Visiting academics
The Centre for Water Science at Cranfield University benefits from having appointed a number of visitors, many of who are internationally respected academics in their own right. Details of our resident academics are also available.
Visiting Professors
- Professor R Carter
- Professor I Davis
- Professor C Fitzpatrick
- Professor A Ito
- Professor John Lester (pictured left) is a fellow of the Institution of Water Engineers and Scientists, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and the Institute of Biology. In 1995, he was awarded a DSc in Environmental Technology. In 1988 and again in 1997, he was Technical Advisor to the National Science Foundation in the United States on issues regarding research needs in water engineering and microbiology. He has published over 350 research papers, presented numerous lectures at international and national conferences, and written or contributed to several books. His work in the environmental field has recently earned him the title of “the UK’s most highly cited environmental scientist” by the Institute of Scientific Information and the European Science Foundation.
- Professor Alasdair Maclean is a chemical engineer who has been involved in leading and managing major research activities for over 20 years of his career. In 1989 he was appointed as General Manager of Research and Process Development at Yorkshire Water. He was also instrumental in contributing to the water industries R&D infrastructure by the setting up of UK Water Industry Research Ltd. Prof. Maclean is now an independent consultant and is actively involved in water research.
- Professor K Rushton
- Professor G Solt
Visiting Fellows
- Dr J Bevan
- Dr Juan Antonio Rodríguez Díaz is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Agronomy at the University of Cordoba (Spain). His main area of expertise is the improvement of irrigation water management by means of benchmarking and performance indicators applied to irrigation districts. From 2005 to 2007, he undertook postdoctoral research at Cranfield University, on a postdoctoral grant from IFAPA. He is continuing this link through joint research with Dr Weatherhead and Dr Knox on irrigation benchmarking, climate change impacts and water use for golf. Other interest areas include optimization and management of pressurized networks, climate change impacts on irrigation water demand and sports surfaces' irrigation needs. He has authored over 20 publications, including eight peer-reviewed journal papers.
- Mr Richard Hill is a chemical engineer and is an independent consultant specialising in industrial and potable water treatment process design. Mr Hill helps project manage research programmes and contributes to teaching.
- Professor George Solt is a chemical engineer and the former Director of the old School of Water Sciences from its foundation to his retirement in 1992. He is an expert in ion exchange and membrane applications in water treatment.
- Dr Richard Stuetz has a BSc and MAppSc in Biotechnology from the University of New South Wales, Australia. After working at the National Centre for Groundwater Management, Sydney he obtained a PhD in Biotechnology from the University of New South Wales. Richard subsequently worked as a Senior Research at the University of Hertfordshire and then left to join the Centre for Water Science as a Lecturer. In September 2003 Richard returned to the University of New South Wales but holds close links with Water Science.
