With a diverse range of knowledge and expertise, our Flood Innovation Centre team share a mutual goal of working together to get your flood resilience innovation well and truly off the ground. Learn a little more about the team that will help drive your project forward and help turn your ideas into a reality.
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Business development, account management, customer services, communications, data management and team support
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Anton is passionate about building relationships and finding solutions, with over 10 years’ experience in business development and account management working with large organisations to SME’s Anton will be the link between our clients and consultants. Feel free to contact him with any enquiries.
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Earth science, geology and hydrology, remote sensing using geophysical techniques, data management and analysis.
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As a Technology Research Manager, Hiatt will work with you to develop and support innovation projects, bringing together the right expertise to deliver a tailored package of support. Hiatt has a particular interest in increasing flood resilience through Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) and Natural Flood Management (NFM).
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Electronics engineering, Earth observation, remote sensing, fourier transform infrared spectrometry, hyperspectral imaging, energy harvesting, drones/UAV, agritech/precision agriculture.
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Chun is a passionate engineer who will work alongside your business to apply academic and industrial research into real-world applications. As a project scientist with the National Space Academy, Chun has extensive knowledge and expertise to help accelerate your flood innovation idea.
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Innovation management and marketing, chemical engineering, fluid flow, flow sensing, microscoping, rheology, spectrometry, computational fluid dynamics.
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With extensive expertise in economics and chemical engineering, Elena draws on her experience in innovation management as well as her technical knowledge to support businesses to drive their ideas forward. Co-author of several acclaimed academic articles, Elena will help support your business, no matter what stage your project is at.
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Building flood resilience in Hull and the Humber: project design and management; qualitative and quantitative research & evaluations; work with communities and civil society, and feeding results into policy and practice
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Sam is really excited to join the Flood Innovation Centre as it expands its support to local charities and community groups. Throughout his career he has supported different charities and community groups in the UK and overseas as a volunteer, programme manager and now through research. Sam did his PhD in Hull with the Department of Geography working in east Hull, and before returning to the UK, he lived and worked in Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Vanuatu – although that seems a long time ago now!
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Flood research, sustainability research, climate change, stakeholder engagement, landscape use and management.
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Cecilia has a mixed background in environmental and social sciences. She is currently researching the pathways for effective post-flood recovery with a focus on the Humber region.
She has worked closely with SMEs that have experienced flooding, and policymakers, NGO’s, community groups and other stakeholders involved in managing flood risk and recovery. Her experience includes working in the private sector as an environmental consultant.
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Qualitative ethnographic and participatory research, community arts practice, place- and time-based cultural expressions and behaviors, socio-cultural understanding of environmental hazards.
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Kate obtained her PhD in cultural anthropology from the National Centre for English Cultural Tradition at the University of Sheffield in 2007, following her undergraduate degree in English Language with Medieval Literature. She has taught at Sheffield, Hull, and the Open Universities, and joined the Energy and Environment Institute at the University of Hull as a visiting researcher in 2018.
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Finance, administration, data management & collection, compliance, account management, customer services and team support.
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Mary has over 30 years banking experience including Business Relationship Management, Financial Analysis, Compliance and Data Protection in addition to working for the University of Hull for the last 5 years. Mary is responsible for the efficient and effective financial administration of the Flood Innovation Centre project including responsibility for audit administration.
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Finances, communications, stakeholder relations, resource planning, economic development, European funding, marketing, PR.
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Pip is an experienced funding programme and project manager and brings almost 15 years of regional economic development and European funding experience to the team. Pip is responsible for the successful delivery of the Flood Innovation Centre and will oversee all projects, ensuring your business gets the highest level of support.
