Originally from the Isle of Man, Steve came to Lancaster to study the MEng in Mechatronics. After graduation he moved to Cambridge for the Advanced Course in Design Manufacture and Management, before returning to Lancaster to start his research career. Early research was in the field of Construction Robotics and automation of large equipment.
More recently, focus has been in renewable energy, particularly tidal energy devices where he completed his PhD in 2012, he has interest in tidal range, small scale wind and intelligent energy balance.
Stephen is Director of Undergraduate Admissions within the School of Engineering and as such in 2017 he moved to being a Teaching Fellow.
Teaching duties include the following modules:
Engr118 Heat Transfer
Engr119 Design Innovation and 3D Thinking
Engr329 Mechatronic Systems
Engr355 Machine Elements
Supervising projects for:
Engr300 BEng Individual Project
Engr301 MEng Individual Project
Engr407 MEng Group Project
Engr445 MEng Industry Project
Engr540 MSc Individual Project
