Our People

Core Team Members
Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian

Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian
Head of University Energy - 2050

Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian is Head of University Energy Research for Energy2050. He has published over 400 papers across a range of energy technologies.

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Programme Director (To Be Appointed)

Programme Director (To Be Appointed)
Programme Director

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Anne Bradford

Anne Bradford
Departmental Administrative Officer

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Lisa Flaherty

Lisa Flaherty
Personal Assistant to Prof. M Pourkashanian

Lisa Flaherty is Personal Assistant to Prof. M Pourkashanian.

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Sheli Smith

Sheli Smith
Marketing and Communications Officer

Sheli's role is to raise the visibility of our energy research at the University of Sheffield.

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Academics
Dr Muhammad Akram

Dr Muhammad Akram
Research Associate

Dr Muhammad Akram is a Research Associate in the Energy 2050 group.

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Professor Ray Allen

Professor Ray Allen
Professor of 4CU

Professor Ray Allen leads 4CU, an EPSRC Programme Grant, on the conversion of CO2 to fuels.

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Katy Armstrong

Katy Armstrong
CO2Chem Network Manager

Katy manages the C02Chem Network in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. She is also a PhD student.

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Professor Kais Atallah

Professor Kais Atallah
Professor

Professor Kais Attalah is from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

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Dr Simon Blakey

Dr Simon Blakey
Senior Lecturer

Dr Simon Blakey is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Low Carbon Combustion Centre

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Dr Rebecca Boston

Dr Rebecca Boston
Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow

Dr Boston is a 2016 Lloyds Register Foundation / Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship in the control of nanostructures in functional oxides.

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Dr Solomon Brown

Dr Solomon Brown
Lecturer

Dr Solomon Brown is a Lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.

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Dr Alastair Buckley

Dr Alastair Buckley
Senior Lecturer

Dr Alastair Buckley is from the Department of Physics and Astronomy

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Dr Alastair G Clements

Dr Alastair G Clements
Research Associate

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Professor Daniel Coca

Professor Daniel Coca
Professor of Nonlinear & Complex Systems

Professor Daniel Coca is Head of the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

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Dr Claire Corkhill

Dr Claire Corkhill
Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellow

Dr Claire Corkhill is a Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellow and EPSRC Early Career Research Fellow in the nuclear waste materials-focused Immobilisation Science Laboratory

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Dr Sheraz Daood

Dr Sheraz Daood
Research Associate

Dr Daood is a Research Associate and member of the Energy Engineering group.

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Dr Alan Dunbar

Dr Alan Dunbar
Senior Lecturer in Energy

Dr Alan Dunbar is from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

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Professor Rob Dwyer-Joyce

Professor Rob Dwyer-Joyce
Professor of Lubrication Engineering

Professor Dwyer-Joyce is the Director of the Leonardo Tribology Centre.

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Professor Robert von Fay-Siebenburgen

Professor Robert von Fay-Siebenburgen
Professor of Maths

Prof Von Fay-Siebenburgen is a Professor of Maths and concerned with solar energy.

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Dr Karen Finney

Dr Karen Finney
Research Fellow

Dr Karen Finney is a Research Fellow in the Energy 2050 team, within the Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Professor Peter J Fleming

Professor Peter J Fleming
Professor of Industrial Systems and Control

Professor Peter Fleming is Professor of Industrial Systems and Control

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Dr Martin Foster

Dr Martin Foster
Reader in Energy Storage

Dr Martin Foster is a Reader in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

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Professor Fergus Gibb

Professor Fergus Gibb
Emeritus Professor of Petrology & Geochemistry

Professor Fergus Gibb is a Professor of Petrology & Geochemistry

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Professor Jon Gibbins

Professor Jon Gibbins
Professor of Power Plant Engineering and Carbon Capture

Professor Jon Gibbins is Professor of Power Plant Engineering and Carbon Capture and Centre Director at UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre

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Dr Dan Gladwin

Dr Dan Gladwin
Lecturer

Dr Dan Gladwin is a Lecturer in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

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Dr Maurizio Guadagnini

Dr Maurizio Guadagnini
Senior Lecturer

Dr Dr Maurizio Guadagnini is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering

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Dr Iman Hajirasouliha

Dr Iman Hajirasouliha
Senior Lecturer in Structural Engineering

Dr Iman Hajirasouliha is a Senior Lecturer in Structural Engineering

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Professor Peter Hall

Professor Peter Hall
Chair in Chemical Engineering

Professor Hall's research interests are in developments that will hasten the introduction of clean, carbonless and sustainable energy.

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Professor Shuisheng He

Professor Shuisheng He
Professor of Thermofluids

Professor He is based in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

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Dr Kevin Hughes

Dr Kevin Hughes
Senior Lecturer

Dr Kevin Hughes is a Senior Lecturer based in the Energy Engineering Group

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Dr Ben Hughes

Dr Ben Hughes
Reader in Energy

Dr Ben Hughes is a Reader in Energy from the Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Professor Neil Hyatt

Professor Neil Hyatt
Professor of Nuclear Materials Chemistry

Professor Neil Hyatt is Professor of Nuclear Materials Chemistry and Head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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Professor Derek Ingham

Professor Derek Ingham
Professor of Applied Mathematics

Professor Ingham is an applied mathematician who has worked on a wide variety of engineering and industrial mathematical problems.

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Professor Beverley J Inkson

Professor Beverley J Inkson
Professor of Nanostructured Materials

Professor Beverley Inkson is from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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Dr Ahmed Iraqi

Dr Ahmed Iraqi
Reader in Polymer Chemistry

Dr Ahmed Iraqi is based in the Department of Chemistry

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Dr Mohammed Ismail

Dr Mohammed Ismail
Research Associate

Dr Ismail is a Research Associate in the Energy 2050 institute

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Dr Bryn Jones

Dr Bryn Jones
Lecturer

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Dr Bhupendra Khandelwal

Dr Bhupendra Khandelwal
Lecturer

Dr Bhupendra Khandelwal is a Lecturer based at the Low Carbon Combustion Centre

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Dr Hajime Kinoshita

Dr Hajime Kinoshita
Lecturer in Materials Chemistry

Dr Hajime Kinoshita is a Lecturer in Materials Chemistry

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Professor Lenny Koh

Professor Lenny Koh
Professor

Professor Lenny Koh is the Director of the Centre for Energy, Environment and Sustainability

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Dr Janice Ann Lake

Dr Janice Ann Lake
Independent Research Fellow

Dr Janice Lake is a research fellow in P3 and Energy2050

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Visiting Professor Jia Li

Visiting Professor Jia Li
Visiting Professor, Carbon Capture & Storage

Prof Jia Li is Visiting Professor, Carbon Capture & Storage

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Professor David Lidzey

Professor David Lidzey
Professor of Physics

Professor David Lidzey is Principle Investigator for Solar Energy in Future Societies

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Dr Hui Long

Dr Hui Long
Reader in Mechanical Engineering

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Xuesong Lu

Xuesong Lu
Research Fellow

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Dr Cyril Lynsdale

Dr Cyril Lynsdale
Lecturer

Dr Cyril Lynsdale is a Lecturer in the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering

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Professor Lin Ma

Professor Lin Ma
Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Lin is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering focusing on sustainable energy technology.

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Dr Robert Marchand

Dr Robert Marchand
Lecturer in Operations Management

Dr Robert Marchand jointly founded the Fuel Poverty Research Network (FPRN) which brings together academics, third sector, local and national government representatives working on fuel poverty related areas.

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Dr Matthew Marshall

Dr Matthew Marshall
Senior Lecturer in Tribology

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Professor Martin Mayfield

Professor Martin Mayfield
Professor of Engineering Design

Professor Martin Mayfield has expertise in a diverse array of systems engineering, sustainable design, climate change mitigation and adaptation.

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Dr Stavros Michailos

Dr Stavros Michailos
Research Fellow

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Dr Kris Milkowski

Dr Kris Milkowski
Business Development Manager - PACT Facilities

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Dr Susan Molyneux-Hodgson

Dr Susan Molyneux-Hodgson
Senior Lecturer in Sociology

Dr Susan Molyneux-Hodgson is a Senior Lecturer and Principal Investigator for the ESRC Nuclear Futures Seminar Series

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Dr Bill Nimmo

Dr Bill Nimmo
Reader

Bill is a Reader in the Energy Engineering Group in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Sheffield and is part of the team developing academic and industrial projects for the Energy 2050 initiative.

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Professor Anthony J Ryan OBE

Professor Anthony J Ryan OBE
Professor of Physical Chemistry

Professor Tony Ryan is the Director of Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures

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Dr Mark Ogden

Dr Mark Ogden
Lecturer

Mr Mark Ogden is a Lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

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Dr Siddharth V. Patwardhan

Dr Siddharth V. Patwardhan
Senior Lecturer

Dr Siddharth V. Patwardhan is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

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Maria Elena Diego de Paz

Maria Elena Diego de Paz
Research Associate

Dr Diego de Paz is a Research Associate based in the Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Dr Sofie Pelsmakers

Dr Sofie Pelsmakers
Lecturer

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Dr Mihail Petkovski

Dr Mihail Petkovski
Lecturer in Structural Dynamics

Dr Mihail Petkovski is a Lecturer in Structural Dynamics

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Dr Simon Pope

Dr Simon Pope
Lecturer

Dr Pope is a Lecturer in the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

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Professor W Mark Rainforth

Professor W Mark Rainforth
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

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Dr Nik Reeves-McLaren

Dr Nik Reeves-McLaren
Research and Teaching Fellow

Dr Reeves-McLaren is a Research and Teaching Fellow in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.

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Dr J Anthony Rossiter

Dr J Anthony Rossiter
Reader

Dr Rossiter is a Reader in the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering.

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Professor Fionn Stevenson

Professor Fionn Stevenson
Professor of Architecture

Professor Fionn Stevenson is Head of the School of Architecture

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Professor David Stone

Professor David Stone
Professor of Electrical Engineering

Professor David Stone is Director of the Centre for Research into Electrical Energy Storage & Applications

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Professor Peter Styring

Professor Peter Styring
Professor of Chemical Engineering & Chemistry

Professor Peter Styring is Professor of Chemical Engineering & Chemistry

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Professor Jim Swithenbank

Professor Jim Swithenbank
Chairman of SUWIC University Research Centre

Professor Jim Swithenbank is Chairman of SUWIC University Research Centre

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Dr Mark Walker

Dr Mark Walker
Research Associate

Dr Mark Walker is based in the Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Professor Meihong Wang

Professor Meihong Wang
Professor of Energy Systems

Professor Wang's main interest lies in Process/Energy Systems Engineering & Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

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Professor Jiabin Wang

Professor Jiabin Wang
Professor of Electrical Engineering

Professor Jiaban Wang is from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

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Professor Craig Watkins

Professor Craig Watkins
Professor of Town and Regional Planning

Professor Craig Watkins is from the Department of Urban Studies and Planning

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Dr Matt Watson

Dr Matt Watson
Senior Lecturer

Dr Watson is a Senior Lecturer based in the Department of Geography

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Dr Thomas Webb

Dr Thomas Webb
Social Psychologist

Dr Thomas Webb is from the Department of Psychology

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Professor Julia A Weinstein

Professor Julia A Weinstein
Professor of Physical Chemistry

Professor Weinstein is from the Department of Chemistry.

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Professor Anthony R West

Professor Anthony R West
Professor of Electroceramics and Solid State Chemistry

Professor Anthony R West is interested in Electrochemical testing of materials for possible use as anodes or cathodes in lithium ion batteries.

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Dr Grant Wilson

Dr Grant Wilson
Research Associate

Dr Grant Wilson leads the module 'Introduction to Fuels and Energy' on the PGT course 'Environmental and Energy Engineering'

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Dr Mohammad Zandi

Dr Mohammad Zandi
Senior University Teacher

Dr Zandi is a Senior University Teacher and Energy Institute Liason Officer in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.

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Professor Zi-Qiang Zhu

Professor Zi-Qiang Zhu
Academic Director of Sheffield Siemens Wind Power Research Centre

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Professor Will Zimmerman

Professor Will Zimmerman
Director of Research in Chemical and Biological Engineering

Professor Will Zimmerman is Director of Research in Chemical and Biological Engineering

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PhD Students
Fahad Aldakheel

Fahad Aldakheel
PhD Student

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Abdul'Aziz Adamu Aliyu

Abdul'Aziz Adamu Aliyu
Phd Student

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Angelo L. Aquino

Angelo L. Aquino
PhD student

PhD Student

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Tejas Navnitlal Ashar

Tejas Navnitlal Ashar
PhD student

PhD student

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Ahmad S. Auzani

Ahmad S. Auzani
PhD student

PhD student

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Jean-Michel Bellas

Jean-Michel Bellas
PhD student

PhD student

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Ioannis Bouras

Ioannis Bouras
PhD Student

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Sheen Mclean S. Cabaneros

Sheen Mclean S. Cabaneros
PhD Student

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Ling Fang Cao

Ling Fang Cao
PhD Student

PhD Student

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Yunus Celik

Yunus Celik
PhD Student

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Jason Chen

Jason Chen
PhD Student

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Tom Garwood

Tom Garwood
PhD student

PhD student

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Jaime Avalos Gauna

Jaime Avalos Gauna
PhD Student

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Nidiana Rosado Hau

Nidiana Rosado Hau
PhD Student

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Hannah Mottram

Hannah Mottram
PhD Student

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Daniel Okuo

Daniel Okuo
PhD Student

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Kelachi Omehia

Kelachi Omehia
PhD Student

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Thomas Plumpton

Thomas Plumpton
PhD student

Phd Student

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Irving Santiago Peña Quintal

Irving Santiago Peña Quintal
PhD Student

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Oscar Rafael Pupo Roncallo

Oscar Rafael Pupo Roncallo
PhD Student

PhD Student

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Mohamed El Sakka

Mohamed El Sakka
PhD student

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Arman Sastraatmaja

Arman Sastraatmaja
PhD Student

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Ali J. Sultan

Ali J. Sultan
PhD Student

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Helen Theaker

Helen Theaker
PhD Student

PhD Student

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Sophie Tian

Sophie Tian
PhD Student

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Celal Tiltay

Celal Tiltay
PhD Student

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Godfrey Udeh

Godfrey Udeh
PhD Student

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Saeed Mohammed Wazed

Saeed Mohammed Wazed
PhD Student

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Peng Xie

Peng Xie
PhD student

PhD Student

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Thomas Yelland

Thomas Yelland
PhD Student

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Staff Members
Paul Crosby

Paul Crosby
PACT Technical Engineering Team Leader

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Xin Yang

Xin Yang
Research Fellow

PhD student

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Core Team Members

Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian

Head of University Energy - 2050

Programme Director (To Be Appointed)

Programme Director

Anne Bradford

Departmental Administrative Officer

Lisa Flaherty

Personal Assistant to Prof. M Pourkashanian

Sheli Smith

Marketing and Communications Officer

Academics

Dr Muhammad Akram

Research Associate

Professor Ray Allen

Professor of 4CU

Katy Armstrong

CO2Chem Network Manager

Professor Kais Atallah

Professor

Dr Simon Blakey

Senior Lecturer

Dr Rebecca Boston

Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow

Dr Solomon Brown

Lecturer

Dr Alastair Buckley

Senior Lecturer

Dr Alastair G Clements

Research Associate

Professor Daniel Coca

Professor of Nonlinear & Complex Systems

Dr Claire Corkhill

Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellow

Dr Sheraz Daood

Research Associate

Dr Alan Dunbar

Senior Lecturer in Energy

Professor Rob Dwyer-Joyce

Professor of Lubrication Engineering

Professor Robert von Fay-Siebenburgen

Professor of Maths

Dr Karen Finney

Research Fellow

Professor Peter J Fleming

Professor of Industrial Systems and Control

Dr Martin Foster

Reader in Energy Storage

Professor Fergus Gibb

Emeritus Professor of Petrology & Geochemistry

Professor Jon Gibbins

Professor of Power Plant Engineering and Carbon Capture

Dr Dan Gladwin

Lecturer

Dr Maurizio Guadagnini

Senior Lecturer

Dr Iman Hajirasouliha

Senior Lecturer in Structural Engineering

Professor Peter Hall

Chair in Chemical Engineering

Professor Shuisheng He

Professor of Thermofluids

Dr Kevin Hughes

Senior Lecturer

Dr Ben Hughes

Reader in Energy

Professor Neil Hyatt

Professor of Nuclear Materials Chemistry

Professor Derek Ingham

Professor of Applied Mathematics

Professor Beverley J Inkson

Professor of Nanostructured Materials

Dr Ahmed Iraqi

Reader in Polymer Chemistry

Dr Mohammed Ismail

Research Associate

Dr Bryn Jones

Lecturer

Dr Bhupendra Khandelwal