Dr Maggie Creed

  • Lecturer (Infrastructure & Environment)

Biography

Education

PhD in Environmental Fluid Mechanics (2016), University of Edinburgh.

MSc in Civil Engineering - Geotechnics (2012, diplome d’ingenieur), ENTPE, France.

BE(Hons) Civil & Environmental Engineering (2012), University College Cork, Ireland.

 

Employment

2021-              Lecturer in Environmental Engineering, University of Glasgow

2019-2021       PDRA, School of Geoscience, University of Edinburgh

2017-2019       Professional Musician

2016-2017       PDRA, School of Geoscience, University of Edinburgh

Research interests

 

  • Multi-criteria decision making in the context of large river basins, which integrates elements of hydrology, flood prediction modelling, and an understanding of societal, economic, and political dynamics. My aim as an engineering scientist is to find ways of using local knowledge to improve flood protection measures in rapidly changing landscapes.

 

  • Theoretical modelling of water-particle interaction. This includes use of numerical models to understand the mechanisms of sediment-laden flows during extreme flood events, and to understand the impacts of long-term climate change and anthropogenic activities on river bank stability, sediment erosion, and scour around structures.

 

  • Marine, coastal and hydro renewable energy: understanding the interaction between coastal and fluvial structures, flow dynamics and bed morphodynamics.

 

Publications

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Jump to: 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016
Number of items: 20.

2024

Thapa, S., Sinclair, H. D., Creed, M. J. , Borthwick, A., Watson, C. S. and Muthusamy, M. (2024) Sediment transport and flood risk: impact of newly constructed embankments on river morphology and flood dynamics in Kathmandu, Nepal. Water Resources Research, 60(10), e2024WR037. (doi: 10.1029/2024wr037742)

Thapa, S., Sinclair, H. D., Creed, M. J. , Mudd, S. M., Attal, M., Borthwick, A., Ghimire, B. N. and Scott Watson, C. (2024) The impact of sediment flux and calibre on flood risk in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 49(2), pp. 706-727. (doi: 10.1002/esp.5731)

Scott Watson, C., Gyawali, J., Creed, M. and Elliott, J. R. (2024) City-scale high-resolution flood models and the role of topographic data: a case study of Kathmandu, Nepal. Geocarto International, 39(1), 2387073. (doi: 10.1080/10106049.2024.2387073)

2023

Shrestha, D. et al. (2023) Rainfall extremes under future climate change with implications for urban flood risk in Kathmandu, Nepal. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 97, 103997. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103997)

Quick, L. , Creed, M. J. , Sinclair, H. D., Attal, M., Borthwick, A. G. L. and Sinha, R. (2023) Hyperconcentrated floods cause extreme gravel transport through the sandy rivers of the Gangetic Plains. Communications Earth and Environment, 4, 297. (doi: 10.1038/s43247-023-00953-9)

Cremen, G. et al. (2023) A state-of-the-art decision-support environment for risk-sensitive and pro-poor urban planning and design in Tomorrow's cities. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 85, 103400. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103400)

Evangelina Filippi, M. et al. (2023) Interdisciplinarity in practice: reflections from early-career researchers developing a risk-informed decision support environment for Tomorrow's cities. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 85, 103481. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103481)

Huang, W., Ni, Y., Creed, M. and Yu, S. (2023) Experimental analysis of 3D flow structures around a floating dike. Water, 15(4), 703. (doi: 10.3390/w15040703)

Huang, W., Ni, Y., Creed, M. and Yu, S. (2023) Experimental analysis of 3D flow structures around a floating dike. Water, 15(4), 703. (doi: 10.3390/w15040703)

Jenkins, L., Creed, M. J. , Tarbali, K., Muthusamy, M., Šakić Trogrlić, R., Phillips, J., Scott Watson, C., Sinclair, H. D., Galasso, C. and McCloskey, J. (2023) Physics-based simulations of multiple natural hazards for risk-sensitive planning and decision making in expanding urban regions. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 84, 103338. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103338)

2022

Sharma, A., Donovan, K., Krishnamurthy, S. and Creed, M. (2022) Exploring the scope of public participation for risk sensitive land use planning in Nepal: a policy review. Sustainability, 14(21), 14137. (doi: 10.3390/su142114137)

2020

Dingle, E.H., Creed, M.J. , Sinclair, H.D., Gautam, D., Gourmelen, N., Borthwick, A.G.L. and Attal, M. (2020) Dynamic flood topographies in the Terai region of Nepal. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 45(13), pp. 3092-3102. (doi: 10.1002/esp.4953)

