Prof Julieanna Powell-Turner
Associate Dean – Research and Innovation – Faculty of Science, Business and Enterprise
Julieanna is interested in environmental ecosystems through life, and the application of smart specialisation in a changing world.
Julieanna has taught and researched environmental sustainability for over 20 years. She has worked on large projects with industrial and academic partners including the ADB, UNEP, DFiD, GIZ, EU, JET (Joint European Torus) programme, NDA, and UK government (MOD, GCHQ, dstl and DEFRA). She has extensive experience of working in international Environmental Defence whilst based at Cranfield University (Defence and Security) and UKAEA where she contributed to the creation of an enabling environment for sustainable growth. Work at Cranfield included secondments to GCHQ and dstl, as well as working closely with the UKMOD where she was instrumental in leading and developing the environmental agenda (POEMS). She was also part of the core team working on DEF-STAN-00-051-P1 for Defence Systems supporting increased interoperability and effective acquisition.
Julieanna joined the University of Chester in 2018 as Professor of Environmental Sustainability, and Director of the Centre for Research into Environmental Science and Technology (CREST). Here she works collaboratively with SMEs to design, develop, and bring new sustainable products and services to market as well as teaching and supervising MSc, MPhil and PhD students. In 2021, Julieanna became Associate Dean for Science and Engineering, and Head of Physical, Mathematics and Engineering Sciences (PMES). PMES is a new department, and Julieanna is working closely with her team to provide sustainability and growth in this key STEM area. In 2023, Julieanna became Associate Dean for Research & Innovation in the newly merged Faculty of Science, Business and Enterprise. Here she is developing a culture of research excellence and taking the lead role in driving the submission for the next Research Excellence Framework. Also managing faculty research budgets, whilst developing appropriate research and commercial income streams.
Julieanna is also a Professor, Visiting Lecturer and PhD supervisor at Cranfield University (Defence and Security), a Visiting Professor at the Military Economics Academy, Wuhan, China in the Logistics and Procurement Department, and a Visiting Professor at Hindustan Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai in the Centre for Defence Technology.
- Advisor with committee SES/001/002 Environmental Management - Environmental performance evaluation, environmental auditing and environmental labelling.
- Member and Joint Head of UK delegation for ISO/TC207/SC3 working group for Environmental Labels and Declarations
- Associate Editor for the Journal of International Public Affairs
Teaching relates to the challenges, vulnerabilities, and opportunities in environmental sustainability from a systems perspective. This includes global environmental issues, climate change, resource management, sustainable supply chains, LCA, product lifecycles, through life capability management, fragility and criticality of environmental networks, and research methods.
Research relates to circular economy extension, and environmental ecosystem improvements through life, and in the wider environment. The aim of this through life approach is to apply strategic foresight to future threats and opportunities that may reduce the likelihood and/or impact of disruptions through risk identification (disruptions), assessment (occurrence and impact), action (strategy and mitigation) and monitoring (reduce risk). In particular, Julieanna is interested in Smart Specialisation and how this links to sustaining communities in our ever-changing environment. She has successfully secured £5.1 million of external funding to date from NERC, EPSRC, UKMOD, and Innovate UK.
Julieanna is happy to accept PhD students in topics that fall within her research remit. 2023 - currently principal supervisor for the following PhD student research areas:
- Ann Qian a.qian@chester.ac.uk -- Motivating international postgraduate taught students – narrowing the gap of student’s expectations and university reality
- Mailey, Emmet 1124456@chester.ac.uk -- A study of knowledge retention processes within the steel industry
- David Eshun 1914337@chester.ac.uk -- Accelerating Energy Transition in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Ghana
- Tao Chang t.chang@chester.ac.uk - The impacts of CSR on Chinese Consumer Purchase Intention of Luxury Fashion Brands
- Tao Wen t.wen@chester.ac.uk – The Structured Health Monitoring of Sustainable Composite Structures based on Low Frequency Vibration
- PengHeng Xie 1821700@chester.ac.uk - Printed Patch Antenna Based on Sustainable Composites Substrates
- Xiyao Li 2024366@chester.ac.uk -- Manufacturing multifunctional structural energy storage devices for vehicle sustainability
- Boyue Chen 1917423@chester.ac.uk – The Integration of energy harvesting modules into smart sustainable multifunctional composites
- Qiangyu (Wayne) Dai 2017944@chester.ac.uk – Sustainable Energy recovery from dynamic wheels and suspensions to self-power and monitor carbon emissions from the misalignment of wheels of electric vehicles (EVs)
- Eleanor Lewis 1601134@chester.ac.uk - Skills required in the Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge to achieve net zero carbon by 2050: Northwest England
- Melissa Spiers 2025173@chester.ac.uk - A social centred approach to addressing the Sustainable Development Goal of Climate Action. What climate action is occurring in communities and what predicts it at a community and individual level?
- Jiu Pu 1821721@chester.ac.uk - Sustainable Manufacturing and welding composites for multi-functional application
- Zahida Siddiqui 1921278@chester.ac.uk - The role of green-tech expansion in Pakistan - does it enhance economic growth whilst reducing CO2 emissions?
- Edward Borup 1719741@chester.ac.uk - Why hasn’t the project management community embraced the distinction between being efficient and being effective when measuring success
- Ryan Gunning 1623760@chester.ac.uk - Hype around hydrogen: A comparative analysis of the impacts of potential hydrogen strategies in the UK on net zero climate commitments
Powell-Turner JW & Murgatroyd CA (2021) Sustainability, Supply Chains, and Defense. In: The Palgrave encyclopedia of interest groups, lobbying and public affairs, London: Palgrave Macmillan, ed. Living edition.
Powell-Turner J & Antill PD (2019) National Security - Breakthroughs in Research and Practice "Critical Raw Materials and UK Defence Acquisition". In: National Security: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, IGI Global, p. 673-693.
Smith JCD & Powell-Turner JW (2018) Defence Logistics in Context. In: Defence Logistics - Enabling and Sustaining Successful Military Operations, London: Kogan Page, p. 64-89.
Powell-Turner J, Antill P & Fisher R (2016) The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence and the European Union's electrical and electronic equipment directives, Resources Policy, 49 (September) 422-432.
Powell-Turner J & Antill PD (2016) Critical raw materials and UK defence acquisition: The case of the rare Earth elements. In: Emerging Strategies in Defence Acquisitions and Military Procurement, Hershey, PA: IGI Global, p. 129-149.
Powell-Turner J & Antill P (2015) Will Future Resource Demand Cause Significant and Unpredictable Dislocations for the UK Ministry of Defence?, Resources Policy, 45 217-226.
- BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, PGCTLHE and FHEA
- Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv)
- Chartered Waste Manager (CRWM)
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) Institution of Civil Engineers
- Fellow of the Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)
- Member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA)