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Steven Morris

Mr Steven Morris

Managerial, Professional and Specialist Staff

School of Engineering

Email
MorrisSM@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 29208 74314

Overview

I am a Chartered Engineer with 28 years experience as a Mechanical Engineer.  Over the last 17 years I have had the privilege of managing one of Cardiff University's large scale off-site labs called the Gas Turbine Research Centre (https://cu-gtrc.co.uk).  

The Centre continues to provide me with stimulating challenges and I have been fortunate to work with exceptional academics and researchers in the field of low carbon heat and power.  This exciting work reaches a national and global audience and directly addresses the need to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels to ensure a sustainable future for us and future generations. 

I am currently involved in several research projects to further develop our understanding of hydrogen and ammonia for heat and power applications.

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Research

My research interest is the decarbonisation of heat and power processes e.g. burners, furnaces, reciprocating engines and gas turbines, through the use of zero carbon fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia.  My research aligns the UK Government's Net Zero 2050 targets.

I am currently working with National Gas Transmission on the FuturGrid project

Biography

I have a first class honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bath University with 7 years industrial experience prior to taking up employment with Cardiff University in 2001 when I was appointed as a Senior Project Engineer at the Centre for Energy, Waste and Environment (CREWE) within the School of Engineering with the responsibility for establishing and managing industrial collaboration.

During this time I managed:

  • UKAS-accredited, £100k turnover, Solar Energy Testing Service (SETS)
  • 3M EU programme POWERFLAM2, comprising 12 European partners concerned with co-firing coal with biomass and waste products

Won three consecutive Cardiff Innovation Network awards for early stage collaboration:  

  • 2003 –   Computer modelling to optimise the heat exchanger of a food waste processing machine for ITT Ltd.
  • 2004 –   Computer modelling to optimise the suspension system of a domestic washing machine for Andrew Reason Ltd
  • 2005 –   The design of a sustainable power solution for a low motion surveillance buoy for Ledwood Engineering Ltd

And in 2005 I assisted in the development of a successful £7.9M ERDF bid to establish the Cardiff University Gas Turbine Research Centre (GTRC) and was appointed its manager in 2006.

I project managed the installation and commissioning of the GTRC facility, a £7.9M project and once up and running I maintained control of the GTRC finances (Turnover approximately £1M)and responsibility of managing the GTRC personnel and test programmes.

Over the last 17 years I have had the privilege of managing the GTRC, one of Cardiff University's large scale off-site labs (https://cu-gtrc.co.uk).  

The Centre continues to provide me with stimulating challenges and I have been fortunate to work with exceptional academics and researchers in the field of low carbon heat and power.  This exciting work reaches a national and global audience and directly addresses the need to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels to ensure a sustainable future for us and future generations. 

I am currently involved in several research projects to further develop our understanding of hydrogen and ammonia for heat and power applications.

Research themes

Specialisms

  • energy systems
  • Hydrogen System Integration
  • Occupational and workplace health and safety
  • Mechanical engineering