Abel works as a Research Fellow in the Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean & Marine Engineering (NAOME) at the University of Strathclyde. He works with Professor Feargal Brennan and Professor Maurizio Collu in the development of marine renewables, through the SuperGEN ORE Hub and the Ocean REFuel programmes.

Prior to joining NAOME, Abel worked as Research Associate at the University of Edinburgh. He worked on the fluid dynamics of morphing blades for load alleviation of tidal turbines. Abel has vast experience in experimental flume and tank testing, flow diagnostics (PIV, LDV, ADV) and vortical flows.

Abel contributes to the delivery of NM323: The Marine Environment, a core third-year module in the Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. He is responsible for the first six weeks of the course, covering potential flow, linear and irregular wave theory, and leads the design and assessment of the mid-term class test.

• The Marine Environment
• Marine hydrodynamics
• Marine Renewables

• Marine renewables
• Wave energy
• Tidal energy
• Marine hydrodynamics
• Very large floating structures (VLFS)