School of Environmental & Natural Sciences
- 2006
Effect of elevated atmospheric CO₂ on phosphorus cycling in a short rotation poplar plantation
Author: Khan, F. N., Dec 2006Supervisor: Godbold, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Studies of the synthesis of Cyclopropanes and Cyclobutenes
Author: Sweesi, M. E. M., Dec 2006Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The synthesis of dynamic combinatorial libraries of peptidomimetic receptors by alkene metathesis
Author: Jones, A., Dec 2006Supervisor: Fletcher, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2007
A study of the geochemical and microbial interactions in acidic environments and their potential application for the bioremediation of acid mine drainage
Author: Rowe, O. F., 2007Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Aspects of the economics of transformation : harvesting productivity, a case study of different intervention types in the conversion of Welsh sitka spruce to continuous cover forestry
Author: Price, M., Jan 2007Supervisor: Price, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Comparative physicochemical characterisation of thermally modified wood
Author: González Peña, M., Jan 2007Supervisor: Breese, M. (Supervisor) & Hale, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Characterisation of the interactions between amino acid derivatives and phenolic compounds
Author: Foley, M. K., Feb 2007Supervisor: Croft, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Growth and inter-specific interactions in young silvopastoral systems with native timber trees in the dry tropics of Costa Rica
Author: Castaneda, H. J. A., Mar 2007Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Landscape-scale genetic diversity in Fraxinus excelsior L. : genetic structure within and among populations and the influence of regeneration practices on genetic variation
Author: Spencer-Vellacott, P., Mar 2007Supervisor: Cahalan, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
NMR studies of borate and silicate systems involving Na / TAA cations.
Author: Bland, C. C., Mar 2007Supervisor: Beckett, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Analysis of triglycerides using quantitative NMR techniques
Author: Dean, R., Apr 2007Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Mutagenesis, spectroscopic and crystallographic studies of recombinant cytochrome c' from Alcaligenes xylosoxidans
Author: Barbieri, S., May 2007Supervisor: Murphy, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The detection of VOCs using sensors based on nanostructured metal oxides
Author: Masson, S. E., May 2007Supervisor: Kalaji, M. (Supervisor), Beckett, M. (Supervisor) & Holliman, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
High value products from unused, indigenous plants
Author: Preskett, D., Sept 2007Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Synthesis of Calix(4)arenes and their use in sensors.
Author: Dennis, M., Sept 2007Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor) & Kalaji, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Synthesis of single enantiomers of ketomycolic acids
Author: Koza, G., Sept 2007Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The Response of Extracellular Phenol Oxidase Activity to Environmental Change, and the Implications for the Stability of Soil Carbon Stores
Author: Toberman, H., Oct 2007Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor), Evans, C. (Supervisor) & Fenner, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Chemical modification of rubberwood (Hevea Brasiliensis Muell. Arg) with acetic anhydride and hexanoic anhydride
Author: Karim, S. R. A., Dec 2007Supervisor: Hill, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2008
A molecular study on the adaption and response of plants to windy habitats
Author: Bennett, R. M., 2008Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Development and application of forensic genetic typing systems for wildlife species
Author: Dawnay, N., 2008Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Development and characterisation of a novel biological system for removing manganese from contaminated waters
Author: Mariner, R. C., 2008Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Functional molecular wires and devices
Author: Wierzchowiec, P., 2008Supervisor: Ashwell, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Molecular rectification from ultra-thin organic films
Author: Robinson, B. J., 2008Supervisor: Ashwell, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Ozone sensitivity and population genetics of Anthoxanthum odoratum L.
Author: Taylor, L. M., 2008Supervisor: Mills, G. (External person) (Supervisor), Gliddon, C. (Supervisor) & Taylor, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Population genetics and divergence in the Lesser Antillean anole (Anolis roquet)
Author: Johansson, H., 2008Supervisor: Thorpe, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Cost-benefit analysis for global environmental issues with a case study of biodiversity conservation in Madagascar
Author: Hockley, N., Jan 2008Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Determinants of health in horticultural workers: a comparison of national and international supply chains
Author: Cross, P., Jan 2008Supervisor: Edwards-Jones, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Impact of climate change on belowground carbon storage in the Arctic and UK
Author: Boddy, E., Jan 2008Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The Life Cycle Assessment and Moisture Sorption Characteristics of Natural Fibre Thermal Insulation Materials
Author: Norton, A., Jan 2008Supervisor: Hill, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The synthesis of phosphine-based ligands and their application in Pd-catalysed processes in the production of polymethylmethacrylate
Author: Morris, K., Feb 2008Supervisor: Butler, I. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Distribution, diversity and relationships in Dendrocalamus hamiltonii Munro: an appraisal using GIS and AFLP markers
Author: Pattanaik, S., Mar 2008Supervisor: Hall, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
An investigation into cis and trans acting factors that may influence genomic rearrangements in the fission yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Author: Ramayah, S., Apr 2008Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Evolutionary genetics of early colonisation in Caribbean Anolis
Author: Eales, J., Apr 2008Supervisor: Thorpe, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
A multi-variant investigation of CdTe/CdS photovoltaic material
Author: Rowlands-Jones, R. L., May 2008Supervisor: Irvine, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The corrosion protection of aluminium
Author: Roberts, E. W., May 2008Supervisor: Holliman, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Behaviour of endocrine disrupting chemicals and nitrate in the environment
Author: Lucas, S., Jul 2008Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The effects of a changing climate on the biogeochemistry of peat accumulating wetlands
Author: Ellis, T., Jul 2008Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
An integrated meteorological / hydrological model for the Mawddach catchment, North Wales
Author: Hall, G., Sept 2008Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Laser control of the photoisomerisation of azo-compounds: a theoretical study
Author: Hywel, M., Sept 2008Supervisor: Hughes, K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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Targeting agri environmental stewardship, based on the value of farmers' local knowledge
Author: Roberts, S. M., Sept 2008Supervisor: Pierce, S. (Supervisor) & Thomas Lane, E. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The role of extensin protein in Arabidopsis thaliana resistance to pathogen invasion
Author: Wei, G., Sept 2008Supervisor: Shirsat, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Whole tree harvesting and wood ash recycling to forests : case studies in upland Sitka spruce in Wales
Author: Walmsley, J. D., Sept 2008Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Modelling growth of volume sample and stem analysis trees with reference to site conditions in Wales
Author: Murphy, S. T., Oct 2008Supervisor: Pommerening, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The economic impact of the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland railways on Gwynedd
Author: Williams, M. L., Nov 2008Supervisor: Morris, B. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Bioremediation of poly-aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contaminated soil by co-composting
Author: Loick, N., Dec 2008Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2009
Electrical characterisation of organic nanostructures
Author: Collins, C. J. A., 2009Supervisor: Ashwell, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Electrical properties of self-assembled films
Author: Gigon, J., 2009Supervisor: Ashwell, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigation into cis and trans acting factors in fission yeast genome stability
Author: Jaendling, A., 2009Supervisor: Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Nucleotide excision repair-independent functions of the XPG homologue Rad13 of fission yeast
Author: Kraehenbuehl, R., 2009Supervisor: Fleck, O. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The role of canopy structure in leaf litter production, quality and decomposition in rustic and traditional coffee systems and forests in Mexico
Author: Villavicencio Enriquez, L., 2009Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Development and Application of Molecular Tools for the analysis of Animal Parts and Derivatives
Author: Peppin, L., Jan 2009Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Evaluating the use of municipal solid waste as a feedstock for in-vessel composting
Author: Furniss, R., Jan 2009Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improved control of rhododendron ponticum for environmental management
Author: Ninaber, D., Jan 2009Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigation into the regulation of DNA repair by the S.pombe cell cycle kinase Cdc2-cyclinB
Author: Ewert-Krzemieniewska, K., Jan 2009Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Multidisciplinary approach to support the design of a local policy of payment for hydrological ecosystem services, in a microwatershed located in northern Veracruz Mexico
Author: Fuentes, J. L. C., Jan 2009Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) Mycorrjizas: the composition of their communities over a wide geographical range in Europe
Author: Blom, J. M., Jan 2009Supervisor: Godbold, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The effects of water table drawdown and catchment management on DOC export and water quality
Author: Willis, N., Jan 2009Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Smallholder dairy farming land use in the Nairobi metropolitan region, Kenya
Author: Omoto, W. O., Feb 2009Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The aerobic treatment of organic wastes and their use in industry
Author: Farrell, M., Feb 2009Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Identification of novel MARK3 substrates and upstream regulators
Author: Michael, E., Apr 2009Supervisor: Muller, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Characterisation of Hg-containing dental amalgam; a synergy between experiment and density functional theory
Author: Ardalan, S., May 2009Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Optimisation of biogas production by advanced process monitoring and the effect of mixing frequency on biogas reactors with and without microbial support media
