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
    - Geothermal Energy Systems
    - Bioaccessibility of Potentially Harmful Elements
    - Contaminant Fate & Transport / Numerical Modeling
    - 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 the US, Brazil, sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia have been supported by National (e.g., NERC, EPSRC, RAEng, British Council/UK, EPA & SFI/RoI) and International Research Funders (e.g. EU Horizon/EuropeAid/PeacePlus, NSF/USA, CONFAP & FAPESP/BR).

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)

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 currently the School’s Director of Education (Postgraduate) and have previously been the Course Director for the MSc Environmental Engineering Programme for a number of years.

Current and Recent Teaching Activities at QUB include:
    - Engineering Hydrology & Hydrogeology
    - Land, Water & Air Quality
    - Computer Modelling of Contaminant Transport
    - Environmental Engineering
    - Sustainability Management
    - Introduction to Renewable Energy Technologies



Examples of External Teaching Activities include international Training programmes for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as well as Training and Short Courses on Hydrogeology & Groundwater Modelling and Hydrogeophysics at international partner institutions in the US, Brazil and sub-Saharan Africa.

Current and Recent Administrative Teaching Roles include:
Director of Education (PGT), School of Natural and Built Environment, Queen's University Belfast
Programme Director MSc Environmental Engineering, Queen's University Belfast
External Examiner for MSc Applied Environmental Geology Programme, University College Cork
External Examiner for MSc Marine and Freshwater Resources Programme,  University of Galway