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Pauline Mackinnon is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Engineering. A Chartered Engineer and Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, her early career was in engineering consultancy, specialising in the use of numerical models in river and coastal engineering projects. During nine years with English-based consultants Binnie Black & Veatch, she managed technical investigations for proposed engineering works in UK, the Middle East and the Far East. Many of these projects involved the use of computational models as predictive tools and the acquisition of field data for model verification.
Since joining QUB in 1996, Pauline's main areas of research focus have been the hydraulics of marine outfalls, saline mixing in estuarine environments, reaeration of rivers and, most recently on the extraction of tidal stream power.
During this time, she has continued to engage with the engineering community, contributing expertise on projects relating to outfall siting, flood mitigation, environmental impact monitoring. She has also conducted independent investigative work on a potable water contamination incident and acted as an expert witness in a case relating to riverine pollution.
Research Interests
River and coastal engineering, with a focus on numerical modelling and lab/field data collection for model validation. Past research has centred around the prediction of pollution from marine outfalls, riverine & coastal water quality, fluvial flood prediction etc. Other research interests have included the internal hydraulics of marine outfalls & the impact of saline intrusion on marine outfall performance. Further interests have included wave energy conversion, tidal energy and, currently, tidal stream power generation.
Teaching
Delivery of undergraduate/postgraduate modules on Water & Wastewater Treatment, Environmental Engineering and undergraduate teaching of Engineering Design.
Supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate project work on projects relating to hydraulic structures, rainwater harvesting, water & wastewater treatment, pollution modelling for river, coastal & estuarine environments etc.
Participation in Engineering Disasters & Hazards Exercise for undergraduate students at QUB. Previous organiser of this award-winning exercise in innovative teaching.
Other
Member of the editorial board for the Institution of Civil Engineers' Water Management journal 2007-2010
Winner (with QUB colleague, Dr T Elliot) of Water & Environment Journal's Outstanding Paper Award 2007
External examiner at the University of Liverpool (2006-2010) for the MSc in Maritime Engineering and the MRes in Modelling & Integrated Management of Water in the Natural Environment.
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Assessment of Skempton's pore water pressure parameters B and A using a high-capacity tensiometer
Sanlon, P., Sivakumar, V., Solan, B., Tripathy, S., MacKinnon, P., Donohue, S. & Ramaiah, B. J., 14 Oct 2019, In : Geotechnique. p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessment of Flow Characteristics at Two Locations in an Energetic Tidal Channel
Torrens-Spence, H., Schmitt, P., Frost, C., Benson, I., MacKinnon, P. & Whittaker, T., 01 Aug 2017, Proceedings of the Twelfth European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Monopiles subjected to uni- and multi-lateral cyclic loading
Nanda, S., Arthur, I., Sivakumar, V., Donohue, S., Bradshaw, A., Keltai, R., Gavin, K., MacKinnon, P., Rankin, B. & Glynn, D., Jun 2017, In : Proceedings of the ICE - Geotechnical Engineering. 170, 3, p. 246-258 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental Observations of Settlement of Footings Supported on Soft Clay Reinforced with Granular Columns: Laboratory Model Study
PG Haji Jeludin, D. K. N. M., Sivakumar, V., O'Kelly, B. C. & MacKinnon, P. A., Jan 2016, In : Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 142, 1, 15 p., 04015063 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A large scale model experimental study of a tidal turbine in uniform steady flow
Atcheson, M., MacKinnon, P. & Elsaesser, B., 01 Dec 2015, In : Ocean Engineering. 110, Part A, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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