Institute for Energy Systems

An underwater view of the turbines in the Flowave tidal and wave tank

The Institute for Energy Systems, IES, is one of seven multi-disciplinary research institutes within the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. Led by Professor Vengatesan Venugopal there are seven integrated research areas involving 26 academic staff, 28 research staff and around 70 postgraduate students.

Research Themes

Salter Duck wave energy converter test rig
all IES research themes

Research Projects

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Our People

Prof Vengatesan Venugopal
Professor and Head of Research Institute
Dr Jonathan Shek
Senior Lecturer
Miss Karen Brocklehurst
Research Support Secretary
all IES staff and students

Seminars

School of Engineering Research Conference 2020
11/09/2020 - 08:30
John Brightling Keynote (Johnson Matthey)
26/11/2019 - 13:00
Prof Ian Metcalfe Keynote (Newcastle University)
19/11/2019 - 13:00
all IES seminars

PhD Opportunities

Aerodynamics of Offshore Wind Farms
Aerodynamics of high-performance yacht sails
Aerodynamics of porous wings for unsteady load alleviation of micro aerial vehicles
Aerodynamics of the gliding seeds of the Javan cucumber vine
all IES PhD opportunities

Vacancies

Research Associate in Simulation and Market Design for Smart Local Energy Systems

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Contact us to discuss the latest PhD Opportunities and Academic vacancies within the Institute for Energy Systems at the School of Engineering.

Engineering Research News

Alumnus wins prize for PhD thesis on ocean wave behaviour
Dr Adam Stokes and Dr Philip Hands win Principal’s Innovation Awards
Masks can block 99.9% of Covid-linked droplets, study shows
Dr Harry van der Weijde awarded Humboldt Fellowship
New finding on red blood cell flow carries important implications for healthcare research
...more research news

Research Events

TCES 2021 Conference