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Ali Mehmanparast (PhD, MBA, CEng, CMgr) is a Professor of Structural Integrity at the University of Strathclyde. He serves as a Co-I and management board member of the £6.7M Strathclyde-Oxford-Edinburgh Centre for Doctoral Training in Wind and Marine Energy Systems and Structures (WAMSS CDT: 2019–2027) and was previously the Co-I and Manager of the £4M Cranfield-Oxford-Strathclyde Centre for Doctoral Training in Renewable Energy Marine Structures (REMS CDT: 2014–2022). Throughout these CDT leadership roles, he has played a pivotal role in training over 120 PhD and EngD specialists, preparing them as future leaders in the Offshore Renewable Energy sector. Additionally, he has co-led several flagship research projects in the offshore renewable energy sector, including the £7.5M EPSRC-funded Co-Tide Programme Grant (Co-design to Deliver Scalable Tidal Stream Energy) and the £3M industry/DECC-funded SLIC Joint Industry Project (Offshore Wind Structural Lifecycle Industry Collaboration).
Prof. Mehmanparast received both his MEng (2008) and PhD (2012) degrees from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London, and he also holds an MBA from Cranfield University. Before joining the University of Strathclyde in 2022, he held academic roles at Imperial College London and Cranfield University, progressing from Research Associate to Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, and Reader between 2012 and 2021.
Prof. Mehmanparast is a Chartered Engineer of IMechE, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Chartered Manager of CMI and Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute. He is the Energy Engineering Subject Editor of International Journal of Engineering Failure Analysis (Elsevier), and serves on the editorial boards of a few other prominent international journals, including Applied Ocean Research (Elsevier), Forces in Mechanics (Elsevier), Materials at High Temperatures (Taylor & Francis), Journal of Multiscale Modelling (World Scientific), and Wind (MDPI).
With a portfolio of over 130 peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers, and book chapters in the field of energy structures, Prof. Mehmanparast is an active contributor to international research and knowledge dissemination with a rich network of academic and industrial collaborators. He has also organised and chaired numerous international conferences, further solidifying his leadership in the field of engineering structural integrity.
Research Interests
Prof. Mehmanparast's research focus is primarily on the design optimisation, life extension, and integrity assessment of Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) structures. His work integrates advanced modelling, experimental methods, manufacturing innovations, and probabilistic techniques to address critical challenges in the ORE sector.
Key examples of past and ongoing research projects he has led as Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-Investigator (Co-I) include:
- Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation Flange Study (funded by the Carbon Trust OWA Programme)
- Structural Design and Integrity Enhancement of Floating Offshore Support Structures (funded by the Supergen Wind Hub)
- Corrosion and Fatigue Protection of Offshore Wind Turbine Structures Using Additive Manufacturing Technology (funded by the Supergen ORE Hub)
- Assessment of Crack Arrest Behavior in Modern Structural Steels (funded by EPSRC, TWI, and Lloyd’s Register)
- Residual Stress Effects on Fatigue Life Assessment of Offshore Wind Turbines (funded by STFC)
- CoTide: Co-Design to Deliver Scalable Tidal Stream Energy (funded by EPSRC)
- SLIC JIP: Structural Lifecycle Industry Collaboration Joint Industry Project (funded by a consortium of 10 of the world’s largest offshore wind operators and the Department of Energy & Climate Change)
Industrial Relevance
Prof. Mehmanparast is deeply committed to training and mentoring research students, equipping them with the skills and expertise necessary to become future leaders in the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) industry. His doctoral research projects are designed to address critical industry challenges and knowledge gaps, and they are conducted in close collaboration with world-leading experts from industry and academia.
Completed PhD/EngD Supervisions as Principal Supervisor:
Prof. Mehmanparast has successfully supervised the following PhD/EngD candidates from start to completion:
- Dr. Alessandro Annoni: Integrity Evaluation of Offshore Wind Turbine MP-TP Connection Technologies (Sponsored by EPSRC and TWI), completed in 2024.
- Dr. Anna Ermakova: Structural Integrity Assessment of Functionally Graded Components Created using Additive Manufacturing Technology for Marine Applications (Sponsored by EPSRC), completed in 2023.
