Dr Matthew Lewis
Research Fellow
Email: m.j.lewis@bangor.ac.uk
Tel: 01248 388114
Office: School of Ocean Sciences. Room 324. Nautilus Suite, Westbury Mount. Menai Bridge
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Overview
I am a Research Fellow at Bangor University in physical oceanography. My research focuses on waves and tides, including applications to renewable energy and their role in coastal flood risk.
My research uses computer models to numerically simulate wave and tide processes, including how these physical processes interact and how they may change in the future under climate change scenarios.
My marine renewable energy research aims to characterise the resource (e.g. suitable locations) and oceanographic conditions (e.g. to inform resilient design of devices), as well as likely environmental impacts (e.g. stepping stones for the spread of invasive species or modification of the physical environment). My future flood risk research investigates how to downscale climate model information to impact (e.g. extreme weather conditions and flood extent). I am interested in how physical process interactions may change in the future; such as river and storm surge flooding hazard in estuaries, or ocean-atmosphere exchange processes (e.g. wave-tide interaction).
I also have interests in combining computer models of biological and physical processes to better understand the marine system. I am actively working in a number of research areas; future flood risk, estuarine processes modelling (flooding risk, morphodynamics), bio-engineering of marine renewables, tidal energy, wave-tide interaction modelling, baroclinlic modeling and larvae modelling.
I am a member of the EPSRC Associate Peer Review College, and a visiting lecturer at the University of Reading. I have been a visiting researcher at the UK Met Office, CSIRO Australia, NIWA New Zealand, and worked with multiple universities in England and Wales. I am a STEM ambassador and have collaborated with historians (legends to validate climate models), local artists and wild swimming enthusiasts (predicting the movement of water).
Outreach examples include: https://youtu.be/UaxXupfZSSk
I am currently an editor for Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jmse/sectioneditors/physical_oceanography), and Frontiers in Marine Sciences. I have a special issue in MDPI Energies journal (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies/special_issues/Wave_Tidal_Energy?view=compact&listby=type), book chapters on tidal energy (e.g. Marine Renewable Energy, 2017, Springer International Publishing). I have been a reviewer for Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP), and I have been a session convenor at the EGU conference for 4 years, and am on the advisory board of the AuSTEN, EPSRC Supergen-ORE and EPSRC PRIMaRE projects (disseminating over £6k of ECR money to 8 projects).
Teaching and Supervision
I teach the ocean modelling module at Bangor Unviersity (OSX3016/OSX4012) and a visiting lectuer at University of Reading.
I am happy to be an external PhD examiner, and have been on the subject of wave-tide interaction at The University of Strathclyde.
I supervise many undergraduate and masters level research projects.
I currently supervise 6 PhD students and one KESS MRES:
Mike Case - Impact of Underwater Noise Propagation on Fish
Bernd Stephan- Optimizing multiple tidal lagoon power plants.
Mike Ridgil - Renewable energy resource assessment using remote sensing.
Nia Jones - NERC Envision DTP Dispersal of microplastics in the marine environment
Mirko Barada - Coastal flooding: using historical records to mitigate future risk
KESS-EAST Future of estuaries PhD stundetship with Welsh Water (applications welcome)
MRES:
Mike Kennington: Ocean surface currents and novel micro marine renewable energy resources
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
I am willing to take PhD students..Please contact me (m.j.lewis@bangor.ac.uk) for further details.
I have one MRES student (KESS ocean surface currents), one NERC Envision PhD student (Micro-plastics), and two KESS PhD students (Future of estuaries, remote sensing renewable energy resources).
