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Professor Catherine Wilson
Teams and roles for Catherine Wilson
Reader - Teaching and Research
Overview
Main Expertise/Research Interests My Research interests include: (a) vegetation hydrodynamics and the interaction of vegetation and flow in river and estuarine systems, (b) 3-D Computational Fluid Dynamics modelling of environmental hydraulics, (c) the impact of climate change on ecosystems and the linkage between hydrodynamics and invertebrate habitat in rivers Architectural, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Energy and Environment
Compound Channel Flow, The Physical Impact of Riparian and Wetland Vegetation, Development and Verification of 2D and 3D Numerical Models
- External Fellowships and Memberships EPSRC Advanced Research Fellow (2001-2006) EPSRC Review College (2001 - current) ICE,CEng Chartered Engineer - Sabbatical Visits to Research Centres Water Research Centre, University of New South Wales - Membership Committee IAHR UK Section (2002-2008) BHS Welsh Section (2005-2008) - Travel Grants Royal Academy Grants to go: IAHR Congress Beijing (2001); IAHR Congress Korea (2005); IAHR Congress Venice (2007) Key Awards ICE Wales Prize 2004 IAHR Congress JFK Prize 1995 Member of organising committees: Local committee for the IWA/IAHR 5th International Conference of Hydroinformatics Invited section organiser for Joint IAHR-EWRI Congress Vancouver 2009 Reviewer for 15 Journals (ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, Water Resources Research, Water Research, Journal of Hydrology, Journal of Hydraulic Research, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Hydrological Processes, ICE Journal of Water Management, Journal of Hydroinformatics, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of River Basin Management, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms,) Reviewer for International Research Councils: The National Science Foundation (USA) Research Collaborators: Prof. Nils Reidar Olsen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway -Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Dr. Thorsten Stoesser, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA - Modelling flow/vegetation interaction and the associated impact on turbulence using CFD models Prof. Ian Guymer, University of Warwick, UK - Dispersion in meandering channels and the impact of macrophytes on contaminant dispersion Dr Joby Boxall and James Shucksmith, University of Sheffield, UK - Dispersion in meandering channels and the impact of macrophytes on dispersion Dr. Matt Horritt, Halcrow, UK - The use of remote-sensing techniques for parameterising vegetation height and modelling estuarine flows using 1-D/2-D models Dr. Jochen Aberle, University of Braunsweig, Germany - Modelling the hydraulic resistance of woodland vegetation and the DAM approach for experimental hydraulics Dr. Tom Nisbet and Huw Thomas, Forest Research, UK - Modelling the effects of forestation on reach-scale flooding characteristics Dr. Pam Naden and Dr. Rameshwaran, Centre of Hydrology and Ecology, Wallingford, UK - Validation of 3-D CFD codes for the predication of meandering compound channel flow. Prof. Ron Cox and Dr Stephanie Wallace, Water Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia - Modelling the impact of sea grass on the velocity and turbulence structure.
Publication
2025
- Follett, E. et al. 2025. Working for the environment: farmer attitudes towards sustainable farming actions in rural Wales, UK. Environment, Development and Sustainability 27 , pp.13545-13564. (10.1007/s10668-024-04459-y)
- Lofty, J. et al. 2025. Hydrological and hydraulic drivers of microplastics in a rural river sourced from the UK's largest opencast coal mine. Environmental Pollution 368 125722. (10.1016/j.envpol.2025.125722)
- Penning, E. et al., 2025. Evaluating nature-based solutions for small catchments and streams: incorporating floods, droughts and biodiversity. Hydrolink 1 , pp.5-9.
- Sadeghi Tabas, S. et al., 2025. Probabilistic physics‐guided deep neural networks with recurrence and attention mechanisms for interpretable daily streamflow simulation. Water Resources Research 61 (9) e2025WR040173. (10.1029/2025wr040173)
- Sonnino Sorisio, G. et al. 2025. Evaluation of eel tile hydrodynamics and passage of a non-target shoaling species, the three spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Ecological Engineering: The Journal of Ecosystem Restoration 213 107549. (10.1016/j.ecoleng.2025.107549)
- Sonnino Sorisio, G. et al. 2025. Deflecting danger: The role of screen angles in fish impingement. Ecological Engineering: The Journal of Ecosystem Restoration 213 107547. (10.1016/j.ecoleng.2025.107547)
- Wilson, C. , Penning, E. and Findikakis, A. 2025. Nature-based solutions for flood and water management in a climate change [Editorial]. Hydrolink 1-2025 (1), pp.2-2.
