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ProfessorThomas Cochrane

Professor

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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  • Professor
    Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • +6433695074 (Work)
  • Civil & Natural Resources Engineering E407

TEACHING & SUPERVISION

  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Enhancing Hydrological Connectivity and Reducing Flood Risk in New Zealand through Infiltration-Based Nature-Based Solutions
    1 Feb 2026
    Wickramasooriya, Ashvin
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    SCALING UP INDUSTRIAL FOOD SYSTEM IN A GLOBAL CATASTROPHE
    1 Sep 2025
    Attarwala, Pinkesh Kumar
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Systems Modelling of Technological Disruptions to Map Pathways for Resilient, Sustainable and Profitable Agricultural Systems in New Zealand
    1 Jul 2023
    Ekanayake, Chavindi
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Agricultural Land Suitability Modelling Framework, Uncertainty, and Sensitivity
    3 Apr 2023 - 29 Mar 2026
    Hamon, Baptiste
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Future Agriculture in Canterbury
    20 Feb 2023 - 17 Nov 2023
    McCadden, Harry
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Future Agriculture in Canterbury
    20 Feb 2023 - 17 Nov 2023
    Chandler, Henry
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Modelling The Contribution of Nitrogen to Stormwater from Permeable Surfaces
    20 Feb 2023 - 17 Nov 2023
    Sparg, Jenna
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Modelling The Contribution of Nitrogen to Stormwater from Permeable Surfaces
    20 Feb 2023 - 17 Nov 2023
    Bricknall, Georgia
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Optimization of sediment and water operations in reservoirs under climate change and land use uncertainty
    1 Dec 2022
    Borges, Maria Eugenia
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Evaluation of stormwater’s contribution of emerging contaminants to urban waterways
    1 Mar 2022 - 27 Jul 2023
    Oliveira Sarmento, Izaura
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    A hydraulic modelling assessment of the effects of climate change on the flood risk in the Ōtākaro/Avon River catchment
    21 Feb 2022 - 28 Oct 2022
    Bishop, Louis
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    A hydraulic modelling assessment of the effects of climate change on the flood risk in the Ōtākaro/Avon River catchment
    21 Feb 2022 - 28 Oct 2022
    Li Creagh, Vincent
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Precision soil moisture and topographical mapping with drone technology
    21 Feb 2022 - 28 Oct 2022
    van der Berg, Max
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Precision soil moisture and topographical mapping with drone technology
    21 Feb 2022 - 28 Oct 2022
    Maugham, Jayden
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Quantifying pollutant runoff from melting glaciers due to climate change
    21 Feb 2022 - 28 Oct 2022
    Buckley, Joshua
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Quantifying pollutant runoff from melting glaciers due to climate change
    21 Feb 2022 - 28 Oct 2022
    Bruce, Megan
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Underground Stormwater Treatment System Efficiency and Variability
    21 Feb 2022 - 28 Oct 2022
    Appleyard, James
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Underground Stormwater Treatment System Efficiency and Variability
    21 Feb 2022 - 28 Oct 2022
    Fookes, Ethan
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Water Use Availability and Optimisation for Future Agriculture Landscapes in New Zealand
    21 Feb 2022 - 28 Oct 2022
    Grinlinton, Kyle
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Water Use Availability and Optimisation for Future Agriculture Landscapes in New Zealand
    21 Feb 2022 - 28 Oct 2022
    Smith, Tom
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Modelling assessment of the impact of deforestation and afforestation on water resources under climate change
    1 Nov 2020
    Qasemipour, Ehsan
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Exploring the influence of soil data inputs and watershed discretization on the performance of SWAT+ hydrological models of the Mohaka Catchment, New Zealand
    1 Oct 2020 - 15 Feb 2021
    Kirkwood, Kerrie Ann
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    A systems analysis of agricultural water use with precision irrigation and climate change in the Canterbury plains
    17 Feb 2020 - 23 Oct 2020
    Downs, Jack
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    A systems analysis of agricultural water use with precision irrigation and climate change in the Canterbury plains
    17 Feb 2020 - 23 Oct 2020
    Kennedy, Hamish
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Effect of land use change on downstream hydropower potential and sediment loads in the Mekong
    17 Feb 2020 - 23 Oct 2020
    Butler, Jostien Leota