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Short Curriculum Vitae

Name: Duncan William Reed
Profession: Hydrologist
Date of birth: 19 July 1951
Place of birth: Bramley, West Yorkshire
Nationality: British

Career summary

2001 - date Independent consulting hydrologist (DWRconsult). See consultancy experience.
1999 - 2001 Head of Risks & Hydrological Extremes Division, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Wallingford (formerly Institute of Hydrology). Senior manager directly responsible for 25 scientists researching frequency estimation, flood-risk mapping, hydrological & climate-impact modelling, rainfall & flood forecasting, trend detection, and urban studies. Special responsibility for computing and software strategy.
1991 - 2001 International expert on spatial dependence in rainfall extremes, regional frequency analysis and reservoir flood safety assessment. Convenor of symposia for EGS and IAHS.
1979 - 2001 Trainer & advisor in flood estimation methods.
1993 - 2000 Expert studies of UK flood risk problems, including: Sellafield (2000), Northampton (1999), Boroughbridge (1998) and Bideford (1993). See consultancy experience.
1994 - 1999 Leader of £1.9m Flood Estimation Handbook research programme to develop & implement new generalised methods for UK rainfall & flood frequency estimation. [Handbook & software published December 1999.]
1994 - 1999 Co-ordinator of MAFF flood defence research at Institute of Hydrology (IH).
1988 - 1999 Head of Flood Rainfall & Climate Analysis Section (formerly Flood & Storm Hazard Section) within Risks & Resources Division (formerly Engineering Hydrology Division) at IH:
  • leader of numerous commissioned research projects in rainfall frequency analysis, flood frequency estimation, reservoir safety assessment, and related topics;
  • generic studies of dependence in environmental extremes.
  • 1979 - 1988 Research hydrologist in Applied Hydrology Division, Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford:
  • reservoir floods research and rainfall frequency studies;
  • applied research into real-time flood forecasting;
  • support & development of UK methods of design flood estimation;
  • operational studies of fenland catchments.
  • 1976 - 1979 Hydrologist with North West Water Authority. Water resource & hydrological analyses.
    1972 - 1975 Research student in Engineering Mathematics Department, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. PhD thesis: Deterministic modelling of catchment systems.

    Education

    1968 A levels: Mathematics, Further Maths, Physics, Geom. & Engineering Drawing, General Studies.
    1972 BSc (1st Class Hons) in Applied Mathematics & Computing Science, University of Sheffield.
    1976 PhD in Applied Science, Department of Engineering Mathematics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Thesis: Deterministic modelling of catchment systems.

    Membership of professional institutions

    1979 - date MCIWEM: Member of CIWEM (Chartered Institution of Water & Environmental Management) and formerly of IWEM and IWES.
    1983 - date Member of British Hydrological Society.
    2001 - date Fellow of Royal Statistical Society.
    1978 - 1988 AFIMA: Associate Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.

    See also Consultancy experience and Publications list

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