Professor Roger Falconer
DSc(Eng), FREng, Acad.CAE, FLSW, FEurASc, CEng, CEnv, FICE, FCIWEM

: Media commentator

Teams and roles for Roger Falconer

Emeritus Professor
School of Engineering

Career Overview

Roger graduated as a civil engineer, and has since spent over 40 years in academia, specialising in water and environmental engineering and acquiring extensive research experience in developing and applying computational hydro-environmental models for environmental impact assessment studies and engineering design. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales. At Cardiff he founded the Hydro-environmental Research Centre and managed the Department of Civil Engineering at his previous university (Bradford). He was a member of the 2008 UK Research Assessment Exercise (RAE2008) and Chair of the Civil and Construction Engineering Sub-Panel for the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF2014). He was elected President and Honorary Member (2017) of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research – IAHR (2011-15). He has published extensively in the field of computational hydro-environmental modelling and has delivered numerous keynote and external lectures world-wide. He has worked extensively on providing specialist advice, to industry and government departments, on a wide range of water environmental impact assessment (EIA) projects, both in the UK and overseas; for example, he was involved in an international high profile court case (Malaysia v. Singapore, 2003) and in the follow up EIA study. He has also interacted extensively with consulting engineering companies and regulatory agencies, through the provision of his hydro-environmental computer models. He has also participated extensively in TV and Press interviews, on a wide range of topics, most notably: the Severn Barrage, tidal lagoons, flooding, and global water security etc.

Date
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2012

Ahmadian, R. , Falconer, R. A. and Bockelmann-Evans, B. N. 2012. Far-field modelling of the hydro-environmental impact of tidal stream turbines. Renewable Energy 38 (1), pp.107-116. (10.1016/j.renene.2011.07.005)
Ahmadian, R. and Falconer, R. A. 2012. Assessment of array shape of tidal stream turbines on hydro-environmental impacts and power output. Renewable Energy 44 , pp.318-327. (10.1016/j.renene.2012.01.106)
Falconer, R. A. 2012. Global water security: An introduction and opportunities for IAHR. Hydrolink (1), pp.4-7.
Falconer, R. A. and Norton, M. R. 2012. Global Water Security: Engineering the Future. Presented at: NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Climate Change, Human Health and National Security Dubrovnik, Croatia 28–30 April 2011. Published in: Fernando, H. J. S. , Klaić, Z. B. and McCulley, J. L. eds. National Security and Human Health Implications of Climate Change. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security Dordrecht: , pp.261-269. (10.1007/978-94-007-2430-3_22)
Fenrich, E. et al., 2012. Modelling tidal renewable energy schemes as building blocks in a low carbon society. Presented at: International Symposium on Dams for a Changing World- Need for knowledge transfer across the Generations & the World Kyoto, Japan 5 June 2005.
Kadiri, M. O. et al. 2012. A review of the potential water quality impacts of tidal renewable energy systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (1), pp.329-341. (10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.160)
Kadiri, M. O. et al. 2012. Water quality model development for estuaries: A combined numerical and experimental approach. Presented at: 10th International Conference on Hydroinformatics (HIC 2012) Hamburg, Germany 14-18 July 2012.
Rauen, W. B. , Angeloudis, A. and Falconer, R. A. 2012. Appraisal of chlorine contact tank modelling practices. Water Research 46 (18), pp.5834-5847. (10.1016/j.watres.2012.08.013)
Teo, F. Y. et al., 2012. Experimental studies on the interaction between vehicles and floodplain flows. International Journal of River Basin Management 10 (2), pp.149-160. (10.1080/15715124.2012.674040)
Xia, J. et al., 2012. Estimation of annual energy output from a tidal barrage using two different methods. Applied Energy 93 , pp.327-336. (10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.12.049)
Xia, J. et al., 2012. Modelling of man-made flood routing in the lower Yellow River, China. Water Management - Proceedings of the ICE 165 (7), pp.377-391. (10.1680/wama.11.00028)

2011

Ahmadian, R. , Falconer, R. A. and Bockelmann-Evans, B. 2011. Comparison of hydro-environmental impacts for ebb-only and two-way generation for the Severn Barrage. Presented at: 34th IAHR World Congress 33rd Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium, 10th Conference on Hydraulics in Water Engineering:balance and uncertainty - water in a changing world Brisbane, Australia 26 June - 1 July 2011. Published in: Valentine, E. M. , Apelt, C. J. and Ball, J. eds. Proceedings of the 34th IAHR World Congress 33rd Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium, 10th Conference on Hydraulics in Water Engineering : balance and uncertainty - water in a changing world. Barton, A.C.T: Engineers Australia. , pp.1247-1254.
Ahmadian, R. , Falconer, R. A. and Bockelmann-Evans, B. N. 2011. Hydro-environmental impact assessment of the significance of the shape of arrays of Tidal Stream Turbines. Presented at: World Renewable Energy Congress - Sweden Linköping, Sweden 8-13 May 2011.
Alosairi, Y. et al., 2011. Modelling phosphorous sorption processes in Kuwait Bay: effects of sediment grant size. Presented at: 34th IAHR World Congress and 33rd Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium and 10th Conference on Hydraulics in Water Engineering Brisbane, Australia 26 June - 1 July 2011. Published in: Valentine, E. et al., Proceedings of the 34th IAHR World Congress, 33rd Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium and 10th Conference on Hydraulics in Water Engineering. Barton, ACT, Australia: Engineers Australia. , pp.3175-3182.
Alosairi, Y. , Imberger, J. and Falconer, R. A. 2011. Mixing and flushing in the Arabian/Persian Gulf. Journal of Geophysical Research, C: Oceans 116 C03029. (10.1029/2010JC006769)
Faghihirad, S. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2011. 3D layer-integrated modelling of morphological changes in a river regulated reservoir. Presented at: 7th IAHR Symposium on River Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics, RCEM, Beijing, China 6-8 September 2011. Proceedings of the 7th IAHR Symposium on River Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics, RCEM. , pp.1144-1155.
Falconer, R. A. 2011. Global water security: an introduction. Science in Parliament, The Journal of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee 68 (1), pp.34-36.
Falconer, R. A. , Akande, K. and Boye, B. A. 2011. Environmental hydraulics: integrated water management solutions from cloud to coast. Presented at: Rivers 2011 - 3rd International Conference on Managing Rivers in 21st Century Penang, Malaysia 6 - 9 December 2011. Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Managing Rivers in the 21st Century, Penang, Malaysia. REDAC and USM Press. , pp.4-14.
Fenrich, E. et al., 2011. Input-output modelling of tidal renewable energy. Presented at: 34th IAHR World Congress and 33rd Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium and 10th Conference on Hydraulics in Water Engineering Brisbane, Australia 26 June - 1 July 2011. Published in: Valentine, E. et al., Proceedings of the 34th IAHR World Congress, 33rd Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium and 10th Conference on Hydraulics in Water Engineering. Barton, ACT, Australia: Engineers Australia. , pp.1188-1193.
Gao, G. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2011. Modelling open channel flows with vegetation using a three-dimensional model. Journal of Water Resource and Protection 3 (2), pp.114-119. (10.4236/jwarp.2011.32013)
Gao, G. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2011. Numerical modelling of sediment-bacteria interaction processes in surface waters. Water Research 45 (5), pp.1951-1960. (10.1016/j.watres.2010.12.030)
Gao, G. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2011. Numerical modelling sediment-bacteria interaction processes in the Severn Estuary. Journal of Water Resource and Protection 3 (1), pp.22-31. (10.4236/jwarp.2011.31003)
Kolahdoozan, M. , Imanian, H. and Falconer, R. A. 2011. On the criteria for the initiation of motion in tidal inlets, deterministic and stochastic approaches. Coastal Engineering 58 (11), pp.1013-1022. (10.1016/j.coastaleng.2011.05.002)
Shu, C. et al. 2011. Incipient velocity for partially submerged vehicles in floodwaters. Journal of Hydraulic Research 49 (6), pp.709-717. (10.1080/00221686.2011.616318)
Teo, F. Y. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2011. Hydrodynamics of urban floodplains with vehicle blockages at bridges. Presented at: 3rd International Conference on Managing Rivers in the 21st Century (Rivers 2011) Penang, Malaysia 6-9 December 2011.
Xia, J. et al., 2011. Modelling flash flood risk in urban areas. Proceedings of the ICE - Water Management 164 (6), pp.267-282. (10.1680/wama.2011.164.6.267)
Xia, J. et al. 2011. Estimation of future coastal flood risk in the Severn Estuary due to a barrage. Journal of Flood Risk Management 4 (3), pp.247-259. (10.1111/j.1753-318X.2011.01106.x)
Xia, J. et al. 2011. Numerical assessment of flood hazard risk to people and vehicles in flash floods. Environmental Modelling & Software 26 (8), pp.987-998. (10.1016/j.envsoft.2011.02.017)
Xia, J. et al. 2011. Theoretical estimation and numerical modelling of annual energy output from a tidal barrage. Presented at: 34th IAHR World Congress and 33rd Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium and 10th Conference on Hydraulics in Water Engineering Brisbane, Australia 26 June - 1 July 2011. Published in: Valentine, E. et al., Proceedings of the 34th IAHR World Congress, 33rd Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium and 10th Conference on Hydraulics in Water Engineering. Barton, ACT, Australia: Engineers Australia. , pp.1247-1254.
Xia, J. et al. 2011. Formula of incipient velocity for flooded vehicles. Natural Hazards (10.1007/s11069-010-9639-x)

