Division of Chemical Engineering and Renewable Energy
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- Postdoc Research Assistants
- Professional Services
- Current PhD Projects
- Past PhD Projects
Academic Members
![]() Dr Yamin Abdouni |
![]() Dr Folashade Akinmolayan Taiwo |
![]() Dr Paul Balcombe |
![]() Dr Edo Boek |
![]() Dr Joe Briscoe |
![]() Dr Andrew Buchan |
![]() Prof James Busfield |
![]() Dr Patrick Cullen |
![]() Prof Xi Jiang |
![]() Dr Ana Jorge Sobrido |
![]() Prof Andrew Livingston |
![]() Dr Maria Romero-Gonzalez |
![]() Prof Hazel Screen |
![]() Dr Radomir Slavchov |
![]() Dr Petra Ágota Szilágyi |
![]() Dr Roberto Volpe |
![]() Prof Wen Wang |
![]() Dr Yousef Zawahreh |
![]() Dr Han Zhang |
Postdoc Research Associates
![]() Dr Mustafa Al-KadhimiPostdoctoral Research Assistant |
![]() Ms Maria BurggraefResearch Assistant/Early Career Researcher |
![]() Dr Stephen Burrows |
![]() Dr Jingyu Feng |
![]() Dr Weiqi Li |
![]() Dr Luis Mauricio Murillo HerreraPostdoctoral Research Assistant |
![]() Dr Sara Naderizadeh |
![]() Dr Ehsan NourafkanPostdoctoral Research Assistant |
![]() Dr Jorge Ontaneda |
![]() Dr Subhajit Pal |
![]() Dr Michael ThielkePostdoctoral Research Assistant |
![]() Dr Danae Zamboulis |
Professional Services
![]() Dr Russell Bailey |
![]() Dr Erica Di Federico |
![]() Nick DugganLead Aerospace Technician |
![]() Dr Benjamin Gridley |
![]() Dr Shoghik Hakobyan |
![]() Mr Dennis Ife Mechanical Workshop Manager |
![]() Ms Jun Ma |
![]() Mr Andrew McDonaldMechanical Workshop Technician |
![]() Mr Danny Neighbour |
![]() Dr Giovanni Santagiuliana |
![]() Mr James SearlesMechanical Workshop Technician |
Current PhD Projects
Thesis Title | Supervisor |
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Affect of mechanical deformation of solar cell performance | Joe Briscoe |
Solution-processed nanostructured ferroelectric thin films for photoelectrochemical water splitting | Joe Briscoe |
Investigation of selective electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction | Ana Jorge Sobrido |
Bifunctional Hybrid Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction Reactions | Ana Jorge Sobrido |
Lifetime predictions of Elastomers | James Busfield |
Nano-engineered Smart Coatings for Multifunctional Composites | Han Zhang |
Cesium based perovskite material for perovskite solar cells | Joe Briscoe |
Development of an Organ-chip Model to examine Muscle Degeneration | Hazel Screen |
Towards ferroelectric-enhanced solar energy conversion; the e?ect of ferroelectric fields on charge carrier dynamics | Joe Briscoe |
Modulating tendon micromechanics for injury prevention or management | Hazel Screen |
Novel Models of Tendinopathy on a Chip | Hazel Screen |
Ultralow loading Pt-based electrocatalysts for HER | Yi Sui |
Interface/Surface Modulation and Mechanism Study of Hematite Photoanodes for Solar to Hydrogen Conversion | Ana Jorge Sobrido |
Modelling and characterisation of cells in flows | Yi Sui |
SYNTHESIS OF EFFECIENT AND STABLE PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL | Joe Briscoe |
Novel flexible piezoelectric energy harvesters (nanogenerators) for wearable and composite applications | Joe Briscoe |
Prediction of Leakage in Elastomeric Seals for High Pressure Applications | James Busfield |
Self Healing Elastomers | James Busfield |
Tyre Degradation Performance - SRI | James Busfield |
Fracture behaviour in high performance tyres | James Busfield |
Numerical simulation of cell dynamics in inertial flows | Yi Sui |
Chiral nanohybrids - Photocatalysis with a spin. | Ana Jorge Sobrido |
PEDOT:PSS-based hybrid systems for optimised photoelectrochemistry | Joe Briscoe |
A Computational Study of Ultrasound Enhanced Heat Transfer for Acoustically Driven Flows | Xi Jiang |
Numerical simulation of electrohydrodynamics | Yi Sui |
IL-10 signalling in human vascular development (human vascular cell differentiation from induced-pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)) | Wen Wang |
Factors Impacting Tissue Compliance in the Human Left Atrium and its Effect on Radiofrequency Ablation Success | Hazel Screen |
Filler Reinforcement of Elastomers | James Busfield |
Development of ferroelectric nanocomposites for solar energy devices | Joe Briscoe |
Optimisation of a Novel Polymeric Heart Valve | James Busfield |
The interfascicular matrix niche ? novel approaches to identify the aetiology of tendinopathy | Hazel Screen |
Optimisation of Tyre Wear Performance | James Busfield |
Nanostructured Reinforcing Fillers to Enhance Physical and Mechanical Properties | James Busfield |
Microfluidics for sorting circulating tumor cells | Yi Sui |
Graphene based transparent electrodes for tuneable optical devices | James Busfield |
Investigating Human Achilles Tendon Biomechanics Using Novel Ultrasound Imaging | Hazel Screen |
Extraction of lipids from algae suspensions for biofuel applications | Edo Boek |
Multifunctional composites with integrated sensing and easy repairing capabilities | Han Zhang |
Investigation of new electroactive materials for solar redox flow batteries. | Ana Jorge Sobrido |
METAL COMPOUNDS/LIGNINDERIVED FIBRE HYBRIDS AS FREE-STANDING OXYGEN ELECTROCATALYSTS ALKALINE MEDIA | Ana Jorge Sobrido |
