FIELDS OF RESEARCH Mechanical engineering Composite and hybrid materials Ship and platform structures (incl. maritime hydrodynamics) Ocean engineering Fluid-structure interaction and aeroacoustics Structure and dynamics of materials Numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation RESEARCH INTERESTS - Dynamic loading of composites structures incl. numerical and experimental characterisation - Fluid-structure interaction, primarily focus on free-surface impacts such as hull slamming - Characterisation and process improvements for liquid composite moulding - Natural fibre based bio-derived high performance composites - Structural robust roadway embedded inductive power transfer systems for electric vehicle charging.