Division of Materials Engineering

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• Associate Academic Staff Members
• Postdoc Research Assistants
• Professional Services
• Current PhD Students
• PhD Graduates

Academic Staff Group Members

Prof Cees Bastiaansen BSc, PhD Professor of Materials Cees Bastiaansen is part-time professor with the Materials Division. His research centers around the processing and structure-property relationships of polymers - with an emphasis on aligned, oriented systems, their functional properties and devices. His current research is mainly in polymers for sensors, actuators, smart windows and high performance composites. Cees collaborates with a large number of industrial partners through various multi-partner projects, including a number of EU, UK and NL government funded projects. Cees has been active in polymers in an industrial and an academic environment for over 30 years. He is the author or co-author of more than 300 peer reviewed papers, he is co-inventor of more than 80 international patent applications and co-founder of more than 7 start-up companies. He is a science and technology advisor at multinationals, small and medium size enterprises and start-ups.  +44 (0)20 7882 8865      c.w.m.bastiaansen@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Remzi Becer BSc, MSc, PhD, CChem Co-director of Division of Materials Engineering / Visiting Senior Lecturer in Materials Science Polymer chemistry, advanced polymer synthesis and characterization techniques, supramolecular chemistry  +44 (0)20 7882 6534      r.becer@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Emiliano Bilotti Reader Polymer Science and Technology, Smart Polymers, Polymers for Energy, Self-Powered Sensors, Nanotechnology  +44 (0)20 7882 7575      e.bilotti@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Joe Briscoe MSci (Hons), PhD, CSci, MIMMM, MInstP Lecturer in Functional Materials Nanostructured materials for renewable energy applications: Semiconductor photocatalysts, photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) & solar fuels; Nanostructured photovoltaic devices; Ferroelectrics for solar energy conversion; Piezoelectric energy harvesting. Chemical synthesis of nanomaterials and nanostructured thin films, material characterisation, device construction and testing.  +44 (0)20 7882 3552      j.briscoe@qmul.ac.uk

Prof James Busfield MA, PhD, FHEA, FIMMM, CEng Director of Division of Materials Engineering / Professor of Materials Examining the physical behaviour by experiment and modelling techniques of soft matter such as elastomers and rubber materials. Properties of interest include abrasion, friction, fracture, creep, fatigue, viscoelastic behaviour, modulus enhancement and composite filler reinforcement. Developing smart soft materials that can sense their environment and soft actuating materials that can change shape in response to a physical stimulus.  +44 (0)20 7882 8866      j.busfield@qmul.ac.uk

Prof Andy Bushby BSc(Eng), PhD, FRMS, MInstPhys Professor of Materials Science Nanoindentation testing, Micro-mechanical properties of material, Size dependent strength, 3D electron microscopy. Director of The NanoVision Centre for microscopy  +44 (0)20 7882 7100      a.j.bushby@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Gabriel Cavalli BSc, MSc, PhD, SFHEA Senior Lecturer (Assoc. Prof.) in Materials Science and Education Polymer chemistry, advanced polymer synthesis, nanomedicine, polymer-protein and polymer-peptide conjugates. Surface functionalisation. Flipped-classroom and student-centred approaches to teaching and learning. Transnational education and STEM Education.  +44 (0)20 7882 2963      g.cavalli@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Oliver Fenwick MA MSci PhD Royal Society University Research Fellow Developing materials for electronic devices such as LEDs, transistors and thermoelectrics. The materials include organic semiconductors, carbon materials and halide perovskites, as well as self-assembled monolayers for the control of interfaces in devices. I have a particular interest in controlling nanoscale morphology and self-assembly to tune functional properties.  +44 (0)20 7882 3150      o.fenwick@qmul.ac.uk

Prof Sir Colin Humphreys CBE, FREng, FRS Professor of Materials Science Graphene, Gallium Nitride Materials and Devices; Advanced Electron Microscopy; High-temperature Aerospace Materials.  +44 (0)20 7882 3450      c.humphreys@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Ana Jorge Sobrido PhD, FHEA Senior Lecturer in Energy Materials My research focuses on the development of new electroactive materials for energy conversion and storage devices. My expertise ranges from the synthesis of new compounds through multiple synthesis approaches to electrode ink formulation strategies and assembly and testing into real electrochemical devices.  +44(0)20 7882 6782      a.sobrido@qmul.ac.uk

