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Prof Simon Neill

Professor in Physical Oceanography

s.p.neill@bangor.ac.uk

+44 1248 383938

0000-0002-1674-3445

Prof Simon Neill

View Prof Simon Neill’s profile on the Bangor Research Portal

Additional Contact Information

Room: Room 212, Marine Centre Wales     Phone: 01248 383938

Email: s.p.neill@bangor.ac.uk

Web: Google Scholar; ResearchGate; Amazon Author Page; Twitter; Google Knowledge Panel

I am professor in physical oceanography, specializing in ocean renewable energy: characterizing the wave and tidal energy resource, understanding wave-tide interaction, optimizing grid integration of arrays of marine renewable energy devices, and quantifying the environmental impacts of extracting energy from the oceans. I am founder and course director of an MSc in Marine Renewable Energy, and committee member of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), working on revising IEC Technical Specification 62600-201: Tidal Energy Resource Assessment and Characterization. I am a member of the editorial board of the Elsevier journal Renewable Energy, have written a textbook on marine energy "Fundamentals of Ocean Renewable Energy: Generating Electricity from the Sea", and am lead sediment scientist at FORCE (Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy). I also have other shelf sea research interests, including palaeoceanography, sediment dynamics, and simulating the dispersal of marine organisms and microplastics.

I currently lead a wide range of research projects at Bangor University, including:

  • NERC – SE Asia Plastics. South East Asia MArine Plastics (SEAmap): Reduction, Control and Mitigation of Marine Plastic Pollution in the Philippines. Neill SP (PI), Hiddink JG, Robins PE, Lewis MJ, Skov MW, Dunn CP (School of Natural Sciences), Taboada E (University of San Carlos, Philippines); £708,034. 2020-2023.
  • European Regional Development Fund. Smart Efficient Energy Centre (SEEC) (£7M) Simon Neill (PI), Iestyn Pierce & Graham Ormondroyd. 2019-2023.

Research Areas

  • Ocean Physics
  • Earth System Science and Climate Change
  • Marine Conservation and Resource Management
  • Sediment Dynamics and Morphology

Qualifications

  • Other: PGCertHE
    2011
  • PhD: Estuarine physics
    University of Strathclyde, 2002
  • BEng: Civil Engineering
    University of Dundee, 1997

Teaching and Supervision

I am course director (and founder) of an MSc in Marine Renewable Energy, and module organiser of OSX-4023 "Marine Renewable Energy" at MSc level. At undergraduate level, I am module organiser of OSX-3016 "Ocean Modelling" and OSX-2007 "Prince Madog Cruise" – a multidisciplinary module that is based around our 35 m research vessel RV Prince Madog. I also contribute to modules OSX-4009, OSX-4016, OSX-3000, OSX-3005, OSX-2000, OSX-1000, and ONS-1001. I have been a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy since 2011. I am also the external examiner (2018-2022) for the MSc Marine Renewable Energy at Plymouth University.

I supervise many undergraduate and masters level research projects, particularly on the theme of marine renewable energy. In addition, I currently supervise the following PhD students:

Mike Case – impact of underwater noise propagation on fish.

Mike Ridgill - Remote Sensing of renewable energy resources

Nia Jones - Dispersal of microplastics in the marine environment

Aaron Furnish - Pathways to Realistic Impact Modelling in Estuarine Areas

Postgraduate Project Opportunities

I have a range of research interests in which PhD projects could be developed. Please contact me by email in the first instance regarding any of the following areas: marine renewable energy, wave and tidal resource characterization, wave/tide interaction, palaeoceanography, dispersal of marine organisms, and ocean modelling.

Publications

2022

  • PublishedEnvironmental issues for offshore renewable energy
    Wolf, J., De Dominicis, M., Lewis, M., Neill, S., O'Hara Murray, R., Scott, B. E., Zampollo, A., Chapman, J. & Declerck, M., 1 Feb 2022, Comprehensive Renewable Energy. 2nd ed. Elsevier
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  • PublishedThe role of wind in controlling the connectivity of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) populations
    Demmer, J., Robins, P., Malham, S., Lewis, M., Owen, A., Jones, T. & Neill, S., 21 Jan 2022, In: Movement Ecology. 10, 1, 3.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

