Infrastructure and Environment

https://christopherjness.github.io/

I am a Reader in Chemical Engineering, investigating various aspects of soft matter including suspension rheology and granular materials. I am available for industrial consulting projects in any area related to suspension rheology (see my publication list here) and I am also recruiting PhD students.

• 2023-present: Reader in Chemical Engineering
• 2019-2025: Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh
• 2016-2019: Maudslay-Butler Research Fellow - Pembroke College, University of Cambridge
• 2012-2016: PhD Engineering - University of Edinburgh
• 2007-2011: BA, MEng Chemical Engineering - Clare College, University of Cambridge

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Associate Member of IChemE
• Associate Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry
• Associate Member of EPSRC Peer Review College
• Member of the Americal Physical Society
• Member of UKRI Early Career Forum (2021-2022)
• Member of RSC Formulation Science and Technology Committee
• Member of EPSRC Early Career Forum in Engineering (2018-2021)

• Chemical Engineering Design 4 (CHEE10010)
• Chemical Engineering Study Project 4 (CHEE10009)
• Chemical Engineering Research Project 5 (CHEE11017)

Rheology, soft matter, granular matter, particle-based simulation

I am available for consulting projects in the fields of suspension rheology (colloids, granular suspensions) and gelation. I have experience of modelling fundamental flows that elucidate the relationships between formulation (particle shape, size, surface details) and processing and also in modelling processes such as wet milling and extrusion.

I am currently recruiting PhD students and may have funding available.

Please get in touch by email for further information.

Spyros A. Karamanos, is Professor of Computational Structural Mechanics, at the University of Thessaly, Greece, Department of Mechanical Engineering. He teaches courses in Structural Mechanics and Finite Element Methods. From 2016-2019 he was Chair of Structural Engineering, at the School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh.

Spyros specializes in structural mechanics and integrity of energy infrastructure systems, with emphasis on steel structures. His research interests focus on buckling and fatigue of pipelines and offshore structures, mainly tubular components and systems, using computational (finite element) methods, and experimental testing. His research has been funded primarily by European research projects, with the participation of European steel and pipeline industry. He has published more than 180 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings.

Spyros has a 5-year Diploma in Civil Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece (1989), and received his PhD in Structural Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, USA (1993).

• 1993 Ph.D. in Structural Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, USA.
• 1991 Μ.Sc. in Structural Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, USA.
• 1989 Diploma (5-year degree) in Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece (Highest Honors, 1st out of 350 students).

1. Steel Tubular Structures and Components
   • Ultimate strength
   • Fatigue (high-cycle and low-cycle)
   • High-strength steel tubulars
   • Offshore wind energy platforms
2. Pipeline analysis and design
   • Offshore pipeline mechanics
   • Line pipe manufacturing
   • Geohazards and pipelines
3. Seismic analysis and behavior
   • Structural steel buildings
   • Pipeline systems (hydrocarbon, water)
4. Assessment of aging infrastructure
   • Defect analysis
   • Remaining strength and fatigue life
   • Applications to
     • industrial equipment (tanks, vessels, piping)
     • pipelines (hydrocarbon, water)
     • offshore platforms