Author: Ward, A. J., Jun 2009Supervisor: Holliman, P. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Synthesis and applications of guanidine heterocycles
Author: Davies, D. H., Jun 2009Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Dye-sensitised solar cells: understanding the interactions between dyes and TiO2
Author: Velasco, A. B. V., Jul 2009Supervisor: Holliman, P. (Supervisor) & Butler, I. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Perspectives in vegetation monitoring: an evaluation of approaches currently used in the UK
Author: Hearn, S. M., Aug 2009Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor) & Healey, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Population genetic markers in biomonitoring programmes : a case study of flatfish around the British Isles
Author: Tysklind, N., Aug 2009Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The impacts of elavated ozone on plant vitality and carbon cycling in wetlands
Author: Williamson, J. L., Aug 2009Supervisor: Mills, G. (External person) (Supervisor) & Freeman, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Evolution and molecular systematics of the Ovophis monticola species complex (Serpentes:Viperidae:Crotalinae)
Author: Dawson, K. J., Sept 2009Supervisor: Malhotra, A. (Supervisor) & Thorpe, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Economics of household energy in Miombo woodlands of Eastern and Southern Tanzania
Author: Lusambo, L. P., Sept 2009Supervisor: Price, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Latitudinal variations in the energy consumption of gammarid amphipods
Author: Samuel Paul Stuart Rastrick, S. P. S., Sept 2009Supervisor: Whiteley, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
A moment approach to mixed quantum-classical dynamics
Author: Parry, S. M., Oct 2009Supervisor: Hughes, K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The ecological restoration of slate waste tips in Wales, UK
Author: Ling, M. A., Dec 2009Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2010
Characteristics of cultivated Calamus Manan grown under rubber tree canopy and the properties of acetylated rattan
Author: Hamid, N. H., 2010Supervisor: Hale, M. (Supervisor) & Hill, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The Genetic Basis of Venom Variation in the Genus Echis: Causes, Correlates and Consequences
Author: Casewell, N., 2010Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Balanites aegyptiaca: A resource for Improving Nutrition and Income of Dryland Communities in Uganda
Author: Okia, C., Jan 2010Supervisor: Teklehaimanot, Z. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improving the management and productivity of tamarindus indica and ziziphus mauritiana in agroforestry parklands systems in Mali, West Africa
Author: Sidibe, D., Jan 2010Supervisor: Teklehaimanot, Z. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Productivity and nutrient dynamics of Avicennia Marina (Forsk). Vierh. Mangroves grown on the Red sea coast of Saudi Arabia
Author: Abohassan, R., Jan 2010Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The synthesis of mycolic acids
Author: Schubert-Rowles, R., Jan 2010Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Wild deer in Wales, their impact and management in agriculture, private forestry and woodlands managed for conservation in Wales
Author: Symmons, J., Jan 2010Supervisor: Edwards-Jones, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The potential for optimization of Vitex Payos as a dryland resource in Kenya
Author: Kimondo, J. M., May 2010Supervisor: Teklehaimanot, Z. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Cordeauxia edulis (Yeheb) : resource status, utilisation and management in Ethiopia
Author: Yusuf, M. M., Jun 2010Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2011
Coupled biochemical processes for the synthesis of unusual amino acids
Author: Johnson, S. L., 2011Supervisor: Croft, A. (Supervisor), Baird, M. (Supervisor) & Williams, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Synthesis of epoxy-mycolic acids
Author: Al-Kremawi, D. Z. M., 2011Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The prevention of late blight of the potato using Japanese Knotweed extracts
Author: Chauhan, K., 2011Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Analysis of stem cell genome stability and cancer-associated developmental programmes
Author: Al-Zeer, K., Jan 2011Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Assessing the impacts of organic farming on domestic and exporting smallholder farming households in Tanzania : a comparative analysis
Author: Mamuya, B., Jan 2011Supervisor: Edwards-Jones, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Biodiversity and stress response to extremophilic prokaryotes isolated from the Escondida Copper Mine, Chile
Author: Galleguillos Pérez, P., Jan 2011Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Defining marine meiofaunal genetic diversity using 454 sequencing
Author: Garcia da Fonseca Batista, V., Jan 2011Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Factors affecting the enhancement of Acacia hybrid particleboard
Author: Misran, S., Jan 2011Supervisor: Hale, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Fisheries-induced evolution : a genetic approach using selection experiments on Poecilia reticulata
Author: Van Wijk, S., Jan 2011Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The drivers of soil organic matter turnover across spatial scales and the effect of climate change on gaseous losses of C and N from heathland systems
Author: Mills, R., Jan 2011Supervisor: Emmett, B. A. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Effects of salinity on soils of the Gefara Plain, Libya
Author: Elyaagubi, F., Sept 2011Supervisor: Godbold, D. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Approaches for spacially explicit negotiation of impacts of land use change on ecosystem services
Author: Pagella, T. F., Oct 2011Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Bioactive carbohydrates: isolation, synthesis and conjugation
Author: Shan, Y., Oct 2011Supervisor: Lahmann, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Characterisation of non-metal cation polyborate salts and silicate solutions
Author: Timmis, J. L., Dec 2011Supervisor: Beckett, M. A. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2012
Design, synthesis and characterization of novel low band gap conjugated polymers for use in bulk heterojunction photovoltaic solar cells
Author: Manji, A. J., 2012Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Functional molecular wires from self-assembled films
Author: Williams, A. T., 2012Supervisor: Ashwell, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Growth and characterisation of functional molecular wires
Author: Barnes, S. A., 2012Supervisor: Ashwell, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Guanidine glycomimetics
Author: Jones, I. V., 2012Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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Low cost procedures towards photovoltaic devices
Author: Ahmad Ludin, N., 2012Supervisor: Holliman, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy