Head of Group: Professor Alun Vaughan
Website: www.epe.ecs.soton.ac.uk
Our activities range from fundamental, numerical modelling studies to the development of novel products and procedures in collaboration with industry. Our industrial sponsors include Alcatel Submarine Systems, Astra Pharmaceuticals, Dstl, National Grid and Prysmian. We are a founder member of the UK Power Academy, and we manage one of the best equipped high-voltage research laboratories in Europe.
Staff
Dr George Chen: Dielectric materials
Dr Christopher Freeman: Derivation and assessment of iterative learning and repetitive control
Dr Igor Golosnoy: Computational mathematics; plasma spectroscopy and thermodynamics
Dr Paul Lewin: Applied signal processing and control; high-voltage engineering
Dr Mihai Rotaru: Computational electromagnetics; electromagnetic compatibility and interference
Dr David Swaffield: Superconducting power apparatus and cryogenic dielectrics; FEA modelling for electrical engineering applications
Professor Steve Swingler: Underground electricity transmission
Professor Jan Sykulski: Applied electromagnetics; power applications of superconductivity; design and optimisation methods
Professor Alun Vaughan: Polymer science; nanomaterials; dielectrics