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Academic and research staff<\/h2>\n

Julien Harou<\/strong><\/a>
Group Lead and Professor in Water Engineering
Pariser Building – B37
0161 306 4589
julien.harou@manchester.ac.uk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Andrea Bottacin-Busolin<\/span><\/strong><\/a>
Lecturer in Water Engineering
Pariser Building – B15
0161 306 8970
andrea.bottacinbusolin@manchester.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Tim Foster<\/strong><\/a>
Lecturer in Water-Food Security
Pariser Building – B14
0161 275 4411
timothy.foster@manchester.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Robel Geressu
<\/strong>Research Associate
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Thomas Higginbottom<\/strong>
Research Associate
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Anthony Hurford
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Evgenii Matrosov<\/a><\/strong>
Research Fellow
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Benjamin Parkes<\/strong>
Ekpe Research Fellow
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James Tomlinson<\/strong>
Research Fellow
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Lead software developer
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Giovanni Basolu<\/strong>
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