Affiliated staff and students

Name	Title / Position	Research expertise
Professor Geof Allen	Emeritus Professor	Nanocomposites; Microcomposites; Surface chemistry; Particle dispersion; Particle-polymer interfaces.
Professor Mike Ashfold	Emeritus Professor	Chemical vapour deposition; Diamond films; Pulsed laser deposition; Biomechanics; Renewable energy and Sustainability.
Dr Wuge Briscoe	Reader in Physical Chemistry	Interactions at bio- and nano-interfaces.
Dr Isaac Chenchiah	Senior Lecturer in Mathematics	Applied mathematics, solid mechanics, multiphase materials, multi-stable and morphing structures, molecular bio-mechanics.
Professor David Cherns	Emeritus Professor	Nanostructured solar cells and light emitting diodes; Wide band gap semiconductors; Structure of defects and interfaces; Transmission electron microscopy.
Professor Jonathan Cooper	RAEng Airbus Sir George White Professor of Aerospace Engineering	Aeroelasticity; Structural dynamics; Morphing Structures; Aero-elastic tailoring.
Professor Terence Cosgrove	Emeritus Professor of Chemistry	Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR); Neutron scattering; Polymers; Colloids; Molecular modelling.
Professor Adam Crewe	Professor of Earthquake Engineering	Earthquake engineering; Structural dynamics; Seismic testing; Earthquake resistant design; Earthquake resistant construction.
Professor Anthony Croxford	Professor of Ultraconics and Dynamics	Guided wave structural health monitoring; Defect classification and quantification using ultrasound.
Dr Andrea Diambra	Associate Professor of Geotechnical Engineering	Reinforced soils; Geomechanics; Crushing mechanics; Numerical methods.
Professor Bruce Drinkwater	Professor of Ultrasonics	Multi element array imaging; Structural health monitoring; Characterisation of interfaces; bonds and layers.
Professor Charl Faul	Professor of Materials Chemistry	Functional nanomaterials; Conduction/Semi-conducting self-assembled organic materials; Photo-addressable and chiral liquid crystals.
Professor Erdin Ibraim	Professor in Experimental Geomechanics / Head of Department	Soil mechanics; Fibre reinforced soils; Soil-structure interaction; Advanced experimental testing of geomaterials.
Professor Martin Kuball	Professor of Physics	Micro/Nano-thermography; Nano-borides for energy applications; Nano-sensors; Wideband gap nanostructures; Electronic and Optoelectronic devices; Thermoelectrics.
Dr Dong Liu	Lecturer in Physics	Nuclear materials; Aerospace materials; Ceramic matrix composites; GaN-on-diamond; Fracture mechanics; Microstructure.
Professor John Macdonald	Professor of Structural Dynamics	Structural dynamics; Wind engineering; Structural health monitoring.
Dr Dario di Maio	Honorary Lecturer	Experimental structural dynamics; Rotorcraft dynamics.
Professor Stephen Mann	Professor of Chemistry	Self-assembled materials; Nanomaterials; Materials with complex form.
Professor Paul May	Professor of Physical Chemistry	Chemical vapour deposition (CVD); Diamond films; Plasma diagnostics.
Professor Phil Mellor	Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electromechanical actuation; Energy harvesting systems; Multi-functional materials; Control of electrical drive and actuation Systems.
Dr Mohammad Naghavi Zadeh	Research Associate, Department of Engineering Mathematics
Professor Simon Neild	Professor in Nonlinear Structural Dynamics, Head of School	Nonlinear dynamics; Structural control; Dynamic testing.
Dr Avinash Patil	Research Fellow in School of Chemistry	Fabrication of hybrid nanomaterials; Nanocomposites
Professor Martyn Pavier	Professor in Mechanics of Materials	Residual stresses; Impact damage; Delamination.
Professor Jonathan Rossiter	Professor of Robotics	Electroactive polymers and composites; Soft robotics; Artificial muscles.
Professor Robert Smith	Professor of NDT and High Value Manufacturing	NDT for High Value Manufacturing of Composites
Professor Bo Su	Professor of Biomedical Materials	Nanofibres and nanocomposites; Ceramics and composites; Bio-composites.
Professor Colin Taylor	Professor of Earthquake Engineering	Civil engineering structures; Earthquake engineering; Dynamics.
Dr Eleni Toumpanaki	Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Dr Jeroen van Duijneveldt	Honorary Reader	Colloidal particles; Polymers and nanocomposites; Surfactants; Liquid crystals.
Professor Paul Wilcox	Professor of Dynamics	Non-destructive evaluation (NDE); Structural health monitoring (SHM); Ultrasonics.