  • PublishedA review of the UK and British Channel Islands practical tidal stream energy resource
    Coles, D., Angeloudis, A., Greaves, D., Hastie, G., Lewis, M., Mackie, L., McNaughton, J., Miles, J., Neill, S., Piggott, M., Risch, D., Scott, B., Sparling, C., Stallard, T., Thies, P., Walker, S., White, D., Willden, R. & Williamson, B. J., 24 Nov 2021, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society A . 477, 2255, 20210469.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  • PublishedA review of tidal energy - Resource, feedbacks, and environmental interactions
    Neill, S., Haas, K., Thiebot, J. & Yang, Z., Nov 2021, In: Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 13, 6, 17 p., 062702.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  • PublishedA standardised tidal-stream power curve, optimised for the global resource
    Lewis, M., O'Hara Murray, R., Fredriksson, S., Maskell, J., de Fockert, A., Neill, S. & Robins, P., 1 Jun 2021, In: Renewable Energy. 170, p. 1308-1323
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedEnvironmental Issues for Offshore Renewable Energy
    Wolf, J., Dominicis, M. D., Lewis, M., Neill, S., Murray, R. OH., Scott, B., Zampollo, A., Chapman, J. & Declerck, M., 2021, Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. Elsevier
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  • PublishedGlobal riverine theoretical hydrokinetic resource assessment
    Ridgill, M., Neill, S., Lewis, M., Robins, P. & Patil, S., 1 Aug 2021, In: Renewable Energy. 174, p. 654-665
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedIntroduction to Ocean Renewable Energy
    Neill, S., 2021, Comprehensive Renewable Energy. 2nd ed. Elsevier
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  • PublishedMeasuring and Observing the Ocean Renewable Energy Resource
    Christie, D. & Neill, S., 2021, Comprehensive Renewable Energy. 2nd ed.
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  • PublishedOcean Renewable Energy Test Centers
    Marti, V., Culina, J. & Neill, S., 9 Sep 2021, Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. 2nd ed.
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  • PublishedSalinity Gradient Power
    Withers, T. & Neill, S., 20 Oct 2021, Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. 2nd ed. Elsevier Press
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  • PublishedTidal Range Resource of Australia
    Neill, S., Hemer, M., Robins, P., Griffiths, A. & Furnish, A., 1 Jun 2021, In: Renewable Energy. 170, p. 683-692
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

  • PublishedNumerical modelling of hydrodynamics and tidal energy extraction in the Alderney Race: a review
    Thiebot, J., Coles, D., Bennis, A-C., Guillou, N., Neill, S., Guillou, S. & Piggott, M., 21 Aug 2020, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 378, 2178, 20190498.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSensitivity assessment of bathymetry and choice of tidal constituents on tidal stream energy resource characterisation in the Gulf of California, Mexico
    Mejia-Olivares, C., Haigh, I. D., Lewis, M. & Neill, S., 1 Sep 2020, In: Applied Ocean Research.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSpatio-temporal variability of tidal-stream energy in north-western Europe
    Guillou, N., Neill, S. & Thiebot, J., 21 Aug 2020, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 378, 2178, 20190493.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe challenges of constraining shelf sea tidal models using seabed sediment grain size as a proxy for tidal currents
    Ward, S., Scourse, J., Yokoyama, Y. & Neill, S., Dec 2020, In: Continental Shelf Research. 205, 104165.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThree-dimensional modelling of turbine wake interactions at a tidal stream energy site
    Michelet, N., Guillou, N., Chapalain, G., Thiebot, J., Guillou, S., Goward Brown, A. & Neill, S., 1 Feb 2020, In: Applied Ocean Research. 95, 102009.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedTidal range energy resource assessment of the Gulf of California, Mexico
    Mejia-Olivares, C., Haigh, I. D., Angeloudis, A., Lewis, M. & Neill, S., Aug 2020, In: Renewable Energy. 155, p. 469-483
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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 › peer-review
  • 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
  • PublishedThe impacts of tidal energy development and sea-level rise in the Gulf of Maine
    Kresning, B., Hashemi, M. R., Neill, S. P., Green, M. & Xue, H., 15 Nov 2019, In: Energy. 187, 115942.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • 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 › peer-review

