Staff Profile

I am a Project Co-ordinator and manage a number of projects within the School of Engineering.

BEWISe Research Facility

I manage the Newcastle University’s new Biological Engineering: Wastewater Innovation at Scale (BEWISe) facility, which is the first of its type in Europe in large-scale wastewater treatment research using bacteria.  We work in collaboration with Northumbrian Water at the Birtley Waste Water Treatment Site.

Working with the PI (Prof Russell Davenport), I have established a Facilities Online Management System which is used by industry and academics globally.  It allows experimental investigation of water engineering innovations across a range of scales, allowing work that is scientifically rigorous and credible which is setting a new global standard for wastewater research.

We are a world-leading research space, developing cutting-edge solutions for sustainable wastewater treatment.

At BEWISe, Newcastle University and Northumbrian Water Group are working together to:

• speed up innovation in sustainable wastewater treatment
• experiment with low-energy biological treatment technologies
• develop low-cost ways to generate energy from waste

Engagement:

We are hosting a number of events, aimed at users of the facility and stakeholder groups.  This will help shape the application process which will be a requirement for all to use the research equipment that is available.

Net Zero GeoRDIE

I am the Project Coordinator for the NetZero GeoRDIE project, which is led by Newcastle University (PI – Prof David Manning) in collaboration with Durham University and the University of Glasgow. 

Using the existing bore hole which was excavated in 2011 at the Helix Site, Newcastle, all power resources that come from the heating and cooling extraction is aimed to power the surrounding buildings.  This is a unique form of research because we hope to be able to prove to mitigate technical and economic risks with such deep geothermal energy.

The research sets out to mitigate the technical and economic risks associated with deep UK geothermal energy for heating and cooling, and so to facilitate its future adoption to enable zero carbon targets to be reached.

The project will address fundamental challenges in:

• heat abstraction and storage
• the engineering challenges of integrating geothermal energy to whole energy systems
• regulatory and legal implications of closed loop systems and subsequent liabilities

Engagement:

We will be hosting a number of events, aimed at partners and stakeholder groups.  This will encourage work package development and interaction with interested groups.  As part of the Helix community, we will also be working closely with partners on site.

Current Newcastle University Projects:

EPSRC Funded - eFutures
Website: http://efutures.ac.uk/
Partners:
           Newcastle University
           University of Southampton
           University of Manchester
           Queen's University Belfast
           University of Liverpool
           University of Glasgow

Previous Newcastle University Projects:

Newcastle University - nanoLAB and INEX
Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/nanolab/
Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/nanolab/facilities/inex/

Autistica Funded - My Virtual World
Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/ion/research/developmental/devproj2/

EPSRC Funded - EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Medical Devices
Website: http://mede-innovation.ac.uk/
Partners:
           Newcastle University
           University of Cambridge
           University of Nottingham
           The University of Sheffield
           University of Bradford
           Ceramisys
           GTS - Glass Technology Services Ltd
           JRI Orthopaedics Ltd
           Materialise 
           Surgical Innovations Limited

Autistica Funded - Autism Spectrum Database-UK Project (ASD-UK) (June 2015 - September 2016)
Website: http://asd-uk.com/ 
Autistica Funded - Autism Spectrum, Adulthood and Ageing project (ASC-UK) (June 2015 - September 2016)
Website: http://www.autismspectrum-uk.com/
Principle Investigator – Dr Jeremy Parr, Consultant Paediatrician and Clinical Senior Lecturer, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University

EU Funded - FP7 Restoration Project (April 2012 - April 2016)
Website: http://restoration-project.eu/
Project co-ordinator - Professor Kenny Dalgarno, Sir James Woodeson Professor of Manufacturing Engineering School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering, Newcastle University
Partners:
            University of Newcastle upon Tyne
            Sagetis Biotech SL
            COREP
            Orla Protein Technologies LTD
            Karolinska Institutet
            Acondicionamiento Tarrasense Associacion
            Universidade de Evora
            Glass Technology Services Limited
            Institut Quimic de Sarria
            Fondazione del Piemonte per l'Oncologia
            JRI Orthopaedics

Arthritis Research UK Funded -Tissue Engineering Centre Project (April 2011 - June 2015)
Website: new website due in 2016 
Principle Investigator - Professor Andrew McCaskie, Cambridge University
Partners:
            University of Aberdeen
            University of Cambridge
            Keele University
            University of Newcastle upon Tyne
            The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry
            University of York

ERDF Funded - Changing Age for Business (January 2010 - December 2013)
Principle Investigator - Professor Tom Kirkwood, Institute for Ageing and Health
Assistant Director, Changing Age - Graham Armitage
Director of Engagement, Changing Age - Dr Lynne Corner