Professor Simon Neill

Professor in Physical Oceanography

Contact info

Room: Room 212, Marine Centre Wales     Phone: 01248 383938

Email: s.p.neill@bangor.ac.uk

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I am professor in physical oceanography, specializing in ocean renewable energy: characterizing the wave and tidal energy resource, understanding wave-tide interaction, optimizing grid integration of arrays of marine renewable energy devices, and quantifying the environmental impacts of extracting energy from the oceans. I am founder and course director of an MSc in Marine Renewable Energy, and committee member of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), working on revising IEC Technical Specification 62600-201: Tidal Energy Resource Assessment and Characterization. I am a member of the editorial board of the Elsevier journal Renewable Energy, have written a textbook on marine energy "Fundamentals of Ocean Renewable Energy: Generating Electricity from the Sea", and am lead sediment scientist at FORCE (Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy). I also have other shelf sea research interests, including palaeoceanography, sediment dynamics, and simulating the dispersal of marine organisms and microplastics.

I currently lead a wide range of research projects at Bangor University, including:

Research Areas

  1. Cyhoeddwyd

    The role of Coriolis in sandbank formation due to a headland/island system.

    Neill, S. P., 10 Medi 2008, Yn: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 79, 3, t. 419-428

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  2. Cyhoeddwyd

    An enhanced depth-averaged tidal model for morphological studies in the presence of rotary currents.

    Neill, S. P., Hashemi, M. R. & Elliott, A. J., 1 Ion 2007, Yn: Continental Shelf Research. 27, 1, t. 82-102

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  3. Cyhoeddwyd

    Simulating storm waves in the Irish Sea

    Neill, S. P. & Elliott, A. J., 1 Meh 2007, Yn: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Maritime Engineering. 160, 2, t. 57-64

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  4. Cyhoeddwyd

    Changes in wave climate over the northwest European shelf seas during the last 12,000 years.

    Neill, S. P., Scourse, J. D., Bigg, G. R. & Uehara, K., 17 Meh 2009, Yn: Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans. 114, t. C06015

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  5. Cyhoeddwyd

    Tidal energy leasing and tidal phasing

    Neill, S. P., Hashemi, M. R. & Lewis, M. J., Ion 2016, Yn: Renewable Energy. 85, t. 580-587

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  6. Cyhoeddwyd

    In situ measurements of spring-neap variations to unsteady island wake development in the Firth of Forth, Scotland.

    Neill, S. P. & Elliott, A. J., 1 Meh 2004, Yn: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 60, 2, t. 229-239

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  7. Cyhoeddwyd

    Three-dimensional modelling of turbine wake interactions at a tidal stream energy site

    Michelet, N., Guillou, N., Chapalain, G., Thiebot, J., Guillou, S., Goward Brown, A. & Neill, S., 1 Chwef 2020, Yn: Applied Ocean Research. 95, 102009.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  8. Cyhoeddwyd

    Sensitivity assessment of bathymetry and choice of tidal constituents on tidal stream energy resource characterisation in the Gulf of California, Mexico

    Mejia-Olivares, C., Haigh, I. D., Lewis, M. & Neill, S., 1 Medi 2020, Yn: Applied Ocean Research.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  9. Cyhoeddwyd

    Tidal-stream energy resource characterisation for the Gulf of California, México

    Mejia-Olivares, C., Haigh, I. D., Wells, N., Coles, D., Lewis, M. & Neill, S., 1 Awst 2018, Yn: Energy. 156, t. 481-491

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  10. Cyhoeddwyd

    Tidal range energy resource assessment of the Gulf of California, Mexico

    Mejia-Olivares, C., Haigh, I. D., Angeloudis, A., Lewis, M. & Neill, S., Awst 2020, Yn: Renewable Energy. 155, t. 469-483

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  11. Cyhoeddwyd

    Comparison of dense optical flow and PIV techniques for mapping surface current flow in tidal stream energy sites

    McIlvenny, J., Williamson, B., Fairley, I., Lewis, M., Neill, S., Masters, I. & Reeve, D. E., Medi 2023, Yn: International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering. 14, 3, t. 273-285 13 t.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  12. Cyhoeddwyd

