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Professor Samanta Piano (Head of group)

Optical metrology, machine learning, additive manufacturing, form metrology, quantum super-resolution

Professor Dragos Axinte

Innovative manufacturing processes, advanced machining and finishing technologies, abrasive waterjet machining, monitoring and optimisation of manufacturing processes, design and construction of miniature machine tolls, design of innovative tools for aerospace manufacture, product innovation and technology transfer, solid state properties of polymers

Professor David Branson III

Dynamics, controls, non-linear systems, multibody systems, electromechanical systems, wearable sensor systems, collaborative robotics, soft robotics

Dr Xiaolong Chen

Nano/micro materials fabrication, Nano/micro porous structure design and fabrication, additive manufacturing processes, electrochemical metal additive manufacturing, 4D printing, solar energy harvesting and storage, semi-artificial photosynthesis, biophotovoltaics

Professor Adam Clare

Non-traditional manufacturing methods to arrive at net shape while inducing favourable material properties and generating new surfaces on engineering components, developing new manufacturing methods and materials for use in the high value manufacturing sectors including aerospace and biomedical engineering

Dr Simon Lawes

Computing in the future of design practice and the development of precision machines

Professor Richard Leach

Metrology, additive manufacturing, surface topography, optical techniques

Dr Abd Mohammad

Mechatronics, robotics and control

Dr Hengan Ou

Flexible forming technologies for aerospace, automotive and medical applications, process modelling and optimisation, formability and damage of metallic and non-metallic materials

Professor Atanas Popov

Vibration energy harvesting, MEMS vibrating sensing devices, automotive vehicle dynamics and control, model predictive control, aerostructures design and modelling, manufacturing systems

Professor Joel Segal

Micro and nano-replication technologies, nanoscale fabrication and additive manufacture

Professor Svetan Ratchev

Manufacturing systems, process modelling and simulation

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Professor Ifty Ahmed (Head of group)

Biomaterials, phosphate-based glasses, bioglasses, porous glass microspheres, resorbable fibre composites, orthobiologics, bioengineering

Dr Emma Barney

Structure of glass and disordered materials, understanding structure-property relationships

Professor Paul Brown

Materials characterisation, transmission electron microscopy, functional materials, structural materials, biomaterials, nanotechnology

Professor George Chen

Processes: electrolytic extraction of titanium, silicon, tantalum, zirconium, cathodic refining of metals and alloys, electrochemical polymerisation

Materials and devices: molten salts and ionic liquids, aqueous and organic electrolytes, conducting polymers and ceramics, composite materials of carbon nanotubes, solid and polymeric redox active materials

Energy and environment: regenerative fuels, supercapacitor, rechargeable battery and supercapattery, energy and space efficient electrolysers, capture and conversion of CO2 via electrolysis, electrochemical recycling of waste materials, electro-photocatalytic treatment of wastewaters, thermochromic materials for smart windows

Professor Chris Dodds

Microwave heating, microwave processing, process engineering, dielectric properties, electromagnetic modelling, microwave simulation, radio frequency heating, RF heating, microwave scale up, chemical engineering, microwave processing engineering, polymer synthesis, materials processing

Dr Adam Dundas

Functional biomaterials, droplet microfluidics, polymer synthesis and characterisation, materials discovery and surface characterisation

Professor David Grant

Biomaterials: bioresorbable and antimicrobial coatings, surface modifications, degradation and mechanical behaviour of isotropic and anisotropic structures, new structures and cell surface interactions, nanocomposites and scaffolds for tissue engineering and orthopaedic applications.

Hydrogen storage systems: cost effective metal hydrides and complex systems, hydrogen and thermal energy storage systems, coatings and catalysts for hydride systems, composite structures based on carbon structures, MOFs and other candidate hydrogen storage materials, developing prototypes with industrial partners into practical tanks and thermal stores

Professor Tanvir Hussain 

Advanced coatings and surface engineering, new materials discovery and processing, new compositions development using artificial intelligence for thermal barrier coatings, environmental barrier coatings, wear-resistant coatings, corrosion-resistant coatings, insulating coatings and functional coatings for electrification, materials processing using suspension plasma spray (SPS), suspension high velocity oxy-fuel spraying (SHVOF) thermal spray and cold gas dynamic spray (CGDS)

