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biotechnology
green industrial practices
waste management
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| Interested in bioproduction using yeast, so as to move awayfrom harmful chemical synthesis and enhance commercial prospects of labile bioproduction system. Prior experience as an academic researcher in membrane desalination may also help me to contribute. |
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renewable energy
circular economy
offshore wind
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| Circular economy in offshore wind. Tools for renewable energy companies to select affordable steps towards a circular low carbon energy generation network. |
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circular economy
urban sustainability
low carbon construction
engineering for development
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Interested in the current state of resource efficiency in urban systems and industries, and develops technological and policy interventions for a low carbon future. Mohit has worked with several cities to improve their materials management towards a more circular economy. In low and middle income countries, he is focusing on engineering driven solutions to achieve low carbon development solutions for buildings and construction sector. |
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data visualization
data science
public engagement
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Working on data visualization and making data accessible and understandable by experts and non-experts. Data visualization is essential in understanding complex processes and data sets. Especially, techniques from storytelling and visual communication have huge potential to communicate findings and information to large and diverse audiences. |
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sustainable construction
thermal performance
housing resilience
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| Engineering behaviour of earth building materials and structures, aiming to improve their durability and design. |
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| social sciences & policy, human factors, resilience |
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| Interdisciplinary work in human factors, systems approaches, cascading climate impacts, and sustainable development and global health. Currently using sociotechnical systems approach in neighbourhoods or cities, to understand climate impact scenarios, model possible interventions, and inform resilience planning. |
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built environment
digital construction
project management
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Interest in digital twinning and the built environment, as well as digital technology to support Net Carbon assessment in the built environment. |
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quantum information
refrigeration technologies
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Interested in the use of earth abundant molecule-based magnets for cryogenic refrigeration and information processing, replacing the critical resources currently employed, including Helium and the Lanthanides. |
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digital twins & living labs
climate change resilience
healthy buildings
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Interested in low embodied carbon materials and techniques in the built environment, energy-efficient technological solutions for the refurbishment of existing buildings, and climate change adaptation and resilience of buildings by developing solutions and low carbon building services. |
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biotechnology
circular economy
metals
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Focus on bioleaching of critical metals from electronic wastes, contributing to the circular economy for a sustainable future. The rare earth metals that are at the top of the EU critical resources list, and viable solutions must be found for their effective recycling, especially from products such as electric car batteries, wind turbine magnets and mobile electronic devices. |
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| fintech, credit risk, climate change |
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| Focus on incorporating climate change in the risk assessment process of financial institutions. Working with several Fintech companies in designing new services for financially vulnerable individuals. Also supporting small businesses in improving their chance of accessing external finance. |
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biocatalysis
industrial biotechnology
sustainability
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Using biocatalysts (natural and engineered) to catalyse chemical reactions, as well as developing chemical tools to reduce waste and increase yields of enzyme-catalysed chemical reactions. |
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environmental engineering
water and wastewater treatment
environmental sustainability
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Development of sustainable technologies for water and wastewater treatment; life cycle assessment of environmental processes and technologies. |
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space
astrobiology
microbiology
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Interested in sustainable biotechnology in space to support human space exploration. |
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chemistry
discovering new chemistry for a sustainable society
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Working on the chemistry of the most abundant metals in the Earth’s crust - aluminium and silicon - to provide synthetic methods to prepare bulk and fine chemicals with lower energy costs and without reliance on limited reserves of precious metals. |
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synthetic biology
medicines
biotechnology
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Focussed on improved health and well-being, particularly through research and also dissemination to and partnership wit the global south in the area of pharmacology and diagnostics. |
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environmental protection
biomedical applications
clean energy
sustainable materials
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| Membranes for greenhouse gas emission reduction, sustainable materials for packaging and other applications, and development of low water, accessible and inclusive hemodialysis processes. |
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bioprocessing
adsorption technologies
additive manufacturing
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Broadly interested in adsorption technologies for applications ranging from manufacture of new healthcare products and foodstuff to CO2 capture. |
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electrosynbionics
bionanotechnology
renewable energy
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Research on electrosynbionics, which involves the development of devices that use biological or bio-inspired components to generate, use or store electricity. This includes biophotovoltaics and biobatteries. |
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biotechnology
recycling
catalysis
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Aiming to convert waste metals to useful products such as catalysts, with a particular focus on catalysis promoted by biogenic metal nanoparticles. |
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net zero buildings
