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The Centre for Research
in Energy and the Environment (CRE +E)
The Centre for Research in Energy and the Environment
(CRE +E) is a multidisciplinary research Centre within The Robert
Gordon University, Aberdeen. The research within CRE +E is primarily
directed towards solving problems related to energy and the environment
for sustainable economic growth. CRE +E boasts a wide range of
expertise in applied research in renewable energy, advanced water
and air treatment technology, environmental sensors, and environmental
catalysis. No other institute/centre with the diverse range of
interests exists in either Scotland or the rest of the UK with
a multidisciplinary team including physicists, chemists, biologists,
environmental scientists/engineers, mechanical, electrical/electronic
and chemical engineers.
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to the SCIENCE SNAP from Thurs 17th March
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 Further details may be found on the CRE +E website:
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Professor
Peter Roberston - B.Sc. (Hons), D.Phil., C.Eng., MEI, C.Sci.,
C.Chem. FRSC, FICI.
CRE
+E,
The Robert Gordon University,
Aberdeen
Professor Robertson was appointed to the Chair of Energy and
Environmental Engineering in the School of Engnieering at RGU in July
2000. His research interests focus on advanced oxidation technologies
for water treatment, specifically by-products generated by the offshore
oil and gas industry and toxic compounds in drinking water. Professor
Robertson is also investigating applications of solar energy harvesting
through the photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide and liquid junction
photovoltaic cells. The other main area of his research is in the development
of sensor technologies to support the off-shore oil and gas industry.
He has been involved in the development of in-situ multicapability array
sensors for monitoring hydrocarbon, synthetic based fluid and heavy metal
pollution in the marine environment. Professor Robertson is developing
in situ sensors for monitoring heavy metal contamination on contaminated
land sites. Professor Robertson is a member of the Northern Ireland Water
Council. This body advises all departments in the NI Civil Service
on the exercise of their functions under the Water Act 1972, the Water
and Sewerage Services Order 1973 and the Water (NI) Order 1999. Professor
Robertson is a member of the advisory board of the European Japanese
Initiative on Photocatalysis Applications and Commercialisation (EJIPAC).
He is also a member of the EJIPAC Working Group on Water Treatment.
Professor Robertson is also Chair of the Scottish Committee of the Royal
Society of Chemistry Analytical Division and Chair of the Aberdeen and
North of Scotland Section of The British Association for the Advancement
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