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Professor Laurence Gill

Professor (Civil Struct & Env. Eng.)
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Professor Laurence Gill

Professor (Civil Struct & Env. Eng.)
MUSEUM BUILDING

 Laurence.Gill@tcd.ie

 3531896 1047


Professor Laurence Gill is Chair of Environmental Engineering in the School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin. His research interests involve studying the fate and transport of both air and water-borne pollutants in the natural and built environment, as well as the development of passive treatment processes. Much of the work involves extensive field studies which are then used to develop mathematical models to gain further insight into the processes. Prior to joining at Trinity College in 1999, he spent several years working in the UK water industry on the design of water and wastewater treatment processes for urban populations.
  Chemicals Transport   Civil Engineering   Coastal & Ocean Engineering   Coastal Engineering & Processes   Development in Africa   Earth science and hydrology   Energy and Climate Change   Energy Environmental Sciences   Energy from biomass (see Forestry also)   Environmental aspects of transportation   Environmental engineering   Environmental Impacts of Transport   Environmental Science   Fresh water pollution   Geothermal Engineering   Groundwater   Groundwater vulnerability and contamination   Hydraulics   Hydrogeology   Hydrology   Hydrology of limestone terrains   Ocean and Ocean Energy Systems   On-Site Wastewater Treatment   Photochemistry   Pollution   Process Development Engineering   Process Engineering   Renewable energies   River pollution   Sanitary Engineering   Sewage sludge   Solar   Solar Disinfection   Solar, Collectors/Concentrators   Solar, Heat Storage   Solar, Photochemical Conversion   Solar, Thermal Power Systems   Tidal and Wave Energy   Time Frequency and Wavelet Analysis   Treatment Processes   Waste Management, Recycling   Waste water treatment   Water & Sanitation   Water engineering   Water Monitoring, Quality, Treatment   Water Resources Engineering   Water Supply   Water Treatment   Wetland Ecosystems   Wetlands
Project Title
 Wastewater treatment efficiency of subsoils and stratified sand filters
From
Oct 2001
To
Dec 2004
Summary
Funding Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Programme
ERTDI
Project Type
Medium scale (fieldwork and modelling)
Project Title
 Tracer Study Investigations into Reactor Mixing Characterisation
From
Oct 2001
To
July 2005
Summary
Funding Agency
Libyan Government
Project Type
Laboratory experimental & mathemtical modelling
Project Title
 An Examination of the Parameters Involved in the Design of a Continuous Flow Solar Disinfection Process
From
Oct 2002
To
Jan 2006
Summary
Funding Agency
RPS & EU
Project Title
 The Hydrodynamics of Grit Particles Moving Round a Bend using Computational Fluid Dynamics
From
Oct 2003
To
Summary
Funding Agency
TCD
Project Title
 Relative exposure to air pollution whilst commuting to work between transport modes
From
Jan 2003
To
Summary
Funding Agency
TRIP