2024
- Alzabari, F. , Wilson, C. A. M. E. and Ouro, P. 2024. Hydrodynamics of in‐stream leaky barriers for natural flood management. Water Resources Research 60 (12) e2024WR038117. (10.1029/2024wr038117)
- Lofty, J. et al. 2024. On the vertical structure of non-buoyant plastics in turbulent transport. Water Research 254 121306. (10.1016/j.watres.2024.121306)
- Lofty, J. , Wilson, C. and Ouro, P. 2024. Biofouling changes the settling dynamics of macroplastic plates. Communications Earth & Environment 5 750. (10.1038/s43247-024-01922-6)
- Samadi, V. S. et al., 2024. Regression-based machine learning approaches for daily streamflow modeling. In: Corzo Perez, G. and Solomatine, D. P. eds. Advanced Hydroinformatics: Machine Learning and Optimization for Water Resources. John Wiley & Sons. , pp.129-147. (10.1002/9781119639268.ch5)
- Sonnino Sorisio, G. et al. 2024. Fish passage solution: European eel kinematics and behaviour in shear layer turbulent flows. Ecological Engineering 203 107254. (10.1016/j.ecoleng.2024.107254)
- Yagci, O. et al., 2024. Experimental study on influence of different patterns of an emergent vegetation patch on the flow field and scour/deposition processes in the wake region. Water Resources Research 60 (1) e2023WR034978. (10.1029/2023WR034978)
2023
- Alzabari, F. , Ouro, P. and Wilson, C. 2023. Large-Eddy simulation of flow around leaky barriers in linear configurations. Presented at: 40th IAHR World Congress 21-25 August 2023. Published in: Habersack, H. , Tritthart, M. and Waldenberger, L. eds. Proceedings of the 40th IAHR World Congress. Vol. 40.International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research. (10.3850/978-90-833476-1-5_iahr40wc-p0154-cd)
- Alzabari, F. , Wilson, C. A. and Ouro, P. 2023. Unsteady vortex shedding dynamics behind a circular cylinder in very shallow free-surface flows. Computers and Fluids 260 105918. (10.1016/j.compfluid.2023.105918)
- Kinghorn, A. et al. 2023. Effect of high tibial osteotomy on ankle and subtalar joint alignment. Orthopaedic Proceedings 105-B (SUPP_4)(10.1302/1358-992X.2023.4.001)
- Lofty, J. et al. 2023. Microplastic and natural sediment in bed load saltation: Material does not dictate the fate. Water Research 243 120329. (10.1016/j.watres.2023.120329)
- Muhawenimana, V. et al. 2023. Field-based monitoring of instream leaky barrier backwater and storage during storm events. Journal of Hydrology 662 (Part A) 129744. (10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129744)
- Müller, S. et al. 2023. Fish response to the presence of hydrokinetic turbines as a sustainable energy solution. Scientific Reports 13 7459. (10.1038/s41598-023-33000-w)
- Sonnino Sorisio, G. et al. 2023. Colour as a behavioural guide for fish near hydrokinetic turbines. Heliyon 9 (12) E22376. (10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22376)
- Wilson, C. , Follett, E. and Muhawenimana, V. 2023. Why beaver-like dams can protect communities from flooding - new research. The Conversation 2023 (21 Aug)
2022
- Harvey, S. et al., 2022. An inertial mechanism behind dynamic station holding by fish swinging in a vortex street. Scientific Reports 12 12660. (10.1038/s41598-022-16181-8)
- Lofty, J. et al. 2022. Microplastics removal from a primary settler tank in a wastewater treatment plant and estimations of contamination onto European agricultural land via sewage sludge recycling. Environmental Pollution 304 119198. (10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119198)
- Lofty, J. , Ouro, P. and Wilson, C. 2022. Microplastics in the riverine environment: meta-analysis and quality criteria for developing robust field sampling procedures. Science of the Total Environment 863 160893. (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160893)
- Muhawenimana, V. et al. 2022. Local scour patterns around a bridge pier with cable-wrapping. Fluids 8 (1) 3. (10.3390/fluids8010003)
- Müller, S. et al. 2022. Influence of channel‐spanning engineered logjam structures on channel hydrodynamics. Water Resources Research 58 (12) e2022WR032111. (10.1029/2022wr032111)
- Phillips, R. C. et al., 2022. The devil Is in the tail dependence: an assessment of multivariate copula‐based frameworks and dependence concepts for coastal compound flood dynamics. Earth's Future 10 (9) e2022EF002705. (10.1029/2022ef002705)
- Whatling, G. M. et al. 2022. Assessing functional recovery following total knee replacement surgery using objective classification of level gait data and patient-reported outcome measures. Clinical Biomechanics 95 105625. (10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2022.105625)
2021
- Mueller, S. et al. 2021. Experimental investigation of the wake characteristics behind twin vertical axis turbines. Energy Conversion and Management 247 114768. (10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114768)
- Muhawenimana, V. et al. 2021. Temperature surpasses the effects of velocity and turbulence on swimming performance of two invasive non-native fish species. Royal Society Open Science 8 (2) 201516. (10.1098/rsos.201516)
- Muhawenimana, V. et al. 2021. Flood attenuation hydraulics of channel-spanning leaky barriers. Journal of Hydrology 596 125731. (10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125731)
- Muller, S. et al. 2021. Leaky barriers: leaky enough for fish to pass?. Royal Society Open Science 8 (3) 201843. (10.1098/rsos.201843)
- Müller, S. et al., 2021. Experimental investigation of physical leaky barrier design implications on juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) movement. Water Resources Research 57 (8) e2021WR030111. (10.1029/2021WR030111)
- Norbury, M. et al., 2021. Quantifying the hydrological implications of pre- and post-installation willowed engineered log jams in the Pennine Uplands, NW England. Journal of Hydrology 603 (Part C) 126855. (10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126855)
2020
- Samadi, S. et al., 2020. Bayesian model averaging with fixed and flexible priors: theory, concepts, and calibration experiments for rainfall-runoff modeling. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 12 (7) e2019MS001924. (10.1029/2019MS001924)
2019
- Biggs, P. R. et al. 2019. Correlations between patient-perceived outcome and objectively-measured biomechanical change following total knee replacement. Gait and Posture 70 , pp.65-70. (10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.02.028)
- Muhawenimana, V. et al. 2019. Spanwise cylinder wake hydrodynamics and fish behavior. Water Resources Research 55 (11), pp.8569-8582. (10.1029/2018WR024217)
- Ouro, P. , Muhawenimana, V. and Wilson, C. A. 2019. Asymmetric wake of a horizontal cylinder in close proximity to a solid boundary for Reynolds numbers in the subcritical turbulence regime. Physical Review Fluids 4 104604. (10.1103/PhysRevFluids.4.104604)
- Reynolds, M. et al. 2019. Assessing the effects of water flow rate on parasite transmission amongst a social host. Hydrobiologia 830 (1), pp.201-212. (10.1007/s10750-018-3863-x)
2018
- Muhawenimana, V. , Wilson, C. A. M. E. and Cable, J. 2018. Fish swimming kinematics in a turbulent wake: to spill or not to spill?. E3S Web of Conferences 40 03024. (10.1051/e3sconf/20184003024)
2017
- Ouro, P. et al. 2017. Large-Eddy simulation of shallow turbulent wakes behind a conical island. Physics of Fluids 29 (12) 126601. (10.1063/1.5004028)
2015
- Evans, P. et al. 2015. Constraints on extractable power from energetic tidal straits. Renewable Energy 81 , pp.707-722. (10.1016/j.renene.2015.03.085)
- Whittaker, P. , Wilson, C. A. M. E. and Aberle, J. 2015. An improved Cauchy number approach for predicting the drag and reconfiguration of flexible vegetation. Advances in Water Resources 83 , pp.28-35. (10.1016/j.advwatres.2015.05.005)
2014
- Hockley, F. A. et al. 2014. Fish responses to flow velocity and turbulence in relation to size, sex and parasite load. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 11 (91) 20130814. (10.1098/rsif.2013.0814)
- Hockley, F. A. et al. 2014. Combined effects of flow condition and parasitism on shoaling behaviour of female guppies Poecilia reticulata. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 68 (9), pp.1513-1520. (10.1007/s00265-014-1760-5)
2013
- Evans, P. S. et al. 2013. Characterisation of a Highly Energetic Tidal Energy Site with Specific Reference to Hydrodynamics and Bathymetry.. Presented at: Tenth European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference Aalborg, Denmark 2-5 Sept 2013.