Prof Steffi Krause Dr. rer. nat., MRSC, FHEA Professor of Electroanalytical Systems Electrochemical sensors and characterisation techniques including: (i) impedance and quartz crystal microbalance based chemical sensors and biosensors, (ii) electrochemical imaging using photocurrent measurements at field-effect semiconductor devices with scanning photo-induced impedance microscopy (SPIM) and light-addressable potentiometric sensors (LAPS).  +44 (0)20 7882 3747      s.krause@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Stuart Peters BA, MSc, PhD Lecturer Industry 4.0 (Fourth Industrial Revolution), Innovation, Sustainability & Climate Change, Energy Materials  +44 (0)20 7882 3784      s.r.peters@qmul.ac.uk

Prof Nicola Pugno MSc PhD Professor of Materials Science Classical Mechanics and Nanomechanics, Bio-inspired and Nano Materials; Fracture, Solid and Structural Mechanics, Tribology and Nanotribology, MEMS and NEMS, Super-tough and Super-strong Materials, e.g. Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes, Lotus Effect, Gecko Effect, Spider Silk and Web, Spiderman Suits and Space Elevator Cables, etc.  +44 (0)20 7882 6310      n.pugno@qmul.ac.uk

Prof Michael Reece BSc, PhD, PGCE, MIMMM Professor of Functional Ceramics Processing and electromechanical properties of functional materials, including ferroelectrics, thermoelectrics and high entropy ceramics  m.j.reece@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Lei Su BSc, MRes, PhD, FHEA Senior Lecturer My research are centred on optical devices and instrumentation for diagnosis, imaging and monitoring, interfacing with Artificial Intelligence, Chemistry and Nanotechnology, in applications such as healthcare, energy, and security.  +44 (0)20 7882 5184      l.su@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Petra �gota Szil�gyi PhD, MRSC, FHEA, MSc, MA Lecturer in Functional Materials I am interested in developing materials for energy applications, in particular for fuel synthesis. When solid materials are of very small particles their properties (such as colour, electric conductivity. etc.) starts to depend on the particle size. My main goal is to achieve control of the properties of materials by controlling their particle size and shape. There are various ways to control particle size, and in my approach templates of well-defined size and shape are used. The above templates are pores of a kind of material called metal-organic frameworks. This is a relatively new kind of materials and they can enter very diverse interactions with guest materials, which I aim to explore to further tailor the latter's properties.  +44 (0)20 7882 7948      p.szilagyi@qmul.ac.uk

Prof Pankaj Vadgama MB, BS, BSc, PhD, FRCPath, CChem, FRSC, CPhys, FInstP, FIMMM, FRSB, CSci Professor and Director of IRC in Biomedical Materials Development of enzyme and antibody based biosensors for Point of Care Testing. Electrochemical sensors for in vivo monitoring of oxygen and metabolites for application to critical care and diabetes. Polymeric membranes and laminates designed for enzyme based biosensors for optimised sensitivity, selectivity and bio-stability. Laminates and composites developed for biodegradable sensors for chronic wound monitoring, on body electrolyte tracking in exercise and increase of bone adhesive strength.  +44 (0)20 7882 5151      p.vadgama@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Haixue Yan PhD, PGCAP, MInstP, MACS Senior Lecturer Processing and characterisations of ceramics, size effect in ferroelectrics, dielectrics for MW and THz applications, energy materials.  +44 (0)20 7882 5164      h.x.yan@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Han Zhang MEng, PhD, PGCAP, FHEA, CEng, CSci, MIMMM Lecturer in Materials Science My current research areas mainly focus on smart multifunctional materials, hierarchical composites and nanomaterials. The multifunctionalities in composites I am interested including strain and damage sensing, self-healing without degrading original mechanical properties, integrated energy harvesting and storage, and sustainable manufacturing based on self-regulating heating. My experiences cover from design and processing to advanced characterisation and interpretation of polymer and composite materials.  +44 (0)20 7882 2726      han.zhang@qmul.ac.uk

