The School of Civil Engineering and Surveying

Profile

Academic Qualifications

PhD “Aspects of fine sediment transport, Humber Estuary”, University of Birmingham

MSc(Eng) water resources management, University of Birmingham

BSc Civil Engineering, University of Durham

PGCert in Academic Practice, University of Brighton

Professional Affiliations/Memberships

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Member Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE)

Member Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (MCIWEM)

Fellow, Higher Education Academy

Teaching Interests

Principles of hydraulics and water engineering (first year), aspects of hydrology and water resources (second year), professional development and the ICE development objectives (third year)

Project students and personal tutoring

Research Interests and Supervision

Fine sediment transport in tidal systems and the response of the turbidity maximum in estuaries in the UK and overseas

Collaboration with NIWA, New Zealand on estuarine fine sediment comparisons (2013)

Hydrodynamic modelling of detention ponds

Aspects of hydraulic design in open channels

Also;

Reviewer for ICE professional reviews process

Member, ICE technical report route panel

Reviewer, guest editor and editorial board member for Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science journal

Reviewer for Water and Environment Journal, Ocean and Coastal Management, ICE proceedings

Committee, CIWEM South East Branch

Council, Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association

PhD Supervision

Tsavdaris A, Modelling detention ponds

Bundy S, Aspects of chalk testing

Tay M, Coastal sediment transport

Industry Experience

Employed by Halcrow and Black and Veatch on a range of coastal and water supply problems in the UK and overseas

Selected Publications

Peer-reviewed journal papers;

Mitchell S.B. (In press) Turbidity maxima in four macro-tidal estuaries. Ocean and Coastal Management

Mitchell S.B. and Uncles R.J. (In press) Estuarine sediments in macrotidal estuaries: future research requirements and management challenges. Ocean and Coastal Management

Mitchell S.B., Uncles R.J. and Akesson L. 2012. Observations of turbidity in the Thames estuary. Water and Environment Journal 26, 511-520

Uncles R.J. and Mitchell S.B. 2011 Turbidity in the Thames Estuary: How turbid do we expect it to be? Hydrobiologia, 672, 91-103.

Mitchell, S.B.  2010. Positive surge in Trapezoidal and Circular Channels. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Water Management 163, 199-206.

Mitchell, S.B. 2008. Hydraulic Jumps in Trapezoidal and Circular Channels. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Water Management 161, 161-167.

Mitchell, S.B., Burgess, H.M., Pope, D.J. and Theodoridou, A. 2008. Field studies of velocity, salinity and suspended solids concentration in a shallow tidal channel near tidal flap gates. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 78, 385-395.

Mitchell, S.B., Theodoridou, A. and Pope, D.J. 2007. Influence of fresh water discharge on nutrient distribution in a macrotidal lagoon, West Sussex, UK. In: Lafite, R., Garnier, J. and De Jonge, V. (Eds.) Consequences of estuarine management on hydrodynamics and ecological functioning. Hydrobiologia, 588, 261-270.

Mitchell, S.B., Burgess, H.M. and Pope, D.J., 2006. Stratification and fine sediment transport mechanisms in a semi-enclosed tidal lagoon (Pagham Harbour, W Sussex). Water and Environment Journal, 20, 248-255.

Mitchell, S.B., Tinton, E. and Burgess, H.M., 2006. Analysis of Flows and Water Levels near a Tidal Flap Gate. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Maritime Engineering 159, 107-112.

Mitchell, S.B., 2005. Discussion on ‘The Effect of fresh water flow on siltation in the Humber Estuary, Northeast UK’ by Pontee, N.I., Whitehead, P.A. and Hayes, C.M. (ECSS, 60, 241-249) Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 62, 725-729.

Mitchell, S.B., Burgess, H.M. and Pope, D.J., 2004. Observations of fine-sediment transport in a semi-enclosed sheltered natural harbour (Pagham Harbour, UK). In: Ciavola, P., Collins, M. and Corbau, C., (Eds.) Sediment Transport in European Estuarine Environments. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 41, 141-147.

Mitchell, S.B., Burgess, H.M. and Pope D.J., 2004. Effect on estuarine fine sediment transport of intermittent pump discharge at Pagham Harbour, West Sussex. Journal of the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management, 18, 39-43.

Mitchell, S.B., Lawler D.M., West, J.R. and Couperthwaite, J.S., 2003. Use of continuous turbidity sensor in the prediction of fine sediment transport in the turbidity maximum of the Trent estuary, UK. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 58, 643-650.

