Biography
Dr John (“J. P.”) Morrissey is Research Fellow specialising in particulate mechanics and the Discrete Element Method (DEM) at the University of Edinburgh. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh in 2013 with a thesis on “Discrete Element Modelling of Iron Ore Pellets to Include the Effects of Moisture and Fines”.
JP has continued working at the University of Edinburgh on all things DEM and has during his career has worked with numerous companies such as Altair, AstraZeneca, LKAB, Johnson MAtthey, P&G, PepsiCo, Pfizer, Siemens and Tensar.
His research interests include:
- Mechanics of Particulate Solids
- Computational Methods
- Numerical Simulation
- Experimental Methods
- Data Analytics
- AI/ML
Posts
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Feb 3, 2026 | Past, Present and Future of Particle Technology Conference 2026 - Early-Career Researcher Competition | 2 min | CCC-ParaSolS to support early-career researchers to participate in PPFPT 2026. | News, Events, Conference, Competition | |
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Jan 27, 2026 | CCC-ParaSolS - Year One Update | 5 min | Review of our first year’s activities and achievements, and vision for the future. | News, Events, Resources | |
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Jan 21, 2026 | Coming Soon: Network Event 4 | 1 min | Our fourth network event is being planned and we hope to see you there. | News, Events | |
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Jan 12, 2026 | Network Event 3 - Summary & Resources | 2 min | Training resources and slides now available | News, Events, Resources | |
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Nov 21, 2025 | CCC-ParaSolS mini-symposium at UK ACM 2026 | 3 min | CCC-ParaSolS to host mini-symposium at the upcoming UKACM2026. | News, Events, Conference, Competition | |
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Nov 17, 2025 | Coming Soon: Network Event 3 | 1 min | Our third network event is being planned and we hope to see you there. | News, Events | |
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Oct 31, 2025 | CCC-ParaSolS Community Forum | 3 min | An online space for the community to interact outside of the physical events. | News, Resources |









