Research projects

Explore examples of a selection of our current research projects and learn more about Cranfield's impact

Global Hydrogen Production Technologies Center

A global consortium to develop hydrogen technologies responsibly and with net zero emissions at scale
GraphSec Physical Graph Based Wireless IoT Security with No Key Exchange

Securing critical national networked infrastructures using physics driven digital encryption.
Green Machine Learning for 5G and Beyond Resource Optimisation

Developing NetZero AI for future communication networks
Harnessing the power of machine learning for carbon capture and storage

PhD project to apply machine learning techniques to predict known parameters and estimate unknown parameters in the oxyfuel combustion process
HEAVEN

This project conducts structural tests on the full-scale A320 wing and pylon to understand their response to modal and static loading
HyPER project

Bulk hydrogen supply with a low-carbon footprint
Identifying the safe lifetime of engine starter/generator bearings

Increasing the safety of aircraft and reducing maintenance costs
Improved prediction of cohesive sediment erosion based on inter-particle forces

Using materials dynamics modelling and laboratory research to better predict the erosion of mud found at the bottom of rivers, lakes and oceans.
Improving the hydraulic performance of constructed wetlands for net zero wastewater treatment

Validate an innovative clogging remediation method to regenerate the treatment capacity in mature horizontal subsurface flow wetlands for sewage treatment.
Improving tree seeds and establishment to support Agroforestry and on farm sustainability

Seed stocks of trees are often low and yet the demand for seeds and young trees is growing
Incorporating indigenous knowledge systems to build governance for climate resiliency

Sharing knowledge between two Atlantic Indigenous peoples to build understanding and collaborative action around climate change risks to land and water systems
Innovative coagulant free phosphorus removal technology

The bio-mineral phosphate removal (BMPR) process
Integrated constructed wetlands (ICWs) for the removal of micropollutants and climate change control

Summarise the evidence base for the use of ICWs for sewage treatment beyond nutrient removal.
Integrated water infrastructure development policy for schistosomiasis control

Guidelines on cross-sectoral measures for integrated water resources across schistosomiasis endemic regions
Intelligent Dynamic Flood Response and Recovery Strategy (iD-FRe2S)

iD-FRe2S develops the combined use of UAVs and AI to better identify the impacts of flooding and facilitate clean up and recovery