Dr. Alasdair Cairns

Professor Alasdair Cairns is Director of the Powertrain Research Centre at the University of Nottingham, UK, with 22 years’ experience in light and heavy duty engines and fuels. His early career involved 10 years with engineering consultancy MAHLE Powertrain, managing large collaborative R&D programmes. He manages a large team and funding portfolio of £8M in current UK government funded projects across marine, construction and stationary power generation applications, with several current projects on ammonia and hydrogen fuels. He has previously received prizes for related research from both the UK Institution of Mechanical Engineers and SAE International.