The Global Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Gregorio's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
About Gregorio
Prof Gregorio Iglesias (GI) was previously the Head of the COAST Engineering Research Group and a Professor of Coastal Engineering at the 探花视频. He holds a Marie Curie fellowship (WaveImpact) focused on the effects of wave farms (arrays of wave energy converters) on coastal processes and, on this basis, the development of dual-purpose wave farms for coastal erosion management, in addition to carbon-free energy generation. With over 20 years鈥 experience, his research lines include: ocean renewable energy (resource assessment, impact assessment, development of wave energy converters, combined wave and wind systems, and economics), coastal processes (estuarine hydraulics, beach morphodynamics) and coastal and port structures (breakwater design). He patented a new type of wave energy converter (WaveCat), directed numerous laboratory tests of wave energy converters and breakwaters,听and pioneered the application of Artificial Intelligence to beach morphology, infragravity waves in ports, laboratory tests of oil booms, and the design of coastal structures. GI is a member of听the IEC Technical Committee in charge of the standards for wave energy device development (scale-model testing) and of听the panel in charge of听the Spanish Standards for Maritime Works (ROM). He is a member of various editorial boards, acts as a reviewer for international journals and research councils, has published over 100 journal papers and secured over 拢12M research income as Principal Investigator. His h-index is 31.
Appointments
路听听听Professor of Coastal Engineering, 探花视频 (UK), 2012鈥損resent.
路听听听Marie Curie fellow, European Commission (CIGPCIG13-GA-2013-618556, Acronym: WAVEIMPACT), 2014鈥2018.
路听听听Head of the COAST Engineering Research Group, 探花视频 (since 2012). In the period from Autumn 2012 to August 2016 the Research Group carried out 41 projects with a total funding of 拢6.2M (UoP, 拢3.1M)
路听听Subject editor of听Energy听(Elsevier;听5-Year Impact Factor: 5.182) for Wave, Tidal and Hydro Power.
路听听听Member of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Peer Review Associate College, UK.
路听听听Associate Professor, Coastal Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 2007鈥2012.
路听听听Visiting Scholar, Center for Applied Coastal Research, University of Delaware (USA), 2010.
路听听听Associate Professor, Coastal Engineering, University of A Coru帽a (Spain), 2003鈥2007.
路听听听Assistant Professor, Coastal Engineering, University of A Coru帽a (Spain), 1993鈥2003.
路听听听Coordinator of the Civil Engineering course, University of Santiago de Compostela (2010鈥2012).
路听听听Coordinator of the Research Group in Civil Engineering and Marine Energies (GICEMA) at the University of Santiago de Compostela听(2010鈥2012).
路听听听Coordinator of Erasmus programmes for the Civil Engineering course, University of Santiago de Compostela (2010鈥2012).
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Supervised Research Degrees
路听听听听听Performance and motion analysis of a chain moored OWC-type FB through physical modelling techniques, Lukas A. I. Macintosh, MSc in Coastal Engineering, 探花视频, October 2017.
路听听听听听Performance Characterization of a Floating Breakwater 鈥 OWC Hybrid Device in a Harbour Environment, William Gard Mortimer, MSc in Coastal Engineering, 探花视频, October 2017.
路听听听听听Numerical Comparison of Small Wave Energy Arrays with Variable Interdistances using BEM Solver NEMOH for Heaving Cylinders of Different Dimensions, Lander Galera Calero, MSc in Coastal Engineering, 探花视频, October 2017.
路听听听听听Combined wave and wind energy: synergies and implementation, Astariz Nu帽ez, S., PhD, University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 07/03/2017.
路听听听听听The economics of tidal stream energy: a spatial approach, Vazquez Alvarez, A., PhD, University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 07/03/2017.
路听听听听听A holistic methodology听cum听database for听wave energy exploitation: Implementation听on the Galician coast (NW Spain), Carballo, R., PhD, University of A Coru帽a (Spain), 20/12/2016.听
路听听听听听Performance of WaveCat under varying sea states, Sampanis, K., MSc, 2016.
路听听听High Frequency Sea Level Oscillations within the Dart Estuary, Chinnock, L., MSc, 2016.
路听听听Artificial Neural Networks applied to Rubblemound Structures, Nguyen, M., MEng, 2016.
路听听听Wave-Structure Interaction in Relation to the Scaled Nominal Diameter of Varying Rubble-Mound Breakwater Cores, Rolfe, J., MEng, 2016.
路听听听The Wave Structure Interaction of Uni & Bi-Modal Wave Spectra with a Rubble Mound Breakwater, Mayfield, J., MEng, 2016.
路听听听Beach Morphodynamics in the Lee of a Wave Farm: Synergies with Coastal Defence, Abanades, J., PhD, 2016.
路听听听An Evaluation of a New Hybrid Wave and Wind Energy Converter, P茅rez, C., PhD, 2016.
路听听听Performance of WaveCat under varying sea states, Sampanis, K., MSc, 2016.
路听听听Optimisation of an OWC Wave Energy Converter by means of physical and numerical modelling, L贸pez, I., PhD, 2015.