2010

Ahmadian, R. , Morris, C. and Falconer, R. A. 2010. Hydro-environmental modelling of off-shore and coastally attached impoundments off the North Wales Coast. Presented at: 1st European IAHR Congress Edinburgh, UK 4-6 May 2010. Proceedings of the 1st European IAHR Congress. Heriot Watt University Press
Ahmadian, R. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2010. Hydro-environmental modeling of the proposed Severn barrage. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Energy 163 (3), pp.107-117. (10.1680/ener.2010.163.3.107)
Al-Enezi, E. et al., 2010. Modelling of phosphorous adsorption in estuarin sediments. Presented at: Proceedings of 6th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics Athens, GreeceVol. 2.CRC Press. , pp.759-764.
Al-Osairi, Y. , Falconer, R. A. and Imberger, J. 2010. Three-dimensional modelling hydro-enviromental modelling of the Arabian (or Persian) Gulf. Presented at: Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Hydroinformatics Tianjin, ChinaVol. 1.Chemical Industry Press. , pp.132-138.
Ebrahimi, K. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2010. Numerical modelling of tidal aquifiers. Presented at: Proceeding of 2nd International Symposium on Environmental Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology Press. Tehran, Iran, pp.32-37.
Faghihirad, S. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2010. 3D Layer-integrated modelling of flow and sediment transport through a river regulated reservoir. Presented at: Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics Braunschweig, GermanyVol. 2., pp.1573-1570.
Falconer, R. A. , Xia, J. and Lin, B. 2010. Severn Barrage and other tidal energy options: Environmental hydraulics studies. Presented at: Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics Athens, GreeceVol. 1.CRC Press. , pp.13-26.
Falconer, R. A. , Xia, J. and Lin, B. 2010. The Severn Barrage: Modelling Comparisons for Power Generation and Hydrodynamic Impact (keynote lecture). Presented at: Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Coastal Zone Engineering and Management (Arabian Coast) Muscat, OmanSultan Qaboos University Press. , pp.41-50.
Liang, D. et al., 2010. A shock-capturing model for contaminant advection and diffusion. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Hydroinformatics Tianjin, China 7-11 September 2010. Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, Tianjin, China. Vol. 1.Beijing: Chemical Industry Press. , pp.77-84.
Liang, D. et al., 2010. Solving the depth-integrated solute transport equation with a TVD-MacCormack scheme. Environmental Modelling & Software 25 (12), pp.1619-1629. (10.1016/j.envsoft.2010.06.008)
Lin, B. , Falconer, R. A. and Syed, M. 2010. Combining deterministic and data-driven models for predicting bathing water quality. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Hydroinformatics Tianjin, China 7-11 September 2010. Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, Tianjin, China. Vol. 3.Chemical Industry Press. , pp.1934-1940.
Martin, J. C. , Akande, K. and Falconer, R. A. 2010. Innovations from the Halcrow-Cardiff University strategic collaboration. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 17 (1), pp.46-64. (10.1108/09699981011011311)
Murdoch, M. et al., 2010. A modelling assessment of contaminant distributions in the Severn Estuary. Marine Pollution Bulletin 61 (1-3), pp.124-131. (10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.12.019)
Wang, X. , Bockelmann-Evans, B. N. and Falconer, R. A. 2010. Numerical simulation of water quality and sediment transport in river Loughor estuary. Presented at: Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Hydroinformatics (HIC 2010) Tianjin, ChinaVol. 1., pp.336-343.
Willis, M. et al., 2010. Tidal turbine deployment in the Bristol Channel: a case study. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy 163 (3), pp.93-105. (10.1680/ener.2010.163.3.93)
Xia, J. et al., 2010. Numerical assessment of people and vehicle safety in flash floods. Presented at: 1st European IAHR Congress Edinburgh, UK 4-6 May 2010. Published in: Arthur, S. ed. Proceedings of 1st European IAHR Congress. Edinburgh: Heriot Watt University Press. , pp.1-6.
Xia, J. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2010. Hydrodynamic impact of a tidal barrage in the Severn Estuary, UK. Renewable Energy 35 (7), pp.1455-1468. (10.1016/j.renene.2009.12.009)
Xia, J. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2010. Impact of different operating modes for a Severn Barrage on the tidal power and flood inundation in the Severn Estuary, UK. Applied Energy 87 (7), pp.2374-2391. (10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.11.024)
Xia, J. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2010. Impact of different tidal renewable energy projects on the hydrodynamic processes in the Severn Estuary, UK. Ocean Modelling 32 (1-2), pp.86-104. (10.1016/j.ocemod.2009.11.002)
Xia, J. et al. 2010. Modelling flood routing on initially dry beds with the refined treatment of wetting and drying. International Journal of River Basin Management 8 (3-4), pp.225-243. (10.1080/15715124.2010.502121)
Xia, J. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2010. Numerical model assessment of tidal stream energy resources in the Severn Estuary, UK. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Power and Energy 224 (7), pp.969-983. (10.1243/09576509JPE938)
Xia, J. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2010. The Severn Barrage: impact of future coastal flood risk in the estuary. Presented at: Proceedings of 1st European IAHR Congress Edinburgh, UKHeriot Watt University Press. , pp.1-6.
Xia, J. et al. 2010. Modelling dam-break flows over mobile beds using a 2D coupled approach. Advances in Water Resources 33 (2), pp.171-183. (10.1016/j.advwatres.2009.11.004)

