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🎓 Hydrology PhDs

PhD Position in Groundwater Hydrology and Machine Learning
Utah State University Dr. Pin Shuai 🎓 Environmental Science 🎓 Hydrology Deadline: 15 May 2026

Explore how to improve groundwater flow predictions in snow-affected watersheds with innovative machine learning and physics-based models. Develop computational skills while addressing critical water resource challenges.

This research enhances prediction accuracy of groundwater baseflow in snow-dominated watersheds, vital for sustainable water resource manag…

3000+ citations · h30
flow and reactive transport groundwater and surface water interactions biogeochemical processes
PhD Position in Groundwater Hydrology and Machine Learning
Utah State University Dr. Pin Shuai 🎓 Environmental Science 🎓 Hydrology Deadline: 15 May 2026

Explore how machine learning can augment traditional hydrologic models to predict groundwater baseflow in snow-influenced watersheds. Develop and test integrated computational models to improve water resource management…

This research will enhance understanding of groundwater dynamics in snow-dominated regions, crucial for water supply and ecosystem health. …

400+ citations · h15
flow and reactive transport groundwater and surface water interactions biogeochemical processes
Building natural resilience to floods and drought using gardens as green infrastructure
Cranfield University Dr Andrea Momblanch 🎓 Data Analysis 🎓 Environmental Science Deadline: 03 Jun 2026

Explore how UK domestic gardens can be managed to naturally reduce flood and drought risk. Use hydrological monitoring and modelling to understand garden water cycles and develop practical resilience strategies.

This research addresses urgent challenges of increasing floods and droughts by leveraging domestic gardens’ potential as green infrastructu…

1003+ citations · h18
Integrated Water Resource Managment Ecosystem Services Catchment management
MOSSFLOW: Mechanisms Of Sphagnum controlling Surface FLOW
University of Manchester Dr Emma Shuttleworth 🎓 Hydrology 🎓 Physical Geography Deadline: 30 Apr 2026

Explore how Sphagnum moss controls water flow in peatlands to reduce flooding risks. Conduct hands-on field and lab work in restored peatlands at a national nature reserve. Collaborate widely to advance understanding of…

This research aids in developing successful peatland restoration methods that mitigate flood risks and improve carbon sequestration, vital …

788+ citations · h15
Geomorphology Hydrology Peatlands Landscape Restoration
The benefits of applying innovative technology in drinking water treatment - PhD
Cranfield University Prof Peter Jarvis; Prof Bruce Jefferson 🎓 Applied Chemistry 🎓 Chemical Engineering Deadline: 01 May 2026

Fully funded PhD at Cranfield University investigating innovative water treatment technologies to address emerging contaminants and improve sustainability and cost efficiency.

Investigating the influence of particle-toxicant interactions on toxicant bioavailability and toxicity in a tropical estuarine amphipod of mangrove wetlands
Heriot-Watt University Theodore Henry 🎓 Analytical Chemistry 🎓 Ecology Deadline: 05 May 2026

Mangrove ecosystems face mounting threats from the triple planetary crises of pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss. Particle-toxicant interactions result in complex scenarios in which toxicants are transforme…

Modelling of subsea cable flow induced vibration effects in offshore wind farms
Durham University Dr Lian Gan, Prof James Gilbert, Prof William Coombs 🎓 Applied Mathematics 🎓 Engineering Mathematics

This fully-funded PhD investigates flow-induced vibrations (FIV) in subsea cables for offshore wind farms, developing robust numerical models to predict structural response under complex environmental loading and improv…

Reinforcing nature-based solutions for nutrient control and biodiversity gain - PhD
Cranfield University Dr Tao Lyu 🎓 Climate Science 🎓 Environmental Engineering Deadline: 15 Apr 2026

Fully funded PhD at Cranfield University exploring nature-based solutions for nutrient control and biodiversity. Combines wetland field studies, lab analysis, and modelling to develop sustainable, low-carbon wastewater …

Establishing an Isotope Toolkit for Saline Groundwaters (IT4SG)
University of Glasgow Prof Fin Stuart 🎓 Environmental Chemistry 🎓 Environmental Engineering Deadline: 18 May 2026

Funded PhD at the University of Glasgow developing isotopic techniques to characterise saline groundwaters for nuclear waste disposal and hydrogeological modelling.

Parameterising wakes for oceanographic models
Loughborough University Dr Charlie Lloyd, Prof Robert Dorrell, Dr Majid Bastankhah, Dr Michela De Dominicis 🎓 Applied Mathematics 🎓 Energy Technologies Deadline: 31 Mar 2026

PhD project focused on developing advanced parameterisations of offshore wind turbine wakes for oceanographic models, combining CFD simulations and marine modelling to understand environmental impacts of large-scale win…