Staff Profile

Background

I started my career as seagoing Marine Engineer from 1989 and sailed on various merchant vessels for 9 years at different capacities from junior engineering officer to the chief engineering officer. I received my 1st Class Certificate of Competency (STCW 95) in 1997 and then sailed for another 2 years before joining Maritime Institute as lecture to teach seagoing engineer officer.

My longing and desire to learn and progress in academia motivated me to read MSc in Marine Technology in Newcastle University in 2000-2001 and achieved a Distinction in Marine Technology. I then continued lecturing at Maritime Institute  in Iran as senior lecturer for 6 years. In 2007 I joined Newcastle University, School of Marine Science and Technology, as Research Assistant to work on EU funded project under FP6 programme, Sustainable Ballast Water Management Plant (BaWaPla). At the same time I read my PhD as part time candidate and research on Inferential measurement and control of ballast water systems using artificial neural network to measure the performance and then control the effectiveness of a combined ballast water treatment system. I was awarded my PhD in 2012.

In 2010 I was appointed as teaching fellow in Marine Engineering and started lecturing number of modules at UG and PG levels including marine engineering practice1 and 2, marine machinery systems, ship performance and ship propulsion.   

In 2014 I was appointed as stream leader in marine engineering with the responsibility to lead marine engineering taught programme. I led reviewing and streamlining marine engineering discipline programme as part of a major degree programme review. In 2015 I became lecturer in Marine Technology and continuing to bring knowledge and expertise form both my merchant navy experience as well as my research in marine engineering field.    

Roles and Responsibilities

• Senior Lecturer in Marine Technology
• Degree Programme Director for UG in Marine Technology 
• Chair of Board of Study in Marine Technology
• Module leader in Marine Engineering Design and Dynamic Modelling and Simulation

Qualifications

• Newcastle University Teaching Award 2013
• Associate Fellow of The HEA 2013
• PhD  Newcastle University, 2012
• MSC  Newcastle University , 2001
• First Class Certificate of Competency for marine engineering officer 1997
• Class 2 Certificate of Competency for marine engineering officer 1992
• BSC Pakistan/AmirKabir, 1988 

Previous Positions

• Chief Engineer Officer
• Lecturer and Senior Lecture at Marine Institute

Honours and Awards

• Best Marine Lecturer of the year(Iran), 2006
• Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) scholarship, 1996 

PhD and MPhil Supervision

• Development of an online ship performance monitoring system dedicated for biofouling and anti-fouling coating analysis', 2014. (Full time PhD)
• Martin Thomas Gibson, 'Assessing the environmental impact and performance of ships using indexing systems to improve the sustainability of shipping', 2015, (Full time PhD)
• M.I. Zaman ‘Development of data analytic algorithms to measure engine performance parameters and control emissions’, started December 2014. (Part time PhD)
• Yi Zhou, 'The modelling and optimal control of a hybrid propulsion system for an ice breaker', 2016, (Full time PhD)
• Oyinkepreye Lucky Bebeteidoh, 'Experimental Investigation into Adulterated Marine Diesel Fuel and its effects on Marine Engines and the Environment of Nigeria’s Niger Delta Region', 2017 (Full time PhD)
• Md Tazul Islam, 'An integrated novel approach to reduce airborne emissions from ships in port regions', 2017, (Full time PhD)
• Mohamad Ibrahim A Alremeihi, 2017, (full time PhD)

Languages

• English
• Persian 

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Overview

My seagoing experiences, together with lecturing seagoing engineers for 7 years, added with a subsequent academic education provided me with a wealth of experience and knowledge to develop a broad and internationally recognised research portfolio. I have developed a strong track record since 2011 securing funding from the highest 'gold-standard' sources including EPSRC, Innovate UK and the EU. My principal research is on the theme of 'sustainable shipping' with specific interest in the mathematical modelling of marine engineering systems for online performance monitoring and prediction. Some examples of my specific interest are: Ballast Water Management Systems, Ship performance and  emission prediction, Life cycle assessment for marine engineering systems and alternative fuels, including biofuels, propulsion system arrangement including  fuel cell. Shipping environmental index and incentive.

Research Projects

Since 2011, my funded research projects include:

Clean North Sea Shipping (CNSS), €4.1Million project funded by the EU, INTERREG IVB programme. This was in collaboration with 19 international collaborators from a wide range of institutions across Europe including NGOs, regulators, industry and research institutions and ultimately made recommendations to the EU on reducing air pollution from regional shipping. The project aim was to reduce air pollution and GHG emissions from regional shipping.

Role: Project manager

Online Monitoring  of fuel consumption and emission prediction: Innovate UK funded project under KTP programme (£128K) to collaborate with Royston Ltd. The project was aimed to develop online fuel consumption monitoring product with telemetry capability focusing on offering green benefits to variety of costumers in different marine market sectors.

