Overview
Profile summary
Associate Professor in Coastal Engineering, School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
Professional memberships
Member of Institute of Physics
Chartered Physicist
Fellow HEA
Supervised research degrees
2005 Adrian Pedrozo-Acuna, PhD: Concerning Swash on Steep Beaches (Awarded)
2005 Ying Li, PhD: Investigation of multi-scale variability of beach profiles (Award pending)
1998 Francoise Ozanne, PhD: Performance of a Boussinesq Model for Shoaling and Breaking Waves.
Teaching interests
- Foundation Civil Engineering
- Introduction to Coastal Engineering (2nd year)
- Coastal Engineering (MSc & MEng)
- Flood Risk (MEng)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Embedding Systems Inclusion for Neurodiverse and Disables Students in Engineering
Simmonds, D. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Lavelle, M. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Outram, N. J. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Khan, A. (PI - Principal Investigator), Besinis, A. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Wei, Y. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Craven, M. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
1/04/22 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
Research output
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On the development and application of short design events for the prediction of extreme responses of floating offshore wind turbines
Tosdevin, T., Brown, S., Fàbregas Flavià, F., Hann, M., Simmonds, D., Rawlinson-Smith, R., Wigg, R. & Greaves, D., 30 May 2025, In: Ocean Engineering. 327, 120929.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing the Reliability of a New One-Line Model for Predicting Shoreline Evolution with Impoundment Field Experiment Data
Francone, A. & Simmonds, D. J., 12 May 2023, In: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 11, 5, p. 1037-1037Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Measurements of tidal flow variability in Ramsey Sound, Pembrokeshire
Miles, J., Coles, D., Simmonds, D., Paine, A. & Barr, S., 2 Sept 2023, In: Proceedings of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference. 15Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Numerical investigation on the hydrodynamic performance of a 2D U-shaped Oscillating Water Column wave energy converter
Zhu, G., Samuel, J., Zheng, S., Hughes, J., Simmonds, D. & Greaves, D., 1 Jul 2023, In: Energy. 0, 0Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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On the use of constrained focused waves for characteristic load prediction
Tosdevin, T., Jin, S., Simmonds, D., Hann, M. & Greaves, D., 2 Nov 2022, Trends in Renewable Energies Offshore: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore. 1st ed. CRC Press, p. 609-617 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceedings published in a book › peer-review