Dr Abigail Hathway

Lecturer

Address:
Department of Civil and Structural Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD

Telephone: +44 (0) 114 222 5702
Fax: +44 (0) 114 222 5700
Email: a.hathway@sheffield.ac.uk

Qualifications

PhD University of Leeds; MEng University of Leeds

Profile

Abigail’s research focuses on fluid flow in the built environment, incorporating building simulation, particularly CFD, with experimental and field work.

Her PhD considered CFD modelling of bioaerosols released in hospital environments due to nursing activities and was completed at the University of Leeds. The research involved the combination of both airflow modelling with bio-aerosol experiments and field sampling. The role of human activity on indoor air continues to be an active research interest, and has developed to consider a variety of built environments, and is often developed through interdisciplinary collaboration. Her main interest is in the interactions of people with their building and the resulting impacts on air flow across the building envelope and between interior spaces. Such research is important for understanding indoor air quality and the transport of contaminants in indoor spaces, as well as the evaluating the true potential for natural ventilation in buildings.

Further research into urban microclimates complements the indoor air research by considering the role of urban design on pedestrian comfort and the implications for the fresh air entering buildings.

Selected Publications

Indoor Air

• Carslaw, N., Hathway, A., Fletcher, L., Hamilton, J., Ingham, T., & Noakes, C. (2013). Chemical versus biological contamination indoors: trade-offs versus win-win opportunities for improving indoor air quality. Indoor Air, 23(3), pp. 173-174. DOI 10.1111/ina.12030
• Hathway, E. A., Noakes, C. J., Fletcher, L. A., Sleigh, P. A., Clifton, I., & Elliott, M. W. (2013). The role of nursing activities on the bioaerosol production in hospital wards. Indoor and Built Environment, 22(2), pp. 410-421. DOI 10.1177/1420326X11428088
• Hathway, E. A., Noakes, C. J., Sleigh, P. A., & Fletcher, L. A. (2011). CFD simulation of airborne pathogen transport due to human activities. Building and Environment, 46(12), pp. 2500-2511. DOI 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.06.001
• Beggs, C. B., Kerr, K. G., Noakes, C. J., Hathway, E. A., & Sleigh, P. A. (2008). The ventilation of multiple-bed hospital wards: Review and analysis. American Journal of Infection Control, 36, pp. 250-259. DOI 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.07.012

Urban Microclimates

• Gill, L., Hathway, E. A., Lange, E., Morgan, E., & Romano, D. (2013). Coupling Real-Time 3D Landscape Models with Microclimate Simulations. International Journal Of E-Planning Research, 2(1), pp. 1-19.
• Hathway, E. A., & Sharples, S. (2012). The interaction of rivers and urban form in mitigating the Urban Heat Island effect: a UK case study. Building and Environment, 58, pp. 14-22. DOI 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.06.013

Grants

• 2012: EPSRC First grant award. Quantifying the human induced ventilation of buildings
• 2012: EPSRC equipment for early career researchers: Building monitoring equipment
• 2011: Schneider Electric: PhD studentship – Machine learning for improved control of natural ventilation

Teaching

Abigail co-ordinates the integrated MEng and MSc in Architectural Engineering Design. This is an innovative programme studied across the departments of Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Architecture providing students with the skills to engineer low carbon buildings. The course is part of one of only four Royal Academy of Engineering Centres of Excellence in Sustainable Building Design recognised for best practice in teaching sustainable design.

Modules taught:

• CIV409/CIV6012 Thermodynamics for Buildings
• CIV411/6014 Computational Fluid Dynamics.