Sustainable antibacterial electrospun fabrics for masks and medical applications | Ana Jorge Sobrido |
Free-standing boron, nitrogen and iron doped graphitic electrodes for dioxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysis in alkaline fuel cells | Ana Jorge Sobrido |
Role of CD34+ Stem Cells in Isografted Vessel Remodelling | Wen Wang |
Advanced Study of Holographic Acoustic Trapping using Ultrasound | Xi Jiang |
Energy efficient manufacturing of multifunctional fibre reinforced composites | Han Zhang |
Combined Molecular Dynamics and Experimental Study of Soot Formation during Biomass Pyrolysis | Xi Jiang |
Frictional Properties of Elastomer Seals. | James Busfield |
Physicochemical Modelling of Multi-Component Liquid Biofuel Combustion | Xi Jiang |
Development of new photo-ferroelectric materials for photoelectrocatalysis and photovoltaics | Joe Briscoe |
Flexible hybrid energy harvesters based on ZnO nanogenerator and perovskite solar cells | Joe Briscoe |
Numerical simulation of cells in flows | Wen Wang |
Past PhD Projects
Thesis Title | Supervisor | Year |
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Motion of deformable capsules in complex flows | Yi Sui | 2017 |
SmartNanoHeat - Self-regulating heating compounds | Emiliano Bilotti, James Busfield | 2017 |
The Effects of Loading Frequency on Tenocyte Matabolism | Hazel Screen | 2017 |
Development of materials and applications for electroactive composites | James Busfield, Federico Carpi | 2017 |
Predicting tyre compound wear. | James Busfield, Emiliano Bilotti | 2017 |
Fatigue life prediction in aircraft tyres | James Busfield | 2017 |
Electric Breakdown of Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Materials | Federico Carpi, James Busfield | 2017 |
Micro-patterning of peptide-based biomaterials | Julien Gautrot, Hazel Screen | 2017 |
A novel fibre composite system to investigate tenocyte metabolism under physiological and pathological loading conditions. | Hazel Screen | 2016 |
Investigating the effects of cholesterol on phospholipid bilayer with molecular dynamics simulations. | Wen Wang, Yiling Lu | 2016 |
Micro-structure reorganisation of the aortic heart valve under a biaxial loading condition | Hazel Screen, Wen Wang | 2016 |
The role of HDAC7-related peptide in stem cell differentiation towards endothelial cell | Wen Wang | 2016 |
The Strain Dependent Dielectric Behaviour of Carbon Black Filled Natural Rubber | James Busfield, Emiliano Bilotti | 2016 |
Interaction between the circulating blood and vascular endothelial cells in health & disease. Cell Mechanics for endothelial glycocalyx | Wen Wang, Asa Barber | 2016 |
The synergistic role of mechanical stimuli and VEGF treatment in stem cell differentiation to endothelial cells | Wen Wang | 2016 |
The effects of the rate of hypo-osmotic challenge and IFT88 mutation on the biomechanics of chondrocytes. | Martin Knight, Wen Wang | 2016 |
Electrical stimulation on cell-cell interactions in vitro | Wen Wang | 2015 |
Microcapsule for targetted drug delivery to diseased tissues | Wen Wang, Gleb Sukhorukov | 2015 |
The Role of DKK3 in Vascular Smooth Muscle Differentiation | Wen Wang | 2015 |
Functional impact of microRNA-34a on stem cell differentiation towards smooth muscle cell | Wen Wang | 2015 |
The development of a novel nanostructured silica filler for high friction and low rolling resistance rubber applications. | James Busfield | 2015 |
Microfluidics for a novel bioreactor | Wen Wang, Pankaj Vadgama | 2015 |
The behaviour of hollow sphere filled rubber materials under strain | James Busfield | 2014 |
Novel polymeric matrix and its interaction withbiological cells | Wen Wang, Ton Peijs | 2014 |
Microcapsule internalization be cells in vitro caused by physical and biochemical stimuli | Gleb Sukhorukov, Wen Wang | 2014 |
Failure of Rubber Components under Fatigue | James Busfield | 2014 |
A Biomechanical Characterisation of Eccentric and Concentric Loading of the Triceps Surae Complex | Hazel Screen | 2013 |
Tearing of rubber | James Busfield | 2013 |
Spatial distribution, temporal development and mechanical properties of the endothelial glycocalyx in vitro | Wen Wang | 2012 |
Modelling studies on biological tissue property and mechanical responses under external stimuli | Wen Wang | 2012 |
Structure-Function Relationships in the Aortic Valve | Hazel Screen | 2012 |
The Impact and Deformation of Press-Fit Metal Acetablular Components | Julia Shelton, James Busfield | 2012 |
Natural Rubber/Organoclay Nanocomposites | James Busfield | 2012 |
microRNAs play a role in human embryonic stem cell differentiation into endothelial cells | Wen Wang | 2011 |
Computational modelling of flows in porous scaffold materials using a lattice Boltzmann method | Wen Wang | 2011 |
Can Interface Conditions be Modified by Support Surfaces to Minimise the Risk of Pressure Ulcer Development? | Wen Wang, Dan Bader | 2011 |
Viscoelastic Properties of Elastomer under Complex Loading | James Busfield | 2010 |
Investigation and Modelling of Rubber Friction | James Busfield | 2010 |
The Influence of Microstructure on the Mechanical Behaviours of Tendons | Hazel Screen, Julia Shelton | 2010 |
Novel biosensors and Their application in Mass Transport | Wen Wang, Pankaj Vadgama | 2009 |
Carbon Black Filler Reinforcement of Elastomers | James Busfield | 2009 |