Prof Esther Akinlabi
Deputy Faculty Pro Vice-Chancellor
esther.akinlabi@northumbria.ac.uk
Dr Stephen Akinlabi
Associate Professor
stephen.akinlabi@northumbria.ac.uk
Dr Maryam Bayati
Assistant Professor
maryam.bayati@northumbria.ac.uk
Prof Martin Birkett
Professor
Thin film materials, coatings, multifunctional materials, nanocomposite materials, manufacturing process optimisation.
martin.birkett@northumbria.ac.uk
Dr Matthew Blacklock
Assistant Professor
Fibre composites; additive manufacturing; finite element analysis; damage mechanics and failure analysis.
matthew.blacklock@northumbria.ac.uk
Dr Sherry Chen
Assistant Professor
Shape memory alloys, multi-functional gels, mechanics of materials, physics of soft matter, multi-scale multi-field modelling.
Dr Chris Connor
Assistant Professor
chris.connor@northumbria.ac.uk
Prof Ahmed Elmarakbi
Professor
Advanced nanocomposite materials; graphene related materials and other 2DM; energy materials containing batteries, fuel cell and catalysts, energy conversion/storage systems; multi-functional materials modelling and design; crashworthiness and impact analysis.
ahmed.elmarakbi@northumbria.ac.uk
Dr Farnoosh Farhad
Senior Lecturer
farnoosh.farhad@northumbria.ac.uk
Dr Hamed Farokhi
Assistant Professor
hamed.farokhi@northumbria.ac.uk
Dr Sergio Gonzalez Sanchez
Assistant Professor
sergio.sanchez@northumbria.ac.uk
Dr Tam Ho
Lecturer
Computational nano-mechanics, computational materials, meta-materials, graphene origami, and 2D materials.
Dr Hassan Jalali
Assistant Professor
Bolted Joints, Frictional Contact Interfaces, Finite Element Model Updating, Structural dynamics, Uncertainty Modeling.
hassan.jalali@northumbria.ac.uk
Dr Jibran Khaliq
Associate Professor
Functional Materials; Additive Manufacturing: Composites; Synthesis; Sensing and Actutation.
jibran.khaliq@northumbria.ac.uk
Prof Khalid Lafdi
Professor
khalid.lafdi@northumbria.ac.uk
Dr Ken Leung
Assistant Professor
Stress analysis, mechanics and dynamics, finite element and CFD analysis, renewable energies, computer modelling.
Dr Yifan Li
Associate Professor
Dr Shahid Rasul
Lecturer
Battery Materials, CO2 recycling, Batteries Recycling, Textile Circular Economy, Batteries Thermal Management System, Artificial Intelligence for Circular Economy.
shahid.rasul@northumbria.ac.uk
Dr Yolanda Sanchez Vincente
Assistant Professor
Polymer composite, nanoparticles synthesis, mechanical and electrical properties, numerical simulation.
yolanda.vicente@northumbria.ac.uk
Prof Ben Xu
Professor
Dr Dominika Zabiegaj
Assistant Professor
dominika.zabiegaj@northumbria.ac.uk
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