Academic staff

As a Senior Lecturer in Ocean Observation, I bridge the gap between space-borne technology and coastal resilience. My work leverages multi- and hyperspectral satellite imagery, in-situ data, and machine learning to decode the complex processes shaping our coastal environments. Beyond observation, I am dedicated to the Data for Good movement—applying satellite insights to drive down the costs of marine renewable energy and address the urgent intersection of climate change and social equity.

Research and impact

Pioneering coastal intelligence research

I lead the Coastal and Environmental Remote Sensing Group (CEReS) at the School of Engineering. Our mission is to redefine the role of engineering in a changing world by leveraging high-resolution remote sensing as a vehicle for equity. By bridging the gap between space-borne data and ground-level resilience, we advance the state-of-the-art in coastal oceanography and marine renewables. We operate on the principle that engineering is not neutral; we use satellite-derived intelligence to drive climate justice and ensure a just transition for the communities most affected by climate change.

Transforming engineering with climate justice

I am the Principal Investigator and Director of the Failure Modes of Engineering (FeME) Network Plus, a £2.2 million EPSRC-funded initiative (2025-2028). This project represents a shift in engineering paradigms, focusing on solutions for climate change and biodiversity loss through the lens of climate justice. We specifically investigate how engineering failures impact women, children, and underrepresented communities.

Get involved. We are actively seeking collaborators passionate about climate justice and engineering resilience: get in touch.

Strategic leadership

My current professional leadership roles focus on training the next generation of environmental scientists and engineers:

• SENSE CDT: Deputy Director for Training at the UK Space Agency and NERC Centre for Satellite Data in Environmental Science, SENSE.
• IDCORE CDT: Co-Investigator and Management Team member for the EPSRC and NERC Centre for Doctoral Training in Offshore Renewable Energy IDCORE.
• External academic leadership: External Examiner for BEng/MEng Civil Engineering and MEng Civil Engineering with Architectural Design degree programmes at the University of Southampton.

My journey

My career has evolved from foundational civil and environmental engineering toward pioneering ocean innovations that are data-driven and grounded in climate justice:

Foundations (2008-2014)

My story began in Spain at Universidad de Granada, where I earned an MEng in Civil & Environmental Engineering (Ingeniería Superior de Caminos, Canales y Puertos) (2008-2013) and an MSc in Environmental Hydraulics (2013-2014), specialising in aero-hydrodynamics and coastal structures.

Industrial research and PhD (2014-2017)

In 2014, I joined HR Wallingford (Oxford) as a Researcher, applying computational fluid dynamics to analyse storm impacts on breakwaters and wave energy converters. Supported by a prestigious Talentia Fellowship, I completed a joint PhD between the University of Edinburgh and Universidad de Granada (2015-2017). 

Academic growth and innovation (2017-2021) 

As a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Policy and Innovation Group, I led work packages for two European Horizon 2020 projects totalling €26 million, optimising marine energy farms through advanced numerical modeling (2017–2018). In 2018, I was awarded a Chancellor’s Fellowship in Data-Driven Innovation, focusing on the untapped potential of satellite applications for the blue economy. 

Expanding the vision (2022-present)

In 2022, I took a year of maternity leave to welcome my daughter to the world. I believe in the importance of visible career breaks and am an advocate for work-life balance in academia. I returned to my post in 2023 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer, where I continue to push the boundaries of how we observe and protect our oceans and coasts under a changing climate.

• PgCert (Postgraduate Certificate) in Academic Practice, PgCAP. University of Edinburgh, 2021 - 2022.
• PhD Energy Systems & Dynamics of Biogeochemical Flows. University of Edinburgh and University of Granada (Spain), 2015 - 2017.
• MSc Environmental Hydraulics. Universities of Granada, Malaga and Cordoba (Spain), 2013 - 2014.
• MEng Civil & Environmental Engineering (Ingenieria de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, 5 year degree). University of Granada (Spain), 2008 - 2013.

• CEng MICE, Chartered Engineer, Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
• FHEA, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
• Commercial Drone Pilot: A2 Certificate of Competency (A2CofC), and General Visual Line of Sights Certificate (GVC).
• Turing Fellow, The Alan Turing Institute, former member.
• MASTS (Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland). Former member of the Marine Energy Forum Steering Group.
• IMarEST (Institute for Marine Engineering, Science & Technology). Former student member.

At undergraduate level:

• Coastal Engineering (Course Organiser), 10 SCQF credits.
• Interdisciplinary Group Design Project (Course Organiser and Potable Water Supply Lead), 20 SCQF credits.

Past courses I have taught:

• At undergraduate level: Programming Skills for Engineers 2, 10 SCQF credits (2020-2022)
• At postgraduate level: SENSE CDT, Python code carpentry and Google Earth Engine workshop (40 taught hours) (2020-2024).

CEReS: Coastal and Environmental Remote Sensing Group

CEReS is an interdisciplinary research group where we translate high-resolution environmental data into resilient engineering strategies that prioritise both technical excellence and social equity. By bridging the gap between space-borne observations and ground-level engineering, we work to secure the future of our coastal environments and the communities that depend on them. Our research is operationalised across four pillars:

• Marine Renewable Energy: Democratising the blue economy by reducing costs and technical barriers to clean energy.
• Satellite Oceanography: Using globally accesible, low-cost data for resource-constrained regions to monitor environmental shifts.
• Coastal Engineering: Understanding resilient infrastructure and coastlines that protect communities.
• Engineering and Climate Justice: Investigating how engineering failure modes disproportionately impact underrepresented groups and developing systemic solutions for recovery.

Current members

Professional services staff 

1. Johanna Holtan, FeME Project Manager (2025-present).
2. Pascale Watkins, FeME Administrative Support (2025-present), based at University of Glasgow.
3. Jordan McInally, FeME Events Organiser (2025-present), based at University of Glasgow.

Postdoctoral researchers

1. Dr Ashrika Sharma, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Human-Centred Engineering for Climate Resilience (2026-present).

PhD candidates

1. Anneke Sperling, PhD, SENSE CDT. Topic: Do ocean currents stick together? 2023 - present. Co-supervised with National Oceanography Centre (Dr Alejandra Sanchez-Franks).
2. Liam McAlister, EngD, IDCORE CDT. Topic: Offshore wind structures design sensitivity to metocean site conditions. 2024 - present. Co-supervised with University of Strathclyde, University of Exeter and SSE Renewables (Dr Alyona Naberezhnykh).
3. Nishant Gaur, PhD. Topic: Hydro-climatological extremes in the context of climate change. 2024-present. Co-supervised with Prof. Lindsay Beevers.
4. Jasmine Relf, PhD, E4 CDT. Topic: Towards a resilient coast. Developing a continuous coastal resilience indicator for monitoring and adaptation in a changing climate. 2025-present. Co-supervised with JBA Consulting (Dr Demetra Cristaudo).

Past members

Postdoctoral researchers 

1. Dr Simone Zen, Postdoctoral Research Associate. Topics:
   1. Assessment of the Omo river and delta using satellite data. 2019 - 2021.
   2. Supergen ORE Hub funded project Satellite Climate Observation for Offshore Renewable Energy Cost Reduction (SCORE). 2020 - 2021.
2. Dr Segio Lopez-Dubon, Postdoctoral Marie Curie Fellow. Topic: Data-Driven Structural Testing for Tidal Energy. 2020 - 2025.

PhD candidates

1. Dr Madjid Hadjal, PhD, Data Lab industrial. Topic: Automated classification of ocean colour remote sensing for environmental monitoring and legislative compliance. 2018 - 2022. Co-supervisor, student based in University of Strathclyde (main supervisor Dr David McKee) in collaboration with Marine Scotland.
2. Dr Emma McAllister, PhD. Topic: High-resolution satellite remote sensing of the coastal morphology. 2019 - 2024. Co-supervised with BGS (Dr Alessandro Novellino and Dr Andres Payo-Garcia) and Cefas (Dr Tony Dolphin).
3. Dr Solomon White, PhD, SENSE CDT. Topic: High-resolution multispectral estimation of sea surface salinity and temperature. 2020 - 2024. Co-supervised with Cefas (Dr Tiago Silva).
4. Dr Penny Clarke, PhD, SENSE CDT. Topic: Using remote sensing tools to study ocean health and whale strandings. 2021 - 2025. Co-supervised with British Antarctic Survey (Dr Jennifer Jackson).
5. Ed Holt, PhD, SENSE CDT. Topic: Investigating the potential for catastrophic collapse of Greenland's lake-terminating glacier margins. 2021 - 2025. Co-supervised with School of Geosciences (Prof. Peter Nienow).
6. Dr Joe Marsh-Rossney, PhD (School of Physics and Astronomy), guest team member 2018-2021.

