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Dr Peter Dunning

Dr Peter Dunning
Dr Peter Dunning
Dr Peter Dunning

PhD, FHEA, CEng MIMechE

Lecturer

Accepting PhDs

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Email Address
peter.dunning@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 272614
School/Department
School of Engineering





Biography

2019: Became a fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

2016: Achieved Chartered Engineer status with IMechE.

2015: Joined 51cg as a Lecturer in the School of Engineering.

2014-2015: Research Associate at University of Bath, UK. Research areas: Mulit-scale topology optimisation, buckling constrained topology optimisation and simultaneous material-topology optimisation.

2013-2014: Research Scholar at National Institute of Aerosapce, VA, USA. Contracted to NASA Langley Research Center. Main reserach area: Aeroelastic topology optimisation.

2011-2012: Structural analyst at Eatec Ltd (Engineering consultancy company, Yate, UK)

2007-2011: PhD from University of Bath, UK. Thesis title: Introducing Loading Uncertainty in Level Set-Based Structural Topology Optimisation 

2002-2007: MEng in Aerospace Engineering from University of Bath, UK

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships
  • Programme leader for Mechanical Engineering

Previous:

  • School of Engineering outreach activities coordinator
  • Member of college ethics board
External Memberships

Reviewer for several journals:

  • Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
  • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
  • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • AIAA Journal
  • Computers and Structures
  • Journal of Fluids and Structures
  • Composite Structures
  • Engineering Optimization
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
  • Applied Mathematical Modelling
  • Aerospace Science and Technology
  • Advances in Engineering Software
  • Engineering Structures

Latest Publications

  • Multiobjective Optimization of UAV Winglet Performance Using Surrogate Models and CFD

    Almutairi, M. A. M., Dunning, P., Maheri, A.
    Engineering with Computers, vol. 42, no. 1, 18
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Optimizing UAV Winglets: A Multiobjective Approach with Surrogate Models

    Almutairi, M. A. M., Dunning, P., Maheri, A.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
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  • Automatic projection parameter increase for three-field density-based topology optimization

    Dunning, P., Wein, F.
    Structural and multidisciplinary optimization, vol. 68, no. 2, 33
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Design optimisation of floating offshore wind turbine mooring systems

    Macnamara, C. J., Kapitaniak, M., Dunning, P., Karadimos, A., Milano, D., Crawford, J. C.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
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  • Efficient multiscale framework for reliability analysis of unidirectional FRP composites using onset theory

    Allen, S., Dunning, P., Sriramula, S.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
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Prizes and Awards

Nominated for several teaching awards:

  • Best Supervisor (Postgraduate Research) (2019/20) – runner-up
  • Best Undergraduate Lecturer (2020/21) & (2019/20)
  • Best Supervisor (Postgraduate Research) (2018/19)
  • Excellence in Postgraduate Teaching (2017/18)
Research

Research Overview

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Research Areas

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Research Projects

Multiscale Reliability-Based Optimisation of Composite Materials

Improving the design of composite structures by combining multiscale analysis, uncertainty propagation, surrogate modelling and reliability-based optimisation.

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Geometric Nonlinear Topology Optimisation

Developing robust and efficient methods for including geometric nonlinear effects in topology optimisation

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Metamaterial Design and Optimisation

Improvement, or invention of metamaterial designs via optimisation

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Aeroelastic Optimisation

Improving the structural design of aeroelastic problems by exploiting fluid-structure interaction

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Research Areas

Accepting PhDs

I am currently accepting PhDs in Engineering.

Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.

Engineering

  • Supervising
  • Accepting PhDs
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Research Specialisms

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Structural Mechanics
  • Composite Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is , published under the licence.

Supervision

My current supervision areas are: Engineering.

Current PhD Students

Craig MacNamara (started 2023) - Multi-Objective Design Optimisation of Floating Offshore Wind Systems

Simon Allen (started 2022) - Advanced Design of Fibre Reinforced Composites, using Multiscale Reliability Analysis and Optimisation

 

Former PhD Students

Mohammed Almutairi (2025) "Surrogate-Based Multi-Objective Optimisation of UAV Winglet Designs: Integrating Aerodynamic Performance and Structural Integrity through High-Fidelity Simulation"

Alicia Terrero-Gonzalez (2023) "Novel Nonlinear Pendula Devices for Wave Energy Extraction" (Lead supervisor - Prof. Marian Wiercigroch, joint with Curtin University)

 (2021) "Computationally efficient geometrically nonlinear aeroelastic analysis methods for highly flexible aircraft wings"

 (2020) "Efficient Multi-scale Reliability Analysis of Fibre Reinforced Composites"

Teaching

Programmes

Courses

Teaching Responsibilities

Current

EG1012 Fundamentals of Engineering Materials - Co-ordinator (100% teaching)

EG15H1 & EG15H2 Fundamentals of Engineering Materials (Harbin partnership) - Co-ordinator (100% teaching)

EG4578 BEng Group Design Project - Supervisor

BEng & MEng Individual Projects - Supervisor

MSc Individual Projects - Supervisor

Previous

EG55P6/Q2 Engineering Risk and Reliability Analysis - Co-ordinator (100% teaching)

EG55M1/96 Finite Element Analysis - Contributor (50% teaching)

EG5565 MEng Group Design Project - Supervisor

Publications

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  • Optimal Topology of Aircraft Rib and Spar Structures Under Aeroelastic Loads

    Stanford, B. K., Dunning, P. D.
    Journal of Aircraft, vol. 52, no. 4, pp. 1298-1311
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Simultaneous optimisation of structural topology and material grading using level set method

    Dunning, P. D., Brampton, C. J., Kim, H. A.
    Materials Science and Technology, vol. 31, no. 8, pp. 884-894
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Coupled aerostructural topology optimization using a level set method for 3D aircraft wings

    Dunning, P., Stanford, B. K., Kim, H. A.
    Structural and multidisciplinary optimization, vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 1113-1132
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Introducing the sequential linear programming level-set method for topology optimization

    Dunning, P. D., Kim, H. A.
    Structural and multidisciplinary optimization, vol. 51, pp. 631-643
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Level-set topology optimization with aeroelastic constraints

    Dunning, P. D., Stanford, B. K., Alicia Kim, H.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
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  • Topology optimisation for stress using level set method

    Brampton, C. J., Dunning, P. D., Alicia Kim, H.
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  • Aeroelastic tailoring of a plate wing with functionally graded materials

    Dunning, P. D., Stanford, B. K., Kim, H. A., Jutte, C. V., Dunning, P.
    Journal of fluids and structures, vol. 51, pp. 292-312
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Multi-objective robust topology optimization with dynamic weighting

    Riley, M., Dunning, P. D., Brampton, C. J., Kim, H. A.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
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  • Optimal topology of aircraft rib and spar structures under aeroelastic loads

    Stanford, B. K., Dunning, P. D.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
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  • Aerostructural level set topology optimization for a common research model wing

    Dunning, P. D., Stanford, B. K., Kim, H. A.
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  • Aeroelastic tailoring of a plate wing with functionally graded materials

    Dunning, P. D., Stanford, B. K., Alicia Kim, H., Jutte, C. V.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
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  • Robust Topology Optimization: Minimization of Expected and Variance of Compliance

    Dunning, P. D., Kim, H. A.
    American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal, vol. 51, no. 11, pp. 2656-2664
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  • A new hole insertion method for level set based structural topology optimization

    Dunning, P. D., Kim, H. A.
    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, vol. 93, no. 1, pp. 118-134
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  • Multidisciplinary level set topology optimization of the internal structure of an aircraft wing

    Dunning, P. D., Brampton, C. J., Kim, H. A.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • Robust topology optimisation for expected compliance and variance using level-set method

    Dunning, P. D., Alicia Kim, H.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
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  • Investigation and improvement of sensitivity computation using the area-fraction weighted fixed grid FEM and structural optimization

    Dunning, P. D., Kim, H. A., Mullineux, G.
    Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, vol. 47, no. 8, pp. 933-941
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  • Introducing loading uncertainty in topology optimization

    Dunning, P. D., Kim, H. A., Mullineux, G.
    American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 760-768
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  • A new hole insertion method for level set based topology optimization

    Dunning, P. D., Kim, H. A.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
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  • Introducing uncertainty in direction of loading for topology optimization

    Dunning, P. D., Kim, H. A., Mullineux, G.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
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  • Loading magnitude uncertainty in level-set based topology optimization

    Dunning, P., Kim, H., Mullineux, G.
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  • Engineering design optimization using services and workflows

    Crick, T., Dunning, P., Kim, H., Padget, J.
    Philosophical transactions of the royal society a-Mathematical physical and engineering sciences, vol. 367, no. 1898, pp. 2741-2751
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  • Error analysis of fixed grid formulation for boundary based structural optimisation

    Dunning, P., Kim, H. A., Mullineux, G.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
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  • Two-dimensional fixed grid based finite element structural analysis

    Dunning, P. D., Kim, H. A., Mullineux, G.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
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