2009

Abdulgawad, F. et al. 2009. Ammonium ion adsorption on clays and sand under freshwater and seawater conditions. Presented at: 16th IAHR-APD Congress and 3rd Symposium of IAHR-ISHS Nanjing, China 20-23 October 2008. Published in: Zhang, C. and Tang, H. eds. Advances in Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering: Proceedings of 16th IAHR-APD Congress and 3rd Symposium of IAHR-ISHS. Vol. Vol.2.Berlin: Springer. , pp.656-661. (10.1007/978-3-540-89465-0_115)
Ahmadian, R. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2009. The Severn Barrage: Hydro-environmental impact assessment and water quality modelling studies. Presented at: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Hydroinformatics Concepcion, ChileUniversidad de Concepcion Press. , pp.9-16.
Al-Enezi, E. , Bockelmann-Evans, B. N. and Falconer, R. A. 2009. Phosphorous adsorption in the Loughor Estuary. Presented at: Proceedings of the 33rd International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research Congress (IAHR) Vancouver, CanadaVol. Sessio.IAHR. , pp.7017-7023.
Al-Osari, Y. , Al-Enezi, E. and Falconer, R. A. 2009. Hydro-environmental modelling of Kuwait Bay and the Arabian Gulf. Presented at: Proceedings of 2nd Gulf Conference on Environment and Sustainability KuwaitROMPE Press. , pp.181-191.
Bockelmann-Evans, B. N. , Ahmadian, R. and Falconer, R. A. 2009. Nutrient/sediment interactions in estuaries. Presented at: Proceedings of the 33rd IAHR The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research Congress Vancouver, CanadaVol. Sessio.IAHR. , pp.2141-2148.
Couceiro, F. et al., 2009. Transport and reactivity of nickel in estuarine sediments: results from a high capacity flume. Marine Chemistry 117 (1-4), pp.71-76. (10.1016/j.marchem.2009.06.005)
Falconer, R. A. 2009. Severn up. Energy Engineering 22 , pp.58-59.
Falconer, R. A. 2009. The Severn barrage: Europe's largest proposed marine renewable energy project. Hydrolink 2 , pp.21-23.
Falconer, R. A. 2009. Turning the tide: An assessment of the environmental impact of the proposed Severn barrage. Agenda 37 , pp.51-53.
Falconer, R. A. et al. 2009. The Severn Barrage: hydro-environmental impact assessment studies. In: 2009 IAHR Congress Proceedings, Vancouver BC, Canada, August 9-14, 2009. IAHR. , pp.2075-2082.
Falconer, R. A. et al. 2009. The Severn Barrage and other tidal energy options: hydrodynamic and power output modelling. Science in China: Series E: Technological Sciences 52 (11), pp.3413-3424. (10.1007/s11431-009-0366-z)
Kuang, H. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2009. Physical model study of meandering in fluvial rivers. Presented at: Proceedings of the 33rd IAHR The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research Congress Vancouver, CanadaVol. Sessio., pp.2957-2962.
Rauen, W. B. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2009. Modelling dynamic bed roughness associated with bed form development. Presented at: Advances in water resources and hydraulic engineering Nanjing, China 20-23 Ocober 2008. Published in: Zhang, C. and Tang, H. eds. Advances in Water Resources & Hydraulic Engineering: Proceedings of 16th IAHR-APD Congress and 3rd Symposium of IAHR-ISHS. Vol. 1.Springer. , pp.865-870.
Rauen, W. B. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2009. Modelling ripple development under non uniform flow and sediment supply limited conditions in a laboratory flume. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 82 (3), pp.452-460. (10.1016/j.ecss.2009.02.015)
Rauen, W. B. et al. 2009. Numerical modeling of morphodynamic processes in a laboratory flume using ECOMSED. Presented at: 33rd IAHR Congress water engineering for a sustainable environment Vancouver, Canada 9-14 August 2009. Water engineering for a sustainable environment: proceedings of the 33rd IAHR Congress, Vancouver, Canada, Aug 9-14, 2009. IAHR. , pp.2987-2994.
Teo, F. Y. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2009. Hydraulic model studies on the impact of vehicles on flooding in urban areas. Presented at: Proceedings of the International Conference on Water Resources (ICWR 2009) Langkawi, Malaysia, pp.1-6.
Teo, F. Y. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2009. Model simulations of an artificial mangrove shelter for coastal protection. Presented at: Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts (APAC2009) Singapore, pp.1-9.
Teo, F. Y. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2009. Modelling effects of mangroves on tsunamis. Proceedings of the Insitution of Civil Engineers - Water Management 162 (1), pp.3-12. (10.1680/wama.2009.162.1.3)
Xia, J. et al. 2009. 2D Morphodynamic modelling of dam-break flows over mobile beds. Presented at: Proceedings of the 33rd IAHR Congress Vancouver, CanadaVol. Sessio.IAHR. , pp.543-553.

2008

Abdulgawad, F. et al., 2008. Ammonium ion adsorption on clays and sand under freshwater and seawater conditions. Presented at: Proceedings of the 16th International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research - Asia and Pacific Division (IAHR-APD) Congress and 3rd International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research - International Symposium on Hydraulic Structur Nanjing, ChinaVol. II.Tsinghua University Press. , pp.656-661.
Al-Enezi, E. , Bockelmann-Evans, B. N. and Falconer, R. A. 2008. Phosphorous adsorption on kaolinite clay. Presented at: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Marine Waste Water Discharges and Coastal Environment (MWWD) Cavtat, Croatia
Bockelmann-Evans, B. N. , Abdulgawad, F. and Falconer, R. A. 2008. Sampling and modelling water and sediment nutrient concentrations along the salinity gradient in the upper Loughor Estuary. Presented at: ECSA Symposium Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association 'The Severn Estuary ' Cardiff, UK
Bockelmann-Evans, B. N. , Davies, R. and Falconer, R. A. 2008. Measuring bed shear stress along vegetated river beds using FST-hemispheres. Journal of Environmental Management 88 (4), pp.627-637. (10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.03.044)
Bockelmann-Evans, B. N. , Sparks, T. and Falconer, R. A. 2008. Modelling surface water - groundwater interactions in Cardiff Bay. Presented at: Meeting on Cardiff Bay, Cardiff Harbour Authority Cardiff, UK
Falconer, R. A. 2008. The severn barrage: Europe's largest proposed tidal power project. Presented at: Proceedings of the 1st Annual Euro-CASE Conference, The Royal Academy of Engineering London, UK, pp.36-38.
Falconer, R. A. et al. 2008. Strategic environmental assessment, Severn tidal power call for information. Technical Report.
Hakimzadeh, H. , Falconer, R. A. and WSJ., U. 2008. Turbulence modelling of secondary currents in rectangular groyne fields. Presented at: Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, River Flow 2008 Cesme, TurkeyVol. 1.Kubaba Congress Deprtment Publishers. , pp.851-856.
Hunter, N. et al., 2008. Benchmarking 2D Hydraulic Models for Urban Flood Simulations. Water Management -Proceedings of the ICE 161 (1), pp.13-30. (10.1680/wama.2008.161.1.13)
Kay, D. and Alexander, F. R. 2008. Hydro-epidemiology: the emergence of a research agenda. Environmental Fluid Mechanics 8 (5-6), pp.451-459. (10.1007/s10652-008-9096-1)
Lin, B. , Syed, M. and Falconer, R. A. 2008. Predicting faecal indicator levels in estuarine receiving waters - An integrated hydrodynamic and ANN modelling approach. Environmental Modelling & Software 23 (6), pp.729-740. (10.1016/j.envsoft.2007.09.009)
Rauen, W. B. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2008. Initiation and development of bed forms in a diverging channel flow. Presented at: International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics Cesme, Turkey 3-5 September 2008. Published in: Altinakar, M. ed. River Flow 2008: Proceedings of the International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, Cesme, Izmir, Turkey, September 3-5, 2008. Vol. 2.Ankara: Kubaba Congress Department and Travel Services. , pp.1541-1548.
Rauen, W. B. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2008. Effect of sediment supply limitation on bed form development under non-uniform flow conditions. Presented at: 3rd International Work-shop on Marine and River Dune Dynamics Leeds, UK
Rauen, W. B. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2008. Transition from wavelets to ripples in a laboratory flume with a diverging channel. International Journal of Sediment Research 23 (1), pp.1-12. (10.1016/S1001-6279(08)60001-3)
Wang, X. , Bockelmann-Evans, B. N. and Falconer, R. A. 2008. Depth averaged modelling of the characteristics of the Arabian Gulf. Presented at: Proceedings of the 16th IAHR-APD Congress and 3rd IAHR-ISHS Symposium Nanjing, ChinaVol. III.Tsinghua University Press. , pp.1207-1212.
Willis, M. R. et al., 2008. Tidal stream turbine site selection procedures and development for a demonstration site within the Bristol Channel. Presented at: World Renewable Energy Conference Glasgow, UK
Xia, J. et al. 2008. An unstructured finite volume algorithm for predicting man-made flood routing in the Lower Yellow River. Presented at: Proceedings of the 10th National Symposium, Sustainable Hydrology for the 21st Century, British Hydrological Society Exeter, UKVol. 71. , pp.289-295.
Yang, L. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2008. Modelling enteric bacteria level in coastal and estuarine waters. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Engineering and Computational Mechanics 161 (4), pp.179-186. (10.1680/eacm.2008.161.4.179)
Yuan, D. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2008. Simulating moving boundary using a linked groundwater and surface water flow model. Journal of Hydrology 349 (3-4), pp.524-535. (10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.11.028)

