People

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Management team

Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian OBE

Head of University Energy Research
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: m.pourkashanian@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 21 57222

Professor Lenny Koh

Cross Cutting Chief, Strategic Futures on Resource Sustainability (SCRS)
Management School

Professor Lenny Koh, is a Chair Professor in Operations Management, Founders and Directors of the Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LSCM) Research Centre at the Management School.

Email address: s.c.l.koh@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 3395

Dr Adrien Chauvet

Senior Lecturer in Physical Chemistry
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Biophysics, Photo-Chemistry, Photosynthesis, Pulse Shaping, High-Harmonics Generation.

Email address: a.chauvet@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Ben Hughes

Professor of Energy
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: ben.hughes@sheffield.ac.uk

Colin Nolden

Senior Research Fellow
Management School

Email address: c.nolden@sheffield.ac.uk

Members

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Dr Muhammad Akram

Research Fellow
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: m.akram@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 3655

Dr Mustafa Ali

Research Associate
Management School

Email address: mustafa.ali@sheffield.ac.uk

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Ehsan Alborzi

Research Associate
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: e.alborzi@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 7815

Dr Hadi Arbabi

Lecturer in the Built Environment
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: h.arbabi@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 5751

Professor Kais Atallah

Professor in Electrical Engineering
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Email address: k.atallah@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 5812

Dr Erica Ballantyne

Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management
Management School

Email address: e.e.ballantyne@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 3378

Dr Robert Barthorpe

Senior Lecturer
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: r.j.barthorpe@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 7762

Professor David J Beerling

Research Fellow, Personal Chair
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

Email address: d.j.beerling@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 4359

Professor Dan Brockington

Professor of Development Studies and Co-Director of the Institute for Global Sustainable Development
Institute for Global Sustainable Development

IGSD Research Theme Lead: Environment and Natural Resources

Email address: d.brockington@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Solomon Brown

Professor of Process and Energy Systems
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Email address: s.f.brown@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 7597

Professor Alastair Buckley

School Director of Education
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Email address: alastair.buckley@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Jose L. Casamayor

Technical Fellow - Design for the Circular Economy
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre

Design & Prototyping Group (DPG)

Email address: j.casamayoralarco@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Adrien Chauvet

Senior Lecturer in Physical Chemistry
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Biophysics, Photo-Chemistry, Photosynthesis, Pulse Shaping, High-Harmonics Generation.

Email address: a.chauvet@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Vanesa Castan Broto

Professor of Climate Urbanism
School of Geography and Planning

Vanesa’s research focuses on the governance of global environmental change in the urbanization age.

Email address: v.castanbroto@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 7942

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Research interests: Power electronic converters and drives, Piezoelectric transformer-based power supplies, Electrical sensing of water systems, Thermal modelling and temperature estimation.

Email address: jonathan.davidson@sheff.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 5825

Dr Danielle Densley Tingley

Senior Lecturer in Architectural Engineering
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: d.densleytingley@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 5057

Professor Nicola Dibben

Professor of Music
Department of Music

Email address: n.j.dibben@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Patrick Fairclough

Professor of Polymer and Composite Engineering
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: p.fairclough@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 7798

Dr Karen Finney

Research Fellow
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: k.n.finney@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 270 3085

Professor Martin Foster

Professor of Energy Storage & Conversion
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Research interests: Resonant power supplies, Piezoelectric transformers (PTs), Power electronics packaging and thermal management, Multilevel power convertersand Battery management technologies.

Email address: m.p.foster@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 5392

Professor David Fletcher

Professor of Railway Engineering
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: d.i.fletcher@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 7760

Dr Amy Gandy

Visiting Professor
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Email address: a.gandy@sheffield.ac.uk

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Professor Andrea Genovese

Head of Operations Management and Decision Sciences Subject Group
Management School

Email address: a.genovese@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 3347

Professor Jon Gibbins

Professor of Power Plant Engineering and Carbon Capture
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: j.gibbins@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 215 7234

Professor Dan Gladwin

Professor of Electrical and Control Systems Engineering
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Email address: d.gladwin@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 5849

Dr Prosanta Gope

Senior Lecturer in Cybersecurity
School of Computer Science

Email address: p.gope@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Simon Goodwin

Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Email address: s.goodwin@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Abigail Hathway

Senior Lecturer
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: a.hathway@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 5702

Dr Jennifer Johnstone-Hack

Lecturer in Sustainable Materials
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

X-ray and neutron imaging | Electrolysers | Batteries

Email address: j.johnstone-hack@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Stephen Hincks

Head of School
School of Geography and Planning

Applied spatial analysis and GIS; Housing and neighbourhoods; Urban regional policy and planning

Email address: s.hincks@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 6915

Dr Matthew Hobbs

Lecturer in Semiconductor Materials and Devices
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Research interests: Non-contact temperature measurements - infrared radiation thermometry (IRT), Hyperspectral Imaging, Luminescence Sensing and Instrumentation and Aerosol Jet Printing (AJP).

Email address: m.hobbs@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Shuisheng He

Professor of Thermofluids
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: s.he@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 2227756

Dr Mahnaz Hosseinzadeh

Lecturer in Information Sciences
Management School

Email address: m.hosseinzadeh@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 3331

Dr Kevin Hughes

Senior Lecturer
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: K.J.Hughes@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 21 57214

Professor Peter Jackson

Professor of Geography
School of Geography and Planning

Professor Peter Jackson is the Co-Director of the University of Sheffield Institute for Sustainable Food. His research focuses on social and cultural geography and consumption and identity.

Email address: P.A.Jackson@Sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 7908

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Dr Merve Keskin

Lecturer in Operations Management and Decision Sciences
Management School

Email address: M.Keskin@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2338

Dr Hajime Kinoshita

Senior Lecturer in Materials Chemistry
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Development and application of industrial by-products and natural minerals for waste management, from nuclear industry to exhaust flue gas for CO2 capture

Email address: h.kinoshita@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 5930

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Professor Vitaly Kudryavtsev

Professor of Particle Physics
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Email address: v.kudryavtsev@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 4531

Dr Paloma L dos Santos

Lecturer in Semiconductor Materials and Devices
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Research interests: Organic semiconductors, Optical Spectroscopy and OLEDs.

Email address: p.l.dossantos@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Zi-Qiang Lang

Professor of Complex Systems Analysis and Design
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Email address: z.lang@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 5623

Professor Guang-Jin Li

Professor in Electrical Machines
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Email address: g.li@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 5132

Professor David Lidzey

Professor of Physics
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Email address: d.g.lidzey@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Ian Lidbury

Royal Society University Research Fellow
School of Biosciences

Molecular Microbiology: Biochemistry to Disease

Email address: i.lidbury@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 7849388007

Professor Mathieu Lucquiaud

Professor
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: m.lucquiaud@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 215 7216

Professor Lin Ma

Professor of Fluid Dynamics
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: lin.ma@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 215 7212

Dr Robert Marchand

Lecturer in Operations Management
Management School

Email address: r.marchand@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 3496

Professor Nicolas Martin

Professor in Restorative Dentistry
School of Clinical Dentistry

Email address: n.martin@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 215 9401

Dr Natalia Martsinovich

Level 1 Coordinator
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Theoretical & Computational chemistry, surfaces and interfaces, adsorption and self-assembly, electron transfer, materials for photocatalysis and solar cells, soil minerals.

Email address: n.martsinovich@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 9562

Professor Simon Marvin

Professor of Geography
School of Geography and Planning

Simon's expertise in constructing conceptual understanding and empirical evidence of the changing relations between socio-technical networks and urban and regional restructuring.

Email address: s.marvin@Sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Martin Mayfield-Tulip

Head of School
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: martin.mayfield@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 5054

Dr Maria Fernanda Rojas Michaga

Research Associate
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: m.rojasmichaga@sheffield.ac.uk

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Dr Stavros Michailos

Research Associate
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: s.michailos@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Anthony J. H. M. Meijer

Professor of Theoretical Chemistry
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Theoretical & Computational Chemistry, Astrochemistry, Quantum Dynamics; Reactive Scattering; Chemical Reaction Dynamics; High-Performance Computing.

Email address: a.meijer@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 9482

Dr Alisyn Nedoma

Lecturer
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Polymers | Batteries | Drug-delivery | Biologicals

Email address: a.nedoma@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 7516

Professor Bill Nimmo

Professor of Energy Engineering and Sustainability
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: w.nimmo@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 215 7213

Dr Jonna Nyman

Senior Lecturer in International Relations
Department of Politics and International Relations

International Relations

Email address: j.nyman@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 1675

Colin Nolden

Senior Research Fellow
Management School

Email address: c.nolden@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Colin Osborne

Professor of Plant Biology
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

Email address: c.p.osborne@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 0146

Dr Robert Oliver

Lecturer in Sustainable Materials
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Optoelectronic devices (photovoltaics, LEDs etc.); metal halide perovskites; optical spectroscopy; emerging semiconductors

Email address: robert.oliver@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Christophe Pinna

Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: c.pinna@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 7831

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Dr Richard Parker

Student Voice Lead for Physics and Astronomy
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Email address: r.parker@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 3560

Professor John L Provis

Visiting Professor
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Email address: j.provis@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 5490

Dr Alex Ramadan

Lecturer in Energy Materials
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Email address: a.ramadan@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 4355

Professor Ian Reaney

Professor in Ceramics
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Ceramics electroceramics | Glass ceramics | Electron microscopy

Email address: i.m.reaney@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 5471

Dr Jags Pandhal — Dr Jagroop Pandhal of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Professor Jagroop Pandhal

Professor of Microbial Systems Engineering
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Biological engineering | Circular economy | Algal biotechnology

Email address: j.pandhal@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 4914

Professor Alice Pyne

Professor of Biophysics
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Atomic Force Microscopy | Image analysis | Open research | DNA

Email address: a.l.pyne@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 5969

Professor Edward Rhodes

Professor of Physical Geography
School of Geography and Planning

Professor Ed Rhodes is interested in active tectonics, including fault slip rate studies and palaeoseismology – dating ancient earthquake events.

Email address: Ed.Rhodes@Sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 7910

Professor Darren Robinson

Chair in Architectural and Urban Sciences
School of Architecture and Landscape

Email address: d.robinson1@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 2220 308

Dr Charles Rougé

Senior Lecturer in Water Resilience
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: c.rouge@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 5723

Professor Anthony J. Ryan, OBE

Professor of Physical Chemistry
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Polymer Nanotechnology (synthesis, processing, self-assembly, structure-property relations), Public engagement in science and technology.

Email address: a.ryan@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 9382

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Lisa Shepley

Administration Officer, TERC/ Energy URI
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: L.Shepley@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 215 7224

Professor Francisco Saldanha da Gama

Head of the Operations Management and Decision Sciences Research Centre
Management School

Email address: Francisco.Saldanha-da-Gama@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 3225

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Dr Moein Shamoushaki

Research Associate in Life Cycle and Supply Chain Analyses
Management School

Email address: m.shamoushaki@sheffield.ac.uk

Jay Shaw

Programme Director
External partner

Email address: jay.shaw@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 2XX XXXX

Dr Spiridon Siouris

Research Fellow, Aviation Fuels and Lubricants
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: s.siouris@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: 44 114 215 7245

Dr Eleni Stathopoulou

Lecturer in Economics
School of Economics

Email address: e.stathopoulou@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 3416

Andrew Storer

Chief Executive Officer, NAMRC
External partner

Email address: a.storer@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 2XX XXXX

Professor Peter Styring

Professor of Chemical Engineering & Chemistry
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Carbon capture | Policy development | Catalysis | Commercialisation

Email address: p.styring@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 7571

Dr Darrel Swift

Senior Lecturer in Geoscience
School of Geography and Planning

Darrel’s interests focus on glacial processes in high-latitude and high-elevation landscapes.

Email address: D.A.Swift@Sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 7959

Dr Nick Taylor Buck

Research Fellow
Faculty of Social Sciences

Nick specialised in sustainable design and assessment.

Email address: n.taylor-buck@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 7989683218

Professor Steve Thornton

Professor in Environmental Engineering Science
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: s.f.thornton@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 5744

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Davide Poggio

Research Associate
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Email address: d.poggio@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 215 7218

Professor John L Provis

Visiting Professor
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Email address: j.provis@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 5490

Dr Sergio Vernuccio

Lecturer
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Email address: s.vernuccio@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 7519

Dr Brant Walkley

Senior Lecturer
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Cement chemistry and engineering | decarbonisation of the built environment |materials for radioactive waste treatment

Email address: b.walkley@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 7528

Professor Meihong Wang

Professor of Energy Systems
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Process Systems Engineering | Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) | Energy Storage

Email address: meihong.wang@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 7160

Dr Parag Wate

Lecturer in Architectural Science
School of Architecture and Landscape

Email address: p.wate@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Matt Watson

Director of Research and Innovation
School of Geography and Planning

Email address: M.Watson@Sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 7911

Professor Thomas Webb

Professor of Psychology
School of Psychology

Email address: T.Webb@sheffield.ac.uk

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Dr Hua-Liang Wei

Senior Lecturer
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Email address: w.hualiang@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 5198

Dr Karl P Travis

Reader in Computational Physics and Nuclear Waste Disposal
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Deep Borehole Disposal of Nuclear Waste | Non-equilibrium Simulation | Liquid state chemical physics | Development of computational methodology

Email address: k.travis@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 5483

Dr Aidan While

Senior Lecturer
School of Geography and Planning

Aidan’s research examines how cities and urban social life are being reimagined and redesigned in response to climate change and automation.

Email address: a.h.while@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 6184

Professor Julia A. Weinstein

Head of Light-Matter Interactions Research Cluster
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Photochemistry, photophysics, time-resolved spectroscopy, luminescence, light-induced electron transfer in chemical and biological systems, solar energy conversion, ultrafast excited state dynamics.