Principal Research Fellow at the University College London (UCL) Energy Institute, where I have established and lead the social sciences research component of the world-leading multi-disciplinary shipping research group focused on the decarbonisation of shipping. My research focusses on the understanding of barriers to decarbonisation in the shipping sector and exploring solutions, both public and private, to accelerate transitions to a low carbon industry. I co-lead the research group in terms of it's research direction and strategically, overseeing a portfolio of grant funded research and consultancy projects.