Dr Frances Pick

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Research Associate

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Dr Frances Pick
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Room D106
Sir Frederick Mappin Building (Broad Lane Building)
Mappin Street
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Profile

Frances graduated from Lancaster University in 2014 with a Masters degree in Sustainable Water Management, and subsequently joined the water research group at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ as a STREAM engineering doctorate student. Her EngD research developed an assimilable organic (AOC) test that could be used to routinely and extensively sample AOC within operational drinking water distribution systems.

In 2019, Frances became a Research Associate in Drinking Water Biofilm Management and Monitoring. As part of this role, Frances has worked on a number of research and industry funded projects which have focused on how to monitor and manage the microbial quality of water from the water treatment works to reaching the customers tap.

Most recently, Frances led the operation of the full-scale drinking water pipeline test facility at the University of º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½, to explore the impact of intermittent water supply on drinking water quality. Frances has continued to explore the relationship between AOC, microbial growth and drinking water quality within drinking water distribution systems.

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Natural Sciences, 2013: Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster.

MSc Sustainable Water Management, 2014: Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster.

EngD, 2019: º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½, º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½, UK. Department of Civil and Structural Engineering. Thesis entitled: ‘Understanding the Impact of Assimilable Organic Carbon on Biological Stability and Biofilm Development within Drinking Water’.

Research interests
  • Biofilm monitoring and management
  • Drinking water quality -
  • Nutrients in drinking water -
  • Drinking water distribution systems
Publications

Journal articles

  • Pick F & Fish K (2024) . Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pick FC, Fish KE, Husband S & Boxall JB (2021) . Frontiers in Microbiology, 12. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pick FC, Fish KE & Boxall JB (2021) . Water Research, 117147. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pick FC, Fish KE, Biggs CA, Moses JP, Moore G & Boxall JB (2019) . PLOS ONE, 14(12). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Webb M, Barker PA, Wynn PM, Heiri O, van Hardenbroek M, Pick F, Russell JM, Stott AW & Leng MJ (2016) . Journal of Quaternary Science, 31(4), 300-309. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pointl M, Marques J, Pick FC, Salcedo C, Vertommen I, Zeidan M, Boxall J, Cunha MC, Fuchs-Hanusch D, Jung D , Ostfeld A et al () . Water, 16(13), 1862-1862. RIS download Bibtex download

Conference proceedings papers

  • Pick F, Fish K, Husband S & Boxall J (2020) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pick FC, Fish KE, Mosses J & Boxall JB (2018) Development of Assimable Organic Carbon Assey and Field Application within Drinking Water Treatment. WDSA / CCWI Joint Conference 2018, 23 July 2018 - 25 July 2018. RIS download Bibtex download
Research group

Water Engineering

Water Distribution Research Group

º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Water Centre