2007

Bockelmann-Evans, B. N. et al. 2007. Development of a catchment-wide nutrient model. Water Management 160 (1), pp.35-42. (10.1680/wama.2007.160.1.35)
Ebrahimi, K. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2007. Flow and solute fluxes in integrated wetland and coastal systems. Environmental Modelling and Software 22 (9), pp.1337-1348. (10.1016/j.envsoft.2006.09.003)
Falconer, R. A. , Lin, B. and Liang, D. 2007. Modelling extreme flood events and water quality indicator levels in riverine basin environments. Presented at: Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Managing Rivers in the 21st Century, Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, MalaysiaREDAC and USM Press
Gao, G. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2007. Numerical modelling of sediment effects on fate and transport of faecal bacteria in surface water. Presented at: Proceedings of 32nd IAHR Congress Venice, ItalyVol. B2.b. , pp.1-10.
Ghomeshi, M. , Mortazavi-Dorcheh, S. A. and Falconer, R. A. 2007. Amplitude of wave formation by vortex shedding in open channels. Journal of Applied Sciences 7 (24), pp.3927-3934. (10.3923/jas.2007.3927.3934)
Hakimzadeh, H. and Falconer, R. A. 2007. Layer integrated modeling of three dimensional recirculating flows in model tidal basins. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering 133 (5), pp.324-333. (10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(2007)133:5(324))
Kashefipour, S. M. , Tavakoki, A. A. and Falconer, R. A. 2007. Water quality modelling by numerical solution of ADE using an integrated model. Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution 4 (2), pp.11-15.
Liang, D. et al., 2007. Numerical simulation of flood flows due to levee breaches. Presented at: 32nd IAHR The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research Congress Venice, ItalyProceedings of the 32nd IAHR The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research Congress, Venice , Italy.
Liang, D. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2007. A boundary-fitted numerical model for flood routing with shock capturing. Journal of Hydrology 332 (03-Apr), pp.477-486.
Liang, D. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2007. Linking one- and two-dimensional models for free surface flows. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Water Management 160 (3), pp.145-151.
Liang, D. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2007. Simulation of rapidly varying flow using an efficient TVD-MacCormack scheme. International Journal of Numerical Methods in Fluids 53 (5), pp.811-826.
Liang, D. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2007. Two dimensional flood routing in an urban environment. Presented at: 3rd National Conference on Hydraulics and Hydroinformatics Nanjing, ChinaProceedings of 3rd National Conference on Hydraulics and Hydroinformatics, Nanjing, China.. Hohai University Press. , pp.550-556.
Liang, D. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2007. Coupling surface and subsurface flows in a depth averaged flood wave model. Journal of Hydrology 337 (1-2), pp.147-158. (10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.01.045)
Loudyi, D. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2007. Mathematical development and verification of a non-orthogonal finite volume model for groundwater applications. Advances in Water Resources 38 (1), pp.29-42. (10.1016/j.advwatres.2006.02.010)
Rauen, W. B. et al. 2007. CFD and experimental model studies for water disinfection tanks with low Reynolds number flows. Chemical Engineering Journal 137 (3), pp.550-560. (10.1016/j.cej.2007.05.011)
Rauen, W. B. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2007. Contaminated sediment transport experiments in an idealised estuary model. Presented at: Proceedings of 5th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics Tempe, USA
Stapleton, C. M. et al., 2007. Fate and transport of particles in estuaries: Volume I: summary and conclusions. Technical Report.
Stapleton, C. M. et al., 2007. Fate and transport of particles in estuaries: Volume II: Estimation of enterococci inputs to the Severn estuary from point and diffuse sources. Technical Report.
Stapleton, C. M. et al., 2007. Fate and transport of particles in estuaries: Volume III: Laboratory experiments, enterococci decay rates and association with sediments. Technical Report.
Stapleton, C. M. et al., 2007. Fate and transport of particles in estuaries: Volume IV: Numerical modelling for bathing water enterococci estimation in the Severn estuary. Technical Report.
Teo, F. Y. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2007. Tsunami Currents in an idealised estuary with mangroves. Presented at: Proceeding of 2nd international conference on managing rivers in the 21st century Kuching Sarawak, Malaysia, pp.218-226.
Yuan, D. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2007. A modelling study of residence time in a macro-tidal estuary. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 71 (3-4), pp.401-411. (10.1016/j.ecss.2006.08.023)
Yuan, D. et al., 2007. Development of an integrated model for assessing the impact of diffuse and point source pollution on coastal waters. Environmental Modelling and Software 22 (6), pp.871-879. (10.1016/j.envsoft.2006.05.010)

2006

Falconer, R. A. , Lin, B. and Liang, D. 2006. Modelling flood elevations, inundation extent and water quality indicator levels in Riverine Basins. Presented at: Proceedings of 15th Congress of Asia Pacific Division of IAHR Chennai, IndiaVol. IV., pp.21-26.
Falconer, R. A. , Wilson, C. and Lin, B. 2006. Hydroenvironmental processes of tidal energy and riverine management. Project Report.
Liang, D. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2006. Improved representation of bed friction, flooding and drying and irregular boundaries in an estuarine flow model. Journal of Maritime Engineering 159 , pp.25-35.
Liang, D. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2006. Comparison between TVD-MacCormack and ADI-type solvers of the shallow water equations. Advances in Water Resources 29 (12), pp.1833-1845. (10.1016/j.advwatres.2006.01.005)
Lin, B. , Kashefipour, S. M. and Falconer, R. A. 2006. Application of a non-linear data analysis technique for bathing water quality prediction. Presented at: 7th International Conference on Hydroinformatics (HIC) Nice, FranceProceedings of 7th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, Nice, France. Vol. 1., pp.24-31.
Lin, B. , Kashefipour, S. M. and Falconer, R. A. 2006. Modelling the fate of faecal indicators on a coastal basin. Water Research 40 (7), pp.1413-1425. (10.1016/j.watres.2005.12.046)
Lin, B. et al. 2006. Integrating 1D and 2D hydrodynamic models for flood simulation. Water Management 159 (1), pp.19-25. (10.1680/wama.2006.159.1.19)
Loudyi, D. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2006. A comparison of three finite volume methods for capturing irregular boundaries and heterogenity in groundwater flow simulations. Presented at: IAHR Symposium on Groundwater Hydraulics in Complex Environments Toulouse, FranceProceedings of IAHR Symposium on Groundwater Hydraulics in Complex Environments, Toulouse , France.
Sparks, T. et al., 2006. Physical and numerical modeling of groundwater and surface water interactions with a conservative tracer. Presented at: Proceedings of ISSMGE: 5th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics Cardiff, UKVol. 2.
Yang, L. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2006. Numerical modelling of enteric bacterial contamination in bathing waters. Presented at: Proceedings of 7th International Conference on Hydroinformatics Nice, FranceVol. 2., pp.1211-1218.

