Contact
Sustainable Energy Research Group
School of Civil Engineering and the Environment
University of Southampton

Address
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ, UK

Telephone
+44 (0)23 8059 2051

Fax
+44 (0)23 8067 7519

Email
serg@soton.ac.uk

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Core Team - SERG Members within the
School of Civil Engineering and the Environment

Prof. AbuBakr S. Bahaj - Head of Division

Research Themes: Smart Facades in the Built Environment, Renewable Energy, Photovoltaic Systems and Applications, Marine Current Energy Converters, Biomagnetic Separation, Bioleaching.

Location: Room 5011, Lanchester Building
Email: A.S.Bahaj @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 2051

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Mrs. Sheila Stickland - PA to the Head of Division

Location: Room 5012, Lanchester Building
Email: eccd @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 8946



Dr. Arif A. Anwar - Senior Lecturer

Research Themes: Theoretical Aspects of Horizontal and Vertical Marine Current Energy Converters, Hydraulics, Open Channel Flows and Irrigation.

Location: Room 5053, Lanchester Building
Email: A.A.Anwar @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 3946

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Mr. Nikolaos Bakker - Postgraduate Researcher

Research Themes: Occupant Behaviour and Environmental Monitoring in Offices.

Location: Room 3001, Building 22
Email: najb106 @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 2134



Dr. William M. J. Batten - Research Fellow

Research Themes: Tidal Energy, Wave Energy, Offshore Hydrodynamics, Micro Hydropower.

Location: Room 5013, Lanchester Building
Email: wmjb @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 3940

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Dr. Luke S. Blunden - Researcher

Research Themes:
Resource Analysis in Marine Energy.

Location: Room 5013, Lanchester Building
Email: lsb1 @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 3940



Prof. John R. Chaplin

Research Themes: Fundamental Hydrodynamics, Hydraulics, Wave Energy, Tidal Energy.

Location: Room 4037, Lanchester Building
Email: J.R.Chaplin @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 2843

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Dr. Marty Climenhaga - Research Network Coordinator

Research Themes: Sustainable Cities, Ecoregion Research Networks.

Location: Room 5013, Lanchester Building
Email: eco.networks @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 8756



Mr. Pascal W. Galloway - Postgraduate Researcher

Research Themes: Marine Current Energy Converters.

Location: Room 3001, Building 22
Email: P.W.Galloway @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 5458



Mr. Jack W. Giles - Postgraduate Researcher

Research Themes: Tidal Energy.

Location: Room 3001, Building 22
Email: jack.giles @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 2134



Mr. Matt Harrison - Postgraduate Researcher

Research Themes: Wake Effects in Marine Current Turbine Farms.

Location: Room 3001, Building 22
Email: meh106 @ soton.ac.uk



Dr. Valentin Heller - Research Fellow

Research Themes: Wave Energy, Landslide Generated Impulse Waves (Tsunamis), Scale Effects, Ski Jumps in Dams.

Location: Room 1021, Building 22
Email: V.Heller @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 2883



Dr. Patrick A. B. James - Senior Research Fellow

Research Themes: Energy in the Built Environment, Climate Change Studies, Photovoltaic System Design, PV Roof Tiles, Microgeneration, Magnetotactic Bacteria, Bioleaching, PV Connectors.

Location: Room 5013, Lanchester Building
Email: P.A.James @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 3941

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Mr. Rhys A. S. Jenkins - Experimental Officer

Field of Work: Supervision of the Hydraulics and Energy Laboratories of the Energy and Coasts Division.

Location: Room 1015, Faraday Building
Email: R.Jenkins @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 2988

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Dr. Mark F. Jentsch - Research Fellow

Research Themes: Energy in the Built Environment, Climate Change Studies, Comfort in Buildings, Occupant Surveys, Renewables Integration into Buildings, Graphics Design and Artwork (Print Media and Web), Exhibition Design, Webmaster of SERG.

Location: Room 5013, Lanchester Building
Email: M.Jentsch @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 3941

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Mr. Mark Leybourne - Postgraduate Researcher

Research Themes: Ducted Wave Energy Converters.

Location: Room 3001, Building 22
Email: mark.leybourne @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 2134


Mr. Davide Magagna - Postgraduate Researcher

Research Themes: Oscillating Water Column Wave Pumps for Desalination and Energy Generation.

Location: Room 3001, Building 22
Email: dm7 @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 4656


Dr. Gerald U. Müller - Senior Lecturer

Research Themes: Fluid Structure Interaction, Wave Effects on Structures, Micro-Hydropower, Wind Power.

Location: Room 5015, Lanchester Building
Email: G.Muller @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 2442

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Dr. Luke E. Myers - Research Fellow

Research Themes: Tidal Energy, Microgeneration, Micro Wind Power.

Location: Room 5013, Lanchester Building
Email: L.E.Myers @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 3940

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Mr. Anastasios Papafragkou - Postgraduate Researcher

Research Themes: Urban Carbon and Energy Audit.

Location: Room 3001, Building 22
Email: ap1004 @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 4656



Mr. Matthew Sissons - Postgraduate Researcher

Research Themes: Micro Wind Power.

Location: Room 3001, Building 22
Email: mfs @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 2134

Extended Team - SERG Members within
other Schools at the University of Southampton

Prof. Darren M. Bagnall
School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton

Research Themes: Nanostructured Antireflective Coatings, Plasmonics, Thin Film Silicon Technology.

Email: dmb @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 7609

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Mr. Peter Challenor
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton

Research Themes: Satellite Remore Sensing, Environmental Statistics.

Phone: 023 8059 6413

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Prof. Zoe Matthews
School of Social Sciences, Social Statistics, University of Southampton

Research Themes: Village Electrification, Social Effects of Photovoltaics in Developing Countries.

Email: Z.Matthews @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 3997

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Prof. John McBride - Head of Research
School of Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton

Research Themes: Electrical Switching Phenomena and Connectors.

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Prof. Anthony F. Molland
Emeritus, School of Engineering Sciences, Ship Science, University of Southampton

Research Themes: Investigation of Marine Current Turbines.

Associates - Associated Members and Visiting
Professors / Researchers

Mr. Choo Khean Chang - Visiting Researcher
PhD researcher at the University of Malaya, Malaysia & Lecturer at the University of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Research Themes: Climate Change Studies in Tropical Climates, Comfort in Buildings, HVAC Engineering.



Dr. Lawrence L. Kazmerski - Visiting Professor
Director of the National Center for Photovoltaics (NCPV) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, Colorado, USA

Research Themes: Characterisation of Photovoltaic Materials and Devices, Solar Cells, Thin Films, Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Surface and Interface Analysis, Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Semiconductor Defects, Scanning Probe Microscopy, Nanoscale Technology, High-Temperature Superconductivity, Solar Hydrogen.



Ms. Zhu Li - Postgraduate Researcher

Research Themes: Village Power System.



Dr. Ed Mackay - KTP Associate
Knowledge Transfer Partnership between the University of Southampton and Pelamis Wave Power Ltd

Research Themes: Resource and Software Development to Characterise the Wave Climate at any Location in the World, Ocean Wave Measurement Techniques, Ocean Wave Modelling, Satellite Altimetry, Statistical Analysis of Wave Climates, Extreme Wave Prediction.



Prof. Bernard McNelis - Visiting Professor
IT Power, Managing Director and Co-Founder

Research Themes: Photovoltaic Policy and Implementation, Global Issues, Power for the World.

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Prof. Chris Retzler - Visiting Professor
Pelamis Wave Power Ltd, Principal Scientist

Research Themes: Experimental Modelling of Wave Energy Converters, Wave Energy Resource Assessment, Statistics of Wave Climate and Extreme Waves, Wave Energy Protocols and Standards.



Prof. Mike Thwaites - Visiting Professor
Plasma Quest Ltd

Research Themes: Plasma Deposition, 3rd Generation Solor Cells, Architectural Coatings.

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Prof. Jeremy Watson - Visiting Professor
ARUP, Director for Global Research

Research Themes: Dongtan Research Programme, Tools for New Product Definition, Rapid Development and Low-Risk Introduction: Roadmapping, ‘Time-To-Market’ E.G. QFD and Reinertsen’s Methods, Technology Development and Transfer: Management of Collaboration Between Industry and Academe, Automation Systems for Industry and the Built Environment, Power Electronics.

Special Members

Mr. Sergio Crocodile - Group Mascot

Research Themes: Environmental Impact Analysis on Local Crocodile Populations.

Location: Room 5013, Lanchester Building
Email: serg @ soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8059 3941

The Team and its Expertise
The Sustainable Energy Research Group (SERG) is an interdisciplinary team of researchers bringing together the different fields involved in renewables and energy efficiency.

The educational / professional background of the core SERG researches spans various different topics:
  • Architecture
  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Naval Architecture
  • Physics
  • Semiconductor Physics
People by Research Field
Photovoltaics
Dr. Darren Bagnall, Prof. AbuBakr Bahaj, Dr. Patrick James

Tidal Energy
Dr. Arif Anwar, Prof. AbuBakr Bahaj, Dr. William Batten, Mr. Luke Blunden, Prof. John Chaplin, Mr. Pascal Galloway, Mr. Jack Giles, Mr. Matt Harrison,
Prof. Anthony Molland, Dr. Luke Myers

Wave Energy
Prof. AbuBakr Bahaj, Dr. William Batten, Mr. Peter Challenor, Prof. John Chaplin, Dr. Valentin Heller,
Mr. Mark Leybourne,Mr. Ed Mackay, Mr. Davide Magagna, Dr. Gerald Müller

Built Environment
Prof. AbuBakr Bahaj, Mr. Nikolaos Bakker, Ms. Marty Climenhaga, Dr. Patrick James, Mr. Mark Jentsch,
Mr. Anastasios Papafragkou

Climate Change
Prof. AbuBakr Bahaj, Mr. Choo Khean Chang,
Dr. Patrick James, Mr. Mark Jentsch

Microgeneration
Dr. Arif Anwar, Prof. AbuBakr Bahaj, Dr. Patrick James, Dr. Luke Myers, Mr. Anastasios Papafragkou,
Mr. Matthew Sissons

Wind Energy
Prof. AbuBakr Bahaj, Dr. Patrick James, Mr. Mark Jentsch, Dr. Gerald Müller, Dr. Luke Myers,
Mr. Matthew Sissons

Micro Hydropower
Dr. William Batten, Dr. Gerald Müller

Pollution Control
Prof. AbuBakr Bahaj, Dr. Patrick James

Laboratory Supervision
Mr. Rhys Jenkins
SERG 2010 last update - 01/03/2010 by mj