Newcastle University

Completed Projects

• ALERT – Assessment of Life-cycle Effects of Repairs on Tankers
  Project Leader(s): Professor Bob Dow & Dr Jonathan Downes
• AMBIO – Advanced nanostructured surfaces for the control of biofouling
  Project Leader(s): Professor A S Clare
• AZIPILOT
  Project Leader(s): Michael Woodward and Melanie Landamore, Newcastle University are coordinator.
• BaWaPla - Sustainable Ballast Water Management Plant
  Project Leader(s): Professor Ehsan Mesbahi, Co-investigator, Dr Jane Delany
• Benthic-pelagic coupling in North Sea food webs
  Project Leader(s): Professor Nick Polunin
• Biofilm dispersal by marine Bacilli
  Project Leader(s): Dr. Reindert Nijland
• Combined impact of coral bleaching and variable fishing pressure on fish communities
  Project Leader(s): Professor Nick Polunin
• CREATE3S - Innovative Concepts realised by advanced design and production to improve total efficiency of new generation Short Sea Shipping
  Project Leader(s): Melanie Landamore
• Development of an Advanced Performance Monitoring System
  Project Leader(s): Professor Ehsan Mesbahi
• ECOBOAT - A two stage project for the Anglian Boatbuilders Association
  Project Leader(s): Melanie Landamore
• EcoDock - Environmentally friendly coatings for ship building and ships in operation
  Project Leader(s): Dr. Brigitte Behrends
• FASTPOD - Fast Ship Applications for Pod Drives
  Project Leader(s): Professor Mehmet Atlar
• Fish effects of prohibited trawl areas
  Project Leader(s): Professor Nick Polunin
• HISMAR - Hull Identification System for Marine Autonomous Robotics
  Project Leader(s): Professor Tony Roskilly
• HTA - Hydro-Testing Alliance - An alliance to enhance the maritime testing infrastructure in the EU
  Project Leader(s): Professor Mehmet Atlar
• Impacts of coral bleaching on coral reef fish assemblages in the Western Indian Ocean
  Project Leader(s): Professor Nick Polunin
• Impacts of MPA networks in continental shelf ecosystems
  Project Leader(s): Professor Nick Polunin
• Interdisciplinary methods to build a socio-ecological decision-making tool to inform marine governance and policy
  Project Leader(s): Prof. Sue Chilton [Business-Economics, PI], Professor Selina Stead (interdisciplinary science/policy)
• Marine Genomics Europe (MGE, Network of Excellence)
  Project Leader(s): Professor A S Clare
• Marine reserves for the development of a sustainable lagoon fishery in Rodrigues
  Project Leader(s): Professor Selina Stead
• MARSTRUCT - Network of Excellence on Marine Structures
  Project Leader(s): Professor Bob Dow & Dr Jonathan Downes
• MARTOB - On Board Treatment of Ballast Water and Application of Low-sulphur Marine Fuel
  Project Leader(s): Professor Ehsan Mesbahi
• Nitrification, denitrification and nitrous oxide in Indian mangrove ecosystems
  Project Leader(s): Prof. Rob Upstill-Goddard, Dr Guenther Uher
• Operational evaluation tools for fisheries management options (EFIMAS)
  Project Leader(s): Professor Selina Stead
• OPTIPOD - Optimal Design and Implementation of Azimuthing Pods for the Safe and Efficient Propulsion of Ships
  Project Leader(s): Professor Mehmet Atlar
• Origins, transformations and biological uptake of organic nitrogen in river-sea systems
  Project Leader(s): Prof. Rob Upstill-Goddard, Dr Guenther Uher
• POP & C - Pollution Prevention and Control
  Project Leader(s): Dr Jonathan Downes
• S@S - Safety at Speed
  Project Leader(s): Professor Richard Birmingham
• SHIPMATES
  Project Leader(s): Professor George Bruce
• SOLAS
  Project Leader(s): Professor RC Upstill-Goddard
• Structural Performance of Aluminium Naval Vessels
  Project Leader(s): Professor Bob Dow & Dr Jonathan Downes
• Surfactant control of air-sea gas exchange in coastal waters
  Project Leader(s): Professor R Upstill-Goddard
• Sustaining our coastal heritage: the value of local knowledge
  Project Leader(s): Pofessor Selina Stead
• The Atlantic Meridional Transect programme: sub-projects nitrous oxide cycling & coloured dissolved organic matter photochemistry
  Project Leader(s): Prof. Rob Upstill-Goddard, Dr Guenther Uher
• The contribution of atmospheric methane from coastal marine sources
  Project Leader(s): Prof. Rob Upstill-Goddard, Dr Guenther Uher
• The impact of dissolved organic matter photochemistry on the marine nitrogen cycle
  Project Leader(s): Prof. Rob Upstill-Goddard, Dr Guenther Uher
• UKIERI - Development of Methodology for Biological Assessment of Ballast Water Management Systems
  Project Leader(s): Professor Ehsan Mesbahi, Dr Jane Delany, Dr A. C. Anil