Sean Turner

Sean Turner


water resources engineer /
systems analyst /
hydrologist

Profile

Developer of computational models and analytical tools to support water resources planning and management activities. Creator of R packages reservoir and scenario.

Experience

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scientist   Jul '18 – Present   SEATTLE WA, USA

Postdoc   Oct '16 – Jun '18   COLLEGE PARK MD, USA

Developing global and regional water resources modeling tools.

SUTD-MIT International Design Centre

Postdoc   Sep '14 – Sep '16   SINGAPORE

Developed tools for adaptive reservoir operations.

United Utilities PLC

Research Engineer   Jan '11 – Sep '14   MANCHESTER, UK

Developed risk analysis tools for water resources investment planning.

CSIRO

Intern researcher   Mar '13 – May '13   MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

Assessed vulnerability of Melbourne's water supply to climate change.

Universidad de Concepción

Intern researcher   Apr '10 – Jun '10   CONCEPCIÓN, CHILE

Investigated dam impacts on river geomorphology.

AEA Technology

Technical consultant   Sep '08 – Sep '09   GLASGOW, UK

Conducted environmental policy research; prepared proposals.

Education

Cranfield University

2010 – 2014

Engineering Doctorate (EngD) in Water Resources Planning

Newcastle University

2009 – 2010

MSc in Hydrology and Climate Change (Distinction)

University of Glasgow

2004 – 2008

BSc in Environmental Design (First Class Hons)

Awards and recognition

Best reviewer – Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 2018.

Editors' highlight – Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2017.

Top performing research engineer – STREAM Industrial Doctorate Centre, 2011.

Pavel Novak prize for best overall performance (water) – Newcastle University, 2010.

Best project in civil engineering hydraulics – University of Glasgow, 2008.

Dean's list – University of Glasgow, 2008.

Service

Reviewer

WRR, JoH, WaRM, Env. Res. Let., Env. Mod. & Software, JWRPM, Adv. in Wat. Res., Science of the Total Env., Clim. Risk Man., Urban Water Journal, Earth Perspectives, Stoch. Env. Res. & Risk Asses.

Conference session convenor

Session chair, AGU Fall Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, 11th – 11th Dec 2018, Session H23F: The Future of Coupled Water–Energy Systems Confronting Global Change.

Session chair, AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, USA, 10th – 15th Dec 2017, Session H41Q: Modeling basin storage and human interventions to the water cycle across scales.

Session co-convener, 13th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, Beijing, 31st July – 5th Aug 2016. Session: Ensemble Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Session leader, MODSIM 2015, Gold Coast, Australia, 29th Nov – 4th Dec 2015, Session L.15: Water resources management informed by hydroclimatic forecasts.

Additional skills and qualifications

Teaching

Two TA posts Singapore University of Technology and Design (2015 and 2016)

Energy Systems (final year undergrad.); Water Resources Management (final year undergrad.)

Certified courses taken

* indicates course taken online

Economics of Money and Banking (Columbia*); An Introduction to Financial Accounting (Wharton*); Public-Private Partnerships (World Bank Group*); Justice (Harvard*); Writing in the Sciences (Stanford*); Risk Analysis and Extreme Events (Sheffield University); Systems Dynamics Modelling (Warwick University); HydroEurope (Nice Sophia Antipolis); Research Skill Development (Imperial College London); Research Entrepreneurship (Cambridge-MIT Institute).

Languages

English (mother tongue); Spanish (intermediate).