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Staff Profile

Dr Rosemary Norman

Reader

  • Address: Marine, Offshore and Subsea Technology Group
    School of Engineering
    Stephenson Building
    Â鶹´«Ã½
    Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne
    NE1 7RU
Background

Roles and Responsibilities

Reader in Marine Electrical Systems

 

Qualifications

BEng Leeds 1989

MSc Bradford 1990

PhD Bradford 1994

MSc Loughborough 2006


Previous Positions

Principal Engineer,

Switched Reluctance Drives Ltd, Harrogate, Nth Yorkshire


Memberships

FHEA

CEng

Member IET

Senior Member IEEE


Google Scholar:



PhD and MPhil Supervision:

Completed PhDs:

X. Yan 'Robust Control for Maximum Power Point Tracking of Tidal Current Turbines', PhD awarded Decembe 2024.

J. Chan 'Transition towards autonomous shipping: The behavioural and technical skills of the navigational officer of the watch', PhD awarded 2024.

M. Alremehi 'Application of Advanced Automation Systems in Dynamic Positioning (DP) Applied to Drilling Platform Operations', PhD awarded 2024.

B.H. Soares 'Experimental and Numerical Modelling of Vortex-Induced and WakeInduced Vibrations of Clusters of Subsea Cylindrica', PhD awarded 2023.

Y. Zhou 'An efficient hybrid propulsion system for an ice-capable ship', PhD awarded 2022.

T. Topic 'A ship emission estimation methodology with spatial mapping capability for assessing regulation effectiveness', PhD awarded 2022.

A.Dh.H.Sh.A. Almutairi 'The Potential for Carbon Capture and Utilization for the State of Kuwait', PhD awarded 2022.

O.L. Bebeteidoh 'A holistic study of the sustained impact of non-standard refined diesel fuel on the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria', PhD awarded 2022.

R. Wardle ‘Bond graph modelling of exergy in integrated energy systems’, PhD awarded 2022.

C. Fernandez ‘A decision-making tool for real-time prediction of dynamic positioning reliability index’ PhD awarded 2021.

Z. Xu ‘Control and Visual Navigation for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles’, PhD awarded 2021.

A. Giampieri ‘Low-grade Heat Recovery for Sustainable Automotive Manufacturing’, PhD awarded 2021.

C. Li ‘An investigation of marine biofilm effects on the roughness and drag characteristics of surfaces coated with different sized cuprous oxide particles’, PhD awarded 2019.

R. Rosli ‘Development of a Novel Marine Turbine: Hydro Spinna’, PhD awarded 2018.

W. Shi ‘Biomimetic Improvement of Hydrodynamic Performance of Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbines’, PhD awarded 2017.

I. Emovon ‘Multi-Criteria Decision Making Support Tools for Maintenance of Marine Machinery Systems’, PhD awarded 2016.

M.H. Abbas ’Modelling pipeline CO2 corrosion for CO2 partial pressures of up to 150bar’, PhD awarded 2016.

C.J. Lyons ‘Development of Quantitative Risk Assessment Methods for Dense Phase CO2 Pipelines’, PhD awarded 2015.

M.R. Zoolfakar ‘Holistic Modelling of LNG Carrier Systems’, PhD awarded 2012.

N. Tunwattana ‘Design and Development of an Optical Dead Reckoning System for Robotics Surface Navigation’, PhD awarded 2009.

R. Mikalsen ‘An Investigation into the Free-Piston Engine Concept and its Potential for High Efficiency and Low Emissions Power Generation’, PhD awarded 2008.

 

Current PhD students:

M.I. Zaman started December 2014.

M.T. Ameen started September 2017.

F. Xing started September 2019.

I. Polymenis started October 2019.

E. Land started September 2020.

Y.N. Aye started September 2021.

S. Zhao started September 2022.

Research

I joined the School of Marine Science and Technology in 2004 as a Lecturer in Marine Electrical Systems following 10 years working in industry. My work in industry covered many aspects of motor drive systems, including power electronic converter design, integrated circuit design, system modelling and simulation, embedded software and control system design. The work on control systems, particularly sensorless control of switched reluctance machines led to patents granted in both Europe and the USA. Applications for the drive systems included hybrid-electric vehicles, industrial servo systems and domestic appliances.

