Following a MSc and PhD in civil engineering from the Technical University of Denmark, Thomas has pursued a career in water engineer and research in the United Kingdom for the past 25 years. As Reader (Associate Professor) in water engineering at the University of Bath, he teaches and researches across topics on water, environment, and risk analysis.
Thomas is currently working on several research projects focusing on the reconstruction of past flood events in the Bristol Avon catchment, effectiveness of nature-based solutions, climate change impacts, and the use of machine learning in flood management. Together with colleagues he recently published an open-access book on historical floods on the River Avon which can be downloaded here.