Dingle, E. H., Sinclair, H. D., Venditti, J. G., Attal, M., Kinnaird, T. C., Creed, M. , Quick, L., Nittrouer, J. A. and Gautam, D. (2020) Sediment dynamics across gravel-sand transitions: implications for river stability and floodplain recycling. Geology, 48(5), pp. 468-472. (doi: 10.1130/g46909.1)

Creed, M. J. , Dingle, E. H., Sinclair, H. D., Gautam, D., Gourmelen, N., Borthwick, A. G. L. and Attal, M. (2020) Numerical Modelling of Dynamic Flood Topographies in the Terai Region, Nepal. EGU General Assembly 2020, Vienna, Austria, 04-08 May 2020. (doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-5533)

Dingle, E., Sinclair, H., Venditti, J., Attal, M., Kinnaird, T., Creed, M. , Quick, L., Nittrouer, J. and Gautam, D. (2020) Sediment Dynamics Across Gravel-Sand Transitions: Implications for River Stability and Floodplain Recycling. EGU General Assembly 2020, Vienna, Austria, 04-08 May 2020. (doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-573)

2018

Huang, W., Creed, M. , Chen, F., Liu, H. and Ma, A. (2018) Scour around submerged spur dikes with flexible mattress protection. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, 144(5), 04018013. (doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000466)

2017

Sinclair, H., Attal, M., Borthwick, A., Budimir, M., Creed, M. , Dingle, E. and Dugar, S. (2017) Improving understanding of flooding and resilience in the Terai, Nepal. [Research Reports or Papers]

Creed, M. J. , Draper, S., Nishino, T. and Borthwick, A. G. L. (2017) Flow through a very porous obstacle in a shallow channel. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 473(2200), 20160672. (doi: 10.1098/rspa.2016.0672) (PMID:28484321)

2016

Creed, M. J. , Apostolidou, I.-G., Taylor, P. H. and Borthwick, A. G. L. (2016) A finite volume shock-capturing solver of the fully coupled shallow water-sediment equations. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 84(9), pp. 509-542. (doi: 10.1002/fld.4359)

Maldonado, S., Creed, M. J. and Borthwick, A. G. L. (2016) Bed-slope-related diffusion of an erodible hump. In: Wieprecht, Silke, Haun, Stefan, Weber, Karolin, Noack, Markus and Terheiden, Kristina (eds.) River Sedimentation. CRC Press, pp. 690-695. ISBN 9781138029453 (doi: 10.1201/9781315623207-125)

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Number of items: 20.

Articles

Thapa, S., Sinclair, H. D., Creed, M. J. , Borthwick, A., Watson, C. S. and Muthusamy, M. (2024) Sediment transport and flood risk: impact of newly constructed embankments on river morphology and flood dynamics in Kathmandu, Nepal. Water Resources Research, 60(10), e2024WR037. (doi: 10.1029/2024wr037742)

Thapa, S., Sinclair, H. D., Creed, M. J. , Mudd, S. M., Attal, M., Borthwick, A., Ghimire, B. N. and Scott Watson, C. (2024) The impact of sediment flux and calibre on flood risk in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 49(2), pp. 706-727. (doi: 10.1002/esp.5731)

Scott Watson, C., Gyawali, J., Creed, M. and Elliott, J. R. (2024) City-scale high-resolution flood models and the role of topographic data: a case study of Kathmandu, Nepal. Geocarto International, 39(1), 2387073. (doi: 10.1080/10106049.2024.2387073)

Shrestha, D. et al. (2023) Rainfall extremes under future climate change with implications for urban flood risk in Kathmandu, Nepal. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 97, 103997. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103997)

Quick, L. , Creed, M. J. , Sinclair, H. D., Attal, M., Borthwick, A. G. L. and Sinha, R. (2023) Hyperconcentrated floods cause extreme gravel transport through the sandy rivers of the Gangetic Plains. Communications Earth and Environment, 4, 297. (doi: 10.1038/s43247-023-00953-9)

Cremen, G. et al. (2023) A state-of-the-art decision-support environment for risk-sensitive and pro-poor urban planning and design in Tomorrow's cities. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 85, 103400. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103400)

Evangelina Filippi, M. et al. (2023) Interdisciplinarity in practice: reflections from early-career researchers developing a risk-informed decision support environment for Tomorrow's cities. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 85, 103481. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103481)

Huang, W., Ni, Y., Creed, M. and Yu, S. (2023) Experimental analysis of 3D flow structures around a floating dike. Water, 15(4), 703. (doi: 10.3390/w15040703)

Huang, W., Ni, Y., Creed, M. and Yu, S. (2023) Experimental analysis of 3D flow structures around a floating dike. Water, 15(4), 703. (doi: 10.3390/w15040703)

Jenkins, L., Creed, M. J. , Tarbali, K., Muthusamy, M., Šakić Trogrlić, R., Phillips, J., Scott Watson, C., Sinclair, H. D., Galasso, C. and McCloskey, J. (2023) Physics-based simulations of multiple natural hazards for risk-sensitive planning and decision making in expanding urban regions. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 84, 103338. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103338)

Sharma, A., Donovan, K., Krishnamurthy, S. and Creed, M. (2022) Exploring the scope of public participation for risk sensitive land use planning in Nepal: a policy review. Sustainability, 14(21), 14137. (doi: 10.3390/su142114137)

Dingle, E.H., Creed, M.J. , Sinclair, H.D., Gautam, D., Gourmelen, N., Borthwick, A.G.L. and Attal, M. (2020) Dynamic flood topographies in the Terai region of Nepal. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 45(13), pp. 3092-3102. (doi: 10.1002/esp.4953)

Dingle, E. H., Sinclair, H. D., Venditti, J. G., Attal, M., Kinnaird, T. C., Creed, M. , Quick, L., Nittrouer, J. A. and Gautam, D. (2020) Sediment dynamics across gravel-sand transitions: implications for river stability and floodplain recycling. Geology, 48(5), pp. 468-472. (doi: 10.1130/g46909.1)

Huang, W., Creed, M. , Chen, F., Liu, H. and Ma, A. (2018) Scour around submerged spur dikes with flexible mattress protection. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, 144(5), 04018013. (doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000466)

Creed, M. J. , Draper, S., Nishino, T. and Borthwick, A. G. L. (2017) Flow through a very porous obstacle in a shallow channel. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 473(2200), 20160672. (doi: 10.1098/rspa.2016.0672) (PMID:28484321)

Creed, M. J. , Apostolidou, I.-G., Taylor, P. H. and Borthwick, A. G. L. (2016) A finite volume shock-capturing solver of the fully coupled shallow water-sediment equations. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 84(9), pp. 509-542. (doi: 10.1002/fld.4359)

Book Sections

Maldonado, S., Creed, M. J. and Borthwick, A. G. L. (2016) Bed-slope-related diffusion of an erodible hump. In: Wieprecht, Silke, Haun, Stefan, Weber, Karolin, Noack, Markus and Terheiden, Kristina (eds.) River Sedimentation. CRC Press, pp. 690-695. ISBN 9781138029453 (doi: 10.1201/9781315623207-125)

Research Reports or Papers

Sinclair, H., Attal, M., Borthwick, A., Budimir, M., Creed, M. , Dingle, E. and Dugar, S. (2017) Improving understanding of flooding and resilience in the Terai, Nepal. [Research Reports or Papers]

Conference or Workshop Item

Creed, M. J. , Dingle, E. H., Sinclair, H. D., Gautam, D., Gourmelen, N., Borthwick, A. G. L. and Attal, M. (2020) Numerical Modelling of Dynamic Flood Topographies in the Terai Region, Nepal. EGU General Assembly 2020, Vienna, Austria, 04-08 May 2020. (doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-5533)

Dingle, E., Sinclair, H., Venditti, J., Attal, M., Kinnaird, T., Creed, M. , Quick, L., Nittrouer, J. and Gautam, D. (2020) Sediment Dynamics Across Gravel-Sand Transitions: Implications for River Stability and Floodplain Recycling. EGU General Assembly 2020, Vienna, Austria, 04-08 May 2020. (doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-573)

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Grants

Current grants

  • EPSRC IAA: Sounding Out The River: Monitoring And Modelling Sediment Transport For Risk Management. Co-PI. £50k (2024-present)
  • UKRI NERC: Dynamic Risks For Cascading Himalayan Hazards. Co-I. £1m (2024-present)

Previous grants

  • UKRI GCRF Multi-hazard Urban Disaster Risk Transitions Hub. Co-I. £19M (2019-2024)

 

Supervision

  • Cload, Carolyn
    The effect of channel confinement on long term flood risk in dynamic river systems
  • Daniels, Lucy
    Implications of river restoration for geomorphic diversity and flood risk
  • Koursari, Eftychia
    Bridge Scour: Monitoring, Prediction and Remediation

PhD Students (second supervisor)

  • Saraswati Thapa, PhD Candidate, University of Edinburgh (2020-2024)
  • Ashrika Sharma, PhD Candidate, University of Edinburgh (2020-2024)

Teaching

Undergraduate

  • ENG3085 Engineering Hydraulics 3
  • ENG3076 Civil Design Project 3
  • ENG4050 Civil Design Project 4
  • ENG4192 Hydraulics and Hydrology 4

Research datasets

Jump to: 2023
Number of items: 1.

2023

Quick, L. and Creed, M. (2023) Hyperconcentrated floods cause extreme gravel transport through the sandy rivers of the Gangetic Plains. [Data Collection]

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