- Rameshwaran, P. et al., 2013. Inter-comparison and validation of computational fluid dynamics codes in two-stage meandering channel flows. Applied Mathematical Modelling 37 , pp.8652-8672. (10.1016/j.apm.2013.07.016)
- Samadi, S. Z. , Wilson, C. and Moradkhani, H. 2013. Uncertainty analysis of statistical downscaling models using Hadley Centre Coupled Model. Theoretical and Applied Climatology 114 (3-4), pp.673-690. (10.1007/s00704-013-0844-x)
- Sulaymon, A. H. , Wilson, C. and Alwared, A. I. 2013. An experimental investigation of the settling behaviour of two spheres in a power law fluid. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 192 , pp.29-36. (10.1016/j.jnnfm.2012.09.011)
- Whittaker, P. et al. 2013. A drag force model to incorporate the reconfiguration of full-scale riparian trees under hydrodynamic loading. Journal of Hydraulic Research 51 (5), pp.569-580. (10.1080/00221686.2013.822936)
2012
- Sharifi, F. , Samadi, S. Z. and Wilson, C. 2012. Causes and consequences of recent floods in the Golestan catchments and Caspian Sea regions of Iran. Natural Hazards 61 (2), pp.533-550. (10.1007/s11069-011-9934-1)
2010
- Malki, R. and Wilson, C. 2010. A Comparison between the Turbulence Structure within a Vegetation Canopy and a Uniform Cylinder Model with Increasing Reynolds Number. Presented at: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Eco-Hydraulics Seoul, Korea
- Sulaymon, A. H. , Wilson, C. and Alwared, A. I. 2010. Experimental Determination of the Virtual Mass Coefficient for Two Spheres Accelerating in a Power Law Fluid. ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering 132 (12) 121204. (10.1115/1.4003001)
- Wilson, C. et al. 2010. The Hydrodynamic Drag of Full Scale Trees. Presented at: 5th International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics (RiverFlow 2010) Braunschweig, Germany
- Xavier, P. A. et al., 2010. Drag Force of Flexible Submerged Trees. Presented at: Proceedings of the EU Hydralab Conference Hannover, Germany
2009
- Rees, S. W. , Ali, B. N. and Wilson, C. 2009. Groundwater variation and soil stability in relation to vegetation induced water uptake. Presented at: 33rd IAHR Congress water engineering for a sustainable environment Vancouver, Canada 9-14 August 2009. Proceedings of the 33rd IAHR Congress, Water Engineering for a Sustainable Environment (August 2009, Vancouver, Canada). International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR). , pp.4071-4077.
- Schnauder, I. and Wilson, C. 2009. Direct measurement of vegetation resistance in prototype scale. Journal of Hydraulic Research 47 (3), pp.388-389. (10.1080/00221686.2009.9522011)
- Trodden, L. , Wilson, C. and Ormerod, S. J. 2009. Physical and Hydraulic Characterisation of Leaf Pack Formation. Presented at: 33rd IAHR Congress Conference Proceedings Vancouver, Canada
2008
- Malki, R. and Wilson, C. 2008. The influence of plant morphology on velocity and turbulence structure. Presented at: Proceedings of RiverFlow, 2008 Cesme, Turkey
- Schoneboom, T. et al., 2008. Drag force measurements of vegetation elements. Presented at: 8th International Conference on Hydro-Science and Engineering (ICHE) 2008 Nagoya, Japan 8-12 September 2008.
- Wilson, C. , Hoyt, J. and Schnauder, I. 2008. Impact of foliage on the drag force of vegetation in aquatic flows. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 134 (7), pp.885-891. (10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2008)134:7(885))
- Xavier, P. and Wilson, C. 2008. Optimising ADV sampling locations in simulated vegetated flows. Presented at: Proceedings of 16th IAHR APD Congress Nanjing, China
2007
- Malki, R. A. , Wilson, C. and Aberle, J. 2007. The effects of saltmarsh plants on drag forces and shear stresses. Presented at: 32nd IAHR Congress Conference Proceedings Venice, Italy.
- Wilson, C. 2007. Flow resistance models for flexible submerged vegetation. Journal of Hydrology 342 (3-4), pp.213-222. (10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.04.022)
- Wilson, C. et al. 2007. Three-dimensional numerical simulation of solute transport in a meandering self-formed river channel. IAHR Journal of Hydraulic Research 45 (5), pp.610-616.
