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Dr Jon Miles

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    Dr Jon Miles has approximately 25 years experience in coastal engineering, coastal processes, and marine renewables.

    Coastal engineering related work includes expertise in the measurement and analysis of hydrodymamic and sediment transport processes in-situ. Studies have focussed on: measurement of marine bedforms and associated dynamics; the role of wave-shape in cross-shore sediment transport; sediment transport rates in rip currents; swash zone dynamics on dissipative and intermediate beaches and the role of swash in shoreline change; longshore current strengths and sediment transport; shear waves and their influence on sediment transport rates; and measurement of wave reflection and sediment transport processes in front of seawalls.

    Marine renewable interests include tidal energy, marine flow dynamics and scour around offshore wind monopile foundations, wave energy device research including oscillating water columns and overtopping devices. 

    Professional memberships

    Challenger Society for Marine Science

    Supervised research degrees

    Andre White (3rd Supervisor) Ongoing. 

    James Allen. Development of the WaveCat Wave Energy Converter. 2014-2022. Director of Studies. Complete
    Sam Prodger. Impact of grain size on beach morphology. 2013-present. 3rd supervisor. Complete.
    Ant Thorpe. Sediment transport in rip currents. 2010-2016 1st supervisor. Complete.
    Jonathan Tinker. Modelling profile evolution on natural beaches with a sediment flux shape function. 2004-2009. 3rd Supervisor. Complete.

    Teaching interests

    Coastal Engineering
    Port and Harbour Engineering

    Hydraulics for Civil Engineering
    Surveying
    Matlab
    Research Skills

    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):

    1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
      SDG 4 Quality Education
    2. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
      SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
    3. SDG 13 - Climate Action
      SDG 13 Climate Action

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    • 32 Article
    • 9 Conference proceedings published in a journal
    • 5 Conference proceedings published in a book
    • 1 Review article

    • A review of global tidal stream energy resources

      Coles, D. S., Adcock, T. A. A., Cornett, A., Haas, K., Jo, C. H., Liu, H., Miles, J., Novo, P. G. & Thiébot, J., 17 Dec 2025, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 481, 2328, 20240841.

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    • Enhancing system resilience and security with tidal stream energy

      Coles, D., Coyne, R. & Miles, J., 2023, In: Proceedings of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference proceedings published in a journal › peer-review

    • Impacts of tidal stream power on energy system security: An Isle of Wight case study

      Coles, D., Wray, B., Stevens, R., Crawford, S., Pennock, S. & Miles, J., 15 Mar 2023, In: Applied Energy. 334, 0, p. 120686-120686

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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. 15

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    • Overview of resource and turbine modelling in the Tidal Stream Industry Energiser Project: TIGER

      Mackay, E., Hardwick, J., Thies, P., Thiébot, J., Mercier, P., Grondeau, M., Guillou, S., Coles, D., Miles, J., Pinon, G., Sedrati, M., Ouro, P., Mullings, H. & Stallard, T., 2 Sept 2023, In: Proceedings of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference. 15

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