Professor Ali Mehmanparast Nodehi

Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering

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Ali Mehmanparast (PhD, MBA, CEng, CMgr) is a Professor of Structural Integrity at the University of Strathclyde. He serves as a Co-I and management board member of the £6.7M Strathclyde-Oxford-Edinburgh Centre for Doctoral Training in Wind and Marine Energy Systems and Structures (WAMSS CDT: 2019–2027) and was previously the Co-I and Manager of the £4M Cranfield-Oxford-Strathclyde Centre for Doctoral Training in Renewable Energy Marine Structures (REMS CDT: 2014–2022). Throughout these CDT leadership roles, he has played a pivotal role in training over 120 PhD and EngD specialists, preparing them as future leaders in the Offshore Renewable Energy sector. Additionally, he has co-led several flagship research projects in the offshore renewable energy sector, including the £7.5M EPSRC-funded Co-Tide Programme Grant (Co-design to Deliver Scalable Tidal Stream Energy) and the £3M industry/DECC-funded SLIC Joint Industry Project (Offshore Wind Structural Lifecycle Industry Collaboration).

Prof. Mehmanparast received both his MEng (2008) and PhD (2012) degrees from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London, and he also holds an MBA from Cranfield University. Before joining the University of Strathclyde in 2022, he held academic roles at Imperial College London and Cranfield University, progressing from Research Associate to Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, and Reader between 2012 and 2021.

Prof. Mehmanparast is a Chartered Engineer of IMechE, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Chartered Manager of CMI and Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute. He is the Energy Engineering Subject Editor of International Journal of Engineering Failure Analysis (Elsevier), and serves on the editorial boards of a few other prominent international journals, including Applied Ocean Research (Elsevier), Forces in Mechanics (Elsevier), Materials at High Temperatures (Taylor & Francis), Journal of Multiscale Modelling (World Scientific), and Wind (MDPI).

With a portfolio of over 130 peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers, and book chapters in the field of energy structures, Prof. Mehmanparast is an active contributor to international research and knowledge dissemination with a rich network of academic and industrial collaborators. He has also organised and chaired numerous international conferences, further solidifying his leadership in the field of engineering structural integrity.

Publications

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Publications

Advances in fatigue design of circumferential welds in offshore wind turbine monopile support structures: Mehmanparast Ali, Lotsberg Inge; Engineering Structures Vol 337 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2025.120445
Designing nickel coatings for water erosion performance : optimisation of grain size and thickness: Gaddavalasa Nithin Chandra, Lodh Arijit, Cini Andrea, Saaran Vinodhen, Mehmanparast Ali, Starr Andrew, Castelluccio Gustavo M; Engineering Failure Analysis Vol 175 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2025.109564
Influence of overloading on residual stress distribution in surface-treated wire arc additive-manufactured steel specimens: O'Neill Fraser, McLaughlin Emmet, Ermakova Anna, Mehmanparast Ali; Materials Vol 18 (2025); https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18071551
Fatigue life analysis of threaded connections in offshore wind turbines: Annoni Alessandro, Johnston Carol, Mehmanparast Ali; Applied Ocean Research Vol 153 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apor.2024.104287
Assessment of fatigue crack growth resistance of newly developed LTT alloy composition for the repair of high strength steel structures: Igwemezie Victor, Mehmanparast Ali, Ganguly Supriyo; Journal of Advanced Joining Processes Vol 10 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jajp.2024.100226
Comparison of S-N curves from international fatigue design standards for a better understanding of the long-term operation of offshore wind turbine welded foundations : Wind: Della Santa Federico, Zorzi Gianluca, Mehmanparast Ali; Wind Vol 4, pp. 251-274 (2024); https://doi.org/10.3390/wind4030013

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Research Interests

Prof. Mehmanparast's research focus is primarily on the design optimisation, life extension, and integrity assessment of Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) structures. His work integrates advanced modelling, experimental methods, manufacturing innovations, and probabilistic techniques to address critical challenges in the ORE sector.

Key examples of past and ongoing research projects he has led as Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-Investigator (Co-I) include:

Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation Flange Study (funded by the Carbon Trust OWA Programme)
Structural Design and Integrity Enhancement of Floating Offshore Support Structures (funded by the Supergen Wind Hub)
Corrosion and Fatigue Protection of Offshore Wind Turbine Structures Using Additive Manufacturing Technology (funded by the Supergen ORE Hub)
Assessment of Crack Arrest Behavior in Modern Structural Steels (funded by EPSRC, TWI, and Lloyd’s Register)
Residual Stress Effects on Fatigue Life Assessment of Offshore Wind Turbines (funded by STFC)
CoTide: Co-Design to Deliver Scalable Tidal Stream Energy (funded by EPSRC)
SLIC JIP: Structural Lifecycle Industry Collaboration Joint Industry Project (funded by a consortium of 10 of the world’s largest offshore wind operators and the Department of Energy & Climate Change)

Professional Activities

Strategic Themes: Real vs Simulated Environments for Offshore Structural Integrity: Organiser; 17/2/2025

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Projects

COLLU_OSI_ATLP_DLC12: Collu, Maurizio (Principal Investigator) Brennan, Feargal (Co-investigator) Dai, David (Co-investigator) Li, Shen (Co-investigator) Mehmanparast, Ali (Co-investigator); 10-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
Evaluation of Corrosion-Fatigue Behaviour in Offshore Wind Turbine Substructures: Mehmanparast, Ali (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2027
Improving the fatigue life assessment of offshore wind turbine support structures by considering manufacturing imperfections: Mehmanparast, Ali (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2028
CoTide – Co-design to deliver Scalable Tidal Stream Energy: Brennan, Feargal (Principal Investigator) Mehmanparast, Ali (Co-investigator) Oterkus, Selda (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2028
Oil States Industries ATLP review and analysis: Collu, Maurizio (Principal Investigator) Brennan, Feargal (Co-investigator) Dai, David (Co-investigator) Mehmanparast, Ali (Co-investigator); 16-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2023
Ultimate Erosion-resistant Solutions for Wind Turbines: Mehmanparast, Ali (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2023