2018

  • PublishedCharacterising the tidal stream power resource around France using a high-resolution harmonic database
    Guillou, N., Neill, S. & Robins, P., Aug 2018, In: Renewable Energy. 123, p. 706-718
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedFundamentals of Ocean Renewable Energy: Generating Electricity from the Sea
    Neill, S. & Hashemi, M. R., 12 Jun 2018, London: Academic Press. 336 p.
    Research output: Book/Report › Book
  • PublishedThe Influence of Intra-Array Wake Dynamics on Depth-Averaged Kinetic Tidal Turbine Energy Extraction Simulations
    Piano, M., Robins, P., Davies, A. & Neill, S., 22 Oct 2018, In: Energies. 11, 10, 2852.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedTidal power plants: Predictable electricity from the sea
    Neill, S., 1 Sep 2018, 2 p. London : Energy Institute.
    Research output: Other contribution
  • 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 › peer-review
  • 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 › peer-review
  • 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 › peer-review

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 › peer-review
  • PublishedCharacterizing the Great Lakes hydrokinetic renewable energy resource: Lake Erie wave, surge and seiche characteristics
    Farhadzadeh, A., Hashemi, M. R. & Neill, S., 1 Jun 2017, In: Energy. 128, p. 661-675
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • 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 › peer-review
  • 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 › peer-review
  • 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 › peer-review
  • PublishedSpecial issue: Wave and tidal resource characterization
    Neill, S., Yang, Z. & Hashemi, M. R., 1 Dec 2017, In: Renewable Energy. 114, p. 1-2
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe Impact of Marine Renewable Energy Extraction on Sediment Dynamics
    Neill, S., Robins, P. & Fairley, I., 10 Apr 2017, Marine Renewable Energy: Resource characterization and physical effects. Yang, Z. & Copping, A. (eds.). Springer, p. 279-304
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  • 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 › peer-review
  • 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 › peer-review
  • 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 › peer-review

2016

  • PublishedA simplified method to estimate tidal current effects on the ocean wave power resource
    Hashemi, M. R., Grilli, S. T. & Neill, S., Oct 2016, In: Renewable Energy. 96, Part A, p. 257-269
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedInter-annual variability of headland sandbanks affecting nearshore wave climates and flood risk.
    Rulent, J., Lewis, M., Vafeidis, A., Scott, T., Conley, D. & Neill, S., Sep 2016.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
  • 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 › peer-review
  • PublishedSensitivity of palaeotidal models of the northwest European shelf seas to glacial isostatic adjustment since the Last Glacial Maximum
    Ward, S., Neill, S., Scourse, J., Bradley, S. L. & Uehara, K., 1 Nov 2016, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 151, p. 198-211
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe influence of waves on the tidal kinetic energy resource at a tidal stream energy site
    Guillou, N., Chapalain, G. & Neill, S., 15 Oct 2016, In: Applied Energy. 180, October, p. 402-415
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • 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 › peer-review

2015

  • PublishedA new Holocene relative sea-level curve for western Brittany (France): Insights on isostatic dynamics along the Atlantic coasts of north-western Europe
    Goslin, J., Van Vliet Lanoe, B., Spada, G., Bradley, S., Tarasov, L., Neill, S. P. & Suanez, S., 5 Nov 2015, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 129, p. 341-365
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • 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 › peer-review
  • 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
  • PublishedClassifying seabed sediment type using simulated tidal-induced bed shear stress
    Ward, S. L., Neill, S. P., Van Landeghem, K. J. & Scourse, J. D., 30 May 2015, In: Marine Geology. 367, p. 94-104
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • 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 › peer-review
  • 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 › peer-review
  • 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 › peer-review
  • PublishedSome numerical aspects of modelling flow around hydraulic structures using incompressible SPH
    Ghadampour, Z., Hashemi, M. R., Talebbeydokhti, N., Neill, S. P. & Nikseresht, A. H., 8 May 2015, In: Computers and Mathematics with Applications. 69, 12, p. 1470-1483
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