Associate Academic Staff Group Members

Prof Kaspar Althoefer PhD Professor of Robotics Engineering Professor Althoefer's research focuses on robot autonomy, soft robotics, modelling of tool-environment interaction dynamics, sensing and neuro-fuzzy-based sensor signal classification with applications in robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery, rehabilitation, assistive technologies and human-robot interactions in the manufacturing environment.  +44 (0)20 7882 3419      k.althoefer@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Ettore Barbieri Dott. Ing. , PhD, FHEA Honorary Senior Lecturer in Modelling and Simulation of Engineering Systems We are interested in mechanics of materials, how they deform under loading, and ultimately, how they break. We use computer simulations to predict when this happens. We use commercial software when we can, but often we have to write our software. We have experience in a wide range of materials, from engineering (metals, rubber, ceramics and composites) to biological (bones). Sometimes we take inspiration from nature and the arts to invent new structures.  +44 (0)20 7882 7748      e.barbieri@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Lorenzo Botto PhD Visiting Reader in Fluid Mechanics (primary affiliation: Process & Energy Dept., TU Delft, Netherlands) I am the leader of the Fluids, Particles and Interfaces Group (https://bottogroup.wordpress.com/). I am interested in fluid mechanics and transport phenomena, with particular focus on topics at the interface between classical fluid dynamics and materials science. My group uses simulations and theory, often corroborated by experimental results, to uncover fundamental engineering principles that can be applied to practical problems, in areas such as advanced materials, bioengineering, and energy engineering. Recurring topics of research in the group are the dynamics of particulate materials (suspensions, emulsions, powders, etc.) and the mechanics of soft interfaces. I lead the "Fluid Mechanics of Nanostructured Materials" Special Interest Group of the EPSRC-funded UK Fluids Network.  l.botto@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Adrian Briggs BSc (Eng) PhD (Lond) Reader in Mechanical Engineering Enhanced Heat Transfer, Two-Phase Flow, Condensation  +44 (0)20 7882 8876      a.briggs@qmul.ac.uk

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  +44 (0)20 7882 6310      j.d.debruijn@qmul.ac.uk

Prof Julien Gautrot PhD Professor in Biomaterials and Biointerfaces Synthesis and characterisation of biomaterials. Micro- and nano-patterning. Bio-interfaces. Stem cell biology.  +44 (0)20 7882 5263      j.gautrot@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Himadri Gupta Reader in Bioengineering and Biophysics Tissue mechanics, bone and cartilage disorders, impact resistant biocomposites , nano- and microscale mechanics of biological and biomimetic composites, synchrotron in situ X-ray nanomechanical imaging  +44 (0)20 7882 8867      h.gupta@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Karin Hing CEng, PhD, BSc, MIMMM, FRMS, FWES Reader in Biomedical Materials My research is focused around the development of pioneering biomaterials and healthcare therapies through development of novel materials and processing technologies and investigation of the phenomena behind biocompatibility, and the stimulation of tissue regeneration. I am particularly interested in understanding the mechanisms behind enhanced bone healing or regeneration in the presence of porous synthetic scaffolds, known as synthetic bone graft substitutes, via manipulation of both synthetic graft chemistry and hierarchical pore structure. I also have extensive experience in translating research from the bench to the bed side through my involvement in the successful development and commercialisation of a progressive series of synthetic bone graft substitute materials with tuneable hierarchical structures to support rapid, reliable bone regeneration, which are now in global clinical use in a range of applications including trauma, joint revision and spine surgery.  +44 (0)20 7882 7804      k.a.hing@qmul.ac.uk

Prof Martin Knight BEng, MSc, PhD, FHEA Professor of Mechanobiology, Director of Research My research is focussed on 'mechanobiology' or how living cells and tissues respond to physical forces. In particular I am interested in the role of the fascinating cellular structure known as the primary cilium (cilia in plural). My work also explores the development of organ-on-a-chip models incorporating biomechanical stimulation for predicting the performance of pharmaceuticals. I work on a variety of different diseases including osteoarthritis, tendonopathy and cancer and the development of novel therapeutics.  +44 (0)20 7882 8868      m.m.knight@qmul.ac.uk

Prof Hazel Screen BEng MRes PhD(Lond) CEng Professor of Biomedical Engineering My research aims to understand how our tissues are built to be able to withstand the loads they experience in the body. I am particularly interested in understanding tendon and heart valve; how and why they get injured, and ways to prevent this happening. By looking at the ways a tissue is supposed to work when it is healthy, we can identify how small changes in the structure, such as those which occur with age, can make injury more likely and look to prevent or treat these specifically.  +44 (0)20 7882 6167      h.r.c.screen@qmul.ac.uk

Prof John Stark BSc(Exon) MSc(Man) PhD(Lond) FRAS FRAeS Professor of Aerospace Engineering Electrospray technology, spacecraft propulsion, Spacecraft Design, Direct printing  +44 (0)20 7882 8875      j.p.w.stark@qmul.ac.uk