2005

Falconer, R. A. and , 2005. Water quality management of river and estuarine waters. Presented at: 4th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics and the 14th Congress of Asia and Pacific Division Hong Kong 15-18 December 2004. Published in: Lee, J. H. W. and Lam, K. M. eds. Environmental Hydraulics and Sustainable Water Management, Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics and the 14th Congress of Asia and Pacific Division, International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research. Vol. 1.London: Taylor and Francis. , pp.45-55.
Falconer, R. A. and Harpin, R. 2005. Catchment flood management: A U.K. perspective and experience. Water International 30 (1), pp.05-13. (10.1080/02508060508691831)
Falconer, R. A. , Lin, B. and Harpin, R. 2005. Environmental modelling in river basin management. International Journal of River Basin Management 3 (3), pp.169-184. (10.1080/15715124.2005.9635256)
Falconer, R. A. , Lin, B. and Kashefipour, S. M. 2005. Modelling water quality processes in estuaries. In: Bates, P. D. , Lane, S. N. and Ferguson, R. I. eds. Computational Fluid Mechanics: Applications in Environmental Hydraulics. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. , pp.305-328.
Kashefipour, S. M. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2005. Neural networks for predicting seawater bacterial levels. Proceedings of ICE - Water Management 158 (3), pp.111-118. (10.1680/wama.2005.158.3.111)
Kay, D. et al., 2005. Decay of intestinal enterococci concentrations in high-energy estuarine and coastal waters: towards real-time T90 values for modelling faecal indicators in recreational waters. Water Research 39 (4), pp.655-667.
Kocyigit, O. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2005. Modelling sediment transport using a lightweight bed material. Proceedings of the ICE - Maritime Engineering 158 (1), pp.3-14.
Lin, B. L. and Falconer, R. A. 2005. Hydrological and environmental modelling of transport processes in rivers and estuaries. In: Anderson, M. G. and McDonnell, J. J. eds. Encyclopadia of Hydrological Sciences. Vol. 2, Chichester: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2005. 1-D and 2-D models for flow and water quality modelling. Presented at: 30th IAHR International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research Congress Thessaloniki, Greece
Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2005. Integrated 1-D and 2-D models for flow and water quality modelling. Presented at: XXXI IAHR Congress : Water engineering for the future : choices and challenges Seoul, Korea 11-16 September 2005. Published in: Jun, B. ed. Proceedings of the 31st IAHR Congress : Water Engineering for the Future: Choices and Challenges. Seoul: International Association for Hydraulic Research ; Korea Water Resources Association. , pp.543-552.
Lin, B. , Wicks, J. and Falconer, R. A. 2005. Two-dimensional modelling of flood flows. Presented at: 3rd International Symposium on Flood Defence Nijmegen, The NetherlandsProceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Flood Defence, Nijmegen, Netherlands. A A Balkema Publishers. , pp.309-315.
Spanadouki, K. et al., 2005. Integrated surface/subsurface water modelling. Presented at: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology Rhodes Island ,GreeceVol. A., pp.1371-1376.
Spanoudaki, K. et al., 2005. Integrated surface water-groundwater modelling. Global NEST Journal 7 (3), pp.281-295.
Wu, Y. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2005. Modelling trace metal concentration distributions in estuarine waters. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 64 (4), pp.699-709. (10.1016/j.ecss.2005.04.005)

2004

Bockelmann, B. N. et al. 2004. Model development for investigation of impact of eutrophication on shellfish ecosystem. Presented at: Proceedings of 5th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics Madrid, SpainVol. Paper.
Bockelmann, B. N. et al. 2004. Integrated surface/subsurface river basin modelling. Presented at: 6th International Conference on Hydroinformatics Singapore, 21-24 June 2004. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Hydroinformatics. Vol. 2.World Scientific. , pp.1843-1850.
Bockelmann-Evans, B. N. et al. 2004. Development of an ecohydraulics model for stream and river restoration. Ecological Engineering 22 (4-5), pp.227-235. (10.1016/j.ecoleng.2004.04.003)
Falconer, R. , Lin, B. and Harris, E. L. 2004. Hydro-environmental modelling and management of river, estuarine and coastal waters. Proceedings of the South Wales Institute of Engineers 110 , pp.82-87.
Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2004. Cardiff Bay barrage and managing the impounded water quality. Presented at: International Conference on Hydraulics of Dam and River Structures Tehran, Iran 26-28 April 2004. Published in: Yazdandoost, F. and Attari, J. eds. Hydraulics of Dam and River Structures: proceedings of the International Conference, Tehran, Iran, 26-28 April 2004. London: Taylor and Francis. , pp.548-562.
Falconer, R. A. , Lin, B. and Happin, R. 2004. Environmental modelling in river basin management. Presented at: 1st International Conference on Managing Rivers in the 21st Century Penang, Malaysia 2004. Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Managing Rivers in the 21st Century (Penang, Malaysia). REDAC and USM Press
Harris, E. and Falconer, R. I. 2004. Recreational water management using genetic programming. Presented at: 6th International Conference on Hydroinformatics Singapore 21-24 June 2004. Published in: Liong, S. , Phoon, K. and Babovic, V. eds. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Hydroinformatics. Vol. 2.Singapore: World Scientific. , pp.1695-1702.
Harris, E. L. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2004. Modelling hydroenvironmental and health risk assessment parameters along the South Wales coast. Journal of Environmental Management 73 (1), pp.61-70. (10.1016/j.jenvman.2004.05.010)
Kashefipour, S. M. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2004. Impact of riverine and CSO inputs on coastal water quality under different environmental conditions. Presented at: Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics Naples, ItalyVol. 2.Balkema. , pp.1211-1216.
Kocygit, M. B. and Falconer, R. A. 2004. Modelling of wind induced currents in water bodies. Proceedings of the ICE - Water Management 157 (4), pp.197-210. (10.1680/wama.2004.157.4.197)
Kocygit, M. B. and Falconer, R. A. 2004. Three dimensional numerical modelling of wind driven circulation in a homogeneous lake. Advances in Water Resources 27 (12), pp.1167-1178. (10.1016/j.advwatres.2004.08.004)
Namin, M. M. and Falconer, R. A. 2004. An efficient coupled 2-DH and 3D hydrodynamic model for river and coastal application. Presented at: Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Hydroinformatics Singapore, SingaporeVol. 1.World Scientifc. , pp.374-382.
Namin, M. M. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2004. Modelling estuarine and coastal flows using an unstructured triangular finite volume algorithm. Advances in Water Resources 27 (12), pp.1179-1197. (10.1016/j.advwatres.2004.08.012)
Rauen, W. B. et al. 2004. Physical and numerical investigation of 3D mixing and hydrodynamic processes in disinfection tanks. Presented at: Proceedings of International Conference on Hydraulic Engineering: Research and Practice Roorkee, IndiaVol. 2., pp.618-629.
Sparks, T. et al., 2004. Integrated river basin modelling - finite difference modelling of surface water and groundwater using DIVAST. Presented at: 12th ACME Association of Computational Mechanics in Engineering Annual Conference Cardiff, UK
Yin, J. , Falconer, R. A. and Chen, Y. 2004. Velocity and solute concentration distribution in model harbours. Maritime Engineering 157 (MA1), pp.47-56.

2003

Falconer, R. A. 2003. Review of shock-capturing methods for free-surface flows, by E. F. Toro, John Wiley and Sons Ltd. Journal of Hydraulic Research 41 (1), pp.109. (10.1080/00221680309499935)
Falconer, R. A. 2003. River basin management using hydroinformatics tools. Presented at: Association for Geographic Information Conference London, UK 2003.
Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2003. Hydro-environmental modelling in riverine basins using dynamic rate and partitioning coefficients. International Journal of River Basin Management 1 (1), pp.81-89. (10.1080/15715124.2003.9635194)
Harnett, M. et al., 2003. Flushing study assessment of a tidally active coastal embayment. Advances in Environmental Research 7 (4), pp.847-857. (10.1016/S1093-0191(02)00080-1)
Harris, E. L. , Babovic, V. and Falconer, R. A. 2003. Velocity predictions in channels with vegetated floodplains using genetic programming. Presented at: Proceedings of 30th IAHR Congress Thessaloniki, Greece, pp.319-325.
Harris, E. L. , Babovic, V. and Falconer, R. A. 2003. Velocity predictions in compound channels with vegetated floodplains using genetic programming. International Journal of River Basin Management 1 (2), pp.117-125. (10.1080/15715124.2003.9635198)
Kashefipour, S. M. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2003. Modelling the impact of river input on coastal bathing water quality. Presented at: 6th International River Engineering Conference Ahwaz, Iran
Kolahdoozan, M. and Falconer, R. A. 2003. Three dimensional geo-morphological modelling of estuarine waters. International Journal of Sediment Research 18 (1), pp.1-16.
Lin, B. , Kashefipour, S. M. and Falconer, R. A. 2003. Predicting nearshore coliform bacteria using ANNs. Water Science and Technology 48 (10), pp.225-232.
Struve, J. , Falconer, R. A. and Wu, Y. 2003. Influence of mangrove trees on hydrodynamics in a flume. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 58 (1), pp.163-171. (10.1016/S0272-7714(03)00072-6)
Wang, H. , Shao, X. and Falconer, R. A. 2003. Flow and transport simulation models for prediction of chlorine contact tank flow-through curves. Water Environment Research 75 (5), pp.455-471.
Yin, J. , Chen, Y. and Falconer, R. A. 2003. Steady shallow-water current and solute transport around a semi-conical headland. Environmental Fluid Mechanics 3 (3), pp.221-234. (10.1023/A:1022875226318)