Professor Sam Kingman

Microwave processing of minerals

Dr Andrea Laybourn

Metal organic frameworks (MOFs), continuous and batch microwave synthesis, microwave technology applied to inorganic chemistry, microporous materials synthesis and characterisation, synthesis of new porous inorganic, organic hybrid materials, interactions of microwave energy with inorganic materials (dielectric spectroscopy), ultrafast materials processing, MOFs for applications (waste treatment, healthcare technologies, molecular sensing, catalysis, gas storage and separation, anti-microbial resistance), advanced characterisation of materials, and sensor fabrication (spray coating, lithography)

Professor Ed Lester

Supercritical fluids, supercritical water reactor design, nanoparticle synthesis and applications, scaling up, fuel characterisation, biomass and fossil fuel energy

Dr Ming Li

Electroceramics, impedance spectroscopy, solid state chemistry, solid oxide fuel cells, oxygen separation membranes, ionic conductors, mixed ionic-electronic conductors, ferro and piezo-electrics, ceramic capacitors

Dr Sanliang Ling

Computational materials design, atomistic modelling, machine learning, materials for energy storage and generation, porous materials

Professor Alvaro Mata

Tissue engineering, self-assembling materials, protein-based materials, supramolecular biofabrication, regenerative medicine, in vitro models of disease, protein order-disorder interactions

Dr Oluwafunmilola Ola

Materials for electrochemical devices (sensors, supercapacitors and photorechargeable systems)

Professor Begum Tokay

Membrane-based separation technologies, metal organic framework membranes, zeolite membranes, water purification, desalination, gas separation, isomer separations, electro-photocatalysis, ALD, electrochemical-ALD, hydrogen production, water splitting, TiO2 nanotube arrays

Dr Karen Robertson

Flow crystallisation, in situ analysis, continuous crystallisation, flow technologies, flow chemistry, crystallisation

Dr Colin Scotchford

Cell-material surface interactions, biocompatibility assessment or the development of novel materials or structures for the repair or replacement of tissues

Professor Angela Seddon

Mid-infrared fibreoptics for potential applications in early diagnosis in cancer, oil fractionation monitoring, security sensing and monitoring the environment

Professor Philip Shipway

Fretting wear, galling wear

Dr Parimala Shivaprasad

Process intensification, catalysis, biomass valorisation, enzyme catalysis, catalyst immobilisation, material characterisation, reactor design, product development and commercialisation

Dr Federico Venturi

Cold spray, nanocomposite coatings, wear resistant coatings, sustainable energy materials

Dr Katy Voisey

Laser materials processing, corrosion and overlay coatings

Dr Fang Xu

Nanostructures, nanocomposites, polymer composites, thermal management, power electronic packaging, tribology, metal composites

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Professor Jonathan Hale (Head of group)

Architectural theory, philosophy, perception, museums

Dr Paolo Beccarelli

ETFE envelopes, membrane structures, tensegrity, tensairity, coated fabrics, biaxial tests, textile architecture, temporary structures, lightweight buildings

Dr Katharina Borsi

History and theory of architecture and urbanism, sustainable and resilient cities, design research and urban design, typology and architecture's autonomy, housing domesticity and its intersection with urbanism

Dr Bernadette Devilat

Architecture, Chile, heritage, earthquakes, re-construction, 3D laser scanning, digital technologies

Dr Laura Hanks

Narrative approaches to found places, particularly the use of spolia in the retention of genius loci, and the role of art in public spaces

Dr Amy Tang

Waterfront regeneration, sustainable urban design, ideal living, conservation planning and practice, age-friendly community

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Professor Saffa Riffat (Head of group)

Eco-buildings, cooling, heating, refrigeration, heat recovery, renewable energy systems, sustainable technology and building materials, eucalyptus fibres and compound parabolic concentrator (CPC)

Dr Rabah Boukhanouf

Energy efficient and sustainable technologies with a focus on application in the built environment, passive and active heating and cooling systems, adsorption and absorption systems, heat pumps, low carbon technologies, heat recovery (HVAC) technologies

Dr John Calautit

History, development and application of lightweight spatial structures, timber gridshells, reinforced concrete shells, space frames and grids, ETFE and membrane architecture, sustainable construction

Professor Jo Darkwa

Thermochemical energy storage technologies, phase change materials (PCM), multiphase change materials (MCM) systems, sustainable energy systems, micro bio-fuel power systems, low carbon construction materials, integrated environmental energy management, low carbon buildings, desiccant technology, green roofs, urban heat Island modelling, green transport technologies, integrated environmental energy management and total quality environmental management

Dr Zigeng Fang

Machine learning, strategic asset management, digital twins

Dr Guohui Gan

Building heat and fluid flow, indoor environmental quality, building energy harvesting and storage, natural ventilation of buildings, sustainable heating and cooling, transparent green facades, dynamic transparent insulation, ground heat and mass transfer, ground source heat pumps, photovoltaic thermal collectors

Professor Mark Gillott

Sustainable building design, renewable energy, local energy systems, community energy, energy storage, building performance evaluation, energy, behaviour modelling and monitoring, urban resilience, smart buildings, low carbon technologies 

Dr Ben Jones

Ventilation, air quality, health, modelling

Dr Lorna Kiamba

Sustainable design in architecture, passive design of buildings, thermal building performance, shading performance analysis, thermal comfort, comfort and energy efficiency in buildings, tropical architecture, learning from vernacular architecture and building regulations in developing countries (focus on comfort and energy efficiency)

Dr Siddig Omer

Design and modelling of compressed air energy storage for large-scale renewable energy integration into grid, micro encapsulated phase change materials (MEPCM), micro encapsulated phase change materials (MEPCM), fuel cells and hydrogen technologies, PV self cleaning and cooling technologies for hot and arid climates

Dr Rob Shipman

Data science and machine learning, vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and vehicle-to-building (V2B) technology, smart energy systems, smart local energy communities, demand-side response systems

Professor Yuehong Su

PV, thermal, daylighting, solar concentration, natural ventilation, air conditioning, heat pump, adsorption, absorption, ejector cooling, heat storage, desalination, applied thermodynamics, building energy simulation

Professor Lucelia Taranto Rodrigues

Energy and comfort, carbon neutrality, net zero carbon, transport and mobility electrification, resilience and climate change, sustainable cities, urban regeneration, housing and communities, building retrofit, architecture and design  

Dr Serik Tokbolat

Sustainable construction, integration of renewable energy technologies, life cycle assessment (LCA), building certification, building energy simulations, building envelope innovations, indoor environment, occupant behaviour, thermal comfort, building information modelling (BIM), recycling of carbon fibre composites, policy and legislation on climate change and energy efficiency, construction management, circularity

Dr Renata Tubelo

Sustainable architecture and design, energy efficiency and thermal comfort, building performance evaluation, energy modelling and monitoring, building retrofit, fabric first approach and Passive House standard

Dr Chris Wood

Building performance, building airtightness, infiltration, building thermal performance, building retrofit, heat pumps, ground source heat, ground heat storage and extraction, energy and thermal piles, sustainable energy technologies

Dr Xiaofeng Zheng

Building services, building physics, HVAC, airtightness, infiltration, low carbon building and technologies, renewables, heat transfer, thermoelectrics

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Professor Richard Hague (Head of group)

Additive manufacturing

Professor Ian Ashcroft

Microstructure and nano-mechanical properties, thermo-mechanical characterisation 

Dr Martin Baumers

Broad economics of additive manufacturing with an emphasis on developing a total cost vista on the technology

Professor Ruth Goodridge

Healthcare applications of additive manufacturing (3D Printing), new materials for additive manufacturing in particular polymers, polymer nanocomposites and glass,  assistive, adaptive and rehabilitation technologies, polymer powder bed fusion

Dr Yinfeng He

Multi-material 3D printing, additive manufacturing, photopolymerisation

Professor Derek Irvine

Application of novel polymer synthesis, catalysis and processing

Dr Luke Parry

Multi-metal additive manufacturing, design for additive manufacturing, topology optimisation and lattice design, additive manufacturing in aerospace and defence applications, digital twins for advanced engineering

Dr Geoffrey Rivers

Multi-material 3D printing, additive manufacturing, electronic materials, polymers, composites, functional devices, shape-change structures

Professor Chris Tuck

3D Printing, additive manufacturing, materials, sensing and electronics

Dr Lyudmila Turyanska

Low dimensional materials, materials for additive manufacturing, optoelectronic devices, nanomedicine

Professor Ricky Wildman

High throughput methods, bioprinting, multimaterial printing

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Dr Walid Tizani (Head of group)

Building information modelling (BIM) and novel information technologies to engineering design, steel and steel-concrete composite connections, experimental structural testing and numerical modelling, design process re-engineering for the design and manufacture of structural steelwork, structural steelwork connections blind-bolt connections to tubular columns, composite connections, software development for structural engineering applications

Dr Carlos Osorio Sandoval

Building information modelling, construction simulation, construction health and safety, construction management, parametric modelling, serious games, virtual reality, object-oriented modelling

Dr John Owen

Wind engineering, dynamic response of structures to wind, structural dynamics, structural health monitoring

Dr Madhup Pandey

Cold-formed steel structures, high strength steel, material and structures under elevated temperatures and post-fire conditions, steel structures, strain and stress concentration, sustainable construction, testing and design of steel structures, thin-walled structures, tubular joints and members, welding, 3D printing

Dr Georgia Thermou

Performance assessment, retrofitting of structures (buildings, bridges), resilient construction, sustainable materials in construction, innovative concrete, multi-scale experimental testing, computational modelling, damage information modelling 

Dr Fangying Wang

Steel structures, structural engineering, concrete-filled, design, structural stability, retrofitting, reuse and recycle, carbon zero, stainless steel, high strength steel, testing, experiments, sustainability

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Dr Michael Johnson (Head of group)

 Polymer composites, fibre reinforced thermoplastic composites, rail vehicle lightweighting, composite shafts, liquid moulding, composite design 

Dr Louise Brown

Textile modelling and simulation, textile composites, software engineering

Dr Davide De Focatiis

Polymer mechanics, polymer rheology, composites manufacturing, elastomers

Dr Oriol Galvada Diaz

Ceramics and composites, fracture mechanics, micromechanics, advanced characterisation

Dr Lee Harper

Composites manufacturing, composites process simulation, structural analysis, automated preforming

Professor Shuguang Li

Micromechanical characterisation of composites, damage and failure of composites, structural buckling and post-buckling analysis, 3D printing of continuous fibre reinforced composites

Dr Mikhail Matveev

Composite materials, manufacturing, multi-scale modelling

Dr Tom Turner

Aerospace design for manufacture, automation of composite manufacturing processes, carbon fibre composite materials recycling and reuse

Professor Nick Warrior 

Design and manufacture of composite materials particularly in the sectors of automotive and aerospace engineering

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Dr Barbara Turnbull (Head of group)

Environmental fluid mechanics

Dr David Hargreaves

Computational fluid dynamics, wind engineering, dispersion modelling, multiphase flow, porous media, open channel flow, drainage, flooding

Dr Valentin Heller 

Experimental fluid dynamics, computational fluid dynamics, landslide-tsunamis (impulse waves), scale effects in fluids and granular flows, marine renewable energy

Professor David Large

Geoscience, peatland, remote sensing, hydrology, earth science, modelling peatland, soil carbon, peatland restoration

Dr Bagus Muljadi

Numerical modelling, porous media, multiscale modelling, computational fluid dynamics, finite element method, peatland, geoscience, poroelastic modelling

Dr Rick Munro

Fluid mechanics, stratified, rotating flows, non-axisymmetric spin-up, rossby waves, turbulence, boundary interactions

Professor Sean Rigby

Enhanced oil recovery, porous media

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Dr Buddhika Hewakandamby (Head of group)

Multiphase flow, film flows, bubble dynamics, experimental fluid dynamics, flow modelling, heat transfer  

Dr Mark Alston

Thermophysics, aerospace, power cooling, precise hydrodynamics, resistance scaling, microfluidic regimes, computation studies, energy capture, heat transport, conductivity active management, system integration, thermally functional materials

Professor Alasdair Cairns

Automotive propulsion systems, Internal combustion engines, Exhaust waste heat recovery, Low carbon fuels, Alternative fuels, BatteriesPowertrain thermal management, Hybrid vehicles, Hybrid aircraft, Electric motors 

Professor Kwing-So Choi

Drag reduction, boundary-layer control, flow control, turbulent boundary layer structures, boundary layer transition, deterministic turbulence, high-lift and quiet aerofoils, plasma actuators, unsteady flow control, anti-icing and de-icing control, turbulence, aerodynamics

Dr Sam Dakka

Droplet and spray atomisation, droplet and spray combustion, alternative fuel utilisations, gas turbine engines, rocket and air breathing propulsion, space and electric propulsion, aerodynamics and green aviation, combustion and propulsion, two-phase flow, space systems  

Dr Donald Giddings

Computational fluid dynamics, experimental two phase flow in particulate-gas, numerical and experimental heat transfer, liquid-gas-solid systems, absorption refrigeration, multiphase flows, heat transfer, liquid atomisation, wet steam measurement, turbulent reacting flows

Dr David Hann 

Experimental multiphase fluids, droplet impact, optical measurement techniques, thermoacoustic for power generation, shearing flows in gas, oil, aeroengine applications

Dr Mark Jabbal

Experimental aerodynamics and fluid dynamics, boundary layer flow control, passive and active drag reduction, synthetic jet actuators, active flow control systems architectures, passive and active noise reduction, heat transfer and thermal management, passive and active cooling technologies

Professor Antonino La Rocca

Internal combustion research projects, diesel and gasoline engines projects with analytical, computational and experimental work elements such as heat Transfer, crystal growth, soot, particulate matter, soot-in-oil, emission control, powertrain and hybrids

Dr Mirco Magnini

Thermal management, fluid mechanics, simulation, boiling

Professor Yuying Yan

Fluid flow and heat transfer, biomimetics, efficient cooling technology, microchannel boiling and condensation, heat pipes, jet impingement, film cooling, elelctrohydrodynamic, low carbon vehicle thermal management, power electronics, battery thermal management, HVAC in the built environment, thermofluids

Dr Jie Zhu

Energy efficiency, vapour compression, heat pump, desiccant refrigeration, evaporative cooling, co-and tri-generations, thermal energy storage and recovery, building energy performance simulation and improvement, energy policy study, renewable energy (solar, geothermal, wind)

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Professor Rachel Gomes (Head of group)

Water quality, micropollutants (pharmaceuticals, antibiotics, metals, antimicrobial resistance, microplastics), wastewater treatment, bioprocesses, novel adsorbents, enzymes, waste to resource, circular economy, modelling and analytics

Dr Asma Ahmed

Biological wastewater treatment (industrial effluents), biofilm-based processes, fungal biomaterials, mycoproteins, microalgal carbon capture, biomass valorisation, industrial biotechnology

Dr Mike Clifford

Appropriate technology, sustainable materials, biogas, cookstoves, natural fibre composites, engineering education research

Dr Oliver Fisher

Circular economy, AI, machine learning, process modelling, digital manufacturing, bioprocesses, techno-economic analysis, Life cycle assessment, Equality, diversity and inclusion

Dr Helena Gomes

Environmental remediation, resource recovery, wastewater treatment, contaminated soils, waste management

Dr Konstantina Kourmentza

Microbial fermentation, bioprocess engineering, waste and biomass valorisation, bio-based products, biofuels, materials science

Dr Simone Morra

Enzymes, metalloenzymes, iron sulfur proteins, hydrogenases, bio-hydrogen, protein chemistry, biochemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, mutagenesis, enzyme engineering, protein purification, spectroscopy, energy metabolism, anaerobic metabolism, fermentation, industrial biotechnology, microbiology

Dr Anca Pordea

Biocatalysis, enzyme engineering, (artificial) metalloenzymes

Dr Yanming Wang

Bioreactor, fermentation, cell culture, process control, fermentation data mining, bioenergy, renewable energy, photo-bioreactor, gas fermentation, scale up, microbial consortium, carbon capture and utilisation

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Professor Ana Vukovic (Head of group)

Electromagnetics, optoelectronics and microwave

Dr Georgios Dimitrakis 

Industrial microwave heating, microwave, materials interactions, dielectrics, insulation breakdown, microwave plasma, dielectric spectroscopy, process monitoring, microwave sensors, hyperthermia

Dr Steve Greedy

Experimental electromagnetics, computational electromagnetics, electromagnetic compatibility, electromagnetic coexistence, smart wireless infrastructure, wireless communications

Dr Sendy Phang

Nonlinear optics, neuromorphic photonics, artificial photonic material, optical sensing

Professor Phillip Sewell

Computational electromagnetics with applications primarily to photonics and electromagnetic compatibility

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Professor Donal McNally (Head of group)

Spinal biomechanics, biomechanical evaluation, implant design, impact biomechanics, injury mechanisms

Professor Tim Heath

Urban design, public realm, public spaces, place-making, people and places

Dr Setia Hermawati

Digital manufacturing, user centred-design, usability, applied ergonomics in developing countries

Dr Rob Houghton

Cognition in context, systems ergonomics, future work systems, human reliability, digital interfaces and human-machine interfaces, citizen science

Dr Glyn Lawson

Human factors, ergonomics, virtual reality

Dr Ed Morris

Digital mental health monitoring, biomedical image processing, sensor networks 

Dr Peter Rutherford

Education for sustainability, building thermal performance, acoustics, psychoacoustics

Dr Brendan Ryan 

Human factors in railways, railway trespass and suicide, accident and incident investigation, evaluation of safety interventions, inclusive design and passenger experience

Professor Sarah Sharples

Human factors and digital technologies, human factors in future transport, technologies to support healthcare, digital manufacturing, intelligent mobility

Dr Samuel Smith

Movement analysis, biomechanics, motion capture, musculoskeletal modelling

Dr Florian Wiedmann

Sustainable urbanism, urban transformation, urban renewal, emerging cities, mega cities, housing, space syntax, transit-oriented development, urban design management, urban acupuncture

