About
Dr Penny Jeffcoate is a Senior Teaching Fellow in Maritime Engineering at the University of Southampton.
Dr Jeffcoate is a Chartered marine engineer with extensive tidal energy experience, from PhD and Post Doctoral research, through to deployment and testing of commercial devices in industry.
Her work has been focussed on:
- site survey and analysis at multiple international sites;
- on site testing and associated marine activities;
- performance analysis and reporting;
- third party verification assessments and product certification.
More recently Dr Jeffcoate has expanded her research into Search and Rescue (SAR) techniques, focussing on high tidal flow sites, based on her experiences both offshore and as an RNLI volunteer.
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