Publications

Benchmarking and developing numerical Finite Element models of volcanic deformation

Publication ID: pub.1030005737

Keywords: Bolivia; COMSOL Multiphysics; Finite Element Analysis; Uturuncu Volcano; Volcano Deformation; Volcano Geodesy

Volcanic deformation during an unrest episode can provide valuable insights into potential magmatic plumbing system dynamics. Paramount to this is a model linking the recorded ground movement to the causative source at depth. Most models employ analytical techniques due to their simplicity, but these are limited in their approach due to a number of necessary […]

Modelling the effectiveness of climate policies: How important is loss aversion by consumers?

Publication ID: pub.1121497452

Keywords: Behavioural Realism; Decarbonisation Policies; Global; Loss Aversion; Policy Simulation; Prospect Theory; Technology Diffusion

s Reliable decarbonisation policies can only be developed with a thorough understanding of how consumers choose between energy technologies. Current energy models assume optimal consumer decisions which may result in expectations of the effectiveness of climate policies that are far too optimistic. Prospect Theory, on the other hand, aims to model real-life choices, based on […]

Against the tide of depoliticisation: the politics of research governance

Publication ID: pub.1065016548

Keywords: Politicisation; Responsible Research and Innovation; Science Policy; UK; Universities

Forensic civism: articulating science, DNA and kinship in contemporary Mexico and Colombia

Publication ID: pub.1044424700

Keywords: Biobank; Colombia; Forensics; Mexico; Right to Truth

The article will present the findings of ethnographic research into the Colombian and Mexican forensic systems, introducing the first citizen-led exhumation project made possible through the cooperation of scholars, forensic specialists and interested citizens in Mexico. The coupling, evolution and mutual re-constitution of forensic science will be explored, including new forms of citizenship and nation […]

Towards a global controller design for guaranteed synchronization of switched chaotic systems

Publication ID: pub.1010501804

Keywords: Chaos Synchronization; Global; Linear Matrix Inequality (LMI); Nonlinear State Feedback Controller; Robust Stability; Switched Chaotic System; Unified Chaotic System

In this paper, synchronization of identical switched chaotic systems is explored based on Lyapunov theory of guaranteed stability. Concepts from robust control principles and switched linear systems are merged together to derive a sufficient condition for synchronization of identical master–slave switched nonlinear chaotic systems and are expressed in the form of bilinear matrix inequalities (BMIs). […]

Production of sodium silicate powder from waste glass cullet for alkali activation of alternative binders

Publication ID: pub.1109888889

Keywords: Alkali Activated Cement; Fly Ash; Glass; Granulated-blast Furnace Slag; Waste-derived Activator

A simple process to produce sodium silicate powder from glass cullet has been developed. A mixture of glass powder, sodium hydroxide powder, and water was heated at temperatures of 150 to 330 °C. The effects of glass to NaOH ratio, temperature and duration, inclusion of water and fineness of NaOH were investigated. Fly ash and fly […]