Mitchell, S.B., Couperthwaite, J.S., West, J.R. and Lawler, D.M., 2003. Measuring sediment exchange rates on an intertidal bank at Blacktoft, Humber Estuary, UK. Science of the Total Environment, 314-316, 535-549.

Lawler, D.M, West, J.R., Couperthwaite, J.S. and Mitchell, S.B., 2001. Application of a novel automatic erosion and deposition monitoring system on a channel bank of the tidal river Trent UK. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 53, 237-247.

Mitchell, S.B., Couperthwaite, J.S., West, J.R. and Lawler, D.M., 1999. Dynamics of erosion and deposition events on a inter-tidal bank at Burringham, R. Trent, UK. Hydrological Processes, 13, 1155-1166.

Mitchell, S.B., West, J.R. and Guymer, I., 1999. Dissolved oxygen-suspended solids concentration relationships in the upper Humber estuary system. Journal of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, 13, 327-337.

Mitchell, S.B., West, J.R., Arundale, A.M.W., Guymer, I. and Couperthwaite, J.S., 1998. Dynamics of the turbidity maxima in the upper Humber estuary system. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 37, 190-205.

Couperthwaite, J.S., Mitchell, S.B., West, J.R. and Lawler, D.M., 1998. Cohesive sediment dynamics on an inter-tidal zone on the tidal Trent. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 37, 144-154.

 

Other peer-reviewed output;

Mitchell S.B. and Uncles R.J. 2011. Fine sediment regimes of two UK macrotidal estuaries. Conference on Environmental Science and Technology CEST 2011, Rhodes, Greece, 8-10 Sep 2011

Mayes A., Mitchell S.B., Missenden J. and Gilbert A. 2010. Validation of airflow measurement in ducts using Laser Doppler Anemometer and Computational Fluid Dynamics modelling. Advances in Fluid Mechanics conference proceedings, Portugal, Sep 2010

Mitchell S.B. and Burgess H.M. 2010. Observations of water levels in a Saline Lagoon as Evidence of Tidally-Induced Seepage Through Shingle Barrier. Proceedings of 1^st European IAHR conference, Edinburgh, May 2010.

Mitchell, S.B., Burgess, H.M., Pope, D.J. and Theodoridou, A., 2008. Saline stratification and its influence on fine sediment transport in a semi-enclosed tidal lagoon, West Sussex, UK In: Brebbia, C.A. (Ed.) Environmental Problems in Coastal Regions VII. WIT Press, Southampton, UK, 139-148.

Mitchell, S.B. and Diston, D., 2006. Managing conflicting water resources requirements in coastal wetlands: case study Pevensey Levels, UK. In: Brebbia, C.A. (Ed.) Environmental Problems in Coastal Regions VI. WIT Press, Southampton, UK, 295-304.

Mitchell, S.B., 2005. Bank Erosion. In: Trimble, S.W., (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Water Science, Taylor and Francis publ., New York.

Mitchell, S.B. and Pope, D.J., 2004. Prediction of nearshore wave energy distribution by analysis of numerical wave model output: East Sussex coastline, UK. In: Mortimore, R.N. and Duperet, A. (Eds.) Coastal Chalk Cliff Instability Geological Society, London, Engineering Geology Special Publications, 20, 99-108.

Mitchell, S.B., 2004. Observations of nutrient release into semi-enclosed macrotidal lagoons. In: Brebbia, C.A., Saval Perez, J.M., Garcia Andion, L. and Villacampa, Y. (Eds.) Coastal Environment V incorporating oil spill studies, WIT Press, Southampton, UK, 73-82.

Mitchell, S.B. and West, J.R., 2002. Particle Size Distribution in an Estuarine Turbidity Maximum Region. In: Winterwerp, J.C. and Kranenburg, C. (Eds.) Proceedings in Marine Science 5: Fine Sediment Dynamics in the Marine Environment, Elsevier publ., 251-263.

Burgess, H.M., Mitchell, S.B. and Pope, D.J., 2002. The influence of tides and wind speed on fine-sediment transport in a semi-enclosed natural harbour (Pagham Harbour, UK) In: Brebbia, C.A., (Ed.) Coastal Environment: Environmental Problems in Coastal Regions IV, WIT Press, Southampton, UK, 193-202.

Mitchell, S.B. and West J.R., 2002. Use of continuous turbidity sensor in the prediction of fine sediment transport in the turbidity maximum of the Trent estuary, UK. In: Brebbia, C.A. (Ed.) Coastal Environment: Environmental Problems in Coastal Regions IV, WIT Press, Southampton, UK, 217-226.