Personal Profiles
Professor Stephan Jefferis
MA, MEng, MSc, PhD, CEng, FICE, CGeol, FGS, FRSA
Professor in Civil Engineering (part-time)
Short Biography:
Professor Jefferis' experience is focused on the investigation and resolution of unusual materials and environmental problems typically associated with contaminated land, waste legacies, and natural chemical and microbiological processes in the ground. For the past thirty-five years he has worked between academia and industry. In addition to his part-time appointment at Surrey he is a director of Environmental Geotechnics Ltd and of Cybersense Biosystems Ltd (experts on the field analytical tools for contaminated land and other environmental sectors).
Research Interests:
Slurries for slurry supported excavations (slurry trenches, diaphragm walls, piles and slurry tunnelling). Barrier systems (passive and active) for pollution migration control. Durability of materials in aggressive or complex environments.
Research Collaborations:
Academic champion, EPSRC PUrE consortium (Universities of Surrey, Manchester, Sheffield, Cardiff and Exeter and The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Forrest Research).
Selected Publication/Conference Presentations:
- Sheppard, C., Jefferis, S.A. and Jacobs, A. (2008) Contaminated Land, Tolley's Environmental Law and Procedures Management, LexisNexis UK.
- Jefferis, S.A. (2008) Moving Towards sustainability in geotechnical engineering, GeoCongress 2008, Annual Conference of the Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, New Orleans.
- Jefferis, S.A. (2008) Reactive transport in cut-off walls and implications for wall durability, GeoCongress 2008, Annual Conference of the Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, New Orleans.
- Birke, V., Burmeier, H., Jefferis, S., Gaboriau, H., Touzé, S. & Chartier, R. (2007) Permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) in Europe: potentials and expectations, Italian Journal of Engineering Geology and Environment, Special Issue on TRANS-IT project, pp31-38.
- Bouazza, A., Jefferis, S.A and Vangpaisal, T. (2007) Investigation of the effects and degree of calcium exchange on the Atterberg limits and swelling of geosynthetic clay liners subjected to wet-dry cycles. Geotextiles and Geomembranes 25 pp. 170-185
- Mohan, R., Spiby, J., Leonardi, G.S., Robins, A. and Jefferis S.A. (2006) Sustainable waste management in the UK: the public health role, Public Health, 120, 908-914.
- Bouazza, A., Vangpaisal, T. and Jefferis, S. (2006) Effect of wet-dry cycles and cation exchange on gas permeability of geosynthetic clay liners, J. Geotech. and Geoenvir. Engrg. 132, 1011.
- Deissmann, G., Bath, A., Jefferis, S., Thierfeldt, S., Wörlen, S. (2006) Development and application of knowledge-based source-term models for radionuclide mobilisation from contaminated concrete. In: Van Iseghem, P. (ed.): Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXIX. Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 932: 259-266.
- Potter, A. and Jefferis, S.A. (2005) Management of process arisings from tunnels and other earthworks: a guide to regulatory compliance, The Pipe Jacking and Tunnelling Research Group.
- Pettit, C., Azapagic, A. and Jefferis S. (2005) Integrated systems approach to managing urban pollution, Institution of Civil engineers Journal, Engineering Sustainability. Sustainable Urban Environments: Part 2. Vol 158, issue ES3, pp 163-169.
- Shackelford, C. and Jefferis, S.A. (2000) Geoenvironmental engineering for in situ remediation, GeoEng 2000, International Conference on Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Melbourne, Australia.
- Jefferis, S. Doe, G. and Tedd, P. (1999) UK National Specification for the construction of slurry trench cut-off walls as barriers to pollution migration, Institution of Civil Engineers.
Books
- Domone, P. and Jefferis, S.A. Structural grouts, Blackie Academic and Professional, 1994, pp222.
Contact Details
| s.jefferis@surrey.ac.uk | |
| Phone | +44 (0)1483 689073 |
| Fax | +44 (0)1483 686671 |
| Postal Address | Centre for Environmental Strategy Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences University of Surrey (D3) GU2 7XH United Kingdom |