Professor Doug Stewart
- Position: Professor
- Areas of expertise: geo-environmental engineering; metal and radionuclide contaminated groundwater; alkaline waste sites; redox sensitive metals
- Email: D.I.Stewart@leeds.ac.uk
- Phone: +44(0)113 343 2287
- Location: 302 School of Civil Engineering
- Website: Googlescholar | Researchgate
Profile
Doug Stewart joined the School of Civil Engineering as a lecturer in 1991. He was previously a Visiting Assistant Professor at Oregon State University (1989-91), a Research Assistant in the Engineering Department at Cambridge University (1983-1989), and an Assistant Engineer with Soil Mechanics Limited (1982-83). At Cambridge he worked on a project researching the behaviour of diaphragm retaining walls in stiff clay, and conducted his doctoral research on groundwater effects on in-situ walls in stiff clay. With Soil Mechanics Limited he helped to supervise the construction of ash disposal lagoons, and monitored the movements of a landslide under a mainline railway.
Responsibilities
- Director of the Institute for Public Health and Environmental Engineering
Research interests
About the time I came to Leeds I became convinced that my skills as a Geotechnical Engineer could be applied to a wide range of environmental problems. Initially I undertook research on landfill liners and permeable reactive barriers for treating contaminated groundwater. Thinking about these problems led me to consider the role of soil micro-organisms in transforming contaminants in ways that increase or reduce their mobility in groundwater. I have a particular interest in metal mobility in alkaline industrial wastes. More recently I have become interested in the use of organic rich secondary materials to improve soil structure and function and thus maintain healthy rhizosphere processes.
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Some research projects I'm currently working on, or have worked on, will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>Qualifications
- B.Sc., Civil Engineering, University College - London University, 1982
- M.Phil., Soil Mechanics, Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, 1986
- Ph.D., Soil Mechanics, Emmanuel College - Cambridge University, 1990
- Licensed Professional Engineer, Oregon, U.S.A.
- Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, University of Leeds, 1996.
Professional memberships
- Member of American Society of Civil Engineers
- Member of the British Geotechnical Association
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Student education
I teach the following subjects: Properties of Materials: Water, Soil, Steel and Timber, Water and Geotechnics, Soils Engineering.
Research groups and institutes
- Water, Public Health and Environmental Engineering