Joby Boxall

University of Sheffield

Professor Joby Boxall is Chair of Water Infrastructure Engineering at the University of Sheffield.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management.

He trained as a civil engineer, specialising in hydraulics. His PhD was in mixing and transport of pollutants in natural river channels.

Joby’s research is concerned with urban water (with a focus on water supply, distribution pipe networks in particular), and helps to protect public health and well-being through ensuring the quantity and quality of that supply. His research is challenge driven and involves close collaboration and trusted partnerships across the water sector.