Prof Young’s research interests relate to sustainable aviation (e.g. technologies for reduced environmental impact) and wind energy (e.g. turbine blade durability). Since 1995, he has been the recipient of over 30 research grants, with a net value to UL exceeding 14 M€ (he was Principal Investigator for research grants exceeding 8 M€). Funding has been received from the European Commission (EC), the Irish State (Enterprise Ireland, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland) and from several industrial sources. 

Prof Young was awared six EC (e.g. Framework) research grants. These projects included as research partners the major European aeronautical research institutes, many renowned universities and major aerospace companies. From 2006 to 2009, he led an initiative to establish the first national centre for composite materials research in Ireland: the Irish Composites Centre (IComp). The centre was established in 2009 with an initial state grant of 5 M€. Phase 2 commenced in 2015 with a 6.8 M€ state grant and significant financial support from participating companies. 

Prof Young acts as an Expert Evaluator of research proposals for the EC. In 2014, he was appointed to the Scientific Committee of the EC's Clean Sky 2 public-private partnership (with 1.4 billlion euro funding). In 2022, he was appointed to the Scientific Advisory Body (SAB) for the follow-on programme, Clean Aviation. He has served as chairperson of the SAB, reporting to the Governing Board. He also works as an Expert Reviewer of large collaborative research programmes funded by the EC through the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking (CAJU) (http://www.clean-aviation.eu/).  In parallel, Prof Young conducts research into the the failure mechanisms of leading edges of commercial wind turbine blades, with funding support from the SAEI (Sustanaiable Energy Authority of Ireland). He has been an active member of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Wind Task 46 on wind turbine leading edge erosion, since its inception. 

Prof Young has published, as author or co-author, 61 peer-reviewed journal articles, 56 conference papers and 11 book chapters. He is a co-editor of the book Innovation in Aeronautics (Woodhead, 2012) and the author of Technical Writing A-Z: A Commonsense Guide to Engineering Reports and Theses (ASME; 2005, 2009, 2020), published in several editions. He is the author of the academic textbook Performance of the Jet Transport Airplane: Analysis Methods, Flight Operations, and Regulations (Wiley, 2017). 

• Flight Mechanics (aircraft performance and aircraft stability & control)
• Flight Dynamics Laboratory
• Aircraft Design (Design, Build & Fly)
• Aircraft Systems Engineering & Conceptual Design
• Fleet Planning 

Trevor Young is a Professor in the School of Engineering, University of Limerick (UL). He joined the teaching staff at UL in 1993, after 9 years working as an aeronautical engineer in industry.  Former positions at UL include Contract Senior Lecturer (1993), Lecturer (1994–2002), Senior Lecturer (2002–2015), Associate Professor (2015-2023), Professor (2023-present). As Course Director (1995–2001), he played a key role in the establishment and professional accreditation of the first BEng Aeronautical Engineering degree programme in the Republic of Ireland. He later served as Head of Department (Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering). 

Interests: Trevor Young has a keen interest in aviation -- he holds a PPL (private pilots licence) and is a member of the Limerick Flying Club. 

Education: BSc (Eng) Witwatersrand; MSc Cranfield; PhD Cranfield

Experience: 9 years aerospace industry; 30 years university lecturer (aeronautical engineering).