Newcastle University

All Research 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
• BaWaPla - Sustainable Ballast Water Management Plant
  Project Leader(s): Professor Ehsan Mesbahi
• BBSRC CASE Studentship: Systems biology of fatty acid biosynthesis in marine microorganisms
  Project Leader(s): Professor Grant Burgess
• 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
• Chemosynthetically driven Ecosystems South of the Polar Front - CHESSO
  Project Leader(s): Professor Nick Polunin
• Coastal Futures and Fragile Habitats: protecting Druridge Bay for the Future
  Project Leader(s): Dr Jane Delany
• 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
• Cryptic codes in non-coding DNA: Autoassociative Neural Networks and multidimensional Self Organising Maps (SOM) mediated prediction of positional significance of cis-elements in co-regulated expression systems
  Project Leader(s): Professor Ehsan Mesbahi
• Cullercoats; Past, Present and Futures
  Project Leader(s): Susan Gebbels
• Development of an Advanced Performance Monitoring System
  Project Leader(s): Professor Ehsan Mesbahi
• Development of Methodology for Biological Assessment of Ballast Water Management Systems
  Project Leader(s): Professor Ehsan Mesbahi
• DYNAPLAN: The impact of biochemicals and infochemicals on trophic dynamics and nutrient cycling in planktonic food webs
  Project Leader(s): Dr G S Caldwell
• 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
• Holistic Assessment of Ship’s Sustainability
  Project Leader(s): Professor Ehsan Mesbahi
• 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
• Inspiring Seas: Oceans of teaching resources
  Project Leader(s): Dr Jane Delany, Dr Alan Murphy
• Invertebrate Computer Assisted Sperm Analysis for Aquaculture and Environmental Monitoring
  Project Leader(s): Dr G S Caldwell
• Marine Genomics Europe (MGE, Network of Excellence)
  Project Leader(s): Professor A S Clare
• 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
• MEPEMS - Marine Electrical Power and Engine Management System
  Project Leader(s): Professor Tony Roskilly
• NICOP – Reliability-based Performance Assessment of Damaged Ships
  Project Leader(s): Dr Yongchang Pu
• OPTIPOD - Optimal Design and Implementation of Azimuthing Pods for the Safe and Efficient Propulsion of Ships
  Project Leader(s): Professor Mehmet Atlar
• POP & C - Pollution Prevention and Control
  Project Leader(s): Dr Jonathan Downes
• Predicting and managing weld induced distortion of thin walled steel structures
• 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
• Sustaining our coastal heritage: the value of local knowledge
  Project Leader(s): Dr Selina Stead
• UKCCSC - UK Carbon Capture and Storage Consortium
  Project Leader(s): Professor M Downie
• UKIERI - Development of Methodology for Biological Assessment of Ballast Water Management Systems
  Project Leader(s): Professor Ehsan Mesbahi, Dr A. C. Anil