Michael Rivett

Experience

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  University of Waterloo

  Feb 1989 - Oct 1993

  Post doctoral research fellow

  Researcher on the Solvents-in-Groundwater research program conducted contaminant transport experiments at the Borden research site, Ontario.

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  National Rivers Authority (NRA)

  Mar 1994 - Mar 1996

  Hydrogeologist
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  Environment Agency

  Apr 1996 - Jun 1997

  Hydrogeologist
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  University of Birmingham

  Jun 1997 - Sept 2016

  Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences - Contaminant Hydrogeology
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  University of Strathclyde

  Oct 2016 - Mar 2021

  Research Fellow (50 - 70% part-time)

  Dr Rivett over 2016-21 dovetailed his consultancy activity with a part-time (50-70% FTE) Research Fellow position at the University of Strathclyde in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. The position (ended in March 2021) focused on the delivery of published research from the Scottish Government funded Climate Justice Fund - Water Futures Programme designed to support the Government of Malawi in meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 6 ‘to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all’. His 33 publications (30 journal) since 2014, mostly on Malawi since 2018, may be downloaded from: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/author/1104214.html Show less

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  GroundH2O plus Ltd

  Nov 2016 - now

  Director

  Michael has a significant academic research background in Contaminant Hydrogeology that underpins his consultancy work conducted through GroundH2O Plus Ltd based in Birmingham founded by him in 2016. He specialises in the assessment and remediation of groundwater contaminated by organic chemicals including L/DNAPLs and radiological contamination. He specialises in the delivery of applied research and training with clients that include the Environment Agency, Sellafield Ltd, British Geological Survey, CL:AIRE, National Nuclear Labs, Universities and working with other consultancies and their industrial clients. He has served as Chair of both the Geological Society Hydrogeological Group and the International Association of Hydrogeologists - British Chapter. He continues to publish extensively - a listing of his publications may be viewed at https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8H8pUbUAAAAJ&hl=en His consultancy covers:• Technical peer review and research-informed advice on groundwater contamination issues• Groundwater research: university academic / applied research experience over 35 years• Contaminated land assessment/remediation: specialising in groundwater, complex sites• DNAPLs / LNAPLs, chlorinated solvents, VOCs, hydrocarbons, emerging organic contaminants• Surface water impacts from groundwater plume discharges, highway de-icing salt runoff• Innovative groundwater monitoring methods, e.g., multilevel monitoring, tracer tests• Nuclear legacy/disposal sites: radiological contaminant fate - management in groundwater• Onshore oil and gas: environmental baseline monitoring, groundwater protection • Developing country hydrogeology: SDG-6 relevant groundwater development / protection• Experienced BSc/MSc/CPD groundwater lecturer and university programme / PhD examiner• Experienced author, presenter and reviewer of journal papers, technical guidance, etc.• Experienced chair/member of professional bodies, industry advisory panels, conferences Show less