Prof Gleb Sukhorukov Professor of Biomedical Materials Physical Chemistry, Biophysics, Materials Science. Area of research: Multifunctional Nanoengineered Delivery Systems  +44 (0)20 7882 5508      g.sukhorukov@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Yousef  Zawahreh BEng(Hons), PhD, PGCert, FHEA Senior Lecturer in Engineering Materials & Design  y.zawahreh@qmul.ac.uk

Postdoc Research Associates

Dr Minerva Bosch Fortea Postdoctoral Research Associate  m.bosch@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Julien Gautrot

Dr Kan Chen Postdoctoral Research Assistant  +44 (0)20 7882 2734      kan.chen@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Michael Reece

Dr Anirban Das Marie-Curie Fellow  a.das@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Steffi Krause

Dr Stefania Di Cio MEng Postdoctoral Research Assistant  +44 (0) 20 7882 5301      s.dicio@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Julien Gautrot

Dr Khai Duong Quang Nguyen KTP Postdoctoral Research Assistant  +44 (0)20 7882 7306      k.nguyen@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Julien Gautrot

Mr Antonios Giannopoulos Postdoctoral Research Assistant  a.giannopoulous@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Hazel Screen

Dr Salvatore Grasso Postdoctoral Research Assistant  +44 (0)20 7882 2773      s.grasso@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Michael Reece

Dr Simon Gravelle PhD Postdoctoral Research Assistant I have a PhD in nanofluidics. My expertise is mostly numerical (molecular dynamics, monte carlo, umbrella sampling, finite elements method). I have also performed experiments using Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy.  s.gravelle@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Lorenzo Botto

Mr Chuan Gu Postdoctoral Research Assistant  c.gu@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Lorenzo Botto

Dr Sheetal Inamdar MEng, PhD Postdoctoral Research Assistant  +44 (0)20 7882 3119      s.r.inamdar@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Himadri Gupta

Dr Catherine Kamal Ph.D, MSci. Postdoctoral Research Assistant I apply mathematical modelling to engineering challenges relating to soft particles, capsules or vesicles in liquids, with an aim to create testable models of the materials in flow for advance in industrial application. For example, an understanding on the characterisation over the state of aggregation, shape or orientation of the soft nanoparticles in flow could identify new methods used to charactering and sort nanoparticles by their thickness and aspect ratio. Such size and thickness is essential for optimising applications such as polymer reinforcement. I am also interested in modelling physical singularities, such as those involved in moving contact lines.  c.kamal@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Lorenzo Botto

Dr Dexu Kong Postdoctoral Research Associate  +44 (0) 20 7882 5306      d.kong@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Julien Gautrot

Dr William Megone Postdoctoral Research Assistant  exx207@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Julien Gautrot

Dr Nan Meng Postdoctoral Research Assistant  n.meng@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Emiliano Bilotti

Dr Nam Nguyen BSc MSc PhD MRSC Postdoctoral Research Assistant  nam.nguyen@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Julien Gautrot

Dr Arun Prakash Periasamy M.Phil, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate I am interested in finding renewable energy sources and developing sustainable methods to create functional materials for fabricating efficient energy devices. My research is focused on the areas of functional materials and electrochemistry in general and more specifically on electrochemical materials for electro(photo)catalysis and energy storage applications. Currently, I am developing soft templating strategies to create porous structured carbons and inorganic perovskite materials with an aim of understanding their structure-property relationships for improving their bifunctional catalytic activity towards oxygen evolution and oxygen reduction reactions in flexible Zn-air battery.  a.prakash@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Ana Jorge Sobrido

Mr Ataka Rizqi Research Assistant  a.rizqi@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Kaspar Althoefer

Dr Ben Slater PhD Postdoctoral Research Assistant I work with functional framework materials known as metal organic and covalent organic frameworks (MOFs and COFs). These materials possess porous channels which can be exploited for a variety of applications. My research looks at utilising these materials for lithium ion conductivity to increase the efficiency and safety of batteries by replacing the liquid electrolytes with a solid.  b.slater@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Petra Ágota Szilágyi

Dr Yiwei Sun BSc, PhD Postdoctoral Research Assistant Raman spectroscopy; high pressure; density functional theory; carbon nanomaterials;  +44 (0)20 7882 5301      yiwei.sun@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Colin Humphreys

Dr Clare Thompson MBiochem, PhD Postdoctoral Research Assistant Mammalian cell culture, immunohistochemistry, immunocytochemistry, confocal microscopy and image analyses, reverse transcription and real time PCR, molecular cloning, cell transfection, immunoprecipitation and western blotting, biochemical assays (various).  +44 (0)20 7882 3603      clare.l.thompson@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Martin Knight

