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 Michael Oates
Research Student
Queens Building 1.05
Tel: +44 (0)116 2551 551 ext 6848
Fax: +44 (0)116 257 7977
email: moates@dmu.ac.uk |
Michael is a full time research student at IESD working towards a PhD in Energy and Sustainable Development. His research topic is ‘THrough Life Energy and Resource Modeling (THERM)’ funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) through the Technology Strategy Board (TSB). The project is in collaboration with Airbus, Toyota, Integrated Environmental Solution (IES) and Cranfield University, with the aim to develop a state of the art model of modern efficient manufacturing processes and buildings. Michaels focus is regarding dynamic models of buildings that address, in detail, the scope for re-use of industrial waste energy to improve overall energy efficiency, with 1st and 2nd supervisor Dr Andrew Wright and Dr Rick Greenough, respectively.
Since 2005 Michael studied full time at Sheffield Hallam University and was awarded a MEng in Mechanical Engineering with first class honours in 2009. The MEng course included an industrial gap year, where Michael worked for 14 months as a trainee Mechanical Engineer within the Building services department of Ove Arup, Sheffield. Experience gained, included IES dynamic simulation modelling (internal training and workshops), Part L Building Regulations (internal/ external presentations and workshops), renewable energy studies along with engineering calculations and experience of the energy department. During the industrial placement Michael was awarded sponsorship by Ove Arup, which included an additional summer placement and sponsorship payments for the remainder of the MEng course. During the 3 month summer placement, Michael developed a site wide load calculation spreadsheet for a multi-million pound development in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
Since finishing university Michael has assisted Dr Ben Hughes at Sheffield Hallam University (now at Heriot-Watt University) in producing two research papers on solar powered wood drying kiln, which at time of writing are both still under review. The two papers are a follow on from a CFD module undertaken in the final year of the masters course, CFD modelling assignment of a solar powered kiln. |
| Selected Publications |
| Ball P. D, Despeisse M, Evans S, Greenough R, Hope S. B, Kerrigan R, Levers A and Oates M. R, Modeling buildings, facilities and manufacturing operations to reduce energy consumption, Proceedings of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) international conference, Chicago, USA, April 2012., (2012), Available from |
| Wright A.J., Oates M.R. and Greenough R, Concepts for dynamic modelling of energy-related flows in manufacturing, (2012), Available from, (in press) |
| Parker J, Oates M.R., Cropper P and Shao L, Comparision of EPC, DEC and dynamic thermal simulation results at Birmingham Airport, 10-11 September, Building Simulation and Optimization, Loughborough, UK, (2012), Available from, (in press) |
| Hughes B. R and Oates M. R, Performance investigation of a passive solar-assisted kiln in the United Kingdom, Solar Energy, 85, pp 1488-1498, (2011), Available from |
| Oates M. R, Wright A, Greenough R and Shao L, Understanding Resource Flows in a Factory Environment - A Graphical Approach, 1st International Conference on Sustainable Intelligent Manufacturing. H.Bartolo et al. (Eds.). Leiria, Portugal, June 28-july 1,2011
, (2011), 978-989-8481-03-0 , Available from |
| Oates M. R, Wright A, Greenough R and Shao L, A new modelling approach which combines energy flows in manufacturing with those in a factory building, Proceedings of Building Simulation 2011:
12th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association, Sydney, 14-16 November, pp 223-230, (2011), Available from |
| Ball P. D, Despeisse M, Evans S, Greenough R, Hope S. B, Kerrigan R, Levers A and Oates M. R, Modelling energy flows across buildings, facilities and manufacturing operations, IMC 28, Manufacturing Sustainability, Dublin City University , 30th August – 1st September 2011
, (2011), Available from |
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