Team

Dr Ali Sadaghiani

Head of the SMaRT Research Group
Developing functional surfaces to control interfacial transport processes in energy and water systems.

Dr Omid Doustdar

Deputy Head of the SMaRT Research Group
Design, bio-materials and innovative sustainable solutions for the textile industry.

Professor Karl Dearn

Head of the School of Engineering
Enhancing the efficiency and performance of mechanical components and devices. 

Dr Iestyn Stead

Industrial Tutor in the School of Engineering
Lubrication, biological solutions, wastewater treatments, and sustainable engineering.


Dr Khadijat Olorunlambe

Head of Education in the Mechanical Engineering
The use of acoustic emission to monitor the tribological mechanisms of artificial joints.

Dr Mingchao Liu

QS Lead in the Mechanical Engineering

Mechanics of slender structures and their applications in the design of shape-morphing structures and soft robotics.

Dr Amir Hajiyavand

Head of Student Recruitment in the School of Engineering

Design and development of automated systems, utilising robotics and applying Artificial Intelligence in various fields.


Researchers

Dr Sajad Bafqi

High-performance thermoplastics and graphene synthesis.

Nicole Sharples

Arya Hajiyavand

Qinsi Li

Graciano Zhang

Aida Fadakar

Khaled Alrashidi

Sarika Dhorajiwala

Pingi Lin

Ramisa Yahyapour

Chuanjie Xu

Aaron Ainsworth

Morven Pennie

Aneeq Raheem

Muci Chen

Peihao Chen


Honorary Members

Dr Fariborz Eghtedari
Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC)
UK

Dr Shahriar Parisouz
Hexagon Technology Centre
UK

Dr Ali Mozner
Soiltechnics Limited
UK

Dr Parvaneh Eskandari
University of Birmingham
UK

Dr Hamid Mahmoudi
Bioducts Ltd.
UK

Dr Peyman Yousefi
University of Calgary
Canada

Dr Yigit Akkus
Ericsson AB
Sweden

Dr Manju Tanwar
Organic Recycling Systems
India

Dr Ali Al-Qahtani
Jubail Industrial College
Saudi Arabia