Biography:

Badr Moutik is a doctoral researcher at the University of Plymouth's Materials and Structures Research Group and a marine decarbonisation technical advisor at SGMF. His research focuses on life cycle assessments (LCA) of luxury composite marine craft manufacturing and operations. He scrutinizes the data quality of life cycle inventory (LCI) for composite materials, revealing significant risks in data reliability that could skew LCA results. His findings have been published and presented at various academic venues. Badr is involved in advising and reviewing LCA tools, methodologies, and studies for the composite marine industry. He brings a wealth of knowledge from the maritime industry, with a research specialty in life cycle assessment. Holding a Master’s in Marine Engineering and an MBA in Project Management, he has served in roles spanning engineering, operations, research, and education.

About UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH:

The University of Plymouth Marine Institute is A strategic research institute with one of the largest marine and maritime portfolios in Europe, and an international reputation for world-leading, transdisciplinary research. The University of Plymouth MAterials and STructures (MAST) Research Group explores many aspects of structural, mechanical, marine, composites and civil engineering. The strategic objective of MAST is to become a leading research centre for durable materials and structures in applications covering sustainable energy, the marine environment and medical technology.