Since joining Â鶹´«Ã½ my research has included:

  1. Thermal treatment systems for ballast water, including simulation models and optimisation tools based on artificial neural networks;

  1. Non-contact measurement sensors based on optical computer mouse technology;

  1. Marine robotic systems for ship hull maintenance which reduces the environmental impact of a ship through cleaning processes which avoid the spread of non-indigenous marine species and reduce hull resistance and therefore fuel consumption and emissions. (HISMAR project funded under the EU FP6 programme)

  2. Marine renewable systems, particularly tidal current turbines and the associated electrical power converters.

  3. Marine electrical systems including shore supplies and hybrid marine propulsion.

  4. Fuel and emission monitoring for marine engines (two KTP project with Royston, funded by Innovate UK)



Teaching

Undergraduate Teaching

MAR2018 Marine Engineering II
MAR3033 Marine Engineering Design
MAR3038 Dynamic Modelling and Simulation

Postgraduate Teaching

MAR8065 Marine Power Systems
MAR8071 Fundamentals of Marine Engineering
SPG8003 Renewable Energy: Electrical Generation Systems
SPG8014 Introduction to Hydro, Wind, Wave & Tidal Energy

Publications

  • Articles

    • Zhou Y, Turkmen S, Pazouki K, Norman R. Route and speed optimisation of a general cargo ship using extreme gradient boosting and enhanced Deep Q-Network approaches. Transportation Research Part E 2026, 206, 104555.
    • Hardan F, Norman R, Tricoli P. . Electronics 2025, 14(1), 91.
    • Zhou Y, Turkmen S, Pazouki K, Norman R. . Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2025, 13(9), 1667.
    • Zhao S, Pazouki K, Norman R. . Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2025, 13, 1287.
    • Chan JP, Pazouki K, Norman R, Golightly D. . Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2025, 13(4), 818.
    • Simavari P, Pazouki K, Norman R. . Energies 2025, 18(19), 5146.
    • Land E, Norman R, Ng C, Hu Z. . Ocean Engineering 2025, 339, 122115.
    • Zhou Y, Pazouki K, Norman R. . Ocean Engineering 2025, 324, 120733.
    • Zhou Y, Pazouki K, Norman R. . Journal of Ship Research 2023, 67(1), 13-31.
    • Terziev M, Mosse J, Norman R, Pazouki K, Lord R, Tezdogan T, Thompson C, Konovessis D, Incecik A. . Urban Planning 2023, 8(3).
    • Chan J, Golightly D, Norman R, Pazouki K. . Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2023, 11(2), 258.
    • Topic T, Murphy AJ, Pazouki K, Norman R. . Journal of Environmental Management 2023, 344, 118712.
    • Ameen MT, Ma Z, Smallbone A, Norman R, Roskilly AP. . Energy Conversion and Management 2023, 277, 116648.
    • Ameen MT, Ma Z, Smallbone A, Norman R, Roskilly AP. . Applied Energy 2023, 333, 120580.
    • Turkmen S, Wang L, Raftopoulos S, Li C, Norman R. . IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 2023, 1288, 012059.
    • Zhou Y, Pazouki K, Norman R, Gao H, Lin Z. . Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2023, 11(9), 1653.
    • Polymenis I, Haroutunian M, Norman RA, Trodden DG. . Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2022, 10(9), 1289.
    • Hardan F, Norman R, Tricoli P. . International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems 2022, 139, 107823.
    • Chan J, Norman R, Pazouki K, Golightly D. . WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs 2022, 21, 121-140.
    • Xu Z, Haroutunian M, Murphy AJ, Neasham J, Norman RA. . IEEE Access 2022, 10, 71329-71343.
    • Zhou Y, Pazouki K, Norman R. . Journal of Cleaner Production 2021, 296, 126577.
    • Alremeihi M, Norman R, Pazouki K, Dev A, Bashir M. . Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2021, 9(4), 399.
    • Xiong L, Gao H, Norman R, Pazouki K, Lin Z, Lim S. . Journal of Ship Research 2021, 65(01), 15-24.
    • Topic T, Murphy AJ, Pazouki K, Norman R. . Cleaner Engineering and Technology 2021, 2, 100089.
    • Xu Z, Haroutunian M, Murphy AJ, Neasham J, Norman R. . Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE) 2021, 9(12), 1432.
    • Xu Z, Haroutunian M, Murphy AJ, Neasham J, Norman RA. . IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 2021, 46(3), 848-863.
    • Rosli R, Norman R, Atlar M. . IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 2020, 893, 012008.
    • Bebeteidoh OL, Kometa S, Pazouki K, Norman R. . Heliyon 2020, 6(6), e04000.
    • Hardan F, Norman R, Leithead W. . IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution 2020, 14(22), 5037–5046.
    • Rosli R, Shi W, Aktas B, Norman R, Atlar M. . Ocean Engineering 2020, 210, 107536.
    • Hardan F, Norman R. . Electrical Power Systems Research 2020, 182, 106200.
    • Bebeteidoh OL, Pazouki K, Norman R. . Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy 2020, 15, 100200.
    • Xu Z, Haroutunian M, Murphy AJ, Neasham J, Norman R. . Ocean Engineering 2020, 215, 107822.
    • Rosli R, Shi W, Aktas B, Norman R, Atlar M. . International Journal of Smart Grid and Clean Energy 2019, 8(4), 415-421.
    • Emovon I, Norman RA. . Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering 2019, 26(4), 611-624.
    • Shi W, Atlar M, Norman R, Day S, Aktas B. . Renewable Energy 2019, 131, 435-447.
    • Coraddu A, Lim S, Oneto L, Pazouki K, Norman R, Murphy AJ. . Ocean Engineering 2019, 176, 65-73.
    • Abbas MH, Norman R, Charles A. . Process Safety and Environmental Protection 2018, 119, 36-45.
    • Pazouki K, Forbes N, Norman RA, Woodward MD. . Ocean Engineering 2018, 153, 297–304.
    • Emovon I, Norman RA, Murphy AJ. . Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing 2018, 29(3), 519-531.
    • Emovon I, Norman RA, Murphy AJ, Okwu MO. . Journal of Engineering and Technology 2018, 9(1).
    • Li C, Atlar M, Haroutunian M, Norman R, Anderson C. . Biofouling 2018, 35(1), 15-33.
    • Emovon I, Norman RA, Murphy AJ. . Proceedings of IMechE, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment 2017, 231(3), 723-739.
    • Zaman I, Pazouki K, Norman R, Younessi S, Coleman S. . International Journal of Maritime Engineering 2017, 159(Part A3), A225-A235.
    • Shi W, Atlar M, Norman R. . Renewable Energy 2017, 111, 688-707.
    • Zaman I, Pazouki K, Norman R, Younessi S, Coleman S. . Procedia Engineering 2017, 194, 537-544.
    • Shi W, Atlar M, Norman R, Aktas B, Turkmen S. . Renewable Energy 2016, 96(Part A), 42-55.
    • Emovon I, Norman RA, Murphy AJ. . Journal of Engineering and Technology 2016, 7(1), 140-155.
    • Shi W, Rosli R, Atlar M, Norman R, Wang D, Yang W. . Ocean Engineering 2016, 117, 246-253.
    • Rosli R, Norman R, Atlar M. . Renewable Energy 2016, 99, 1227-1234.
    • Emovon I, Norman RA, Murphy AJ. . Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology 2016, 8(2), 1-34.
    • Shi W, Atlar M, Rosli R, Aktas B, Norman R. . Ocean Engineering 2016, 121, 143-155.
    • Emovon I, Norman RA, Murphy AJ. . Applied Ocean Research 2016, 59, 65-82.
    • Emovon I, Norman RA, Murphy AJ, Pazouki K. . Ocean Engineering 2015, 105, 92-103.
    • Sciberras EA, Norman RA. . IET Electrical Systems in Transportation 2012, 2(3), 148-157.
    • Ammar Y, Joyce S, Norman R, Wang YD, Roskilly AP. . Applied Energy 2012, 89(1), 3-20.
    • Tunwattana N, Norman R, Roskilly AP. . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment 2010, 224(2), 115-125.
    • Tunwattana N, Roskilly AP, Norman RA. . Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 2009, 149(1), 87-92.
    • Mesbahi E, Norman RA, Vourdachas A, Quilez-Badia G. . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment 2007, 221(1), 31-42.
    • Mesbahi E, Norman R, Peng MWC. . Marine Technology 2007, 44(3), 194-202.
    • Mesbahi E, Norman RA. . Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering 2006, 8(4), 319-336.
    • L.Zhang, R.Norman, W.Shepherd. Long-Range Predicitive Control of Current Regulated PWM for Induction Motor Drives Using the Synchronous Reference Frame. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology 1997, 5(1), 119-126.

  • Book Chapter

    • Shi W, Atlar M, Norman R. . In: Ölçer AI; Kitada M; Dalaklis D; Ballini F, ed. Trends and Challenges in Maritime Energy Management. Springer International Publishing AG, 2018, pp.479-497.

  • Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

    • Grasu G, Belhenniche S, Norman R, Turkmen S. . In: 10th Hull Performance & Insight Conference (HullPIC'25). 2025, Mulheim, Germany: Volker Bertram Conferences.
    • Zhao S, Pazouki K, Norman R. Fuel-Saving Potential of Different Bulk Carriers using Air Lubrication Systems. In: 16th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures (PRADS 2025). 2025, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. In Preparation.
    • Aye YN, Srinil N, Norman R. . In: 4th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. 2025, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: ASME.
    • Turkmen S, Wang L, Raftopoulos S, Li C, Norman R. . In: The 12th International Workshop on Ship and Marine Hydrodynamics (IWSH 2023). 2023, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland: Institute of Physics.
    • Polymenis I, Haroutunian M, Norman R, Trodden D. . In: 41st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering; OMAE2022. 2022, Hamburg, Germany: ASME.
    • Xing F, Pazouki K, Murphy AJ, Norman R. . In: 15th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures PRADS 2022 Dubrovnik, Croatia. 2022, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
    • Alremeihi M, Norman R, Pazouki K, Dev A, Bashir M. . In: 40th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2021). 2021, Virtual: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
    • Fernandez C, Kumar SB, Woo WL, Norman R, Dev AK. . In: 39th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. 2020, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA (online): ASME.
    • Hardan F, Norman R. . In: 10th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD2020). 2020, Nottingham (Online): IET.
    • Yan X, Norman R, Elgendy MA. . In: 39th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. 2020, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA (online): ASME.
    • Yan X, Norman R, Elgendy M. . In: Thirtieth (2020) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference ISOPE. 2020, Shanghai, China (online): International Society of Ocean and Polar Engineers.
    • Topić T, Murphy AJ, Pazouki K, Norman R. . In: 2nd Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems. 2020, Buenos Aires, Argentina: SDEWES.
    • Zhou Y, Pazouki K, Norman R. . In: 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE2019. 2019, Glasgow, Scotland: ASME.
    • Russo Abegão F, Venn-Wycherley M, Vasilchenko A, Dyson M, O'Malley C, Law R, Adamson H, Joyce S, Norman R, Goss J, Devlin M. . In: ChemEngDay 2019. 2019, Edinburgh, UK.
    • Zhou Y, Pazouki K, Norman R. . In: 2nd International Conference on Modelling and Opimisation of Ship Energy Systems (MOSES2019). 2019, Glasgow, Scotland.
    • Li C, Atlar M, Haroutunian M, Norman RA, Anderson C. . In: The Sixth International Conference on Advanced Model Measurement Technology for The Maritime Industry (AMT'19). 2019, Rome, Italy.
    • Fernandez C, Dev AK, Norman R, Woo WL. . In: 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2019). 2019, Glasgow, Scotland, UK: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
    • Fernandez C, Kumar SB, Norman R, Woo WL, Dev AK. . In: ASME 37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2018). 2018, Madrid, Spain: ASME.
    • Kanellopoulos D, Norman RA, Dev AK. . In: 5th International Maritime-Port Technology and Development Conference, MTEC 2017. 2017, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.
    • Zaman I, Pazouki K, Norman RA, Younessi S, Coleman S. . In: Shipping in Changing Climates Conference. 2016, Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne, UK.
    • Tsougranis EL, Pazouki K, Norman RA, Almutairi A. . In: Energy Efficient Ships. 2016, London, UK: Royal Institution of Naval Architects.
    • Shi W, Atlar M, Seo KC, Norman RA, Rosli R. . In: 35th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2016. 2016, Busan, South Korea: ASME.
    • Zaman IM, Pazouki K, Coleman S, Norman RA, Younessi S. . In: International Conference on Energy Efficient Ships. 2015, Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Royal Institution of Naval Architects.
    • Shi W, Rosli R, Atlar M, Norman R, Wang D, Yang W. . In: The 4th International Conference on Advanced Model Measurement Technology for the Maritime Industry (AMT’15). 2015, Istanbul, Turkey.
    • Rosli R, Shi W, Atlar M, Norman R. . In: The 4th International Conference on Advanced Model Measurement Technology for the Maritime Industry (AMT’15). 2015, Istanbul, Turkey.
    • Shi W, Atlar M, Norman R, Aktas B, Turkmen S. . In: 11th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC 2015). 2015, Nantes, France.
    • Emovon I, Norman RA, Murphy AJ, Kareem B. . In: 15th Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management (APIEMS 2014). 2014, Jeju, Korea: Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management Society.
    • Rosli R, Norman R, Atlar M. . In: Grand Renewable Energy 2014. 2014, Tokyo, Japan.
    • Shi W, Atlar M, Norman R, Seo K-C. . In: Grand Renewable Energy 2014. 2014, Tokyo, Japan.
    • Emovon I, Norman RA, Murphy AJ. . In: ASME 2014 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering OMAE 2014. 2014, San Francisco, California, USA: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
    • Zoolfakar MR, Norman R, Mesbahi E. . In: International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Materials (ICMEM 2012). 2012, Melbourne, Australia.
    • Zoolfakar MR, Norman R, Mesbahi E. . In: Mechanical Engineering and Materials. 2012, Melbourne, Australia: Trans Tech Publications Ltd.
    • Knos MAR, Dubois-Marshall J, Norman RA, Downie MJ, Politis N. . In: 1st International Conference on Advanced Model Measurement Technology for the EU Maritime Industry. 2009, Nantes, France: European Union.
    • R.A.Norman, L.Zhang. High Performance Adaptive Current Control for Induction Motor Drives. In: 29th Universities Power Engineering Conference. 1994, University College Galway.
    • R.A.Norman, L.Zhang. The Application of Generalized Predictive Control to CRPWM Inverters for Induction Motor Drives. In: 28th Universities Power Engineering Conference. 1993, Staffordshire University.

  • Patents

    • Norman RA. . EP1530283B1, 19 March 2008.
    • Slater HJ, Norman RA. . EP 1 221 764 B1, 2008.
    • Norman RA, McClelland ML. . US, US7288915B2, 30 October 2007.
    • Norman RA. . USA, 7057362, 06-06-2006.
    • Jack AG. . International, WO2004086589, 2004, 27-05-2003.
    • Slater HJ, Norman RA. . US Patent 6608462B2, 01/08/2003.
    • Norman RA, Sugden DM. . Paris, France: European Patent Office, EP0817365B1, 16-05-2001.
    • Jack AG, Mecrow BC, Dickinson P. . Great Britain, USA, World, GB2379337/WO0195459/US2004074079, 6 June 2001.
    • R.A.Norman, D.M.Sugden. Matrix Interpolation. April 1999.