  • PublishedA coupled tide-wave model for the NW European shelf seas
    Hashemi, R. M., Neill, S. P. & Davies, A. G., 14 Aug 2014, In: Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedEnvironmental metabarcoding reveals heterogeneous drivers of microbial eukaryote diversity in contrasting estuarine ecosystems
    Lallias, D. S., Lallias, D., Hiddink, J. G., Fonseca, V. G., Gaspar, J. M., Sung, W., Neill, S. P., Barnes, N., Ferrero, T., Hall, N., Lambshead, P. J., Packer, M., Thomas, W. K. & Creer, S., 25 Nov 2014, In: The ISME Journal. 9, p. 1208-1221
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • 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 › peer-review
  • 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 › peer-review
  • 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 › peer-review
  • PublishedMetagenetic analysis of patterns of distribution and diversity of marine meiobenthic eukaryotes
    Fonseca, V. G., Carvalho, G. R., Nichols, B., Quince, C., Johnson, H. F., Neill, S. P., Lambshead, J. D., Thomas, W. K., Power, D. M. & Creer, S., 25 Aug 2014, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 23, 11, p. 1293–1302
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • 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 › peer-review
  • 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 › peer-review
  • 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 › peer-review
  • PublishedThe role of tides in shelf-scale simulations of the wave energy resource
    Hashemi, M. R. & Neill, S. P., 18 Apr 2014, In: Renewable Energy. 69, p. 300-310
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

  • PublishedEnvironmental drivers of small scale spatial variation in the reproductive schedule of a commercially important bivalve mollusc
    Hold, N., Murray, L. G., Hinz, H., Neill, S. P., Lass, S., Lo, M. & Kaiser, M. J., 1 Dec 2013, In: Marine Environmental Research. 92, p. 144-153
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedIdentification of genetically and oceanographically distinct blooms of jellyfish
    Lee, P. L., Dawson, M. N., Neill, S. P., Robins, P. E., Houghton, J. D., Doyle, T. K. & Hays, G. C., 1 Mar 2013, In: Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 10, 80, p. 20120920
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPhysical and biological controls on larval dispersal and connectivity in a highly energetic shelf sea
    Robins, P. E., Neill, S. P., Gimenez, L., Jenkins, S. R. & Malham, S. K., 1 Mar 2013, In: Limnology and Oceanography. 58, 2, p. 505-524
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • 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 › peer-review
  • PublishedWave power variability over the northwest European shelf seas
    Neill, S. P. & Hashemi, R., 1 Jun 2013, In: Applied Energy. 106, p. 31-46
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

  • PublishedA numerical study of marine larval dispersal in the presence of an axial convergent front
    Robins, P., Neill, S. & Gimenez Noya, J., 20 Mar 2012, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 100, p. 172-185
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedImpact of tidal energy converter (TEC) arrays on the dynamics of headland sand banks
    Neill, S. P., Jordan, J. R. & Couch, S. J., 1 Jan 2012, In: Renewable Energy. 37, 1, p. 387-397
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2010

  • PublishedEvolution of bed shear stress distribution over the northwest European shelf seas during the last 12,000 years.
    Neill, S. P. & Scourse, J. D., 1 Jan 2010, In: Ocean Dynamics. 60, 5, p. 1139-1156
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSecond-generation environmental sequencing unmasks marine metazoan biodiversity.
    Fonseca, V. G., Carvalho, G. R., Sung, W., Johnson, H. F., Power, D. M., Neill, S. P., Packer, M., Blaxter, M. L., Lambshead, J. D., Thomas, W. K. & Creer, S., 19 Oct 2010, In: Nature Communications. 1, 7, p. 98
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedUsing an artificial neural network to model seasonal changes in beach profiles
    Hashemi, M. R., Ghadampur, Z. & Neill, S. P., 1 Oct 2010, In: Ocean Engineering. 37, 14-15, p. 1345-1356
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2009

  • PublishedA numerical study of lateral grain size sorting by an estuarine front.
    Neill, S. P., 10 Feb 2009, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 81, 3, p. 345-352
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedChanges in wave climate over the northwest European shelf seas during the last 12,000 years.
    Neill, S. P., Scourse, J. D., Bigg, G. R. & Uehara, K., 17 Jun 2009, In: Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans. 114, p. C06015
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedContext dependency of relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning is different for multiple ecosystem functions.
    Hiddink, J. G., Davies, T. W., Perkins, M., Machairopoulou, M. & Neill, S. P., 1 Dec 2009, In: Oikos. 118, 12, p. 1892-1900
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe formation of headland/island sandbanks.
    Neill, S. & Scourse, J. D., 15 Oct 2009, In: Continental Shelf Research. 29, 18, p. 2167-2177
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe impact of tidal stream turbines on large-scale sediment dynamics.
    Neill, S. P., Litt, E. J., Couch, S. J. & Davies, A. G., 1 Dec 2009, In: Renewable Energy. 34, 12, p. 2803-2812
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2008