Publications
2020
- E-pub ahead of printA classification system for global wave energy resources based on multivariate clustering
Fairley, I., Lewis, M., Robertson, B., Hermer, M., Masters, I., Horrillo-Caraballo, J., Karunarathna, H. & Reeve, D. E., 21 Jan 2020, In : Applied Energy. 262, 114515.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2019
- PublishedPower variability of tidal-stream energy and implications for electricity supply
Lewis, M., McNaughton, J., Márquez-Dominguez, C., Todeschini, G., Togneri, M., Masters, I., Allmark, M., Stallard, T., Neill, S., Goward Brown, A. & Robins, P., 15 Sep 2019, In : Energy. 183, p. 1061-1074
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedScience to Policy: The role of marine renewable energy in a low carbon future
Wiik, E., Neill, S., Lewis, M., Robins, P., O'Doherty, T., Toberman, H., Pan, S., Ebdon, T., Masters, I. & Togneri, M., Mar 2019, Ser Cymru National Research Network for Low Carbon, Energy and Environment. (Science to Policy)
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report - PublishedWave-tide interaction modulates nearshore wave height
Lewis, M. J., Palmer, T., Hashemi, R., Robins, P., Saulter, A., Brown, J., Lewis, H. & Neill, S., Mar 2019, In : Ocean Dynamics. 69, 3, p. 367-384
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedChanging Hydrology: A UK Perspective
Robins, P. & Lewis, M., 2019, Coasts and estuaries: The future. Wolanski, E., Day, J., Elliott, M. & Ramachandran, R. (eds.). Burlington: Elsevier, p. 611-617 6 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
2018
- PublishedWhat can seabirds tell us about the tide?
Cooper, M., Bishop, C., Lewis, M., Bowers, D., Bolton, M., Owen, E. & Dodd, S., 29 Nov 2018, In : Ocean Science.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedTidal range energy resource and optimization – past perspectives and future challenges
Neill, S., Angeloudis, A., Robins, P., Walkington, I., Ward, S., Masters, I., Lewis, M., Piano, M., Avdis, A., Piggott, M., Aggidis, G., Evans, P., Adcock, T., Zidonis, A., Ahmadian, R. & Falconer, R., Nov 2018, In : Renewable Energy. 127, November, p. 763-778
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedTidal-stream energy resource characterisation for the Gulf of California, México
Mejia-Olivares, C., Haigh, I. D., Wells, N., Coles, D., Lewis, M. & Neill, S., 1 Aug 2018, In : Energy. 156, p. 481-491
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedImproving estuary models by reducing uncertainties associated with river flows
Robins, P., Lewis, M., Freer, J., Cooper, D., Skinner, C. & Coulthard, T., 31 Jul 2018, In : Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedTidal stream resource characterisation in progressive versus standing wave systems
Ward, S., Robins, P., Lewis, M., Iglesias, G., Hashemi, M. R. & Neill, S., 15 Jun 2018, In : Applied Energy. 220, p. 274-285
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2017
- PublishedCharacteristics of the velocity profile at tidal-stream energy sites
Lewis, M., Neill, S., Robins, P., Hashemi, M. R. & Ward, S., Dec 2017, In : Renewable Energy. 114, Part A, p. 258-272
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedComparison of ADCP observations and 3D model simulations of turbulence at a tidal energy site
Togneri, M., Lewis, M., Neill, S. & Masters, I., Dec 2017, In : Renewable Energy. 114, Part A, p. 273-282
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedThe wave and tidal resource of Scotland
Neill, S., Vogler, A., Goward-Brown, A. J., Baston, S., Lewis, M., Gillibrand, P. A., Waldman, S. & Woolf, D. K., Dec 2017, In : Renewable Energy. 114, Part A, p. 3-17
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedTidal energy extraction in three-dimensional ocean models
Goward Brown, A., Neill, S. & Lewis, M., Dec 2017, In : Renewable Energy. 114, A, p. 244/257
Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue - PublishedTidal stream resource assessment uncertainty due to flow asymmetry and turbine yaw misalignment
Piano, M., Neill, S., Lewis, M., Robins, P., Hashemi, R., Davies, A., Ward, S. & Roberts, M., Dec 2017, In : Renewable Energy. p. 1363-1375
