Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in:
- Sustainable energy and environmental systems
- The circular economy for energy and materials
- Biogas, biomass and biofuels
- Energy, carbon and environmental life cycle assessment
Current Research Opportunities
- Circular economy systems for hydrogen generation, distribution and use, with a focus on off-road applications
- Circular economy systems for hydrogen generation, distribution and use, with a focus on off-road applications
Public outreach & key achievements
Grass4Gas - Is Ireland about to finally embrace anaerobic digestion? Eco Eye, RTE 1, 5 March 2019
Member of EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance 2019
The DNA of Innovation: Volume IV: Our Global Impact on Society
Science for Environment Policy: DG Environment News Alert Service, European Commission
Member of Editorial Board of Energies
Research students
PhD area | Renewable Energy Crops for Reducing Agricultural Run-Off and Improving Water Quality |
Name | Joe Livingstone |
Years of study | 2018-ongoing |
Country | Northern Ireland |
PhD area | Nutrient Management of Digestate and Slurry combined with Energy Recovery |
Name | Ashley Cathcart |
Years of study | 2018-ongoing |
Country | Northern Ireland |
PhD area | Whole Life Cycle Modelling of Alternative Driveline Technologies |
Name | Andrew Harris |
Years of study | 2016-ongoing |
Country | N Ireland |
PhD area | Grassland Management and its Impact on Carbon Fluxes |
Name | Jonathan Blair |
Years of study | 2015-ongoing |
Country | Northern Ireland |
PhD | Development of Novel Bio-polymer Functional Additives from Poultry Waste Streams |
Name | Thomas McGauran |
Years of study | 2016-ongoing |
Country | Ireland |
Alumni: Where are they now
PhD area | Applications of Biogas in Chemical Energy and Liquid Fuel Production |
Name | Rawan Hakawati |
Years of study | 2014-2017 |
Country | Lebanon |
Current Position | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, American University of Sharjah, UAE |
PhD area | Micro-reforming of Biogas for Micro-combined Heat and Power Generation |
Name | Fabio de Rosa |
Years of study | 2014-2018 |
Country | Italy |
Current Position | Technical Consultant, AspenTech, Reading, UK |
Discover More
- Faculty of Engineering and Physical Science
- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Clean Energies
- Research Centre in Sustainable Energy