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Bridging borders in engineering education: an analysis of collaborative online international learning for sustainable development. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J., ONOSHAKPOR, C., MAHON, R. and OKPU, A. 2024. Bridging borders in engineering education: an analysis of collaborative online international learning for sustainable development. Presented at the 8th World conference on Future of education, 12-14 December 2024, Cambridge, UK.

Global challenges, such as climate change and scarcity of resources, require engineers who can innovate, think critically, and collaborate across societies. This study investigates the role of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) in bri... Read More about Bridging borders in engineering education: an analysis of collaborative online international learning for sustainable development..

Supporting the pipeline of skilled engineering graduates to the green energy market: the role of engineering education in embedding sustainability and global citizenship. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MAHON, R., ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J. and IYALLA, I. 2024. Supporting the pipeline of skilled engineering graduates to the green energy market: the role of engineering education in embedding sustainability and global citizenship. Presented at the 8th World conference on Future of education, 12-14 December 2024, Cambridge, UK.

Successfully delivering on the UK's Net Zero challenge requires a highly skilled workforce. This is in direct response to the UK Government's British Energy Security Strategy (2022) which targets 50 GW of offshore wind, 10 GW of hydrogen and up to 30... Read More about Supporting the pipeline of skilled engineering graduates to the green energy market: the role of engineering education in embedding sustainability and global citizenship..

Bridging the gender gap in engineering: strategies for retention and advancement of women in STEM fields. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J., MAHON, R., OKPU, A. and CHIMA-AMAESHI, N. 2024. Bridging the gender gap in engineering: strategies for retention and advancement of women in STEM fields. Presented at the 8th World conference on Future of education, 12-14 December 2024, Cambridge, UK.

The underrepresentation of women in engineering remains a significant challenge despite years of efforts to address gender disparities in STEM fields. This paper examines both the retention and advancement of women in engineering, exploring key strat... Read More about Bridging the gender gap in engineering: strategies for retention and advancement of women in STEM fields..

Dismantling barriers faced by women pursuing engineering in higher education to facilitate widening access: a UK perspective. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MAHON, R. and ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J. 2024. Dismantling barriers faced by women pursuing engineering in higher education to facilitate widening access: a UK perspective. Presented at the 8th World conference on Future of education, 12-14 December 2024, Cambridge, UK.

Despite numerous initiatives to increase the representation of women in engineering, it remains a global challenge and priority agenda within the UK engineering industry, professional bodies, and academic institutions. This paper explores the complex... Read More about Dismantling barriers faced by women pursuing engineering in higher education to facilitate widening access: a UK perspective..

From sands to solutions: the role of sand management in carbon capture and storage projects to enable the energy transition. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MAHON, R. and OLUYEMI, G. 2024. From sands to solutions: the role of sand management in carbon capture and storage projects to enable the energy transition. Presented at the 10th Sand Management Network Euroforum 2024, 27-28 November 2024, Aberdeen, UK.

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) can play a pivotal role in decarbonising various hard-to-abate sectors and support an enabling environment to achieve the global energy transition to a more sustainable and low-carbon future. CO2 injection into geolog... Read More about From sands to solutions: the role of sand management in carbon capture and storage projects to enable the energy transition..

Floating wind turbine standalone option: a viable approach for reducing North Sea emissions. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MAHON, R., IYALLA, I. and MUNRO, G. 2024. Floating wind turbine standalone option: a viable approach for reducing North Sea emissions. Presented at the 2024 Topsides UK: energising the North Sea: focusing on energy security and emissions reduction, 5-6 November 2024, Aberdeen, UK.

The UK is in the race to reach its Net Zero targets and as such needs to balance activities in its offshore energy sector, providing the nation with secure energy supplies through the exploitation of its hydrocarbon resources while developing renewab... Read More about Floating wind turbine standalone option: a viable approach for reducing North Sea emissions..

Faces of carbon capture and storage: successes, challenges, and its impact on public perception. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MAHON, R. 2024. Faces of carbon capture and storage: successes, challenges, and its impact on public perception. Presented at the UKCCSRC (UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre) Knowledge exchange conference 2024, 5-6 November 2024, Sheffield, UK.

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is agreed by some to be a promising and effective climate change mitigation strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in hard to abate sectors. However, within society, there has been a growing backlash as to the 'r... Read More about Faces of carbon capture and storage: successes, challenges, and its impact on public perception..