Dr Robin Wilson

Acoustics of complex structures, porous materials, structural power flow measurement techniques

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Professor Hao Liu (Head of group)

Low carbon fuels, energy resources, distributed combined heat and power generation, co-generation, biomass technologies including combustion, gasification and pyrolysis, clean fossil fuel technologies, carbon capture technologies, materials, sustainable waste management and disposal, hydrogen production from biomass, waste, fossil fuels, Integration of renewable, cleaner fossil energy systems into buildings and built environment, fluidised beds

Dr Eleanor Binner

Microwave processing, biomass valorisation, plastics recycling, soil remediation, microwave-assisted extraction, pectin extraction

Dr Ioanna Dimitriou

Process modelling, process optimisation, techno-economic analysis of low-carbon energy technologies including carbon capture and utilisation, thermochemical and biochemical conversion of biomass and waste

Dr Fatih Gulec

Industrial decarbonisation, carbon capture, advanced combustion, chemical looping technologies, integrated carbon capture and utilisation, clean energy conversion, BECCS, net-zero emission, negative emission, biomass processing including torrefaction, pyrolysis, hydrothermal conversion, gasification

Professor Jonathan McKechnie

Life cycle assessment, life cycle analysis, techno-economic analysis, evaluating emerging process technologies, materials and energy products, waste valorisation and circular economy, policy analysis, biofuels, waste

Dr Will Meredith

Biochar, pyrogenic carbon, biomass conversion, petroleum geochemistry, oil biodegradation, analytical pyrolysis

Professor Colin Snape 

Greenhouse gas removal, biochar, carbon capture, pyrolysis, hydrothermal conversion

Professor Yupeng Wu

Solar façade (smart window, PV, concentrating PV, transparent insulation materials), thermal energy storage, district heating system, building energy simulation, integration of renewable, cleaner fossil energy systems into buildings and built environment

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Professor Carol Eastwick (Head of group)

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), experimental fluid dynamics, analytical approaches to thermofluid design, two phase flow, thermal management, rotating machines

Dr Stephen Ambrose

Computational modelling of multiphase flows in aero-engine oil systems, thermal management of bearing chambers and gearboxes, CFD verification and validation, gas-liquid flows, turbulence modelling, multiscale modelling using coupling algorithms, lattice boltzmann modelling, finite volume methods for multi-phase flow

Dr Mohammedreza Amoozgar

Structural dynamics, vibration, aeroelasticity of fixed and rotary wing, morphing aircraft, aerospace structures, composite and multifunctional structures

Professor Chris Bennett

Computational mechanics, non-linear finite element analysis (FEA), structural integrity, welded structures, contact mechanics, plasticity, fatigue, room and high temperature material testing and characterisation, additive material characterisation, process modelling, phase transformations, residual stress prediction, residual stress measurement, inertia friction welding, direct energy deposition, nanoindentation, FE modeling of depth-sensing indentation inverse analysis

Professor Seamus Garvey

Rotordynamics, machine vibration and dynamics, mathematics of vibration, integrating energy storage, dynamics of coupled electrical and mechanical systems, active control of machine vibrations using magnetic bearings

Dr Chris Hyde

Applied creep mechanics, mechanical testing, material modelling and lifing, high temperature materials, additive manufacturing, critical application

Professor Kathy Johnson

Application of experimental and computational (CFD) approaches to the flow and heat transfer in aeroengine transmissions elements and systems including high speed imaging, application of CFD in thermofluids engineering applications particularly multiphase systems

Dr Stewart McWilliam

MEMS systems, thermoelastic damping, reliability of structures subjected to extreme events, Fokker Planck Kolmogorov equation

Dr Humberto Medina

Aerodynamics, boundary layer transition, turbulence modelling, particulate matter filtration, unmanned aerial vehicles, wind turbine aerodynamics

Dr Vilius Portapas

Flight dynamics, modelling and simulation, piloted simulation trials, flight testing, flying and handling qualities of aircraft

Dr Benjamin Rothwell

Thermo Elastic- Hydrodynamic lubrication (TEHL), Visco-plastic modelling, multiphysics modelling, journal and tilting pad bearings, machine and deep learning techniques

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Professor Alec Marshall (Head of group)

Tunnelling, soil-structure interaction, geotechnical centrifuge testing, numerical and analytical modelling

Dr Charles Heron

Cyclic behaviour of soil-structure interfaces, geotechnical centrifuge testing, element testing

