The Nano Membrane Toilet

Treating human waste onsite without external energy or water.

Meet the team

Below you will find a list of people who make a contribution to the Cranfield toilet project.


Prof Sean Tyrrel is the overall Project Manager.

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Dr Alison Parker is responsible for collaborations and communications, as well as leading the work on user perspectives. All general enquiries should be addressed to her.

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Dr Ewan McAdam leads the development of the dewatering components of the toilet.

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Dr Ying Jiang leads the integration of the back end components.

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Prof Paul Jeffrey is a Project Coordinator.

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Dr Leon Williams leads on the toilet design.

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Matt Collins will be working on the prototype.

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Dr Anju Toolaram is working on the field testing.

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Dr Tosin Onabanjo will be developing a micro-combustor.

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Dr Richard Adams is working on the business model.

Dr Mariale Moreno is working on the business model.

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Aude Commenges is working on the macerator.

Farhad Kamranvand is working on the membrane component.

Dr Kristin Ravndal is working on the testing of the toilet.

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Dr Jerry Luo leads on thermoelectric recovery.

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Jan Hennigs is working on the testing of the toilet.

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Connor Hart

Connor Hart is working on testing the screw.

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Dr Bhavin Engineer is working on the mechanical and production design of the ‘front-end’.

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Dr Pedro Talaia is working on the control of the interactions between the different components.

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Dr Chris Davey is working on separating water from contaminated urine.

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Dr Kumar Patchigolla leads the design of the micro heat exchanger.

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Dr Paul Hutchings is developing business models for the toilet.

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Konstantinos Karagiannis is working on the business model.

Dr Faisal Asfand works on the design of the micro heat exchanger.

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Edwina Mercer works on the membrane integration.

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Dr Chris Walton works on odour characterisation.

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Anna Hulme is working on the membrane component.

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Kranthi Jonnalagadda works on the design of the micro heat exchanger.

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Fergus Crawley is working on the thermal to electric generator.

We’re also really grateful for the contribution of our former team members.

Dr Aine Gormley

Dr Aine Gormley worked on the user perspectives.

Dr Ben Martin

Dr Ben Martin worked on the membrane selection and optimisation.

Eloy Perez Lopez

Eloy Perez Lopez project managed the energy components.

Dr Matthew Pearce

Dr Matthew Pearce worked on the dewatering screw.

Muneerah Zainodin

Muneerah Zainodin worked on the flush component of the toilet.

Dr Paul Jones

Dr Paul Jones worked on the development of the briquette coatings.

Prof Rob Dorey

Prof Rob Dorey led the development of the briquette coatings.

Dr Chih-Ying (Karen) Wang

Dr Chih-Ying (Karen) Wang worked on membrane sizing.

Prof Bruce Jefferson advised on the dewatering components of the toilet.

Rory Hooper

Rory Hooper advised on the toilet design.

Prof. Elise Cartmell

Prof. Elise Cartmell was the Project Director, responsible for resourcing.

Dr Peter Cruddas

Dr Peter Cruddas worked on the screw feed, odour and user perspectives.

Dr Stuart Wagland worked on the gasifier fuel characterization.

Dr Nelia Jurado Pontes was designing the gasifier.

Serge Neumand was working on the business model.

Hacer Arslan

Hacer Arslan worked on the membrane fouling.

Dr Olivier Autin

Dr Olivier Autin worked on the membrane fouling.

Dr Dawid P. Hanak lead the process modelling and feasibility assessment activities.

Prof Vasilije Manovic advised on the integration of components.

Dani Barrington

Dr Dani Barrington lead the field testing of the toilet.

ProfFeargal Brennan

Prof Feargal Brennan was a Project Coordinator.

Dr Athanasios Kolios

Dr Athanasios Kolios lead on the energy components as well as the technology qualification.

Dr Beatriz Fidalgo Fernandez

Dr Beatriz Fidalgo Fernandez was working on the energy performance of the toilet.

Ross Tierney

Mr Ross Tierney worked on the overall design of the toilet.

Jake Larsson

Jake Larsson worked on the flush component of the toilet.

Dr Maarten van der Kamp

Dr Maarten van der Kamp was developing business models for the toilet.

Aikaterini Anastasopoulou

Aikaterini Anastasopoulou was working on energy modelling and life-cycle assessment.

Kostas Kentrotis worked on preparing the material for the gasifier.

Dr Ayodeji Sowale was working on integrating the components in the “back end” of the toilet.