Undergraduate and Master's students

1. Charlie Bancroft, BEng Civil and Environmental Engineering. Topic: A spatio-temporal optimisation framework for continuous operation of collocated offshore wind data centres in the North Sea. 2025-2026.
2. Rory Elliott, MEng Civil and Environmental Engineering. Topic: Blown off course: optimisation of offshore wind LCOE in the era of Net-Zero pragmatism. 2025-2026.
3. Valentina Gonzalez, MEng Civil and Environmental Engineering. Topic: Offshore solar resource assessment in the North Sea using remote sensing. 2024-2025.
4. Samantha Waugh, MEng Civil and Environmental Engineering. Topic: Levelised Cost of Energy uncertainty estimation - A case study for offshore wind. 2024-2025.
5. Melissa Cabrera Alfaro, MSc Geographical Information Science (School of Geosciences). Topic: The role of fishing refuge areas in the absorption of CO2. 2023-2024.
6. Katie McWilliams, MEng Civil and Environmental Engineering. Topic: Sea Surface Salinity From Satellite Data, Machine Learning And Numerical Models. 2021 - 2022.
7. Clementine Frere, MEng Civil and Environmental Engineering. Topic: Feasibility Study Of Coastsnap In The Edinburgh Shores. 2020-2021.
8. Hubert Gurs, MEng Structural Engineering with Architecture. Topic: Feasibility Study Of Coastsnap In The Edinburgh Shores. 2020-2021.
9. Nick Heaney, MEng Civil and Environmental Engineering. Topic: Coastsnap Assessment For Adaptation To Python. 2020-2021.
10. Marcin Filinger, BEng Civil and Environmental Engineering. Topic: Flood risk assessment in Scotland using satellite data and numerical models. 2019-2020. Awarded Environmental Engineering thesis award.
11. Simone Speltoni, Visiting student, MSc thesis. Topic: Modelling the interaction between marine energy converters and the coast (Collaboration with the University of Trento, Italy). Awarded best MSc thesis. 2019.

www.VOILAb.eng.ed.ac.uk

Ignazio Maria Viola is Professor of Fluid Mechanics and Bioinspired Engineering at the School of Engineering of the University of Edinburgh; Distinguished Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University; Adjunct Professor at the Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna; and Fellow of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA).

He publishes in Nature, Nature Communication, eLife, Renewable Energy, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Ocean Engineering, etc. For his publications, Viola was awarded two RINA Medals of Distinction and one Medal of Exceptional Merit, a Gold Rating for the Best Journal Article by the International Marine Energy Journal, as well as the Covid-19 Hero Medal of the School of Engineering of the U. of Edinburgh for significant contribution to solving Covid-19 challenges.

Overall Viola has contributed to securing research grants in the excess of £18M of which £6M were allocated to his institution and £7M as Principal Investigator. He leads an ERC Consolidator Grant fellowship DANDIDRONE (€2m, 101001499), an ARIA grant SEED (£0.5m), the EPSRC project MORPHING BLADES (£1m, EP/V009443/1), and several other grants funded by industry, the Royal Society, etc. Viola is Co-Investigator and Director of Responsible Research and Innovation of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Wind & Marine Energy Systems & Structures (£6m, EP/S023801/1).

He is the Functional Vice President Alt. of Knowledge Management of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), and a member of several Executive Committees, including the Group on Energy Research and Applications of the American Physical Society, the UK Fluids Network, the UK Robotics and Autonomous Systems Network, and he is a member of the Academic Board of the National Robotarium.

Viola is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Sailing Technology (SNAME), and Associate Editor of the Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (ASME), and the Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy (Springer). He is a member of the Executive Committee of the conference series ECCOMAS International Conference on Computational Methods in Marine Engineering (MARINE), and Innovation in High-Performance Sailing Yachts (Innov'Sail).

