Dr Stephen W Boyd BEng, MSc, PhD, MRINA
Associate Professor
Dr Stephen W Boyd is Associate Professor within Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton.
Current Position:
Dr Stephen Boyd is an Associate Professor with a background in Naval Architecture. He teaches on the Maritime Engineering Ship Science degree programme. His research activities concentrate mainly on the application of polymer composites in the maritime environment. Composite materials have been used in the marine industry for 50-60 years. This has been mainly driven by the sailing and motor yacht industry. However, the scale of construction is getting larger and larger. Vessels such as the Royal Navy Minehunters are made of composite materials and sailing yachts in excess of 70 metres have been build. However, there are many parts of the marine industry which have yet to embrace the potential benefits of composite materials, such as tidal energy extraction and commercial shipping. Stephen investigates both the barriers to the use of composite materials and potential avenues for exploitation of their favourable properties.
Education:
Stephen obtained his BEng degree in Marine Technology from Newcastle University in 1999 and took the position of research assistant at Glasgow University. During this time he obtained a MSc (by research). In 2001, Stephen moved to the University of Southampton as a research engineer and in 2006 completed his part-time PhD investigating the Strength and Durability of hybrid-composite metal joint for marine applications