Dr Vanira Trifiletti PhD Marie Sklodowska Curie Fellow Nanostructured materials for renewable energy applications: photovoltaic and thermoelectric devices. Chemical and physical synthesis of single crystals and thin films, material characterisation, device construction and testing.  +44 (0)20 7882 3604      v.trifiletti@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Oliver Fenwick

Dr Stefaan Verbruggen PhD Research Fellow Bone biomechanics and mechanobiology, Developmental biomechanics, cancer mechanobiology  s.verbruggen@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Martin Knight

Dr Charlie Waugh Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellow  c.waugh@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Hazel Screen

Dr Zhichao Weng PhD Postdoctoral Research Assistant My PhD project was based on investigating spin dynamics in small molecule OLEDs via ultra-small magnetic field effects. My expertise: 1. High quality organic materials purification technique and OLEDs processing in cleanroom environment. 2. Measurements of Magnetic Field Effects (High Field Effect and Ultra-Small Magnetic Field Effect) in OLEDs 3. Equipment design and engineering (High resolution and precision Helmholtz Coil system) 4. Software designing, programming and test system integration for magnetic field effects measurement system 5. Data processing, quantitative analysis and physical model optimization based on large dataset  z.weng@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Colin Humphreys

Dr Luming Zhao Marie Curie Research Fellow  luming.zhao@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Lei Su

Professional Services

Dr Vicente Araullo-Peters PhD Electron Microscopy Technician Provides comprehensive technical support for staff and students in the School to enable the achievement of teaching and research aims and objectives. Responsible for the operation and upkeep of the NanoVision Centre. Responsible for the instruction, guidance and supervision of staff and students in the use of laboratory equipment and techniques as appropriate.  +44 (0)20 7882 8468      v.araullo-peters@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Russell Bailey PhD, FRMS, T/SI Analytical Laboratories Manager Oversees the technical support provision within the analytical laboratories of the school. Facilitates support for research and teaching, in line with the university’s long-term strategic objectives. Primary areas of expertise are electron and scanning probe microscopies, and mechanical testing.  +44 (0)20 7882 8468      r.j.bailey@qmul.ac.uk

