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Biography
Alan joined the University of Dundee as a Senior Lecturer in January 2018, having previously been an Assistant/Associate Professor in Civil Engineering at Heriot Watt University (2010-2017). Prior to this, he held a Postdoctoral Research Associate position at the University of Dundee (Civil Engineering) between 2001 and 2010 and was a graduate engineer in the Babtie Group (now Jacobs) between 1999 and 2001. He gained his BEng and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering at the University of Glasgow in 1995 and 2002, respectively.
His expertise includes the modelling of environmental fluid mechanics problems, cohesive and non-cohesive sediment transport dynamics, and geophysical flow processes. His research interests fall into three main areas:
- Flow-sediment interactions at multiple scales
- Stratified and buoyancy driven flows
- Topographic and Earth rotation effects on ocean currents
This research has been supported by funding from the UK research councils, the European Union, The Royal Society and The Carnegie Trust. In 2010, he was awarded the Karl Emil Hilgard Hydraulic Prize (American Society of Civil Engineers) for his paper “Deposition from particle-laden, plane, turbulent buoyant jets” [Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 134(8), 1110-1122]. He has led and participated in a number of international research projects in Trondheim (2009), Grenoble (2014, 2018) and Hull (2016) under various EU Hydralab initiatives.
Alan is currently an elected member of the International Association of Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR Europe) Leadership Team and an Associate Member of the EPSRC Peer Review College. He is also an advisor on the academic panel of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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ExPand in2 the Future: Realising the Full Capacity of the Scottish Salmon Industry
1/11/20 → 31/10/23
Project: Research
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Preface to the Special issue of Environmental Fluid Mechanics in Honour of Peter A. Davies
Carr, M., Cuthbertson, A. & Munro, R., 12 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Fluid Mechanics. 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
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The response of high density turbidity currents and their deposits to an abrupt channel termination at a slope break: Implications for channel-lobe transition zones
Wilkin, J., Cuthbertson, A., Dawson, S., Stow, D., Stephen, K., Nicholson, U. & Penna, N., 6 Jan 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sedimentology. 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental Study of Flow and Mass Transport in the Near-Wake Region of a Rigid Planar Metal Net Panel
Zeng, X., Gaultieri, C., Cuthbertson, A. & Shao, D., Aug 2022, In: Aquacultural Engineering. 98, 10 p., 102267.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hydraulic modelling of interfacial processes for two-layer maximal exchange
Laanearu, J. & Cuthbertson, A., Sept 2022, p. 305-306. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Hydraulics of stratified sill flows within varying channel geometries: investigating energy loss and mixing of maximal two-layer exchange
Laanearu, J. & Cuthbertson, A., 17 Oct 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Fluid Mechanics. 36 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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39th IAHR World Congress
Alan Cuthbertson (Chair)
19 Jun 2022 → 24 Jun 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Invited Research Seminar at dICATECh, Politecnico di Bari (online)
Alan Cuthbertson (Speaker)
24 May 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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10th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics
Alan Cuthbertson (Organiser)
Nov 2022 → Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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7th IAHR Europe Congress
Alan Cuthbertson (Member of programme committee)
Jan 2022 → Sept 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Creating Connections conference (online event)
Alan Cuthbertson (Participant)
16 Jun 2021 → 17 Jun 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Other event