The School of Civil Engineering and Surveying

John Williams

Dr John Williams

Principal Lecturer, Research Coordinator

School of Civil Engineering & Surveying

Portland Building, Portland Street, Portsmouth PO1 3AH

john.williams@port.ac.uk

Profile

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD 'Microbial Factors Affecting the Design and Operation of a Gravel Bed Hydroponic Constructed Wetland Sewage Treatment System' (1993), University of Portsmouth
  • BSc (Hons) Resources Science (1988), Kingston Polytechnic

Professional Affiliations, Memberships

  • MCIWEM
  • CWEM
  • CEnv
  • FHEA

Teaching Interests

  • Environmental Technology
  • Environmental Assessment
  • Research Methods

Research Interests

  • Wastewater Treatment Technologies
  • Role of Wetland Plants in Environmental Technologies
  • Sustainable Drainage
  • Sustainability Appraisal

PhD Supervision

Currently First Supervisor for:

  • Hannah Pinchin (due 2012), Phytoremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Sediments
  • Tina Popple (due 2013), Fate of Pharmacuticals in BNR Sewage Treatment
  • Alexandros Tsavdaris (due 2013), CFD Modelling of Vegetated Detention Ponds
  • Georgios Roinas (due 2013), Fate of PAHs in Sustainable Drainage
  • Aliyu Shuaibu (due 2015), Remediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils

Selected Publications

  1. Williams, J.B., Clarkson, C., Mant, C., Drinkwater, A., May, E. 2012. Fat, oil and grease deposits in sewers: Characterisation of deposits and formation mechanisms. Water Research. 46:19:6319-6328.
  2. Pinchin, H., Williams, J.B., May, E., Mant, C., Hodkinson, B.  2012. In situ and microcosm Investigations into the Phytoremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Lagoon Sediments using Phragmites Australis. ASCE: Journal of Environmental Engineering. Accepted for publication and posted online 23/5/12.
  3. Oliver. R., . May, E., Williams, J.B. 2007. Microcosm investigations of phthalate behaviour in sewage treatment biofilms. Science of the Total Environment, V 372 No. 2-3 pp 605-614
  4. Mant, C., Costa, S., Williams, J., Tambourgi, E. 2006. Phytoremediation of chromium by model constructed wetland. Bioresource Technology. Vv97. pp. 1767-1722.
  5. Oliver. R., May, E., Williams, J.B. 2005 The occurrence and removal of phthalates in a trickle filter STW. Water Research. Vol. 39, No. 18. pp 4436-4444
  6. Pontier, H. Williams J.B., May, E. 2004 Progressive changes in water and sediment quality in a wetland system for control of highway runoff.  Science of the Total Environment. V 319 No 1-3 pp 215-224

Other interests

Scuba diving