Contact Professor Tracey Temple
- Tel: +44 (0) 1234 383053
- Email: t.temple@cranfield.ac.uk
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Areas of expertise
- Environmental Defence
- Explosives and Munitions
Background
Professor Tracey Temple began her career in the RAF and then went on to study as a mature student where she graduated from Queen's University, Belfast (2002) with an Honours degree in Geography and later (2004) an MSc in Rural Development and Project Management. In 2017 Tracey completed her PhD at Cranfield University in the fate and transport of explosives in the environment.
Research opportunities
Professor Temple welcomes post graduate students interested in fate and transport of explosives, managing the environmental impact of explosives and risk assessment.
Current activities
Tracey is an expert in cross-disciplinary research and an experienced lecturer in environmental science, her specific research area focusses on the following:
Investigation and prediction of the fate and transport mechanisms of new generation energetic materials (IMX, PBX) in soil and water environments to inform environmental impact and risk assessment throughout the lifecycle;
Research into sustainable methods for the disposal of energetic materials including treatment of wastewater contaminated with new generation energetic materials from manufacturing facilities and efficient burning methods for thermally stable energetic materials (TATB, PBX, IMX);
Design and implementation of methods to efficiently monitor hazardous chemical emissions from the open burning of energetic material and explosive contaminated waste at manufacturing facilities and training ranges;
Representative sampling and analysis methods for site characterization of defence related contamination e.g. energetic materials, per-fluorinated alkyl substances, heavy metals, polymers, post detonation and combustion residues;
Development of tools and techniques to improve communication between scientific experts and decision makers for the lifecycle of energetic materials, sustainable procurement, and environmental management.
Tracey has many international connections and works regularly on research projects with environmental scientists from the US, Brazil, the Netherlands and Canada. She is a panel member of various research groups within NATO regarding the environmental impact of explosives in military training environments.
Tracey is the Course Director for the Explosives Ordnance and Engineering MSc, Deputy of the Centre for Defence Chemistry and the Head of the Environmental Science Group and research. She teaches on several MSc modules associated with the explosives in the environment and risk management.
Clients
- Defence Equipment and Support (MOD)
- Directorate of Safety and Claims (MOD)
- QinetiQ Group PLC
- BAE Systems PLC
- Defence Intelligence (MOD)
- Defence Ordnance Safety Group
- Atomic Weapons Establishment
- Det Norske Veritas Group (DNV)
- RWM Italia SpA
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Evans R, Nelson L & Temple T. (2024). Operational data for the risk management of victim operated explosive devices in humanitarian mine action: A Practitioner's perspective. Heliyon, 10(3)
- Evans R, Temple T & Nelson L. (2024). Know Thy Enemy and Know Yourself – The Role of Operational Data in Managing the Mines and Booby Trap Threat in Vietnam, 1965–73. War in History
- Evans R, Temple T & Nelson L. (2024). The detection problem: an eight-decade challenge: the difficulty of practically detecting and discriminating mines, booby traps, and victim operated improvised explosive devices. The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction, 28(1)
- Persico F, Coulon F, Ladyman M, López CF & Temple T. (2023). Evaluating the effect of insensitive high explosive residues on soil using an environmental quality index (EQI) approach. Science of The Total Environment, 869(April)
- Collett G, Ladyman M, Temple T, Hazael R & McNaught K. (2023). Introducing Bayesian belief updating as a method to counter improvised explosive devices: a qualitative case study on identifying human behaviours associated with explosive chemical precursor diversion. Security Journal, Available online 21st August 2023
- Gutierrez-Carazo E, Dowle J, Coulon F, Temple T & Ladyman M. (2023). Investigating residue dissolution of insensitive high explosives in two sandy soil types: A predictive modelling approach. Science of The Total Environment, 904(December)
- Christian O, Spencer M, Ladyman M, Persico F, Gutierrez-Carazo E, .... (2023). Persistence of 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene in the environment. Environmental Research, 239(Pt 1)
- Critchley R, Hazael R, Bhatti K, Wood D, Peare A, .... (2022). Blast mitigation using polymeric 3D printed auxetic re-entrant honeycomb structures: A preliminary study. International Journal of Protective Structures, 13(3)
- Persico F, Temple T, Ladyman M, Gilroy‐Hirst W, Guiterrez‐Carazo E, .... (2022). Quantitative Environmental Assessment of Explosive Residues from the Detonation of Insensitive High Explosive Filled 155 mm Artillery Shell. Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 47(3)
- Ladyman M, Gutierrez-Carazo E, Persico F, Temple T & Coulon F. (2022). Assessing the performance of environmental management in academic research laboratories. Heliyon, 8(3)
- Persico F, Coulon F, Ladyman M & Temple T. (2022). Development of an environmental hazard-based rating assessment for defence-related chemical compounds in ecological soil systems. Environment International, 166(August)
- Gutierrez-Carazo E, Dowle J, Coulon F, Temple T & Ladyman M. (2022). Predicting the transport of 2,4-dinitroanisole (DNAN) and 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO) in sandy and sandy loam soils. Heliyon, 8(11)
- Ladyman MK & Temple TJ. (2022). Introduction to challenges in Risk Analysis for science and engineering: development of a common language. Challenges in Risk Analysis for Science and Engineering: Development of a Common Language
- Bloodworth-Race S, Critchley R, Hazael R, Peare A & Temple T. (2021). Testing the blast response of foam inserts for helmets. Heliyon, 7(5)
- Fawcett-Hirst W, Temple TJ, Ladyman MK & Coulon F. (2021). A review of treatment methods for insensitive high explosive contaminated wastewater. Heliyon, 7(7)
- Collett G, Ladyman M, Hazael R & Temple T. (2021). The use of a predictive threat analysis to propose revisions to existing risk assessments for precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of home-made explosives (HME). Heliyon, 7(12)
- Galante EBF, Mai N, Ladyman MK, Gill PP, Temple TJ, .... (2021). Evaluation of small-scale combustion of an insensitive high explosive formulation containing 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO), 2,4-dinitroanisole (DNAN), and 1,3,5-trinitroperhydro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX). Journal of Energetic Materials, 39(1)
- Fawcett-Hirst W, Temple TJ, Ladyman MK & Coulon F. (2020). Adsorption behaviour of 1,3,5-trinitroperhydro-1,3,5-triazine, 2,4-dinitroanisole and 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one on commercial activated carbons. Chemosphere, 255
- Temple T, Cipullo S, Galante E, Ladyman M, Mai N, .... (2019). The effect of soil type on the extraction of insensitive high explosive constituents using four conventional methods. Science of The Total Environment, 668
- Ladyman MK, Temple TJ, Piperakis MM, Fawcett-Hirst W, Gutierrez-Carazo E, .... (2019). Decision Framework for the environmental management of explosive contaminated land. Science of The Total Environment, 690
- Temple T, Ladyman M, Mai N, Galante E, Ricamora M, .... (2018). Investigation into the environmental fate of the combined Insensitive High Explosive constituents 2,4-dinitroanisole (DNAN), 1-nitroguanidine (NQ) and nitrotriazolone (NTO) in soil. Science of The Total Environment, 625
- Temple T, Goodwin C, Ladyman MK, Mai N & Coulon F. (2018). Optimised Accelerated Solvent Extraction of Hexahydro‐1,3,5‐Trinitro‐1,3,5‐Triazine (RDX) from Polymer Bonded Explosives. Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 43(11)
- Walsh MR, Bigl MF, Walsh ME, Wrobel ET, Beal SA, .... (2018). Physical Simulation of Live‐Fire Detonations using Command‐Detonation Fuzing. Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 43(6)
- Kumar M, Ladyman MK, Mai N, Temple T & Coulon F. (2017). Release of 1,3,5-trinitroperhydro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) from polymer-bonded explosives (PBXN-109) into water by artificial weathering. Chemosphere, 169
- Cavaye H, Clegg F, Gould PJ, Ladyman MK, Temple T, .... (2017). Primary Alkylphosphine–Borane Polymers: Synthesis, Low Glass Transition Temperature, and a Predictive Capability Thereof. Macromolecules, 50(23)
- Walsh MR, Temple T, Bigl MF, Tshabalala SF, Mai N, .... (2017). Investigation of Energetic Particle Distribution from High‐Order Detonations of Munitions. Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 42(8)
- Galante E, Temple T, Ladyman M & Gill PP. (2017). The UK Ministry of Defence Project Orientated Environmental Management System (POEMS). Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 42(1)
- Cao X, Temple T, Li X, Coulon F & Sui H. (2015). Influence of particle size and organic carbon content on distribution and fate of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbon fractions in chalks. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 4
- Li X, Cao X, Wu G, Temple T, Coulon F, .... (2014). Ozonation of diesel–fuel contaminated sand and the implications for remediation end-points. Chemosphere, 109
- Abdul‐Karim N, Morgan R, Binions R, Temple T & Harrison K. (2013). The Spatial Distribution of Postblast
RDX Residue: Forensic Implications. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 58(2)
Conference Papers
- Temple T, Ladyman M & Coulon F. (2020). RISK ASSESSMENT FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF EXPLOSIVES
- Temple TJ, Powell-Turner J & Wallace I. (2008). Explosives in the Enviroment
- Williams A & Temple T. (2007). Forensic and Environmental Response to Pandemic through an Applied Taphonomy Approach
- Powell-Turner J & Temple T. How are the MoD managing their waste?
Books
- Fernández-López C, Temple T, Persico F, Coulon F & Ortega-Calvo JJ. (2024). Remediation of Soils Polluted by Military Activities In The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
- Temple TJ & Ladyman ML (eds). (2022). Challenges in risk analysis for science and engineering: Development of a common language
- Gutierrez Carazo E, Persico F, Ladyman M, Temple T & Coulon F. (2022). Minimising the risks to decision-making by selecting representative experimental methods for environmental science research In Temple TJ & Ladyman MK (eds), Challenges in Risk Analysis for Science and Engineering. IOP Publishing.
- Gilroy-Hirst W, Padfield J, Ladyman M, Coulon F & Temple T. (2022). Practical application of a decision framework to mitigate environmental risks posed by the treatment of explosive contaminated wastewater In Temple TJ & Ladyman MK (eds), Challenges in Risk Analysis for Science and Engineering. IOP Publishing.
- Yates R, Cumming A, Temple T & Ladyman M. (2022). Sustainable disposal solutions for weapons, ordnance, munitions, and explosives (WOME) In Cumming AS(ed.), Energetics Science and Technology. IOP Publishing.
- Ladyman M & Temple T. (2022). Conclusion: challenges in Risk Analysis In Challenges in Risk Analysis for Science and Engineering. IOP Publishing.
- Ladyman M, Temple T & Temple A. (2022). Assessing the academic and experiential risk to students from the transition to hybrid and online delivery In Challenges in Risk Analysis for Science and Engineering. IOP Publishing.
- Temple TJ & Ladyman MK. Temple TJ & Ladyman MK (eds). (2022). Challenges in Risk Analysis for Science and Engineering
- Temple TJ & Ladyman MK (eds). (2020). Global approaches to environmental management on military training ranges (1)
- Bortone I, Coulon F, Fawcett-Hirst W, Ladyman M & Temple T. (2019). Scientific principles of environmental management In Temple TJ & Ladyman MK (eds), Global Approaches to Environmental Management on Military Training Ranges. IOP Publishing.
- Williams A, Temple T, Pollard SJ, Jones RJA & Ritz K. (2009). Environmental Considerations for Common Burial Site Selection After Pandemic Events In Ritz K, Dawson L & Miller D (eds), Criminal and Environmental Soil Forensics. Springer Netherlands.
