2004 Lund Institute of Technology, Lund University, Sweden: Department Water Resources Engineering
Oavlönad docent (non-stipendiary docent / senior reader)
1995-1999 Lund Institute of Technology, Lund University, Sweden: Department Water Resources Engineering
Teknisk doktor (PhD) – urban snow hydrology
1993 Auckland College of Education, New Zealand
Diploma of Teaching (Secondary School) - biology, geography, social studies and science
1991-1992 University of Auckland, New Zealand
Master of Science (First Class Honours) – physical geography
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Biography
I have been a member of the NIWA Urban Aquatic Environments group since 2006. Although my main field of expertise is stormwater management, I have worked on a wide variety of projects ranging from environmental and climate change impact assessments to catchment modelling. I am skilled in geospatial analysis and have experience modelling both water quality and quantity. I am a member of the Catchment Landuse for Environmental Sustainability (CLUES) modelling team and has applied this model at the catchment, regional and national scales for central and regional government. I am an assistant editor to the Hydrological Processes Journal and was a member of the IWA/IAHR Joint Committee on Urban Drainage between 20016-18. Prior to working at NIWA, I was based at Lund University where my research area was stormwater management in cold climates.
Specialist Skills:
- Model development - catchment water quality (E. coli, nutrients, sediment), stormwater quality, snowmelt, urban climates, urban drainage and water quality
- Climate change impact assessments
- Urban stormwater management and evaluation of water quality
- Cold regions urban drainage
- Python coding including for geo-spatial applications.
- GIS for mapping and analysis (ArcMap, QGis) including geospatial statistics and modelling using ArcMap ModelBuilder.
- Construction of relational databases (Access, Postgres)