Medical Materials Science
MEng (BV90), BEng (B893), MEng (B891), BEng (B890), BSc (B892)

There are 82 members of academic staff teaching within the School of Engineering and Materials Science. Below are the organisers of the specialist Medical Materials Science modules:

Module Organisers

Name	Position / Expertise	Modules
Dr Asa Barber	Reader in Materials and Director of Graduate Studies Surfaces, interfaces, fibrous materials, nanotechnology, nanomechanics	MAT706
Dr Russell Binions M.Sci (Hons), Ph.D., CChem, CSci, Prof Grad IMMM	Lecturer in Functional Materials Chemical Vapour Deposition, Functional Metal Oxide Films, Metal Oxide Semiconductor Gas Sensors, Chromogenic Materials, Photocatalysis, Nanocomposite Thin Films	MAT212 MAT500 MAT5002
Dr James Busfield MA, PhD, FHEA, FIMMM, CEng	Reader in Materials and Director of External Relations Rubber Research Group, finite element analysis, polymer materials	MAT106
Dr Andy Bushby BSc, PhD	Reader in Materials Nanoindentation, Micro-mechanics, Biological materials Director of The NanoVision Centre for microscopy	MAT308
Dr Federico Carpi	Reader in Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials Biomedical and bioinspired mechatronic devices based on smart materials; polymer artificial muscles; electrical and magnetic systems for non-invasive diagnostics.	DEN6007
Dr Tina Chowdhury PhD, PGCAP	Senior Lecturer in Musculoskeletal Science Biomarkers and inflammation, mechanotherapies and biophysical agents, tissue engineering & regenerative medicine, musculoskeletal science	MAT311 MAT4003
Dr Julien Gautrot PhD	Lecturer in Biomaterials Synthesis and characterisation of biomaterials. Micro- and nano-patterning. Bio-interfaces. Stem cell biology.	MAT106 MAT5002
Dr Himadri Gupta	Lecturer in Biomaterials	MAT308 MAT4004
Dr Karin Hing CEng, PhD, BSc, MIMMM, FRMS	Senior Lecturer in Biomaterials Processing, characterisation and evaluation of biomedical materials and development of porous bone graft substitutes and tissue engineering scaffolds. Cell response. Hard and soft tissue repair and evaluation.	MAT6312
Dr Henri Huijberts MSc PhD(Twente, Netherlands) CMath FIMA SMIEEE	Reader in Control & Dynamics & Director of Taught Programmes Nonlinear control systems, nonlinear dynamics, chaos, synchronisation, robotics, time-delay systems, power control in ad-hoc networks, traffic dynamics	MAT500
Prof Martin Knight B.Eng., M.Sc., Ph.D.	Professor of Mechanobiology, Director of Public Engagement Articular cartilage, arthritis, medical engineering, medical implants, tissue engineering, biomaterials, biomechanics, primary cilia, public science communication, outreach	MAT4003
Dr Alvaro Mata	Reader in Biomedical Engineering & Biomaterials and Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships Institute of Bioengineering Biomimetic materials, static and dynamic self-assembling systems, peptide-based and hybrid biomaterials, micro and nanofabrication, BioMEMS, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine	MAT4004
Dr Hazel Screen BEng MRes PhD(Lond) CEng	Reader in Biomedical Eng & Deputy Director of Taught Programmes Connective tissue mechanics, microscale and nanoscale mechanical properties, mechanotransduction and tissue engineering, tissue diseases and overuse injuries.	DEN6007
Prof Gleb Sukhorukov	Professor of Biomedical Materials [Supports Intercalated Degree programmes with Dr T Chowdhury]. Physical Chemistry, Biophysics, Materials Science. Area of research: Multifunctional Nanoengineered Delivery Systems	MAT212 MAT7803
Prof Pankaj Vadgama MB, BS, BSc, PhD, FRCPath, CChem, FRSC, CPhys, FInst, FIM, CSci	Professor and Director of IRC in Biomedical Materials Biosensors, interfaces, polymers, membranes	MAT5222
Dr Haixue Yan PhD	Academic Fellow Ceramics Processing and Characterizations, Spark Plasma Sintering, Nano, Ferroelectrics and Piezoelectrics	MAT321
Prof Joost de Bruijn PhD	Professor of Biomaterials Hard tissue replacement, bone tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, synthetic osteoinductive materials, bioreactor systems for adult stem cell expansion	MAT311