Experts

 

Engineering

  • Professor Vince Pizzoni

    Professor Pizzoni can comment on and has expertise in the following research areas: Energy Transition; Education mentoring; Reverse mentoring sponsorship; Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; Career guidance; Networking; Employability.
    Education Energy Engineering Equality energy education Mentoring equity Diversity Inclusion Career employability guidance Energy Transition

  • Dr Helena Gomes

    Helena's research focuses on finding innovative and sustainable ways to turn waste into valuable resources.
    Energy Engineering Environment Food waste Water food Engineering

  • Dr Asma Ahmed

    Asma specialises in microbial process development for converting waste streams and resources to value-added products.
    Engineering Environment Trade waste streams microbial agricultural fertiliser fungi food Water

  • Dr Juliana Rinaldi-Semione

    Business and economy Engineering

  • Dr Georgia Thermou

    Engineering

  • 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

  • Dr John Owen

    0115 9513906
    Engineering 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

  • Seamus Higgins

    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.
    0115 8466894
    Engineering Food

  • Sarah Davidson

    0115 9513170
    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.
    07963 290871
    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
    01157487247
    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.
    +60102250322
    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.
    +60389248715
    Engineering Science

  • Dr Kim Yeow Tshai

    Characterization and processing of polymers/composites; materials modeling and finite element analysis of highly nonlinear polymeric systems.
    0389248614
    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
    8466141
    Architecture and Built Environment Energy Engineering Environment

  • Dr John Calautit

    Sustainable design of building and urban environment.
    07802685370
    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.
    0169320389
    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.
    006038725 3556
    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
    07802347629
    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.
    0115 951 14166
    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.
    01159514003
    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.
    0115 7486410
    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

    88180000-8040 / 18142049906
    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.
    0115 951 5446
    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.
    +44 (0) 115 748 6048 , +44 (0) 7467 085482
    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.
    18258732476
    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 Tom Cox

    Amusement Rides. Rollercoasters. Electromagnetic Launch. MAGLEV. Electrical Machines. Electric Motors.
    Engineering Technology Amusement rides rollercoasters electrical machines Electric motors Engineering

  • 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 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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