Head of Programme – MSc Renewable Energy and the Built Environment (REBE)

Senior Lecturer

Admissions Tutor

Background

Stuart was part of the first cohort to gain an MSc on the REBE course based at CAT; he originally trained and worked as a mechanical design engineer and after a brief spell teaching, formed a design partnership which he ran throughout the 1990’s. He went on to become the general manager of an engineering and rapid prototyping business. Prior to his role at CAT, Stuart had for several years worked independently for a number of international companies as a Design and Manufacturing Consultant and European Project Manager.

Stuart began working for the Centre for Alternative Technology in 2008, as a Renewable Energy Consultant and Tutor/Lecturer on the MSc REBE Course. In addition, he also lectures and runs practical sessions on hydro power for the MSc AEES.

Qualifications

C & G Full Tech Cert in Mech Eng and Engineering Production, Nene College of Technology
BEd degree, University of Greenwich
MSc Renewable Energy and the Built Environment (distinction), University of East London

Teaching Activities

Lecturer

Seminar and Practical Studies Tutor

Thesis Supervisor

Research Interests

Policy and strategies to provide clean and affordable energy to densely populated conurbations.
The concept and benefits of a European supergrid.
The energy used to recycle plastic materials.