- Xavier, P. and Wilson, C. 2007. Double-averaging flow characteristics around cylinders: The effect of selective sampling. Presented at: 32nd IAHR Congress Conference Proceedings Venice, Italy
2006
- Falconer, R. A. , Wilson, C. and Lin, B. 2006. Hydroenvironmental processes of tidal energy and riverine management. Project Report.
- Naden, P. et al., 2006. Inter-comparison of CFD codes using data from a large-scale physical model. Presented at: IAHR/IWA International Conference on Hydroinformatics Theme 1D3-4 Nice, France
- Wilson, C. et al. 2006. Closure of discussion to open channel flow through different forms of submerged flexible vegetation. ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 132 (750), pp.748-749. (10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2006)132:7(750))
- Wilson, C. et al. 2006. Closure to 'Open channel flow through different forms of submerged flexible vegetation' by C. A. M. E. Wilson, T. Stoesser, P. D. Bates, and A. Batemann Pinzen. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 132 (7), pp.750. (10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2006)132:7(750))
- Wilson, C. et al. 2006. 3D numerical modelling of a willow vegetated river/floodplain system. Journal of hydrology 327 (1-2), pp.13-21. (10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.11.027)
- Wilson, C. et al. 2006. Application of the drag force approach to model the flow-interaction of natural vegetation. International Journal of River Basin Management 4 (2), pp.137-146. (10.1080/15715124.2006.9635283)
2005
- Guymer, I. , Wilson, C. and Boxall, J. B. 2005. Modelling solute transport processes in free surface flow CFD schemes. In: Bates, P. D. , Lane, S. N. and Ferguson, R. I. eds. Computational Fluid Dynamics: Applications in Environmental Hydraulics. Chichester: Wiley. , pp.51-70.
- Stoesser, T. , Neary, V. and Wilson, C. 2005. Modelling vegetated channel flows: challenges and opportunities. Presented at: WSEAS (The World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society) Conference on Fluid Mechanics 2005 Corfu, Greece
- Wilson, C. et al. 2005. Measuring the drag force of vegetation. Presented at: IAHR 31st Conference Congress Seoul, Korea
- Wilson, C. , Stoesser, T. and Bates, P. D. 2005. Open channel flow through vegetation. In: Bates, P. D. , Lane, S. and Ferguson, R. eds. Computational Fluid Dynamics: Applications in Environmental Hydraulics. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. , pp.395-428.
2004
- Hoyt, J. and Wilson, C. 2004. Visualisation techniques for vegetated flows. Presented at: Proceedings of 5th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics Madrid, SpainVol. Paper.
- Wilson, C. , Stoesser, T. and Olsen, N. B. R. 2004. Validation of a 3d computational dynamics code in the simulation of meandering compound channel flows. Presented at: The 6th International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering (ICHE-2004) Brisbane, AustraliaVol. 6., pp.416-417.
- Wilson, C. et al. 2004. 3D numerical modelling of vegetated compound channel flows. Presented at: IAHR/ IWA 6th International conference on Hydroinformatics SingaporeVol. 1., pp.383-390.
2003
- Stoesser, T. et al., 2003. Application of a 3D numerical model to a river with vegetated floodplains. IAHR/IWA Journal of Hydroinformatics 5 (2), pp.99-112.
- Wilson, C. et al. 2003. Open channel flow through different forms of submerged flexible vegetation. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 129 (11), pp.847-853. (10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2003)129:11(847))
- Wilson, C. et al. 2003. Validation of a three-dimensional numerical code in the simulation of pseudo-natural meandering flows. Journal of hydraulic engineering 129 (10), pp.758-768. (10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2003)129:10(758))
- Wilson, C. et al. 2003. Three dimensional numerical simulation of solute transport in a meandering channel. Presented at: IAHR 30th Conference Congress Thessoniliki, Greece
- Wilson, C. et al. 2003. Application and validation of numerical codes in the prediction of compound channel flows. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Maritime and Energy 153 (2), pp.117-128. (10.1680/wame.2003.156.2.117)
- Wilson, C. et al. 2003. Numerical modelling of vegetation flow interaction: the wienfluss test case. Presented at: EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly Nice, France
2002
- Smith, M. , Wilson, C. and Bates, P. D. 2002. The integration of a hydraulic simulation tool with high-spatial resolution visualisation software. Presented at: IAHR 5th International Conference of Hydroinformatics Cardiff, UK, pp.770-776.
- Wilson, C. , Bates, P. D. and Hervouet, J. M. 2002. Comparison of turbulence models for stage-discharge rating curve prediction in compound channel flows using two-dimensional finite element methods. Journal of Hydrology 257 (1-4), pp.42-58. (10.1016/S0022-1694(01)00553-4)
- Wilson, C. and Horritt, M. S. 2002. Measuring the flow resistance of submerged grass. Hydrological Processes 16 (13), pp.2589-2598. (10.1002/hyp.1049)
2001
- Sellin, R. H. J. , Wilson, C. and Naish, C. 2001. Model and prototype results for a sinuous two-stage river channel design. Journal of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management 15 (3), pp.207-216.