Investigating AI-driven assessment tools in engineering education: enhancing personalized learning for Industry 4.0 competencies. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J., MAHON, R., OKPU, A. and FERNANDO, W. 2024. Investigating AI-driven assessment tools in engineering education: enhancing personalized learning for Industry 4.0 competencies. In Abstract book of the proceedings of the 6th Global conference on education and teaching 2024 (GLOBALET 2024), 25-27 October 2024, Nice, France. Vilnius, Lithuania: Diamond Scientific Publishing [online], abstract number 30-4124. Available from: https://www.dpublication.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/30-4124.pdf

With Industry 4.0 constantly improving the industrial landscape, engineering education is subsequently fraught with the immediate challenge of ensuring synchrony between the ever-changing needs of automation, smart manufacturing as well as digital tr... Read More about Investigating AI-driven assessment tools in engineering education: enhancing personalized learning for Industry 4.0 competencies..

Environmental and economic considerations for the decommissioning of oil and gas infrastructure in Nigeria. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
AYENI, M., IYALLA, I. and MAHON, R. 2024. Environmental and economic considerations for the decommissioning of oil and gas infrastructure in Nigeria. In Proceedings of the 2024 Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria annual international conference and exhibition (NAICE 2024), 5-7 August 2024, Lagos, Nigeria. Hosted on OnePetro [online], paper number SPE-223134-MS. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2118/223134-MS

When offshore structures reach their end of life it becomes necessary to remove them and return the environment to its initial state. Generally, there are three options for decommissioning which are complete removal, leave in place, and partial remov... Read More about Environmental and economic considerations for the decommissioning of oil and gas infrastructure in Nigeria..

Energy transition in Nigeria: a decarbonisation strategy for the oil and gas value chain through integrated renewable energy technologies. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
NKANG, D., IYALLA, I., MAHON, R. and AMBER, I. 2024. Energy transition in Nigeria: a decarbonisation strategy for the oil and gas value chain through integrated renewable energy technologies. In Proceedings of the 2024 Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria annual international conference and exhibition (NAICE 2024), 5-7 August 2024, Lagos, Nigeria. Hosted on OnePetro [online], paper number SPE-223135-MS. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2118/223135-MS

The global energy landscape is transforming and is shifting toward cleaner energy sources to mitigate the effects of climate change. As such, traditional oil and gas operators are decarbonising and diversifying their existing oil and gas portfolios w... Read More about Energy transition in Nigeria: a decarbonisation strategy for the oil and gas value chain through integrated renewable energy technologies..

An enterprising approach to postgraduate engineering courses for sustainable futures. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
IYALLA, I., MOULE, C., CHARLES, S. and MAHON, R. 2024. An enterprising approach to postgraduate engineering courses for sustainable futures. Presented at the 2024 Advance HE teaching and learning conference: future-focused education: innovation, inclusion and impact, 2-4 July 2024, Nottingham, UK.

This interactive session is for HE educators seeking to align their teaching to Advance HE's strategic objectives of incorporating "experiential learning, working in multidisciplinary teams on real-world challenges pivotal in cultivating essential co... Read More about An enterprising approach to postgraduate engineering courses for sustainable futures..

Reducing North Sea emissions using cost-effective field layout strategies. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MUNRO, G., IYALLA, I. and MAHON, R. 2024. Reducing North Sea emissions using cost-effective field layout strategies. Presented at the 2024 Subsea expo, 20-22 February 2024, Aberdeen, UK.

To achieve the Paris Agreement's Net Zero emissions targets by 2050, reducing GHG emissions and carbon footprint is currently at the forefront operators' strategies for new and existing field layouts in the North Sea. Among the options to reduce Nort... Read More about Reducing North Sea emissions using cost-effective field layout strategies..

Decarbonisation of offshore oil and gas production platforms a case study of the North Sea. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
OLUKA, N., IYALLA, I., MAHON, R. and ANDRAWUS, J. 2023. Decarbonisation of offshore oil and gas production platforms a case study of the North Sea. In Proceedings of the 2023 SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Nigeria annual international conference and exhibition (NAIC 2023), 31 July - 02 August 2023, Lagos, Nigeria. Richardson, TX: SPE [online], paper number SPE-217186-MS. Hosted on OnePetro. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2118/217186-MS

The United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) of the North Sea Greenhouse gas emission from offshore oil & gas operations accounts for 14 mega tonnes of Co2 equivalent per annum, the majority of which comes from power generation for platforms (10 mega... Read More about Decarbonisation of offshore oil and gas production platforms a case study of the North Sea..

