Sustainable Engineering

Sustainable Engineering: Centres around the design and development of processes, products and services that are delivered in a responsible manner to minimise economic, social and environmental harm.

Dynamic Lead: Dr Loraine Clarke (School of Computer Science)

Dr Clarke is a HCI (Human Computer Interaction) design researcher and lecturer in the School of Computer Science. Loraine’s background includes product design, interactive media, museum studies, design-based research and qualitative research methods. Loraine spends a lot of her time in FabLab environments creating interactive prototypes which involve digital fabrication methods like 3D printing and laser cutting, and using various microcontrollers such as Arduino. At the heart of Loraine’s research is the motivation to support meaningful experiences with interactive physical objects and to explore technology which supports people and communities.

Lead: Dr Gordon Florence  (School of Chemistry)

In 2005, Dr Florence took up a Royal Society University Research Fellowship at the University of St Andrews, appointed to a lectureship in 2012 and promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2015. He is currently the School of Chemistry Director of Teaching. He was awarded a Leverhulme Research Leadership Award in 2012. ​

Research within the Florence group is currently directed towards the synthesis of rare bioactive natural products and exploiting their biological potential for the treatment of Neglected tropical diseases. Alongside our research in the synthesis of complex molecules, recognizing synthetic organic chemistry can play a vital driving role in new discoveries and applications for future healthcare and biological technologies Gordon has established multidisciplinary collaborations encompassing chemical biology and biocatalysis.​