Research output per year
Research output per year
Dr, PG Cert, CEnv
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
Environmental fate of pollutants Carbon management Waste management
Research activity per year
I am a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) and before starting in academia in 2015, I worked in 3rd Sector organisations and environmental regulators, and have 8 years environmental policy experience working with national and local government, regulators and the private sector in the fields of air quality, land quality and noise.
My primary area of interest is the impacts environmental pollution but in particular air pollution and soil contamination. In my research I use various analytical measurement techniques such as ICP-AES, ICP-MS, Graphite Furnace-AAS, Flame-AAS, HPLC and LC-MS. Recent projects I have been invovled in are:
I regularly peer review manuscript submissions and have acted as PhD Viva External Examiner.
My teaching remit includes Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching on the Physical Sciences programme (Chemistry and Forensic Science) and the Safety, Health and Environment programme. I am the Programme Leader for the MSc Waste and Resource Management. Modules I co-ordinate (and teach on) include Analytical Chemistry (Lvl 9), Safety, Health and Environmental Protection (Lvl 9), Principles of Sustainability (Lvl 11), Waste Management (Lvl 11), Pollution Control (Lvl 11) and Environmental Systems (Lvl 11).
In September 2018 I was made Programme Leader for the MSc Waste and Resource Management programme and promoted to Senior Lecturer in January 2020.
My current research includes (i) working with local authorities monitoring air quality using low cost, portable monitors in urban environments, (ii) legacy pollution in estuarine sediments and their potential influence on antimicrobial resistance and most recently (iii) links between air quality and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
My PhD students researching (i) particulate matter and COPD (ii) carbon emissions within the public sector, (iii) waste to product recycling and re-use and (iv) quality management in the oil industry and links to policy
I am interested to develop ‘ecosystem services approach’ and ‘resilience’ as part of a collaborative, inter-disciplinary approach within the University and wider external research community. Taking this approach I would wish to translate my experience with POPs and agroforestry management techniques in Mediterranean ecosystems to different forestry systems.
Private sector companies interested in contamination and air quality, and systems approaches.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Approved Trainer, Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA)
Nov 2020 → …
Topic Editor, Sustainability, MDPI Open Access Journals
Nov 2020 → …
Trustee, Ayr Amateur Opera Company
1 Aug 2020 → …
External Examiner, SRUC - Scotland’s Rural College
1 Oct 2019 → …
Trustee, Environmental Protection Scotland
1 Aug 2015 → …
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
McLellan, Iain (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Election to learned society
McLellan, Iain (Recipient), 1 Jul 2005
Prize: Election to learned society
McLellan, Iain (Recipient), Jan 2017
Prize: Election to learned society
Rodgers, Kiri (Recipient), Hursthouse, Andrew (Recipient), McLellan, Iain (Recipient), Henriquez-Mui, Fiona (Recipient), Williams, Roderick (Recipient), Tonner, R. (Recipient), Peshkur, T. (Recipient) & Knapp, C. (Recipient), 27 Apr 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Iain McLellan (Chair), Sarah Payne (Invited speaker), Gareth Arnott (Invited speaker) & Lisa Lavia (Invited speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Iain McLellan (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Iain McLellan (Examiner)
Activity: Other › Types of Award - Appointment
Iain McLellan (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
John Lockhart, Gary Litherland, Anne Crilly, Carl Goodyear, Andrew MacKenzie, Iain McLellan, Andisheh Bakhshi, Lynette Dunning, Robin Freeburn, William MacKay, Craig Williams, Kirsty McCallum, Mariarca Bailo, Kimberly Black, Bryn Short, Mark Thomas & Fawziye Tarhini
7/11/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
John Lockhart, Anne Crilly, Gary Litherland, Iain McLellan, Kimberly Black, Kirsty McCallum, Mark Thomas, Mariarca Bailo & Fawziye Tarhini
12/10/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
John Lockhart, Anne Crilly, Gary Litherland, Iain McLellan, Carl Goodyear, Kirsty McCallum, Kimberly Black, Mariarca Bailo, Mark Thomas & Bryn Short
11/10/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Iain McLellan, Fiona Henriquez, Andrew Hursthouse & Kiri Rodgers
24/05/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
John Lockhart, Gary Litherland, Anne Crilly, Iain McLellan, Andrew Hursthouse & Carl Goodyear
22/01/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research