Dr Soroush Abolfathi

Theme Lead for Environmental Sustainability, Global Research Priority

Biography

Soroush is assistant professor in Water and Environmental Engineering at the School of Engineering and member of Warwick Centre for Predictive Modelling.

2004 – 2008 BEng in Civil Engineering

2009 – 2011 MSc in Civil Engineering (Coastal and Offshore Engineering)

2012 – 2016 PhD in Coastal Engineering (Victoria Fernandes Fellowship, Warwick)

Thesis: Nearshore Mixing due to the effects of Waves and Currents

Research Interest

Pollution transport in the environment (solute and microplastics)

Resilient infrastructures to natural hazards, climate change and flooding

Other Responsibilities

Soroush is currently chair of Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) for Coventry and Warwickshire branch and serves as a member (Vice Chair) of UK Leadership Team for International Association of Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR).

Opportunities

PhDs: I am currently looking to take on PhD students. Applicants should have an engineering background (Fluid Dynamics) with a strong mathematical component. Familiarity with computing and numerical analysis would be advantageous. For further details, please contact me.