Dr Anthony Blake BEng (Hons) Civil Eng, PhD
Research Fellow
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Dr Anthony Blake is a Research Fellow within Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton.
During his PhD, he carried out centrifuge and field-scale testing to assess the geotechnical performance of a novel deep-water anchoring system for the oil and gas industry which was subsequently licensed to industry. He previously worked for Bombora Wave Power where he assisted with the installation, instrumentation and monitoring of a mid-scale prototype ‘mWave’ wave energy converter. In 2017, he received the ASTM C. A. Hogentogler Award for authoring a paper of outstanding merit on soils for engineering purposes.
Active research projects that he is involved with include:
- Screw piles foundations for offshore wind (www.screwpilesforoffshorewind.co.uk)
- ACHILLES - Assessment, Costing and enhancement of long - life, long-linear assets (www.achilles-grant.org.uk), and
- Railway over-line electrification mast foundations.
Honours and awards:
- Rail Research UK Association Best Young Researcher Award Runner-Up (November 2017)
- ASTM International C. A. Hogentogler Award given in recognition of a paper of outstanding merit on soils for engineering purposes (April 2017)
- Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) Western Australia Marine Studies Awards Finalist (October 2014).
- Society for Underwater Technology Educational Support Scholarship (November 2013).
- University of Western Australia International Stipend (March 2012).
- University of Western Australia Scholarship for International Research Fees (March 2012).
- Geotechnical Society of Ireland’s representative at the 21st European Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (September 2011).
- Tom Garry Memorial Award for the best final year project in the BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering at the Institute of Technology Sligo (November 2008).
Previous academic and work history:
- Technical Support Engineer, Core Timing, Co. Sligo, Ireland (January 2016 to March 2016).
- Project Engineer, Bombora Wave Power, Perth, Australia. (February 2015 to October 2015).
- PhD Candidate, Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems, University of Western Australia (May 2012 to Nov 2015).
- Part-Time Lecturer, School of Engineering, Institute of Technology Sligo, Ireland (September 2008 to December 2011).
- Civil Engineer, Road Design Office, Mayo County Council, Co. Mayo, Ireland (June 2006 to August 2007)