Jeff Cullen

Biography

Jeff graduated from the University of Liverpool, School of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, with a BEng(Hons) in Computer Electronics and Robotics. He then obtained a PhD at Liverpool in 2000 entitled ‘Optical Techniques for Industrial Automated Applications’. His post doctoral research career began at Liverpool working for Prof. Jim Lucas on a tyre pressure monitoring system for trucks. He also worked on a novel UV microwave system, before working on an online spot welding monitor, predicting weld quality and monitoring energy usage. In 2005 he joined LJMU as a founding member of the RF and Microwave group under Prof. Ahmed Al-Shamma’a, which later became part of the newly formed BEST (Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies) Research Institute. Here he continued research related to energy, investigating the performance of fridges for the leisure industry. He has also used microwave systems to provide a novel way of heating showers and remediation of waste oil for generator and biodiesel use. He has also lectured at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, delivering courses on Automotive Electronics, Programming and Software Engineering for the School of Engineering. He has helped deliver modules related to Energy Management and Building Monitoring Systems for the School of the Built Environment.

Research Interest

Built Environment