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Environment Related Research

This web site brings together the research work currently undertaken within the Engineering Department that is relevant to the environment.

Pollution-air, sea and noise
Noise and vibration reduction during foundation construction (Professor Malcolm Bolton / David White) Air pollution, urban air quality, risk assessment (Professor Rex Britter) Safety of offshore structures (Dr Stuart Cant) Automobile emissions - sensing, control, management and mitigation (Professor Nick Collings) Sentient Vehicle (Professor Nick Collings) The aircraft industry, 'Greener by Design' (Professor Bill Dawes) The Silent Aircraft (Professor Ann Dowling) Transonic Helicopter noise (Professor Ann Dowling) Tyre Noise (Professor Ann Dowling) Reducing emissions in power plant (Professor Ann Dowling) Reducing CO2 Emissions (Professor Howard Hodson) Noise Reduction (Professor Howard Hodson) The generation and chemistry of pollutants from combustion sources (Dr Nondas Mastorakos) Electric Vehicles (Dr Patrick Palmer) Environmental impact of foundation construction (David White) Gas detecting sensors (Dr Florin Udrea) Airborne Pollution (Professor John Young)
Clean-up of contaminated land
Remediation of Brownfield Sites (Dr Abir Al-Tabbaa) Treatment of Contaminated Ground with In-Ground Barrier Walls (Dr Abir Al-Tabbaa) Clean-up of contaminated land (Dr Rod Lynch) Clean-up of heavy-metal contaminated soil (Dr Rod Lynch) In-situ clean-up of contaminated land (Dr Kenichi Soga) Assessment of engineering solutions for contaminated land (Dr Kenichi Soga)
Waste and recycling
Waste Minimisation and Re-Use (Dr Abir Al-Tabbaa) Recycled materials as reinforcement for concrete (Dr Janet Lees)
Energy -efficient use and alternative sources
Novel Photovoltaic Systems (Professor Gehan Amaratunga) Electronics for energy efficiency (Professor Gehan Amaratunga) Pre-mixed Gas turbines (Dr Stuart Cant) Smart Turbomachinery (Professor Howard Hodson) Innovative wind turbine masts (Dr Janet Lees) Novel generators for wind power (Dr Richard McMahon) High efficiency power generation with low emissions (Professor John Young) Solid oxide fuel cells for power generation (Professor John Young) Low-grade heat converters (Dr Tom Smith) Thermofluidic oscillators (Dr Tom Smith)
Sustainable development
Sustainable Development (Professor Charles Ainger) Geoenvironmental Sustainability (Dr Abir Al-Tabbaa) Industrial Sustainability (Dr Claire Barlow) Sustainable Development (Professor Peter Guthrie) Refugee Shelters (Allan McRobie)
Global warming and coastal defences
Geoenvironmental Response to Climate Change (Dr Abir Al-Tabbaa) Management of Uncertainty (Dr Bill Fitzgerald) Management of Uncertainty (Allan McRobie) Responding to the threat of global warming (Professor Andrew Palmer) Coastal Engineering (Dr John Sleath)