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Professor Tristan Smith

Tristan Smith

Professor of Energy & Transport

Tristan is Co-lead of the Shipping and Oceans Research Group and Professor in Energy and Transport at UCL. Since 2010 Tristan has grown a substantial group focused on modelling and analysis of shipping’s efficiency and emissions. He led the 3rd IMO GHG Study, is an author in the 4th IMO GHG Study, is lead author of ISO 19030, and has been involved in numerous projects across the academic, industry and policy domains.

Dr Nishatabbas Rehmatulla

Nishatabbas Rehmatulla

Principal Research Fellow

Nishatabbas is Co-lead of the Shipping and Oceans Research Group and is a Principal Research Fellow in UCL’s Energy Institute. His research explores the barriers to shipping decarbonisation and solutions to accelerate zero carbon transitions. He holds a PhD in Energy and Transport and specialises in social science and private governance approaches to maritime sustainability.

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Nujood Al Mulla

PhD Student

Nujood is a PhD student in UCL’s Energy Institute, her thesis focuses on green shipping corridors and agent based modelling. Nujood has an MSc in Energy Systems and Data Analytics and a BEng in Mechanical Engineering, she also works part time as a Postgraduate Teaching Assistant and is an Active Energy Expert at the World Energy Council.

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Farah Bziker

Research Fellow

  

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Ting Cooper

PhD Student

Ting is a PhD student in the Shipping and Oceans Research Group at the UCL Energy Institute. Her research focuses on applying modelling, data science, and spatial analytics to support decision-making for the maritime energy transition. She previously worked as a data scientist and modeller in the energy industry across shipping, trading, and offshore wind. Ting has an MSc in Energy Systems and Data Analytics and a BSc in Geophysics.

  

Alexis Fidgett

Alexis Fidgett

Research Group Manager

Alexis is the Shipping and Oceans Research Group Manager. He has been working in the Higher Education sector for over 15 years, and with the shipping and oceans team for the last 6 of those years.

  

Dr Marie Fricaudet

Marie Fricaudet

Senior Research Fellow

Marie is a Senior Research Fellow at the Energy Institute of UCL. Her interests and areas of expertise include financial risks associated with low-carbon transitions and shipping finance. She holds a PhD focused on stranded assets in the shipping industry.

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Dr Annika Frosch

Annika Frosch

Research Fellow

Annika is a UCL research fellow focused on ocean governance, decarbonising shipping, and ocean acidification. The German Academic Exchange Service funded Annika’s PhD dissertation which examined governance solutions for ocean acidification. Her interdisciplinary work spans law, science, and policy, informed by case studies and interviews. Annika actively contributes to the academic community through seminars, conferences, and an editorial role for the journal Transnational Environmental Law.

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Yoseph Ismail

Research Assistant​​

Dr Pinar Langer

Pinar Langer

Research Fellow​​

Pinar is a Research Fellow in the Shipping and Oceans Research Group, in UCL’s Energy Institute. Pinar’s work focuses on analysing socio‑technical transitions, alternative marine fuels, and sustainability frameworks in the pursuit of decarbonising the shipping sector. She holds a PhD in Human Geography from the University of Aberdeen and has experience in energy analysis, teaching, and policy consultancy.

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Dola Oluteye

Senior Reserach Fellow

Dola is a Senior Research Fellow in Energy and Transport Policy at UCL’s Energy Institute. Her work focuses on just and equitable global energy transitions, supporting African states in maritime decarbonisation through research, diplomacy, and capacity building, informed by over two decades of sustainable engineering experience.

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Jesse Ralph-Gbobo

PhD Student

Jesse is a PhD student in the UCL Energy Institute researching the structural evolution of Nigeria’s state-level electricity markets. His research bridges the gap between Energy market theory and microeconomics to identify market designs that deliver low-cost energy, enhanced grid security, and a clear path for renewable energy adoption.

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Colin Robertshaw

PhD Student

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Isabelle Rojon

PhD Student

Isabelle is a part time PhD student at UCL’s Energy Institute, where she investigates how multilateral development banks mainstream climate action among their financial intermediary clients. Alongside her academic research, she works as a Consultant for the World Bank, focusing on maritime transport. Prior to this role, she spent six years at UMAS International, where she led the organisation’s work on maritime climate policy.

   

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Mohd Shoaib

Research Fellow

Shoaib is a Postdoctoral Researcher at UCL working on the TransiT project. He leads digital twin modelling for the decarbonisation of UK maritime transport. His work focuses on developing agent based and discrete event simulation models to inform decision making under uncertainty and support low carbon transition pathways.

James Stewart

James Stewart

Research Fellow

James is a Research Fellow within the UCL Shipping and Oceans Research Group where he specialises in the application of big data to understand current and future trends in the maritime shipping industry, as well as the potential implications of decarbonisation policy. His role has more recently evolved into facilitating the development of statistical capacity across states in the Caribbean, Pacific and Africa.

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