Dr Wrik Mallik he/him
Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering
Mission Priority Areas
The motivation for joining the DiveIn CDT community is its focus on prioritising the diversity of postgraduate research students, supervisors, partners, and stakeholders. I would welcome this opportunity to work with a diverse group of people and supervise a diverse set of students.
I believe this CDT would promote the interdisciplinary nature of my research. Participation in this CDT would also let me share my diversity experience via supervising postgraduate students from a diverse background.
My research focuses on the sustainable operation and construction of wind turbines. My research focus lies on two areas: (1) bladeless wind turbines for sustainable low-noise renewable energy harvesting in urban environments, (2) underwater noise and vibrations from offshore wind farms and their impact on marine biodiversity.
While wind farms offer a pathway to net zero, maintenance cost and noise from both onshore and offshore wind farms remain a major problem. I work with wind farm operators and offshore renewable energy sectors, additive manufacturing sector and the Scottish government to develop advanced scientific concepts which can accurately predict noise from wind farms both around urban locality and in the ocean. My research aims to provide scientific guidance to the wind turbine sector and policymakers so that net zero can be achieved in a truly sustainable manner.
Apart from further strengthening my present collaborations, the DiveIn CDT could enable collaborations with colleagues from the School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine as well as the Marine Science Group at the University of Glasgow. Such collaborations could develop highly diverse research partnerships via co-supervision of PGRs and collaborative grant applications targeted at broad scientific discovery in underwater marine science.
I consider myself a supportive supervisor who emphasises building an inclusive research environment. I support the professional growth of my supervisees to improve their future career opportunities. I believe in developing a balanced research environment in my group where students have freedom to explore their ideas but there is still a broad overall research structure to ensure students develop clear research goals.
Apart from my diverse background, I have hands-on experience in EDI via event organisation and leadership roles at various International Student Organisations during my PhD. I have also participated in an EDI workshop in the recent past. At the University of Glasgow, I have supervised several MSc students belonging to diverse communities and I have also taught courses for the International Summer School to visiting students from Singapore.
