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Flood Photography and the Visual Component of Environmental American Studies (2025)
Journal Article
White, S. H. (2025). Flood Photography and the Visual Component of Environmental American Studies. New area studies, 4(3), https://doi.org/10.37975/NAS.78

This article develops a new approach for using photographic sources that might be of interest to American Studies scholars whose research contributes broadly to environmental education. Over the past forty years of photographic scholarship, scientifi... Read More about Flood Photography and the Visual Component of Environmental American Studies.

Dynamic Performance and Intelligent Control Optimization Algorithm of a Novel Solar-assisted Multi-source Heat Pump Heating System (2024)
Thesis
Li, Y. (2024). Dynamic Performance and Intelligent Control Optimization Algorithm of a Novel Solar-assisted Multi-source Heat Pump Heating System. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4913242

With the increasing challenges of climate change, carbon reduction and carbon neutrality are raising great attention from countries around the world. In the increasing global primary energy consumption, building heating takes up around 48% proportion... Read More about Dynamic Performance and Intelligent Control Optimization Algorithm of a Novel Solar-assisted Multi-source Heat Pump Heating System.

A transdisciplinary co-conceptualisation of marine identity (2024)
Journal Article
Buchan, P., Glithero, L., McKinley, E., Strand, M., Champion, G., Kochalski, S., Velentza, K., Praptiwi, R., Jung, J., Márquez, M., Marra, M., Abels, L., Neilson, A., Spavieri, J., Whittey, K., Samuel, M., Hale, R., Čermák, A., Whyte, D., West, L., …Payne, D. (2024). A transdisciplinary co-conceptualisation of marine identity. People And Nature, https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10715

1. Challenge 10 of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) calls for the restoration of society's relationship with the ocean. Research suggests that the relationship people have with marine environments can... Read More about A transdisciplinary co-conceptualisation of marine identity.

"What influences how well householders living in previously flooded communities feel they are protected or could recover from future flooding?: Results of a survey" (2024)
Journal Article
Twiddy, M., & Ramsden, S. (2024). "What influences how well householders living in previously flooded communities feel they are protected or could recover from future flooding?: Results of a survey". PLoS ONE, 19(8 AUGUST), Article e0306593. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306593

In England, the Environment Agency (EA) estimates that over 3 million properties in England are at risk of surface water flooding. Heavy and prolonged rainfall that drives surface water flooding is projected to increase in the future due to climate c... Read More about "What influences how well householders living in previously flooded communities feel they are protected or could recover from future flooding?: Results of a survey".

Place-Based Arts Engagement and Learning Histories: An Effective Tool for Climate Action (2024)
Journal Article
Smith, K., McDonagh, B., & Brookes, E. (in press). Place-Based Arts Engagement and Learning Histories: An Effective Tool for Climate Action. Environmental Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture, https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2024.2382473

Artistic works informed by the global climate emergency are now common. Yet research typically focuses on the role of art in climate communication, rather than evaluating opportunities for large-scale public art to drive climate action and behavioral... Read More about Place-Based Arts Engagement and Learning Histories: An Effective Tool for Climate Action.

Pd doped mesoporous biochar catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of alkynes to alkenes. (2024)
Thesis
Hornsby, K. Pd doped mesoporous biochar catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of alkynes to alkenes. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4866518

The quest to develop Pd doped, sustainable catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of phenylacetylene resulted in the synthesis of two families of materials. Derived from lignocellulosic biomass residues, specifically barley straw, bulk and mesopor... Read More about Pd doped mesoporous biochar catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of alkynes to alkenes..

The biological and physical controls on phytoplankton blooms off the north-east coast of the UK (2024)
Thesis
Hill, D. The biological and physical controls on phytoplankton blooms off the north-east coast of the UK. (Thesis). The University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4866477

The North Sea is a highly productive temperate coastal shelf sea which contains important fisheries that provides protein to the global market. This study investigated the biological and physical controls on the different spring bloom events in North... Read More about The biological and physical controls on phytoplankton blooms off the north-east coast of the UK.

Transitions and Continuities in Petitioning in Early Modern England (2024)
Book Chapter
Waddell, B., & Worthen, H. (2024). Transitions and Continuities in Petitioning in Early Modern England. In R. Huzzey, M. Janse, H. Miller, J. Oddens, & B. Waddell (Eds.), Petitions and Petitioning in Europe and North America: From the Late Medieval Period to the Present. Oxford University Press

Repurposing lignin rich biorefinery waste streams into the next generation of sustainable solid fuels (2024)
Journal Article
Taylor, M. J., Hornsby, K., Cheah, K. W., Hurst, P., Walker, S., & Skoulou, V. (2024). Repurposing lignin rich biorefinery waste streams into the next generation of sustainable solid fuels. Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment, 7, Article 100123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scenv.2024.100123

Value added lignin rich waste sludges from biorefinery processes are, as yet untapped valuable feedstocks that can be reformed into clean, high quality solid fuels. By water washing sludges produced from base hydrolyzed waste, a material stripped of... Read More about Repurposing lignin rich biorefinery waste streams into the next generation of sustainable solid fuels.

