Structures
Water

Research in concrete engineering and structural performance in civil infrastructure.

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Dr. Ana Heitor

Dr. Ana Heitor

Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering
Water

Research in geotechnical engineering, ground improvement and unsaturated soils.

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Dr. Paul Hutchings

Dr. Paul Hutchings

Associate Professor in Water, Sanitation & Health
Sanitation & WASH

Research on water, sanitation and hygiene access, governance and behaviour change.

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Kris Moodley

Kris Moodley

Visiting Professor
Water

Teaching and scholarship in civil and environmental engineering.

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Prof. Andy Sleigh

Prof. Andy Sleigh

Visiting Professor, Computational Hydraulics
Water

Research in computational hydraulics and water engineering.

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Prof. Doug Stewart

Prof. Doug Stewart

Professor
Water

Research in environmental geochemistry, contaminant fate and transport in the subsurface.

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Prof. Mark Trigg

Prof. Mark Trigg

Professor of Water Risk
Water

Research on flood risk, global water hazards and hydrological modelling.

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Dr. Waseem Hiwar

Dr. Waseem Hiwar

Research Fellow
Indoor Air

Airborne infection science in the aerobiology chamber.

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Dr. Mark Tarn

Dr. Mark Tarn

Lecturer
Indoor Air

Single-particle bioaerosol detection on lab-on-a-chip devices.

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Prof. Simon Rees

Prof. Simon Rees

Professor
Indoor Air

Low-carbon ventilation and building physics.

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Dr. Sally Shahzad

Dr. Sally Shahzad

Associate Professor
Indoor Air

Building physics, thermal comfort and low-carbon ventilation.

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Ruth Sylvester

Ruth Sylvester

Research Fellow in Water and Health Governance
Sanitation & WASH

Works across the sanitation service chain and the institutions that sustain it.

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Claire Grisaffi

Claire Grisaffi

Lecturer
Sanitation & WASH

Regulation of faecal sludge emptying and transport services.

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Dr. Anne Velenturf

Dr. Anne Velenturf

Senior Research Fellow in Circular Economy
BioResources

Circular economy, from offshore wind to the foundation industries.

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Dr. Costas Velis

Dr. Costas Velis

Visiting Lecturer in Circular Economy and Microplastics
BioResources

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Prof. Paul Eke

Prof. Paul Eke

RAEng Visiting Professor
Water

Water engineer working on hydrocarbon removal with constructed wetlands, and on applying artificial neural networks to optimise and manage them.

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Karen Stevens

Karen Stevens

Lead Technician
Technical Staff

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Dr. Zhe Zhan

Dr. Zhe Zhan

Research Fellow
Sanitation & WASH

Climate resilience of on-site sanitation: how floodwater interacts with pit latrines and septic tanks, combining field sampling in India and Uganda with CFD modelling.

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Dr. Ed Cook

Dr. Ed Cook

Research Fellow in Circular Economy Systems for Waste Plastics
BioResources

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Josh Cottom

Josh Cottom

Research Fellow in Plastics Pollution
BioResources

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Jack Dalton

Jack Dalton

PhD Candidate
Indoor Air

Investigating the effects of ventilation systems on airborne pathogen transmission in healthcare settings.

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Gettie Shiinda

Gettie Shiinda

PhD Candidate
Sanitation & WASH

Researching microbial communities in anaerobic digesters for optimal biogas production.

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Anushi Khandare

Anushi Khandare

PhD Candidate
Indoor Air

Studying the relationship between urban green spaces and respiratory health outcomes in children.

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Dr. Tatiana Zúñiga

Dr. Tatiana Zúñiga

PhD Graduate
BioResources

Developed low-cost sanitation technologies for emergency response situations.

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Dr. Jemma Phillips

Dr. Jemma Phillips

PhD Graduate
Sanitation & WASH

Researched exposure to enteric pathogens through food and water in India.

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Xiaoxuan Qin

Xiaoxuan Qin

PhD Candidate
Indoor Air

Exposure to SARS-2 on public transport via surface contacts.

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Dr. Franja Prosenc

Dr. Franja Prosenc

Research and Teaching Fellow in BioResource Systems
BioResources

Research and teaching in bioresource systems, focusing on sustainable waste treatment and resource recovery.

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Johan Pasos-Panqueva

Johan Pasos-Panqueva

Research Fellow in BioResource Systems
BioResources

Research on bioresource recovery and sustainable waste treatment systems.

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Dr. David Elliott

Dr. David Elliott

Lab Technician
Technical Staff

Oversees laboratory operations, equipment maintenance, and technical support across WPE research groups.

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