Rate My Professor Peilin Zhou

Professor Peilin Zhou is Professor of Marine Engineering in the Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. He joined the university on 1 April 2001 and introduced the discipline of marine engineering, developing both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the field. He has also established several articulation courses with partner universities in China and Vietnam. In his current role as Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes in the department, he oversees postgraduate taught admissions and course development. Zhou contributes to teaching a range of core courses, including NM102 Introduction to Marine Engineering, NM213 Fundamentals of Marine Engineering, NM324 Principles and Application of Marine Machinery, NM421 Ship Power Marine Power and Electrical Systems, NM952 Advanced Marine Engineering, and NM980 Onboard Energy Management and Marine Environment Protection.

Zhou's research spans diverse areas of marine engineering, such as marine propulsion system design and efficiency enhancement, engine combustion and simulation, combined cycle power systems, NOx, SOx, and CO2 emission control from marine engines, ship ballast water treatment, fuel cell applications in marine contexts, biodiesel utilization, life cycle analysis of water-borne transport, and green shipyard technologies. He has authored over 110 research papers, including 36 in internationally refereed journals. Key recent publications include "A novel 3-dimethylaminopropylamine + N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone low-energy water-lean solvent for onboard CO₂ capture: Performance, properties, and capture mechanism" (2026, Separation and Purification Technology), "Regulatory gap analysis for risk-based design of liquefied hydrogen maritime transport vessels" (2026, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy), "Thermodynamic analysis of the potential application of methanol steam reforming in marine internal combustion engines" (2026, International Journal of Engine Research), and "Numerical investigation of the effect of inhomogeneous hydrogen-air mixture on PFI marine dual-fuel engine performance and emissions" (2026, Fuel). His accolades include the Denny Medal (2018), Fellowship of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST, 2011), and Fellowship of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA, 2009). A Chartered Engineer, he serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Marine Science and Application and has organized international conferences. As Principal Investigator, he leads projects like FLEETfor55 (state-of-the-art sustainable energy efficiency technologies for waterborne transport) and Safe and Efficient Marine Transportation of Liquid Hydrogen (LH2CRAFT), contributing significantly to sustainable maritime technologies.