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Professor of Integrated Water Systems, University of Sheffield

Dr Speight is Professor of Integrated Water Systems in the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering at the University of Sheffield, specialising in water quality in distribution systems. She investigates the linkages between physical, chemical, and biological reactions in pipe networks to understand and model public health impacts. She is also Managing Director of the TWENTY65 research consortium, which focuses on disruptive innovation for water systems of the future.

Experience

  • 2020–2021
    Professor of Integrated Water Systems, University of Sheffield
  • 2014–2019
    Senior Research Fellow, University of Sheffield

Education

  • 2003 
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, PhD

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health