Experts

Professor Steve Morgan

Biomedical optics. Laser instrumentation. Laser Doppler blood flowmetry. Optical characterisation of skin. Laser Doppler flow and vibration imaging. Assessment of value of medical devices.

+44 (0) 115 951 5570

Engineering Biomedical Laser Instrumentation flowmetry Characterisation medical devices

Dr Ifty Ahmed

Engineering Environment Industrial Biotechnology Technology

Professor Dominic Foo

Chemistry Engineering Environment Technology Carbon Emissions Pinch Analysis CEPA CO2 emission reduction Pinch Analysis Process design process optimisation process integration process simulation

Dr Christopher Wood

Renewable energy systems. Novel ground source heat pump systems. Energy efficient heating systems and building energy simulation. Harnessing and storing solar heat. Low energy building design.

+44 (0) 115 846 7673

Energy Engineering energy Renewable heat efficient solar power low energy

I have extensive project management, process management and new product development expertise acquired through a global career spanning more than 30 years in the food manufacturing industry. I have also worked and consulted for several leading global food companies, as well as entrepreneurs and new company start-ups.

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Engineering Food

Sarah Davidson

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Architecture and Built Environment Engineering Construction cost and project management Construction economics BIM Level 2 Construction information management and impact on occupancy and asset performance

Dr Mike Clifford

Fluid mixing. Dynamical systems. Parametric excitation. Appropriate technology. Composite materials. Engineering of bungee jumping.

+44 (0) 115 846 6134

Energy Engineering Engineering Fluid Dynamical Systems parametric excitation composite material bungee jumping

Professor Seamus Garvey

Rotordynamics. Rotor balancing. Vibration and noise in electrical machines and structures. High speed machines. Magnetic bearings. Electromagnetic design of machines.

+44 (0) 115 951 3776

Energy Engineering Engineering Rotordynamics Rotor vibration noise high speed machines Magnetic bearings electromagnetics

Professor Pat Wheeler

Power Electronics and Electrical Machine Drives for Transportation Electronification, the More/All Electric Aircraft and the connection of renewable energy to the electrical utility network as well as micro-grids for rural communities.

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Energy Engineering

Professor Edward Lester

Coal combustion. Coal petrography and identification of world coals. Image analysis of particulates. Characterisation of biomass particularly with regards to energy conversion and the power sector.

+44 (0) 115 951 4974 , +44 (0) 115 939 5715

Energy Engineering Coal Combustion Petrography power energy biomass

Dr Luke Prendergast

Bridge Engineering, Offshore Wind Energy & Turbine Structures, Offshore Foundations, Infrastructure Maintenance

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Engineering Bridge Engineering Offshore Wind Energy Turbine Structures Offshore Foundations Infrastructure Maintenance

Dr Cedric Tan

I have a particular interest in carnivore ecology and conservation as well as environmental education. My passion for effective evidence-based applied ecology and education drives me to pursue both disciplines in innovative ways, in turn contributing to raising awareness about conservation issues and nurturing our future leaders in conservation.

Engineering Environment Science life sciences Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Professor Tim Heath

Extensive research and professional expertise in urban design, city planning, and heritage conservation especially in China for over 15 years. Some limited experience in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Architecture and Built Environment Engineering Engineering architecture design urban built enviroment

Professor Pau Loke Show

Microalgae have recently attracted considerable interest worldwide, due to their extensive application potential in the renewable energy, biopharmaceutical, and nutraceutical industries. Microalgae are renewable, sustainable, and economical sources of biofuels, bioactive medicinal products, and food ingredients.

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Belt and Road Initiative Energy Engineering Environment Science agriculture biosciences life sciences pharmaceutical Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Water

Professor Chung Lim Law

Processing of food and bioproduct materials such as herbal products (ganoderma licidium Lingzhi, Belalai Gajah, Misai Kuching, piper betle, roselle), edible bird's nest, tropical exotic fruits (chempedak, ciku, salak, papaya, jackfruit), agricultural product (rough rice, cocoa beans, crumb rubber); Food quality and Food safety, Food preservation, Food drying, extraction of bioactive ingredients and maximising retention of bioactive ingredients in processed food and bioproducts, Belt and road food research alliance.

