The Team
The team consistes of 4 highly skilled individuals from around the world with diverse interests and backgrounds. Brought together in late January late 2012 the team developed the models and obtained the reported results over the course of 3 months
For further information feel free to contact any of the team members
Michael Hayes
- Degree: MSc Sustainable Product Development
- Country: Scotland
- Age: 24
- Interests: Tech, Startups, Mobile Technology
- Website: RookieOven - Scottish Tech Startup Community
Michael previously studied a BSc Hons in Computer Science at the University of Strathclyde, graduating in 2010. At this time Michael was a founding member of Glasgow based technology startup Arkly, makers of dizeo.com the UKs first safe social network for children as a software engineer. Michael returned to the University to study a MSc in Sustainable Product Development with the aim of diversifying his skillset.
Rosie Trodden
- Degree: MSc Renewable Energy Systems & the Environment
- Country: Scotland
- Age: 36
- Interests: Sustainable and low energy housing
- Website: Crannog Construction Ltd - family run construction firm
Rosie is director of Crannog Construction Ltd, a small family run construction firm specializing in new builds, conversions, extensions. Previously studied BSc Conservation Management (1st) where her dissertation was shortlisted for Green Energy Award (2008) on the topic of Micro-generation technologies and Energy Efficient Behaviours - a pilot study to investigate public perception and receptiveness to uptake.
Xu Gu
- Degree:MSc Renewable Energy Systems & the Environment
- Country: China
- Age: 23
- Interests: Micro-generation, product design, swimming
- Email: x.gu@strath.ac.uk
Xu studied a BEng Industrial Design at the Beijing University of Chemical Technology. His final year individual project is CFD Investigation of Droplet Generation. This project allowed him to develop both theoretical and practical skills including developing a research proposal, finding appropriate methods, conducting research, analyzing results, interpreting results, writing up a full research project and giving an oral presentation on his findings. Competent using Microsoft Word, Excel; be familiar with CAD, Pro/E, ANSYS, Fluent.
Sthitadhee Sarkar
- Degree: MSc Renewable Energy Systems & the Environment
- Country: India
- Age: 27
- Interests: Indian Classical Music, Cricket
- Website: Sthitadhee Sarkar LinkedIn Profile
Sthitadhee has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. He has extensive work experience in High Voltage Power Transmission and Distribution operations both as an operations engineer and project engineer. His passion of power supply from intermittent renewable sources and the necessity of their dynamic management on the transmission and distribution network was the reason of choosing to pursue a degree in Renewable Energy Systems, for which he was awarded a scholarship by the Scottish Government.