Dr Kevin Spence B.Eng Hons, PhD, PgFHE
Senior Lecturer in Water Engineering, Environmental Science and Physical Geography
About
Teaching Interests
Domestic house construction (historic and modern), Building Conservation, Land surveying, Structures, Geotechnics, Water engineering, Flood Estimation, Statistics
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Interests
Solute and sediment transport and its impact on water quality in urban drainage and river systems during steady flows and rainfall events using laboratory and field investigative techniques
Traditional building construction
Land evaluation in the Mediterranean climate
Publications
Journal articles
Spence, K., Gilbert, I.M., & Robson, M. (2023). . Water, Air & Soil Pollution, 234 (9).
Hamilton, B., Rotherham, I., & Spence, K. (2022). . The Naturalist, 147 (1109), 2-16.
Hawkins, A., Sharpe, R., Spence, K., & Holmes, N. (2018). . Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management.
Spence, K., Digman, C., Balmforth, D., Houldsworth, J., Saul, A., & Meadowcroft, J. (2015). . Urban Water Journal, 13 (8), 773-789.
Zeng, Y.H., Guymer, I., Spence, K., & Huai, W.X. (2010). . River Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and Applications, 28 (1), 53-61.
Laycock, E.A., Spence, K., Jefferson, D.P., Hetherington, S., Martin, B., & Woods, C. (2008). . Environmental Geology, 56 (3-4), 521-528.
Laycock, E.A., Spence, K., Jefferson, D.P., Hetherington, S., Martin, B., & Wood, C. (2008). . Environmental Geology, 56 (3-4), 521-528.
Burrows, R., Ali, K.H.M., Spence, K., & Chiang, T.T. (1998). Experimental observations of salt purging in a model sea outfall diffuser with eight soffit connected risers. Water Science and Technology, 38 (10), 269-275.
Spence, K.J., & Guymer, I. (1997). Small-scale laboratory flowslides. ³Òé´Ç³Ù±ð³¦³ó²Ô¾±±ç³Ü±ð, 47 (5), 915-932.
Conference papers
Spence, K., & Rotherham, I. (2022). Assessment of Natural Flood Management Potential in the Limb Brook Catchment, Sheffield. Proceedings of the IAHR World Congress, 2640-2646.
Spence, K., & Guymer, I. (2021). . In Kalinowska, M. (Ed.) 6th IAHR Europe Congress, Warsaw, Poland, 15 February 2021 - 18 February 2021 (pp. 319-320). IAHR:
Abushnaf, F.F., Spence, K.J., & Rotherham, I.D. (2013). Developing a Land Evaluation Model for the Benghazi Region in Northeast Libya using a Geographic Information System and Multi-criteria Analysis. APCBEE Procedia, 5, 69-75.
Digman, C.J., Littlewood, K., Butler, D., Spence, K., Balmforth, D.J., Davies, J., & Schütze, M. (2002). A Model to Predict the Temporal Distribution of Gross Solids Loading in Combined Sewerage Systems. Global Solutions for Urban Drainage, 1-13.
(1998). Experimental observations of salt purging in a model sea outfall diffuser with eight soffit connected risers. Water Science and Technology, 38 (10).
Book chapters
Bridge, J., Spence, K., McLuckie, D., & Kandasamy, J. (2019). Urban Stormwater and Flood Management. In Urban Stormwater and Flood Management Enhancing the Liveability of Cities. Springer
Books
Jegatheesan, V., Goonetilleke, A., Leeuwen, J.V., Kandasamy, J., Warner, D., Myers, B., ... Parker, G. (2019). Urban Stormwater and Flood Management Enhancing the Liveability of Cities. Springer.
Theses / Dissertations
Sasi, O.A.Y. (2022). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Spence, K., Al-Obaidi, K., & Freeman, E.
Sasi, O.A.Y. (2022). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Spence, K., Al-Obaidi, K., & Freeman, E.
Othman, J.O. (2022). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Rose, J., Fraser, D., & Spence, K.
Othman, J.O. (2022). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Rose, J., Fraser, D., & Spence, K.
Roskams, M.J. (2021). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Haynes, B., Stephenson, P., & Spence, K.
Roskams, M.J. (2021). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Haynes, B., Stephenson, P., & Spence, K.
Laeirj, I. (2018). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Spence, K.
Laeirj, I. (2018). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Spence, K.
Bradbury, O. (2018). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Spence, K.
Bradbury, O. (2018). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Spence, K.
Abushnaf, F. (2014). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Spence, K., & Rotherham, I.
Abdalrahman, Y. (2013). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Spence, K., & Rotherham, I.
Robson, M.T. (2004). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Spence, K.
Digamn, C.J. (2003). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Balmforth, D., & Spence, K.
Other activities
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Project Supervision;
2010-present 4 Libyan PhD students. Project titles:
"Evaluating water and land use change in the Humber region",
"Assessing land degradation and land use in the Libyan Aljabal Alakhdar region"
"Developing a Land Evaluation Technique for the Benghazi Region of Libya"
"Building dampness from environmental conditions and building condition in East Libya"
2001-2004 PhD student "Stream quality in a small urbanised catchment"
1999-2002 EPSRC/WITE collaborative grant GR/M16795 "Predicting Aesthetic Pollutant Loadings from Combined Sewer Overflows" (with Sheffield University GR/M16337 and Imperial College London GR/M16719) & associated PhD student
1999-2001 PhD student "Assessing Water Quality in Rivers subject to Intermittent Pollutant Discharge from Storm water Overflows"
1996-1997 MRes student"Aspects of transverse mixing in a straight compound channel"
Internal and External PhD examiner
Reviewer for International Journal Science of the Total Environment, Journal of Water, Air & Soil Pollution.