- Dr. Satya Anandavijayan: Material Pre-straining Effects on Fatigue and Fracture Behaviour of Offshore Wind Monopile Structures (Sponsored by EPSRC), completed in 2020.
- Dr. Jessica Taylor: Assessment of Crack Arrest Behaviour in Modern Structural Steels (Sponsored by EPSRC iCASE with TWI and Lloyd's Register), completed in 2020.
- Dr. Abdulhakim Shittu: Structural Reliability Assessment of Offshore Wind Turbine Jacket-Type Support Structures Based on Fatigue Limit State (Sponsored by PTDF), completed in 2020.
- Dr. Waseem Khodabux: Improvement of Structural Health Monitoring Performance for Offshore Wind Turbines Subjected to Fatigue and Pitting Corrosion (Sponsored by ORE Catapult), completed in 2019.
- Dr. Victor Igwemezie: Corrosion-Fatigue Behaviour of Structural Steels in Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations (Sponsored through TETFUND), completed in 2019.
- Dr. Anaïs Jacob: The Influence of Residual Stresses on Structural Integrity of Renewable Energy Marine Structures (Sponsored by STFC), completed in 2019.
- Dr. Ali Alturaihi: The Influence of Partial Peening on Fatigue Crack Growth, completed in 2017.
Ongoing PhD/EngD Supervisions as Principal Supervisor:
Prof. Mehmanparast is currently supervising the following doctoral candidates:
- Fraser O'Neill: Erosion, Corrosion, and Fatigue Life Enhancement of Offshore Renewable Energy Structures using Additive Manufacturing Technologies (Sponsored by EPSRC), started in 2022.
- Emmet McLaughlin: Fatigue Life Prediction of Offshore Wind Turbine Structures using Advanced Numerical Modelling Techniques (Sponsored by EPSRC), started in 2022.
- Federico Della Santa: Re-evaluation of Fatigue Design Curves for Offshore Renewable Energy Structures using Advanced Statistical Approaches (Sponsored by EPSRC and Kent), started in 2023.
- Madison Asbury: Improving the Fatigue Life Assessment of Offshore Wind Turbine Support Structures by Considering Manufacturing Imperfections (Sponsored by EPSRC iCASE with Siemens Gamesa), started in 2024.
- Moray Stiven: Evaluation of Corrosion-Fatigue Behaviour in Offshore Wind Turbine Substructures (Sponsored by EPSRC and TWI), started in 2024.
In addition to the above, Prof. Mehmanparast has also served as a co-supervisor for a similar number of doctoral candidates, contributing to their academic and professional development.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Business Administration, Cranfield University
2018 → 2019
Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College London
2008 → 2012
Master of Engineering, Imperial College London
2004 → 2008
External positions
Member of the UK FESI Council, The UK Forum for Engineering Structural Integrity (FESI)
Sept 2014 → …
Keywords
- Structural Integrity
- Offshore Renewables
- Offshore Wind
- Fatigue and Fracture
- Additive Manufacturing
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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COLLU_OSI_ATLP_DLC12
Collu, M. (Principal Investigator), Brennan, F. (Co-investigator), Dai, D. (Co-investigator), Li, S. (Co-investigator) & Mehmanparast, A. (Co-investigator)
Oil States Industries (UK) Limited
10/11/24 → 28/02/25
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Services/Consultancy)
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Evaluation of Corrosion-Fatigue Behaviour in Offshore Wind Turbine Substructures
Mehmanparast, A. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/24 → 31/08/27
Project: Research - Studentship
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Fatigue life analysis of threaded connections in offshore wind turbines
Annoni, A., Johnston, C. & Mehmanparast, A., 31 Dec 2024, In: Applied Ocean Research. 153, 11 p., 104287.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessment of fatigue crack growth resistance of newly developed LTT alloy composition for the repair of high strength steel structures
Igwemezie, V., Mehmanparast, A. & Ganguly, S., 30 Nov 2024, In: Journal of Advanced Joining Processes. 10, 16 p., 100226.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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