Cohort 1: 3-Year Research Projects (and their sponsors)
These are the projects that students have chosen to pursue as their main PhD project.
Laura Platt The development of an improved hydrophilic ion transport material for use in electrochemical cells (ITM Power)
Nicola Hurst Sustainable Biomass Production as an Alternative Carbon Source for the Steel Industry (Tata Steel- formerly Corus)
Shoan Mbabazi Investigation into power distribution / grid interfacing for subsea tidal generation (Rolls Royce)
Philippa Uttley Integration of biological wastewater treatment and algal growth for biofuels (MWH Group)
Eleanor Ramsden Corrosion and biofouling mechanisms on Tidal stream Turbines (Tidal Generation)
Andrew FosterInvestigation of lattice mis-match in III-V semiconductor nanowire photovoltaics
Joanne Oldfield Planning New Settlements for Low Carbon Energy Futures
Kuang Che-Hsiao Novel Li2MP2O7 based cathode materials for Li-ion batteries
Rick Smith Characterization and fabrication of ultrahigh efficient LEDs for ultimate general illumination
Robin Lovelace Scales of action for accelerating energy transitions
Emily Hounslow Synthetic biology for the production of liquid biofuels using a photosynthetic chassis
Sam Ring Biologically inspired catalysts for the conversion of methane to methanol
Holly Castleton Post occupany evaluation of low energy buildings
Jonathan Knapton Optimisation of Pulse Detonation Engines
James Williams Optimisation of solar thermal panel use
Krys Bangert Bioreactor and Pond Design for Improved Growth of Microalgae
Jon Leary Optimising Low Cost Wind Turbine Blade Design for Community Based Manufacture in the Developing World
Robert Richards Development of MQW multi-junction solar cells
Chris Hunter Development of GaAsBi for a 1eV PV junction
Adorkor Bruce Healthy, Energy Efficient Buildings
Cohort 2
Tom Young Green roof technologies for sustainable urban energy and water management (Boningale)
David Anderson Assessment of the impact of small-scale hydropower on the physical and ecological character of rivers (Peak District National Park)
Adam Samuel Microbubble mediated biogas upgrading
Zongxi Fang Design and analysis of dual-three phase and fractional-slot permanent magnet wind generators (Siemens Wind)
Tim Balhatchett The Development of the First Water Neutral Steel Production Site? (Tata Steel)
James Craven Novel High Pressure Oxy-Fuel Power Generation with Carbon Capture System (Biomass & Fossil Fuel Research Alliance)
Chris Davenport The Investigation of Connected Energy Efficient Domestic Building (British Gas)
Emamode Ubogu Non-conventional Pollutant Species Measurement and Prediction from Gas Turbines (Rolls Royce)
Huw Birch Numerical methods for predicting and controlling the benefits and behaviours of renewable energy
Asiel Corpus Mendoza Flexible electronics powered by integrated photovoltaics
Edward Bovill Air stable, high speed plastic solar cell fabrication routes
Scott Dufferweil Nano-plasmonics in photovoltaic systems
Jonathan Benton Novel III-nitride Nano Devices For Solar Hydrogen Generation
Stuart Archer Light Driven Catalysis toward CO2 reduction and Hydrogen production
Dawn Scott Molecular machines to build bio-photovoltaics
Andrew Timmis High carbon intensity supply chain
Erardo Elizondo Luna Development of metal foams for Stirling Engine regenerators
Jonathan Davidson Efficiency improvements in Electric Vehicle drive systems through improved thermal performance of electronics
Stuart Walker Optimising the spatial layout of a farm of tidal stream turbines
Cora Fung Fluid-Structure Interactions of Tidal Stream Turbine Blades Manufactured with Bio-Inspired Internal Structure
Seyed Ebrahimi TEFCEL Issues of Logistics; Supply-Chain Management (SCM) in Oil & Gas Industry
Milan DelorPhotocatalysis and analysis of solar technologies world wide
Cohort 3
Martin Braun Effect of the Climate and Location on the Energy Consumption in the Retail Environment (Marks & Spencer)
Goudarz Poursharif Representation of new kinds of data in sustainable energy networks for electricity distribution (Northern Powergrid)
Jon Shimwell Developing fusion breeder blanket technology with a focus on achieving a Tritium breeding ratio greater than 1 (Culham Centre for Fusion Energy)
Faisal Abubakar Developing an economic framework for a building insulation product for reducing carbon footprint and cost for installation
Qasid Ahmad Polysilanes from sand for photovoltaic materials and hydrogen carriers
Nicola Austen Fuel and energy production in the 21st century: What are the consequences for aerosol-climate feedbacks?
Alex Barrows New materials and deposition techniques for organic photovoltaic fabrication
Charlotte Bjorck Biological conversion of methane to methanol using fine bubble aeration
John Bradley III-V nanowire – silicon hybrids for new levels of photovoltaic operation
Alexander Buckman Energy Management in New Engineering Building: Forewarned is Forearmed
Rory Campbell High energy density nitrogen-rich compounds for safe, efficient, and green chemical energy storage
Phillip Carpenter Towards the intelligent energy management of buildings
Elliot Carrington Carbon capture and gas separation using porous molecular materials with modular design
Liam Chisman Low Cost Valvetrain Design for Technologies Giving Improved Sustainability of Reciprocating IC Engines
Ben Crozier High energy density nitrogen-rich compounds for safe, efficient, and green chemical energy storage
James Douglas 'The Impact of Climate Change on Hydropower Resources and Potential in Alpine Regions
Jonathan Goodwin Optimizing railway operations for energy sustainability
Chris Hepworth Low energy farming
Aimie Hope Understanding the socio-technical limitations of energy efficiency interventions: Compensatory beliefs and rebound effects
Emma Ireland Fluidization engineering of wood chip drying for sustainable forest ecology
Nicola Lazenby The performance of Thermal Piles
James Lloyd Carbon capture and gas separation using porous molecular materials with modular design
Vi Nguyen Anaerobic digestion: engineering granules to maximise waste degradation and biogas production
Timinyo Owei The new urban politics of energy: the capacity to act
Rob Raine Advanced Heat Storage Technologies
Clare Reger Assessing the impact and potential of community-based energy schemes
Richard Smith Co-Production of Algal Biofuels and Tertiary Treatment at Wastewater Treatment Plants using Heterotrophic Algae
Rachel Thorley Rising atmospheric CO2 and future ocean acidification: Towards mitigation strategies by enhancing terrestrial carbonate weathering
James Uttley Optimal visual criteria for pedestrian lighting
Colin Whittle Preparing for a Low-Carbon Culture: An investigation into the social factors of low-carbon infrastructure
Donald Willey Flow structure control for the intensification of fast pyrolysis
