Research Interests
I am open to students wishing to undertake a PhD in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of lightweight composite materials including but not limited to:
- Low velocity impact (LVI) and compression after impact (CAI)
- Lightning strike modelling
- Fire modelling
- Residual strength assessment
Current Research Opportunities
- Modelling automotive structural behaviour considering combined crashworthiness and thermal analysis
- Modelling automotive structural behaviour considering combined crashworthiness and thermal analysis
Public outreach & key achievements
I am a keen advocate for public engagement and have presented my research to a range of expert/non-expert audiences, for example the Royal Aeronautical Society, Belfast Branch. In addition, I have organised an event for the NI Science Festival 2025, “Innovation in Action: An Engineering Research Showcase.”
Two of Scott's former undergraduate students have won prizes for their final year projects in the NAFEMS/IMechE Engineering Simulation Techniques Outstanding Project Award.
Scott received a QUB Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching or Learning Support by a Team in 2023/24.
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