College of Science & Engineering
- 2023
Activity Overlap and Risk of Mycobacterium bovis Transmission Between Wild European Mammals
Author: Justus, W., 6 Mar 2023Supervisor: Valle, S. (Supervisor) & Shannon, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Assessing landscape-scale patterns of activity and habitat-use by fallow deer (Dama dama) in the Elwy Valley region of North Wales, UK
Author: Barton, O., 6 Mar 2023Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor), Cordes, L. (Supervisor) & Shannon, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Examining organo-mineral fertilisers for crop growth; the efficiency of a mineral fertiliser with the benefits of an organic product.
Author: Arslan, D., 27 Feb 2023Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Chadwick, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
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Superlens-assisted anti-counterfeiting Laser Dot Code marking
Author: Kwok, W., 27 Feb 2023Supervisor: Wang, Z. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Wind driven energy flows as a micro-renewable resource
Author: Kennington, M., 23 Feb 2023Supervisor: Neill, S. (Supervisor), Robins, P. (Supervisor) & Lewis, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
The Effects of Changing Livestock Practices on the Breeding Performance of the Common Raven, Corvus corax, in Northwest Wales
Author: Charnell-Hughes, M., 22 Feb 2023Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Valle, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Compositionally Complex Alloys in Accident Tolerant Fuel Coating Systems
Author: Wilson, J., 21 Feb 2023Supervisor: Rushton, M. (Supervisor) & Middleburgh, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Cultured Microbial Diversity Of Parys Mountain Acidic Site
Author: Lloyd, C., 21 Feb 2023Supervisor: Golyshina, O. (Supervisor) & Braig, H. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
The biology, behaviour and ecology of pelagic thresher sharks (Alopias pelagicus) in the Philippines.
Author: Oliver, S. P., 2023Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The role of conservation organisations in the mitigation of ash dieback in Wales
Author: Fraser, A., 2023Supervisor: Walmsley, J. (Supervisor) & Dandy, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
- 2022
Carbon stocks and productivity in mangroves under climate change: regional and global perspectives
Author: Chatting, M., 19 Dec 2022Supervisor: Le Vay, L. (Supervisor), Skov, M. (Supervisor) & Walton, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Acetamiprid in the environment : The impact of commercial neonicotinoid formulations on soil function and ecology
Author: Potts, J., 14 Dec 2022Supervisor: Cross, P. (Supervisor), Jones, D. (Supervisor), Pywell, R. (External person) (Supervisor) & Hayward, M. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Deep soil: investigating carbon sequestration potential and greenhouse gas behaviour in agricultural subsoil
Author: Button, E., 14 Dec 2022Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Chadwick, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The Role of Alloying Elements on Grain Boundary Complexions in Nuclear Materials
Author: Owen, M., 14 Dec 2022Supervisor: Middleburgh, S. (Supervisor) & Pierce, I. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
A long-term temporal comparison of ecological predictors on relative elephant presence within a forested environment
Author: Keeble, D., 22 Nov 2022Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor), Georgiev, A. (Supervisor), Chapman, C. (External person) (Supervisor) & Sarkar, D. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Understanding rule-breaking in conservation
Author: Ibbett, H., 22 Nov 2022Supervisor: St John, F. (Supervisor) & Jones, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Mitigating the impacts of intensive agriculture on lowland organic soils
Author: Musarika, S., 21 Nov 2022Supervisor: Evans, C. D. (External person) (Supervisor), Jones, D. (Supervisor), Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & McNamara, N. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Effect of slate quarrying on the Barlwyd catchment and remediation strategies
Author: Hale Evans, L., 10 Nov 2022Supervisor: Roberts, P. (Supervisor) & Bird, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Detection of an invasive, semi-aquatic mammal: development of an environmental DNA assay and comparison to a conventional method
Author: Pugh, B., 24 Oct 2022Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor) & Shannon, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
The Development of eDNA Metabarcoding for the Monitoring of Fishes in Estuaries
Author: Gibson, T., 24 Oct 2022Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor), Ellison, A. (Supervisor) & Carvalho, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Modelling the impacts of agri-environment scheme options on plants and soils
Author: West, B., 11 Oct 2022Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Smart, S. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Sclerochronology at St Kilda: A study of late Holocene climate and hydrography on the western Scottish shelf using the shells of long-lived bivalve molluscs
Author: Alexandroff, S., 22 Sept 2022Supervisor: Scourse, J. (External person) (Supervisor), Butler, P. (External person) (Supervisor) & Turner, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Analysis of genomic and transcriptomic studies of Alzheimer’s Disease to identify novel pathways for study in Drosophila melanogaster
Author: Jones, A., 7 Sept 2022Supervisor: Shepherd, D. (Supervisor) & Sivanantharajah, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Community-scale viral ecology of agricultural soils and implications for biosolids disposal, wastewater treatment and public health
Author: Hillary, L., 31 Aug 2022Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Route navigation in homing pigeons (Columba livia): the use of visual cues over a familiar area.
