Expert Details
River Ecosystems
ID: 729124
United Kingdom
Advisor to the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, and the banks of the UK, USA and Japan through AEAT on the influence of the world’s largest pipeline system (Sakhalin II, Russia) on salmonids (2005-2006). He undertook a comparative review of biomonitoring methods for assessing water quality for The Environment Agency.He worked on two major hydroeclectric schemes in Alaska examining the effects of altered thermal and sediment regimes on fish populations.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1983 | Degree: PhD | Subject: River Ecology | Institution: University of London |
| Year: 1975 | Degree: MSc | Subject: Applied Hydrobiology | Institution: University of London |
| Year: 1973 | Degree: BSci | Subject: Biological Sciences | Institution: University of London |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1995 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Professor of River Ecosystems | Department: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Responsibilities:He is Head of the Hydroecology Research Group and Director of the Masters course in River Environmental Management. Member of Senate of the University. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1985 to 1995 | Employer: University of Alaska | Title: Associate Professor | Department: Environment and Natural Resources Institute |
Responsibilities:He was in charge of the Biomonitoring programme and taught courses in Water quality and River Restoration. |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Acted for the European Bank for Economic Development with relation to Shell and fisheries issues connected with the oil/gas pipeline on Sakhalin Island. Expert witness at Congressional Hearings in Washington DC with regard the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound and the effect on stream ecosystems. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| British Ecological Society, Freshwater Biological Association, North American Benthological Association. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has over 70 refereed journal articles, numerous reports and one book. |