Professor Glenn McDowell 

Micromechanics of granular materials, constitutive modelling, ballast mechanics, discrete element modelling, mechanics of clay

Dr Luke Prendergast

Vibration-based damage detection, soil-structure interaction, offshore foundations, structural health monitoring, vehicle-bridge interaction

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Professor Stuart Marsh (Head of group)

Geological mapping, natural resources exploration, mapping and monitoring of geohazards, satellite, airborne and ground based earth oberservation techniques

Dr Paul Blunt

Acquisition and tracking of GNSS signals, space applications of GNSS, interference and multi-path mitigation technique, modulation, coding and multiplexing of GNSS signals

Dr Chantal Cappelletti

CubeSat, small satellites, space systems, biomedical research in space, space debris, AODCS

Dr Stephen Grebby

Geological mapping, natural resources exploration, mapping and monitoring of geohazards, satellite, airborne and ground based Earth Oberservation techniques

Dr James Pinchin

Design and application of human tracking systems, movement model supported navigation, ubiquitous positioning technologies, position and orientation determination

Dr Panagiotis Psimoulis

GNSS applications, deformation monitoring related to structures and geohazards, GNSS reflectometry, spatio-temporal analysis of monitoring data, sensors integration for navigation and monitoring applications, geodetic timeseries modelling

Dr Nishanth Pushparaj

Astrodynamics, dynamical systems, space mission design, spacecraft trajectory optimisation, autonomous guidance navigation and control, interplanetary small-body exploration, spacecraft systems design, mechatronics, unmanned systems

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Professor Gordon Airey (Head of group)

Micro-structural and mechanical properties of asphalt mixtures

Professor Nick Dodd

Coastal dynamics, coastal engineering, morphodynamics, beach nourishment, nearshore physical oceanography

Dr Anand Sreeram

Pavement materials, smart pavements, asphalt, chemomechanics, sustainable infrastructure

Dr Nick Thom

Design and analysis of pavements and railway trackbeds, materials for pavements and railway trackbeds

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Dr Steve Bull

High-power lasers, laser diodes, degradation and reliability studies

Dr Peter Christopher

Space, satellites, nanosatellites, optics, fourier optics, holography, computer-generated holography, manufacturing, additive manufacturing, lithography, photolithography

Dr Ricardo Concalves Correia 

Fibre optic sensing, pressure sensing, healthcare sensors development

Dr George Gordon

Optics, optical fibres, metasurfaces, endoscopes, medical imaging, artificial intelligence

Professor Barrie Hayes-Gill 

Medical device, regulations (UKCA, CE, MDD, MDR, FDA 510k), electronic engineering, ECG, fibre optic sensors, wearables, photoplethysmography, oxygen saturation, SpO2, electronics manufacturing, optoelectronics, analogue electronics, signal processing, fetal (foetal) monitoring, cardiotocography (CTG), fetal heart rate, contractions, child birth, newborn monitoring, technology transfer

Dr Chenyang He

Optical sensing, physiological measurements, biochemical measurements, healthcare applications 

Dr Mitchell Kenney

Optics, metamaterials, fabrication, metasurfaces, imaging

Professor Serhiy Korposh

Nanoscale bioelectronics and biophotonics

Professor Eric Larkins

Design and fabrication of nanophotonic devices and photonic integrated circuits, nano-biophotonics high-speed and high-brightness semiconductor lasers

Professor Melissa Mather

Optical microscopy, quantum sensing, multi-modal microscopy, nitrogen vacancy defects, biological imaging, biosensing, ultrasonics, metabolic imaging and sensing, biofluid analysis

Professor Steve Morgan

Biomedical engineering, optical fibre sensing for healthcare, smart medical devices, medical sensors, monitoring in critical care

Dr Richard Smith

Laser ultrasound, non-destructive evaluation, material characterisation, spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy, imaging, instrumentation and sensing, picosecond laser ultrasound

Dr Kevin Webb

Imaging, microscopy, fluid transport physiology, biosensing, hydrodynamics

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Professor Patrick Wheeler (Head of group)

Power electronics, power electronic converters, more electric aircraft, power converters for power systems, all electric aircraft, transportation electrification, electric aircraft propulsion, electric superbikes, matrix converters, multi-level/modular power converters, use of SiC/GaN power semiconductors, AC motor drives

Dr Rishad Ahmed 

Integrated power converter, wide bandgap devices, resonant converter, high-speed drive, electric vehicle charger, electric vehicle DCDC converter, packaging of semiconductor devices, aerospace power electronics, EV battery health management

