Emma Edwards

Emma Edwards is a Career Development Fellow at St Peter's College, University of Oxford, affiliated with the Engineering department. Her research focuses on offshore renewable energy, particularly wave-structure interaction of floating bodies with applications to wave energy and floating offshore wind. She is interested in the effect of geometry on wave-structure interaction and the performance of offshore energy devices. Edwards has expertise in analytical, numerical, and physical modelling, with a PhD from MIT on the optimization of wave energy converter geometry. She has also worked on floating offshore wind platforms and collaborates with researchers at MIT and the University of Plymouth.

Emma Edwards is a Career Development Fellow at the University of Oxford, specializing in wave power, floating offshore wind, and offshore renewable energy. Her research focuses on the hydrodynamic response of floating offshore wind turbines, wave structure interaction, and the optimization of wave energy converters. Edwards has contributed significantly to the development of numerical models and experimental studies to assess the performance of floating platforms and wave energy devices. Her work includes comparative studies of semi-submersible platforms, dynamic power cables, and surrogate models for aerodynamic emulation. She has also explored the statistical analysis of wave resources and the impact of device geometry on energy conversion efficiency.