Stuart Walker Email & Phone Number

Ponsanooth, GB

Research Fellow in Sustainability Assessment at the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures, University of Sheffield. I work on sustainability assessment (including life cycle assessment) of products, materials and processes.

Part of the EST Insight and Evaluation team, I work on the development of the Measure Plan Act tool, to help organisations of all sizes and types understand their current environmental impact, set goals for reduction, and monitor progress. I am a firm believer in LCA and the importance of understanding impact beyond greenhouse gas emissions.

Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Postdoctoral Research Fellow on the Interreg TIGER project. My main focus was on reliability assessment and life cycle assessment. I worked with academic colleagues from Exeter, Plymouth, Manchester, Le Havre, Bretagne South, Caen Normandie, and industry partners including the European Marine Energy Centre and four tidal energy device developers.A key part.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Sheffield, United Kingdom

I am a post-doctoral research associate on the Plastics: Redefining Single-Use project at the University of Sheffield Grantham Institute for Sustainable Futures. My work is centred on Life Cycle Assessment of plastic products and alternatives across the three Proof of Concept studies: Single-use plastic in medicine, Agricultural plastics, and packaging.

Derby / Chesterfield

Working within the Dynamics Research Group under Prof. Keith Worden, specialising in Laser Vibrometer use and structural analysis.https://drg.ac.uk/people/stuart-walker

French Alps

• After my post-doctoral fellowship my wife and I spent a year in the French Alps. This was planned for 2016 as we both reached the end of fixed-term roles in December 2015. This role developed my management and.
• Managed a remote 25 person capacity chalet over the winter season.
• Managed three self-catered chalets during the summer season.
• Developed customer service and advanced driving skills
• Improved French and German language skills
• Managed three members of staff in a busy customer-facing environment

University Of Sheffield

• Following my PhD I was awarded 12 months’ EPSRC funding to continue tidal turbine research. This was undertaken in two sections, at the University of Florence and the University of Sheffield.Experimental testing of.
• Developed project plan, budget and experimental strategy (during application process)
• Designed and constructed scale model turbines and instrumentation to measure speed and power
• Characterised large water channel to understand boundary layer and turbulence levels
• Recorded flow data using Ultrasonic, Laser and Acoustic Doppler systems
• Analysed large flow data sets using Matlab, e.g. Fourier Transforms and spectral analysisComputational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) work at the University of Sheffield, including:

• After collaboration during the first year of my PhD have continued this work alongside my main research. Major aspects of the project:
• Study of embodied energy of Tidal energy devices, both using commercial software (GaBi) and self-developed linked spreadsheet tool using Visual Basic
• Analysis of the impact of Circular Economy principals to part design and reuse
• Development of collaborations and access to TATA Steel data on embodied energy and CO2
• Two articles in IMechE journal and a presentation at international Life Cycle Management conference
• Presentations and meetings with all levels of TATA Steel research staff

University Of Sheffield

• Title: ‘Hydrodynamic interactions of a Tidal Stream Turbine and Support Structure’Part of the University of Sheffield E-Futures Doctoral Training Program, PhD included a taught first year:
• Current, historical and forecast UK and global energy and resource (inc. water) use and demand
• Detailed study of fossil fuel, nuclear and renewable energy sources
• Projects on Hydrogen burning, Life Cycle Assessment and environmental psychology (resulting in two journal articles)PhD project major achievements:
• Conducted extensive review of literature on tidal power (resource, technology, economics), hydrodynamics and turbulence, water channel research and instrumentation
• Initiated discussions with commercial partner, resulting in support and access to privileged data

Leeds, United Kingdom

• Member of a specialist team within the AECOM Buildings Division. Main responsibilities:
• Energy demand modelling and energy planning at building scale
• Working as part of masterplan design teams on energy, water and transport layout
• Development of energy strategy for large project bids (e.g. Qatar 2022 World Cup bid)
• Computational modelling for building regulation compliance, using dynamic thermal modelling
• Specialising in CFD analysis for external wind assessment and internal airflow analysis (managing projects from inception to completion, including all bid work and presentation of findings)In this role I regularly.

Sheffield

• Attained Snowsport England Club Instructor qualification
• Developed teaching skills for a wide range of audiences, from large groups of 3 year-olds to individual and family lessons for adults

Stokesley, North Yorkshire

• Assisted in the design and construction of robotic systems for commercial and academic applications
• This role cemented my interest in engineering, aided my practical workshop skills, and introduced me to CAD and computational modelling

Stokesley, North Yorkshire

• Part of a small team working on the prototype design of DNA testing equipment
• Developed a full construction and assembly guide to allow subsequent batch manufacturing

Phd, Tidal Turbines

Activities and Societies: Engineers without Borders, IMechE, University of Sheffield Ski Club, ShUOC.Captain of University Ski Club.

Meng, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Sheffield University Ski Club (Captain 04-05), IMechE.Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering. Specialising in.

Gcses And A Levels, Maths, Physics, Dt, German (As)

Activities and Societies: Engineering clubEngineering Club, Music