Curriculum Vitae

Research Group: VOILAb

• 2008, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Experimental and Numerical Aerodynamics of Sailing Yachts, Politecnico di Milano
• 2001, Master of Engineering, Naval Architecture, Università degli studi di Genova

CEng, Chartered Engineer Registered by the Engineering Council (UK), no. 584133 (2010) Dott. ing., Italian State Examination to practice as ‘Ingegnere’ (engineer) (2001) EUR ING, European Federation of National Engineering Associations, no. 31153 (2010) FRINA, Fellow of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, no. 00174260 (member since 2009)

Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Sailing Technology, SNAME (2016-date) Associate Editor, Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME (2023-date) Associate Editor, Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy, Springer (2023-date)

Functional Vice President Alt. of Knowledge Management, Society of Naval Arch. and Marine Eng. (2024-date) Executive Committee, Group on Energy Research and Applications, American Physical Society (2023-date) Executive Committee, UK Fluids Network (2020-date) Executive Committee, UK Robotics and Autonomous Systems Network (2024-date) Academic Board, National Robotarium (2024-date)

• Fluid Mechanics
• Marine Energy
• Naval Architecture

Aerodynamics and hydrodynamics, including

• Aerodynamics
• Biomechanics
• COVID Aerodynamics
• Sail Aerodynamics
• Wind and Tidal Energy

• Research group: VOILAb
• Research Explorer (paper repository)
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• Edinburgh Fluid Dynamics Group

• Laurea summa cum laude in Chemical Engineering, University of Bologna, Italy, 2005
• PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Bologna, Italy, 2009
• Post Graduate Diploma in Tertiary Teaching, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, 2014

• Associate Member of IChemE
• Member of NZBio
• Investigator in the Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

• Chemical Engineering Unit Operations 3 - CHEE09009

• Development of high resolution 3D Printing methods
• Bioseparations for the production of bioproducts/pharmaceuticals, focus on chromatography
• Wet resistant adhesives
• Material science, focus on biomaterials

I am a Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering. I spent years working as researcher, engineer and university academic in Malaysia and Japan before joining Edinburgh. I have amassed good experience in research and application in the fields of structures and construction materials, with specific focuses in structural repair and retrofit, low carbon cementitious materials, condition monitoring and non-destructive evaluation of structures.

BEng(Hons) in Civil Engieering (Universiti Sains Malaysia) MEngSc in Concrete Materials (Universiti Malaya) PhD in Civil Engineering (Osaka University)

• Chartered Member of Institution of Structural Engineers
• Fellow of Higher Education Academy
• Senior Member of International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM)
• Member of British Institute of Non-destructive Testing "Civil Engineering Group"
• Graduate Member of Board of Engineers Malaysia

• Detailed Design of Structures 3 CIVE09029 - Lecturer
• Structural Design Philosophy 3 CIVE09033 - Course Organiser and Lecturer
• Plastic Analysis of Frames and Slabs CIVE10003 - Course Organiser and Lecturer
• Concrete Structures 4 CIVE10029 - Course Organiser and Lecturer
• Interdisciplinary Group Design Project (Engineering) SCEE11010 - Lecturer
• Interdisciplinary Group Design Project 4 SCEE11014 - Course organiser and Lecturer

• Reinforced concrete structures modelling, analysis and design
• Acoustic emission monitoring and data analysis
• Low carbon cementitious composite materials development
• Elastic wave tomography development and implementation
• Structural appraisal, strengthening and retrofit

Accepting PhD projects.

Dr. Edward McCarthy FHEA is Senior Lecturer in Composites Design and Testing at the University of Edinburgh and Lead of the FASTBLADE Fatigue Test Facility, Port of Rosyth, UK. He is University of Edinburgh Principal Investigator of Horizon 2020 project MAXBLADE, featuring a consortium of ten partners across the EU and UK led by tidal energy company, Orbital Marine Power. This project aims to consolidate the next generation of floating tidal stream energy generators, increasing power yield and reducing levelised cost of energy to levels more competitive with conventional energy sources. He is also Co-investigator in projects COTIDE and Morphing Blade, both of which are also focused on engineering research underpinning tidal energy development.

