Professor Ali Mehmanparast Nodehi
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
Personal statement
Ali Mehmanparast (PhD, MBA, CEng, CMgr) is a Professor of Offshore Renewable Energy Structures at the University of 欧美高清. He serves as a Co-I and management board member of the 拢6.7M 欧美高清-Oxford-Edinburgh Centre for Doctoral Training in Wind and Marine Energy Systems and Structures (WAMSS CDT: 2019鈥�2027) and was previously the Co-I and Manager of the 拢4M Cranfield-Oxford-欧美高清 Centre for Doctoral Training in Renewable Energy Marine Structures (REMS CDT: 2014鈥�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 拢7.5M EPSRC-funded Co-Tide Programme Grant (Co-design to Deliver Scalable Tidal Stream Energy) and the 拢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 欧美高清 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 140 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 structures.
Publications
- O鈥橬eill Fraser, Shamir Muhammad, Nagalingam Arun Prasanth,
- Engineering Failure Analysis Vol 188 (2026)
- Lin Yu Yao, Kim Yun-Jae, Cho Nak-Kyun, Hwang Jin Ha, Park Kyu-Sik, , Kim Do Kyun
- Ocean Engineering Vol 345 (2026)
- Bartsch H, R枚scher S, Braun M, Maljaars J, Schubnell J, Rauch M, Chahardehi A,
- Ocean Engineering Vol 351 (2026)
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- Ocean Engineering Vol 343 (2026)
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- Engineering Failure Analysis Vol 182 (2025)
- Lin Yu Yao, Kim Yun-Jae, Cho Nak-Kyun, Hwang Jin Ha, Park Kyu-Sik, Kim Dong In, , Kim Do Kyun
- Results in Engineering Vol 28 (2025)
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鈥檚 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鈥檚 largest offshore wind operators and the Department of Energy & Climate Change)
Professional Activities
- Organiser
- 17/2/2025
- Editorial board member
- 2022
- Editor
- 2022
- Editorial board member
- 2022
- Editorial board member
- 2022
- Editorial board member
- 2022
Projects
- Collu, Maurizio (Principal Investigator) Brennan, Feargal (Co-investigator) Dai, David (Co-investigator) Li, Shen (Co-investigator) Mehmanparast, Ali (Co-investigator)
- 10-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
- Mehmanparast, Ali (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2028
- Mehmanparast, Ali (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2028
- Brennan, Feargal (Principal Investigator) Mehmanparast, Ali (Co-investigator) Oterkus, Selda (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2028
- Collu, Maurizio (Principal Investigator) Brennan, Feargal (Co-investigator) Dai, David (Co-investigator) Mehmanparast, Ali (Co-investigator)
- 16-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2023
- Mehmanparast, Ali (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2023
Contact
Professor
Ali
Mehmanparast Nodehi
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
Email: ali.mehmanparast@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted