Staff
Hydromet Group — October 2010
Prof Ger Kiely
Principal Investigator (PI)
Background: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hydrology
Phone: +353 21 4902965
Link to current CV.
Research Interests
Surface hydrology and land-atmosphere interaction; Climate change - extreme events. Soil
hydrology, soil carbon, and soil engineering properties. Flood event analysis, flood
forecasting and flood warning. Environmental engineering. Measurement and modelling of
greenhouse gas fluxes (CO2, CH4, N2O) from grasslands, peatlands and forestry. Coupling of
water, energy and carbon cycles.
Professional Record
2000-present Associate Professor, Civil & Env Eng Dept., University College Cork
1999-2002 Dean of Graduate Studies, University College Cork
1993-2000 Senior Lecturer, Civil & Env Eng Dept., University College Cork
1989-1993 Lecturer, Civil & Env Eng Dept., University College Cork
1980-1989 Executive Engineer, Cork County Council, Ireland
1978-1979 Graduate Research Engineer, Colorado State University
1974-1977 Structural Eng. John Connell & Associates Consulting Engs, Sydney/Darwin
1973 -1974 Construction Engineer, J.A.Bradshaw, Contractors, Sydney
Dr Xianli Xu
Post-doctoral Researcher
Project: SoilH, Interactions of soil hydrology, land use and climate change and their impacts on soil quality
Background: Hydrology and Soil Erosion; Carbon Cycling; Climate Change; Modelling of Soil and Water Processes
Phone +353 21 4903025
Dr Matthias Peichl
Post-doctoral Researcher
Background: Forest science
Phone +353 21 4903025
Dr Michael Mischurow
Post-doctoral Researcher
Background: Soil physics, Hydrology
Phone +353 21 4903025
Mr Nelius Foley
Instrumentation Engineer
Background: Applied Physics, Instrumentation
Phone: +353 21 4903878