2002

Bockelmann, B. N. , Fenrich, E. K. and Falconer, R. A. 2002. Development of an eco-hydraulics model for stream restoration. Presented at: Proceedings 4th International Ecohydraulics Symposium Cape Town, South Africa
Falconer, R. A. 2002. Book review: Interactions between Estuaries, Coastal Seas and Shelf Seas—Edited by T. Yanagi. Terra Scientific Publishing Company, Tokyo. ISBN 4-8181704-126-8, 2000. [Book Review]. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 54 (4), pp.770-771. (10.1006/ecss.2001.0884)
Falconer, R. A. and Fleming, C. A. 2002. Hydro-environmental modelling studies for coastal zone management. Presented at: Proceedings 5th International Conference on Coasts, Ports and Marine Structures (ICOPMAS 2002) Ramsar, Iran
Falconer, R. A. and Harpin, R. 2002. Catchment flood management: A UK perspective and experience. Presented at: 2nd International Symposium on Flood Defence Beijing, China 10-13 September 2002. Flood Defence 2002. Vol. 1.Science Press New York Ltd. , pp.48-59.
Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2002. Hydro-environmental modelling and management of river, estuarine and coastal waters. Presented at: Minerals Engineering Society National Conference Bridgend, UK
Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2002. Hydro-environmental modelling of estuarine basins using dynamic decay rates and partitioning coefficients. Presented at: Proceedings 2nd International Workshop on Coastal Eutrophication Tianjin, ChinaTianjin University Press
Falconer, R. A. , Lin, B. and Tao, J. 2002. Hydro-environmental and health-risk modelling of Bohai Bay, China. Asian Infrastructure Research Review 4 (1), pp.14-17.
Harris, E. L. et al., 2002. Development of a modelling tool to quantify faecal indicator levels in Cardiff Bay. Proceedings of the ICE - Water and Maritime Engineering 154 (2), pp.129-135. (10.1680/wame.2002.154.2.129)
Kashefipour, S. M. and Falconer, R. A. 2002. Longitudinal dispersion coefficients in natural channels. Water Research 36 (6), pp.1596-1608. (10.1016/S0043-1354(01)00351-7)
Kashefipour, S. M. and Falconer, R. A. 2002. Significance of empirical coefficients on the accuracy of numerical solutions of the ADE. Presented at: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Hydroinformatics Cardiff, UKIWA publishing. , pp.95-102.
Kashefipour, S. M. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2002. Modelling longitudinal dispersion in natural channel flows using ANNs. Presented at: Proceedings International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium, pp.111-116.
Kashefipour, S. M. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2002. Dynamic modelling of bacterial concentrations in coastal waters: effects of solar radiation on decay. Presented at: Proceedings of the 13th Asia and Pacific Division (IAHR APD) Congress Singapore, Singapore, pp.993-998.
Kashefipour, S. M. et al., 2002. Hydro-environmental modelling for bathing water compliance of an estuarine basin. Water Research 36 (7), pp.1854-1868. (10.1016/S0043-1354(01)00396-7)
Kocyigit, M. B. and Falconer, R. A. 2002. Wind-induced circulation in rectangular basins. Presented at: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Hydroinformatics Cardiff, UK, pp.219-225.
Kocyigit, M. B. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2002. Three-dimensional numerical modelling of free surface flows with non-hydrostatic pressure. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 40 (9), pp.1145-1162. (10.1002/fld.376)
Kocyigit, M. M. et al., 2002. Modelling cohesive sediment transport in the ribble estuary. Project Report.
Namin, M. M. et al., 2002. Hydro-environmental modelling and analysis tool (HEMAT), a GUI-Based 2DH hydrodynamic and contaminant transport model on unstructured triangular grid. Presented at: Proceedings 5th International Conference on Hydroinformatics Cardiff, UK, pp.109-116.
Yang, L. et al., 2002. Integration of a 1-D river model with object-orientated methodology. Environmental Modelling and Software 17 (8), pp.693-701. (10.1016/S1364-8152(02)00029-4)

2001

Atzeni, A. et al., 2001. Comparison of shallow water models with accurate treatment of flooding and drying. Presented at: Proceedings XXIX IAHR Congress Beijing, China, pp.350-357.
Bockelmann, B. N. and Falconer, R. A. 2001. Eco-hydromorphological model development for a stream restoration scheme. Presented at: Proceedings of Eighth Scientific and Technical Review on Good Ecological Status, EurAqua, Finnish Environment Institute, Helsinki, Finland 2001. Helsinki, Finland
Falconer, R. A. et al. 2001. Modelling hydro-environmental processes in riverine systems. Presented at: First International Conference on River Basin Management Cardiff, UK September 2001. Published in: Falconer, R. A. and Blain, W. R. eds. RIver Basin Management. Progress in water resources Vol. 5. Southampton: Wessex Inst of Tech Press. , pp.219-229.
Falconer, R. A. , Kay, D. and Harris, E. L. 2001. Environmental impact of combined sewer overflows and riverine inputs on urban water bodies. Project Report.
Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2001. Modelling morphological change and metal fluxes in estuarine waters. Presented at: Environment Agency Humber Seminar Leeds, UK 2001. Published in: Edwards, A. ed. Proceedings of Environment Agency Humber Seminar, Leeds, UK, 2001. Environment Agency Report Vol. 6. Bristol: Environment Agency. , pp.1-7.
Falconer, R. A. , Lin, B. and Kashefipour, S. M. 2001. Bathing water quality in riverine systems: a combined data analysis and modelling approach. Presented at: Proceedings 3rd International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics Tempe, USA
Falconer, R. A. , Lin, B. and Kashefipour, S. M. 2001. Modelling water quality processes in riverine systems. In: Anderson, M. G. and Bates, P. D. eds. Model Validation: Perspectives in Hydrological Science. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. , pp.357-387.
Kolahdoozan, M. and Falconer, R. A. 2001. Development of a refined model for long-term siltation in harbours, (plenary lecture). Presented at: Proceedings Inaugural International Conference on Port & Maritime R&D & Technology Singapore, Singapore, pp.521-526.
Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2001. Numerical modelling of 3-D tidal currents and water quality indicators in the Bristol channel. Proceedings of the ICE - Water and Maritime Engineering 148 (3), pp.155-166. (10.1680/wame.2001.148.3.155)
Lin, B. et al. 2001. Modelling flow and water quality in estuarine and riverine waters: a dynamically linked 1-D and 2-D model approach. Presented at: 29th IAHR Congress Beijing, China 16 - 21 September 2001. Proceedings of the 29th IAHR The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research Congress, Beijina, China. , pp.469-475.
Millward, G. E. , Falconer, R. A. and Leah, R. T. 2001. The fate and impact of persistent contaminants in estuaries and coastal waters. Project Report.
Namin, M. M. , Lin, B. and Falconer, R. A. 2001. An implicit numerical algorithm for solving non-hydrostatic free-surface flow problems. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 35 (3), pp.341-356. (10.1002/1097-0363(20010215)35:3<341::AID-FLD96>3.0.CO;2-R)
Struve, J. and Falconer, R. A. 2001. Hydrodynamic and water quality processes in mangrove regions. Journal of Coastal Research. Special issue- Tidal Wetland Restoration: Physical and Ecological Processes 27 , pp.65-75.
Tao, J. et al., 2001. Modelling and assessment of water quality indicators in a semi-enclosed shallow bay. Journal of Hydraulic Research 39 (6), pp.611-617.
Wu, Y. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2001. Hydro-environmental modelling of heavy metal fluxes in an estuary. Presented at: Proceedings of the 24th IAHR Congress Beijing, China, pp.732-739.
Wu, Y. , Falconer, R. A. and Lin, B. 2001. The fate and impact of persistent contaminants in estuaries and coastal waters. Project Report.
Wu, Y. , Falconer, R. A. and Struve, J. 2001. Mathematical modelling of tidal currents in mangrove forests. Environmental Modelling and Software 16 (1), pp.19-29. (10.1016/S1364-8152(00)00059-1)
Yin, J. , Falconer, R. A. and Chen, Y. 2001. Experimental and numerical study of flow and solute transportation in a tidal current in harbours. Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering 6 (2), pp.109-128.
Yin, J. , Lloyd, P. M. and Falconer, R. A. 2001. Tidal flow local mean velocities in noisy signals. Flow Measurement and Instrumentation 12 (1), pp.25-28. (10.1016/S0955-5986(00)00039-X)

Research theme: Energy and environment

At Cardiff, Roger's research has continued in the development, refinement and application of computer models for predicting flow, water quality and sediment transport processes in coastal, estuarine and inland waters. He has developed three widely used computational hydro-environmental models, namely FASTER, DIVAST and TRIVAST for predicting 1D, 2D and 3D hydrodynamic, pollutant and sediment transport processes in aquatic basins. He has also developed CONTANK for predicting disinfection processes in water supply tanks. These models have been acquired by consulting companies and government organisations, for application to over 100 hydro-environmental impact assessment studies worldwide, and by over 60 academic institutions in 18 countries for research studies. More recently he has worked with CH2M in developing ISIS-2D, a computer model used for predicting two-dimensional flood water elevations and inundation extent across floodplains. His more recent research activities have extended to marine renewable energy devices and structures and global water security. In particular, he has undertaken extensive work on the hydro-environmental impact of a barrage across the Severn Estuary.

