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Professor Sandy Day

Professor - Associate HoD (Laboratories & Infrastructure)

My research interests lie in computational and experimental hydrodynamics. I'm actively engaged in fundamental and industry-focused research on energy efficiency of ships, motions and loads on ships and offshore oil and gas structures, and performance of offshore renewable energy devices, as well as sports hydrodynamics applied to sailing, rowing and kayaking.
Dr Julia Race

Head of Departent - Associate HoD (Academic) - PGT Programme Director

Prior to starting my academic career, I worked in industry for over 20 years, latterly in the pipeline industry for seven years as an integrity consultant for GE Oil and Gas. I have a wide range of research expertise in metallurgy, failure analysis, welding and corrosion in the power, petrochemicals and energy sectors.
Dr Gerasimos Theotokatos

Deputy Head of Department

My research interests include the ship propulsion plant modelling, the performance and emissions prediction of marine diesel engines, the development and testing of propulsion plant system control schemes, the analysis of engine and its turbocharging system under normal and adverse operating conditions, the experimental investigation of performance and emission parameters of internal combustion engines, the investigation of waste heat recovery and emission reduction systems, the techno-economic evaluation of ship propulsion plants and the LNG fuelled ships.

Group photograph everyone smiling at the camera — Horizon 2020 - SHIPLYS Project

SHIPLYS (Ship life cycle software solutions) is a three-year project started in September 2016 and has a budget of about 6.2 million Euros.