Dr Paul Harper
MEng, PhD, MSc
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Research interests
After completing a PhD on fatigue of composite materials in early 2009, I developed this research through collaborative projects related to the design and failure analysis of tidal energy turbine blades. I also completed an MSc in Renewable Energy Systems Technology in 2011, which gave me a wider interest in renewable energy and I am currently a co-leader of the Cabot Institute's Low Carbon Energy Research Theme.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
8034 EPSRC INSTITUTIONAL SPONSORSHIP
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Aerospace EngineeringDates
01/08/2016
8034 EPSRC GLOBAL CHALLENGES 2016
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Aerospace EngineeringDates
01/06/2016 to 31/03/2017
Thesis supervisions
Developing eco self-build community housing as a sustainable and scalable housing solution in the UK
Supervisors
Vibration-Based Damage Detection Using Machine Learning Techniques with Application to Offshore Wind Turbines
Supervisors
Machine learning for wind flow modelling
Supervisors
Integrating energy into humanitarian response and the diffusion of solar home systems in Rwandan refugee camps
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
01/07/2023Carbon assessment of building shell options for eco self-build community housing through the integration of building energy modelling and life cycle analysis tools
Journal of Building Engineering
A PESTLE analysis of solar home systems in refugee camps in Rwanda
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Techno-Economic Modelling of Micro-Hydropower Mini-Grids in Nepal to Improve Financial Sustainability and Enable Electric Cooking
Energies
The diffusion of Solar Home Systems in Rwandan refugee camps
Energy for Sustainable Development
Understanding the Market for Eco Self-Build Community Housing
Sustainability
Thesis
Fatigue of composite truss structures
Supervisors
Award date
01/01/2009
Related people
Professor Stephen Hallett
Professor in Composite Structures
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Dr Ges Rosenberg
Research Fellow
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
Dr Luiz Kawashita
Senior Lecturer
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Dr Sam Williamson
Senior Lecturer in Electrical & Electronic Engineering
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
Dr Pablo Newberry
Senior Research Associate
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering