Towards Engineering Grand Challenges - Intents to submit

This document contains all intents to submit received for the "Towards Engineering Grand Challenges" call; this step of the process was compulsory but does not bind candidates to apply to the call and does not count towards our repeatedly unsuccessful applicants policy.

We expect demand for this call to be high and would encourage applicants to consider working in collaboration where appropriate – this data has been made publically available in order to facilitate this. EPSRC will not be involved in this collaboration building.

Challenge 1 : Sustainable engineering to provide water for all

PI Name Lead Institution Other institutions involved Title Plug and play approach for sustainable treatment of Ian Thompson Newcastle, Bristol, Surrey, Warwick industrial waste water at source.

Integrating multifunctional water supply, energy and Richard Fenner wastewater systems to ensure water security - , University of Exeter, Joby Boxall University of Sheffield University of Manchester, University of Tailored water solutions for positive impact Newcastle, University of Reading University College, London, University of Sustainable decentralised water technologies: local solutions William Sloan University of Glasgow Newcastle, Heriot Watt University to a Global problem.

Sustainable Online Water Purification using Sustainable Jonathan Bridge University of Liverpool Liverpool John Moores University Urban Drainage Systems (SOWPSUDS)

Alastair Martin Lancaster University Manchester University, Strathclyde University New Engineering for the Human Water Loop University of Exeter, Cardiff University, Sustainable Across Futures: Ecosystem-services for Gainful Thorsten Wagener University of Bristol University of Bath Urban And Rural Development (SAFEGUARD) PI Name Lead Institution Other institutions involved Title Queen's University Robert Gordon University, University of St Peter Robertson Smart Water for All Belfast Andrews Loughborough University, Sheffield University, Flexible technological solutions for water purification and Nidal Hilal Swansea University Bath University, Oxford University, Aston distribution (FlexTech) University Cranfield University, University of Exeter, Julien Harou University of Manchester Engineering sustainable water systems University of Oxford

Challenge 2: Future Cities: engineering approaches that restore that balance between engineered and natural systems

PI name Institution Other institutions involved Title London South Bank Imperial College London, London South Bank TBC: Elsa Aristodemou The high fidelity interactive virtual city – a framework for University, University of University, University of Surrey, Cambridge, or Alan Robins design and operation Surrey University of Bristol UCL, London School of Hygiene and Tropical David Butler University of Exeter Medicine, Imperial College, University of Shades of Green: Balancing cities for people and nature Southampton University of DIGITAL URBAN GAIA : INFORMED PATHWAYS TO Patrick James UCL Southampton REBALANCING THE CITY

C J Baker University of Birmingham University of Sheffield Cities as entropy creating organisms

UCL, University of Southampton, University of Balancing the impact of City Infrastructure Engineering on Phil Purnell University of Leeds Birmingham Natural systems using Robots

Employing Information and Communications Technology Ray E. Sheriff University of Bradford (ICT) in Future Cities for the Health and Well-Being of the Elderly PI name Institution Other institutions involved Title University of Bristol, Cambridge University, University College Dina D'Ayala University of Newcastle, Centre for Ecology and RENATURING THE CITY: PROMETHEUS CONSORTIUM London, Hydrology, King's College, BGS, HR Wallingford

REBALANCE: Rebalancing the natural and engineered world David Coley University of Bath Leeds University, Imperial College within cities

Paul Linden University of Cambridge Mastering Air for Green Inner Cities (MAGIC)

Tim Short University of Liverpool Liverpool John Moores University Adaptive cities: redesigning cities for sustainable futures

Re-Engineering the Ground’s Ecosystem Provision to support University of Birmingham, University of Helen Reeves British Geological Survey Future Cities - – A Rebalancing of Engineered and Natural Strathclyde, University of Newcastle Systems Creative approaches to maximising urban sustainability, Darren Robinson University of Nottingham resilience and ecosystem services.

University of Bristol, University of Sheffield, Richard Dawson Newcastle University University of Manchester, Glasgow University, Future Cities Exchange Cranfield University, University of Strathclyde

“Zero Waste City”: waste elimination for energy, water, Matthew Leach University of Surrey TBC materials, capital and human effort in urban infrastructures and service provision as the new priority

University of Surrey, University of Exeter, City Bridge: Cooperative and distributed solutions for urban John Polak Imperial College London University College London efficiency and resilience PI name Institution Other institutions involved Title

Gareth Pender Heriot-Watt University Cities and their hinterlands Cambridge University, Imperial College London, Decision Support Approaches in Environmental Engineering University of Birmingham, Cardiff University , Miklas Scholz University of Salford to Restore the Balance between Engineered and Natural Durham University, Oxford Brookes University , Systems Benefiting Expanding Cities University of Exeter Smarter urban environments: green innovations in science, Barbara Maher Lancaster University engineering and design Cyclical City: developing a holistic understanding of urban Manchester School of Architecture, Leeds Prof Greg Keeffe Queens University Belfast resource cycles that enhances resilience and increase Beckett University, University College London biodiversity. Challenge 3: Engineering across length scales, from atoms to applications

PI name Institution Other institutions involved Title

GeMMS. A GENERIC MULTI-SCALE MODELING SUITE OF University of Manchester, Imperial College, Paul Sherwood STFC FLUID-SOLID INTERFACES: WHERE CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, University of Bath, Lincoln, University of Bristol AND ENGINEERING MEET. University of Birmingham, University of Roger C Reed University of Oxford Cambridge, University of Loughborough, Alloys-By-Design: Towards Applications via Atoms University of Manchester. The University of Engineering van der Waals heterostructures: from atomic Kostya Novoselov Manchester, Cambridge and Lancaster Manchester level layer-by-layer assembly to printable innovative devices.