Role: Principle Investigator

Data mining techniques to extract business intelligence from online operational data: UK funded project under KTP programme (£138K) to collaborate with Royston Ltd. This project will enhance the existing online fuel consumption monitoring capability by adding modules for emissions management, engine performance and condition monitoring; and also to capture data from these activities, the analysis of which could offer value opportunities for the sale of consulting activities.

Role: Principle Investigator 

Shipping in Changing Climates (SCC) (~£3.5M) a follow-on project from Low Carbon Shipping (LCS), including and building on the strong university and industry consortium, also funded by the EPSRC. The overall aim was to use holistic systems approach to reduce carbon dioxide from Global shipping.

Role: Co Investigator

Clean North Sea Shipping - Improved Dissemination and Impact. This project was an invited bid on completion of Clean North Sea Shipping on the basis it was ranked as one of top three for quality in its funding stream. We further disseminated the CNSS findings to fully realise their impact.

Role: Co Investigator

Whole Vessel Energy Management (~1.5M). This Innovate UK funded project, working with a local industry partner, Royston, is creating consultancy expertise and monitoring products to reduce the energy consumption in shipping operations through better understanding the complex energy flows throughout ship systems.

Role: Co Investigator

CLean INland SHipping (CLINSH) (~€8Million). This project was an invited application from the European Commission's Directorate-General for the Environment, Air & Industrial Emissions Unit who had attended our final CNSS project conference and would like us to extend our research on reduction of air pollution to the inland shipping fleet across Europe. Similar to CNSS, this project comprises collaborators from a wide range of institutions across Europe including, regional policy makers, NGOs, regulators, industry and research institutions to tackle the issue. The consortium kick-off conference was in October 2016.

Role: Co Investigator

Undergraduate Teaching:

Marine Engineering I (MAR1010)

Marine Engineering Design (MAR3033) Module Leader

Dynamic Modelling and Simulation (MAR3038) Module Leader

Postgraduate Teaching:

 Marine Power transmission (MAR8065)

