Nathan, from our Bangor University team, defended his PhD thesis successfully at his Viva on the 28th of May, passing with minor corrections.
His thesis, ‘Analysing the water-energy nexus: Benchmarking efficiency in water services’, explores and pushes the boundaries of how efficiency is measured via methodological testing and sustainability-focussed metric use. The thesis yielded four publications, which can be found on our website here: dwr-uisce.eu/peerreviewed
Looking back over his time during the PhD, Nathan commented, “I’ve loved the past few years, it was a real privilege to be able to research such interesting topics with such a talented team. From delivering academic outputs on sustainability performance assessment and water efficiency to developing my research skills, and meeting some incredible people along the way, the time has flown by.”
Nathan is continuing on the Dŵr Uisce project as a postdoctoral researcher where he will extend some research concepts developed during his PhD around efficiency analysis and benchmarking across various sectors.
Nathan would like to thank his supervisors, Dr Prysor Williams and Dr David Styles, his Viva committee, Professor Julia Patricia Gordon Jones (Chair), Professor Yener Altunbas (Internal Examiner), and Professor Gustaf Olsson (External Examiner), and the Dŵr Uisce Project funders, the European Regional Development Fund through the Interreg Ireland-Wales Cooperation Programme, for their diverse support.