Queen Mary University University of Cambridge, UCL, University of Biologically inspired self-organisation phenomena for Pankaj Vadgama of London Warwick, Imperial College London engineering polymer design

Hierarchical Design Driven Multiscale Multiphysics Modelling Kai Luo UCL Oxford University (H1D2M3)

Imperial College London, Cambridge University, Engineering Metastability: Developing Novel Alloys for Iain Todd University of Sheffield KCL, Manchetster Enhanced Performance

STFC Laboratories , , Sustainable Energy: Carbon Utilisation Research Consortium Xi Jiang Lancaster University University of Durham, University of Edinburgh (SECURE)

University of Exeter, University of Oxford, Synthesizing 3D metamaterials for RF, microwave and THz J(Yiannis) Vardaxoglou Loughborough University University of Sheffield, Queen Mary University applications of London

Duncan McFarlane University of Cambridge Achieving Perpetual Products Through Smart Surfaces PI name Institution Other institutions involved Title

Warwick University, Edinburgh University, STFC Yonghao Zhang University of Strathclyde Controlled nucleation in industrial processes Daresbury Laboratory Engineering interfaces from single atoms to functional Ian Ashcroft University of Nottingham University of Birmingham surfaces for next-generation manufacture of high performance products Atomistic design of useful systems incorporating custom John Weaver Glasgow University University of Southampton molecules and nanoparticles Birmingham, Hartree Centre, Diamond Light Frans Muller University of Leeds Ten Orders of Magnitude Source Smart Accretion (Growth) and Decay (Disassembly) of Paul M Weaver University of Bristol Oxford, Exeter Sentient Materials, by Design University of Cambridge, University of Exeter, Univeristy of Energy, Electronics and Enhancing Life: Understanding Daniel W. Hewak University of Surrey, Heriot-Watt University, Southampton materials on the nanoscale before University of Bristol, University of Oxford

Jason Reese University of Edinburgh Heriot-Watt University Translating biological principles into engineering processes Swansea University, University of Bath, Stéphane P.A. Bordas Cardiff University Engineering with confidence: Model learning across scales University of Exeter From Atoms and Molecules to Devices: Engineering out the Sandrine Heutz Imperial College London Meso-Gap Challenge 4: identifying risk and building resilience into engineered systems

PI name Institution Other institutions involved Title Marian Scott University of Glasgow Resilience,Risk, Ergonomics and Data for Engineered Systems

Jennifer Whyte University of Reading Cranfield University Next Generation Configuration Management

Guangtao Fu University of Exeter Cranfield University, Loughborough University BRIM: Building Resilience into Risk Management

University of Birmingham, University of Ajith Kumar Narayanan Nottingham, Cranfield University, University of Resilience of Engineered Systems against High Impact Low University of Cambridge Parlikad Salford, Leeds University, Cass Business School, Probability Events University College London University of Cambridge, Loughborough Dynamic simulation and visualisation for enhanced risk and John Ahmet Erkoyuncu Cranfield University University, LCC University of the Arts uncertainty considerations Cambridge, Strathclyde, Birmingham, East ResilienceNET - Managing Uncertainty and Risk by Building Roy S. Kalawsky Loughborough University London, BGS, Exeter Resilience in Complex Engineered Systems Liverpool John Moores REST: Resilience, Safety and Security Technology for Jin Wang University Maritime Engineering Systems R2: Risk and Resilience in an interconnected world: Roger B Street University of Oxford Newcastle University, Manchester University Identifying and nurturing research capability University of Strathclyde, University of Cranfield, Risk-based Life-Cycle Management for the Next Generation Longbin Tao Newcastle University of Subsea Production System Modelling risk and resilience for smart autonomous Felician Campean University of Bradford John Moores University transportation systems Risk and Resilience Building in Energy Resource Supply Taku Fujiyama University College London Systems Resilience foresight for interdependent infrastructure Luke Bisby University of Edinburgh Heriot-Watt University systems at tipping points Pete Burnap Cardiff University Exploring Real-time Cyber Risks to Smart Grid Networks PI name Institution Other institutions involved Title The University of Martin Mayfield Cranfield University Engineering Complexity Resilience Network - EnCoRe Sheffield Regenerative Engineering: enabling complex systems to Alan Purvis Durham University autonomously maintain and repair themselves. Systems Thinking Approach to Railway Control, Operations Clive Roberts University of Birmingham and Monitoring (STARCOM) Luca di Mare Imperial College London Resilient Engineering For Energy and pRopulsion (REFER) Handling Nonlinearity and Global Optimality in the Design University of Sheffield, University of Durham, Massimiliano Vasile University of Strathclyde and Control of Complex Dynamical Systems Under University of Cranfield Uncertainty