Supramolecular assemblies derived from methyl-substituted cucurbit[5]uril and lanthanide nitrates (2024)
Journal Article
Yuan, S. W., Dai, X., Lu, J. H., Ma, P. H., Dalgarno, S. J., Redshaw, C., Tao, Z., & Xiao, X. (2024). Supramolecular assemblies derived from methyl-substituted cucurbit[5]uril and lanthanide nitrates. Heliyon, 10(13), Article e32936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32936

Interaction of the lanthanide nitrates M(NO3)3 (M = Gd, Eu) with methylcucurbit[5]uril (Me10Q[5]) in the presence of transition metal chlorides (ZnCl2 and FeCl3) in acidic media resulted in the isolation of the complexes [Me10Q[5]Gd(H2O)2Cl Gd(H2O)6]... Read More about Supramolecular assemblies derived from methyl-substituted cucurbit[5]uril and lanthanide nitrates.

Low-key bioeconomies: The case of farmers markets in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire (2024)
Book Chapter
Sotiropoulou, I., & Deutz, P. (2024). Low-key bioeconomies: The case of farmers markets in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. In V. Kumar Garg, & N. Kataria (Eds.), Bioeconomy for Sustainability (319-348). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1837-5_14

This chapter explores forms of the bioeconomy that are small scale, use limited amount of resources, and are managed by very small businesses, participating in distribution networks outside the big supply chains. These economic activities not only fu... Read More about Low-key bioeconomies: The case of farmers markets in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Monitoring of Curing Process of Epoxy Resin by Long-Period Fiber Gratings (2024)
Journal Article
Ivanov, O. V., Bhavsar, K., Morgan-Clague, O., & Gilbert, J. M. (2024). Monitoring of Curing Process of Epoxy Resin by Long-Period Fiber Gratings. Sensors, 24(11), Article 3397. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24113397

The curing of epoxy resin is a complex thermo-chemical process that is difficult to monitor using existing sensing systems. We monitored the curing process of an epoxy resin by using long-period fiber gratings. The refractive index of the epoxy resin... Read More about Monitoring of Curing Process of Epoxy Resin by Long-Period Fiber Gratings.

Energy Maximization of Control for a Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter (2024)
Thesis
Li, D. Energy Maximization of Control for a Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4704554

To date, one of the main challenges and requirements in wave energy technologies is to design energy-maximising control for a wave energy converter (WEC) device to achieve the energy maximization production, so as to reduce the levelized cost of ener... Read More about Energy Maximization of Control for a Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter.

Robustness of embedded fibre optic sensor mesh configurations for monitoring composite structures (2024)
Journal Article
Gilbert, J. M., Bhavsar, K., & Ivanov, O. V. (2024). Robustness of embedded fibre optic sensor mesh configurations for monitoring composite structures. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 373, Article 115445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2024.115445

Fibre optic sensors are attractive for monitoring of composite structures but the significant risk of damage to fibres where they enter the structure and within the structure itself can make their use unreliable. Mesh configurations of embedded fibre... Read More about Robustness of embedded fibre optic sensor mesh configurations for monitoring composite structures.

Theoretical study of a novel intermediate temperature photovoltaic/thermal system equipped with heat pipe and evacuated tube (2024)
Journal Article
Ren, X., Dang, G., Gong, L., Li, J., Zhu, C., Duan, X., & Pei, G. (2024). Theoretical study of a novel intermediate temperature photovoltaic/thermal system equipped with heat pipe and evacuated tube. Applied thermal engineering, 248, part B, Article 123207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.123207

Solar photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) technology has enormous promise in the field of renewable cogeneration as a key technology to increase the utilization rate of solar energy. The structural restrictions of PV/T and the high power temperature coeffici... Read More about Theoretical study of a novel intermediate temperature photovoltaic/thermal system equipped with heat pipe and evacuated tube.

Trans-Arctic asymmetries, melting pots and weak species cohesion in the low-dispersal amphiboreal seaweed Fucus distichus (2024)
Journal Article
Neiva, J., Assis, J., Fragkopoulou, E., Pearson, G. A., Raimondi, P. T., Anderson, L., Krause-Jensen, D., Marbà, N., Want, A., Selivanova, O., Nakaoka, M., Grant, W. S., Konar, B., Roleda, M. Y., Sejr, M. K., Paulino, C., & Serrão, E. A. (2024). Trans-Arctic asymmetries, melting pots and weak species cohesion in the low-dispersal amphiboreal seaweed Fucus distichus. Frontiers in ecology and evolution, 12, Article 1356987. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2024.1356987

Amphiboreal taxa are often composed of vicariant phylogroups and species complexes whose divergence and phylogeographic affinities reflect a shared history of chronic isolation and episodic trans-Arctic dispersal. Ecological filters and shifting sele... Read More about Trans-Arctic asymmetries, melting pots and weak species cohesion in the low-dispersal amphiboreal seaweed Fucus distichus.

Paper 4: Instabilities in downslope propagating gravity currents (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Skevington, E. W. G., Lloyd, C. J., Atoufi, A., & Doak, A. (2023, July). Paper 4: Instabilities in downslope propagating gravity currents. Presented at NFFDy Summer Programme on ‘Data in Fluids’, Cambridge

In this paper, the stability of a gravity current propagating down an inclined channel is explored. The gravity current is generated through a partial lock release. A local analysis of the flow about the lock is conducted using classical methodologie... Read More about Paper 4: Instabilities in downslope propagating gravity currents.