Mechanical Engineering academic staff
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Dr Tecla Bonci
Lecturer in BiomechanicsSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: digital health | wearable technology | biomedical engineering | neurodegenerative diseases | human movement analysis | stereophotogrammetry | soft tissue deformation
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t.bonci@sheffield.ac.uk
Professor Claire Brockett
Professor of BiomechanicsSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: biomechanics of the foot & ankle | characterisation of natural tissues | changes in bone and cartilage properties | biomechanics & tribology of diabetic foot ulcer formation
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c.brockett@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 6073
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Professor Matt Carré
Professor of Mechanical EngineeringSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: behaviour of human skin & tissue under loading | development of synthetic test-beds | hand/shoe-surface interactions | design methodologies for products including human interaction
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M.J.Carre@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7839
Dr Vee San Cheong
Lecturer in BiomechanicsSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: multiscale modelling of musculoskeletal tissues in response to novel biomaterials | optimisation of implant designs & treatment interventions for orthopaedic diseases
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v.cheong@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 2220159
Dr Jose L Curiel-Sosa
LecturerSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: polymathic spanning from computational analysis to fundamental research | interaction aerostructures-aerodynamics, aeroelasticity, aviation safety | manufacturing & machining
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j.curiel-sosa@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7857
Dr Richard Curry
Lecturer - Mechanical EngineeringSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: digital image correlation | ballistic impact | transient blast characterisation | structural mechanics | finite element modeling | material characterisation techniques
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r.curry@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7814
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Professor Nikolaos Dervilis
Director of Research and Innovation of the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil EngineeringSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: structural health monitoring (SHM) | structural damage & non-destructive evaluation | wind farms & sustainable energy systems | nonlinear dynamics & signal processing
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n.dervilis@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7816
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t.dolmansley@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7754
Professor Rob Dwyer-Joyce
Professor of Lubrication EngineeringSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: industrial wear and lubrication problems | engineering components | contact area & pressure distribution | modelling
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r.dwyer-joyce@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7736
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Professor Patrick Fairclough
Professor of Polymer and Composite EngineeringSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: polymers, soft materials & composite systems | epoxy resins | mould-free manufacturing of carbon fibre composites
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p.fairclough@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7798
Professor David Fletcher
Professor of Railway EngineeringSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: railway rail-wheel interface | overhead line electrification | rail system design for safety and security | network modelling and optimisation
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d.i.fletcher@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7760
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Professor Hassan Ghadbeigi
Chair of Structural Integrity in ManufacturingSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: mechanics of material deformation in manufacturing processes | structural integrity in metals and composites | machining & shear cutting systems' performance assessment
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h.ghadbeigi@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 22 27748
Professor Jon Gibbins
Professor of Power Plant Engineering and Carbon CaptureSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: carbon capture & storage | coal & biomass gasification & combustion | power plant engineering
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j.gibbins@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 215 7234
Dr Melika Gul
Lecturer in Experimental Fluid MechanicsSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: turbulent flows | flow control/drag reduction | unsteady aerodynamics | wind energy | environmental flows | optical flow diagnostics
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M.Gul@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7802
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Professor Shuisheng He
Professor of ThermofluidsSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: fluid mechanics & heat transfer | nuclear reactor thermal hydraulics | fundamental study in turbulence, transition and drag reduction
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s.he@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 2227756
Professor Ben Hughes
Professor of Energy EngineeringSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: fundamental & applied focussed low carbon heating and cooling in the built environment | decarbonised heating & cooling | thermal energy storage
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ben.hughes@sheffield.ac.uk
Dr Kevin Hughes
Senior LecturerSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: combustion, fuel degradation & deposit formation | pollutant chemistry, proton exchange membrane fuel cells | process modelling in carbon capture & storage systems
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K.J.Hughes@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 21 57214
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Derek B Ingham
Professor of Applied MathematicsSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
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d.ingham@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 215 7215
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Dr Thawhid Khan
Lecturer of Sustainable TransportSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: tribology & tribochemistry | sustainable lubricant additives | advanced coatings for component durability | effects of coatings and lubricants on hydrogen embrittlement
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thawhid.khan@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7772
Dr Anton Krynkin
Senior LecturerSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: wave problems in linear and non-linear elastic materials | thermoelasticity | wave problems in periodic/random media and graded materials | wave scattering from rough surfaces
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a.krynkin@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7847
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Professor Damien Lacroix
Professor of MechanobiologySchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: bone mechanobiology (osteoarthritis, bone tissue engineering, fracture healing) | spine biomechanics (disc degeneration, angiogenesis & implant analysis)
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d.lacroix@sheffield.ac.uk
Professor Roger Lewis
Professor of Mechanical EngineeringSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: wheel/rail tribology | rail infrastructure improvement | condition monitoring | characterization & modelling of skin friction | hand/object/tissue interactions
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Roger.Lewis@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7838
Dr Xinshan Li
Senior LecturerSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: biomechanics of paediatric bone in the application of child abuse | risk of fracture prediction in adults | biomechanics of the female pelvic floor muscles and the cervix
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xinshan.li@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7786
Professor Hui Long
Professor of Mechanics of MaterialsSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
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h.long@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7759
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m.lucquiaud@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 215 7216
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lin.ma@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 215 7212
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c.majewski@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7791
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Graeme.Manson@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7790
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e.marensi@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7737
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- +44 114 222 7737
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a.marzo@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 0155
Professor Kamran Mumtaz
Professor in Advanced ManufacturingSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
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k.mumtaz@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7789
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Professor Bill Nimmo
Professor of Energy Engineering and SustainabilitySchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
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w.nimmo@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 215 7213
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a.f.nowakowski@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7812
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Dr Christophe Pinna
Senior Lecturer in Mechanical EngineeringSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
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c.pinna@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7831
Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian OBE
Head of the Energy Innovation CentreSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
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m.pourkashanian@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 21 57222
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j.prisutova@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 4033
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n.qin@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7718
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Professor Pierre Ricco
Professor in Fluid MechanicsSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
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p.ricco@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7726
Dr Timothy Rogers
Senior Lecturer in Mechanical EngineeringSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
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tim.rogers@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7820
Professor Jem Rongong
Deputy Head of School, Director of One UniversitySchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
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j.a.rongong@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7845
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j.rowson@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7878
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Professor Neil Sims
Professor of Mechanical EngineeringSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
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n.sims@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7724
Professor Tom Slatter
Professor of Wear of MaterialsSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
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tom.slatter@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7772
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patrick.smith@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44114 222 7738
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k.tarnowski@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7721
Professor Ashutosh Tiwari
Airbus / RAEng Research Chair in Digitisation for ManufacturingSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
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a.tiwari@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 5624
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kate.tomlinson@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7888
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r.a.tomlinson@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 7757
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Professor David Wagg
Professor of Nonlinear DynamicsSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
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david.wagg@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 0168
Dr Robert Woolley
Senior Lecturer in Mechanical EngineeringSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
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rob.woolley@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 4335
Professor Keith Worden
Professor of Mechanical EngineeringSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
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K.Worden@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 7758
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Dr Xiancheng Yu
Lecturer in Brain BiomechanicsSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
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xiancheng.yu@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 7788
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Dr Dong Zhang
Senior University Teacher in Engineering ManagementSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
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dong.zhang@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 7729
Professor Yang Zhang
Professor of Combustion and EnergySchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
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yz100@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 7880