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Chris Brace is a Professor of Automotive Propulsion and Deputy Director of the Powertrain Vehicle Research Centre.
He was a student apprentice at Massey Ferguson Tractors in Coventry and studied for a thin sandwich degree at the University of Bath, graduating in 1990.
Following a short spell designing transmissions at Massey Ferguson, Chris returned to the University to work on an integrated Diesel CVT powertrain.
After the award of his PhD in 1996 Chris remained at the University progressing to Reader and then to Professor in February 2014.
Chris was Chair of the Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) between 2012 and 2014.
Research
Chris leads a wide portfolio of powertrain-based research projects with a common theme around the intensive measurement, analysis and control of multi-cylinder engine systems running under dynamic operating conditions.
All of the research is in collaboration with industry, most notably Ford Motor Company and Jaguar LandRover.
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Battery Integrated Wing
Williams, D. (PI), Brace, C. (CoI) & Vagg, C. (CoI)
Innovate UK, Innovate UK Business Connect
1/03/25 → 29/02/28
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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UK-HyRES: EPSRC Hub for Research Challenges in Hydrogen and Alternative Liquid Fuels
Brace, C. (PI), Mays, T. (PI), Akehurst, S. (CoI), Bowen, C. (CoI), McManus, M. (CoI), Tian, M. (CoI), Jagpal, R. (Researcher) & Martino, E. (Researcher)
1/06/23 → 31/05/28
Project: Research council
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HSTEA
Brace, C. (PI), Akehurst, S. (CoI) & Oliver, R. (CoI)
West of England Combined Authority
1/04/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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JLR Prosperity Partnership
Akehurst, S. (PI), Brace, C. (CoI), Costall, A. (CoI), Esposito, S. (CoI), Fletcher, T. (CoI), Yuan, H. (CoI) & Lewis, A. (Researcher)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/05/21 → 30/01/27
Project: Research council
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Clean Hybrid Alternative Marine Powertrain (CHAMP) 2
Vagg, C. (PI), Akehurst, S. (CoI), Brace, C. (CoI), Esposito, S. (CoI) & Zhang, N. (CoI)
Innovate UK, Innovate UK Business Connect
1/04/23 → 31/03/25
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
Research output
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Investigation of Thermal Distribution in Cryogenically Cooled Inverter for HTS Motor
Wang, Y., Xi, J., Zhang, M., Hua, W., Zeng, X., Brace, C. & Pei, X., 1 Aug 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 36, 5, 5204706.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effective emission control of aero-engines via nonlinear dual-estimators for uncertain states and parameters
Chen, A. S., Herrmann, G., Islam, R., Turner, M., Brace, C., Vorraro, G., Turner, J. W. G., Burgess, S. & Bailey, N., 31 Aug 2025, In: Aerospace Science and Technology. 163, 110210.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing Model-Based Systems Engineering via Graph-Theoretic Partitioning and System Model Metrics
Macha, L., Padget, J., Ebner, P. & Brace, C., 4 Nov 2025, In: IEEE Open Journal of Systems Engineering. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fault-Tolerant Control Strategy in Extended Torque Operation Range with Relaxed Torque Ripple Constraints for Dual Three-Phase PMSM
Zheng, H., Pei, X., Brace, C. & Zeng, V., 11 Aug 2025, In: IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics (JESTPE). 13, 5, p. 6136-6147 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Q-Learning-Based Optimal Control via Adaptive Critic Network for a Wankel Rotary Engine
Chen, A. S., Herrmann, G., Islam, R., Brace, C., Turner, J. W. G. & Burgess, S., 4 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. p. 1-9Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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HII thought leadership white paper
Akehurst, S. (Contributor) & Brace, C. (Contributor)
1 Jan 2026 → 30 Mar 2026Activity: Knowledge Exchange (Industry, Government, NGOs) › Consultancy
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IAAPS visit from DBT Hydrogen Propulsion Taskforce
Akehurst, S. (No value) & Brace, C. (No value)
17 Jul 2025Activity: Knowledge Exchange (Industry, Government, NGOs) › Hosting a visitor
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IAAPS (Organisational unit)
Akehurst, S. (Participant), Zeng, V. (Participant), Oliver, R. (Host), Pei, X. (Participant) & Brace, C. (Participant)
15 Nov 2024Activity: Other contribution to the discipline › Network