The University of Sheffield
Department of Landscape

Current Research Students

PhD Students 2012
PhD Students in 2012

Please contact Jan Woudstra for details.

Year One

Name Email Country
Behdad Aizadeh b.alizadeh@sheffield.ac.uk Iran
Helen Hoyle hehoyle1@sheffield.ac.uk
UK
Roziya Ibrahim arp11ri@sheffield.ac.uk Malaysia
Jia Yuan jyuan1@sheffield.ac.uk China

Year Two

Name Email Country
Abdullah Addas arp10ana@sheffield.ac.uk Saudi Arabia
Melih Bozkurt m.bozkurt@sheffield.ac.uk Turkey
Ebru Ersoy e.ersoy@sheffield.ac.uk Turkey
Ye Hang arp08yh@sheffield.ac.uk China
Dawei Li arp10dl@sheffield.ac.uk China
JingJing Liu arr10jl@sheffield.ac.uk China
Mark Lindquist mark.lindquist@sheffield.ac.uk Canada
Fei Mo arp10fm@sheffield.ac.uk China
Sara Mahdizadeh arp10sm@sheffield.ac.uk Iran
Idzwana Mohd Idris arq11nm@sheffield.ac.uk Malaysia
Yuhan Shao arp10ys@sheffield.ac.uk China
Junfang Xie junfang.xie@sheffield.ac.uk China

Year Three

Name Email Country
Laura Silva Alvarado arp07lts@sheffield.ac.uk Mexico
Catherine Heatherington (part-time) arp09ch@sheffield.ac.uk UK
Hae Joon Jung Hj.Jung@sheffield.ac.uk Republic of South Korea
Alison Lowe (part-time) arp09all@sheffield.ac.uk UK
Elisa Olivares E.Olivares@sheffield.ac.uk Mexico
Zulhazmi Sayuti Z.Sayuti@sheffield.ac.uk Malaysia
Wensheng Shi arp09ws@sheffield.ac.uk China
Christine Thuring arp09cet@sheffield.ac.uk Switzerland

Writing Up

Name Subject Email Country
Hsiao Yun Cheng Filling the gap between landscape ecological land policy in Taiwan H.Y.Cheng@sheffield.ac.uk Taiwan
Nor Hussain Public perception of urban wildscapes N.Hussain@sheffield.ac.uk Malaysia
Israel Legwaila Restoration of Mined Landscapes in Botswana I.Legwaila@sheffield.ac.uk Botswana
Yang Li Approaches to Landscape Planning in UK and China-A Comparative Study arq07yl@sheffield.ac.uk China
Jie Liao Advanced theory and design of landscape J.Liao@sheffield.ac.uk China

Hossein Donyavi Ancient Garden Irrigation Systems of Iran arp05hd@sheffield.ac.uk Iran
Dooa Hossan Green School Grounds: A Study of Sustainable Landscape in Primary Schools arp07deh@sheffield.ac.uk Egypt
Lars Hopstock (part-time) The design philosophy of the German landscape architect Hermann Mattern (1902 - 1971) L.Hopstock@sheffield.ac.uk Germany
Jemima Taylor Not yet available arp06jht@sheffield.ac.uk UK
Marian Tylecote (part-time) The role of semi-natural urban plant communities in designed landscapes. arp07mlt@sheffield.ac.uk UK

 

Ongoing

Name Subject Email Country
Min-Sung Choi Investigating the potential of calcareous grassland vegetation for
green roof application in the UK.
M.Choi@sheffield.ac.uk Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Pei Pei Chu Application of Flood Alleviation concepts to the Development of Urban Green Networks pei-pei.chu@sheffield.ac.uk Taiwan
Salahi Manoocher - m.salahi@sheffield.ac.uk Iran
Chole Sprenger Biodiversity in Context arp05cs@sheffield.ac.uk UK

 

Successful Completions

Name Thesis Title Date Completed
Dr. FM Stirling Grave Re-use: A Feasibility Study December 2009
Dr. PJ Green Perception of quality amongst users and managers of public parks September 2009
Dr. J Greenway Urban gardens and sustainable cities: Explaining the behaviors that make a difference June 2010
Dr. F Gao Role of hemiparasites in the development of the naturalistic herbaceous vegetation April 2010
Dr. J Hafezian Razavi Perception of residents of Tehran towards the use  of meadows in urban parks September 2010
Dr. NH Mohd Hashim Factors affecting tree retention in developing sites in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia December 2011
Dr. S Dobson Evaluating historic landscape charachterisation in Practice: An action research approach August 2010

Dr. NGEAHH Mahmoud

Green Infrastructure in a Middle Eastern Environment: Promoting Social-Ecological Connectivity in Greater Cairo October 2011
Dr. MR Mohd Nasir A Study of the Kelantan Malay Cultural Landscape: Recent Trends and Future Prospect February 2012
Dr. A Bahramian Fractal Geometry in Landscape Architecture: the development of a new conceptual framework for urban park design September 2010
Dr. K Li Landscape Improvement and Scenic Sites in Pre-Modern China: A Critical Review November 2009
Dr. L Gao 'Breaking and Repairing': Conflicting Values in the Historic Gardens of China September 2010
Dr. C Martinez Velarde November 2010
Dr. Sally O' Halloran 'The Servicable Ghost - The forgotten role of
the garden in England from 1630 to 1730'
September 2012