Our Staff
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Dr Zinedine Khatir
Associate Professor
Dr Zinedine Khatir is Associate Professor in Engineering in the Faculty of Computing Engineering and Built Environment. Zinedine is a leading researcher in the fields of Computational Engineering and Science (CES), Computational Fluid dynamics (CFD) and Design Optimisation. CES is a relatively new discipline that deals...
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Professor Michal Krzyzanowski
Professor of Engineering and Materials Science
After obtaining a degree in physics, Michal developed his academic career in materials science and engineering (PhD 1988; DSc 1996) and was appointed at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow (Poland). Since 1998, his research work was mainly associated with multidisciplinary Institute for Microstructural and...
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Laura Leyland
Senior Lecturer
Laura Leyland is a senior lecturer in the centre of engineering who has been innovating in engineering education for over 10 years, teaching materials based modules and practical project focussed delivery with a specific interest in developing humanitarian engineering. This module delivery incorporates the Engineering for...
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Dr Lynsey Melville
Director of the Centre for Low Carbon Research and Lead of the Bioenergy Research Group, Senior Researcher
Dr Lynsey Melville is Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Faculty of Computing Engineering and Built Environment. She leads the Biotechnology and Environmental Engineering research group whose focus is on accelerating the adoption of environmentally sustainable and commercially viable energy from biomass. Lynsey is...
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Ilias Oraifige
Professor and Head of Engineering Centres
Ilias is Head of the Centres of Advanced Design Engineering and Advanced Systems Engineering. He is a highly qualified chartered engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). His role involves continuous engagement with industry in many ways including development of new programmes, short courses,...
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Ishver Patel
Technologist
Ishver is a Technologist in the School of Engineering, Design and Manufacturing Systems. Ishver had laboratory technician training at Aston University for 3 years and then worked in pharmaceutical department for 2 years (1979-84), he was a quality control technician at B. Mason Sons Ltd ( non ferrous manufacturers) for 7...
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Alan Pendry
Associate Professor of Advanced Systems Engineering
Alan is Associate Professor of Advanced Systems Engineering. Having left school with no A Levels, Alan worked as a chainmaker, a shop assistant and in the food industry for over ten years before being made redundant and embarking on an Access Course at Wulfrun College in Wolverhampton. He worked part-time in an...
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Noel Perera Dr
Associate Professor and Director of Innovation and Enterprise
Noel graduated with the BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering degree in 1997 and awarded the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mechanical Engineering in 2001 both with Northumbria University. He joined Northumbria University as an academic in 2003 after a period of employment as a TCS (KTP) Associate at the National Centre...
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Dr Khondokar Mizanur Rahman
Teaching and Research Fellow (Environmental Engineering)
Khondokar Mizanur Rahman is a Teaching and Research Fellow for Environmental Engineering in the School of Engineering and the Built Environment. He has been involved in the field of environmental research since 2004. He has been a member of the Waste and Energy Research Group (WERG) since 2007, working in the field of...
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Mohammad Salami
Assistant Lecturer
Mohammad graduated from Arak Azad University, Iran, with a BSc in Civil Engineering in 2007. He undertook a Master’s programme (Geotechnical Engineering) and obtained his MSc in Civil Engineering in 2010. After one year in industry, working in structural design, he decided to continue his education and started his PhD research...