Contact Dr Kristell Le Corre Pidou
Areas of expertise
- Water Science and Engineering
Background
Dr Le Corre Pidou completed her PhD on the understanding of struvite crystallisation at Cranfield University in 2006. She then worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Water Recycling at Cranfield University, where she was responsible for co-ordinating the Centre’s research on water reclamation and reuse, and in particular led the contribution to the RECLAIM WATER EC-funded research project on wastewater reclamation for aquifer recharge.
In 2009, she joined the Gironde Council in Bordeaux, France, as Project Coordinator of the EU project Water and Territories (SUDOE – INTERREG IVB), which aimed to open new perspectives for water governance by promoting co-operation between stakeholders involved in all sectors influenced by water usage.
In 2010, she took up the position of Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Advanced Water Management Centre at the University of Queensland (Australia), where she led a research project on hospital wastewater. Conducted in the context of the Western Corridor Recycling Scheme, this project examined the contribution of hospitals to the load of pharmaceuticals in municipal wastewater.
Dr Le Corre Pidou returned to Cranfield University in 2014 as a Research Fellow in Water Reuse. She worked on the collaborative project DEMOWARE – Innovation Demonstration for a Competitive and Innovative European Water Reuse Sector, supported by the European Commission under its Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7). She contributed specifically to the “Exploitation and Growth” component of the project, which led to the creation of Water Reuse Europe, the industry association for water reuse in Europe.
In recent years, she has been involved in research projects on indirect potable reuse, greywater recycling and reuse, phosphorus removal using reactive-media-based constructed wetlands, managed aquifer recharge, and, more specifically, the impact of rainwater harvesting on groundwater quality in India with particular reference to fluoride. Her research has also addressed the crystallisation of phosphorus for removal and recovery.
She continues to be involved in projects focusing on resource recovery, with a specific emphasis on water recycling and reuse, as well as in a range of other research initiatives related to sustainable water management.
Since 2024, she is involved in the centre's research on engineering biology for environmental applications through her role as manager of the UKRI funded Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC), an interdisciplinary engineering biology research hub for the development of innovative environmental solutions.
Current activities
- Manager of the Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC).
- Manager of the UK Water and Wastewater Networks hosted at Cranfield University.
- Deputy-Course Director - Par-time study - Water and Wastewater Processes MSc.
- Secretary of Water Reuse Europe, the industry-association for the water reuse sector in Europe.
Clients
DEFRA
European Commission
EPSRC
NERC
Thames Water
Severn Trent Water
Southern Water
United Utilities
Anglian Water
Wessex Water
Scottish Water
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Publications
Articles In Journals
- Jikazana A, Garg K, Le Corre Pidou K, Campo Moreno P & McAdam EJ. (2025). The role of mixing on the kinetics of nucleation and crystal growth in membrane distillation crystallisation. Separation and Purification Technology, 353, Part C
- Lea-Smith DJ, Hassard F, Coulon F, Partridge N, Horsfall L, .... (2025). Engineering biology applications for environmental solutions: potential and challenges. Nature Communications, 16(1)
- Murujew O, Le Corre K, Wilson A, Bajón Fernández Y, Vale PCJ, .... (2024). Reactive media constructed wetland for phosphorus removal: assessing the opportunity and challenges. H2Open Journal, 7(2)
- Hassard F, Curtis TP, Dotro GC, Golyshin P, Gutierrez T, .... (2024). Scaling-up engineering biology for enhanced environmental solutions. ACS Synthetic Biology, 13(6)
- Yadav B, Parker A, Sharma A, Sharma R, Krishan G, .... (2023). Estimation of groundwater recharge in semiarid regions under variable land use and rainfall conditions: a case study of Rajasthan, India. PLoS Water, 2(3)
- Jiménez-Robles R, Martínez-Soria V, Izquierdo Sanchis M, Chen L-I, Le Corre Pidou K, .... (2023). Membrane-assisted reactive crystallisation for the recovery of dissolved phosphorus in vivianite form from liquid effluents. Separation and Purification Technology, 326(December)
- Parker AH, Nyangoka J, Rodrigues I, Yadav B, Le Corre Pidou K, .... (2022). The multiple uses of water derived from managed aquifer recharge systems in Kenya and India. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 12(2)
- Kadewa WW, Knops G, Pidou M, Jeffrey P, Jefferson B, .... (2020). What is the impact of personal care products selection on greywater characteristics and reuse?. Science of The Total Environment, 749
- Besançon A, Pidou M, Jeffrey P, Jefferson B & Le Corre Pidou K. (2016). Impact of pre-treatment technologies on soil aquifer treatment. Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination, 7(1)
- Fawell J, Le Corre Pidou K & Jeffrey P. (2016). Common or independent? The debate over regulations and standards for water reuse in Europe. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 32(4)
- Le Corre Pidou K, Dotro G & Jefferson B. (2016). Assessment of activated sludge, membrane bioreactors and vertical flow wetlands for upgrading sewage treatment works. Environmental Technology, 38(2)
- Le Corre KS, Ort C, Kateley D, Allen B, Escher BI, .... (2012). Consumption-based approach for assessing the contribution of hospitals towards the load of pharmaceutical residues in municipal wastewater. Environment International, 45(1)
- Reif R, Besancon A, Le Corre K, Jefferson B, Lema JM, .... (2011). Comparison of PPCPs removal on a parallel-operated MBR and AS system and evaluation of effluent post-treatment on vertical flow reed beds. Water Science and Technology, 63(10)
- Kadewa WW, Le Corre K, Pidou M, Jeffrey PJ & Jefferson B. (2010). Comparison of grey water treatment performance by a cascading sand filter and a constructed wetland. Water Science and Technology, 62(7)
- Winward GP, Avery LM, Stephenson T, Jeffrey P, Le Corre KS, .... (2009). Pathogens in urban wastewaters suitable for reuse. Urban Water Journal, 6(4)
- Le Corre KS, Valsami-Jones E, Hobbs P & Parsons SA. (2009). Phosphorus Recovery from Wastewater by Struvite Crystallization: A Review. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 39(6)
- Başakçılardan‐Kabakcı S, Thompson A, Cartmell E & Le Corre K. (2007). Adsorption and Precipitation of Tetracycline with Struvite. Water Environment Research, 79(13)
- Le Corre KS, Valsami-Jones E, Hobbs P, Jefferson B & Parsons SA. (2007). Agglomeration of struvite crystals. Water Research, 41(2)
- LECORRE K, VALSAMIJONES E, HOBBS P, JEFFERSON B & PARSONS S. (2007). Struvite crystallisation and recovery using a stainless steel structure as a seed material. Water Research, 41(11)
- Le Corre KS, Valsami-Jones E, Hobbs P & Parsons SA. (2007). Kinetics of Struvite Precipitation: Effect of the Magnesium Dose on Induction Times and Precipitation Rates. Environmental Technology, 28(12)
- Le Corre KS, Valsami-Jones E, Hobbs P & Parsons SA. (2007). Impact of Reactor Operation on Success of Struvite Precipitation from Synthetic Liquors. Environmental Technology, 28(11)
- Le Corre KS, Valsami-Jones E, Hobbs P & Parsons SA. (2005). Impact of calcium on struvite crystal size, shape and purity. Journal of Crystal Growth, 283(3-4)
