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.

Visit the STREAM website

Staff

Academic staff

Research staff

Mr Vassilis Glenis

Programme administration

Mrs Justine Easten

Researchers

Daniel Aiken
STREAM 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

Sven Berendson
STREAM PhD Cohort X

Start Date: September 2018
Research Area: Water
Title: Whole city modelling of water usage
Supervisors: Prof Chris Kilsby, Prof Richard Dawson, Northumbrian Water Group

Robert Bertsch
STREAM EngD Cohort V

Start Date: October 2013
Research Area: Water
Title: Urban Flood Risk Management
Supervisors: Prof Chris Kilsby, Vassilis Glenis, Scottish Water

Dominic Carver
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

Ziye Dai
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, Northumbrian Water Group

Daryl Hughes
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

Lindsey Furness
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

Lianna King
STREAM EngD Cohort VIII
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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

Harry Laing
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

Colin Nicholson
STREAM PhD Cohort X

Start Date: September 2018
Research Area: Water
Title: Exploiting urban water monitoring data
Supervisors: Prof Chris Kilsby, Dr Claire Walsh, Northumbrian Water Group

Trevor Pearman
STREAM PhD Cohort X

Start Date: September 2018
Research Area: Environment
Title: Water assets and networks: geospatial data representation for modelling and monitoring
Supervisors: Prof Stuart Barr, Prof Chris Kilsby, Northumbrian Water Group

Aidan Robson
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

Cara Wray
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

Sarah Cotterill

STREAM 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: Innovation Knowledge Manager at Durham University. 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.

Matthew Holmes

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

Gregg Iceton

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: After launching a company offering genetic profiling of bacteria, Gregg has returned to work in the NHS and is now a qualified paramedic.

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

Maria Valdivia-Garcia

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).