Dr Abel Arredondo Galeana
Lecturer - Ship And Offshore Structures
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
Personal statement
Abel is a Lecturer in the Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean & Marine Engineering (NAOME) at the University of Strathclyde. He is currently Early Career Committee Lead of the Supergen ORE Hub and an Early Career Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Fluids and Structures. He contributes to the Supergen ORE Hub and Ocean REFuel programmes at the University of Strathclyde. Prior to his current appointment, Abel worked as a Research Fellow and Research Associate at the University of Strathclyde, where his research focused on offshore renewable energy, very large floating structures (VLFS), hydroelasticity, co-located wave and wind energy, and wave energy devices. He previously worked as a researcher at the University of Edinburgh, where he investigated smart blade technologies for tidal turbines, and completed his PhD with a focus on experimental marine hydrodynamics. His research experience includes experimental flume and tank testing, flow diagnostics using particle image velocimetry (PIV), laser Doppler velocimetry (LDV) and acoustic Doppler velocimetry (ADV), and the study of vortical flows. Abel leads the delivery of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) (21452/NM960) and contributes to the delivery of Advanced Marine Structures (NM962) in Semester 1. Previously, he contributed to the delivery of NM323: The Marine Environment.
Prize And Awards
Publications
- AES-AUBF : an adaptive ensemble surrogate framework with approximate upper bound function for efficient structural reliability analysis
- Wang Jinsheng, Li Shen, Arredondo-Galeana Abel, Li Chenfeng, Brennan Feargal
- Acta Mechanica Sinica Vol 42 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-026-51032-x
- Hydroelastic response of an articulated VLFS : experimental, potential flow and CFD insights.
- Arredondo-Galeana Abel, Brown Scott, Ogden David, Greaves Deborah, Brennan Feargal
- 10th international Conference on Hydroelasticity in Marine Technology (2026)
- Experimental motion and load comparison of rigidly and hinged connected very large floating platforms
- Arredondo-Galeana Abel, Chen Yongqiang, Dai Saishuai, Zhang Xiantao, Brennan Feargal
- Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science Vol 11, pp. 222-237 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joes.2025.11.008
- A hybrid floating wind-wave energy platform for minimum power baseload
- Arredondo-Galeana Abel, Scarlett Gabriel Thomas, Collu Maurizio, Brennan Feargal
- Ocean Engineering Vol 343 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.123090
- Life cycle assessment of a wave cycloidal rotor : environmental performance and improvement pathways
- Bastos Paula, Arredondo-Galeana Abel, Devoy-McAuliffe Fiona, Fernandez Chozas Julia, Lamont-Kane Paul, Vinagre Pedro A
- Journal of Marine Science and Engineering Vol 14 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse14010041
- Passively pitching blades for wave loading mitigation of horizontal axis tidal turbines
- Arredondo-Galeana Abel, Scarlett Gabriel Thomas, Young Anna, Viola Ignazio Maria
- XI international conference on computational methods in marine engineering (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.23967/marine.2025.154
Teaching
- Advanced Marine Structures (NM962)
- Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for Marine Structures (21452/NM960)
Previously teaching:
- The Marine Environment (NM323)
- Fluid Dynamics 2 and 4, Thermofluids (at Edinburgh) - Tutor
Research Interests
- Hydroelasticity
- Marine Hydrodynamics
- Hybrid Offshore Renewable
- Very Large Floating Structures (VLFS)
- Wave-current interactions
Professional Activities
- Forth Ports Leith / Inchcape Offshore Windfarm Project
- Visiting researcher
- 26/8/2026
- 10th international Conference on Hydroelasticity in Marine Technology (HYEL2026) - NTNU
- Speaker
- 16/6/2026
- PhD Viva
- Examiner
- 11/6/2026
- UK Sports Engineering Seminar Day 2026 - Heriot-Watt University
- Speaker
- 26/2/2026
- AIAA Journal (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2026
- Journal of Fluids and Structures (Journal)
- Editorial board member
- 12/2025
Projects
- Hybrid Ocean Renewables in A Changing Climate
- Kamranzad, Bahareh (Principal Investigator) Suryasentana, Stephen (Co-investigator) Jia, Laibing (Co-investigator) Arredondo Galeana, Abel (Co-investigator)
- EPSRC Research Excellence Award Studentship
The project includes extensive research activities such as feasibility analysis, suitability assessments for energy production, and stakeholder engagement. The expected outcomes include comprehensive feasibility reports, redefined suitable locations for hybrid energy systems, policy recommendations, and pathways for local community involvement.
Funding: £89,955 - 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2028
- Development of a multipurpose hinged raft floating platform for wave energy extraction and offshore wind foundation (SUPERGEN ECR)
- Arredondo Galeana, Abel (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2024
- Supergen ORE Hub 2023
- Brennan, Feargal (Principal Investigator) Arredondo Galeana, Abel (Researcher)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2027
- QBLADE - Wireless quantum pressure mapping on tidal blades
- Cheung, Rebecca (Principal Investigator) Robert, Colin (Research Co-investigator) McCarthy, Edward D. (Co-investigator) Ó Brádaigh, Conchúr M. (Co-investigator) Viola, Ignazio Maria (Co-investigator) Arredondo Galeana, Abel (Research Co-investigator) Hussein, Zakareya (Research Co-investigator)
- Testing and manufacturing of proof-of-concept wireless pressure nanosensors embedded in a turbine blade small-scale replica, which will allow monitoring of dynamic stall effects in real time.
- 01-Jan-2019 - 30-Jan-2020
- Travel grant awarded to attend the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) of the American Physical Society (APS).
- Arredondo Galeana, Abel (Principal Investigator)
- Travel grant awarded by the External Affairs Committee of the Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) of the American Physical Society (APS) the to attend the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Division.
- 20-Jan-2016 - 22-Jan-2016
Contact
Dr
Abel
Arredondo Galeana
Lecturer - Ship And Offshore Structures
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
Email: abel.arredondo-galeana@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted