Grey-box models for life-time assessment of composite wind turbine components

Research projects

This list comprises the cross-disciplinary Research Projects projects currently undertaken by Aura CDT PhD Students. Aura CDT students develop their research proposals towards the end of their PG Dip training year. Further projects will be added as additional cohorts progress through the CDT.

Applications to join the Aura CDT via six specific PhD Research Projects are open until 12 January 2022. Please see our How to Apply section for information and application links. We will reopen recruitment to our Core Scholarship in Autumn 2022 for entry in September 2023. In addition, we also recruit to Industry Partner PhD Scholarships, where the research project is predefined – we don’t currently have any live Industry projects listed so please check back later.

Research
area

Research
project

Institution

Lead
Supervisor

Student

Research proposals

Research area

Operations maintenance and human factors

Research proposal

Grey-box models for life-time assessment of composite wind turbine components

Institution

University of Sheffield

Lead Supervisor

Professor Elizabeth Cross

Student

Aryan Moody

Research area

Environmental impact marine biology and aquaculture

Research proposal

Scour protection and the test tank of secrets

Institution

University of Hull

Lead Supervisor

Dr Stuart McLelland

Student

Maisy Bradbury

Research area

Environmental impact marine biology and aquaculture

Research proposal

Economic and socio-cultural implications of offshore wind on fishing communities

Institution

University of Hull

Lead Supervisor

Dr Charlotte Hopkins

Student

Woolganathan Naidoo

Research area

Environmental impact marine biology and aquaculture

Research proposal

Assessing the viability of multi-use Macroalgae Aquaculture within Offshore Wind Farms

Institution

Newcastle University

Lead Supervisor

Professor Pip Moore

Student

Ethan Clark

Research area

Big data and sensors and digitalisation for the offshore environment

Research proposal

Digital twins Era for Coordinating Energy Network inTegration (DECENT)

Institution

Durham University

Lead Supervisor

Prof Hongjian Sun

Student

Emily Settle

Research area

Environmental impact marine biology and aquaculture

Research proposal

Assessment of echolocating cetacean (porpoise and dolphin) occurrence and behaviour in offshore development sites using a novel passive acoustic monitoring system

Institution

Newcastle University

Lead Supervisor

Professor Per Berggren

Student

Sarah Dickson

Research area

Operations maintenance and human factors

Research proposal

Advanced data analysis and robust statistics for structural health monitoring of wind turbines: from individual components to a fleet

Institution

University of Sheffield

Lead Supervisor

Dr Nikolaos Dervilis

Student

Sarah Bee

Research area

Offshore wind energy integration – challenges and impacts

Research proposal

Modelling and Optimisation for a Coordinated interconnected multi-terminal DC transmission infrastructure for integration of offshore wind energy

Institution

Durham University

Lead Supervisor

Dr Behzad Kazemtabrizi

Student

Siti Khadijah Hamzah

Research area

Operations maintenance and human factors

Research proposal

Advance condition monitoring solutions for offshore wind generators

Institution

University of Sheffield

Lead Supervisor

Dr Antonio Griffo

Student

Paul Hambly

Research area

Environmental impact marine biology and aquaculture

Research proposal

Satellite detection and mapping of sandbank crests: supporting location of offshore wind developments and conservation areas

Institution

Newcastle University

Lead Supervisor

Dr Clare Fitzsimmons

Student

Gemma Hoyes

Research area

Environmental impact marine biology and aquaculture

Research proposal

Cumulative and in-combination effects of offshore infrastructure on ecological resources

Institution

University of Hull

Lead Supervisor

Dr Krysia Mazik

Student

Ellie-Mae Cook

Research area

Physics and Engineering of the offshore environment

Research proposal

Palaeo records of Tsunami risk to Offshore Renewable Energy Infrastructure

Institution

University of Hull

Lead Supervisor

Dr Robert M Dorrell

Student

Ben Pickett

Research area

Offshore wind energy integration – challenges and impacts

Research proposal

Low Power High Performance Neuromorphic Circuits for Remote Sensing and Monitoring in the Offshore Wind Sector

Institution

University of Hull

Lead Supervisor

Dr Jean-Sebastien Bouillard

Student

Harry Burton

Research area

Offshore wind energy integration – challenges and impacts

Research proposal

Wind Sourced Energy Storage

Institution

University of Hull

Lead Supervisor

Dr Jean-Sebastien Bouillard

Student

Daniel Whitt

Research area

Big data and sensors and digitalisation for the offshore environment

Research proposal

Numerical modelling of wind turbine blade manufacture

Institution

University of Hull

Lead Supervisor

Professor James Gilbert

Student

Oliver Morgan-Clague

Research area

Logistics, safety and risk

Research proposal

Evaluating the impact of motion travel on cognitive ability of offshore workers – a VR experience

Institution

University of Hull

Lead Supervisor

Dr Peter Robinson

Student

Lisa Somerville

Research area

Operations and remote autonomous monitoring

Research proposal

Fibre optic sensors for cable lifetime performance monitoring

Institution

University of Hull

Lead Supervisor

Professor James Gilbert

Student

Jason Harrison

Research area

Big marine data and metocean

Research proposal

The future of global offshore natural capital with climate change

Institution

University of Hull

Lead Supervisor

Dr Robert M Dorrell

Student

Victoria Bessonova

Research area

Environmental interactions, Seabed dynamics and benthic habitat

Research proposal

Impacts of seabed vibration on sediment structure and infaunal organisms

Institution

University of Hull

Lead Supervisor

Dr Krysia Mazik

Student

Sophie Al-Mudallal

Research area

Environmental interactions, Seabed dynamics and benthic habitat

Research proposal

Novel acoustic methods for directly monitoring seabed sediment transport, geohazards & scour

Institution

Durham University

Lead Supervisor

Professor Peter Talling

Student

Niall Tracey

Research area

Environmental interactions, Seabed dynamics and benthic habitat

Research proposal

The impact of windfarm associated noise on commercially important benthic invertebrates

Institution

University of Hull

Lead Supervisor

Dr Thomas Breithaupt

Student

Jordan Burgess

Research area

Low carbon transitions and community benefits

Research proposal

Incorporation of energy storage into offshore wind farms for load levelling and energy security

Institution

University of Sheffield

Lead Supervisor

Professor David Stone

Student

Rachael Keslake

Research area

Low carbon transitions and community benefits

Research proposal

Wind to Hydrogen and ePTA: chemical manufacture through electrolysis

Institution

University of Hull

Lead Supervisor

Dr Jay D Wadhawan

Student

Favad Mobahriz

Research area

Next generation materials and manufacturing

Research proposal

From textile waste to advanced carbon materials for wind turbine blade manufacturing

Institution

University of Hull

Lead Supervisor

Dr Dmitriy Kuvshinov

Student

Hannah Marsden