Dr Paul Whitworth
Applied Marine Scientist - PML Applications
Paul studied Marine biology at Newcastle University, completed a masters in “Biofuel Production from Seaweed” and achieved a PhD in “Biofouling Control via UV-C”.
He also has industrial experience in the water sector exploring mineral extraction, ion exchange and innovative technologies.
Paul is now at PML Applications as an “Applied Marine Scientist”, ensuring clients strategies are met by scientifically exploring treatment methods, technologies and coatings for optimal biofouling control
Key Projects
- Microbial ecology and performing biomethane production from seaweed (Saccharina latissima).
- Ultraviolet light as a marine growth prevention system
- Genotoxicity
- Duty cycling, irradiance control and attenuation.
- Longevity testing and antifouling efficiency.
- Biofouling assessment.
- Geothermal and salty brine mineral recovery using:
- Membrabes
- Ion Exchange resins.
- Adsorbent resins.
- Hydrocarbon filtration using next generation 3D printed ceramic technology.
- Carbon capture and mineral recovery from produced water sources.
Selected Publications
- Whitworth, Paul, Nick Aldred, Kevin J. Reynolds, Joseph Plummer, Phillip W. Duke, and Anthony S. Clare. “Importance of duration, duty-cycling and thresholds for the implementation of ultraviolet C in marine biofouling control.” Frontiers in Marine Science 8 (2022): 809011.
- Whitworth, P., Clare, A. S., Finlay, J. A., Piola, R. F., Plummer, J., & Aldred, N. (2023). Long-term ultraviolet treatment for macrofouling control in northern and southern hemispheres. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11(12), 2211.
- Whitworth, P., Aldred, N., Finlay, J. A., Reynolds, K. J., Plummer, J., & Clare, A. S. (2024). UV-C LED-induced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer formation, lesion repair and mutagenesis in the biofilm-forming diatom, Navicula incerta. Biofouling, 40(1), 76-87.
- Kelly, M. R., Whitworth, P., Jamieson, A., & Burgess, J. G. (2022). Bacterial colonisation of plastic in the Rockall Trough, North-East Atlantic: An improved understanding of the deep-sea plastisphere. Environmental Pollution, 305, 119314.
- Eastabrook, C. L., Whitworth, P., Robinson, G., & Caldwell, G. S. (2020). Diatom-derived polyunsaturated aldehydes are unlikely to influence the microbiota composition of laboratory-cultured diatoms. Life, 10(3), 29.
- Zhang, Y., Caldwell, G. S., Blythe, P. T., Zealand, A. M., Li, S., Edwards, S., … & Sallis, P. J. (2020). Co-digestion of microalgae with potato processing waste and glycerol: Effect of glycerol addition on methane production and the microbial community. RSC advances, 10(61), 37391-37408.
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