Director of Centre for Climate Adaptation and Environment Research, University of Bath, UK. Concrete technologist | Trail runner | Rather dubious chess player. Let’s talk sustainability and resilience — in research, on the trails, and over the board.https://bsky.app/profile/kevinpaine.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinpaine.bsky.social/post/3lpcrrp2frc2kWe believe it's probably my 15th time doing this. Makes for a long weekend but always good fun.16 May 2025 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:4aephmtolnhbwir3zshowio7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpcrrp2frc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinpaine.bsky.social/post/3lip6ozrulk2cCrazy! Certainly looks like I won't be getting any invites to the US anytime soon. Nevertheless, I'll continue to support colleagues as we seek to understand climate change, and develop mitigation and adaptation for the natural and built environment. Brace! Brace! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/21/trump-scientific-research-climate21 Feb 2025 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:4aephmtolnhbwir3zshowio7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lip6ozrulk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinpaine.bsky.social/post/3lffgesqw3k2pJob advert! An opportunity to transform the future of wastewater infrastructure by working with Northumbrian Water Group (NWG), Dana Ofiteru at Newcastle University, and me at Bath to advance self-healing concrete solutions. 🌱💧 #KTP #Innovation https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLI637/ktp-associate-in-advancing-self-healing-concrete-solutions-for-wastewater-infrastructure10 Jan 2025 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:4aephmtolnhbwir3zshowio7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lffgesqw3k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinpaine.bsky.social/post/3lfddt4exo22pBeautiful conditions for a trail run this afternoon. So great to be out and about.09 Jan 2025 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:4aephmtolnhbwir3zshowio7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfddt4exo22phttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinpaine.bsky.social/post/3lccuht64kc2aA nice article that explores the potential of recycling building materials to mitigate the environmental impact of concrete. It includes some thoughts and quotes from me. Not sure whether I sound too negative, but I'll stick by the quote that it's not easy! https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2024/11/30/can-concretes-climate-impact-be-cut-by-recycling-building-materials/02 Dec 2024 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:4aephmtolnhbwir3zshowio7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lccuht64kc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinpaine.bsky.social/post/3lbc4dmh4ws2yLooking for an innovative PhD? Join us at Bath to explore smart vascular networks and phase change materials for energy-efficient buildings. Fully funded, cutting-edge research with real-world impact. Details here: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/university-of-bath-ursa-project-smart-vascular-networks-enhancing-building-efficiency-with-phase-change-materials/?p177023 #PhDOpportunity #Sustainability #Research19 Nov 2024 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:4aephmtolnhbwir3zshowio7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbc4dmh4ws2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinpaine.bsky.social/post/3lb2l6exzd42fIt was fascinating chairing this session. The difference in opinion on how long a journal peer review should take was quite stark. Anything from 1 hour to over a day! I'm not sure I left any the wiser on how long I ought to take. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Nov 2024 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:4aephmtolnhbwir3zshowio7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2l6exzd42fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinpaine.bsky.social/post/3laz2f2dtwc2gWell, I've tried threads, mastodon. No real success. I hope that this is the one!15 Nov 2024 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:4aephmtolnhbwir3zshowio7/app.bsky.feed.post/3laz2f2dtwc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinpaine.bsky.social/post/3laykt7tl432v#PhDPosition: Join us at Bath to explore novel bio-mineral precipitation using lab-on-chip tech. Work with experts in sustainable construction and drive impactful, research in civil engineering, materials science, or microbiology. #ResearchInnovation https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/university-of-bath-ursa-project-revolutionizing-bio-concrete-durability-exploring-micro-scale-precipitation-dynamics-in-sand-and-aggregate-matrices/?p17593615 Nov 2024 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:4aephmtolnhbwir3zshowio7/app.bsky.feed.post/3laykt7tl432vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinpaine.bsky.social/post/3laykpp6cwt2vGreat that Susanne and her team have put out this preprint looking at the links between carbon metabolism, calcium detoxificatin and bacterial biomineralisation! Paves the way for further exploration and use of bacteria in future infrastructure materials. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.12.623140v115 Nov 2024 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:4aephmtolnhbwir3zshowio7/app.bsky.feed.post/3laykpp6cwt2v