• Articles

  • Chan J, Golightly D, Norman R, Pazouki K. Perception of Autonomy and the Role of Experience within the Maritime Industry. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2023, 11(2), 258.
  • Sarantakos I, Bowkett AG, Allahham A, Sayfutdinov T, Murphy A, Pazouki K, Mangan J, Liu G, Chang E, Bougioukou E, Patsios C. Digitalization for Port Decarbonization: Decarbonization of key energy processes at the Port of Tyne. IEEE Electrification Magazine 2023, 11(1), 61-72.
  • Chan J, Norman R, Pazouki K, Golightly D. Autonomous Maritime Operations and the Influence of Situational Awareness Within Maritime Navigation. WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs 2022, epub ahead of print.
  • Zhou Y, Pazouki K, Norman R. The modelling and three-level control of a hybrid propulsion system for a green ice-capable ship. Journal of Cleaner Production 2021, 296, 126577.
  • Zhou Y, Pazouki K, Norman R. The Modeling and Optimal Control of a Hybrid Propulsion System for an Ice-Capable Tanker. Journal of Ship Research 2023, 67(1), 13-31.
  • Alremeihi M, Norman R, Pazouki K, Dev A, Bashir M. Performance of an Advanced Intelligent Control Strategy in a Dynamic Positioning (DP) System Applied to a Semisubmersible Drilling Platform. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2021, 9(4), 399.
  • Xiong L, Gao H, Norman R, Pazouki K, Lin Z, Lim S. Optimal Design of Propulsion System Configuration for Electric Propelled Unmanned Surface Vehicle. Journal of Ship Research 2021, 65(01), 15-24.
  • Topic T, Murphy AJ, Pazouki K, Norman R. Assessment of ship emissions in coastal waters using spatial projections of ship tracks, ship voyage and engine specification data. Cleaner Engineering and Technology 2021, 2, 100089.
  • Bebeteidoh OL, Kometa S, Pazouki K, Norman R. Sustained impact of the activities of local crude oil refiners on their host communities in Nigeria. Heliyon 2020, 6(6), e04000.
  • Bebeteidoh OL, Pazouki K, Norman R. An experimental investigation of the physio-chemical properties of locally refined diesel oil. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy 2020, 15, 100200.
  • Carchen A, Atlar M, Turkmen S, Pazouki K, Murphy AJ. Ship performance monitoring dedicated to biofouling analysis: Development on a small size research catamaran. Applied Ocean Research 2019, 89, 224-236.
  • Gibson M, Murphy AJ, Pazouki K. Evaluation of environmental performance indices for ships. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 2019, 73, 152-161.
  • Kesieme U, Pazouki K, Murphy AJ, Chrysanthou A. Biofuel as an alternative shipping fuel: technological, environmental and economic assessment. Sustainable Energy & Fuels 2019, (4), 899-909.
  • Kesieme U, Pazouki K, Murphy AJ, Chrysanthou A. Attributional life cycle assessment of biofuels for shipping: Addressing alternative geographical locations and cultivation systems. Journal of Environmental Management 2019, 235, 96-104.
  • Coraddu A, Lim S, Oneto L, Pazouki K, Norman R, Murphy AJ. A novelty detection approach to diagnosing hull and propeller fouling. Ocean Engineering 2019, 176, 65-73.
  • Pazouki K, Forbes N, Norman RA, Woodward MD. Investigation on the impact of human-automation interaction in maritime operations. Ocean Engineering 2018, 153, 297–304.
  • Gilbert P, Walsh C, Traut M, Kesieme U, Pazouki K, Murphy A. Assessment of full life-cycle air emissions of alternative shipping fuels. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 172, 855-866.
  • Zaman I, Pazouki K, Norman R, Younessi S, Coleman S. Development of automatic mode detection system by implementing the statistical analysis of ship data to monitor the performance. International Journal of Maritime Engineering 2017, 159(Part A3), A225-A235.
  • Zaman I, Pazouki K, Norman R, Younessi S, Coleman S. Challenges and Opportunities of Big Data Analytics for Upcoming Regulations and Future Transformation of the Shipping Industry. Procedia Engineering 2017, 194, 537-544.
  • Murphy AJ, Norman AJ, Pazouki K, Trodden DG. Thermodynamic simulation for the investigation of marine Diesel engines. Ocean Engineering 2015, 102, 117-128.
  • Trodden DG, Murphy AJ, Pazouki K, Sargeant J. Fuel Usage Data Analysis for Efficient Shipping Operations. Ocean Engineering 2015, 110(Part B), 75-84.
  • Emovon I, Norman RA, Murphy AJ, Pazouki K. An integrated multicriteria decision making methodology using compromise solution methods for prioritising risk of marine machinery systems. Ocean Engineering 2015, 105, 92-103.
  • Carney KJ, Basurko OC, Pazouki K, Marsham S, Delany JE, Desai DV, Anil AC, Mesbahi E. Difficulties in obtaining representative samples for compliance with the Ballast Water Management Convention. Marine Pollution Bulletin 2013, 68(1-2), 99-105.
  • Murphy AJ, Pazouki K. Exhaust emissions prediction and mitigation. Naval Architect 2012, (May), 38-44.
  • Pazouki K, Carney KJ, Delany J, Mesbahi E. Comparison of land-based test setups for a ballast water management system. Transactions of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects Part A: International Journal of Maritime Engineering 2011, 153(A3), A173-A183.
  • Candries M, Atlar M, Mesbahi E, Pazouki K. The measurement of the drag characteristics of tin-free self-polishing co-polymers and fouling release coatings using a rotor apparatus. Biofouling 2003, 19(S1), 27-36.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Alremeihi M, Norman R, Pazouki K, Dev A, Bashir M. Advanced Intelligent Control Strategy in Dynamic Positioning (DP) System Applied to a Semi-Submersible Drilling Platform in the North SEA. In: 40th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2021). 2021, Virtual: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
  • Topić T, Murphy AJ, Pazouki K, Norman R. Assessment of Ship Emissions in Coastal Waters using Spatial Projections of Ship Moves (Ship Density) and Port Congestion Data. In: 2nd Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems. 2020, Buenos Aires, Argentina: SDEWES.
  • Zhou Y, Pazouki K, Norman R. The Modelling and Optimal Control of a Hybrid Propulsion System for an Ice-Capable Ship. In: 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE2019. 2019, Glasgow, Scotland: ASME.
  • Zhou Y, Pazouki K, Norman R. Modelling and Control of a Hybrid Propulsion, Ice-Capable Cargo Ship. In: 2nd International Conference on Modelling and Opimisation of Ship Energy Systems (MOSES2019). 2019, Glasgow, Scotland.
  • Lim S, Turkman S, Rostami AB, Prini F, Kurniawati V, Carchen A, Gibson M, Benson SD, Pazouki K, Murphy AJ, Dow RS, Birmingham R. Ship performance- using the real world as a laboratory . In: Full Scale Ship Performance Conference. 2018, London, UK: Royal Institute of Naval Architecture (RINA).
  • Lim S, Pazouki K, Murphy AJ, Zhang B. Capturing and analysing real-time data from TUGS. In: 37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering - OMAE. 2018, Madrid, Spain: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
  • Carchen A, Turkmen S, Pazouki K, Murphy AJ, Aktas B, Atlar M. Uncertainty Analysis of full-scale ship performance monitoring onboard The Princess Royal. In: The 5th International Conference on Advanced Model Measurement Technology for The Maritime Industry. 2017.
  • Lim S, Coraddu A, Pazouki K, Murphy AJ, Younessi S, Judd M. Standardisation of Data Monitoring On-Board Vessels. In: 12th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES). 2017, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
  • Lim S, Pazouki K, Murphy AJ. Holistic energy mapping methodology for reduced fuel consumption and emissions. In: ASME 2017 36th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. 2017, Trondheim, Norway: ASME.
  • Carchen A, Pazouki K, Atlar M. Development of an Online Ship Performance Monitoring System Dedicated for Biofouling and Anti-Fouling Coating Analysis. In: 2nd Hull Performance & Insight Conference (HullPIC'17). 2017, Castle Ulrichshusen, Germany.
  • Gibson M, Murphy AJ, Pazouki K. A Novel Approach to Holistic Environmental Assessment of Ships. In: Shipping and the Environment 2017 Conference. 2017, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • Zaman I, Pazouki K, Norman RA, Younessi S, Coleman S. Utilising real-time ship data to save fuel consumption and reduce carbon emission. In: Shipping in Changing Climates Conference. 2016, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
  • Lim S, Pazouki K, Murphy AJ, Younessi S, Graham N. Systematic ship energy efficiency audit and data unification. In: Shipping in Changing Climate 2016. 2016, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
  • Lim S, Carchen a, Pazouki K, Murphy AJ, Younessi S, Graham N. Systematic Rationale for assessing energy flow across the entire vessel operation. In: Energy Efficient Ships 2016. 2016, London, UK: Royal Institution of Naval Architects.
  • Tsougranis EL, Pazouki K, Norman RA, Almutairi A. Pressurised SOFC-GT Electric Propulsion Power Plant for LNG Vessels. In: Energy Efficient Ships. 2016, London, UK: Royal Institution of Naval Architects.
  • Trodden DG, Murphy AJ, Pazouki K, Woodward MD. The use of a Ship Simulator as a Tool for Exhaust Gas Emission Estimation. In: MARSIM 2015. 2015, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
  • Forbes N, Woodward M, Pazouki K, Hodgson P. Research into the humanautomation partnership, utilising maritime simulation. In: International Conference on Ship Manoeuvrability and Maritime. 2015, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
  • Zaman IM, Pazouki K, Coleman S, Norman RA, Younessi S. Performance Monitoring and Automatic Operating Mode Detection Based on the Statistical Analysis of Ship Data. In: International Conference on Energy Efficient Ships. 2015, Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Royal Institution of Naval Architects.
  • Trodden DG, Murphy AJ, Pazouki K. Marine Engine Simulation: A Design Tool for In-Service Operation. In: 12th International Marine Design Conference. 2015, Tokyo, Japan: The Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers.
  • Kesieme UK, Murphy AJ, Pazouki K. Life cycle assessment of upstream pathways towards environmentally effective biofuels for shipping. In: International Conference on Shipping in Changing Climate. 2015, Glasgow, UK.
  • Trodden DG, Murphy A, Pazouki K. Evaluation of Emission Factors on the Estimation of NOx Formation from a Manoeuvring Ship. In: Shipping in Changing Climates 2015. 2015, Glasgow, UK.
  • Murphy AJ, Landamore MJ, Pazouki K, Gibson M. Modelling Ship Emission Factors and Emission Indices. In: Low Carbon Shipping Conference. 2013, London, UK.
  • Murphy AJ, Pazouki K. Exhaust Gas Emissions from Regional Shipping: Mitigating Technologies and Emission Prediction. In: International conference on The Environmentally Friendly Ship. 2012, London: The Royal Institution of Naval Architects.
  • Pazouki K, Murphy AJ. Clean North Sea Shipping – CNSS: Emission Reduction from Ships and Harbour Vessels. In: 4th International Conference on Marine Science and Technology for Environmental Sustainability, ENSUS2011. 2011, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

• Reports

  • Pazouki K, Cabezas-Basurko O, Mesbahi E, Kemp J. Ballast Water Sampling: Methods, Analysis, Representativeness and Legal issues. London: Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), 2009. RP577.
  • Hobson M, Pell E, Surgand M, Kollamthodi S, Moloney S, Mesbahi E, Wright P, Cabezas Basurko O, Pazouki K. Low Carbon Commercial Shipping. Policy, Guidance and Research, DfT: Department for Transport, 2007. Low Carbon Transport Innovation Strategy(LCTIS).