Professor Thomas O'Donoghue

Professor Thomas O'Donoghue
Professor Thomas O'Donoghue
Professor Thomas O'Donoghue

CEng FICE

Chair in Engineering

About
Email Address
t.odonoghue@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 272508
Office Address

School of Engineering University of Aberdeen Aberdeen AB24 3UE

School/Department
School of Engineering

Biography

1981 University College Cork, Eire. BE (Civil), 1st Class Honours.

1983 University College Cork, Eire. MEngSc, Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Thesis: Development of an Irregular Wave Generation System

1987 Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland. PhD, Offshore Engineering, Thesis: The Dynamic Behaviour of a Surface Hose Attached to a CALM Buoy

1987-1988  Civil/Coastal Engineer, British Maritime Technology Ltd., Ceemaid Division, Hampshire, England. Coastal engineering consultancy.

1988–1990  Post-doctoral Research Associate, Department of Civil & Offshore Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Response of floating production systems in waves.

1990 Lecturer, Senior Lecturer (1999), Reader (2006), Professor (2007), School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen.

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships
  • School of Engineering Coordinator for Postgraduate Research Students
External Memberships
  • Fellow, Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE)
  • Member, International Association for Hydraulics Research (IAHR)
Research

Research Overview

Coastal and maritime engineering, oscillatory boundary layer flow, sand transport under sea waves, swash zone processes, wave-structure interaction, beach response, coastal monitoring.

Funding and Grants

  • HYDRALAB+ Adapting to climate change, EC, H2020, Project Ref 654110, £76,816, 1/9/2015 – 1/9/2019. Project Partner and Task Leader. Total project value is 9.9M Euros; coordinated by Deltares, The Netherlands.
  • Sand Transport under Irregular and Breaking Wave Conditions (SINBAD), EPSRC, £605,965, 1/1/2012 – 31/06/2016 (EPSRC EP/J00507X/1). PI with van der A as Researcher CI, 4-year research project with University of Twente (Ribberink) and Liverpool University (Ming Li). Dutch side of project funded by STW.
  • The LRF Centre for Safety and Reliability Engineering,LRF, £1.2M, 2011 – 2018. PI. 
  • Turbulence and wall shear stress in unsteady internal flows woith rough surfaces. EPSRC, £342,737, 2009-2012 (EP/G068925/1). CI with S. He (Sheffield) as PI and D. Pokrajac as second CI. Collaboration with Prof. A Vardy, University of Dundee.
  • Experimental and Numerical Modelling Study of Swash Zone Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport. EPSRC, £305,089, 2007 – 2010. (EP/E0113301). With D.Pokrajac. Collaboration with Prof. Dodd, University of Nottingham.
  • Aberdeen Beach coastal monitoring project (ABCoMP). Aberdeen City Council, £199,145, 2006 – 2009. With Robert Wright (Geography & Environment), Professor Bill Ritchie (Aberdeen Institute for Coastal Science and Management).
  • Sand Transport in Oscillatory Flows in the Sheet-flow Regime (SANTOSS). EPSRC, £321,027, 2005 – 2009. (GR/T28089/01). With the University of Twente, The Netherlands and a number of UK and Dutch industrial partners. Dutch side funded by STW, The Netherlands.
  • SANDPIT: Sand Transport and Morphology of Offshore Sand Mining Pits and Areas. EC-funded, 170,000Euros, 2002 – 2005. EU 5th Framework research project involving 17 partner organisations from across Europe.
  • Total Sediment Transport Rate Predictions in Wave-Current Sheet Flow with Graded Sand. EPSRC, £18,390, 2001 – 2004. (GR/R23572). Collaboration with Prof. B.A.O’Connor, Dr S.Pan, University of Liverpool and Prof. A.G.Davies, University of Wales, Bangor.
  • Velocity Measurements to Understand Complex Flows and Sediment Behaviour in the Natural Environment. NERC (+ Development Trust), £62,770, 2001 – 2003. (NER/F/S/2000/00246 - JREI). With Dr. I.McEwan, Engineering and Prof. C.Soulsby, Geography, Aberdeen University as co-investigators.
  • Experimental Study of Graded Sediments under Linear and Non-Linear Waves. EPSRC, £149,889, 1999 – 2002. (GR/M75563).
  • Seabed Response to Jet Action. DTI/TCD + Industry, £96,950, 1999 – 2001. Teaching Company Scheme with PSL Ltd (TCS Project 2769). Principal Investigator with Dr. I.McEwan as co-investigator.
  • In-situ Detection and Monitoring of Leaks in Water Distribution Pipes. Twenty One Ltd., £70,000, 1999 – 2000. Co-investigator with Dr. I. McEwan as Principal Investigator.
  • Near-bed Water Particle Velocities in Front of Coastal Structures. EPSRC, £101,714, 1995 – 1998.
  • Wave Kinematics and Erosion in Front of Coastal Structures. SERC, £61,349, 1992 – 1994.
Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

Fluid Mechanics, Civil Engineering Hydraulics

Publications

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  • Suspended sediment dynamics over full-scale ripples in oscillatory flow

    Van Der Werf, J. J., Ribberink, J. S., O'Donoghue, T., Doucette, J. S.
    Contributions to Conferences: Other Contributions
  • The dimensions of sand ripples in full-scale oscillatory flows

    O'Donoghue, T., Doucette, J. S., Ribberink, J. S., Van Der Werf, J. J.
    Coastal Engineering, vol. 53, pp. 997-1012
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Flow tunnel measurements of velocities and sand flux in oscillatory sheet flow for well-sorted and graded sands

    O'Donoghue, T., Wright, S.
    Coastal Engineering, vol. 51, no. 11-12, pp. 1163-1184
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Concentrations in oscillatory sheet flow for well sorted and graded sands

    O'Donoghue, T., Wright, S.
    Coastal Engineering, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 117-138
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Numerical and Experimental Study of Wave-Generated Sheet Flow

    O'Donoghue, T., Li, M., Malarkey, J., Pan, S., Davies, A. G., O'Connor, B. A.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
  • Graded sediments in oscillatory sheet-flow

    Wright, S., O'Donoghue, T.
    Contributions to Conferences: Other Contributions
  • Sand ripples generated by regular oscillatory flow

    O'Donoghue, T., Clubb, G.
    Coastal Engineering, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 101-115
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Experimental study of graded sediments in sinusoidal oscillatory flow

    O'Donoghue, T., Wright, S.
    Contributions to Conferences: Other Contributions
  • N-type sediment bed response under standing wave

    O'Donoghue, T.
    Journal of waterway, port, coastal, and ocean engineering, vol. 127, no. 4, pp. 245-248
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Sand bed response to submerged water jet

    O'Donoghue, T., Trajkovic, B., Piggins, J.
    Contributions to Conferences: Other Contributions
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