Professor Brian Norton, DIT President

Professor Brian Norton has led DIT for nine years. He has played a full role in developing and promoting DIT in national and international contexts. He is the author or co-author of six books (including a sole-authored major advanced text) and over 400 papers including 170 in learned journals. He has supervised nearly forty doctorates and serves as Associate Editor of “Solar Energy” the premier international journal in the field and on three other editorial boards.

Professor Norton has chaired the World Renewable Energy Network, the Northern Ireland Business Education Partnership and the BSI Technical Committee on Solar Heating and represented the UK university sector on the Board of the Foundation for the Built Environment, which owns the UK Building Research Establishment. He was a ministerial appointee to the Construction Industry Training Board and chaired its Audit Committee. He is currently Chair of the Board of Action Renewables, which is responsible for developing renewable energies in Northern Ireland. He has been an invited plenary speaker to major international conferences and to Ministerial meetings.

He has a BSc (Hons) in Physics from University of Nottingham and MSc and PhD degrees, in Engineering Experimentation and Applied Energy respectively, from Cranfield University and DSc from the University of Nottingham. He is a Fellow of the Irish Academy of Engineering, the Energy Institute and the Institution of Engineers of Ireland. He is a Chartered Engineer (both in the UK and Ireland) and Fellow, Higher Education Academy. Among his awards are the Napier Shaw Medal of the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), the Roscoe Award of the Energy Institute and the Honorary Fellowship of the CIBSE, the highest honour for his professional discipline. Previously he was Professor of Built Environmental Engineering at University of Ulster (UU) is an Honorary Professor of UU. He is an Honorary Professor of Harbin Institute of Technology, University of Ulster and University of Houston.

Publications

Journals 2006-2012

• I. Odeh, Y.G. Yohanis and B. Norton, Influence of pumping head, insolation and PV array size on PV water pumping system performance Solar Energy. 80, 51-64, 2006
• M. Smyth, P.C. Eames and B. Norton, Integrated Collector Storage Solar Water Heaters, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 10, 503-538, 2006
• Y G Yohanis and B Norton, Including Embodied Energy Considerations at the Conceptual Stage of Building Design Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A, Journal of Power and Energy, 220,3,271-289, 2006
• Philip W. Griffiths, Philip C. Eames, Trevor J. Hyde, Yueping Fang and Brian Norton, Experimental Characterization and Detailed Performance Prediction of a Vacuum Glazing System Fabricated With a Low Temperature Metal Edge Seal, Using a Validated Computer Model, ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 128,2, 199-203,2006
• Yueping Fang, Philip C. Eames, Brian Norton and Trevor J. Hyde, Experimental validation of a numerical model for heat transfer in vacuum glazing, Solar Energy. 80, 5, 564-577, 2006
• K.B.P. Shanks, S.N.G. Lo and B. Norton, Appropriate Energy Efficient Building Envelope Technologies for Social Housing in the Irish Climate, Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. 21, 2, 191-202, 2006
• Y G Yohanis, O Popel, S Frid and B Norton, Geographic Variation of Solar Water Heater Performance in Europe, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A, Journal of Power and Energy:220,395-407, 2006
• T. K. Mallick, P. C. Eames and B. Norton, Non-Concentrating and Asymmetric Compound Parabolic Concentrating Building Facade Integrated Photovoltaic: An Experimental Comparison, Solar Energy. 80, 834-849, 2006
• I. Odeh, Y.G. Yohanis and B. Norton, Economic viability of photovoltaic water pumping systems, Solar Energy. 80, 850-860, 2006
• M.J. Huang, P.C. Eames, and B. Norton Comparison of a small scale 3-d PCM thermal control model with a validated 2-d PCM thermal control model Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells. 90, 1961-1972, 2006
• M.J. Chapman, B. Norton, J. McA. Taylor and D.J. Lavery, The reduction in errors associated with ultrasonic non-destructive testing of timber arising from differential pressure on and movement of transducers Construction and Building Materials, 20,841-848, 2006
• Y.G. Yohanis, O. Popel, S.E. Frid and B. Norton, The annual number of days that solar heated water satisfies a specified demand temperature, Solar Energy. 80, 8, 1021-1030, 2006,
• A.J. Farrell, B. Norton and D.M. Kennedy, Corrosive effects of salt hydrates phase change materials used with aluminium and copper, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 175, , 198-205, 2006
• M.J. Huang, P.C. Eames, and B. Norton Phase change materials for limiting temperature rise in building integrated photovoltaics Solar Energy. 80, 9 , , 1121-1130, 2006
• J.D. Mondol, Y.G., Yohanis and B. Norton, Long term analysis of a grid-connected photovoltaic system in Northern Ireland, Energy Conversion and Management, 47 18-19, 600-620, 2006
• J.D. Mondol, Y.G., Yohanis and B. Norton, Optimal sizing of array and inverter for grid-connected photovoltaic systems, Solar Energy, 80, 1517-1539, 2006
• J.D. Mondol, Y.G., Yohanis and B. Norton, The impact of array inclination and orientation on the performance of a grid-connected photovoltaic system, Renewable Energy, 32, 118-140, 2007
• M. J. Huang, P. C. Eames, B. Norton Comparison of Predictions Made Using a New 3D Phase Change Material Thermal Control Model with Experimental Measurements and Predictions Made Using a Validated 2D Model, Heat Transfer Engineering, 28, 1, 31-37, 2007
• Yueping Fang^*, Philip C. Eames, Brian Norton, Trevor J. Hyde, Junfu Zhao, and Jinlei Wang, Low emittance coatings and the thermal performance of vacuum glazing, Solar Energy, 81, 6-12, 2007
• Tapas K. Mallick, Philip C. Eames and Brian Norton, Using air flow to alleviate temperature elevation in solar cells within asymmetric compound parabolic concentrators, Solar Energy. 81, 175-184, 2007
• J.D. Mondol, Y.G., Yohanis and B. Norton, The effect of low insolation conditions and inverter oversizing on long-term performance of a grid connected photovoltaic system in a maritime climate, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications. 15,4, 353-368, 2007
• J.D. Mondol, Y.G., Yohanis and B. Norton, Comparison of measured and predicted long-term performance of a grid connected photovoltaic system, Energy Conversion and Management. 48, 4, 1065-1080, 2007
• S.J. Gallagher, B.C. Rowan, J. Doran and B. Norton, Quantum Dot Solar Concentrator: Device optimisation using spectroscopic techniques, Solar Energy, 81, 540-547, 2007
• S.J. Gallagher, B. Norton and P.C. Eames, Quantum Solar Concentrator: Electrical conversion efficiencies and comparative concentrating factors of fabricated devices. Solar Energy. 81, 6, 813-821, 2007
• Tapas K Malllick, Philip C Eames and Brian Norton, Power losses in an asymmetric compound parabolic photovoltaic concentrator, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 91, 1137-1146. 2007
• Yueping Fang, Philip C. Eames and Brian Norton, Effect of glass thickness on the thermal performance of evacuated glazing, Solar Energy, 81, 395-404, 2007
• B. Swords, E, Coyle and B. Norton, An Enterprise Energy-information System, 85, 61-65, Applied Energy, 2008
• Yueping Fang, Philip C. Eames, Brian Norton, Trevor Hyde, Ye Huang, and Neil Hewitt, The Thermal Performance of an Electrochromic Vacuum Glazing with Selected Low-emittance Coatings Thin Solid Films. 516, 1074-1081 2008
• J. D. Mondol, Yigsaw G. Yohanis and B. Norton, Solar Radiation Modelling for the Simulation of Photovoltaic Systems, Renewable Energy, 33, 1109-1120, 2008
• Y.G. Yohanis, J.D. Mondol, A. Wright and B. Norton, Real-life energy use in the UK: How occupancy and dwelling characteristics affect domestic energy use. Energy and Buildings, 40, 1053-1059, 2008
• S.V. Shynu, M.J. Ammann and B. Norton, Quarter-wave metal plate solar antenna, Electronics Letters, 44, 570 – 571, 2008
• J. D. Mondol, Y.G. Yohanis and B. Norton. Optimising the Economic Viability of Grid-connected Photovoltaic Systems, Applied Energy, 86, 7-8, 985-999, 2009,
• M Kennedy, S.J. McCormack, J Doran and B Norton, Improving the optical efficiency and concentration of a single-plate quantum dot solar concentrator using near infra red emitting quantum dots. Solar Energy 83, 7 978-981, 2009
• M.J. Roo Ons, S.V. Shynu, M.J. Ammann, S.J. McCormack and B. Norton., Emitter-Wrap-Through Photovoltaic Dipole Antenna with Solar Concentrator, Electronics Letters, 45,5,. 2009.
• S.V. Shynu, M.J. Roo Ons, M.J. Ammann, S. McCormack, B. Norton Integration of Microstrip Patch Antennas with Polycrystalline Silicon Solar Cells IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 37, 12, 3969-3922. 2009
• Yueping Fang, Trevor Hyde, Neil Hewitt, Philip C. Eames, Brian Norton Thermal performance analysis of an electrochromic vacuum glazing with low emittance coatings Solar Energy, 84, 516-525, 2010
• A. Hasan, S.J. McCormack, M.J. Huang and B. Norton., Evaluation of phase change materials for thermal regulation enhancement of building integrated photovoltaics , Solar Energy, 84, 9, 1601-1612, 2010
• M.J. Roo-Ons, S.V. Shynu, M. Seredynski, M.J. Ammann, S.J. McCormack and B. Norton, Influence of solar heating on the performance of integrated solar cell microstrip patch antennas , Solar Energy, 84, 9, 1619-1627, 2010
• I Odeh, Y.G. Yohanis and B. Norton Simulation Procedure for the Co-optimisation of Photovoltaic Water Pumping Systems, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A Journal of Energy and Power, 224, 10, 629­-640, 2010
• I Odeh, Y.G. Yohanis and B. Norton Simulation Algorithm and Validation of a Photovoltaic Water Pumping System, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A Journal of Energy and Power, 224, 10, 641-656, 2010
• M.J. Huang, P.C. Eames, B. Norton and N.J. Hewitt. Natural Convection in an internally finned phase change material heat sink for the thermal management of photovoltaics, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 90, 1598-1603, 2011
• Norton, B., Eames, P. C., Mallick, T. K., Huang, M. J., McCormack, S. J., Mondol, Y.J.,Yohanis, Y.G,. Enhancing the Performance of Building Integrated Photovoltaics, Solar Energy, 85, 1629-1664. 2011
• Norton, B., Solar Water Heating; A review of systems research and design innovation. Green, the International Journal of Sustainable Energy Conversion and Storage, 1, 2, 189-208, 2011

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