Speaker
Richard Pemberton
Lecturer in Mechanical and Marine Engineering Design
Richard Pemberton
Lecturer in Mechanical and Marine Engineering Design
Dr Richard Pemberton started his career in the area of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), working as a designer or technical consultant to sailors and yacht racing teams in many of the major competitions within the sport, such as the America’s Cup, Volvo Ocean Race, Vendee Globe race, the Olympics and the World Speed Sailing Record.
Before joining the University of Plymouth, Richard worked as a consultant Naval Architect both in a self-employed capacity and at the University of Southampton’s Wolfson Unit for Marine Technology and Industrial Aerodynamics. In these roles, Richard achieved Chartered Engineer status with RINA and has now worked on multiple Innovate UK funded Clean Maritime Demonstrator Competition research projects in the area of Maritime Decarbonisation.