    Ocean Renewable Energy Test Centers

    Marti, V., Culina, J. & Neill, S., 9 Medi 2021, Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. 2nd gol.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion CynhadleddPennodadolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  13. Cyhoeddwyd

    Tidal range resource of the Patagonian shelf

    Marti, V., Neill, S. & Angeloudis, A., 1 Meh 2023, Yn: Renewable Energy. 209, t. 85-96

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  14. Cyhoeddwyd

    Modelling of SAR signatures of bathymetric features in the Bristol Channel using a coupled wave-current model

    Macklin, T., Wolf, J., Wakelin, S., Elliott, A. J. & Neill, S. P., 1 Ion 2005, t. 611-618.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadleddPapur

  15. Cyhoeddwyd

    The benefits of combining coupled wave-current models with SAR observations for the interpretation of ocean-surface currents.

    Macklin, T., Wolf, J., Wakelin, S., Gommenginger, C., Ferrier, G., Elliott, A. J. & Neill, S. P., 23 Ion 2006.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadleddPapur

  16. Cyhoeddwyd

    The benefits of combining coupled wave-current models with SAR observations for the interpretation of ocean-surface currents.

    Macklin, T., Wolf, J., Wakelin, S., Gommenginger, C., Ferrier, G., Elliott, A. J. & Neill, S. P., 1 Ion 2006.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadleddPapur

  17. Cyhoeddwyd

    Characteristics of the velocity profile at tidal-stream energy sites

    Lewis, M., Neill, S., Robins, P., Hashemi, M. R. & Ward, S., Rhag 2017, Yn: Renewable Energy. 114, Part A, t. 258-272

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  18. Cyhoeddwyd

    Influence of storm surge on tidal range energy

    Lewis, M., Angeloudis, A., Robins, P., Evans, P. S. & Neill, S., Maw 2017, Yn: Energy. 122, t. 25-36

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  19. Cyhoeddwyd

    A standardised tidal-stream power curve, optimised for the global resource

    Lewis, M., O'Hara Murray, R., Fredriksson, S., Maskell, J., de Fockert, A., Neill, S. & Robins, P., 1 Meh 2021, Yn: Renewable Energy. 170, t. 1308-1323

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  20. Cyhoeddwyd

    Wave-tide interaction modulates nearshore wave height

    Lewis, M. J., Palmer, T., Hashemi, R., Robins, P., Saulter, A., Brown, J., Lewis, H. & Neill, S., Maw 2019, Yn: Ocean Dynamics. 69, 3, t. 367-384

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  21. Cyhoeddwyd

    Power variability of tidal-stream energy and implications for electricity supply

    Lewis, M., McNaughton, J., Márquez-Dominguez, C., Todeschini, G., Togneri, M., Masters, I., Allmark, M., Stallard, T., Neill, S., Goward Brown, A. & Robins, P., 15 Medi 2019, Yn: Energy. 183, t. 1061-1074

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  22. Cyhoeddwyd

    Inter-annual variability of two contrasting offshore sand banks in a region of extreme tidal range

    Lewis, M. J., Neill, S. P. & Elliott, A. J., 10 Rhag 2014, Yn: Journal of Coastal Research. 31, 2, t. 265-275

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  23. Cyhoeddwyd

    Realistic wave conditions and their influence on quantifying the tidal stream energy resource

    Lewis, M. J., Neill, S. P. & Hashemi, M. R., 8 Hyd 2014, Yn: Applied Energy. 136, t. 495-508

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  24. Cyhoeddwyd

    Resource assessment for future generations of tidal-stream energy arrays

    Lewis, M., Neill, S. P., Robins, P. E. & Hashemi, M. R., 1 Ebr 2015, Yn: Energy. 83, t. 403-415

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  25. Cyhoeddwyd

    Identification of genetically and oceanographically distinct blooms of jellyfish

    Lee, P. L., Dawson, M. N., Neill, S. P., Robins, P. E., Houghton, J. D., Doyle, T. K. & Hays, G. C., 1 Maw 2013, Yn: Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 10, 80, t. 20120920

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid