Sangaralingam Ahilan

Dr Sangaralingam Ahilan is serving as a HE student governor and a member of the Quality and Standards Committee at Exeter College. He is currently undertaking a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) course in post-16 education and training at the faculty of construction and built environment.

Dr Ahilan has a civil engineering background and took part in the Irish National Flood Studies Update programme as part of his PhD research. He has worked on a number of high-profile water and environmental research projects in Ireland and the UK. In the UK, Ahilan’s research is mainly centred on urban flood risk management in UK cities. He worked on some UK Engineering Physical Council-funded sustainable flood risk management projects at the University of Exeter and the University of Leeds. In Ireland, he took part in the EU Water Framework Directive, and the EU Bathing Water Directive research projects focused on the Irish rivers’ water quality and the Irish sea.

He has taught as a guest lecturer at numerous institutions including Exeter University, University of Leeds, Coventry University and Cardiff University. Dr Ahilan also serves as an editor for the Journal of Water and Climate Change, International Water Association (IWA) Publishing.