Current PhD Students

Name	Thesis Title	Supervisor
AGRAWAL, Adyant	Mathematical and computational modelling of exfoliation in liquids	Emiliano Bilotti
AHMAD, Temur	INDENTATION SIZE EFFECTS IN RESTRCITED VOLUMES OF MATERIAL	Andy Bushby
AHMED, Shafique	Zirconia based ceramics for dental application	Haixue Yan
AUGURIO, Adriana	Solution processed nanostructured ferroelectric thin films for photoelectrochemical water splitting	Joe Briscoe
BERTEI, Claudia	Physical, mechanical and structural properties of organogels for oral care application	Emiliano Bilotti
BHATTI, Muhammad Rehan	Photo-responsive HDPE films: Effect of additive Concentration, Film Thickness and Draw Ratio on Stress Relaxation and Photo-mechanical work	Emiliano Bilotti
CACKETT, Alex	Size effects in dislocation-mediated plasticity in copper alloys with different microstructural length scales	Andy Bushby
DEGOUS, Thibault	Organic thermoelectric materials	Oliver Fenwick
DRAIN, Ben	Post-Polymerisation modification to form functional polymers	James Busfield
FAN, Pengfei	Deep learning optical imaging and sensing	Lei Su
FORRESTER, Chloe	Ferroelectric-enhanced photovoltaics: synthesis and study of photovoltaic-ferroelectric nanocomposites	Joe Briscoe
FU, Shuai	Phase transitions in Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3 based ferroelectrics.	Haixue Yan
GHILARDI, Michelle	Soft smart machines: Electrically tuneable devices made of electro-responsive elastomeric smart materials	James Busfield
GUO, Qian	Hematite-based Photoelectrodes for Photoassisted Oxygen Evolution Reaction	Joe Briscoe
HE, Qinrong	Novel flexible piezoelectric energy harvesters (nanogenerators) for wearable and composite applications	Joe Briscoe
HERNANDEZ ALVAREZ, Cesar	Soft artificial skin	Lei Su
HOHENBERGER, Travis	The design of down hole elastomer packers for the oil and gas industry	James Busfield
HU, Zimeng	Electromagnetic coupling in multiferroics	Haixue Yan
JACQUES, Rachel	In-situ optical and electrochemical imaging system for 3D in vitro models and in-vivo applications	Steffi Krause
KAUR, Anureet	Self Healing Elastomers	James Busfield
KERNIN, Arnaud	Kirigami-engineering of polymer nanocomposites films	Emiliano Bilotti
KING, James	Metal-organic frameworks: a new approach to control the geometry and surface chemistry of nanocatalysts.	Petra Ágota Szilágyi
KYEI-MANU, William	Fracture behaviour in high performance tyres	James Busfield
LIN, Yunyin	Transparent, light weight and high impact polymeric materials and composites.	Emiliano Bilotti
LIU, Tianjun	Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite thermoelectric materials	Oliver Fenwick
LUONG, Sally	N-type organic thermoelectric materials	Oliver Fenwick
MINGOES, Carlos	Chiral nanohybrids - Photocatalysis with a spin.	Joe Briscoe
MODUGNO, Pierpaolo	Production of magnetic catalysts via Hydrothermal Carbonisation and their use as heterogeneous catalysts for biomass conversion into biofuels	Petra Ágota Szilágyi
MOHAN, Lokeshwari	TBC	Joe Briscoe
MOHANAKRISHNAN, Jeviya	Towards in-vivo electrochemical imaging with flexible, light-addressable organic semiconductor electrodes	Steffi Krause
NICOLAE, Sabina	Ph.D. project title: Production of hierarchically porous carbons adsorbents for gas separation (CO2 and H2S adsorption)	Petra Ágota Szilágyi
PATEL, Ruhi	Optimisation of a Novel Polymeric Heart Valve	James Busfield
RATNASINGHAM, Ryley	TBC	Joe Briscoe
REN, Xintong	PVDF-based Electroactive Polymer for Energy Storage Applications	Michael Reece
RUDDLESDEN, Michael	Multi-Mode Fibre Imaging & Sensing	Lei Su
SILVA BLANKENAGEL, Karen	Polymeric Hydrogel Waveguide for Clinical Applications	Lei Su
SUENA GALINDEZ, Eugenio	Fully printed thermoelectric devices.	Oliver Fenwick
TABASSUM, Madeeha	Perovskite light emitting devices	Lei Su
TANG, Weidong	Doping of halide perovskites with heterovalent cations for thermoelectric applications	Oliver Fenwick
TIAN, Gengyu	Investigation of new electroactive materials for solar redox flow batteries.	Joe Briscoe
VENTURA, Leonardo	Mechanical behaviour of kirigami	Emiliano Bilotti
VIZCAINO VERGARA, Maria	TBC	James Busfield
WAN, Kening	Conductive Polymers and Polymer Nanocomposites for Flexible Thermoelectrics	Emiliano Bilotti
WANG, Bowen	High Entropy Dielectrics	Haixue Yan
WANG, Xincheng	Brazing of Ceramics and Metals	Michael Reece
WANG, Xuechun	Deep learning assisted optical sensing	Lei Su
WANG, Yichen	High entropy ceramic carbides	Michael Reece
WANG, Yufei	Single optical fibre imaging	Lei Su
XIONG, Wei	Synthesizability and Thermophysical and dielectric Properties of High Entropy Oxides	Michael Reece
YANES NUNEZ, Eduardo	Frictional Properties of Rubber in Elastomer Seals.	James Busfield
YU, Xiangyan	Ferroelectric polymers	Emiliano Bilotti
YUAN, Haozhen	Development of new photo-ferroelectric materials for photoelectrocatalysis and photovoltaics	Joe Briscoe
ZHANG, Jinshuai	Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite infrared phototransistor	Lei Su
ZHANG, Man	Dielectric properties of ferroelectrics at broadband frequency	Haixue Yan
ZHONG, Muchun	Development of zinc sensitive monolayer modified silicon on sapphire substrates with light-addressable potentiometric sensors	Steffi Krause
ZHOU, Yongfeng	Perovskite photonic devices	Lei Su

