Neil McIntyre

Professor Neil McIntyre is a civil engineer with expertise in hydrology and water resources at the University of Queensland (UQ). He divides his time between the Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry and the School of Civil Engineering. His research focuses include water resource systems modeling, mining impacts on water resources, remote sensing in hydrology, and stochastic hydrology. McIntyre earned a BEng in Civil Engineering from Edinburgh University (1990), an MSc in Environmental Engineering (1998), and a PhD in water quality modeling from Imperial College. He served as a Lecturer and Reader at Imperial (2001–2013), teaching water quality, hydrometry, hydraulics, and water resources engineering, and directed the Hydrology MSc program for five years.

McIntyre's work spans Australia and the UK, with international projects in Thailand, Uganda, Botswana, Peru, Chile, Colombia, Mongolia, and China. He has contributed to the British Hydrological Society, ICE’s Water Expert Panel, and the NERC Peer Review College. His awards include the Institution of Civil Engineers’ Baker Medal and RA Carr Award for water resources research, alongside an ARC Future Fellowship (2014–2019).

His recent publications emphasize desalination sustainability, mine closure risks, remote sensing applications, and erosion modeling. The 15 most recent articles reflect interdisciplinary themes in hydrology, environmental engineering, and climate-water-food nexus challenges. McIntyre actively supervises PhD students, with current projects on desalination impacts, chloride deposition, and climate-resilient land management. He has secured substantial funding from CRC TIME, ARC Linkage Projects, and industry partners like Stanmore Resources and CleanCo.

Scientific Awards

• Baker Medal
• RA Carr Award
• ARC Future Fellowship (2014–2019)