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Dr Frances Judge
Biography
Frances Judge is a Lecturer in Energy Engineering in the School of Engineering in UCC and a member of the Offshore Renewable Energy Research Group located in then Research Ireland MaREI Centre in Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork. Frances has a BE in Civil Engineering from University College Cork, an MSc in Meteorology from University College Dublin and a PhD in Coastal Engineering from the University of Edinburgh.
Dr Judge coordinates two postgraduate programmes in the School of Engineering
She also chairs the School Outreach Committee
Research Interests
- Offshore renewable energy (ORE)
- Logistics of ORE
- Laboratory testing of ORE devices
- Technoeconomic analysis
Publications
Selected publications:
Devoy McAuliffe, F., Judge, F. M., & Murphy, J. (2024). Modelling the installation of next generation floating offshore wind farms. Applied Energy, 374, 124001. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124001
Chitteth Ramachandran, R., Desmond, C., Judge, F., Serraris, J.-J., & Murphy, J. (2022). Floating wind turbines: marine operations challenges and opportunities. Wind Energy Science, 7(2), 903–924. https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-903-2022
Cullinane, M., Judge, F., O’Shea, M., Thandayutham, K., & Murphy, J. (2022). Subsea superconductors: The future of offshore renewable energy transmission? Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 156, 111943. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111943
Judge, F., McAuliffe, F. D., Sperstad, I. B., Chester, R., Flannery, B., Lynch, K., & Murphy, J. (2019). A lifecycle financial analysis model for offshore wind farms. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 103, 370–383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.12.045
See Google Scholar for a full list of publications.
Teaching Activity
Dr Judge delivers the following modules:
- NE6203 Ocean Energy
- CE3012 Materials and Sustainability
- NE6009 Dissertation in Sustainable Energy