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedComparison of 4- and 5-beam acoustic Doppler current profiler configurations for measurement of turbulent kinetic energy
Togneri, M., Jones, D., Neill, S., Lewis, M., Ward, S., Piano, M. & Masters, I., 5 Sep 2017, In : Energy Procedia. 125, p. 260-267
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedInfluence of storm surge on tidal range energy
Lewis, M., Angeloudis, A., Robins, P., Evans, P. S. & Neill, S., Mar 2017, In : Energy. 122, p. 25-36
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2016
- PublishedResearch priorities for assessing potential impacts of emerging marine renewable energy technologies: Insights from developments in Wales (UK)
Roche, RC., Walker-Springett, K., Robins, PE., Jones, J., Veneruso, G., Whitton, TA., Piano, M., Ward, SL., Duce, CE., Waggitt, JJ., Walker-Springett, G., Neill, S., Lewis, M. & King, J., 1 Dec 2016, In : Renewable Energy. 99, December, p. 1327-1341 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedAn efficient artificial intelligence model for prediction of tropical storm surge
Hashemi, M. R., Spaulding, M. L., Shaw, A., Farhadi, H. & Lewis, M., May 2016, In : Natural Hazards. 82, p. 471-491
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedTidal energy leasing and tidal phasing
Neill, S. P., Hashemi, M. R. & Lewis, M. J., Jan 2016, In : Renewable Energy. 85, p. 580-587
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2015
- PublishedImpact of climate change on UK estuaries: A review of past trends and potential projections
Robins, P. E., Skov, M. W., Lewis, M. J., Gimenez, L., Davies, A. G., Malham, S. K., Neill, S. P., McDonald, J. E., Whitton, T. A., Jackson, S. E. & Jago, C. F., 17 Dec 2015, In : Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 169, p. 119-135
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedCharacterizing the tidal energy resource of the West Anglesey Demonstration Zone (UK), using TELEMAC-2D and field observations
Piano, M., Ward, S. L., Robins, P. E., Neill, S. P., Lewis, M. J., Davies, A. G., Powell, B. I., Owen, A. W. & Hashemi, R. M., 15 Oct 2015.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper - PublishedCharacterising the spatial and temporal variability of the tidal-stream energy resource over the northwest European shelf seas
Robins, P. E., Neill, S. P., Lewis, M. J. & Ward, S. L., 1 Jun 2015, In : Applied Energy. 147, p. 510-522
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedResource assessment for future generations of tidal-stream energy arrays
Lewis, M., Neill, S. P., Robins, P. E. & Hashemi, M. R., 1 Apr 2015, In : Energy. 83, p. 403-415
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedEffect of waves on the tidal energy resource at a planned tidal stream array
Hashemi, M. R., Neill, S. P., Robins, P. E., Davies, A. G. & Lewis, M. J., Mar 2015, In : Renewable Energy. 75, p. 626-639
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2014
- PublishedInter-annual variability of two contrasting offshore sand banks in a region of extreme tidal range
Lewis, M. J., Neill, S. P. & Elliott, A. J., 10 Dec 2014, In : Journal of Coastal Research. 31, 2, p. 265-275
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedFuture variability of solute transport in a macrotidal estuary
Robins, P. E., Lewis, M. J., Simpson, J. H., Howlett, E. R. & Malham, S. K., 13 Oct 2014, In : Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 151, p. 88-99
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedRealistic wave conditions and their influence on quantifying the tidal stream energy resource
Lewis, M. J., Neill, S. P. & Hashemi, M. R., 8 Oct 2014, In : Applied Energy. 136, p. 495-508
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedAssessing the temporal variability in extreme storm-tide time series for coastal flood risk assessment
Quinn, N., Lewis, M., Wadey, M. P. & Haigh, I. D., 11 Aug 2014, In : Journal of geophysical research:Oceans. 119, 8, p. 4983-4998
