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Karl Whittle

Professor Karl Whittle
BSc (Hons) MSc PhD

Professor of Zero Carbon and Nuclear Energy
Materials, Design and Manufacturing Eng
Part of
School of Engineering
Faculty of Science and Engineering

Contact

Karl.Whittle@liverpool.ac.uk

Teaching

I teach across the spectrum of energy, focusing on energy generation, supply and demand, across a range of technologies, including nuclear, wind, solar, hydrogen, tidal etc.

Energy and the Environment

Examining energy generation technologies and supply, impacts of demand on energy requirements, and the design of energy systems suitable to meet demand across a range of criteria. Understanding the nature of energy generation technology requirements, eg. location, impact on the environment, operational behaviour (intermittent sources and base load), linking all criteria to allow a new system to be designed and implemented.

Nuclear Technologies

Examining nuclear energy, how it works, its challenges and impacts, and how it can provide base load energy to an energy supply network. Specifically looking at fission/fusion theory, material requirements for reactor technologies, evolution and behaviour of reactors, long-term storage of nuclear waste, and the economics of nuclear energy.

Modules for 2024-25

ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Module code: MECH433

Role: Module Co-ordinator

Introduction to Engineering Materials

Module code: MATS105

Role: Teaching

N0MES Energy and Marine Engineering

Module code: ENGG433

Role: Module Co-ordinator

N0MES Mathematics, Statistics and Material Engineering

Module code: ENGG432

Role: Module Co-ordinator

N0MES Oceanography, Climate Literacy and Policy

Module code: ENGG431

Role: Module Co-ordinator

N0MES Project

Module code: ENGG435

Role: Module Co-ordinator

N0MES Solids and Fluids

Module code: ENGG434

Role: Module Co-ordinator

Nuclear Technologies

Module code: MECH434

Role: Module Co-ordinator

Supervised Theses