Dr. Denise Morrey

Biography

"Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Research Lead for Mechanical Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Previous Role Dean of School of Technology (2002 to 2010) Head of School of Engineering (1998 to 2002) Achievements Lead architect of the development of the Motorsport Engineering courses and activity at Oxford Brookes, winning £ 2.1M of funding from the South East of England Development Agency (SEEDA) to establish a Motorsport Engineering Centre as part of the new purpose built 5,000 m2 Engineering building on the Wheatley campus. Recipient of the award of 12 annual scholarships from Fernando Alonso for Spanish students to study on MSc in Motorsport Engineering courses. Current Research Awards EPSRC TARF-LCV ‘Towards Affordable Closed Loop Recyclable Future Low Carbon Vehicle Structures (TARF-LCV)’ (Overall award £ 4.2M, eight partners) (Co-investigator). Start date: January 2012. TSB MiTRE (Micro-turbine Range Extender) with Delta Motorsport (5 partners) £ 85k (Co-investigator). Start date: September 2012. Leverhulme Fellowship in Vehicle Dynamics, £ 25k (Principal Investigator). Start date: August 2013. PhD Studentship with Norbar Torque Tools Ltd, £ 95k. (Principal Investigator). Start Date: January 2014. TSB In-Field Solutions for Integrated Transport Systems (Total award, £ 63k, 5 partners) (Principal Investigator). Start date: February 2014. EU REPUTE ‘Renewable Public Transport Enterprise’ (€ 102k (Ten partner project with total funding of € 1.5M)) (Principal/Co-investigator). Start date: February 2014. Recent Research Awards EPSRC grant (Foresight Vehicle Link Programme): Adaptation of Vehicle Environmental Performance by Telematics (AVERT) (2000 – 2003): £ 84,625 (Principal Investigator) EPSRC Funded NVH Project, £371k, 2003 – 2006 (Co-Investigator). Memberships Member of Institution of Mechanical Engineers Teaching interests Engineering Dynamics Vehicle Dynamics Innovation Research interests Vehicle Dynamics Vehicle Modelling Structural-acoustic modelling Reduced Order Modelling Suspension, Powertrain and Tyre Modelling Lightweighting, LCA and Sustainability Integrated Transport and Sustainability"

Research Interest

Mechanical Engineering