Mark Trigg
Professor Of Water Risk
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolMark Trigg is a Professor of Water Risk at the University of Leeds with over two decades of interdisciplinary experience spanning hydrology, hydrogeology and hydraulics, and nine years in academic research and leadership roles. He leads software development scientists at the Centre for Environmental Modelling and Computation, translating cutting-edge research into practical tools for integrated catchment management, flood risk and water resource assessment. A chartered engineer with a PhD in hydrology and a background in mechanical engineering, he blends rigorous quantitative modelling with innovative, applied solutions for real-world water challenges. His career bridges academia, consultancy and international development, from field-focused humanitarian water projects to senior research fellowships, giving him a rare perspective on both high-level policy and hands-on implementation.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Chislehurst and Sidcup GrammarBEng, Mechanical Engineering, BEng, Mechanical Engineering at University of SurreyMSc, Soil and Water Engineering, MSc, Soil and Water Engineering at Cranfield UniversityHillcrest School, JosPhD, Hydrology, Hydraulics, Geomorphology, PhD, Hydrology, Hydraulics, Geomorphology at University of Bristol
Github Skills (50)
earth10
modeling10
infrastructure8
planets8
atmosphere8
gravity7
ocean7
finite-difference7
climate-change6
science6
optimization6
solar6
orbital-mechanics6
transformation5
hydrodynamics5
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
MarkUoLeeds/planets
Mar 2017 - Oct 2018
Contributions:1 release, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
MarkUoLeeds/cime
Jun 2021 - Feb 2022
Common Infrastructure for Modeling the Earth
Contributions:2 PRs, 3 pushes, 2 branches in 8 months
modelingearthinfrastructure
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