Professor Roger Falconer brings over 40 years of international experience in water engineering and environmental management, providing independent consultancy to engineering firms, water companies, regulators, and government agencies. His expertise spans environmental impact assessments, flood risk modelling, tidal and river renewable energy, and modelling auditing, grounded in decades of academic leadership at Birmingham, Bradford, and Cardiff Universities and extensive collaboration with companies and government agencies.

Roger’s modelling tools have been adopted in the past by over 40 major consultancies worldwide, including more recently integration into the widely used Flood Modeller platform (see Flood Modeller | One solution for flood modelling). He has contributed to more than 100 global EIA studies and frequently serves as an expert witness in high profile national and international cases. With a reputation for clarity, depth, and rigorous technical insight, Roger helps clients navigate complex water environment challenges with confidence.

Roger Falconer Brief Bio-details

Roger is an award-winning Independent Water Consultant, Emeritus Professor of Water and Environmental Engineering, at Cardiff University (Professor Roger Falconer – People – Cardiff University), and Director of West Somerset Lagoon Ltd. (www.westsomersetlagoon.com). He is also Chair Professor at Hohai University’s Yangtze Institute for Conservation and Development. He was previously Professor of Water Engineering and Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bradford (1986-97) and Lecturer in Hydraulic Engineering, University of Birmingham (1977-86).

He has been involved in a wide range of applied research projects on hydro-environmental modelling and his models have been used in over 100 Environmental Impact Assessment studies worldwide and provide one of the engines for the commercial 2-D model Flood Modeller, marketed by Jacobs (www.jacobs.com).

He has published over 450 papers in journals and conference proceedings and over 90 technical reports on engineering projects. He has also delivered over 600 invited talks to societies and institutions worldwide on a range of topics including: flooding, water quality, tidal energy and global water security.

Roger is a Fellow (or equivalent) of the: Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng), Chinese Academy of Engineering, European Academy of Sciences and Learned Society of Wales. He is also a Fellow of the: Institution of Civil Engineers (CEng and CEnv), Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (C.WEM) and American Society of Civil Engineers. He is an Honorary Fellow of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) and Past President of IAHR (2011-15).

He has received many awards for his work including: Chinese Government Friendship Award (2003), RAEng Silver Medal (1997), IAHR Ippen Award (1991), etc. He consults regularly on projects world-wide, including: flooding, water quality, hydro-environmental impact, tidal energy and river hydro-power, and he regularly participates in TV and media interviews on these topics.