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Professor David Polya was educated at the Friends' School, Hobart and the University of Tasmania. He completed his PhD in 1987 at The University of Manchester on the geochemistry of the Panasqueiratungsten-tin deposit, Portugal. Polya has worked as a field hydrogeologist (at what is now Mineral Resources Tasmania), a computer programmer (Monash University), a high temperature experimentalist (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee) and a geochemical consultant (GeoScience Limited, Falmouth, UK). His current research interests include field, laboratory and theoretical studies in environmental geochemistry, particularly with respect to arsenic in shallow aquifers in Bengal and Southeast Asia. He is an Associate Director of the Williamson Research Centre and Head of theManchester Analytical Geochemistry Unit and is a responsible person for SEAES's DEFRA/FERA Plant Health Licence
Recent research projects coordinated included the FP6 AquaTRAIN Marie Curie Research Training Network, the FP6 EU ASIA-LINK CALIBRE Project and the UKIERI PRAMA Project. Prof Polya has published over 60 papers , is a member of the editorial boards for Applied Geochemistry, Mineralogy Magazine, WQEH and Water, and has been involved in the organisation of numerous international conferences including Arsenic 2012, ISEG 2012 Aveiro, ICOBTE 2011 Florence, AquaTRAIN W8 Orleans,Arsenic 2010,
BSc (Hons) Tasmania 1982; PhD Manchester 1987;
Hydrogeochemistry, Mineral Deposits, Environmental & Analytical Geochemistry
Recent Research Grants (as PI)
NERC £ 86,712 (fEC) Rare earth element (REE) behaviour in alkaline mineral systems. Awarded to Polya (PI) & Campbell (Researcher Co-Investigator) in collaboration with Graham (UNSW, Australia), Pearce (Aberystwyth University) & Chenery (BGS). July 2013. NE/L002418/1.
NERC £ 755,124 (fEC). Predicting Secular Changes in Arsenic Hazard in Circum-Himalayan Groundwaters. Awarded to Polya (PI), Ballentine & van Dongen (University of Manchester) with Boyce (SUERC), Bryant (RCL), Kuras (British Geological Survey), Sovann, Eliyan (RUPP, Cambodia), Shantz (RDI, Cambodia), Fendorf (Stanford, USA), Benner (Boise State, USA), Polizzotto (NCSU, USA). July 2012. NE/J023833/1.
TECHOLOGY STRATEGY BOARD. £ 242,415 (fEC). Adsorption and electrochemical oxidation of aqueous organic waste. Awarded to Polya (Lead Academic); van Dongen (Knowledge Base Supervisor); Brown & Miller (Arvia Technology Limited). July 2012. KTP0859.
STFC DIAMOND. 6 days beamtime I18. Contrasting mobilisation of arsenic in Holocene and Pleistocene Cambodian sediments amended by different organic matter sources . Awarded to Polya (PI) , Van Dongen, Lloyd, Hery (University of Manchester), Pancost (Bristol) June 2009. AP6/1801.
NERC £ 20,800 C-14 dating in relation to “Isotopic tracing of organic carbon and its role in arsenic release in a Cambodian Aquifer. Awarded to Polya (PI), Lawson, Ballentine, Van Dongen, Lloyd, Hery, Al Lawati (University of Manchester), Bryant (RCL), Boyce (SUERC, Fendorf, Polizzoto, Kocar (Stanford University, USA), Benner (Boise State University, USA), Pancost (Bristol) May 2009. Radiocarbon Analysis Allocation Number 1411.0409
British Council /UKIERI £ 113 K PRAMA: Probabilisitic risk assessment modelling for mitigation of arsenic in groundwaters in West Bengal. Awarded to Polya (PI; UK Team Leader); Giri (IICB, Kolkata, India, India Team Leader). Standard Research Grant. March 2008
European Community Asia-Link EUR 619,867.00 CALIBRE: Cambodia and Laos Initiative for Building human Resources for the Environment. FP6 ASIALINK. Awarded to Polya (PI / Coordinator), Charlet (Universite Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France), Dany (RUPP, Cambodia) & Phiphakkhavong (NUOL, Lao PDR). December 2007.
CCLRC 3 days beamtime Daresbury SRS"Molecular ecology of arsenic" Awarded to Polya (PI), Lloyd, Hery, Hegan & Omoregie, March 2008 (50/194)
NERC Isotope Geosciences Facilities Access (equiv. £ 9,000) Isotopic tracers (δD, δ180, δ13C) of surface derived components of arsenic rich shallow aquifers of SE Asia Awarded to Polya (PI) et al. Jan. 2008 (IP/1013/1107)
European Community FP6 Marie Curie RTN. Max. EUR 3,150,000.00 "AquaTRAIN: Geogenic Contaminants in Groundwaters and Soils: A Research Training Network", Sept 2006 (MRTN-CT-2006-035420).
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Garwood, R., Shaw, S., Lloyd, J., Morris, K., Polya, D., Van Dongen, B., Boult, S., Coker, V., Richards, L., Nixon, S., Lowe, A., Robinson, C., Taylor, K., Pittman, J., Neill, T., Heath, S. & Livens, F.
Project: Research
Polya, D., Joekar-Niasar, V., Lloyd, J. & Van Dongen, B.
31/01/18 → 30/01/21
Project: Research
Polya, D., Grieve, B., Larkin, A. & Preziosi, R.
1/02/13 → 31/07/13
Project: Research
Pincetti Zúñiga, Gianfranco (Recipient), Richards, Laura (Recipient) & Polya, David (Recipient), Feb 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Walton, Catherine (Recipient), Richards, Laura (Recipient), Polya, David (Recipient) & Tun, Yin (Recipient), Feb 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Alison Leigh Browne (Contributor), Abi Stone (Contributor), Aurora Fredriksen (Contributor), Laura Richards (Contributor), David Polya (Other), Dongyang Mi (Contributor), Christopher Jackson (Contributor), Gareth Clay (Contributor), Jenna Ashton (Contributor) & Polyanna Da Conceicao Bispo (Contributor)
Activity: Other
Diane Harris (Organiser), Laura Richards (Organiser), Rachel Cowen (Member of programme committee), Radha Boya (Member of programme committee), Philippa Browning (Member of programme committee), David Polya (Member of programme committee), Polyanna Da Conceicao Bispo (Member of programme committee) & Maria Pampaka (Member of programme committee)
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
Diane Harris (Organiser), Laura Richards (Organiser), Rachel Cowen (Member of programme committee), Sarah Mohammad-Qureshi (Member of programme committee), Radha Boya (Member of programme committee), Philippa Browning (Member of programme committee), Sarah Clinch (Member of programme committee), Simon Cotter (Member of programme committee), David Polya (Member of programme committee), Uli Sattler (Member of programme committee), Catherine Walton (Member of programme committee), Polyanna Da Conceicao Bispo (Member of programme committee), Alison Leigh Browne (Member of programme committee), Cornelia Lawson (Member of programme committee) & Maria Pampaka (Member of programme committee)
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
David Polya (Participant), Jonathan Lloyd (Participant), David Vaughan (Participant), Bart Van Dongen (Participant), Jianxin Pan (Participant), Laura Richards (Participant), Samuel Shaw (Participant), Victoria Coker (Participant), Christopher Boothman (Participant), Christopher Ballentine (Participant), John Charnock (Participant) & Paul Lythgoe (Participant)
Impact: Health and wellbeing, Policy, Environmental
Middleton, D. (Contributor), Watts, M. J. (Contributor), Lark, R. M. (Contributor), Milne, C. J. (Contributor) & Polya, D. (Contributor), figshare , 10 Jun 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3611516.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Assessing_urinary_flow_rate_creatinine_osmolality_and_other_hydration_adjustment_methods_for_urinary_biomonitoring_using_NHANES_arsenic_iodine_lead_and_cadmium_data/3611516/1
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1/04/22
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1/04/22
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1/01/21
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20/06/20
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9/04/20
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