- Wilson, C. , Bates, P. D. and Stoesser, T. 2001. Open channel flow through types of flexible submerged vegetation. Presented at: Proceedings of the 26th Assembly of the European Geophysical Society Nice, France
Articles
- Alzabari, F. , Wilson, C. A. M. E. and Ouro, P. 2024. Hydrodynamics of in‐stream leaky barriers for natural flood management. Water Resources Research 60 (12) e2024WR038117. (10.1029/2024wr038117)
- Alzabari, F. , Wilson, C. A. and Ouro, P. 2023. Unsteady vortex shedding dynamics behind a circular cylinder in very shallow free-surface flows. Computers and Fluids 260 105918. (10.1016/j.compfluid.2023.105918)
- Biggs, P. R. et al. 2019. Correlations between patient-perceived outcome and objectively-measured biomechanical change following total knee replacement. Gait and Posture 70 , pp.65-70. (10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.02.028)
- Evans, P. et al. 2015. Constraints on extractable power from energetic tidal straits. Renewable Energy 81 , pp.707-722. (10.1016/j.renene.2015.03.085)
- Follett, E. et al. 2025. Working for the environment: farmer attitudes towards sustainable farming actions in rural Wales, UK. Environment, Development and Sustainability 27 , pp.13545-13564. (10.1007/s10668-024-04459-y)
- Harvey, S. et al., 2022. An inertial mechanism behind dynamic station holding by fish swinging in a vortex street. Scientific Reports 12 12660. (10.1038/s41598-022-16181-8)
- Hockley, F. A. et al. 2014. Fish responses to flow velocity and turbulence in relation to size, sex and parasite load. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 11 (91) 20130814. (10.1098/rsif.2013.0814)
- Hockley, F. A. et al. 2014. Combined effects of flow condition and parasitism on shoaling behaviour of female guppies Poecilia reticulata. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 68 (9), pp.1513-1520. (10.1007/s00265-014-1760-5)
- Kinghorn, A. et al. 2023. Effect of high tibial osteotomy on ankle and subtalar joint alignment. Orthopaedic Proceedings 105-B (SUPP_4)(10.1302/1358-992X.2023.4.001)
- Lofty, J. et al. 2022. Microplastics removal from a primary settler tank in a wastewater treatment plant and estimations of contamination onto European agricultural land via sewage sludge recycling. Environmental Pollution 304 119198. (10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119198)
- Lofty, J. et al. 2023. Microplastic and natural sediment in bed load saltation: Material does not dictate the fate. Water Research 243 120329. (10.1016/j.watres.2023.120329)
- Lofty, J. , Ouro, P. and Wilson, C. 2022. Microplastics in the riverine environment: meta-analysis and quality criteria for developing robust field sampling procedures. Science of the Total Environment 863 160893. (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160893)
- Lofty, J. et al. 2025. Hydrological and hydraulic drivers of microplastics in a rural river sourced from the UK's largest opencast coal mine. Environmental Pollution 368 125722. (10.1016/j.envpol.2025.125722)
- Lofty, J. et al. 2024. On the vertical structure of non-buoyant plastics in turbulent transport. Water Research 254 121306. (10.1016/j.watres.2024.121306)
- Lofty, J. , Wilson, C. and Ouro, P. 2024. Biofouling changes the settling dynamics of macroplastic plates. Communications Earth & Environment 5 750. (10.1038/s43247-024-01922-6)
- Mueller, S. et al. 2021. Experimental investigation of the wake characteristics behind twin vertical axis turbines. Energy Conversion and Management 247 114768. (10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114768)
- Muhawenimana, V. et al. 2019. Spanwise cylinder wake hydrodynamics and fish behavior. Water Resources Research 55 (11), pp.8569-8582. (10.1029/2018WR024217)
- Muhawenimana, V. et al. 2022. Local scour patterns around a bridge pier with cable-wrapping. Fluids 8 (1) 3. (10.3390/fluids8010003)
- Muhawenimana, V. et al. 2023. Field-based monitoring of instream leaky barrier backwater and storage during storm events. Journal of Hydrology 662 (Part A) 129744. (10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129744)
- Muhawenimana, V. et al. 2021. Temperature surpasses the effects of velocity and turbulence on swimming performance of two invasive non-native fish species. Royal Society Open Science 8 (2) 201516. (10.1098/rsos.201516)
- Muhawenimana, V. , Wilson, C. A. M. E. and Cable, J. 2018. Fish swimming kinematics in a turbulent wake: to spill or not to spill?. E3S Web of Conferences 40 03024. (10.1051/e3sconf/20184003024)
- Muhawenimana, V. et al. 2021. Flood attenuation hydraulics of channel-spanning leaky barriers. Journal of Hydrology 596 125731. (10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125731)
- Müller, S. et al. 2022. Influence of channel‐spanning engineered logjam structures on channel hydrodynamics. Water Resources Research 58 (12) e2022WR032111. (10.1029/2022wr032111)
- Müller, S. et al. 2023. Fish response to the presence of hydrokinetic turbines as a sustainable energy solution. Scientific Reports 13 7459. (10.1038/s41598-023-33000-w)
- Muller, S. et al. 2021. Leaky barriers: leaky enough for fish to pass?. Royal Society Open Science 8 (3) 201843. (10.1098/rsos.201843)
- Müller, S. et al., 2021. Experimental investigation of physical leaky barrier design implications on juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) movement. Water Resources Research 57 (8) e2021WR030111. (10.1029/2021WR030111)
- Norbury, M. et al., 2021. Quantifying the hydrological implications of pre- and post-installation willowed engineered log jams in the Pennine Uplands, NW England. Journal of Hydrology 603 (Part C) 126855. (10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126855)
- Ouro, P. , Muhawenimana, V. and Wilson, C. A. 2019. Asymmetric wake of a horizontal cylinder in close proximity to a solid boundary for Reynolds numbers in the subcritical turbulence regime. Physical Review Fluids 4 104604. (10.1103/PhysRevFluids.4.104604)
- Ouro, P. et al. 2017. Large-Eddy simulation of shallow turbulent wakes behind a conical island. Physics of Fluids 29 (12) 126601. (10.1063/1.5004028)
- Penning, E. et al., 2025. Evaluating nature-based solutions for small catchments and streams: incorporating floods, droughts and biodiversity. Hydrolink 1 , pp.5-9.
- Phillips, R. C. et al., 2022. The devil Is in the tail dependence: an assessment of multivariate copula‐based frameworks and dependence concepts for coastal compound flood dynamics. Earth's Future 10 (9) e2022EF002705. (10.1029/2022ef002705)
- Rameshwaran, P. et al., 2013. Inter-comparison and validation of computational fluid dynamics codes in two-stage meandering channel flows. Applied Mathematical Modelling 37 , pp.8652-8672. (10.1016/j.apm.2013.07.016)
- Reynolds, M. et al. 2019. Assessing the effects of water flow rate on parasite transmission amongst a social host. Hydrobiologia 830 (1), pp.201-212. (10.1007/s10750-018-3863-x)
- Sadeghi Tabas, S. et al., 2025. Probabilistic physics‐guided deep neural networks with recurrence and attention mechanisms for interpretable daily streamflow simulation. Water Resources Research 61 (9) e2025WR040173. (10.1029/2025wr040173)
- Samadi, S. et al., 2020. Bayesian model averaging with fixed and flexible priors: theory, concepts, and calibration experiments for rainfall-runoff modeling. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 12 (7) e2019MS001924. (10.1029/2019MS001924)
- Samadi, S. Z. , Wilson, C. and Moradkhani, H. 2013. Uncertainty analysis of statistical downscaling models using Hadley Centre Coupled Model. Theoretical and Applied Climatology 114 (3-4), pp.673-690. (10.1007/s00704-013-0844-x)
- Schnauder, I. and Wilson, C. 2009. Direct measurement of vegetation resistance in prototype scale. Journal of Hydraulic Research 47 (3), pp.388-389. (10.1080/00221686.2009.9522011)
- Sellin, R. H. J. , Wilson, C. and Naish, C. 2001. Model and prototype results for a sinuous two-stage river channel design. Journal of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management 15 (3), pp.207-216.
- Sharifi, F. , Samadi, S. Z. and Wilson, C. 2012. Causes and consequences of recent floods in the Golestan catchments and Caspian Sea regions of Iran. Natural Hazards 61 (2), pp.533-550. (10.1007/s11069-011-9934-1)
- Sonnino Sorisio, G. et al. 2025. Evaluation of eel tile hydrodynamics and passage of a non-target shoaling species, the three spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Ecological Engineering: The Journal of Ecosystem Restoration 213 107549. (10.1016/j.ecoleng.2025.107549)
- Sonnino Sorisio, G. et al. 2023. Colour as a behavioural guide for fish near hydrokinetic turbines. Heliyon 9 (12) E22376. (10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22376)
- Sonnino Sorisio, G. et al. 2025. Deflecting danger: The role of screen angles in fish impingement. Ecological Engineering: The Journal of Ecosystem Restoration 213 107547. (10.1016/j.ecoleng.2025.107547)
- Sonnino Sorisio, G. et al. 2024. Fish passage solution: European eel kinematics and behaviour in shear layer turbulent flows. Ecological Engineering 203 107254. (10.1016/j.ecoleng.2024.107254)
- Stoesser, T. et al., 2003. Application of a 3D numerical model to a river with vegetated floodplains. IAHR/IWA Journal of Hydroinformatics 5 (2), pp.99-112.
- Sulaymon, A. H. , Wilson, C. and Alwared, A. I. 2010. Experimental Determination of the Virtual Mass Coefficient for Two Spheres Accelerating in a Power Law Fluid. ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering 132 (12) 121204. (10.1115/1.4003001)
- Sulaymon, A. H. , Wilson, C. and Alwared, A. I. 2013. An experimental investigation of the settling behaviour of two spheres in a power law fluid. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 192 , pp.29-36. (10.1016/j.jnnfm.2012.09.011)
- Whatling, G. M. et al. 2022. Assessing functional recovery following total knee replacement surgery using objective classification of level gait data and patient-reported outcome measures. Clinical Biomechanics 95 105625. (10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2022.105625)
- Whittaker, P. et al. 2013. A drag force model to incorporate the reconfiguration of full-scale riparian trees under hydrodynamic loading. Journal of Hydraulic Research 51 (5), pp.569-580. (10.1080/00221686.2013.822936)
- Whittaker, P. , Wilson, C. A. M. E. and Aberle, J. 2015. An improved Cauchy number approach for predicting the drag and reconfiguration of flexible vegetation. Advances in Water Resources 83 , pp.28-35. (10.1016/j.advwatres.2015.05.005)
- Wilson, C. 2007. Flow resistance models for flexible submerged vegetation. Journal of Hydrology 342 (3-4), pp.213-222. (10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.04.022)
- Wilson, C. et al. 2003. Open channel flow through different forms of submerged flexible vegetation. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 129 (11), pp.847-853. (10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2003)129:11(847))
- Wilson, C. , Bates, P. D. and Hervouet, J. M. 2002. Comparison of turbulence models for stage-discharge rating curve prediction in compound channel flows using two-dimensional finite element methods. Journal of Hydrology 257 (1-4), pp.42-58. (10.1016/S0022-1694(01)00553-4)
- Wilson, C. et al. 2003. Validation of a three-dimensional numerical code in the simulation of pseudo-natural meandering flows. Journal of hydraulic engineering 129 (10), pp.758-768. (10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2003)129:10(758))
- Wilson, C. , Follett, E. and Muhawenimana, V. 2023. Why beaver-like dams can protect communities from flooding - new research. The Conversation 2023 (21 Aug)
- Wilson, C. et al. 2007. Three-dimensional numerical simulation of solute transport in a meandering self-formed river channel. IAHR Journal of Hydraulic Research 45 (5), pp.610-616.