PhD Graduates

Name	Thesis Title	Supervisor(s)
2017
BAUMARD, Thomas	Fatigue life prediction in aircraft tyres	James Busfield
CHEN, Bin	Electric Breakdown of Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Materials	Federico Carpi, James Busfield
ZAHABI, Hediyeh	Development of materials and applications for electroactive composites	James Busfield, Federico Carpi
YU, Chuying	The role of high frequency loading in the treatment of tendinopathy	Haixue Yan, Asa Barber
WHEATLAND, Jonathan	The Investigation of the Fine Scale 3D Characteristics of Sediments Employing Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscopy (FIB-SEM)	Andy Bushby
ASARE, Eric	SmartNanoHeat - Self-regulating heating compounds	Emiliano Bilotti, James Busfield
WU, Guangchang	Predicting tyre compound wear.	James Busfield, Emiliano Bilotti
LI, Yan	Nanosynth – In-situ exfoliation of graphene in resins	Emiliano Bilotti, Ton Peijs
2016
ZHU, Xiaojing	Processing and switching mechanism of ferroelectric copolymer P(VDF/TrFE)	Mike Reece, Ton Peijs
DONG, Dong	Deformation in small dimensions studied by thin wires in torsion	Andy Bushby, David Dunstan
MCKINNON, Ruth	Grain Size Effect in Lead-Free Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3-based Materials: Exploring The Ferroelectric Behavior	Haixue Yan, Mike Reece
CHEN, Kan	Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties of Layered Compound BiCuSO	Mike Reece, Haixue Yan
ZHANG, Yi	Biomimetic Layered Nanocomposites with Tunable Dynamical Mechanical Properties: Synthesis, Imaging and Characterisation	Himadri Gupta, Nicola Pugno
LI, Zheng	Room Temperature Single Phase Multiferroics	Haixue Yan, Mike Reece
HUANG, Menglong	The Strain Dependent Dielectric Behaviour of Carbon Black Filled Natural Rubber	James Busfield, Emiliano Bilotti
ZHANG, Han	Hybrid CFRP-CNT Micro-nanocomposites with Improved Fracture Toughness and Integrated Damage Sensing Capability.	Ton Peijs, Emiliano Bilotti
2015
WANG, Jian	Combined Impedance and Fluorescence Imaging of Polymeric Microcapsules using Photocurrent Measurements at silicon/SAM/electrolyte Field Effect Structures	Steffi Krause
ROMERO NUNEZ, Luz Maria	Electric Field Assisted Chemical Vapour Deposition Processes on Titanium Dioxide Thin Films for Photocatalysis	Russell Binions, Mike Reece
PORWAL, Harshit	Graphene Reinforced Nano-Composites	Mike Reece
MALHOTRA, Anjum	Low Velocity Edge Impact on Composite Laminates: Damage Tolerance and Numerical Simulations	Mike Reece
LOH, Leonard	Enhancement of N-Type Semiconductor Photovoltaics with Multiferroics	Steve Dunn, Mike Reece
PICOT, Olivier	Functional Films and Fibres based on Liquid Crystal Coatings	Ton Peijs, Cees Bastiaansen
JALALI, Nimra	Piezoelectric zincoxide nanostructures for energy harvesting	Steve Dunn, Haixue Yan
MAI, Fang	Bio-based All-Polymer Composites: Processing, Structure and Property	Ton Peijs, Emiliano Bilotti
LU, Zhengjun	Microfluidics for a novel bioreactor	Wen Wang, Pankaj Vadgama
TUNNICLIFFE, Lewis	The development of a novel nanostructured silica filler for high friction and low rolling resistance rubber applications.	James Busfield
CHEN, Chen	High Temperature Piezoelectric eramics	Mike Reece, Haixue Yan
2014
KHALIQ, Jibran	Effect of Doping and Defect Structures on Thermo Physical Properties of Thermoelectric Materials	Mike Reece, Haixue Yan
SHORTER, Rob	The behaviour of hollow sphere filled rubber materials under strain	James Busfield
ASARE, Samuel	Failure of Rubber Components under Fatigue	James Busfield
CRUZ BLANCO, Carlos	MPhil: Effect of Temperature in Cathodic Electrodepostion of Anatase TiO2 Films on Conductive Glass	Mike Reece
MALHOTRA, Anjum	Low Velocity Edge Impact on Composite Laminates: Damage Tolerance and Numerical Simulations	Mike Reece, Felicity Guild
CHENG, Xiaoyu	Applications of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) in exploring materials property-property correlations	Mike Reece
2013
RONG, Zimei	Diffusive Mass Transport Studies Using Biosensors	Pankaj Vadgama
