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Dr Ruth Quinn

Jt Assistant Lecturer

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Jt Assistant Lecturer
Address

E: Quinn.Ruth@itsligo.ie
 
researcher

Biography

Ruth Quinn received her PhD degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Greenwich, UK. Folowing her PhD, Ruth examined water quality and quantity in managed aquifer recharge systems (sand dams) in rural Kenya as part of her role as a research fellow at Cranfield University.   Her following project (University of Aberdeen, 2018 - 2019) involved modelling the impact of global agriculture and livestock on surface and groundwater globally, regionally, and locally. This required expert collection, analysis and management of large datasets and creating integrated computer models. As a postdoctoral researcher at The University of Sheffield (2019 - 2022), she examined the impact of small-scale sustainable drainage systems (rainwater harvesting, rain gardens etc.) on flood resilience and combined sewer overflow events as part of a large inter-disciplinary team of social and environmental scientists and landscape architects.

Ruth is current an assistant lecturer of Civil, Environmental and Water Engineering at IT Sligo.

Research Interests

Ruth is a water engineer specialising in assessing community-scale water management systems, explicitly concerning water quality and quantity issues.  She has worked on schemes involving the co-design and maintenance  of sustainable drainage systems with the local community and assessing both their hydrological benefits and the impact this process has on health and well being.  

Ruth also assess the potential of these schemes through computer modelling and the creation of suitable performance metrics.  Currently, she is a member of the Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Intelligent Systems for Health and Environment (MISHE) at IT Sligo.

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2021) 'Quantifying the performance of dual-use rainwater harvesting systems'
Quinn, R., Rougé, C., Stovin, V., (2021) 'Quantifying the performance of dual-use rainwater harvesting systems'. WATER RES, [Details]
(2019) 'An examination of the hydrological system of a sand dam during the dry season leading to water balances'
Quinn, R., Parker, A., Rushton, K. (2019) 'An examination of the hydrological system of a sand dam during the dry season leading to water balances'. JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY, 4 :1-13 [Details]
(2018) 'Evaporation from bare soil: Lysimeter experiments in sand dams interpreted using conceptual and numerical models'
Quinn, R., Parker, A., Rushton, K. (2018) 'Evaporation from bare soil: Lysimeter experiments in sand dams interpreted using conceptual and numerical models'. JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY, 564 :909-915 [Details]

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
Community of Practice on Community Engagement, Institution of Civil Engineers Member /