Staff Profiles

Sustainable and Renewable Energy Systems

Dr Neil S Beattie
Senior Lecturer
BSc, PhD Physics
I am a condensed matter experimental physicist that specialises in low-dimensional semiconductor devices. After gaining a degree in physics from the University of Strathclyde I joined the Semiconductor... more>>

Dr Ian Forbes
Reader (Photovoltaics), Operations Manager - PV Cell Test Facility
PhD, PgD, BSc (Hons)
I am a Reader in the Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering, at Northumbria. As an active researcher in the field of photovoltaics, my mission is to contribute to transforming the way the world... more>>

Dr Milutin Jovanovic
Reader in Electric Power Engineering
BEng, MEng, PhD, SMIEEE
I received the BEng and MEng degrees from the University of Belgrade, Serbia (former Yugoslavia), in 1987 and 1991 respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Newcastle, Australia, in 1997... more>>

Professor Khamid Mahkamov
Chair in Mechanical Engineering
MEng, PhD, CEng, MEI, MASME
Khamid Mahkamov has MEng and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Bauman Moscow Technical University in the field of Heat Engines. Prior to joining Northumbria University in 2011 he worked in the Academy... more>>

Dr Guillaume Zoppi
Senior Lecturer
BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD
I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering involved in research and learning and teaching activities. I graduated from the Université de Savoie in France in 1998... more>>