路听听听Hybrid wave-wind offshore power for an island: resource, energy output and nearshore impact, Veigas M茅ndez, J.M., Ph.D., 29/07/2014.
[Outstanding PhD Thesis of the Year Award at the University of Santiago de Compostela (鈥淧remio Extraordinario de Doutoramento鈥)].
路听听听Tidal stream exploitation in the Galician rias: resource, performance and impact, Ramos, J.V., Ph.D., 14/07/2014.
路听听听Low frequency waves and their effects on vessels at the Port of Ferrol, L贸pez, M., Ph.D., 14/07/2014.
路听听听Physical and numerical modelling of the WaveCat Wave Energy Converter, Fern谩ndez, H., Ph.D., 2012.
路听听听Multicriteria analysis for the implantation of wave energy systems in the northwestern coast of Galicia, Pombo, S., B.Sc., 2012. (In Spanish).
路听听听Tidal energy in Ria de Ribadeo: GIS on viability and impact factors, Besteiro, L.M., B.Eng., 2012. (In Spanish).
路听听听Analysis of the river-tidal current resource in the Estuary of the Mi帽o, Cancio, J., B.Eng., 2012. (In Spanish).
路听听听Analysis of the behaviour of long-skirt, semirigid oil booms under waves and currents by means of physical modelling, Lastra, E., B.Eng., 2012. (In Spanish).
路听听听Analysis of the wave-structure interaction in submerged breakwaters by means of Artificial Intelligence, Rubinos, A., B.Eng., 2012. (In Spanish).
路听听听Analysis of the wind energy potential in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, V谩zquez, B., B.Eng., 2012. (In Spanish).
路听听听Assessment of the tidal stream potential in Ria de Ferrol, Garc铆a, P., M.Eng., 2011. (In Spanish).
路听听听Tidal stream resource in Ria de Ortigueira, S谩nchez, M., B.Eng., 2011. (In Spanish).
路听听听Assessment of the tidal potential in Ria de Ribadeo, Alvarez, M., B.Eng., 2011. (In Spanish).
路听听听Study of the current situation and new horizons in the development of wave energy, L贸pez, M., M.Eng., 2010. (In Spanish).
路听听听Numerical modelling of a Wave Energy Converter, L贸pez, I., M.Eng., 2010. (In Spanish).
路听听听Numerical modelling of the currents in the Ria de Muros y Noya and their energy potential, Carballo, R., Ph.D., 2009.
路听听听Analysis of the behaviour of floating booms under the action of waves and currents by means of physical modelling and Artificial Intelligence, Castro, A., Ph.D., 2009.
[Outstanding PhD Thesis of the Year Award, University of Santiago de Compostela (鈥淧remio Extraordinario de Doutoramento鈥)].
路听听听The WaveCat Wave Energy Converter 鈥 Physical and Numerical Modelling, Fern谩ndez, H., B.Eng., 2009. (In Spanish).
路听听听Experimental study of an offshore system for wave energy production, Moura Paredes, G., University of Porto (Portugal), M.Eng., 2008. (In Portuguese) (Co-advisor; advisor: Prof. F. Taveira Pinto).
路听听听Salty discharges into the marine environment, Ar茅valo, P., M.Eng., 2008. (In Spanish).
路听听听Physical modelling applied to Maritime Engineering, Varela, F., B.Eng., 2008. (In Spanish).
路听听听Application of neural networks to the computation of overtopping on maritime structures, Cota Mascu帽ana, D., M.Eng., 2008. (In Spanish).
路听听听Study of the hydrodynamics in the Cove of San Ciprian (Lugo), Souto, D., B.Eng., 2007. (In Spanish).
路听听听Analysis by means of A.I. of the planform of headland-bay beaches, L贸pez, I., B.Eng., 2007. (In Spanish).
路听听听Energy analysis of the Galician coast. Study of the different wave energy conversion technologies, L贸pez, M., B.Eng., 2007. (In Spanish).
路听听听Optimum wastewater treatment in the Galician countryside, Parajes, J., B.Eng., 2006. (In Spanish).
路听听听Planform models for bayed beaches. Study by means of Artificial Neural networks, Valladares, M., M.Eng., 2006. (In Spanish).
路听听听Analysis of pocket beach planform by means of Artificial Intelligence, Diz-Lois, G., M.Eng., 2006. (In Spanish).
路听听听Experimental characterisation of the design variants of the anti-reflective system for the caisson quay, East Quay extension (Port of Almeria), Estrada, J., M.Eng., 2003. (In Spanish).
路听听听Wave propagation model using the parabolic approximation to Berhoff鈥檚 equation, Mar铆n, R., M.Eng., 1999. (In Spanish).
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Teaching
鈥⑻鼵oastal Engineering听
鈥⑻齈ort & Harbour Engineering听听
鈥⑻齅arine Renewable Energy
Contact Gregorio
Room 306, Marine Building, Drake Circus, 探花视频, PL4 8AA
+44 1752 586100
gregorio.iglesias@plymouth.ac.uk