Previously he has led CAMREG Flexifund project Tideflex, studying the implementation of passively adaptive or morphing trailing edge sections on tidal blades for improved energy harvesting performance, and has also led the Oil, Gas and Innovation Centre (OGIC) project CompClamp looking at the use of composite material in novel deep sea clamping applications.

He was lead of EU project Powderblade focused on development of epoxy resin technology for deployment in offshore wind blades in partnership with Suzlon Energy and Eirecomposites Teo, Ireland. He was also Co-Investigator of Wave Energy Scotland project Rotohybrid in 2017-18 examining the deployment of rotomoulded thermoplastic structures in wave energy devices, and characterised novel elastomer-fabric materials for Elasto, a project examining the use of elastomeric diaphragm technologies for wave energy generation.

His research includes investigating strategies for impact-damage reduction in laminated composites (PhD graduate, Dr. Evanthia Pappa), development of submarine composite joint designs (PhD graduate, Dr. James Davidson), and properties of thick section composites (PhD candidate, Mr. James Quinn). He is also supervising a PhD project (PhD student, Mr. Michael O'Sullivan) in the use of fluid-structure interaction modeling to improve the design of marine structures subject to complex sea loading.

He is interested in all aspects of composite testing, with specific personal expertise in fibre fragmentation problems under uniaxial loading. Having a chemical engineering background, he is also involved in polymerisation and polymer characterisation: the synthesis of ionomer scaffolds by ring opening polymerisation for ultimate deployment in grafting of biological tissue, and reactive injection moulding of thermoplastics as a cost-effective alternative to resin transfer moulding CIMComp Synergy Project with University of Nottingham, 2022-23).

Prior to his present post, he was Project Leader of the Innovate UK-funded Concept Integration Project (‘Wings of the Future’) at the National Composite Certification and Evaluation Facility (NCCEF) at the University of Manchester. This project was focused on detection and benchmarking of barely visible impact damage in aerospace preimpregnated carbon fibre reinforced epoxy composites.

Between 2010 and 2013, he was Guest Researcher at the Polymer Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the United States, researching novel polymer nanocomposites and the micromechanics of continuous-fibre polymer composites at the fibre-matrix interface level.

In 2009, he worked on a polymer composite fire modelling project at University of Bolton, and developed extensive industrial experience in elastomer formulation and characterisation at Perlast Ltd, Blackburn, UK, (2007-2009) and in gas plant process design at Costain Ltd., Manchester, UK (1998-1999).

Notes

• McCarthy ED, Zammarano M, Fox DM, Nieuwendaal RC, Kim YS, Polymer 54: 90-101 (2013).
• McCarthy ED, Kim, JH, Heckert NA, Leigh SD, Gilman JW, Holmes GA, Composites Sci. Tech. 121: 73-81 (2015).
• McCarthy ED, Soutis C, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 118: 281-292 (2019).
• McCarthy ED, Kandola BK, Edwards G, Myler P, Yuan J, Wang YC, 47: 2371-2384 (2013).
• McCarthy ED, Sealing Technology, 12: 7-10 (2008).

PhD Chemical Engineering, Newcastle University, 2007

M.Res Process Intensification, Newcastle University, 2002

B.Eng (Hons) Chemical and Process Engineering, Newcastle University, 2000

Fellow, The Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Member, Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE UK).

Currently, Dr. McCarthy teaches Computational Methods and Modelling 3 in Semester 1, 2017-present, in addition to Advanced Composites Material 5 in Semester 2, 2017-present.

PUBLICATIONS

Revealing the interface in polymer nanocomposites M Zammarano, PH Maupin, LP Sung, JW Gilman, ED McCarthy, YS Kim, ... ACS Nano 5 (4), 3391-3399, 2011

Flame retarded poly (lactic acid) using POSS-modified cellulose. 2. Effects of intumescing flame retardant formulations on polymer degradation and composite physical properties DM Fox, M Novy, K Brown, M Zammarano, RH Harris, M Murariu, ... Polymer Degradation and Stability 106, 54-62, 2014

Application of an intensified narrow channel reactor to the aqueous phase precipitation of barium sulphate ED McCarthy, WAE Dunk, KVK Boodhoo Journal of Colloid and Interface science 305 (1), 72-87, 2007

Fiber-reinforced epoxy composites exposed to high temperature environments. Part II: modeling mechanical property degradation E Kandare, BK Kandola, ED McCarthy, P Myler, G Edwards, Y Jifeng, ... Journal of Composite Materials 45 (14), 1511-1521, 2011

Modelling flaming combustion in glass fibre-reinforced composite laminates ED McCarthy, BK Kandola, G Edwards, P Myler, J Yuan, YC Wang, ... Journal of Composite Materials 47 (19), 2371-2384, 2013

The fiber break evolution process in a 2-D epoxy/glass multi-fiber array ED McCarthy, JH Kim, NA Heckert, SD Leigh, JW Gilman, GA Holmes Composites Science and Technology 121, 73-81, 2015

Formation of extended ionomeric network by bulk polymerization of l, d-lactide with layered-double-hydroxide ED McCarthy, M Zammarano, DM Fox, RC Nieuwendaal, YS Kim, ... Polymer 54 (1), 90-101, 2013

Investigation of factors affecting the thermal expansion of perfluoroelastomer seal materials E McCarthy Sealing Technology 2008 (12), 7-10, 2008

Characterization of green poly (lactic acid)-layered double hydroxide system having both linear and crosslinked polymer structure ED McCarthy, JW Gilman, M Zammarano, YS Kim, PH Maupin Polym Prepr 52, 42, 2011

Detection of impact damage in carbon fibre composites using an electromagnetic sensor Z Li, AD Haigh, MN Saleh, ED McCarthy, C Soutis, AAP Gibson, R Sloan Research in Nondestructive Evaluation, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09349847.2016., 2016

The Break Evolution Process in Composite Microcomposites Gale A. Holmes, Edward D. McCarthy, N. Alan Heckert, Stefan D. Leigh, Jae H ... Composites at Lake Louise-2015, 2015

Determination of Interfacial Shear Strength in Epoxy/Glass Composites by Multi-Fiber Fragmentation Test (MFFT) ED McCarthy, JH Kim, NA Heckert, SD Leigh, GA Holmes, JW Gilman

RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER AS A TOOL FOR PROBING INTERFACE FORMATION IN NANOCOMPOSITES M Zammarano, ED McCarthy, DM Fox, PH Maupin, LP Sung, YS Kim 44th International Symposium on Macromolecules (MACRO 2012), 2012

Use of Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) as a New Characterization Method for the Interface in Sustainable Nanocomposites JW Gilman, M Zammarano, PH Maupin, LP Sung, E McCarthy, YS Kim, ... Meeting Abstracts, 244-244, 2012

Rheology of novel poly (L, D-lactic acid (PLDLA) nanocomposite formed from in situ bulk polymerization of L, D-lactide by stearate layered double hydroxide ED McCarthy, DM Fox, GA Holmes, M Zammarano, PH Maupin, ... ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 243, 2012

Studies of cellulose fibers in polymer nanocomposites: Probes of interface formation PH Maupin, M Zammarano, LP Sung, ED McCarthy, YS Kim, DM Fox, ... ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 243, 2012

Chapter 14: Application of Modeling and Simulation in Predicting Fire Behavior in Fiber-Reinforced Composites ED McCarthy, BK Kandola Modeling and Simulation in Fibrous Materials: Techniques and Applications 1 ..., 2012

Extent and Quality of Interface in Cellulose-PE Nanocomposites M Zammarano, PH Maupin, LP Sung, JW Gilman, ED McCarthy, YS Kim, ...

Extent and quality of interface in Cellulose-PE nanocomposites using FRET JW Gilman, M Zammarano, PH Maupin, LP Sung, ED McCarthy, YS Kim, ... ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 242

Currently,

• Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 2026 - Present
• Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering, Yonsei University, 2024 - Present
• Exchange Programme Coordinator for Chemical Engineering
• Cohort Lead for 2024 incoming cohort of chemical engineering students

In the past,

• KOFST Brain Pool Fellow
• Senior Research Engineer, SK Energy R&D Center, Korea
• KOSEF/Research Fellow, University College London

• BSc, MSc, PhD in Chemical Engineering, Yonsei University, Korea

Member of IAS(International Adsorption Society), KIChE, AIChE and IChemE.

Currently, I am teaching

• Separation Processes for Carbon Capture 5/MSc: course organiser
• Separation Processes 5/MSc: teaching half of the lectures
• Engineering Mathematics 2A: Lead of seminar sessions
• MSc project/Study project 4/Research project 5/Industrial project 5: project supervisors
• Chemical Engineering Design Project 4: moderators of V1 and V2 reports

In the past, I had taught

• Advanced Chemical Engineering Design 5/MSc: course organiser
• Interdisciplinary Group Design Project (Engineering): Power Station with Carbon Capture and Storage for chemical, mechanical and electrical engineering students / course organiser and project leader
• Chemical Engineering Design 3: chemical process design using UniSim
• Chemical Engineering Design Project 4: organising reactor design exercise using Matlab and heat exchanger design exercise, design group supervisors / course organiser
• Chemistry and Processes 2: supervising the student visits to plant sites
• Chemical Engineering in Practice 3
• Thermodynamics 2 Laboratory
• Engineering Mathematics 2B: Lead of seminar sessions

• Carbon Capture Group

I am a Reader in Chemical Engineering within the Institute for Multiscale Thermofluids. My research interests include multiphase flows, phase changes, capillarity and wetting, and engineered surfaces.

If you are interested in becoming a PhD student or a postdoc in my group, please contact me via email.

PhD Physics, University of Barcelona

DEA Physics, University of Barcelona

Dip Chemical Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico

Member of the Institute of Physics

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Member of the EPSRC College of Reviewers

Member of the UK Consortium of Mesoscale Engineering Sciences

Undergraduate

• Process Dynamics and Control
• Chemical Engineering Research Projects

Postgraduate

• MSc Chemical Engineering Research Projects

Eleonora Ricci joined the University of Edinburgh as a Lecturer in 2023. Previously, she was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellow at the National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Athens, Greece. In 2021 she was a postdoctoral researcher and Adjunct Professor of Molecular Simulation Fundamentals at the university of Bologna. She obtained a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy (2020).

• PhD in Chemical Engineering, 2020, University of Bologna, Italy.
• Master's Degree in Chemical and Process Engineering, 2016, University of Bologna, Italy.
• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, 2014, University of Bologna, Italy.

Course Organiser for the following subjects:

• Batchwise and Semi-batch Processing
• Materials Simulation and Design (NEW 2026/2027)

Multi-scale and multi-method modeling strategies, combining molecular, thermodynamic, and data-driven techniques to develop innovative materials for the energy transition, including polymeric and nanocomposite membranes for gas separation, electrochemical devices, and hydrogen transport and storage.

I am a Reader in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Edinburgh, UK. My activities and interests are in the fields of biomimetic design, mechanical metamaterials, comparative biomechanics, and composites engineering.

Fellowships:

Fellowship of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK (Elected 2020)

Fellowship of the Royal Society of Biology, UK (Elected 2019)

Senior Fellowship: Marie Curie Very-Experienced Researcher (IAPP/MER), The University of Edinburgh, UK (2016-2018)

Fellowship of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, UK (Elected 2015)

Other Appointments:

Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia

Adjunct Professor of Composite Materials and Biostructures, AAU, Finland

Chair: Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining - Natural Materials Group

Committee Member: Institute of Mechanical Engineers - Edinburgh and SE Scotland

2017: Professional Certificate: Innovation and Technology - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

2013: Docent, Habilitation - Abo Akademi University, FINLAND

2004: Doctor of Philosophy: The reinforcement of timber for structural applications and repair - University of Bath, UK

2000: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours): Materials Science and Engineering - University of Bath, UK

Fellow: Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK

Fellow: Royal Society of Biology, UK

Fellow: Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, UK

Board Member: Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, UK - Natural Materials Association

Chartered Engineer: Engineering Council, UK

Member: Suomendosenttiliito (Association for Adjunct Professors in Finland)

Mechanical Engineering Group Project 4

Sustainable Energy Design Project 3

Mechanical Engineering Design 2A

BEng Theses (Year 4)

Group Projects (Year 4)

MSc Theses (Year 5)