Dr Saeid Lotfian
Lecturer
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
Personal statement
I am a materials engineer whose research centres on advanced materials and structures for renewable energy and marine engineering. My work combines innovative manufacturing processes, particularly additive manufacturing and friction stir processing, with smart and multifunctional materials to address emerging challenges across the offshore energy lifecycle, from design and operation through to maintenance, remanufacturing and decommissioning. Central themes in my research include structural integrity and failure analysis, structural health monitoring, and the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to material and structural optimisation and predictive maintenance.
My research foundations were built across leading international institutions. At IMDEA Materials Institute in Madrid, I investigated the high-temperature mechanical behaviour of metal/ceramic nanolaminate composites using advanced nanomechanical techniques. At the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials in Düsseldorf, my postdoctoral work focused on iron aluminide alloys and their processing through additive manufacturing and laser metal deposition. At Cranfield University, I extended this expertise towards materials for renewable energy applications.
These experiences shaped a research profile spanning fundamental insight and applied engineering solutions, supported by an international collaborative network and a sustained record of high-impact publications in advanced manufacturing and materials for the energy and marine sectors.
Publications
- Multiphysics modelling of S3-type flexible tube WECs with distributed DEG PTO : bulge wave dynamics and fluid-structure-electric coupling
- Huang Yang, Xiao Qing, Yang Liu, Dai Saishuai, Lotfian Saeid, Brennan Feargal
- Energy Conversion and Management Vol 360 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2026.121588
- A CFD framework for mapping erosion distribution on composite tidal turbine blade section
- Habibi Payvand, Lotfian Saeid
- Journal of Marine Science and Engineering Vol 14 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse14131222
- Towards optimised oscillating water columns with dielectric elastomer generators : a parametric analysis of design parameters and functional specifications
- Abad Farhad, Lotfian Saeid, Huang Yang, Dai Saishuai, Yang Liu, Xiao Qing, Brennan Feargal
- Journal of Marine Science and Engineering Vol 14 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse14121136
- Interface-driven damage analysis in carbon fibre/epoxy composites : mitigation via a novel continuous microwave-grown CNT interphases
- Li Rui, Yang Xuqi, Zhang Ze, Wang Kaitao, Li Yixiao, Shabestari Marjan Entezar, Lotfian Saeid, Kalali Ehsan Naderi
- Engineering Failure Analysis Vol 195 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2026.111009
- Green fabrication of phosphocreatine intercalated layered double hydroxides for highly efficient flame-retardant epoxy nanocomposites
- Yang Xuqi, Zhang Shuyi, Entezar Shabestari Marjan, Mohammadi Abbas, Hoomehr Bahareh, Kalali Ehsan Naderi, Lotfian Saeid
- Polymers Vol 18 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/polym18091118
- Digital enablers of the circular economy : a systematic review of applications, barriers, and future directions
- Pourrahimian Parinaz, Seyedzadeh Saleh, Arabi Behrouz, Kahani Danial, Lotfian Saeid
- Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing Vol 10 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp10040112
Professional Activities
- Strategic Themes: Real vs Simulated Environments for Offshore Structural Integrity
- Participant
- 17/2/2025
- BASM-WEC Workshop
- Participant
- 2023
- BTG Workshop - Net-Zero
- Participant
- 18/5/2022
Projects
- UKRI2005: DA EPSRC IDLA - University of Strathclyde 2025 / S251622-109
- Kaklis, Panagiotis (Co-investigator) Lotfian, Saeid (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2030
- Advanced Stress Analysis for Optimised Marine Energy Structures
- Lotfian, Saeid (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2027
- Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) - Bridging the Gaps (BTG) – Net Zero / Circular Economy
- Javadi, Yashar (Principal Investigator) Lotfian, Saeid (Co-investigator) MacLeod, Charles Norman (Co-investigator) Mehmanparast, Ali (Co-investigator) Pierce, Gareth (Co-investigator) Brennan, Feargal (Co-investigator) Gachagan, Anthony (Co-investigator)
- In-situ Robotic and Ultrasonic Stress Measurement for Predictive Maintenance of Offshore Wind Bolted Flange Connections
- 01-Jan-2022 - 01-Jan-2023
- Bionic Adaptive Stretchable Materials for WEC (BASM-WEC)
- Xiao, Qing (Principal Investigator) Bomphray, Iain (Co-investigator) Brennan, Feargal (Co-investigator) Dai, David (Co-investigator) Day, Sandy (Co-investigator) Lotfian, Saeid (Co-investigator) Yang, Liu (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2025
- CAMREG - Additive Manufacturing of Micro Architecture Composite - Metal Joints for Renewable Energy
- Kolios, Athanasios (Principal Investigator) Lotfian, Saeid (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2019 - 31-Jan-2021
Contact
Dr
Saeid
Lotfian
Lecturer
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
Email: saeid.lotfian@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 4979