- Wilson, C. and Horritt, M. S. 2002. Measuring the flow resistance of submerged grass. Hydrological Processes 16 (13), pp.2589-2598. (10.1002/hyp.1049)
- Wilson, C. , Hoyt, J. and Schnauder, I. 2008. Impact of foliage on the drag force of vegetation in aquatic flows. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 134 (7), pp.885-891. (10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2008)134:7(885))
- Wilson, C. , Penning, E. and Findikakis, A. 2025. Nature-based solutions for flood and water management in a climate change [Editorial]. Hydrolink 1-2025 (1), pp.2-2.
- Wilson, C. et al. 2006. Closure of discussion to open channel flow through different forms of submerged flexible vegetation. ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 132 (750), pp.748-749. (10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2006)132:7(750))
- Wilson, C. et al. 2003. Application and validation of numerical codes in the prediction of compound channel flows. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Maritime and Energy 153 (2), pp.117-128. (10.1680/wame.2003.156.2.117)
- Wilson, C. et al. 2006. Closure to 'Open channel flow through different forms of submerged flexible vegetation' by C. A. M. E. Wilson, T. Stoesser, P. D. Bates, and A. Batemann Pinzen. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 132 (7), pp.750. (10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2006)132:7(750))
- Wilson, C. et al. 2006. 3D numerical modelling of a willow vegetated river/floodplain system. Journal of hydrology 327 (1-2), pp.13-21. (10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.11.027)
- Wilson, C. et al. 2006. Application of the drag force approach to model the flow-interaction of natural vegetation. International Journal of River Basin Management 4 (2), pp.137-146. (10.1080/15715124.2006.9635283)
- Yagci, O. et al., 2024. Experimental study on influence of different patterns of an emergent vegetation patch on the flow field and scour/deposition processes in the wake region. Water Resources Research 60 (1) e2023WR034978. (10.1029/2023WR034978)
Book sections
- Guymer, I. , Wilson, C. and Boxall, J. B. 2005. Modelling solute transport processes in free surface flow CFD schemes. In: Bates, P. D. , Lane, S. N. and Ferguson, R. I. eds. Computational Fluid Dynamics: Applications in Environmental Hydraulics. Chichester: Wiley. , pp.51-70.
- Samadi, V. S. et al., 2024. Regression-based machine learning approaches for daily streamflow modeling. In: Corzo Perez, G. and Solomatine, D. P. eds. Advanced Hydroinformatics: Machine Learning and Optimization for Water Resources. John Wiley & Sons. , pp.129-147. (10.1002/9781119639268.ch5)
- Wilson, C. , Stoesser, T. and Bates, P. D. 2005. Open channel flow through vegetation. In: Bates, P. D. , Lane, S. and Ferguson, R. eds. Computational Fluid Dynamics: Applications in Environmental Hydraulics. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. , pp.395-428.
Conferences
- Alzabari, F. , Ouro, P. and Wilson, C. 2023. Large-Eddy simulation of flow around leaky barriers in linear configurations. Presented at: 40th IAHR World Congress 21-25 August 2023. Published in: Habersack, H. , Tritthart, M. and Waldenberger, L. eds. Proceedings of the 40th IAHR World Congress. Vol. 40.International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research. (10.3850/978-90-833476-1-5_iahr40wc-p0154-cd)
- Evans, P. S. et al. 2013. Characterisation of a Highly Energetic Tidal Energy Site with Specific Reference to Hydrodynamics and Bathymetry.. Presented at: Tenth European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference Aalborg, Denmark 2-5 Sept 2013.
- Hoyt, J. and Wilson, C. 2004. Visualisation techniques for vegetated flows. Presented at: Proceedings of 5th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics Madrid, SpainVol. Paper.
- Malki, R. and Wilson, C. 2010. A Comparison between the Turbulence Structure within a Vegetation Canopy and a Uniform Cylinder Model with Increasing Reynolds Number. Presented at: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Eco-Hydraulics Seoul, Korea
- Malki, R. and Wilson, C. 2008. The influence of plant morphology on velocity and turbulence structure. Presented at: Proceedings of RiverFlow, 2008 Cesme, Turkey
- Malki, R. A. , Wilson, C. and Aberle, J. 2007. The effects of saltmarsh plants on drag forces and shear stresses. Presented at: 32nd IAHR Congress Conference Proceedings Venice, Italy.
- Naden, P. et al., 2006. Inter-comparison of CFD codes using data from a large-scale physical model. Presented at: IAHR/IWA International Conference on Hydroinformatics Theme 1D3-4 Nice, France
- Rees, S. W. , Ali, B. N. and Wilson, C. 2009. Groundwater variation and soil stability in relation to vegetation induced water uptake. Presented at: 33rd IAHR Congress water engineering for a sustainable environment Vancouver, Canada 9-14 August 2009. Proceedings of the 33rd IAHR Congress, Water Engineering for a Sustainable Environment (August 2009, Vancouver, Canada). International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR). , pp.4071-4077.
- Schoneboom, T. et al., 2008. Drag force measurements of vegetation elements. Presented at: 8th International Conference on Hydro-Science and Engineering (ICHE) 2008 Nagoya, Japan 8-12 September 2008.
- Smith, M. , Wilson, C. and Bates, P. D. 2002. The integration of a hydraulic simulation tool with high-spatial resolution visualisation software. Presented at: IAHR 5th International Conference of Hydroinformatics Cardiff, UK, pp.770-776.