Sand management and control in the energy transition: state-of-the-art and future directions. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MAHON, R. 2023. Sand management and control in the energy transition: state-of-the-art and future directions. Presented at the 2023 Sand Management Network (SMN): beyond oil and gas; sand control, 25 May 2023, Bergen, Norway.

While oil continues to play a leading role in the world's energy mix, climate technologies and decarbonisation tools are required to accelerate the move towards net zero energy systems. Among these are Geothermal energy systems, Underground hydrogen... Read More about Sand management and control in the energy transition: state-of-the-art and future directions..

Development of an optimised integrated underbalanced drilling strategy for cuttings transport in gas-liquid flow through wellbore annuli. (2022)
Thesis
MAHON, R. 2022. Development of an optimised integrated underbalanced drilling strategy for cuttings transport in gas-liquid flow through wellbore annuli. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1880278

Although understanding the relationship between gas-liquid two-phase fluid flows and the effects of the major drilling variables is critical to optimising underbalanced drilling (UBD) operations, to date, this has been an area of limited research and... Read More about Development of an optimised integrated underbalanced drilling strategy for cuttings transport in gas-liquid flow through wellbore annuli..

The combined effect of fluid rheology, inner pipe rotation and eccentricity on the flow of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid through the annuli. (2021)
Journal Article
SALUBI, V., MAHON, R. and OLUYEMI, G. 2022. The combined effect of fluid rheology, inner pipe rotation and eccentricity on the flow of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid through the annuli. Journal of petroleum science and engineering [online], 211, article 110018. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2021.110018

The accurate prediction of the fluid dynamics and hydraulics of the axial or helical flow of non-Newtonian drilling fluids in the annuli is essential for the determination and effective management of wellbore pressure during drilling operations. Prev... Read More about The combined effect of fluid rheology, inner pipe rotation and eccentricity on the flow of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid through the annuli..

Effect of two-phase gas-liquid flow patterns on cuttings transport efficiency. (2021)
Journal Article
SALUBI, V., MAHON, R., OLUYEMI, G. and OYENEYIN, B. 2022. Effect of two-phase gas-liquid flow patterns on cuttings transport efficiency. Journal of petroleum science and engineering [online], 208(part A), article 109281. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2021.109281

Effective cuttings transport and accurate drilling hydraulics prediction remain issues of concern during drilling operations of horizontal, extended reach and multilateral wells. While several studies have adopted a two- or three-layered modelling ap... Read More about Effect of two-phase gas-liquid flow patterns on cuttings transport efficiency..

Correction to: Swelling performance of sodium polyacrylate and poly(acrylamide‑co‑acrylic acid) potassium salt. (2021)
Journal Article
MAHON, R., BALOGUN, Y., OLUYEMI, G., and NJUGUNA, J. 2021. Correction to: Swelling performance of sodium polyacrylate and poly(acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) potassium salt. SN applied sciences [online], 3(8), article 756. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04654-w

The original version of this Article contained an error of judgement in the inclusion of the names of the polymers and their application. The names of the polymers and their application were included, however, due to potential issues relating to conf... Read More about Correction to: Swelling performance of sodium polyacrylate and poly(acrylamide‑co‑acrylic acid) potassium salt..

Experimental investigation of the displacement flow mechanism and oil recovery in primary polymer flood operations. (2021)
Journal Article
MAHON, R., OLUYEMI, G., OYENEYIN, B. and BALOGUN, Y. 2021. Experimental investigation of the displacement flow mechanism and oil recovery in primary polymer flood operations. SN applied sciences [online], 3(5), article 557. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04360-7

Polymer flooding is a mature chemical enhanced oil recovery method employed in oilfields at pilot testing and field scales. Although results from these applications empirically demonstrate the higher displacement efficiency of polymer flooding over w... Read More about Experimental investigation of the displacement flow mechanism and oil recovery in primary polymer flood operations..

Experimental investigation of the effect of temperature on two-phase oil-water relative permeability. (2021)
Journal Article
BALOGUN, Y., IYI, D., FAISAL, N., OYENEYIN, B., OLUYEMI, G. and MAHON, R. 2021. Experimental investigation of the effect of temperature on two-phase oil-water relative permeability. Journal of petroleum science and engineering [online], 203, article ID 108645. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2021.108645

Relative permeability is affected by several flow parameters, mainly the operating temperature and fluid viscosity. Fluid viscosities change with temperature, which correspondingly affects the relative permeability. Temperature is believed to have a... Read More about Experimental investigation of the effect of temperature on two-phase oil-water relative permeability..