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Paul Balcombe

Dr Paul Balcombe

Reader in Chemical Engineering and Renewable Energy
Chemical Engineering Programme Director

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/p.balcombe/

Methane emissions, Energy system decarbonisation, Emissions measurement, Hydrogen, Ammonia, Biogas

Harshad Bhadeshia

Professor Sir Harshad Bhadeshia

Professor of Metallurgy

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/h.bhadeshia/

Metallurgy, Physical Metallurgy, Steels, Phase transformations, Theory of transformations, Structure-property relationships

Edo Boek

Dr Edo Boek

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/e.boek/
Joe Briscoe

Prof Joe Briscoe

Professor of Energy Materials and Devices
Head of The Centre for Sustainable Engineering

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

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Renewable Energy, Photovoltaics, Energy harvesting, Nanomaterials, Photoelectrochemistry, Ferroelectrics

Andrew Buchan

Dr Andrew Buchan

Senior Lecturer in Engineering Science

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/a.buchan/

Computational Physics, Reactor Physics, Finite Elements

Maria Crespo-Ribadeneyra

Dr Maria Crespo-Ribadeneyra

Lecturer in Green materials for energy
EDI School Culture and Policy Team Member and Mental Health First Aider

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/m.ribadeneyra/

Sustainable materials discovery, Beyond lithium-ion batteries, Electrochemical interfaces, operando characterisation, Composites, Nanocarbons

Colin Crick

Dr Colin Crick

Senior Lecturer in Materials Science
Director of Academic Standards (QMES)

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/c.crick/

Functional Materials, Superhydrophobic, Coatings, Surface Functionalisation, Sustainable Materials, Antifouling

Patrick Cullen

Dr Patrick Cullen

Senior Lecturer in Renewable Energy
Admissions Lead for Chemical Engineering, Admissions Lead for Sustainable Energy Engineering, EDI Co-Lead - Culture and Policy

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/p.cullen/

Energy materials, Batteries, Catalysis, Operando studies, Neutron scattering

Flurin Eisner

Dr Flurin Eisner

Lecturer in Green Energy and Sustainable Engineering

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/f.eisner/

Photovoltaics, Organic Semiconductors, Photoelectrochemistry, Sustainable Energy, Light conversion, Spectroscopy

Oliver Fenwick

Prof Oliver Fenwick

Professor of Electronic Materials

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/o.fenwick/research/

Plastic electronics, Thermoelectrics, Graphene, OLED, Processable semiconductors, Energy harvesting

Shady Gadoue

Dr Shady Gadoue

Associate Professor

School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/eecs/people/profiles/gadoueshady.html

Electrification, Electric Propulsion Powertrains, Control Systems and AI, Power Electronics, Energy Systems, Digital Twins and ML

Salvatore Grasso

Dr Salvatore Grasso

Senior Lecturer

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/s.grasso/

Ultra-fast high temperature sintering, Spark Plasma Sintering, Cold Sintering, intense magnetic field assisted processing, Solid state battery

Colin Humphreys

Prof Colin Humphreys

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/c.humphreys/
Ahmed Ismail

Dr Ahmed Ismail

Lecturer in Fluid Dynamics

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/a.ismail/

Electrohydrodynamics, Multiphase flows, Microfluidics, High-Speed Imaging, Encapsulation, Printing

Xi Jiang

Prof Xi Jiang

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/xi.jiang/

Renewable energy, Alternative and renewable fuel, Big data analytics, Machine learning, Modelling and simulation, Molecular dynamics simulation

Nader Karimi

Dr Nader Karimi

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/n.karimi/
Zhe Li

Dr Zhe Li

Reader of Materials Science
Chair of Undergraduate Exam Board Chair of Taught Postgraduate Exam Board

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/zhe.li/

Renewable energy, Photovoltaics, Electronics, Functional Materials, Nanomaterials, Sustainable Materials

Haibao Liu

Dr Haibao Liu

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/h.liu/
Andrew Livingston

Prof Andrew Livingston

Professor of Chemical Engineering
Vice Principal Research and Innovation

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/a.livingston/
Xuekun Lu

Dr Xuekun Lu

Senior Lecturer in Green Energy
Deputy Chair of Undergraduate Subject Exam Board

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/x.lu/

lithium-ion batteries, Operando imaging (X-ray CT, Optical, SEM, TEM), 3D microstructure-resolved electrochemical modellilng

Kamyar Mehran

Dr Kamyar Mehran

Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Electrical Power Engineering
Programme Coordinator of the MSc in Advanced Electronic and Electrical Engineering

School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
Queen Mary University of London
+44 (0)20 7882 6123

kamyarmehran.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/

Power Electronics, Energy storage system, AI-based system modelling and control, Power system engineering

Jens-Dominik Mueller

Dr Jens-Dominik Mueller

Reader
SEMS Academic Misconduct Officer, Head of Professional Bodies Liaison Group

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
+44 (0)20 7882 5421

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/j.mueller/

Computational Fluid Dynamics, Numerical Optimisation, Shape Optimisation, Adjoint and sensitivity methods, Data-driven modelling

Dimitrios Papageorgiou

Dr Dimitrios Papageorgiou

Senior Lecturer in Materials Science

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/d.papageorgiou/

Natural Polymers, Polymer Engineering, Sustainable Nanocomposites, Functional Composites, 2D Materials, Strain Engineering

Amin Paykani

Dr Amin Paykani

Lecturer in Sustainable Propulsion Systems

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/a.paykani/

Combustion engineering, Zero/low carbon fuels, low-order modelling, Machine learning, thermal management

Nicola Pugno

Prof Nicola Pugno

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/n.pugno/
Michael Reece

Prof Michael Reece

Prof of Functional Ceramics
Industry Engagement Lead of The Centre for Sustainable Engineering

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/m.j.reece/

High Entropy Ceramics, Thermoelectrics, Dielectrics / ferroelectrics / piezoelectrics, Ultra-hard and ultra-high temperature materials

Radomir Slavchov

Dr Radomir Slavchov

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/r.slavchov/
Stoyan Smoukov

Prof Stoyan Smoukov

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/s.smoukov/
Ana Sobrido

Professor Ana Sobrido

Professor of Sustainable Energy Materials
UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, Staff Induction Champion
Research Lead of The Centre for Sustainable Engineering

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/a.sobrido/

Flow batteries, Electrospinning, Energy storage, Photoelectrocatalysis, Oxygen electrocatalysis, Sustainable materials

Liz Tanner

Professor Liz Tanner

Bonfield Professor of Biomedical Materials
SEMS External Reputation Champion

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
+44 (0)20 7882 6785

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/k.e.tanner/

Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Composites, Bioactivity, Bone Augmentation

Roberto Volpe

Dr Roberto Volpe

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/r.volpe/
Huasheng Wang

Prof Huasheng Wang

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/h.s.wang/
Haixue Yan

Dr Haixue Yan

Reader in Materials Science and Engineering

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/h.x.yan/

ferroelectric, dielectric, thermoelectric, piezoelectric, phase transitions, sintering

Han Zhang

Dr Han Zhang

Reader in Polymers and Composites
Student Societies Academic Lead

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/han.zhang/

Multifunctional composites, Sustainable energy efficient manufacturing, Polymer composites, Nanocomposites, Polymer processing