Newcastle University

Qualifications

B Eng (Hons) Civil Engineering, University of Warwick
Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Practice (Higher Education Administration and Management) (OUVA)

Previous Positions

Curriculum Officer, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
MTEC Co-ordinator, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Memberships

Member of the Association of University Administrators

Member of the Association of Research Managers and Administrators

Summary

Identification of research opportunities for the Sustainable Energy and Power (StEP) Research Group which dovetail with the group's areas of expertise, with particular focus on thermal energy systems, CHP, energy storage, modelling and marine propulsion systems. Development of research proposals and grant applications for a number of funding bodies including EPSRC, ESRC, European Commission Framework Programmes and ERDF.
Work with collaborative partners from other universities and industry both in the UK and internationally.
Project management of research projects including contract negotiations, financial, reporting and deliverables, funder communications, outcomes, dissemination and exploitation.

Active Projects

• EU FP7 'TEFLES' project
• EU FP7 'Inomanship' project
• EU FP7 'Ulysses' project
• EU FP7 'Poseideon' Project
• EPSRC 'Bio-fuel Micro Trigeneration with Cryogenic Energy Storage' project
• EPSRC 'Thermal Energy Management for Process Industries' project
• EPSRC 'Building Management linking Energy Demand, Distributed Conversion and Storage using Dynamic Modelling and a Pervasive Sensor Infrastructure' project

Completed Projects

• Carbon Connections 'Bio-oil and waste hydrogen dual fuel CHP system'
• EU FP6 'HISMAR' Project