Paul Cantwell
Knowledge Exchange Fellow
Paul Cantwell joined the Scottish Institute for Remanufacturing in November 2018 as the Knowledge Exchange Fellow. He has an engineering degree with honours from Loughborough University. Paul initially worked in research for aerospace as a corrosion engineer before moving to the Oil and Gas industry, where he has spent the majority of his career working for Pipeline Technip and Heerema Marine Contractors as the lead coatings engineer in subsea pipeline installations. In February 2014 Paul joined the Advanced Forming Research Centre, leading on the development of a one-stop-shop for this industry to: engage effectively with the High Value Manufacturing Catapult; access the latest industrial scale manufacturing equipment; collaborate with leading experts in academia, research organisations and technology innovators.
Main research/industrial topics: Remanufacturing within High Value sector (Wind, Rail, Oil & Gas), identify sector specific programs, building sector roadmaps and identifying program opportunities within the Circular Economy & Remanufacturing.