Dr Claire Walsh

• Principal Investigator School of Engineering, Newcastle University (UK)
• Email: claire.walsh@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0)191 208 6647
• Twitter: @clwnewc
• UpStream Responsibilities: overall direction and management of the project, including reporting, data management, risk assessment and any ethical considerations or actions required.

Claire is a Senior Lecturer in Water Engineering, Co-Director of the National Green Infrastructure Facility, Deputy Head of the Water Group, School of Engineering, Newcastle University and Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research http://www.ncl.ac.uk/engineering/staff/profile/clairewalsh.html

Claire's research focuses on long term change in both natural environments and engineered systems, in particular looking at impacts for drought, urban flooding, sustainable infrastructure and ecosystem services and how to determine holistic, cross-disciplinary solutions to such problems. Much of Claire's work involves working closely with end-users to co-define challenges and co-design research to ensure maximum uptake, dissemination and impact.