- Stoesser, T. , Neary, V. and Wilson, C. 2005. Modelling vegetated channel flows: challenges and opportunities. Presented at: WSEAS (The World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society) Conference on Fluid Mechanics 2005 Corfu, Greece
- Trodden, L. , Wilson, C. and Ormerod, S. J. 2009. Physical and Hydraulic Characterisation of Leaf Pack Formation. Presented at: 33rd IAHR Congress Conference Proceedings Vancouver, Canada
- Wilson, C. , Bates, P. D. and Stoesser, T. 2001. Open channel flow through types of flexible submerged vegetation. Presented at: Proceedings of the 26th Assembly of the European Geophysical Society Nice, France
- Wilson, C. et al. 2003. Three dimensional numerical simulation of solute transport in a meandering channel. Presented at: IAHR 30th Conference Congress Thessoniliki, Greece
- Wilson, C. et al. 2005. Measuring the drag force of vegetation. Presented at: IAHR 31st Conference Congress Seoul, Korea
- Wilson, C. , Stoesser, T. and Olsen, N. B. R. 2004. Validation of a 3d computational dynamics code in the simulation of meandering compound channel flows. Presented at: The 6th International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering (ICHE-2004) Brisbane, AustraliaVol. 6., pp.416-417.
- Wilson, C. et al. 2010. The Hydrodynamic Drag of Full Scale Trees. Presented at: 5th International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics (RiverFlow 2010) Braunschweig, Germany
- Wilson, C. et al. 2004. 3D numerical modelling of vegetated compound channel flows. Presented at: IAHR/ IWA 6th International conference on Hydroinformatics SingaporeVol. 1., pp.383-390.
- Wilson, C. et al. 2003. Numerical modelling of vegetation flow interaction: the wienfluss test case. Presented at: EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly Nice, France
- Xavier, P. and Wilson, C. 2007. Double-averaging flow characteristics around cylinders: The effect of selective sampling. Presented at: 32nd IAHR Congress Conference Proceedings Venice, Italy
- Xavier, P. and Wilson, C. 2008. Optimising ADV sampling locations in simulated vegetated flows. Presented at: Proceedings of 16th IAHR APD Congress Nanjing, China
- Xavier, P. A. et al., 2010. Drag Force of Flexible Submerged Trees. Presented at: Proceedings of the EU Hydralab Conference Hannover, Germany
Monographs
- Falconer, R. A. , Wilson, C. and Lin, B. 2006. Hydroenvironmental processes of tidal energy and riverine management. Project Report.
Research
Contracts
| Title | People | Sponsor | Value | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corrosion Scales in water distruption network | Sapsford D, Wilson C, Mahdi T, Geroni J | Dwr Cymru | 4994 | 12/04/2013 - 11/04/2014 |
| Development of vegetation flow resistance alogrithms in the numerical modelling of flood flows | Dr CAM Wilson | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | 201792 | 01/09/2001 - 31/08/2006 |
| An investigation of the effect of water quality on iron corrosion in mains distribution systems | Wilson C, Sapsford D, Mahdi TA | WELSH WATER | 1800 | 01/08/2011 - 31/08/2011 |
| Hydralab Programme III "Hydrodynamic drag of trees" | Wilson CAME | Commission of European Communities | 14200 | 24/03/2008 - 18/04/2008 |
| 33rd IAHR Congress: Water Engineering for a Sustainable Environment | Wilson CAME | ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING | 800 | 09/08/2009 - 13/08/2009 |
| 33rd IAHR congress: water engineering for a sustainable environment | Wilson CAME | Royal Society | 2071 | 07/08/2009 - 16/08/2009 |
| Studentship: The impact of planting floodplain and riparian woodland, including energy plantations in middle to upper catchment reaches on downstream flood management | Wilson CAME, Falconer R | Forestry Commission | 18500 | 01/01/2010 - 30/09/2013 |
| Studentship: The impact of planting floodplain and riparian woodland, including energy plantations in middle to upper catchment reaches on downstream flood management | Wilson CAME, Falconer R | Forestry Commission | 6864 | 01/10/2013 - 31/03/2014 |
| Modelling the fate and transport of particles in water | Prof RA Falconer, Dr BL Lin, Dr CAM Wilson, (with University of Wales Aberystwyth & University of Leeds & University of Wales Lampeter) | Environment Agency | 48000 | 01/05/2001 - 01/01/2003 |
| Hydroenvironmental processes of tidal energy and riverine management | Prof RA Falconer, Dr CAM Wilson, Dr BL Lin | Natural Environment Research Council | 181473 | 30/06/2005 - 29/06/2006 |
| Development and application of an integrated hydro-informatics software tool (IHST) for flow and pollutant interactions between the coastal zone and neighbouring wetlands | Prof RA Falconer, Dr CAM Wilson, Ms BN Bockelmann | British Council | 3000 | 01/04/2002 - 01/04/2004 |
Supervised Students
| Title | Student | Status | Degree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integrated Modelling of Hydrodynamic Processes, Faecal Indicator Organisms And Related Parameters With Improved Accuracy Using Parallel (GPU) Computing | BOYE Brian | Graduate | PhD |
| PARASITE TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS. | HOCKLEY Francis | PhD | |
| Local Physical And Hydraulic Factors Affecting Leaf Retention Within Streams | TRODDEN Laura Rhiannon | Graduate | PhD |
| Floodplain Woodland Hydrodynamics | XAVIER Patricia Anne | Graduate | PhD |
| HYDRODYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY AND COASTLINE EVOLUTION. | EVANS Paul | PhD | |
| Modelling The Hydrodynamic Drag Force Of Flexible Riparian Woodland | WHITTAKER Peter | Graduate | PhD |
| The Influence of Saltmarsh Vegetation Canopies On Hydrodynamics In The Intertidal Zone | MALKI Rami | Graduate | PhD |
| Effect of Rigid Vegetation on the Velocity, Turbulence and Wave Structure in Open Channel Flows | MORTAZAVY DORCHEH Saied Ahmad | Graduate | PhD |
| Study of offshore sandbank dynamics | CLEE Stephen Andrew | Current | PhD |
| Velocity Field And Transverse Dispersion In Vegetation Flows | SHARIL Suraya | Graduate | PhD |
| Modelling Hydraulic and Physical Features of Riverine Fish Habitats | MUHAWENIMANA Valentine | Current | PhD |