  • PublishedA model of inter-annual variability in beach levels.
    Neill, S. P., Elliott, A. & Hashemi, R. M., 15 Aug 2008, In: Continental Shelf Research. 28, 14, p. 1769-1781
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe role of Coriolis in sandbank formation due to a headland/island system.
    Neill, S. P., 10 Sep 2008, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 79, 3, p. 419-428
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedTidal and surge modelling using differential quadrature: a case study in the Bristol Channel.
    Hashemi, M. R., Abedini, M. J., Neill, S. P. & Malekzadeh, P., 1 Oct 2008, In: Coastal Engineering. 55, 10, p. 811-819
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2007

  • PublishedAn enhanced depth-averaged tidal model for morphological studies in the presence of rotary currents.
    Neill, S. P., Hashemi, M. R. & Elliott, A. J., 1 Jan 2007, In: Continental Shelf Research. 27, 1, p. 82-102
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSimulating storm waves in the Irish Sea
    Neill, S. P. & Elliott, A. J., 1 Jun 2007, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Maritime Engineering. 160, 2, p. 57-64
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe tidal flux in the Firth of Forth
    Elliott, A. J. & Neill, S. P., 1 Mar 2007, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Maritime Engineering. 160, 1, p. 25-32
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2006

  • PublishedThe benefits of combining coupled wave-current models with SAR observations for the interpretation of ocean-surface currents.
    Macklin, T., Wolf, J., Wakelin, S., Gommenginger, C., Ferrier, G., Elliott, A. J. & Neill, S. P., 1 Jan 2006.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • PublishedThe benefits of combining coupled wave-current models with SAR observations for the interpretation of ocean-surface currents.
    Macklin, T., Wolf, J., Wakelin, S., Gommenginger, C., Ferrier, G., Elliott, A. J. & Neill, S. P., 23 Jan 2006.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2005

  • PublishedEstimates of the extreme meteorological and oceanographic conditions near Amlwch.
    Neill, S. P. & Elliott, A. J., 1 Jan 2005, 2005 ed. Unknown.
    Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
  • PublishedModelling of SAR signatures of bathymetric features in the Bristol Channel using a coupled wave-current model
    Macklin, T., Wolf, J., Wakelin, S., Elliott, A. J. & Neill, S. P., 1 Jan 2005, p. 611-618.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • PublishedObserving estuarine currents and fronts in the Tay Estuary, Scotland, using an airborne SAR with along-track interferometry (ATI)
    Ferrier, G., Macklin, J. T., Neill, S. P., Folkard, A. M., Copeland, G. J. & Anderson, J. M., 20 Oct 2005, In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. 26, 20, p. 4399-4404
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2004

  • PublishedA progress report on the control of the free surface in a 3D Navier Stokes solver for coastal applications.
    Gejadze, I., Copeland, G., Neill, S. P., Fang, F. & Pain, C., 1 Jan 2004, p. 681-694.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • PublishedIn situ measurements of spring-neap variations to unsteady island wake development in the Firth of Forth, Scotland.
    Neill, S. P. & Elliott, A. J., 1 Jun 2004, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 60, 2, p. 229-239
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedObservations and numerical modelling of a non-buoyant front in the Tay Estuary, Scotland.
    Neill, S. P., Copeland, G. J., Ferrier, G. & Folkard, A. M., 1 Jan 2004, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 59, 1, p. 173-184
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedObservations and simulations of an unsteady island wake in the Firth of Forth, Scotland.
    Neill, S. P. & Elliott, A. J., 1 Jul 2004, In: Ocean Dynamics. 54, 3-4, p. 324-332
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedOceanographic observations in the Savick Brook.
    Elliott, A. J. & Neill, S. P., 1 Jan 2004, 2004 ed. Unknown.
    Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Projects

  • 81396 MEECE

    01/01/2022 – 31/07/2023 (Active)

  • KESS II MRes with CGG- BUK2E051

    01/10/2021 – 31/10/2022 (Active)

  • South East Asia MArine Plastics (SEAmap): Reduction, Control and Mitigation of Marine Plastic Pollution in the Philippines

    15/11/2020 – 14/12/2023 (Active)

  • KESS II MRes with AVT Services Ltd- BUK2187

    01/10/2019 – 01/12/2021 (Finished)

  • 82134 Smart Efficiency Energy Centre (SEEC)

    01/05/2019 – 31/05/2023 (Active)

