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Together, we aim to help solve emerging challenges presenting as a barrier to the continued development of the offshore wind energy sector, to facilitate the green energy transition, and to reduce reliance on fossil-based fuels.

Luke J Prendergast

Project Lead, Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines (FRONTIErS)

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The First FRONTIErS Summer School

The objectives of FRONTIErs are

tackle emerging problems in offshore wind foundation engineering, while sustaining development and minimising future sectoral issues

Research Objective

To develop a new integrated foundation design platform by studying the range of mechanisms currently presenting as a barrier to continued growth of OW. This will be achieved by designing 11 bespoke Individual Research Projects (IRPs) focusing on the full life-cycle (cradle-to-grave) of OWT foundations in untested environments, significantly advancing the state-of-the-art.

Training Objective

To train the next generation of multidisciplinary DCs by exposing them to a diverse and complementary environment, to gain an appreciation for both academic and industry requirements. This will be achieved through a carefully planned secondment strategy, which places DCs at both Academic and Industry participants for varying periods during their studies.

Meet Our Researchers

Introducing our eleven talented Doctoral Candidates (DCs) embarking on their 36-month PhD journey.

Sinéad Reidy

DC 1

Xiuzhe Wang

DC 2

Sara Banaei Moghadam

DC 3

Zhaoyao Wang

DC 4

Marc Montserrat

DC 5

Dayu Yang

DC 6

David Eduardo Leon Vanegas

DC 7

Kazem Dalili Khanghah

DC 8

Anteneh Masresha Zerihun

DC 9

Mohsin Ara Toma

DC 10

Juan Sebastian Delgado Trujillo

DC 11

FRONTIErS Network

The consortium comprises 6 Beneficiaries and 14 Associated Partner Organisations who were purposefully selected from both academic and non-academic sectors, several of whom have existing research links and synergies from previous collaborative projects in offshore foundations.