People

 Professor Pengfei Liu

  • Professor of Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Director, Marine Propulsion Research Laboratory
  • Email: 
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 7891
  • Keywords: Unsteady hydrodynamics of straight/rotary wings; hydro- and aeroelasticity coupled hydrodynamics and strength for propulsors and renewable energy turbines; Innovative propulsor and turbine prototyping, design and optimization.

 Dr Simon Benson

  • Lecturer in Naval Architecture
  • Email:
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 5863
  • Keywords: fluid structure interaction; naval architecture; ship strength; in-service monitoring; finite element analysis

Dr Serkan Turkmen

  • Research Associate
  • Email:
  • Telephone: +44(0)191 208 5862
  • Keywords: hydrodynamics; coatings; biofouling; CFD; roughness; underwater noise; piezoelectricity

George Mitchell

  • Senior Experimental Technician
  • Email:
  • Keywords: ship hydrodynamics; experimental design; facility management; instrumentation

Professor Tony Clare

  • Professor of Marine Science
  • Email:
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 5918
  • Keywords: marine biofouling; antifouling; bioadhesion; chemical ecology; aquaculture

 Dr Zhiqiang Hu

  • Senior Lecturer in Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Email: 
  • Telephone: +44 (191) 208 6750
  • Keywords: naval architecture; ocean engineering; hydrodynamics; structural dynamics and model tests

Dr Maryam Haroutunian

  • Lecturer in Marine Technology
  • Email:
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 6104
  • Keywords: underwater vehicle design (hydrodynamics; propulsion; control); bio-inspiration; coatings

Dr David Trodden

  • Teaching Fellow
  • Email:
  • Telephone: +44 (0)191 2088724
  • Keywords: in-service simulation; seakeeping; manoeuvring; resistance; propulsion; numerical modelling

Dr Ben Wetenhall

  • Lecturer
  • Email:
  • Keywords: fluid mechanics; carbon capture and storage; hydraulic modelling; heat transfer; CFD

Ian Paterson

  • Cavitation Tunnel Manager, Senior Lab Technician
  • Email: ian.paterson@ncl.ac.uk

Liam Rogerson

  • Senior Instrumentation Support Technician
  • Email: liam.rogerson@ncl.ac.uk

Robert Hindhaugh

  • Engineering Lab Team Leader
  • Email: robert.hindhaugh@ncl.ac.uk

Ian Howard-Row

  • Instrumentation Support Team Leader
  • Email: ian.howard-row@ncl.ac.uk