adaptation
indoor air quality
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| Expertise in sustainable buildings that enhance the indoor environment. This involves appraising impacts on occupants and the energy and environmental footprint of buildings. Given the lifespan of buildings, the scope includes research on both climate change mitigation and adaptation. |
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biotechnology
anti-microbial resistance
biogeochemical cycling
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Interested in the application of microbial communities to bioremediation, sustainable waste treatment and energy generation from waste. We also have interests in the evolution and spread of antimicrobial resistance and approaches to tackling it. |
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biotechnology
biomass
pathway engineering
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Research on biomass degradation for sustainable non food-based feedstocks, also metabolic pathway engineering for conversion of sugars to valuable products as alternative to chemical processes. |
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renewable energy
heating and cooling
data-driven engineering
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Develop and apply mathematical methods to practical problems in energy system design and optimisation, in particulat for decarbonising thermal energy systems. |
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quantum
AI
sustainability
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Interested in the potential of quantum computing to address sustainability challenges. |
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datacenters
big data processing
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Focused on improving energy-efficiency of data-intensive computing. This includes designing energy-efficient microprocessors, servers and entire datacenters with a focus on energy efficiency. |
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| optimization software; open-source; energy system modelling |
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| Leading the development of HiGHS, an open-source linear optimization software that will enable non-governmental organizations, early-stage companies, and government ministries in lower income countries to use meaningful models for sustainable energy system modelling. |
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sustainable chemistry
renewable energy
thermodynamics
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Development of tools to enable hydrogen as a low-cabon energy pathway, and the use of sustainable chemistry technologies such as climate engineering, water desalination, gas storage, cold energy storage, etc. |
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electric mobility |
Novel mobility solutions that combine energy efficiency with convenience and communal acceptance. We are asking what level and type of individual traffic will be desirable and tolerable in future and what structural changes we need to support the best options. Solutions to these questions may benefit from work in my group on optimisation, machine learning, and multi-agent systems. |
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renewable energy
sustainable construction
green material
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| Application of advanced steel solutions in renewable energy infrastructure, and structural optimization for sustainable construction such as demountable structural solutions. |
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energy
decarbonising heating and cooling
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Tackling issues of heating and cooling through understanding and developing solid-state refrigerant materials. We do this by analysing the structure of materials via diffraction and computational methods and understanding how the refrigerant properties are altered. |
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sustainable biotechnology
resource efficiency
synthetic biology
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Translating academic research into novel industrially-usable platforms for the sustainable production of scientifically improved enzymes, bio-based chemicals and other bio-derived materials by exploiting new analytical and bio-based technologies. Our disruptive innovations will lead to the development of unique and sustainable new products, derived from wastes and by-products, and demonstration of their cost-efficient and energy-saving production using novel biomanufacturing technologies. |
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green chemistry
biotechnology
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Development of greener and more efficient methods for chemical production, with a focus on using knowledge from both Chemistry and Biology to design better catalytic processes. |
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sustainable Food systems
agritech
animal welfare science
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| Interested in Sustainable Food Systems, and in particular the role of animal welfare science to ensure sustainable and socially acceptable food production systems. Leads the delivery of UG programmes and courses in Global Agriculture and Food Security, as well as the DDI Agritech Talent programme aimed at upskilling learners in data science and technology relevant to sustainable food systems. |
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biotechnology
microbial cell factories
synthetic biology
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Development of yeast cell factories for the production of plant triterpenoid compounds. These compounds have huge potential in many industries; for example as surfactants in cleaning products, as vaccine adjuvants and anti-inflammatories in therapeutics, and as gelling agents and foam stabilisers in food products. Some compounds provide novel functionalities (SDG 3 and 9), while others are bio-based alternatives to petrochemical-derived chemicals (SGD 12 and 13). |
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aAI
programming languages
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| Interested in higher-level abstractions for statistical modelling and their analysis engines. A key aim is to make the models higher-level so it is easier to understand what it is doing and its biases, and lowering the entry-bar into the modelling activity. |
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renewable energy
technological solutions to manage the nexus between climate change and poverty
social science and policy
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| Interested in how policymakers and firms manage competing demands (e.g. economic vs. environmental goals) in the process of developing and providing technological solutions in response to societal challenges. |
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renewable energy
data science
testing
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| Testing and improving tidal blades for a lie efficient and cheaper tidal energy |
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extraction
recycling
catalysis
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Expertise in chemistry of the recycling and extraction of metals from their ores and other sources, including electronic waste, with the aim to develop new, sustainable, and environmentally benign processes that promote the circular use of metals. |
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| composites, recycling, manufacturing |
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| Life cycle assessment of sustainable composites. Development of recycling routes for thermoplastic materials and remoulding processes compatible with the structural requirements of the transport sector. Prediction of the mechanical response using finite element analysis and artificial intelligence/machine learning models. |
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satellite data for coastal environmental applications
renewable energy
AI
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Expertise in water and energy and how these two interact in the natural environment. My research focuses on the development of tools to improve the monitoring of coasts and oceans using remote sensing and artificial intelligence. |
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science policy
biotechnology
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Interested in systems thinking, open research practices and science policy for partnerships, and potentially to biotechnology for a circular economy in industry, food and health. |
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| environmental, agricultural and food systems economics |
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| Interested in definitions and metrics of sustainability, economic appraisal of technological options using non-market valuation, and behavioral and political appraisal of technology adoption. |
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biotechnology
synthetic biology
AI
data science
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| Computational modelling and data science for better biotech solutions to global sustainability challenges. |
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autotrophic biotechnology business |
Interested in non-photosynthetic autotrophic microbiology and biotechnology. |
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| Interested in building neural models that aid the management of resources in mobile networks, with a view to reducing their carbon footprint. |
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| Working on a UoE spinout which deals with AI and RF solutions for recycling. |
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AI
technology in education
healthcare technologies
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Expertise in Robotics and AI, with broad interests in the applications of these technologies to helping address societal problems. I am particularly interested in the application of predictive modelling and design methods to advancing healthcare technologies, and technologies for energy and sustainable systems. Also, as an educator, I am keen to explore ways to improve the quality and access to education. |
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renewables
decarbonising heating
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Working on grid scale energy storage, and interested in decarbonising building heating with heat pumps, and technologies to help decarbonise agricultural/off road and construction machinery. |
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AI
social sciences & policy
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Interested in responsible use of the technologies and resilience to nefarious uses. Particular focus in people's interactions with one another over technology and people's interactions with technology, using computational methods. This includes, for example, the automatic flagging of abusive social media content and the reduction of bias in AI methods that evaluate user-generated content online. |
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engineering biology
biotechnology
biomedicine
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Expertise in engineering biology approaches to engineer cells to perform novel functions e.g. build pathways for the production of biosurfactants, develop enzymes for cold water cleaning and new ways for biology to build things in general. My research is also focused on developing cell and gene therapies that are cheaper, more effective and widely available. |
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biotechnology
waste valorisation
plastic degradation
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Development of novel biotechnologies to valorise post-consumer waste (in particular plastic waste) into high value products. This is ultimately aimed at enabling transition to a more sustainable, circular economy for the chemicals industry. |
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| negative emission technologies, energy |
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| Development of negative-emission engineering devices |
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renewable energy
recyclable composites
tidal turbine blades
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| Developing key offshore renewable energy technologies whilst minimising waste and impact. Evaluate the use of recyclable thermoplastic resin in the manufacture of a composite tidal stream turbine blade and the impacts on blade performance. |
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net zero
future infrastructure
construction technology
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| Delivery of net zero pathways, backcasting for green economy skills and construction innovation for future infrastructure |
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biotechnology
biorefinery
circular economy
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Interested in valorisation of lignin, a major component of lignocellulose which is one of the most abundant sustainable and renewable resources on the planet. This will contribute significantly to the economic viability of second generation biorefineries. |
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robotics
bioelectronics
engineering
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Interested in robotics for a safer and sustainable world. |
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life science innovation
policy and regulation
responsible innovation
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| Focus on genetic technology solutions to challenges relevant to Net Zero and biodiversity policy objectives, considering: development of business models and value chains for innovative technologies; regulatory systems, standards and guidelines and how they can support of constrain innovation. |
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energy efficient communications
renewable energy
sustainable infrastructure
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Energy efficient solutions for wireless communications and internet of things systems. These technologies will help to underpin practical solutions in many application domains such as: low carbon energy generation; sustainable industry and infrastructure; smart cities. |
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green financing
greenwashing
CSR disclosure
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| Impact of corporate ESG performance on the cost of capital; he causes and consequences of the assurance quality of the corporate ESG disclosure; greenwashing and its capital market consequences. |
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renewable energy
sustainable industry
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Researching the geological storage of hydrogen to match supply from renewable energy to demand, the same with underground storage of compressed air, to enable the transition to sustainable and clean energy. we are also investigating Carbon Capture and Storage to decarbonise otherwise difficult CO2 emissions including cement manufacturing and iron and steel production. |
