Dr Peter Robins

• Modelling internal tides PhD
• Physical Oceanography and Maths MSc

I supervise 5 PhD/MPhil students: 

Jonathan Demmer – simulating variability of North Wales mussel populations.

Mike Case – impact of underwater noise propagation on fish.

Juan Gomiz Pascual – coupled catchment / estuarine modelling.

Bernd Stephan – optimizing multiple tidal lagoon power plants.

Nic Chopin – variability in the Irish Mussel shellfishery.

I contribute to modules: OSX1000/2000/2004/3000/3018/4008/4010 

2019

• Wave-tide interaction modulates nearshore wave height
  
  Lewis, MJ, Palmer, T, Hashemi, R, Robins, P, Saulter, A, Brown, J, Lewis, H & Neill, S 2019, 'Wave-tide interaction modulates nearshore wave height' Ocean Dynamics. DOI: 10.1007/s10236-018-01245-z

2018

• The Influence of Intra-Array Wake Dynamics on Depth-Averaged Kinetic Tidal Turbine Energy Extraction Simulations
  
  Piano, M, Robins, P, Davies, A & Neill, S 2018, 'The Influence of Intra-Array Wake Dynamics on Depth-Averaged Kinetic Tidal Turbine Energy Extraction Simulations' Energies, vol. 11, no. 10, 2852. DOI: 10.3390/en11102852
• Characterising the tidal stream power resource around France using a high-resolution harmonic database
  
  Guillou, N, Neill, S & Robins, P 2018, 'Characterising the tidal stream power resource around France using a high-resolution harmonic database' Renewable Energy, vol. 123, pp. 706-718.
• Improving estuary models by reducing uncertainties associated with river flows
  
  Robins, P, Lewis, M, Freer, J, Cooper, D, Skinner, C & Coulthard, T 2018, 'Improving estuary models by reducing uncertainties associated with river flows' Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2018.02.015
• Tidal stream resource characterisation in progressive versus standing wave systems
  
  Ward, S, Robins, P, Lewis, M, Iglesias, G, Hashemi, MR & Neill, S 2018, 'Tidal stream resource characterisation in progressive versus standing wave systems' Applied Energy, vol. 220, pp. 274-285. DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.03.059
• Tidal range energy resource and optimization – past perspectives and future challenges
  
  Neill, S, Angeloudis, A, Robins, P, Walkington, I, Ward, S, Masters, I, Lewis, M, Piano, M, Avdis, A, Piggott, M, Aggidis, G, Evans, P, Adcock, T, Zidonis, A, Ahmadian, R & Falconer, R 2018, 'Tidal range energy resource and optimization – past perspectives and future challenges' Renewable Energy, vol. 127, pp. 763-778. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.05.007
• Regional-scale patterns in harbour porpoise occupancy of tidal stream environments
  
  Waggitt, J, Dunn, H, Evans, PGH, Hiddink, J, Holmes, LJ, Keen, E, Murcott, BD, Piano, M, Robins, P, Scott, BE, Bond, J & Veneruso, G 2018, 'Regional-scale patterns in harbour porpoise occupancy of tidal stream environments' ICES Journal of Marine Science, pp. 701-710. DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsx164

2017

• Characteristics of the velocity profile at tidal-stream energy sites
  
  Lewis, M, Neill, S, Robins, P, Hashemi, MR & Ward, S 2017, 'Characteristics of the velocity profile at tidal-stream energy sites' Renewable Energy, vol. 114, no. Part A, pp. 258-272. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.03.096
• Tidal stream resource assessment uncertainty due to flow asymmetry and turbine yaw misalignment
  
  Piano, M, Neill, S, Lewis, M, Robins, P, Hashemi, R, Davies, A, Ward, S & Roberts, M 2017, 'Tidal stream resource assessment uncertainty due to flow asymmetry and turbine yaw misalignment' Renewable Energy, pp. 1363-1375. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.05.023
• Residual flow, bedforms and sediment transport in a tidal channel modelled with variable bed roughness
  
  Davies, A & Robins, P 2017, 'Residual flow, bedforms and sediment transport in a tidal channel modelled with variable bed roughness' Geomorphology, vol. 295, 10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.08.029, pp. 855-872.
• Influence of storm surge on tidal range energy
  
  Lewis, M, Angeloudis, A, Robins, P, Evans, PS & Neill, S 2017, 'Influence of storm surge on tidal range energy' Energy, vol. 122, pp. 25-36. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.01.068
• Predicting the dispersal of wild Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) from an existing frontier population—a numerical study
  
  Robins, P, King, J, Jenkins, S & Tita, A 2017, 'Predicting the dispersal of wild Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) from an existing frontier population—a numerical study' Aquatic Invasions, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 117-131. DOI: 10.3391/ai.2017.12.2.01

2016

• Research priorities for assessing potential impacts of emerging marine renewable energy technologies: Insights from developments in Wales (UK)
  
  Roche, RC, Walker-Springett, K, Robins, PE, Jones, J, Veneruso, G, Whitton, TA, Piano, M, Ward, SL, Duce, CE, Waggitt, JJ, Walker-Springett, G, Neill, S, Lewis, M & King, J 2016, 'Research priorities for assessing potential impacts of emerging marine renewable energy technologies: Insights from developments in Wales (UK)' Renewable Energy, vol. 99, no. December, pp. 1327-1341. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.08.035

2015

• Impact of climate change on UK estuaries: A review of past trends and potential projections
  
  Robins, PE, Skov, MW, Lewis, MJ, Gimenez, L, Davies, AG, Malham, SK, Neill, SP, McDonald, JE, Whitton, TA, Jackson, SE & Jago, CF 2015, 'Impact of climate change on UK estuaries: A review of past trends and potential projections' Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, vol. 169, pp. 119-135. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2015.12.016
• Connectivity and Dispersal Patterns of Protected Biogenic Reefs: Implications for the Conservation of Modiolus modiolus (L.) in the Irish Sea
  
  Gormley, K, Mackenzie, C, Robins, PE, Coscia, I, Cassidy, A, James, J, Hull, A, Piertney, S, Sanderson, W & Porter, J 2015, 'Connectivity and Dispersal Patterns of Protected Biogenic Reefs: Implications for the Conservation of Modiolus modiolus (L.) in the Irish Sea' PLoS ONE, vol. 10, no. 12, pp. e0143337. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143337
• Characterizing the tidal energy resource of the West Anglesey Demonstration Zone (UK), using TELEMAC-2D and field observations
  
  Piano, M, Ward, SL, Robins, PE, Neill, SP, Lewis, MJ, Davies, AG, Powell, BI, Owen, AW & Hashemi, RM 2015, 'Characterizing the tidal energy resource of the West Anglesey Demonstration Zone (UK), using TELEMAC-2D and field observations' Paper presented at 22nd Telemac & Mascaret User Conference, STFC Laboratory, Daresbury, Warrington, UK, 3/01/01, .
• Characterising the spatial and temporal variability of the tidal-stream energy resource over the northwest European shelf seas
  
  Robins, PE, Neill, SP, Lewis, MJ & Ward, SL 2015, 'Characterising the spatial and temporal variability of the tidal-stream energy resource over the northwest European shelf seas' Applied Energy, vol. 147, pp. 510-522. DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.03.045
• Resource assessment for future generations of tidal-stream energy arrays
  
  Lewis, M, Neill, SP, Robins, PE & Hashemi, MR 2015, 'Resource assessment for future generations of tidal-stream energy arrays' Energy, vol. 83, pp. 403-415. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.02.038
• Effect of waves on the tidal energy resource at a planned tidal stream array
  
  Hashemi, MR, Neill, SP, Robins, PE, Davies, AG & Lewis, MJ 2015, 'Effect of waves on the tidal energy resource at a planned tidal stream array' Renewable Energy, vol. 75, pp. 626-639. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.10.029

2014

• Future variability of solute transport in a macrotidal estuary
  
  Robins, PE, Lewis, MJ, Simpson, JH, Howlett, ER & Malham, SK 2014, 'Future variability of solute transport in a macrotidal estuary' Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, vol. 151, pp. 88-99. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.09.019
• Impact of tidal-stream arrays in relation to the natural variability of sedimentary processes
  
  Robins, PE, Neill, SP & Lewis, MJ 2014, 'Impact of tidal-stream arrays in relation to the natural variability of sedimentary processes' Renewable Energy, vol. 72, pp. 311-321. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.07.037
• Interactive visual analytics of hydrodynamic flux for the coastal zone
  
  George, RL, Robins, PE, Davies, AG, Ritsos, PD & Roberts, JC 2014, 'Interactive visual analytics of hydrodynamic flux for the coastal zone' Environmental Earth Sciences, vol. 71, no. 10, pp. 3733-3766. DOI: 10.1007/s12665-014-3283-9
• The potential impact of climate change on the infectious diseases of commercially important shellfish populations in the Irish Sea—a review
  
  Robins, PE, Malham, S, Rowley, AF, Cross, ME, Culloty, SC, Lynch, SA, Mackenzie, CL, Morgan, E, O'Riordan, RM, Robbins, PE, Smith, AL, Thrupp, TJ, Vogan, CL, Wootton, EC & Malham, SK 2014, 'The potential impact of climate change on the infectious diseases of commercially important shellfish populations in the Irish Sea—a review' ICES Journal of Marine Science, vol. 71, no. 4, pp. 741-759. DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fst234

2013

• Identification of genetically and oceanographically distinct blooms of jellyfish
  
  Lee, PL, Dawson, MN, Neill, SP, Robins, PE, Houghton, JD, Doyle, TK & Hays, GC 2013, 'Identification of genetically and oceanographically distinct blooms of jellyfish' Journal of the Royal Society Interface, vol. 10, no. 80, pp. 20120920. DOI: 10.1098/​rsif.2012.0920
• Physical and biological controls on larval dispersal and connectivity in a highly energetic shelf sea
  
  Robins, PE, Neill, SP, Gimenez, L, Jenkins, SR & Malham, SK 2013, 'Physical and biological controls on larval dispersal and connectivity in a highly energetic shelf sea' Limnology and Oceanography, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 505-524. DOI: 10.4319/lo.2013.58.2.0505

2012

• Modelled larval dispersal and measured gene flow: seascape genetics of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule in the southern Irish Sea
  
  Coscia, I, Robins, PE, Porter, JS, Malham, SK & Ironside, JE 2012, 'Modelled larval dispersal and measured gene flow: seascape genetics of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule in the southern Irish Sea' Conservation Genetics. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-012-0404-4
• A numerical study of marine larval dispersal in the presence of an axial convergent front
  
  Robins, P, Neill, S & Gimenez Noya, J 2012, 'A numerical study of marine larval dispersal in the presence of an axial convergent front' Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, vol. 100, pp. 172-185. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.02.001
• Biogeochemical functioning of grazed estuarine tidal marshes along a salinity gradient
  
  Dausse, A, Garbutt, A, Norman, L, Papadimitriou, S, Jones, LM, Robins, PE & Thomas, DN 2012, 'Biogeochemical functioning of grazed estuarine tidal marshes along a salinity gradient' Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, vol. 100, pp. 83-92. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.12.037

2010

• Morphological controls in sandy estuaries: the influence of tidal flats and bathymetry on sediment transport.
  
  Robins, PE & Davies, AG 2010, 'Morphological controls in sandy estuaries: the influence of tidal flats and bathymetry on sediment transport.' Ocean Dynamics, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 503-517. DOI: 10.1007/s10236-010-0268-4

2009

• Morphodynamic processes in shallow estuaries: influence of tidal flats and channels on sand transport.
  
  Robins, PE & Davies, AG 2009, 'Morphodynamic processes in shallow estuaries: influence of tidal flats and channels on sand transport.' Paper presented at Proceedings of the 6th IAHR Symposium on River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics (RCEM 2009), Santa Fe, Argentina, 21-25 September 2009, 3/01/01, pp. 161-167.
• The internal tide of the Gareloch, a Scottish Fjord
  
  Robins, P & Elliott, A 2009, 'The internal tide of the Gareloch, a Scottish Fjord' Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, vol. 81, no. 1, pp. 130-142. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.10.022

• Combination flood risk from surge, tidal and rainfall
• Meetings to develop a RCUK proposal
• Ostrea Edulis Restoration
• Development of morphodynamic models of Welsh estuaries

2017-18 NERC ERIIP (NE/R009007/1): Combination Hazard of Extreme rainfall, storm Surge & high Tide on estuarine infrastructure (CHEST). (T Coulthard, P Robins, M Lewis) £39K.

2017-20 INTERREG Atlantic Area Programme: COCKLES (Boosting Co-operation and integration of Capacities for applying Knowledge and mutual Learning in Restoring Cockle Shellfisheries and its related Ecosystem-Services in the Atlantic Area). (S Malham, P Robins, et al) £347K.  Led by CETMAR in Spain. 

2017-21 INTERREG: ECOSTRUCTURE (S Jenkins, A Davies, S Neill, P Robins, et al) ~£610k. Led by Aberystwyth.

2017 Sêr Cymru NRN Research Development Fund: Grant proposal development award. (P Robins, M Lewis, S Neill) £5k.

2017-20 INTERREG Ireland-Wales Programme: Bluefish (Building Resilience into Blue Growth in the Irish and Celtic Seas Fisheries and Aquaculture). (S Malham, P Robins, L LeVay, M Kaiser, et al.) £1.4m (Part of 6.6m euros multipartner).

2017-18 INTERREG Ireland -Wales Programme: Irish Sea Portal Pilot (ISPP). (S Malham, P Robins, L LeVay, et al.) £620k (part of 1.4 m euros with BIM in Ireland).

2017 FSA Desk based study: Active Management of Shellfisheries. (S Malham, L LeVayP Robins, et al.) £28k.  

2016 Sêr Cymru NRN Research Development Fund: Grant proposal development award. (M Lewis, P Robins, S Neill) £5k.

2016 Sêr Cymru NRN Research Development Fund: Tidal Lagoon Workshop. (S Neill, M Lewis, P Robins) £10k.

2015-18 KESS II ESF PhD studentship. Simulating variability of North Wales mussel populations (S Neill, P Robins, S Malham) £54k.

2015-18 NERC EMHH (NE/M010996/1): New approaches for the quantitative detection of human pathogenic viruses within the freshwater-marine continuum (D Jones, S Malham, J McDonnald, P Robins, et al.) £465k.

2015-17 NATIONAL PRIORITY RESEARCH PROGRAM (NPRP 7-1302 -1-242): Ecological processes underlying ecosystem function in arid mangroves. (L LeVay, et al) £235k.

2012-15 HPCWales-Fujitsu PhD studenship: Development of an integrated catchment-to-coast modelling system. (R Hashemi, et al) £70k.

2008-13 CCW: Morphodynamic modelling of Welsh estuaries. (A Davies, P Robins) ~£100k.