The University of Manchester Faculty

  • Dr Keith N White BSc (Nottingham), MSc (University of Wales), PhD (University of Wales). Senior Lecturer in Pollution and Environmental Control, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester. Aquatic pollution, specifically use of organisms as bioindicators, environmental behaviour, bioavailability and toxicity of trace metals.
  • Dr Amanda Bamford, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester. Effect of air pollutants on terrestrial ecosystems
  • Dr Stephen Boult BSc (Manchester), MSc (Manchester, PhD (Manchester).  Lecturer in Pollution and Environmental Control.  School of Earth Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester.  Hydrochemistry and hydrology, environmental monitoring.
  • Dr Steve Didey, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester. Impact of radionuclides on human health.
  • Dr. Giles Johnson, PhD.  Senior lecturer plant physiology, Faculty of Life Sciences Research interests and grant funding (BBSRC, Royal Society) in Physiological responses of plants to environmental stress.  Techniques and approaches - physiological measurements on whole plants (chlorophyll fluorescence, time-resolved NIR absorbance, gas exchange); spectroscopic measurements; biochemical assays of metabolites and proteins; gel electrophoresis; reversed phase HPLC.
  • Dr Carys Jones BSc MSc PhD Co-Director of the EIA Centre and a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Planning in the School of Environment & Development.  Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Auditing.
  • Dr Dan Rigby BA, MA, PhD.  Lecturer in Environmental Economics, Department of Economics.  Economics of organic farming, GM crops, global trade.
  • Mr Mike Slater, Diamond Environmental Ltd, Manchester. Impact of pollutants in the workplace, risk assessment
  • Dr Mike Kertesz BSc PhD. Senior lecturer in microbiology, Faculty of life Sciences.  Regulation of gene expression by sulfate; Utilization of xenobiotic sulfonates and sulfate esters by Gram-negative bacteria.

The Engineering faculty involved in delivering the TCS component includes C.Meryfield, B.Axcell, MJ Harris, J.Turner, E.Bellinger, S O Oyadiji of the School of Engineering. The Analytical Techniques component will be coordinated by Dr RA Wogelius and involve Drs KH Brodie, AP Gize, P Wincott, & Mr DA Plant

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