Dr Guanghai Gao completed his PhD in Hydro-environmental Modelling from Cardiff University. Guanghai’s PhD project involved the development and application of a hydro-environmental model to predict hydrodynamic, sediment transport and bacterial processes in riverine, coastal and estuarine waters.

He then worked as a Research Associate at Cardiff University on two different projects. One of the projects, Multidisciplinary Research in Tidal Stream Energy, involved developing hydro-environmental models to investigate environmental impacts of tidal energy projects in the Severn Estuary, UK. The other project, C2C CLOUD TO COAST: Integrated assessment of environmental exposure, health impacts and risk perceptions of faecal organisms in coastal waters, involved developing hydro-environmental models to simulate fate and transport of Faecal Indicator Bacteria in the Ribble Estuary, UK. Before joining the Acclimatize Project as a Research Scientist, Guanghai was a Lecturer in the department of Environmental Science and Engineering at Nankai University, China.