Contact Professor Tom Stephenson
- Tel: 07748 768309
- Email: T.Stephenson@cranfield.ac.uk
Background
Qualifications: BSc Biochemistry, University of York, UK. PhD, DIC Civil Engineering, Imperial College London. Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng). CEng, FIChemE, FHEA.
Previous Experience: Pro-Vice-Chancellor (PVC) Research & Innovation, PVC School of Applied Sciences, Â鶹´«Ã½AV. Appointed Professor of Water Sciences in 1994. Senior Lecturer in Biochemical Engineering, Teesside University. Post Doctoral Researcher, Civil Engineering Department, Imperial College London. Founded Water Innovate Ltd, a university spinout, sold to Bluewater Bio. Advisor to the Board, Bluewater Bio, 2010-2021.
Current Appointments:
Non-Executive Director, Marsh Industries, the leading manufacturer of package wastewater treatment plants.
Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence for the School of Science & Technology, City, University of London.
Advisor to Bluemethane Ltd, a climate mitigation start-up.
Ambassador for British Water, the trade association representing water sector supply chain companies.
Member of Lee Kuan Yew Singapore International Water Prize Jury (2016 onwards).
Research opportunities
Novel biological sewage treatment systems
Greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater and sludge treatment processes
Nitrogen transformations in bioprocesses
Small-scale and package wastewater treatment plant
Industrial wastewater treatment
Current activities
Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence for the School of Science & Technology, City, University of London. I am helping staff and students identify opportunities for IP protection, technology licensing and start-ups.
Technical Director for Marsh Industries Ltd leading package wastewater treatment plant innovations.
Advisor to Bluemethane Ltd involved in technical and business development relating to methane extraction for water, wastewater and sludge processing.
Clients
- Anglian Water
- Bluemethane
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Microvi Biotech Inc
- Ofwat Innovation Fund
- Severn Trent PLC
- Thames Water
- Warden Biomedia
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Mann A, Mendoza-Espinosa L & Stephenson T. (1998). A comparison of floating and sunken media biological aerated filters for nitrification. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 72(3)
- Brindle K & Stephenson T. (1996). The application of membrane biological reactors for the treatment of wastewaters. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 49(6)
