My academic background combines mechanical engineering with a focus on heat and fluids, and advanced expertise in building energy systems. I hold an MSc in Building Services Engineering (Distinction) from Loughborough University, which laid the foundation for my research in energy demand and sustainable building technologies.

Following my MSc, I was awarded an EPSRC scholarship to pursue postgraduate studies at the London–Loughborough Centre for Doctoral Research in Energy Demand, a collaboration between University College London (UCL) and Loughborough University. There, I completed an MRes in Energy Demand Studies (Distinction) before undertaking my PhD, which quantified the energy demand reduction potential of zonal space heating controls. I completed my PhD in 2016 and continued as a Research Associate at Loughborough University on the multi-disciplinary EPSRC project DEFACTO.

In 2017, I joined De Montfort University, progressing from Early Career Academic Fellow to Senior Lecturer. During my tenure, I served as Programme Leader for MSc courses in Energy and Sustainable Building Design, and Energy and Sustainable Development, supporting the development of the next generation of energy professionals.

In 2020, I returned to Loughborough University as a Lecturer in Energy Resilience and the Built Environment and became Academic Manager of the ERBE CDT—the EPSRC & SFI Centre for Doctoral Training in Energy Resilience and the Built Environment. I was promoted to Senior Lecturer in Building Energy in April 2023, reflecting my continued contributions to research, teaching, and doctoral training in energy resilience and sustainable building technologies.

Professional affiliations

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
• Member of American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air -Conditioning (MASHRAE)
• Member of International Building Performance and Simulation Association

Awards

• ARCC & Homes and Communities Agency Research Impact Prize
• Winner of Best Paper at LoLo CDT Paper Competition for the Paper "National Survey of Summertime Temperatures and Overheating Risk in English Homes”
• Pick Everards Prize for Best Final Year Research Project at MSc Building Services Engineering at Loughborough University
• Full EPSRC Scholarship for 4 years during MRes and PhD studies

External activities

• Editorial Board: Journal of Sustainability (MDPI) as Guest Editor for a special issue on Sustainable Future Proofing of Heating and Cooling in Buildings: Heat Pumps, Passive Measures, and Low-Carbon Interventions. Journal of Indoor Environment as Review Editor for Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, Frontiers in Built Environment and Frontiers in Energy Research. Reusable and Sustainable Building Materials in Modern Architecture. Global Research Society, LLC, USA, 2019
• Research Funding Proposal Reviewer: National Science Centre Poland, The German Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development (GIF), University of Sharjah
• Journal Referee: Energy and Buildings, Building and Environment, Building Research & Information, Building Engineering, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (ASHRAE), Indoor and Built Environment, Advances in Building Energy Research, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Energies, Sustainability, Architectural Science Review, Buildings and Cities
• Conference Scientific Review Committee: Comfort at the Extremes (CATE) 2026, IBPSA-England Building Simulation & Optimization Conference 2020, CIBSE ASHRAE Technical Symposium 2017
• ASHRAE UK Midlands Chapter: Member of Board of Governors, Student Branch Advisor

Key collaborators

My research and enterprise activities are conducted with a range of academic and stakeholder partners, including:

• Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• University College London
• University of Granada, Spain
• University of Guanajuato, Mexico
• De Montfort University
• University of the West of England