People
- Academic Staff
- Research Staff
- Technical Staff
- Research Students
- Recent PhD Graduates
- Affiliated Academic Staff
- Visiting Researchers
CSIC brings together Composites people from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield. We have many affiliated staff from other departments including the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, the Department of Physics and Astronomy, the Department of Chemistry and the Advanced Manufacturing Reseach Centre. Each person's name links through to their personal profile where available.
Academic Staff
| Name | Role(s) | Department | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prof Alma Hodzic | Director | AMRC with Boeing / Mechanical Engineering | (0114) 222 7720 | a.hodzic@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Dr Simon Hayes |
Research Manager SMART Materials Research Coordinator |
Materials Science and Engineering | (0114) 222 5516 | s.a.hayes@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Dr Joel Foreman |
Operations Manager Multiscale Modelling Research Coordinator |
Materials Science and Engineering | (0114) 222 5920 | j.foreman@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Dr Patrick Smith | Applied Inkjet Research Coordinator | Mechanical Engineering | (0114) 222 7738 | patrick.smith@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Dr Biqiong Chen | Nanocomposites Research Coordinator | Materials Science and Engineering | (0114) 222 5958 | biqiong.chen@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Prof Frank Jones (Emeritus) | Interfaces and Interphases Research Coordinator | Materials Science and Engineering | - | f.r.jones@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Dr Rachel Tomlinson | Mechanical Engineering | (0114) 222 7757 | r.a.tomlinson@sheffield.ac.uk | |
| Dr Christophe Pinna | Mechanics of Materials Research Coordinator | Mechanical Engineering | (0114) 222 7831 | c.pinna@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Dr Jose Curiel Sosa | Computational Mechanics Research Coordinator | Mechanical Engineering | (0114) 222 7857 | j.curiel-sosa@sheffield.ac.uk |
Research Staff
| Name | Role | Department | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Andrew Gill | KTP Associate (CPD) | Mechanical Engineering | andrew.gill@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Dr Zhiwei Ma | KTP Associate (Laminar Medica) | Materials Science and Engineering | z.ma@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mr Saravanan Rajendran | KTP Associate (Laminates) | Mechanical Engineering | s.rajendran@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Dr Ghayth Abed | KTP Associate (Arnold Magnetic Technologies) | Mechanical Engineering | g.abed@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Dr Stephen Jones | KTP Associate (Cytec) | Mechanical Engineering | stephen.jones@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mrs Tala Abbasian | Research Associate | Materials Science and Engineering | t.abbasian@sheffield.ac.uk |
Technical Staff
| Name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Jackson | Workshop Technician | michael.jackson@sheffield.ac.uk |
Research Students
| Name | Role | Department | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Wilson | PhD Candidate (Self-healing composites) | Materials Science and Engineering | p.r.wilson@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mr Elliot Fleet | PhD Candidate (Self-healing polymer composites) | Materials Science and Engineering | e.fleet@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mrs An Van Ho | PhD Candidate (Nanocomposites) | Mechanical Engineering | anvan.ho@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mr Austin Lafferty | PhD Candidate (Nanocomposites) | Materials Science and Engineering | a.d.Lafferty@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mr Yu Shi | PhD Candidate (Hybrid composites) | Mechanical Engineering | mep10ys@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mr Richard Grainger | PhD Candidate (Smart aerospace composites) | Materials Science and Engineering | richard.grainger@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mr Mulyadi Mulyadi | PhD Candidate (Impact of hybrid composites) | Mechanical Engineering | meq10mm@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mr Ioannis Ioannou | PhD Candidate (Recycled polymer composites) | Mechanical Engineering | mep10ii@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mr Alon Ratner | PhD Candidate (New generation of wire ropes) | Mechanical Engineering | mep10ar@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mr Supachai Fakpiam | PhD Candidate (Fatigue of Self-Healing composites) | Materials Science and Engineering | s.fakpiam@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mr Diyar Kaka | PhD Candidate () | Mechanical Engineering | d.o.kaka@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mr Khaled Giasin | PhD Candidate () | Mechanical Engineering | meq11kg@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mr Nithiananthan Kuppusamy | PhD Candidate (Digital Image Correlation) | Mechanical Engineering | n.kuppusamy@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mr Teddy Mbwadzawo | PhD Candidate () | Mechanical Engineering | t.mbwadzawo@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mr Martin Frydrych | PhD Candidate (Nanocomposite foams/scaffolds) | Materials Science and Engineering | m.frydrych@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mr Richard Justin | PhD Candidate (Nanocomposites for drug delivery) | Materials Science and Engineering | r.justin@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mr Yongzhe Piao | PhD Candidate (Nanocomposite hydrogels) | Materials Science and Engineering | y.piao@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mr Xing Su | PhD Candidate (Nanocomposites) | Materials Science and Engineering | mtq12xs@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Mr Carlos Favela-Gallegos | PhD Candidate (Lifetime Prediction Modelling) | Mechanical Engineering | mep08caf@sheffield.ac.uk |
Recent PhD Graduates. Congratulations!
| Name | Department | Project | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Jack Howarth | Materials Science and Engineering | Recycled Carbon Fibres | |
| Dr Stephen Jones | Mechanical Engineering | Digital Image Correlation | |
| Dr Sofia Pavlopoulou | Mechanical Engineering | Aerospace Structures | |
| Dr Zurina Shamsudin | Mechanical Engineering | Glass ceramic fibre composites | |
| Dr Galal Mohammed | Mechanical Engineering | Blast resistance of metal fibre laminates | |
| Dr Akin Atas | Mechanical Engineering | Failure of bolted joints | |
| Dr Abdul Rauf | Materials Science and Engineering | Optical self-sensing | |
| Dr Aidah Jumahat | Mechanical Engineering | Nanocomposites | |
| Dr Penshom Photjanataree | Materials Science and Engineering | Plasma polymerisation | |
| Dr Mohd Suzeren Bin Md Jamil | Materials Science and Engineering | Self-monitoring composites | |
Affiliated Academic Staff
| Name | Department | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prof Geoff Tomlinson | Mechanical Engineering | (0114) 222 7705 | g.tomlinson@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Prof Rob Dwyer-Joyce | Mechanical Engineering | (0114) 222 7736 | r.dwyer-joyce@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Prof Chris Wilson | Mechanical Engineering | (0114) 222 7832 | c.w.wilson@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Dr Jem Rongong | Mechanical Engineering | (0114) 222 7845 | j.a.rongong@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Dr Patrick Fairclough | Chemistry | (0114) 222 9411 | p.fairclough@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Dr David Fletcher | Mechanical Engineering | (0114) 222 7760 | d.i.fletcher@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Prof Russell Hand | Materials Science and Engineering | (0114) 222 5465 | r.hand@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Dr Martin Jackson | Materials Science and Engineering | (0114) 222 5474 | martin.jackson@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Dr Iain Todd | Materials Science and Engineering | (0114) 222 6011 | i.todd@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Prof Keith Worden | Mechanical Engineering | (0114) 222 7890 | k.worden@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Prof Nigel Clarke | Physics and Astronomy | (0114) 222 4273 | n.clarke@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Prof Allan Matthews | Materials Science and Engineering | (0114) 222 5466 | a.matthews@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Prof Harm Askes | Civil and Structural Engineering | (0114) 222 5769 | h.askes@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Prof Luca Susmel | Civil and Structural Engineering | (0114) 222 5073 | l.susmel@sheffield.ac.uk |
Visiting Researchers
| Name | Role | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Tongfei Wu | Visiting researcher | Trinity College Dublin | t.wu@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Prof David Porter | Visiting professor | University of Oxford | |
| Wilfried Liebig | Visiting student | Technische Universität Hamburg | wilfried.liebig@tu-harburg.de |
| Prof Victor Giurgiutiu | Visiting professor | University of South Carolina, USA | victor@sc.edu |
| Sen, Dr. F. | Visiting researcher | Aksaray University, Turkey | |
| Caminero, Dr. M. A. | Visiting researcher | University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | m.caminero@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Dursun, Dr. T. | Visiting researcher | Aselsan Inc., Turkey | tdursun@mqeo.aselsan.com.tr |
| Helfen, Mr T. | Visiting student | IZFP Fraunhofer, Germany | |
| Carter, Mr P. | Visiting student | Virginia Tech., USA | |
| Santini, Mr. E | Visiting student | INSA, Lyon, France | |
| Thibault, Mr A | Visiting student | INSA, Lyon, France | adrien.thibault@insa-lyon.fr |
| Fourment, Mr M | Visiting student | ISMANS | fourment@student.ismans.fr |