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Member of south Galway Flood Alleviation Committee (OPW, Galway CoCo) 2017
Expert advisor to Irish Water on the Kilfenora Wastewater Treatment Works upgrade 2019
External examiner for 9 PhDs 2014
External examiner for Newcastle University MSc Environmental Engineering 2020
Reviewer for research proposals for Swedish EPA 2021
Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
French Medium Basic Medium
Spanish Medium Basic Medium
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Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers 1999 present
Member of the European Geosciences Union 2016 present
Member of the International Association of Hydrogeologists 2014 present
Gill L.W., Walsh N., McAuliffe F., Ravbar N., Inception Horizon - expressing karst hydrogeology through choral music, The Karst and the Curious - The Hydrogeological Group of the Geological Society of London, London, 27th February 2025, 2025, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  URL
Vucinic L., Lydon C., Mezali H., McConvey P., McIntyre T., Ajia F., Freitas da Silva Vucinic M.I., O'Connell D., Coxon C., Gill L., Combining multi-sensor data and machine learning for improved wastewater contamination detection in stormwater systems, EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27th April - 2nd May, 2025, pp13955 , Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  URL
Gill L.W., Harbron R., Portman E., Climate folk - Dance of the Carbon Cycles, Sounds and Sustainability, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 6th - 7th June 2025, 2025, pp5 - 6, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  URL
Mohamed, A.Y.A., Gill, L.W., Monleon A., Pronk, M., Van Loosdrecht M., Saikaly, P., Ali M., Genome-Resolved metatranscriptomics provide insights on immigration influence in structuring microbial community assembly of a full-scale aerobic granular sludge plant, 11th Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering Conference, 2025, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  URL
Bellec M., Gill L.W., Rama F., Knowledge gaps and challenges towards an open-access European map of groundwater vulnerability in karst regions, 32nd International Karstological School, Postonja, Slovenia, 16th -20th June, 2025, pp1 - 2, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  URL
Mohamed A.Y.A, Gill Laurenc, Monleon Alejandr, Pronk Mari, van Loosdrecht Mar, Saikaly Pascal E, Ali Muhamma, Genome-resolved metatranscriptomics unveils distinct microbial functionalities across aggregate sizes in aerobic granular sludge, Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, 25, 2025, p100560-, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Bhatnagar S., Kumar Sha M., Gill L., Langerock B., Ghosh B., Variations in land types detected using methane retrieved from space-borne sensor, Geomatica, 77, 2025, p100048 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Ahmad S., Wang M., Bates A., Martini F., Regan S., Saunders M., Liu H., McElwain J., Gill L., Flatlining fens? Small-scale variations in peat properties and microtopography as indicators of ecosystem homogenisation, Ecological Indicators, 172, 2025, p113317 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Considine B. Coughlan P., Murali Madhu K., Nikou N., Gill L., McNabola A., Techno-economic analysis of wastewater heat recovery in the hospitality sector: A case study of a commercial kitchen"s grease trap, Journal of Building Engineering, 105, 2025, p112359 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Mohamed, A.Y.A., Monleon A., Pronk, M., Van Loosdrecht M., Gill, L.W., Saikaly, P., Ali M., Genome-resolved metatranscriptomics provide insights on immigration influence in structuring microbial community assembly of a full-scale Aerobic Granular Sludge plant, Environmental Science & Technology, 59, 2025, p6126 - 6141, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

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Ruhhee Tabbussum, Bidroha Basu and Laurence Gill, Neural Network Driven Early Warning System for Groundwater Flooding: A Comprehensive Approach in Lowland Karst Areas, EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14 -19 Apr 2024, 2024, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Jeannin P-Y, Kavousi A., Reimann T., Charlier J-B., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Johannet A., Lüthi M., Gill L., Wunsch A., Woehling T., Karst Modelling Challenge: what is coming next?, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Misstear B., Gill L., The hydrogeology of sacred wells: insights from Ireland, Hydrogeology Journal, 32, 2024, p1561 - 1565, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Gill L.W., Scanlon B., 'Protection of Groundwater and Wetland Ecosystems in Ireland and linkages to the Arts', The Water Resources Podcast, National Academy of Engineering, USA, National Academy of Engineering, USA, 2023, -, Broadcast, PUBLISHED
Coyle A., Curneen S., Gill L.W., Modification of willow evapotranspiration on-site wastewater treatment system designs following multi-annual monitoring programme of full-scale systems, Environ 2023 - 33rd Irish Environmental Researchers Colloquium, 3 - 5 April, 2023, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Gill L.W., Earth System Change Challenge - Connected Waters in Irish Catchments, iCRAG2021 Resources of a Sustainable Society, online, 2nd December , 2021, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Draper S., McElwain J., Gill L., Inspiring Ideas @Trinity Climate Change - a multidisciplinary challenge, Inspiring Ideas @Trinity , Trinity College Dublin , 24th February , 2021, Trinity Development & Alumni, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Duran L., Gill L., Distributed numerical model of a karst aquifer: Manorhamilton spring (County Leitrim), GSI Groundwater Newsletter, 59, 2021, p11 - 14, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Cantoni E., Gill L., Misstear B.D.R., An assessment of climate change impacts on Irish groundwater, GSI Groundwater Newsletter, 59, 2021, p15 - 18, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Mooney D., Richards K.G, Danaher M., Grant J., Gill L.W., Mellander P-E., Coxon C.E., Investigating veterinary antiparasitic drugs as emerging contaminants in Irish groundwater, GSI Groundwater Newsletter, 59, 2021, p19 - 22, Journal Article, PUBLISHED

  


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Award Date
Invited Member of the IAH Karst Commission 2020
Project Exemplar 2015 award from InterTradeIreland collaboration with CDEnviro Ltd. 2015
Fellow of Trinity College Dublin 2013
Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Award 2011
Institution of Civil Engineers prize (Lancaster University) 1990