Open CASE 2011
HEI: Cranfield University
Department: School of Applied Sciences
CASE Partner: United Utilities Water plc
Project Title: [WATER] Competitive exclusion as a means to reduce E. coli regrowth in digested sludge
HEI: Cranfield University
Department: School of Applied Sciences
CASE Partner: Casella Measurement
Project Title: Environmental Nanoparticle Detection (ENPD): Development of a novel sensor to measure environmental nanoparticle exposure
HEI: Cranfield University
Department: School of Applied Sciences
CASE Partner: Severn Trent Water Ltd
Project Title: [WATER] Optimising biological nutrient removal processes in a future of low carbon and low cost in the water industry
HEI: De Montfort University
Department: Institute of Energy & Sustainable Development
CASE Partner: NERC British Geological Survey, EarthEnergy Ltd
Project Title: Modelling of robust and adaptable geothermal heating and cooling systems
HEI: Imperial College London
Department: Earth Science & Engineering
CASE Partner: Southern Water plc, Atkins
Project Title: Monitoring saltwater influx into freshwater aquifers using measurements of spontaneous potential
HEI: Imperial College London
Department: Earth Science & Engineering
CASE Partner: Gold Fields International Inc
Project Title: [RESOURCE] Geological optimisation for sustainable copper-gold mining
HEI: Lancaster University
Department: Lancaster Environment Centre
CASE Partner: University of Aberdeen, BP International
Project Title: Determining the palaeodrainage history of the Nile River: Investigating rift tectonics and land-ocean-atmosphere interactions
HEI: Newcastle University
Department: NIRES Newcastle Institute for Research on Environment & Sustainability
CASE Partner: Durham University, Cluff Geothermal Ltd
Project Title: [ENERGY] A conceptual hydrogeological model for fault-related geothermal energy resources in northern England
HEI: Queen Mary, University of London
Department: Geography
CASE Partner: ARCADIS UK Ltd
Project Title: [WATER] Development of a quantitative risk assessment model for diffuse pollution from estuarine landfill sites associated with climate change
HEI: Royal Holloway, University of London
Department: Earth Sciences
CASE Partner: National Physics Laboratory (NPL)
Project Title: Measurement of bi-direflectance (BRDF) of sea-ice for Earth observing satellites
HEI: Royal Holloway, University of London
Department: Biological Sciences
CASE Partner: Scottish Crop Research Institute, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute
Project Title: [AGRIFOOD] Do mycorrhizal fungi facilitate root defence signalling in below ground predator-prey interactions?
HEI: University College London
Department: Geography
CASE Partner: University of Nottingham, Aquatic Engineering Ltd
Project Title: [RESOURCE] Assessing the value of pond management for biodiversity conservation
HEI: University of Aberdeen
Department: Institute of Biological & Environmental Sciences
CASE Partner: NHM, EA, Trafalgar Fisheries, Test Valley Trout Ltd, Old Forge Trout Farm, The Berkshire Trout Farm, CEFAS
Project Title: Assessing the risk of an emerging salmonid disease
HEI: University of Aberdeen
Department: School of Geosciences
CASE Partner: NERC British Geological Survey, Midland Valley Exploration Ltd
Project Title: Predicting fracture patterns in sandstones in fold-thrust belts
HEI: University of Birmingham
Department: School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences
CASE Partner: KTN - Energy Generation and Supply
Project Title: [RESOURCE] Emissions of brominated flame retardants associated with the treatment of waste electronics, furnishings and building materials
HEI: University of Bristol
Department: Earth Sciences
CASE Partner: University of Exeter, EA, South West Water, Exmoor National Park Authority
Project Title: [WATER] [RESOURCE] [ENVIRONMENT] Trace gas cycling and soil carbon budgets in rewetted upland mires of Exmoor National Park
HEI: University of Bristol
Department: Interface Analysis Centre
CASE Partner: CL:AIRE, Scott Wilson
Project Title: Fate, reactivity and environmental impact of using iron nanoparticles for site clean-up
HEI: University of Bristol
Department: Earth Sciences
CASE Partner: University of Leeds, United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Project Title: Volcano Monitoring using InSAR: application to the Cascades Volcanoes
HEI: University of Bristol
Department: Biological Sciences
CASE Partner: Somerset Wildlife Trust
Project Title: The restoration of ecological function
HEI: University of Cambridge
Department: Zoology
CASE Partner: Birdlife International, RSPB
Project Title: Reconciling food production and biodiversity conservation in Europe
HEI: University of Cambridge
Department: Earth Sciences
CASE Partner: Schlumberger Cambridge Research Ltd
Project Title: [ENERGY] Rupture properties from microseismic data
HEI: University of East Anglia
Department: Environmental Sciences
CASE Partner: Met Office
Project Title: The ice-covered ocean: The final challenge for climate models?
HEI: University of Edinburgh
Department: School of Geosciences
CASE Partner: Petroleum Geo-Services
Project Title: Combining electromagnetic and seismic methods to monitor carbon dioxide sequestration
HEI: University of Edinburgh
Department: School of Geosciences
CASE Partner: Forest Research, Forest Re Ltd, University of Sao Paulo
Project Title: [FINANCE] Wind risk forecasting for forest investments
HEI: University of Exeter
Department: Biosciences
CASE Partner: Countryside Council for Wales, Devon County Council
Project Title: Wind turbines and bats: assessment of conflict between wildlife conservation and green energy production
HEI: University of Kent
Department: Durrell Institute of Conservation & Ecology
CASE Partner: Zoological Society London Institute of Zoology
Project Title: Improving the impact of amphibian conservation programmes
HEI: University of Leeds
Department: School of Geography
CASE Partner: Wildlife Conservation Society - Congo
Project Title: Quantifying and understanding tropical peatland spatial distribution and carbon storage in Central Africa
HEI: University of Leeds
Department: School of Geography
CASE Partner: Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
Project Title: Holocene perspectives on the ecology of moorland burning in northern England
HEI: University of Leeds
Department: School of Earth & Environment
CASE Partner: Asymptote Ltd
Project Title: Designer ice nuclei for geoengineering of clouds
HEI: University of Oxford
Department: Zoology
CASE Partner: Zoological Society London Institute of Zoology
Project Title: [RESOURCE] Human impacts on coral reef biodiversity: Are responses in species richness comparable across size classes of associated species?
HEI: University of Portsmouth
Department: School of Biological Sciences
CASE Partner: Zoological Society London Institute of Zoology
Project Title: Genomic aspects of DNA damage induced by germplasm cryopreservation
HEI: University of Reading
Department: Meteorology
CASE Partner: Hiscox Ltd
Project Title: [FINANCE] The role of African easterly wave variability and the large-scale environment on Atlantic hurricanes: Observations and model simulations
HEI: University of Sheffield
Department: Kroto Research Institute
CASE Partner: CONCAWE
Project Title: Predicting the natural attenuation of ethyl-tertiary-butyl-ether (ETBE) in groundwater
HEI: University of Stirling
Department: Biological & Environmental Sciences
CASE Partner: Nuvia Limited
Project Title: [ENVIRONMENT] Bridging the gap in environmental gamma ray spectrometry
HEI: University of Warwick
Department: School of Life Sciences
CASE Partner: Syngenta Ltd
Project Title: [AGRIFOOD] Characterisation of microbiotic soil crusts in arable soil and their effect on pesticide fate and persistence