Author: Stachowski, S., 30 Aug 2022Supervisor: Holland, R. (Supervisor) & Bishop, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
The role of plant-fungus and plant-insect interactions in the dynamics of secondary and mature tropical rainforests
Author: Weissflog, A., 22 Aug 2022Supervisor: Markesteijn, L. (Supervisor), Healey, J. (Supervisor) & Engelbrecht, B. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The population dynamics and conservation of Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus; lessons from Llyn Padarn, North Wales
Author: Smith, A., 15 Aug 2022Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor), Papadopulos, A. (Supervisor), Milner, N. (Supervisor) & Seymour, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Seabed Integrity Around Objects in a Complex Marine Environment
Author: Yiannoukos, I., 8 Aug 2022Supervisor: Van Landeghem, K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The impact of slurry acidification on soil and crop quality: a UK case study
Author: Langley, J., 8 Aug 2022Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Chadwick, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The Effects of Management on Biodiversity and Biogeochemistry of the Cors Goch Site, Anglesey
Author: Unwin, S., 29 Jul 2022Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Digital Orthogonal Filtering-enabled Flexible Transmission Systems and Network Architectures for Fixed and Wireless Network Convergence
Author: Sankoh, A., 11 Jul 2022Supervisor: Tang, J. (Supervisor) & Giddings, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Linking On-farm Land Restoration and Livelihoods in the Drylands of Eastern Kenya
Author: Crossland, M., 22 Jun 2022Supervisor: Pagella, T. (Supervisor) & Winowiecki, L. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Developing coupled Reduced Order Models for Shielding and Reactor Physics applications
Author: Coombs, E., 20 Jun 2022Supervisor: Spencer, P. (Supervisor), Pierce, I. (Supervisor), Pain, C. (External person) (Supervisor) & Smith, P. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Unravelling Map and Compass Cues in Bird Navigation
Author: Griffiths, C., 20 Jun 2022Supervisor: Holland, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Evaluating the decomposition characteristics of organic wastes and synthetic plastics
Author: Wilfred, O. E., 17 Jun 2022Supervisor: Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor) & Roberts, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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The influence of resource variability on the movement behaviour of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) across spatiotemporal scales
Author: Burton-Roberts, R., 14 Jun 2022Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor) & Cordes, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigating floral resource use by pollinators using pollen DNA metabarcoding
Author: Lowe, A., 13 Jun 2022Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor) & de Vere, N. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The influence of antecedent soil moisture conditions and nutrient management on soil nitrous oxide emissions.
Author: Barrat, H., 8 Jun 2022Supervisor: Cardenas, L. M. (External person) (Supervisor), Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Determining the effects of anthropogenic drainage structures on inanga (Galaxias maculatus) in the lowland waterways of Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand.
Author: Halstead, R., 6 Jun 2022Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor), Milner, N. (Supervisor) & Fake, D. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
High Entropy Alloys and Their Desirability For Novel First Wall Materials In Fusion Applications
Author: Lin-Vines, A., 6 Jun 2022Supervisor: Middleburgh, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Parasitism and Reproductive Effort in Male Rhesus Macaques: A Test of the Immunocompetence Handicap Hypothesis and the Stress-linked Immunocompetence Handicap Hypothesis
Author: Brown, S., 6 Jun 2022Supervisor: Georgiev, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Development of alginate hydrogels for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers
Author: Chan, K., 1 Jun 2022Supervisor: Williams, D. (Supervisor) & Tai, H. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
High-resolution three-dimensional ecosystem mapping of temperate reef systems
Author: Jackson-Bue, T., 31 May 2022Supervisor: Williams, G. (Supervisor) & King, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Environmental impact of integrating legumes into European food systems
Author: Porto Costa, M., 25 May 2022Supervisor: Styles, D. (Supervisor), Gibbons, J. (Supervisor), Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & Rees, R. M. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Reviewing the physio-chemical parameters associated with in-situ Austropotamobius pallipes populations and its application to the establishment of ark sites
Author: Casey, T., 22 May 2022Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
An Integrated Low-Cost Agent-Based Environment for Simulating And Validating the Design of Interesting Behaviours for Robots
Author: Aslam, S. K., 18 May 2022Supervisor: Teahan, W. (Supervisor) & Ritsos, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Treatment of pharmaceutical pollution and the release of illicit drugs into the environment.
Author: Aberg, D., 28 Mar 2022Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Sustainability of craft beer produced in Wales
Author: Morgan, D., 8 Mar 2022Supervisor: Lane, E. (Supervisor) & Styles, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Utilising Chronobiology For Sustainable Aquaculture Nutrition & Fish Health
Author: Gregory, C., 28 Feb 2022Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor) & Ellison, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Here Be Dragons - Taxonomic Bias in Upper Palaeolithic Cave Paintings
Author: Northfield, A., 27 Feb 2022Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Shaw, V. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research