STREAM: EngD & PhD
STREAM-IDC
Industry and universities working together.
Coordinated by Cranfield University and including Imperial College London and the universities of Sheffield, Newcastle and Exeter, the programme enables talented researchers to develop their skills and careers, while obtaining an Engineering Doctorate (EngD) degree.
An EngD is a four-year research degree awarded for industrially relevant research. The degree provides a more vocationally-oriented approach to obtaining a doctorate in engineering, commensurate with that of a PhD.
There is also a STREAM PhD, which takes place over three and a half years. The focus is on a research project, and there's no taught element.
2018 EngD & PhD Projects
2018 EngD & PhD Projects2018 EngD and PhD studentships are now open.
- EngD in Civil/Geospatial Engineering – Water assets and networks: geospatial data representation for modelling and monitoring
- PhD in Civil Engineering – Exploiting urban water monitoring data
- PhD in Civil Engineering – Whole city modelling of water usage (position filled: no longer available)
Sponsored by EPSRC and Nothumbrian Water Group, applications are open until 2 July 2018.
Staff
StaffAcademic staff
- Dr Jaime Amezaga
- Professor Tom Curtis
- Dr Russell Davenport
- Professor Richard Dawson
- Dr Jan Dolfing
- Dr Andrew Filby
- Dr David Graham
- Dr Liz Heidrich
- Dr Adam Jarvis
- Professor Chris Kilsby
- Dr Andy Large
- Dr Dana Ofiteru
- Dr Geoff Parkin
- Dr David Werner
Research staff
Programme administration
Researchers
ResearchersSTREAM EngD Cohort VII
Start Date: October 2015
Research Area: Environment
Title: Rational Design of Bioelectrochemical Systems
Supervisors: Prof Tom Curtis, Dr Jan Dolfing, Northumbrian Water Group
STREAM EngD Cohort V
Start Date: October 2013
Research Area: Water
Title: Urban Flood Risk Management
Supervisors: Prof Chris Kilsby, Vassilis Glenis & Scottish Water
STREAM EngD Cohort VII
Start Date: October 2015
Research Area: Water
Title: Ennerdale Water and Upper River Ehen Natural Hydrological Regime and Geomorphology
Supervisors: Dr Geoff Parkin, Dr Andy Large, Dr Jaime Amezaga & United Utilities
STREAM EngD Cohort IV
Start Date: October 2012
Research Area: Environment
Title: Recovering Value From Water Industry By-Products And Waste Streams
Supervisors: Dr Adam Jarvis, Professor David Graham & Scottish Water and Northumbrian Water Group
STREAM EngD Cohort IX
Start Date: September 2017
Research Area: Water
Title: Understanding and communicating impacts of water resource infrastructure removal
Supervisors: Dr Jaime Amezaga, Dr Geoff Parkin & United Utilities
STREAM EngD Cohort IX
Start Date: September 2017
Research Area: Environment
Title: Advancing the use of Flow Cytometry (FCM) in the water sector
Supervisors: Prof Tom Curtis, Dr Dana Ofiteru, Dr Andrew Filby & Northumbrian Water Group
STREAM EngD Cohort VIII
Start Date: October 2016
Research Area: Environment
Title: Engineering metaldehyde removal in water treatment through a deeper understanding of biological mechanisms
Supervisors: Dr Russell Davenport, Dr David Wener & Northumbria Water Group
STREAM PhD Cohort IX aligned, EPSRC Case Studentship
Start Date: September 2017
Research Area: Engineering
Title: Investigation of Control and on-line optimisation opportunities of a waste-water treatment plant
Supervisors: Dr Mark Willis, Dr Chris O’Malley & Northumbrian Water Group
STREAM EngD Cohort VI
Start Date: October 2014
Research Area: Environment
Title: The Development Of A Next-Generation Microbial Source Tracking Analytical Tool
Supervisors: Dr Russell Davenport, Prof Chris Kilsby, & Northumbrian Water Group
STREAM PhD Cohort VI
Start Date: October 2014
Research Area: Environment
Title: Roots And Causes Of Chlorine Resistance In Coliform And Other Indicator Organisms In Water Treatment Systems
Supervisors: Professor David Graham, Dr David Werner & Severn Trent
Alumni
AlumniSTREAM EngD Cohort IV
Start Date: 1 October 2012
End Date: March 2017 (EngD awarded July 2017)
Research Area: Environment
Title: Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Using Microbial Electrolysis Cells
Supervisors: Professor Thomas Curtis, Dr Jan Dolfing & Northumbrian Water Group
Current Status: Recently received the Fulbright All Disciplines Scholar Award to enable her to carry out research at Pennsylvania State University on one of the most well-regarded and impactful scholarship programmes in the world (www.stream-idc.net/news.php)
STREAM EngD Cohort II
Start Date: 1 October 2010
End Date: 31 March 15 (EngD awarded December 2015)
Research Area: Water
Title: Infrastructure Reliability And Adaptation
Supervisors: Dr Sean Wilkinson, Professor Richard Dawson & United Utilities, Severn Trent & Yorkshire Water
Current Status: Business Analyst (Water Network Strategy) at United Utilities
STREAM EngD Cohort III
Start Date:1 October 2011
End Date: EngD awarded March 2018; graduation July 2018
Research Area: Water
Title: Next Generation Sequencing For The Water Industry
Supervisors: Dr Russell Davenport, Professor Thomas Curtis & Northumbrian Water Limited, WRc plc, United Utilities & Scottish Water
Current Status: Gregg has recently launched his own company based on his EngD research. It offers genetic profiling of bacteria services to the water and allied sectors. The company is called PROKARYA.
Linda Olsson
STREAM EngD Cohort I
Start Date: 1 October 2009
End Date: 30 September 2012 (MPhil awarded September 2012)
Research Area: Environment
Title: The Rational Management Of The Risk Of Failure In Wastewater Treatment
Supervisors: Prof Tom Curtis & Northumbrian Water Limited
Current Status: Operational Scientist at Anglian Water
STREAM EngD Cohort IV
Start Date: 1 October 2012
End Date: May 2017 (EngD awarded July 2017)
Research Area: Environment
Title: THM From Formation Pre-Cursors To Management Strategies
Supervisors: Dr David Werner, Professor David Graham & Scottish Water
Current Status: Mass Spectrometer Data Curator, Cardiff University (School of Medicine).