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Interests
The overarching theme of my research activities is the characterisation of complex geohydrological and environmental systems across multiple scales with an emphasis of better understanding the underlying governing processes and the potential impacts to the environment and human health.
My Research Interests include:
- Fractured Bedrock Hydrogeology
- Catchment Hydrology/Hydrogeology
- Hydrogeophysics
- Isotope Hydrology/Geochemistry
- Risk Assessment of Unconventional Oil & Gas Extraction
- Environment & Human Health / Medical Geology
- Bioaccessibility of Potentially Harmful Elements
- Contaminant Fate & Transport / Numerical Modeling
- Hydrogeological Aspects of Geothermal Energy Systems
- Sustainable Finance
Current and recent Consortium Research Projects across the above areas with partners from across the UK, Ireland and the EU as well as Brazil, sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia have been supported by National (e.g., NERC, RAEng, British Council/UK, EPA & SFI/RoI) and International Research Funders (e.g. EU Horizon2020 & EuropeAid, NSF/USA, CONFAP & FAPESP/BR).
** Check out our recent book in the Special Publication Series of the Geological Society of London ! **
Other
PhD in Hydrogeology (Dr. sc.nat.), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH, Zürich (CH)
Diploma (BSc & MRes) in Applied Geology, Christian-Ahlbrechts-Universität, Kiel (FRG) & Universiteit Gent, Ghent (B)
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching (PGCHET), Queen's University Belfast, Belfast (UK)
Teaching
My teaching activities include the coordination and delivery of both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching modules as part of the School's Civil Engineering Programmes as well as specific MSc programmes. I am furthermore Course Director for the MSc Environmental Engineering Programme.
Current and Recent Teaching Activities at QUB include:
- Engineering Hydrology & Hydrogeology
- Land, Water & Air Quality
- Site Characterisation
- Computer Modelling of Contaminant Transport
- Environmental Engineering
- Design and Communications
- Introduction to Renewable Energy Technologies
- Construction Materials - Soils
Examples of External Teaching Activities include:
Supervisor, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Scholarship Programme Project: Using nuclear technology for environmental safety and sustainable development of water resources in Borjomi region, Georgia, November 2009
Using Environmental Isotopes for Evaluation of Streamwater/ Groundwater Interactions in Selected Aquifers in the Danube Basin, IAEA Regional Training Course RER8016, 28/06 – 02/07 2010, Sofia & Belene (Bulgaria)
Hydrologic and Hydrogeologic Modelling with the Use of Isotope Techniques in Water Resources Management, IAEA Regional Training Course RAF8048 - Building Capacity in Support of Regional and Sub-Regional Water Resources Planning, Development and Management in Africa, 07/10 – 12/10 2013, Sfax, Tunisia
Geohydrology Short Course - Numerical Groundwater Modelling Theory and Practical, 8-10 May 2017, Geological Society of South Africa, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
Current Topics in Groundwater Geophysics, Summer School at Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, 29/01 - 02/02/2018
Shale Gas in the Global South - Negotiating Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts across the Karoo Basin, Workshop at Nelson Mandela University, South Africa, 18/02 - 22/02/2019
Administrative Teaching Roles include:
Programme Director MSc Environmental Engineering, Queen's University Belfast
Programme Director for International Student Exchange Programmes, Civil Engineering, Queen's University Belfast
External Examiner for MSc Applied Environmental Geology Programme, University College Cork
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Projects
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R3230ECS: Big Data at the Heart of Preventing Landslides in the Vietnam Mountainous Region
Duong, T. Q., Hughes, D. & Ofterdinger, U.
25/08/2020 → …
Project: Research
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R8478ECI: Towards Risk Reduction and Resilience to Coastal Hazards: A Big Data Analytics Approach
Duong, T. Q., Ngo, V. & Ofterdinger, U.
26/02/2020 → …
Project: Research
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R3078NBE: Urban ARK: Assessment, Risk management, and Knowledge for Coastal Flood Management in Urban Areas
18/12/2018 → …
Project: Research
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R6501QST: Improved decision-making in contaminated land site investigation and risk assessment
Doherty, R., Allen, C. C. R., Cox, S., Kulakov, L., Larkin, M. & Ofterdinger, U.
17/02/2015 → …
Project: Research
Research Output
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Chronic kidney disease of unknown origin is associated with environmental urbanisation in Belfast, UK
McKinley, J., Mueller, U., Atkinson, P., Ofterdinger, U., Cox, S., Doherty, R., Fogarty, D., Pawlowsky-Glahn, V. & Egozcue, J. J., 24 Jun 2020, In : Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Efficient LiDAR point cloud data encoding for scalable data management within the Hadoop eco-system
Vo, A. V., Hewage, C. N. L., Russo, G., Chauhan, N., Laefer, D. F., Bertolotto, M., Le-Khac, N-A. & Ofterdinger, U., 24 Feb 2020, IEEE BigData 2019 Los Angeles, CA, USA. IEEE , p. 5644-5653 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Fracture flow characterization with low-noise Spontaneous Potential logging
Kowalski, A. C. G., Mendonça, C. A. & Ofterdinger, U. S., 19 Apr 2020, In : Groundwater.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating the influence of environmental factors on the incidence of renal disease with compositional data analysis using balances
McKinley, J., Mueller, U., Atkinson, P., Ofterdinger, U., Jackson, C., Cox, S., Doherty, R., Fogarty, D., Pawlowsky-Glahn, V. & Egozcue, J. J., 01 Jun 2020, In : Applied Computing and Geosciences. 6, 7 p., 1000247.Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
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Quantification of groundwater storage heterogeneity in weathered/fractured basement rock aquifers using electrical resistivity tomography: sensitivity and uncertainty associated with petrophysical modelling
Mézquita González, J. A., Comte, J. C., Legchenko, A., Ofterdinger, U. & Healy, D., 14 Oct 2020, In : Journal of Hydrology. 125637.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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28th Annual International Conference on Soil, Water, Energy, and Air
Tatiana Cocerva (Participant), Siobhan Cox (Participant), Rory Doherty (Participant) & Ulrich Ofterdinger (Participant)
19 Mar 2018 → 22 Mar 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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REMEDIATE Conference
Tatiana Cocerva (Participant), Siobhan Cox (Participant), Rory Doherty (Participant), Ulrich Ofterdinger (Participant), Mark Cave (Participant) & Manus Carey (Participant)
19 Sep 2018 → 20 Sep 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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The 12th Conference on Geostatistics for Environmental Applications
Tatiana Cocerva (Advisor), Siobhan Cox (Participant), Rory Doherty (Participant), Ulrich Ofterdinger (Participant), Manus Carey (Participant) & Mark Cave (Participant)
04 Jul 2018 → 05 Jul 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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A compositional approach to investigating the relationship between environmental factors and health
Jennifer McKinley (Organiser), Ulrich Ofterdinger (Contributor), Peter Atkinson (Contributor) & Damian Fogarty (Contributor)
07 Sep 2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference