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Alex McFarlane wins prize for best poster at prestigious U.S. conference

Alex McFarlane, whose research is focused on biofilm development in aircraft fuel distribution systems, has won a prize for best poster at the IASH 2015 14th International Symposium on Stability, Handling and Use of Liquid Fuels in Charleston.
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New Visiting Professor of Environmental Science appointed to GPRG

Dr Owen Fenton, a hydrogeologist and soil scientist within the renowned Agriculture and Food Development Authority in Ireland (Teagasc), was appointed Visiting Professor of Environmental Science in the GPRG from September 2016.

Firth court and trees

Steve Thornton appointed to international research peer review panel

The Danish Council for Independent Research, Technology and Production has appointed Steve Thornton to its international peer review panel on environment and resources from February 2017.
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New videos to support GPRG co-authored LNAPL handbook

A series of videos has been produced by the team of authors responsible for the highly popular LNAPL handbook, to support the learning and dissemination of this ground-breaking publication.
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GPRG collaborate on research into methane biogas production and nutrient export from Arctic permafrost

The GPRG have jointly been awarded a grant from the European JPI Climate funding programme.
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Alex McFarlane wins prestigious scholarship to attend U.S. conference

Alex McFarlane's research is focused on biofilm development in aircraft fuel distribution systems.
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Dr Steve Thornton appointed as Visiting Professor at AGH University of Science and Technology

In March 2015 Steve Thornton was appointed as a Visiting Professor in the Dept of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology at AGH University of Science and Technology in Poland.

Arctic scientist

Fieldwork in the freezer - GPRG collaborate in research on sources of groundwater systems in the Arctic

Steve Thornton spent 10 days in April 2014 with colleagues from the Dept of Geography working in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago situated in the Arctic ocean, 78 degrees north, approximately midway between Norway and the north pole.
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GPRG expertise supports innovative product development

Staff from the GPRG and other research groups in the Dept of Civil and Structural Engineering have successfully undertaken experimental testing of the Gully Guard, an innovative flood mitigation technology manufactured by the Forest Group.