Fiona McBride

MEng

Management School

Doctoral Researcher (Operations Management and Decision Sciences)

Grantham Centre scholar

Fiona McBride.
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fcmcbride1@sheffield.ac.uk

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Fiona McBride
Management School
Sheffield University Management School
Conduit Road
Sheffield
S10 1FL
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Thesis title

Fiona's thesis title is: Capturing wasted energy from light rail systems to support fleet EV charging for urban public transport and delivery vehicles

About the researcher

Fiona McBride joined Sheffield University Management School as a PhD researcher specialising in electric vehicle charging logistics in 2022. Their work links urban logistics and operations management with electrical microgrids. Fiona is based in Sheffield and enjoys spending time in the Peak District.

Qualifications
  • MEng Engineering (mechanical), University of Sheffield (2022)
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2025)
Research interests

Fiona’s research combines aspects of logistics, operations management, and electrical engineering, with a strong focus on sustainability. Her work involves a range of methods, including energy use prediction and simulation for different vehicle types, economic viability analysis, and impact assessment. Key focus areas include improving public transport energy efficiency and consideration of air quality and climate change impact. Fiona’s research is strongly focused around designing realistic solutions that can be applied in practice to affect change.

Publications

Conference proceedings papers

  • McBride FC, Ballantyne EE & Stone DA (2023) . Transportation Research Procedia, Vol. 70 (pp 115-122). Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 21 June 2023 - 21 June 2023. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ballantyne E, McBride F & Stone D (2023) Charging Urban Fleet Electric Vehicles Via Light Rail System Power Grids. Proceedings of the 28th Annual Logistics Research Network Conference, 6 September 2023 - 8 September 2023. RIS download Bibtex download
Grants
  • PhD funding from the University of Sheffield Energy Institute
  • Additional funding from the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures
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