Professional Activities

Current Appointment

Professor in Civil Engineering, Chair in Civil Engineering and Head of the Civil Engineering Research Group, School of Computing, Science and Engineering, College of Science and Technology, The University of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester M5 4WT, England, United Kingdom

Professional Qualifications

• Since 2012, Fellow Member of the International Water Association (IWA).
• Since 2010, Fellow Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
• Since July 2007, Fellow Member of The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM). Registered as a Chartered Water and Environmental Manager via CIWEM.
• Since 2005, Fellow Member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA); Affiliate Member of IEMA in 2004; Member of IEMA in 2005.
• Since 2004, Registration as a Chartered Environmentalist via CIWEM.
• Since 2004, Registration as a Chartered Scientist via CIWEM.
• Between 2003 and 2010, Member of ICE.
• Since 2007, Fellow Member of the Higher Education Academy.
• Since 2002, Registration as a Chartered Engineer via CIWEM.

Membership of Societies

• Since 2012, Fellow Member of the International Water Association (IWA).
• Since 2010, Fellow Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
• Between 2007 and 2009, Member of the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS).
• Since 2007, Fellow Member of The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM); I was a Member of CIWEM between 2002 and 2007.
• Since 2005, Fellow Member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).
• Between 2003 and 2010, Member of ICE.
• In 2002, I have gained a teaching qualification that enabled me to become a Member (transfer from Associated Member gained in 2001) of the Institute for Learning and Teaching, which has been renamed Higher Education Academy (HEA) in 2004, and has joined the University and College Union in 2006. Since 2007, I am a Fellow of the HEA.
• Between 1997 and 2012, Member of the International Water Association (IWA).
• Between 2005 and 2008, Senior Member of the Réunion Internationale des Laboratoires et Experts des Matériaux, Systèmes de Constructions et Ouvrages (RILEM). I cancelled my membership in 2008 due to a shift of my research interests.
• Between 1997 and 2005, Member of the Society for General Microbiology (SGM). I cancelled my membership in 2006 due to a shift of my research interests.