时间：2024年6月3日（星期一） 9:00-11:15

地点：地理资源所A901

报告人：

Nigel Wright, Professor, The University of Birmingham

Xilin Xia, Assistant Professor, The University of Birmingham

Sarah Greenham, Research Fellow, The University of Birmingham

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附件：报告人介绍

Prof. Nigel Wright

Nigel Wright has been Professor of Water and Environmental Engineering at the University of Birmingham since 2022.

From initial research on the use of computers to predict the movement of fluids in the natural and built environment, Nigel’s research has expended into the cross-disciplinary aspects of flood risk management and climate change adaptation.  This has led to funding from the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council, the Natural Environment Research Council and the Economic and Social Research Council amongst others.

Nigel has published over 120 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.  He has received a number of journal awards with his co-authors including being highly commended in the Journal of Flood Risk Management Best Paper Award in 2021; the 16th Harold Jan Schoemaker Award for the most outstanding paper in the Journal of Hydraulic Research in the period 2007-8; and the John F Alcock Memorial Prize by the Railway Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Nigel's work has had a strong international focus. In addition to time spent working in the US and the Netherlands, he has worked on collaborative projects in Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Argentina, China and India. He has been a Visiting Professor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and Fellow of the HEA.

Dr. Xilin Xia

Dr. Xilin Xia is an Assistant Professor in Resilience Engineering at the University of Birmingham. His research focuses on developing computer models for water-related hazards such as flooding, landslide, debris flows and their impacts. He has published over 40 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. The open-source hydrodynamic models he is developing have been used worldwide in research organisations, government agencies and industry. He has also been leading projects to develop national-scale risk assessment and forecasting tools for extreme weather impacts in countries like UK and India. Recently he was awarded a competitive Turing Fellowship by The Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s national AI and data science institute.

Dr. Sarah Greenham

Dr Sarah Greenham is a Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, whose interdisciplinary research background primarily focuses on adapting cities and their infrastructure to the impacts of climate change. Her research is motivated by the opportunity for knowledge exchange and stakeholder engagement, as well as delivering policy impact; having contributed to or collaborated on projects involving regional, national, and international organisations. Through her research, she aims to support decision-makers by translating science into practical tools and outputs that foster positive change for both people and places. She completed her PhD in Civil Engineering at the University of Birmingham in 2023 with her thesis titled “Quantifying the impact of heat and climate change on London Underground’s infrastructure”. Currently, Sarah works across two research projects: (i) developing an open-access approach to mapping climate risk and vulnerability across the West Midlands, UK, and (ii) extending the impact of her PhD findings directly with key stakeholders across Transport for London (TfL), who own and operate the London Underground network, to support the development of TfL’s climate change adaptation strategy.