Richard J. Dawson

Professor
Richard Dawson
Dawson at the IPCC Cities and Climate Change Science Conference, 2018
Born
Richard J. Dawson
Known forInfrastructure resilience; Flood and coastal risk management; Water security; Adaptation to climate change
AwardsFellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (2023)
Queen’s Anniversary Prize (2024)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Bristol
ThesisPerformance based management of flood defence systems (2003)
Academic work
InstitutionsNewcastle University

Richard J. Dawson FREng is a British civil engineer and academic. He is Professor of Earth Systems Engineering at Newcastle University. His work focuses on climate risk, infrastructure resilience, and water security.