  • KESS II MRes with Repetitive Energy- BUK2161

    06/07/2018 – 10/05/2022 (Finished)

  • Ocean modelling workshop QUOTIENT

    01/06/2017 – 30/09/2018 (Finished)

  • KESS II PhD project with Extramussel Ltd BUK229

    01/04/2016 – 31/07/2020 (Finished)

  • Tidal lagoon research workshop

    01/12/2015 – 01/08/2018 (Finished)

  • Quantification and environmental impacts of marine renewables

    01/01/2015 – 01/08/2019 (Finished)

  • Feedbacks between tidal stream array operation & marine environment

    01/10/2012 – 08/08/2016 (Finished)

  • Effects of tidal flows on the performance of tidal stream turbines

    01/07/2012 – 19/08/2017 (Finished)

  • Impacts of climate change on the coastal zone

    01/10/2011 – 30/09/2012 (Finished)

Other Grants and Projects

European Social Funds KESS2 MSc (research) studentship (Neill, Lewis, Robins) Remote Sensing of renewable energy resource (2018-2019) £18k (In partnership with Repetitive Energy Ltd.). Student: Mike Ridgill.

INTERREG IRELAND/WALES (Jenkins, Neill, Davies, Robins) ECOSTRUCTURE: climate change adaptation through ecologically sensitive coastal infrastructure (2017-2020). £774k (part of £3.5 million multi-partner grant)

European Social Funds KESS2 PhD studentship (Neill, Robins, Malham) Simulating variability of North Wales mussel populations (2015-2018) £53k (In partnership with Extra Mussel). Student: Jonathan Demmer.

Sêr Cymru NRN-LCEE (Neill, Masters, O’Doherty) QUOTIENT - Quantification, optimisation, and environmental impacts of marine renewable energy (2015-2018). £506,873

Santander Mobility Grant (Neill) Marine renewable energy visit to Instituto Superior Technico, Lisbon (2014). £857

EPSRC standard grant EP/J010200/1 (O'Doherty, Neill, et al.) The effects of realistic tidal flows on the performance and structural integrity of tidal stream turbines (2012-2015). £1,389,372

Fujitsu/HPC Wales (Neill) Feedback between tidal stream array operation and the marine environment - PhD studentship (2012-2016). £75,000 

European Fishery Fund (Kaiser, LeVay, McCarthy, Hiddink, Neill) Sustainable use of fisheries resources in Welsh waters (2012-2015). £2,503,000

Fujitsu/HPC Wales (Hashemi, Neill, Robins, Jago) Simulating the impacts of climate change on estuarine dynamics using an integrated catchment-to-coast model - PhD studentship (2012-2015). £70,100 

NRW - Ecosystem Resilience Fund (Davies, Neill, et al.) Drivers of change and the connectivity of Sabellaria alveolata reefs within Wales (2013-2014) £89,000 

Welsh European Funding Office (Neill, Davies, et al.) Low Carbon Research Institute (LCRI) Marine (2010-2013). £538,559 

Welsh Crucible (Neill, Grimstead) Simulating the impacts of climate change on the coastal zone: putting the end-user in the driving seat (2011-2012). £5,752

Welsh Crucible (Gil, Neill, et al.) Development of a new sustainable elastomeric energy harvester for marine environments (2011-2012). £9,000

Santander Mobility Grant (Neill) Marine renewable energy visit to University of Santiago de Compostela (2011). £1,000

NERC PhD studentship. (Neill and Scourse) Palaeoceanographic modelling of the NW European Shelf Seas since the LGM (2010-2014). £70,000

NERC standard grant NE/G020302/1 (Jago, Baas, Kennedy, Neill). Impacts of hydrological variability on material transfers through the River-Estuary Transition Zone (2009-2012). £592,776

INTERREG IVA (Malham, Neill, et al.) Shellfish productivity in the Irish Sea: working towards a sustainable future - SUSFISH (2009-2013). £638,602

NERC directed grant NE/F001266/1 (Creer, Hiddink, Neill). Sequencing the meiofaunal metagenome of the marine/freshwater interface in key estuarine ecosystems (2008-2011). £66,581

NERC urgency grant NE/E011268/1 (Hiddink, Carvahlo, Gascoigne, Kaiser, Neill). Recovery of benthic invertebrate communities and fishery overspill effects in newly created marine reserves (2007-2008). £281,251

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