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedImpact of tidal-stream arrays in relation to the natural variability of sedimentary processes
Robins, P. E., Neill, S. P. & Lewis, M. J., 8 Aug 2014, In : Renewable Energy. 72, p. 311-321
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedInter-annual and inter-seasonal variability of the Orkney wave power resource
Neill, S. P., Lewis, M. J., Hashemi, M. R., Slater, E., Lawrence, J. & Spall, S. A., 1 Aug 2014, In : Applied Energy. 132, p. 339-348
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedOptimal phasing of the European tidal stream resource using the greedy algorithm with penalty function
Neill, S. P., Lewis, M. J. & Hashemi, M. R., 22 Jul 2014, In : Energy. 73, p. 997-1006
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedThe role of tidal asymmetry in characterizing the tidal energy resource of Orkney
Neill, S. P., Hashemi, M. R. & Lewis, M. J., 4 Mar 2014, In : Renewable Energy. 68, p. 337-350
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedInvestigating River–Surge Interaction in Idealised Estuaries
Maskell, J., Horsburgh, K., Lewis, M. & Bates, P., 1 Feb 2014, In : Journal of Coastal Research. 30, 2, p. 248-259
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedBay of Bengal cyclone extreme water-level estimate uncertainty
Lewis, M. J., Horsburgh, K. & Bates, P., 21 Jan 2014, In : Natural Hazards. 72, 2, p. 983-996
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2013
- PublishedThe influence of wind gustiness on estimating the wave power resource
Goward Brown, A., Neill, S. & Lewis, M., 10 Nov 2013, In : International Journal of Marine Energy. 3-4, p. e1-e10
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedUnderstanding the variability of an extreme storm tide along a coastline
Lewis, M., Schumann, G., Bates, P. & Horsburgh, K., 20 May 2013, In : Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 123, p. 19-25
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedA storm surge inundation model of the northern Bay of Bengal using publicly available data
Lewis, M. J., Bates, P., Horsburgh, K., Neal, J. & Schumann, G., 1 Jan 2013, In : Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 139, 671, p. 358-369
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2011
- PublishedQuantifying the Uncertainty in Future Coastal Flood Risk Estimates for the U.K
Lewis, M. J., Horsburgh, K., Bates, P. & Smith, R., 1 Sep 2011, In : Journal of Coastal Research. 27, 5, p. 870-881
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2009
- PublishedPredicting suitability of cockle Austrovenus stutchburyi restoration sites using hydrodynamic models of larval dispersal
Lundquist, C. J., Oldman, J. W. & Lewis, M. J., 6 Mar 2009, In : New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 43, 3, p. 735-748
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Projects
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28/06/2018 – 30/09/2021 (Active)
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01/01/2017 – 31/03/2018 (Finished)
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01/12/2016 – 31/10/2017 (Finished)
Other Grants and Projects
Principle Investigator (PI):
2018-2021. KESS2 PhD studentship ~£54k. Remote Sensing of renewable energy resource. Lewis (PI), Neill and Robins (Co-I)
2019-2020. KESS2 MRes studentship £17,974. Ocean surface currents and novel micro-hydrokinetic resource applications. Lewis (PI), Neill and Robins (Co-I)
2018-2021. EPSRC Postdoctoral fellowship £364,293. Improving Methods of Characterising Resource, Interactions and Conditions for Marine Renewable Energy (METRIC). Lewis (PI)
2016 NRN-LCEE RDF “Future of Estuaries” (£4500)
2016 Met Office Bursary for collaborative research with UKCP18 and flood risk (£1450)
2015 NERC student Research Experience Placement (REP) (£1200)
Co-Investigator (Co-I):
EPSRC funded PRIMaRE network grants to Bangor ECRs (£6102)
2017 NERC “Envirnmental Risk to Infrastructure Program (ERIP). CHEST: Combination Hazard of Extreme rainfall, Storm surge and high Tide. NE/R009007/1 (£110,967)
2016 Welsh Government/ Welsh Crucible consortia “Redesigning Resilience” (£10,000)