Professor Serhiy Bozhko

Aircraft electrification, onboard power systems, power electronics, distribution, management, control, optimisation, modelling, simulation

Dr Tom Cox

Electrical machines, electromagnetic launch systems, linear machines, induction machines and transportation systems

Dr Michele Degano 

Permanent magnet machines, synchronous reluctance motors, high power density machines, motor design and optimisation, electrification of transports, hybrid and electric aerospace, automotive, high-power high-voltage machines

Dr Paul Evans

Computational modelling of power electronics, thermal management in power electronics, applications for wide-bandgap power semiconductor devices

Professor Christopher Gerada

Electrical machines, electrical drives, transport electrification, high performance motor drives for aircraft propulsion, high speed machines, electric vehicles, machines and drives for electric vehicles, more electric aircraft, integrated drives, thermal management, hybrid-electric aircraft, electrical machines and drives aanufacturing, high torque density electrical machines, advanced electrical drive control, fault tolerant machines and drives, magnetic materials, insulation systems, actuators, IP Strategy, IP litigation

Professor Mark Johnson

Power semiconductor devices, power device packaging, reliability and thermal management, power module technology

Dr Christian Klumpner

Design, control and evaluation of novel, advanced power electronic converter topologies for various applications where fast control of power and/or high conversion efficiency

Dr Ke Li

Power semiconductor devices (silicon and wide bandgap) characterisation and modelling, power semiconductor devices reliability and condition monitoring, power electronics electro-thermal and electromagnetic compatibility modelling, high speed current measurement, transportation electrification 

Dr Ying Li

High frequency power electronics, wide band gap devices application, DC-DC conversion, resonant power converters, power modules design, renewable energy applications

Dr Tabish Mir

Power electronics, motor drives, control of ac motors, wide band gap power converters, power electronics in transport decarbonisation

Professor Marco Rivera

Power electronics, power electronic converters, matrix converters, multi-level/modular power converters, AC motor drives, control of power electronic converters and rrives, renewable energy, microgrids

Dr Surojit Sen

Electrification of automotive powertrains, sustainability in transportation, electric vehicles, electric vehicle battery design, sustainable electric vehicle powertrains, reversible process in manufacturing of electric vehicle batteries, high efficiency electric vehicle powertrains, vehicles systems modelling and optimisation, vehicle drivecycle optimisation, motorsport engineering, vehicle lightweighting, formula student, FSAE, additive manufacturing in motorsport applications

Professor Mark Sumner

Energy management strategies for renewables and smart distribution systems, fault detection and location strategies including for arc faults, and applied to ships and aircraft

Dr Sharmila Sumsurooah

Net-zero aviation, hybrid and all electric aircraft, robust stability, design and optimisation of electrical power systems, aerospace electrical and electronics engineering 

Dr Gaurang Vakil

Analysis, design and optimisation of high power density electrical machines, high speed high frequency machines and synchronous generators, magnetic material characterisation and their applications

Dr Adam Walker

Electrical machine design, electrical machine manufacture, magnetic components, traction applications, electric vehicles

Dr Alan Watson

Power electronics and control for high power industrial applications

Professor Tao Yang

High-speed high-power electrical drives, high-efficiency power electronics converters, micro-grid system control and stability analysis, power electronics and electric drive design using artificial intelligent technologies

Dr Minglei You

Artificial Intelligence and advanced information and communication technology (ICT) in tntegrated energy systems, internet of things, smart grid, smart city, signal processing and wireless communication networks

Dr Tianjie Zou

High speed permanent magnet and reluctance type motors, high torque density direct drive motors, high power density motors and drives for aerospace propulsion and EV traction, advanced manufacturing technology for electrical machines, multi-physics domain modelling and optimisation of electrical machines, novel electromagnetic field and AC winding theory for electrical machines.

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Dr Rasa Remenyte-Prescott (Head of group)

Fault diagnostics, asset management, risk, reliability, resilience, healthcare safety, healthcare efficiency

Professor John Andrews 

Risk analysis, asset management, system reliability and availability, maintenance modelling, resilience engineering, safety modelling

Dr Luis Canhoto Neves 

Bridges, structures, reliability analysis, deterioration, asset management, railways, highways, life-cycle, sustainability, safety assessment, existing structures

Dr Darren Prescott

Railway track asset management, modelling maintenance in railway infrastructure management

Dr Rundong Yan

Risk assessment, reliability analysis, resilience analysis, simulation modelling, complex system modelling, optimisation, nuclear power safety, offshore wind power, infrastructure asset management