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Kaspar Althoefer

Prof Kaspar Althoefer

Professor of Robotics Engineering
ERC Synergy Grant Awardee; Head of The Centre for Advanced Robotics

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Robotics, Systems Engineering, Tactile Sensing, Soft Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction
Eldad Avital

Dr Eldad Avital

Reader in Fluids and Acoustics
Aerospace Programmes Director

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Energy Systems, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Multiphase Flows, Thermofluids Engineering, Biofluid dynamics, Hydrodynamics
Colin Bailey

Prof Colin Bailey

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Paul Balcombe

Dr Paul Balcombe

Reader in Chemical Engineering and Renewable Energy
Chemical Engineering Programme Director

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Methane emissions, Energy system decarbonisation, Emissions measurement, Hydrogen, Ammonia, Biogas
Nikos Bempedelis

Dr Nikos Bempedelis

Lecturer in Fluid Mechanics

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Multiphase Flows, Aerodynamics, Wind Energy, Data-driven Modelling, Cavitation and Bubble Dynamics
Hulya Biler

Dr Hulya Biler

Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Unsteady Flows, Experimental Aerodynamics, Rotor Aerodynamics, Gust Encounters, Vortex Dynamics, Separated Flows
Andrew Buchan

Dr Andrew Buchan

Senior Lecturer in Engineering Science

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Computational Physics, Reactor Physics, Finite Elements
James Busfield

Prof James Busfield

Professor of Materials
Deputy Head of The School of Engineering and Materials Science and Director of Strategy

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Rubber, Elastomer, Sensors, Actuators, Modelling, Tyres
Neil Cagney

Dr Neil Cagney

Lecturer
Director of Outreach, Recruitment and Admissions

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Fluid Mechanics, Experimental, Flow-induced Vibration, Complex Fluids
Jun Chen

Dr Jun Chen

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Salvatore Grasso

Dr Salvatore Grasso

Senior Lecturer

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Ultra-fast high temperature sintering, Spark Plasma Sintering, Cold Sintering, intense magnetic field assisted processing, Solid state battery
Ahmed Ismail

Dr Ahmed Ismail

Lecturer in Fluid Dynamics
Research Seminars Coordinator of The Centre for Intelligent Transport

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Electrohydrodynamics, Multiphase flows, Microfluidics, High-Speed Imaging, Encapsulation, Printing
Lorenzo Jamone

Dr Lorenzo Jamone

Senior Lecturer in Robotics

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Sergey Karabasov

Prof Sergey Karabasov

Professor of Computational Modelling
Head of The Centre for Intelligent Transport

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Aero-Acoustics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Multiscale Modelling, Physics-based and Data-driven Modelling, Numerical Methods, High-Performance Computing
Haibao Liu

Dr Haibao Liu

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Tao Liu

Dr Tao Liu

Senior Lecturer

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Mechanics of Soft Matter, Mechanics of Composite Materials, Design Optimization, Impact Engineering, Mechanics of Extreme Materials, Mechanics of wet adhesions
Jens-Dominik Mueller

Dr Jens-Dominik Mueller

Reader in Computational Fluid Dynamics and Optimisation
SEMS Academic Misconduct Officer, Head of Professional Bodies Liaison Group, Education Lead for the Centre for Intelligent Transport

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Numerical Optimisation, Shape Optimisation, Adjoint and sensitivity methods, Data-driven modelling
Angadh Nanjangud

Dr Angadh Nanjangud

Lecturer in Aerospace/Spacecraft Engineering

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Spacecraft Dynamics and Control, Space Robotics, Simulation
Chinnapat Panwisawas

Dr Chinnapat Panwisawas

Senior Lecturer in Materials and Solid Mechanics
Deputy Director of Graduate Studies and Director of Materials Science and Engineering Programme

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Computational Materials, Additive manufacturing, Digital twin, Data-Centric Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Structures, Physics-based and Data-driven Modelling
Amin Paykani

Dr Amin Paykani

Lecturer in Sustainable Propulsion Systems
Research Lead of The Centre for Intelligent Transport

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Combustion engineering, Zero/low carbon fuels, low-order modelling, Machine learning, thermal management
Kshitij Sabnis

Dr Kshitij Sabnis

Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering
Admissions Lead for Aerospace Engineering

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Experimental aerodynamics, High-speed aerodynamics, Vehicle aerodynamics, Shock/boundary-layer interactions, Vortex dynamics
SM Hadi Sadati

Dr SM Hadi Sadati

Lecturer in Robotics and Mechatronics

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Hasan Shaheed

Dr Hasan Shaheed

Reader in Robotics and Renewable Energy

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Yi Sui

Prof Yi Sui

Professor of Fluid Mechanics
Director of Research

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Biofluids and Cell biomechanics, Multiphase flows, Transport phenomena, Microfluidics, High-speed imaging, Real-Time AI
Wei Tan

Dr Wei Tan

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Vassili Toropov

Prof Vassili Toropov

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Xinwei Wang

Dr Xinwei Wang

Lecturer in Systems Engineering

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Systems Engineering, Transport Systems, Risk Assessment and Motion Planning, Operations Research, Optimisation Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence
Han Zhang

Dr Han Zhang

Reader in Polymers and Composites
Student Societies Academic Lead

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Multifunctional composites, Sustainable energy efficient manufacturing, Polymer composites, Nanocomposites, Polymer processing
Ketao Zhang

Dr Ketao Zhang

Senior Lecturer in Robotics
Industrial Engagement Lead of The Centre for Intelligent Transport

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Robotics, Aerial Robotics, Kinematics and Dynamics, Bio-inspired Design, Soft Robotics, Additive Manufacturing
Yunpeng Zhu

Dr Yunpeng Zhu

School of Engineering and Materials Science