Company/Organisation: FloWave TT

Industrial supervisor: Dr Tom Davey

Academic supervisors: Prof David Ingram (University of Edinburgh), Prof Sandy Day (University of Strathclyde), Prof Lars Johanning (University of Exeter)

Programme start: September 2012

Industrial Project start: June 2013

Educational background

BEng Chemical Engineering, MSc Sustainable Energy Systems

What were you doing prior to this programme?

MSc/Part-time energy data analyst

What attracted you to studying with IDCORE?

Industrially-focused research in an exciting area

What attracted you to offshore renewables industry?/ What aspects of the industry do you find most inspiring, interesting or important for the future?

It is an exciting area with new emerging technology. Large engineering and economic challenges to overcome means innovation is required.  

Main responsibilities and challenges as a Research Engineer

To come up with new robust methods of characterising wave resource, characterising the new FloWave TT facility, and combining the two to create accurate, representative, site-specific sea conditions in the tank.

What ambition would you like to fulfil as a Research Engineer?

To create accepted and robust new methodologies.