About
Dr Angela Rolfe serves as a Lecturer in Energy Systems Engineering at Ulster University's Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Environment, with dual appointments at the Belfast (York Street) and Jordanstown campuses within the Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Planning. Her research program focuses on decarbonizing heavy industry through advanced carbon capture technologies specifically tailored for cement production.
Her primary research investigates novel materials including silica polyethyleneimine (Si-PEI) adsorbents and indirectly heated carbonate looping cycles for CO2 capture, addressing critical technical and economic barriers in industrial carbon sequestration. This work directly supports UN Sustainable Development Goals for climate action (SDG 13) and sustainable industry (SDG 9), with fingerprint analysis confirming expertise in Carbon Dioxide Capture Engineering (81%), Cement Plant Engineering (88%), and Carbon Capture and Storage (42%).
Analysis of her 23 research outputs (2014-2025) reveals a concentrated focus since 2023 on techno-economic risk assessments and environmental comparisons of next-generation carbon capture systems. Her recent publications systematically evaluate emerging solid sorbent technologies against conventional amine-based methods, emphasizing scalability, cost-effectiveness, and reduced environmental impact in real-world cement plant integration.
Dr Rolfe currently leads two major research initiatives: the Institution of Civil Engineers-funded project on circular economy concretes for offshore wind applications and a DAERA-supported investigation into sustainable biopolymer production from biomass. While no specific scientific awards are documented in available materials, her h-index of 9 and 282 citations reflect growing scholarly impact in environmental engineering and sustainable industrial processes.