+6013 3889233

Belt and Road Initiative Engineering

Dr Marwan Nafea

My research areas include MEMS, micro/nanofabrication technologies, wireless microfluidic devices, microactuators, 4D printing, PSO, optimal control, and biosignals.

+60 38924 8168

Energy Engineering Science MEMS 4D printing Wireless drug delivery Microfluidics Microactuators Microfabrication Optimization EEG ECG

Dr Michelle Tan

Development of point of care diagnostic tools for detection of infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases. Research involves the modification of nanomaterials for improve selectivity of sensor electrode platform to the development of electronic transducer coupled with smartphone and artificial intelligence technology for improved sensitivity and portability.

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Engineering Science

Dr Kim Yeow Tshai

Characterization and processing of polymers/composites; materials modeling and finite element analysis of highly nonlinear polymeric systems.

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Engineering Science polymer processing Injection moulding Blow moulding Thermoforming Fibre reinforced composites nanocomposites Biocomposites aerospace automotive

Dr Khai Ching Ng

My expertise is in developing novel simulation techniques for solving computational fluid and solid multi-physics problems (e.g. CFD, FEA). Main applications include free surface flow, energy harvesting, Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI) etc.

Energy Engineering Environment Science Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI); Free surface flow; Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) meshless method particle method Software Development parallel computing

Dr Jie Zhu

1) Chinese energy policy study 2) Chinese building regulation assessment

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Architecture and Built Environment Energy Engineering Environment

Dr John Calautit

Sustainable design of building and urban environment.

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Architecture and Built Environment Energy Engineering Environment energy modelling comfort air quality

Dr Georgios Kapogiannis

Georgios is recognized as a world leading expert and researcher in Digital Innovation and Project Management in Architecture, Engineering and Construction sector. He held roles in Greece, United Kingdom, China and Middle East and United States of America. He is a BRE BIM Certified ISO19650 Trainer, a Certified Project Manager and currently is working as an Assistant Professor in Building Information Modelling (BIM) at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China and a V.Professor in Management Information Systems in the College of Business Administration at the University of Northern Iowa, USA.. He is also an Associate Member of the Center for Structural Engineering and Informatics at The University of Nottingham UK campus. In addition, He is the Acting Deputy Director of the Geospatial and Hazard Research Group at the same university.

+86 574 8818 8806

Architecture and Built Environment Belt and Road Initiative Business and economy Education Engineering

Dr Fang Yenn Teo

Fang Yenn does research on Hydro-Environmental Engineering, Flood Risk Modelling, and Water Resources Management.

Engineering Environment Water

Dr Chien Hwa Chong

I am an innovation practitioner. I integrated innovation in teaching pedagogy and research projects. I worked on research related to drying of biomaterials, wastewater treatment process improvement, fluoride removal from wastewater and integrating phase change materials in concretes.

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Education Engineering Environment agriculture biosciences Water

Dr Ali Akhavan Farid

Manufacturing process, Machining, High-speed Machining, Surface Engineering, Surface Treatment, Difficult to cut materials, Wear, Mechanical Design, Machin elements, Additive manufacturing, 3D printing, Bio-Materials.

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Engineering

Professor Dave Towey

I was born in England, carry Irish and British passports, and have lived in many different places around the world. I've lived in Asia since the 1990s, having worked in Japanese industry (in Computer Science); done a PhD in Hong Kong (in Computer Science); been a teacher and teacher trainer in Hong Kong; helped establish the first Mainland China--Hong Kong "Sino-foreign" higher education institution (2005-2013); and have been at UNNC since 2013.

Education Engineering

Dr Ni Yang

Active collaboration on food science, specialised in flavour research, such as coffee and tea, and current interest focus on chilli and its active ingredient capsaicin. I am collaborating with Chinese academics and companies at various levels.

Education Engineering Environment Science Sustainable development goals food flavour chilli capsaicin agriculture

Professor Hing Kai Chan

Focuses on intelligent manufacturing and supply chain management, digital innovation, and sustainable operations and supply chain. Employs modelling, simulation and soft computing techniques. Had been working in the electronic manufacturing sector over 10 years prior to joining the academia.

Belt and Road Initiative Business and economy Engineering Environment Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Dr Anna Croft

Biochemical reactions, especially those involving free radicals, free radical enzymes, and antioxidants (including those found in tea, seaweeds and other natural product sources). Functional foods incorporating polyphenol antioxidants and peptides. Enzyme design and pathway design (underpinning synthetic biology) with relevance to Industrial biotechnology. Ionic liquids as industrially-useful solvents for bioprocessing and chemical processing of fine-chemicals, commodity (bulk) chemicals and materials, especially biomaterials.

+44 (0) 115 846 6391

Engineering biotechnology Engineering Biochemical enzymes antioxidants

Roderick MacKenzie

Solar energy; advanced materials; computer modelling

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Energy Engineering Technology Solar energy; advanced materials; computer modelling

Professor Colin Snape

Energy generally; decarbonisation; fossil energy - coal, oil and gas; carbon capture and storage; waste conversion - hydrothermal carbonisation.

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Energy Engineering fracking energy shale gas shale resource Fossil fuels fossil fuel fossil energy coal oil gas carbon capture storage waste conversion hydrothermal carbonisation

Dr Bagus Muljadi

Director of the newly-established Indonesia Doctoral Training Partnership (IDTP). IDTP provides a platform for research and knowledge exchange with the Indonesian government, higher education institutions, and industries. IDTP was established in partnership with the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia (RISTEKDIKTI). Recent research focuses on includes publications on rarefied quantum gas dynamics, multiscale method developments, direct pore-scale simulations and reactive transport modelling.

+447475834586

Education Engineering Environment International Relations Science Engineering Environment Indonesia Doctoral Training Partnership transport modelling chemical engineering quantum gas

Dr Frederico Municchi

Energy Engineering Food Mathematics Technology

Dr Glyn Lawson

Dr Glyn Lawson is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Nottingham. He is a member of the Human Factors Research Group (HFRG) and has been the Principal Investigator on projects worth over £2m, for which he has researched virtual reality technologies for applications such as health and safety training and vehicle design.

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Engineering virtual reality vr health and safety training vehicle design vehicle design training VR training virtual reality training Fire safety training

Dr Rachel Gomes

Adaptive bioprocessing looking at sustainable resource use towards wastewater treatment and chemical processes, with a particular focus on bioactive chemicals.

+44 (0) 115 846 8883

Energy Engineering Engineering Manufacturing technology Research bioprocessing sustainable waste treatment chemicals Bioactive

Dr Will Meredith

My background is in petroleum geochemistry and environmental science, with research interests in oil generation and biodegradation, together with fate of carbon in the environment.

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Energy Engineering fracking carbon Low carbon petroleum geochemistry petroleum Geochemistry oil oil generation environmental science oil biodegradation biodegradation shale gas shale resource

Dr Nick Thom

Engineering Technology

Professor Colin Thorne

Professor Colin Thorne is one of the UK's leading expert in flooding. His expertise covers flood management, rivers and river management, including rehabilitation and restoration for environmental enhancement and rivers and development issues in South America, Africa and Asia.

0115 951 5431

Architecture and Built Environment Engineering Environment International Relations Science Sociology Africa America (South) Asia civil engineering Flooding Geography rivers Water weather IAPS

Professor Gavin Walker

Hydrogen systems in particular hydrogen storage technology, including the preparation and processing of novel materials, materials characterisation and materials testing. Nanostructured materials.

+44 (0) 115 951 3752

Energy Engineering Engineering Materials testing Hydrogen

Dr Blasie Mempouo

Sustainable development including environmental issues and affordable eco-housing and sustainable energy in Africa, China and the UK.

+44 (0) 115 846 7132 , +44 (0) 7427 336 275

Energy Engineering Engineering sustainable Environmental affordable Housing eco-houses energy Africa China uk

Dr Miquel Gimeno-Fabra

Energy Engineering Propulsion Futures Technology

Professor Saffa Riffat

Renewable energy and energy efficient systems. Air quality and pollution. Building environment. Refrigeration. Air conditioning. Heat pumps. Absorption systems. Ventilation.

+44 (0) 115 951 3158

Energy Engineering Engineering energy efficient air quality pollution Environment building refrigerators air conditioning heat pumps ventilation

Lan Xia

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Energy Engineering Science Lithium ion batteries] electrolyte solvents electrolyte additives for batteries

Professor Chris Gerada

Energy Engineering Propulsion Futures Technology

Professor Mark Gillott

Sustainable and renewable energy technologies, energy efficient systems and building/architecture. Air quality, ventilation and pollution. Refrigeration, heat pumps and air conditioning. Intelligent building monitoring and controls.

+44 (0) 115 846 7677

Architecture and Built Environment Energy Engineering Engineering sustainable Renewable technology architecture building pollution air quality

Dr Jee-Hou Ho

Vibration energy harvesting, mechatronics and robotics.

+60 3892 48119

Energy Engineering Vibration energy harvesting Mechatronics Robotics Malaysia Asia

Professor Michèle Clarke

The environment, climate and ecology of the Asia-Pacific region for the last 30 years, including the complexity of their interactions with society, heritage and cultures. Recent themes have included agriculture and rural development; cultural and built heritage; low carbon and clean energy; rapid urbanisation and sustainable cities; and the energy-water-food nexus.

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Archaeology Architecture and Built Environment Cultures Education Energy Engineering Environment Gender History Migration Science Veterinary climate society sustainable development energy ecosystems Cities Water agriculture heritage Asia

Dr Chiew-Foong Kwong

Engineering

Professor Christopher Tuck

Engineering Technology

Dr Barbara Turnbull

Engineering Technology

Dr Nicholas Hamm

Participated in two projects in China: (1) mapping the environmental determinants of echinococcosis in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (NHAR) and (2) mapping air pollution in China for input into environmental epidemiology studies. Also coordinated a joint MSc between the Univeristy of Twente (NL) and the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing.

+86 574 8818 8980

Engineering Environment Mathematics Science

Professor Christopher Gibbins

Developing sustainable water management strategies to help conserve aquatic organisms, working primarily on invertebrates and fish (Malaysia)

+60 38924 8733

Engineering Environment Science Sustainability water management aquatic organisms conservation Malaysia Asia fish

Dr Novita Sakundarini

Eco-design, sustainable manufacturing, material selection, recycling oriented design, design and development of environmental impact assessment tool in product design, and development of expert systems for green design. Has established many research collaborations and university linkages in the area of manufacturing and sustainable design, specifically with Asia-Pacific universities.

+60 3892 435 52

Engineering Environment Eco-design sustainable manufacturing material selection Recycling oriented design Environment impact assessment product design Manufacturing Sustainable design

Dr Alastair Campbell Ritchie

My primary research is in tissue engineering of tendons, ligaments, and other soft tissues. I also research physiological responses to mental and physical demands in workplaces. Artificial lung, artificial kidney, blood contacting biomaterials and extracorporeal circulation - teaching expertise and current member of the UK ISO TC 150 Implants for Surgery Standards committee. I am a member of the European Society for Artificial Organs' working group - education.

0115 951 3812

Engineering Science Technology

Dr Jonathan Hale

History of architectural theory. Architecture exhibitions.

+44 (0) 115 951 3164

Architecture and Built Environment Engineering Engineering architecture Exhibitions history

Dr Laura Hanks

Depiction of national and ethnic identities through the built form and material culture of museums. Museology - the history and theory of knowledge and display. Post-modern representation.

+44 (0) 115 951 3181

Architecture and Built Environment Engineering Engineering Museology architecture history Theory

Dr Peter Rutherford

Architectural acoustics and psychoacoustics.

+44 (0) 115 951 3173

Architecture and Built Environment Engineering Engineering architecture acoustics Psychoacoustics

Professor Yuying Yan

Applied thermofluids and modelling — energy systems, heat transfer enhancement, two-phase flow, thermofluids-related biomimetics. Design of new refrigeration systems, heat pipes and heat exchangers. CFD simulation and numerical modelling.

+44 (0) 115 951 3168

Engineering Engineering Thermofluids energy heat transfer biometrics heat exchange

Professor Stuart Marsh

I am an expert in the applications of Earth Observation data from satellites and aircraft to environmental and engineering problems.

Engineering Rights Lab

Professor Samuel Kingman

Microwave processing of materials. Mineral and rock crushing and grinding. Minerals processing.

+44 (0) 115 951 4165

Engineering Engineering Microwave Materials Mineral rock

Professor Richard Leach

Developing the next generation of measuring instruments to allow control of advanced manufacturing.

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Engineering Engineering Manufacturing Advanced development

Professor Philip Shipway

Wear resistant materials. Wear testing. Wear of materials, friction (tribology).

+44 (0) 115 951 3760

Engineering Engineering Materials Friction wear testing tribology

Professor Paul Brown

Materials characterisation. The assessment of the structure-property relationships of materials using electron microscopy.

+44 (0) 115 951 3748

Engineering Engineering Materials Charaterisation Electron microscopy

Professor Nick Dodd

Nearshore physical oceanography. Coastal engineering. Shallow water waves. Computational modelling of water waves. Numerical modelling of beach dynamics and storm impact.

+44 (0) 115 951 4164

Engineering Engineering Oceanography Nearshore Coastal shallow water waves beach storm impact

Professor Nick Warrior

Automotive safety, crashworthiness. Structural analysis of composites.

+44 (0) 115 951 3793

Engineering Engineering safety automotive crashworthiness Analysis

Professor Kwing-So Choi

Drag reduction. Turbulence. Turbulent flows and controls. Riblets. Compliant surfaces. MicroElectroMechanical Systems. Electro-magnetic flow control. Compliant coatings. Plasma aerodynamics.

+44 (0) 115 951 3792

Engineering Engineering Drag reduction turbulence riblets surfaces mechanical electro magnetics plasma areodynamics

Professor Eric Larkins

Molecular beam epitaxy - the growth of semiconductor structures for electronics and optoelectronics. High power laser diodes.

+44 (0) 115 951 5534

Engineering Engineering molecular semiconductor electronics lasers

Professor David Grant

Surface modification and coatings. Synthesis of ceramic surfaces for bone generation. Biofunctionalism of surfaces. Hydrogen storage.

+44 (0) 115 951 3747

Engineering Propulsion Futures Engineering Modification coating synthesis ceramic surface bone biofunctionalism hydrogen storage

Professor Alan Dodson

Global positioning systems (GPS). Geodesy. Engineering surveying and satellite navigation.

+44 (0) 115 951 3880

Engineering Engineering GPS surveying Satellite navigation

Dr Yaping Zhang

Photonics, semiconductor tunable laser, telecommunications, optical biosensor, silicon wire photonics 'lab on the chip' biosensor, wave guide optical device design.

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Engineering Photonics telecommunications Optical biosensor

Dr Xinyu Zhang

Danger, Measure and Removal of PM2.5 and PM10; Dust Deposition and Removal; Particle Adhesion and Erosion. Transport and Adhesion of Anthrax Spores.

+86 (0) 574 8818 3047

Engineering Dust removal Particle adhesion and erosion Transport of anthrax spores Danger of PM2 5 and PM10

Dr Yunming Yang

Study of soil strength; numerical simulation of geotechnical engineering applications

+86 (0)574 88182407 / +86 18668290219

Engineering Soil Engineering numerical simulation

Dr Robin Wilson

Acoustics of complex structures such as whole buildings and aerospace structures using statistical energy analysis as a predictive tool.Structural power flow measurement techniques.Acoustics of porous materials.Acoustic rendering of buildings using ray tracing software.

+44 (0) 115 951 3149

Engineering Engineering acoustics building aerospace energy Materials rendering ray tracing

Dr Tom Cox

Amusement Rides. Rollercoasters. Electromagnetic Launch. MAGLEV. Electrical Machines. Electric Motors.

Engineering Technology Amusement rides rollercoasters electrical machines Electric motors Engineering

Dr Richard Mark Bingley

GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) and GPS (Global Positioning System) - use of high precision GNSS/GPS for monitoring long-term land movements and long-term changes in atmospheric water vapour for engineering and environmental applications.

+44 (0) 115 951 3932

Engineering Engineering GNSS Satellite GPS atmospheric water vapour Environmental

Dr Jessica He

Print media: design of magazines, newspaper, posters, etc. Adobe AE, PS, InDesign 2. Electronic media: operating new media such as WeChat (wechat content, wechat website, wechat store), weibo 3. Offline promotion campaign: planning and organizing promotion activities 4. Video making: Adobe AE

+86 (0)574 88188175

Engineering Electronic Media WeChat Video making Print media

Dr Ian W Eames

Power cycles and energy conservation. Refrigerators, heat pumps and air conditioning. Engineering thermodynamics. Heat transfer processes and heat exchangers.

+44 (0) 115 951 3132

Engineering Engineering power energy refrigerators heat pumps air conditioning thermodynamics

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