Contracts

Title	People	Sponsor	Value
Compuational modelling of hydrodynamic processes in the nearfield	STUBBS Alex	Current	PhD
Water quality modelling in estuaries	ABU BAKAR Amyrhul Bin	Current	PhD
Integrated Modelling Studies Of Solute Transport In River Basin Systems	OSEI-TWUMASI Anthony	Graduate	PhD
Numerical And Experimental Modelling Of Flow And Kinetic Processes In Serpentine Disinfection Tanks	ANGELOUDIS Athanasios	Graduate	PhD
Model Development for River Restoration	BOCKELMANN Bettina Nicole	Graduate	PhD
Integrated Modelling of Hydrodynamic Processes, Faecal Indicator Organisms And Related Parameters With Improved Accuracy Using Parallel (GPU) Computing	BOYE Brian	Graduate	PhD
Wave-Induced Currents and Sediment Transport on Gravel and Mixed Beaches	ANTONIADIS Christos	Graduate	PhD
A 2D Finite Volume for Groundwater Flow Simulations: Integrating Non-Orthogonal Grid Capacity into Midflow	LOUDYI Dalila	Graduate	PhD
MODELLING HYDRODYNAMIC AND SHALLOW WATER PROCESSES OVER VEGETATED FLOODPLAINS	WESTWATER David Christopher	Graduate	PhD
EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS IN WALES: RAINFALL MODELLING TO FLOOD INUNDATION MODELLING.	KVOCKA Davor	Current	PhD
Development of an Integrated Hydro-environmental Model and its Application to Macro-tidal Estuary	YUAN Dekui	Graduate	PhD
Environmental Hydroinformatics Tools for Water Quality Management.	HARRIS Emma Lowri	Graduate	PhD
Modelling the Phosphorus Processes in Estuarine and Coastal Waters	AL-ENEZI Eqbal	Graduate	PhD
Study Of The Hydrodynamic Processes Of Rivers And Floodplains With Obstructions	TEO Fang Yenn	Graduate	PhD
Field and Laboratory Investigations of the Adsorption of Nitrogen Compounds on Estuarine Based Sediments.	ABDULGAWAD Fathia	Graduate	PhD
Modelling the impacts of coastal defence structures on nearshore morphodynamics	ALVAREZ MARTINEZ Fernando	Current	PhD
Numerical Modelling of Hydrodynamic and Sediment-Bacteria Interaction Processes in Estuarine and Coastal Waters	GAO Guanghai	Graduate	PhD
Development Of A Physics-based Morphodynamic Model And It's Application To Braided Rivers	YANG Haiyan	Graduate	PhD
Analysis of Gravity Dams with Drainage Systems using Finite Element Method	KAREEM Hayder Hatif	Current	PhD
Physical and Numerical Modelling Study of meandering in Fluval Rivers	KUANG Hongwei	Graduate	PhD
Numerical and Laboratory Model Studies of Solute Transport in Groundwater/Riverine Flow Interactions	MOHAMED BASHER Hoosein	Graduate	PhD
Physical and Numerical Modelling of Marine Renewable Energy Technologies, with {Articular Focus on Tidal Stream And Tidal Range Devices	BRAMMER James	Graduate	PhD
Impacts of Climate Change and Human Activities on the UK Hydrological Cycle	SHI Jie	Thesis Submitted	PhD
MODELLING FLOOD INUNDATION EXTENT, HAZARD MAPPING AND PATHPOGENS USING HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING.	KING Jonathan Auryn	Current	PhD
Characterisation of wave energy resources	SHUTTLEWORTH Joseph David	Current	PhD
HYDRODYNAMICS AND WATER QUALITY IN MANGROVE ESTUARIES: EXPERIMENTAL AND MODELLING STUDIES	STRUVE Juliane	Graduate	PhD
Development of an Integrated Free Surface and Groundwater Flow Model.	EBRAHIMI Kumars	Graduate	PhD
Development of Hydroinformatics Software Tool Enteric BacteriaTransport Modelling Associated With Sediment Transport	YANG Lei	Graduate	PhD
A Fully Three-Dimensional Non-Hydrostatic Free Surface Flow Model for Hydra-Environmental Predictions.	MONTAZERI NAMIN Masoud	Graduate	PhD
NEARFIELD PLUME MODELING USING LARGE EDDY SIMULATION	CEVHERI Mehtap	Current	PhD
Data Driven Modelling for Environment Water Management	SYED Mofazzal Haider	Graduate	PhD
Numerical Modelling of Wind-Induced Circulation in Lakes and Reservoirs	KOCYIGIT Musteyde	Graduate	PhD
Modelling hydrodynamic, solute and sediment transport processes for marine renewable energy tidal range structures	COZ Nejc	Current	PhD
Modelling of Water Quality and Sediment Transport in Aquatic Basins Using an Unstructured Grid System	KOCYIGIT Onder	Graduate	PhD
LARGE EDDY SIMULATION OF TIDAL TURBINES	OURO BARBA Pablo	Current	PhD
Floodplain Woodland Hydrodynamics	XAVIER Patricia Anne	Graduate	PhD
Modelling The Hydrodynamic Drag Force Of Flexible Riparian Woodland	WHITTAKER Peter	Graduate	PhD
Three Dimensional Modelling of Flow and Disinfection in Chlorine Contact Tanks	AMINI Ramin	Graduate	PhD
Modelling Hydroynamic & Baceterial Processes through Linked River, Floodplain & Coastal System: with Particular Application to Marine Turbines, Breach	AHMADIAN Reza	Graduate	PhD
Effect of Rigid Vegetation on the Velocity, Turbulence and Wave Structure in Open Channel Flows	MORTAZAVY DORCHEH Saied Ahmad	Graduate	PhD
Multiscale Hydro-environmental Modelling of Marine Renewable Energy Devices, with Particular Application to the Severn Barrage	BRAY Samuel	Current	PhD
Modellling of Hydrodynamic and Faecal Indicator Organism Processes in Swansea Bay	BOMMINAYUNI Sandeep Kumar	Graduate	PhD
Fate and Behaviour of Heavy Metals in the Humber Estuary	GUNAPALA Sasamukhi Rundhi	Graduate	PhD
Modelling Flow, Water Quality and Sediment Transport Processes in Riverine Basins	KASHEFIPOUR DEZFULLY Seyed Mahmood	Graduate	PhD
Modelling of Flood Flows Through Hydraulic Structures And Interaction With Sediment	FAGHIHIRAD Shervin	Graduate	PhD
Modelling of Flood Flows Through Hydraulic Structures And Interaction With Sediment	FAGHIHIRAD Shervin	Graduate	PhD
EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEM	ZBALA Talib Abed	Current	PhD
Development Of A Refined Linked 1-D/3-D Computational Fluid Dynamics Model Predicting the Faecal Indicator Organism Levels in River and Coastal Water	TEDJAKUSUMA Teddy	Thesis Submitted	PhD
Integrated Surface Water - Groundwater Modelling Linking Surface Water and Groundwater using DivastSG	SPARKS Timothy Daniel	Graduate	PhD
Physical Testing And Numerical Modelling Of A Novel Vertical Tidal Stream Turbine	HARRIES Tom	Graduate	PhD
Integrated 2D-3D Free Surface Hydro-Environmental Modelling	KAMALIAN Ulrich Reza	Graduate	PhD
Development of a Model for Predicting Wave-current Interactions and Sediment Transport Processes in Nearshore Coastal Water	NAVERA Umme Kulsum	Graduate	PhD
Physical and Numerical Modelling Flow of 3D and Mixing Processes in Contact Tanks	RAUEN William Bonino	Graduate	PhD
Development and Application of an Integrated Hydro-environmental Model for Predicting the Distribution of Nutrients in Estuaries and Coastal Waters	WANG Xiaolin	Graduate	PhD
Hydro-Environmental Modelling Of The Arabian Gulf And Kuwait Bay	AL OSAIRI Yousef	Graduate	PhD
Environmental Hydraulic Model Development for Sutainable River Restoration.	ABD JALIL Yusri	Current	PhD

Education and Qualifications

1994 DSc(Eng) Computational Hydraulics and Environmental Modelling, University of London

1992 DEng Numerical Modelling of Hydrodynamic, Water Quality and Sediment Transport Processes in Rivers, Estuaries and Coastal Basins, University of Birmingham

1976 PhD, DIC Mathematical Modelling of Jet-Forced Circulation in Reservoirs and Harbours, Imperial College, London

1974 MSCE in Hydraulic Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

1973 BSc(Eng) in Civil Engineering, King's College, University of London

Career Overview

1997-date: Professor of Water Management to September 2018, Emeritus Professor of Water Engineering (since October 2018) - sponsored by Hyder (1997-00) and Halcrow and CH2M (2000-15), School of Engineering, Cardiff University; Founding Director, Hydro-environmental Research Centre HRC (1997-15) - Responsible for strategic planning, leading research projects and co-ordinating research activities of centre, typically including 30 research associates and research students; Leader, Institute of Environment and Sustainability (2003-12).
2011-15: President, International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)
1987-97: Professor of Water Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Bradford; Deputy (1987-93) and Head of Department (1993-97), and Director of Environmental Hydraulics Research Centre (1987-97)
1977-86: Lecturer in Hydraulics, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Birmingham.
1976-77: Assistant Engineer, Mott MacDonald, Consulting Engineers, Cambridge

Honours and awards

Honorary Member of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research, 2017 (Awarded for " outstanding contriution in promoting the development of computational modelling in hydro-environmental engineering and research and for his devoted service to IAHR, including as president 2011-15")
Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal, 1997 (Awarded for “Outstanding and demonstrated personal contributions to British engineering leading to market exploitation”)
International Association for Hydraulic Research Ippen Award, 1991 (Awarded for `Outstanding contributions in area of computational flow modelling of coastal and estuarine waters and environmental problems`)
Tianjin Municipal People’s Government (China) Hai He Award of Honour, 2007 (Awarded in “Support for Development of Tianjin Municipality”)
Institution of Civil Engineers Robert Alfred Carr Prize, 2002 and 2006
Institution of Civil Engineers Telford Premium, 1993
Cardiff School of Engineering Teacher of the Year Awards (Large Class Teaching),2005-06, 2007-08 and 2014-15

Professional memberships

Main Academic and Learned Society Appointments

Vice-President, International Association for Coastal Reservoir Research (2017-)
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Water (2017-)
Member, Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, Search Committee (2015-17)
Member, Inst. of Civil Engineers, State of the Nation Water Panel (2011-12)
President, Inter. Assoc. Hydro-Environment Engin. & Research (2011-15)
Chair, Research Excellence Framework, Civil Engineer. Sub-Panel (2010-14)
Chair, IAHR Task Force on Contribution to Global Water Security (2010-15)
External Examiner, University of Malayia, Malaysia (2009-12)
Member, Royal Society Brian Mercer Awards Panel (2008-13)
External Assessor, Promotions Com., Univ. of Malayia, Malaysia (2008-13)
Member, Royal Academy of Engineering Eng. Policy Committee (2008-12)
Chair, Marine Renewable Energy Task Group for Wales (2008-10)
Member, Royal Academy of Engin. Pro-Active Nomination Com. (2008-09)
Editorial Board Member, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (2007-12)
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Hydro-environmental Research (2007-)
British Council, Specialist Advisor Delphi–EAP Partnership (2006-12)
External Examiner, Heriot Watt and Glasgow Universities (2006-10)
External Examiner, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (2005-08)
Guest Professor, Dept. of Mechanics, Tianjin University, China (2005-)
External Examiner, Open University, Milton Keynes (2003-08)
Member, RAEng Committee for Research and Secondment (2003-07)
Lead Assessor, RAEng Research in Civil Engineering (2002-05)
Member, RAEng Engineering Committee (2002-03)
Founding Editor, Journal of River Basin Management, IAHR (2002-)
Founding Editor, Journal of Water Management, ICE Proceedings (2003-06)
Editor, Water and Maritime Engineering, ICE Proceedings (2001-03)
Elected Member, ICE Council (2000-04)
Member, Royal Academy of Engineering, Membership Panel (2000-03)
External Examiner, National University of Ireland, Galway (1999-02)
Advisor, Association of Commonwealth Universities Fellowships (1998-03)
Founding Editor, Journal of Hydroinformatics, IWA (1998-04)
Elected Member, CIWEM Council (1997-03)
External Examiner, University of Liverpool (1996-00)
External Examiner, Queen`s University, Belfast (1995-99)
Chair, ICE Yorkshire Association (1995-96)
Member, EPSRC Peer Review College (1994-)
Associate Editor, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE (1994-01)
External Examiner, University of Ulster (1992-96)
Chair, CIWEM Tyne and Humber Branch (1991-92)
Advisory Professor, Dept. of Env. Eng., Tongji Uni., Shanghai, China (1987-)

Main Advisory and Professional Appointments

Director, Dragon River & Tidal Energy Ltd (2017-)
Professional Consultant, Natural Energy Wyre, Wyre Tidal Gateway Project (2017-)
Consultant, ITPEnergised for Hendry Review of Tidal Lagoons, UK Government (2016-17)
Member, Trustee Board, Chartered Institution of Water & Environmental Management (2016-)
Member, Regional Board & Expert Panel, Hafren Power (2012-14)
Member, Mersey Tidal Power - Design Advisory Group (2010-11)
Member, Global Water Security Pan, Report Govt. Chief Scientist (2009-10)
Member, Govt. Expert Panel for Severn Tidal Power Studies (2008-10)
Expert Witness, Public Inquiry on Preston Sewage Works, Southport (2007)
Member, National Resources Wales Flood Risk Management Com. (2006-)
Member, Grp. of Experts Singapore Land Reclamation Study (ITLOS) (2004)
Expert Witness, Inter. Tribunal Law of Sea, Malaysia v. Singapore (2003-05)
Consultant, Tianjin Municipal Government, China (1999-)
Member, Environment Agency Estuaries Advisory Committee (1998-08)
Advisor, Environment Agency Anglian Flow Forecast Model Sys. (1997-98)
Advisor, US Navy (Environment), Hydro-ecology of Mugu Lagoon (1995-96)
Expert Evaluator of Danish Hydraulic Institute, Danish Government (1995)
Advisor, BP Chemicals Ltd., Humber Estuary EIA Study (1993-94)
Advisor, Brit. Nuclear Fuels, Sellafield & Chapelcross EIA Studies (1993-94)
UN Expert on Mission, Central Water & Power Research Station, India (1993)
Advisor, Southern California Edison, Wetland Management Proj. (1992-93)
Advisor, China Nat. Env. Protection Agency, Shanghai Sewer Proj. (1987-92)
Expert Witness, Public Inquiry, Integrated Treatment Centre, Hull (1992)

Academic positions

2018 - date: Emeritus Professor of Water Engineering, School of Engineering, Cardiff University, UK
1997 - 2018: Professor of Water Management (Sponsored by Hyder - 1997 - 2000, and Halcrow/CH2M - 2000- 2015) and Founding Director of the Hydro-environmental Research Centre (1997 - 2015), School of Engineering, Cardiff University, UK
1987 - 1997: Professor of Water Engineering and Director of the Environmental Hydraulics Research Centre, Head of Department (1993 - 97), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Bradford, UK
1977 - 1986: Lecturer in Hydraulic Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK

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