I am a Reader in Energy Systems with over 30 years research, teaching and KE experience in energy and the built environments. My areas of research: 

• Building modelling and simulation
• Simulation tool development
• Buildings and the urban environment
• Net Zero buildings and communities
• Energy efficiency in buildings
• Building-integrated photovoltaics 
• Novel building integrated wind power devices
• Solar thermal technologies
• Thermal energy storage including phase change materials (PCM)

• Simulation-based control of buildings
• Monitoring of building energy performance and the performance 'gap'
• Modelling and testing of low and zero carbon energy technologies
• Probabalistic modelling of climate, building occupancy and energy use
• Hydrogen and fuel cells
• Decarbonising agricultural energy systems

I have over 100, peer-reviewed technical publications in these areas and am available to supervise related PhD projects.

Current research projects include the UKRI Green Economy Centre on High Density Buildings (CENZ-HighDB), the DESNZ-funded GreenShed project and validating the UK Home Energy Model (HEM). 

I deliver classes in Energy Resources and Policy, Electrical Power Systems and Engineering Artificial Environment.

I co-ordinate the Strathclyde Energy Theme, and represent Strathclyde at board level on the International Building Performance Association (IBPSA) and East Ayrshire Council CORE project. I an the current chair of IBPSA-Scotland and sit on the Power Networks Demonstration Centre (PNDC) Heat Advisory Board.