YAO, Jian	High Performance Electrospun Fibres	Ton Peijs, Cees Bastiaansen
SAKULKAEW, Kartpan	Tearing of rubber	James Busfield
KHAN, Rachel Marina	A study of bioreactor surfaces for cell interactions and sensing	Pankaj Vadgama
MILSOM, Ben	The Effect of CNTs on the Sintering Behaviour and Properties of Structural Ceramic Composites	Mike Reece
CAO, Xu	Investigation into the use of carbon nanotubes networks as gate electrodes in field-effect gas sensors with increased functionality	Steffi Krause
2012
CHANG, Hong	Study of protein membranes formed by interfacial crosslinking using microfluidic flow	Pankaj Vadgama, Steve Dunn
GAO, Zhipeng	Perovskite-Like Layered Structure A2B2O7 Ferroelectrics and Solid Solutions	Mike Reece
LOWE, David	Natural Rubber/Organoclay Nanocomposites	James Busfield
LINKE, Sebastian	Laser scanning system for microscopic and macroscopic investigations of chemical semiconductor sensors	Steffi Krause
HOTHI, Hardip Singh	The Impact and Deformation of Press-Fit Metal Acetablular Components	Julia Shelton, James Busfield
2011
AHMED, Farhat	Multiscale Quantitative Imaging of Human Femoral Heads using X-ray Microtomography	Andy Bushby
EKERS, Tanya W.	Nanoindentation as a Method to Interrogate the Mechanical properties of Polymer Coatings	Andy Bushby
THANJAL, Narinderjeet	Optimisation of interfacial bond strength of glass fibre endodontic post systems (MPhil)	Andy Bushby
NING, Huanpo	Perovskite-like Layered Structure A2B2O7 Ferrlelectrics with Super-High Curie Points	Mike Reece
WANG, Yiwen	Mechanical and Chemical Modifications of High-Capacity Hydrogen Storage Materials	Xiao Guo, Mike Reece
2010
SCHOENLEBER, Monika	Studiesod polymeric membranes modified for application to amperometric H202 and p)2 sensing with needle-type electrodes	Pankaj Vadgama
VIOLA, Giuseppe	Domain switching dynamics in ferroelastic and ferroelastic/ferroelectric perovskites	Mike Reece
TEZCAKAR, Merve	Techno-economic Transition towards a Hydrogen Economy	Stuart Peters, Mike Reece
SUPHADON, Nutthanun	Viscoelastic Properties of Elastomer under Complex Loading	James Busfield
FIANTI, Noor	Going against the Grain: the De-Maturity of the European Textile Industry	Stuart Peters, Mike Reece
LUO, Jin	Investigtion of the Properties of Dental Cements in Minimal Invasive Restoration	Andy Bushby
GABRIEL, Philip	Investigation and Modelling of Rubber Friction	James Busfield
2009
GUO, Lei	Novel biosensors and Their application in Mass Transport	Wen Wang, Pankaj Vadgama
ZHU, Tingting	Micrometre-scale plasticity size effects in metals and ceramics theory and experiment	Andy Bushby
HAQUE, Feza	Nanoindentation of Polymer and Protein Films (MPhil)	Andy Bushby, Pankaj Vadgama
JHA, Vineetkumar	Carbon Black Filler Reinforcement of Elastomers	James Busfield
HOU, Xiaodong	Geometrical size effects in the plasticity of metals by micromechanical testing	Andy Bushby
REHMAN MALIK, Khalil Ur	An examination of innovation and disruptive technology in the medical devices and implant industry (MPhil)	Mike Reece
BLASE, Thomas	Development of a Continuous Wire Casting Technique	Mike Reece, Xiao Guo
CHEN, Li	Investigation into the Sensitivity and Resolution of Scanning Photo-Induced Impedance Microscopy	Steffi Krause
INAM, Fawad	Development of Ceramic – Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Nanocomposites	Ton Peijs, Mike Reece
MOHD DAHAN, Rozana	Processing and characterization of aligned ferroelectric PVDF-TrFE thin films	Mike Reece
PETRATOS, Pythagoras	Valuation of nanotechnology using the international private equity and venture capital valuation guidelines and factors influencing it	John Behiri, Mike Reece
HAKIMI, Osnat	Comparative studies of Silkworm and Spider Silk as potential scaffold	Pankaj Vadgama
2008
YANG, Weina	Syntheses and characterisations of nanostructural magnesium based hydrides for hydrogen storage applications	Mike Reece, Xiao Guo
BEMBEY, Amanpreet K	Micro-Mechanical Properties and Composite Behaviour of Bone’	Andy Bushby
WU, Zhaoyun	Synthesis of nanostructure materials for lithium ion batteries	Mike Reece, Xiao Guo