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Academic and teaching staff

The department hosts 55 members of academic and teaching staff. They lead our research activities and deliver teaching across our undergraduate and postgraduate offerings. To find a member of our academic and teaching staff, choose from one of our sections below. Alternatively, you can search for a member of staff in our Directory.

Environmental and Water Resource Engineering (EWRE)

Adrian Butler

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Professor of Subsurface Hydrology (DIC, PhD, FRMetS, FGS)
Send email+44 (0)207 594 6122

Interests

Measuring, analysing and modelling subsurface flow and transport processes and their associated environmental impact.

Affiliated research themes: Sustainable natural environment , Resilient and secure built environment

Teaching: groundwater flow and contaminant transport
Wouter Buytaert

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Professor in Hydrology and Water Resources (PhD)
Send email+44 (0)20 7594 1329

Interests

The impact of environmental change on the terrestrial water cycle, and its consequences for managing water resources and flood and drought risk.

Affiliated research themes: Sustainable natural environment , Resilient and secure built environment

Other roles: Director of MSc Hydrology and Water Resources Management ,
Francesco Fatone

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Francesco Fatone Professor of Environmental Engineering (PhD)
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Advanced water, wastewater and liquid waste treatment; resource recovery from wastewater and safe reuse; environmental footprinting and sustainability assessment.

Teaching: engineering and optimisation of processes for urban water, wastewater, and waste treatment plants.
Geoff Fowler

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Senior Research Fellow (PhD, MRSC, CChem)
Send email+44(0)207 594 5973

Interests

Evaluation and application of both thermal and microwave pyrolysis, carbonisation and gasification systems for processing waste carbon-based materials; recovery of carbon and its reuse; microplastics and persistent organic pollutants; energy recovery; carbon capture and storage.

Teaching: Analytical chemistry, environmental analysis, experimental environmental engineering, containment engineering, sustainable resources management.

Other roles: Manager of the Roger Perry Laboratory and Departmental Safety Officer
Sue Grimes

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Professor and Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Waste and Resource Management (PhD, MBA, DipMRS, CSci. CChem. FRSC, CEnv, FCIWM)
Send email+44 (0)207 594 5966

Interests

Recovery of value from waste for conversion to commercially useful products; decision support tools for sustainable waste management.

Affiliated research themes: Sustainable natural environment , Engineering net zero and beyond

Other roles: Undergraduate Year 4 Coordinator, Admissions Tutor, Examinations Officer and Director of MSc in Environmental Engineering , Course Director for MSc Environmental Engineering with Data Science
Evina Katsou

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Professor of Water Engineering (PhD)
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Wastewater treatment and resource recovery technologies and green technology innovations, AI-driven environmental solutions, greenhouse gas monitoring and mitigation in water systems.

Affiliated research themes: Connected Efficient Cities

Other roles: T heme Lead ( Connected Efficient Cities )
Po-Heng (Henry) Lee

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Associate Professor in Wastewater Engineering (PhD)
Send email+44(0)20 7594 5993

Interests

Resource recovery, greenhouse gas reduction, and enhancing human health through anaerobic biotechnologies.

Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment

Teaching: Quantum environmental microbiology and biotechnolgy; resource recovery and environmental health improvement through anaerobic biotechnologies using meta-omics, quantum and classical AI, and energetic techniques.

Other roles: Co-Chair of Departmental EDDC Committee
Ana Mijic

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Professor of Water Systems Integration (PhD, DIC)
Send email+44(0)20 7594 3796

Interests

Novel systems tools focused on quantifying the interaction between the water cycle and sustainable development.

Affiliated research themes: Sustainable natural environment , Connected efficient cities

Other roles: Co-Director of the Centre for Systems Engineering and Innovation
Yiannis Moustakis

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Assistant Professor in Surface Hydrology (PhD, DIC)
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Interests

Hydrology, terrestrial ecosystems, hydroclimatic variability, & Earth system modelling, focusing on sustainable climate change mitigation strategies and Carbon Dioxide Removal.

Affiliated research themes: Sustainable natural environment

Teaching: H ydrology, soil-plant-atmosphere continuum, rainfall/runoff modelling.
Christian Onof

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Reader in Stochastic Environmental Systems (PhD, DIC, FSS)
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Stochastic modelling of rainfall fields for the purpose of hydrological simulation and flood design, with a particular emphasis upon fine time-scales.

Affiliated research themes: Sustainable natural environment , Connected efficient cities

Other roles: Senior Tutor (Postgraduate Research)
Stephen Smith

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Professor of Bioresource Systems (BSc, PhD, MCIWM, MCIWEM, C.WEM, CEnv)
Send email+44 (0)20 7594 6051

Interests

Treatment and agronomic properties of sludges and organic wastes recycled to land and their environmental impact, including nutrients, potentially toxic elements, organic contaminants and pathogens.

Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment , Engineering net zero and beyond

Teaching: Environmental microbiology, wastewater and biodegradable solid waste treatment and management.

Other roles: Head of Environmental and Water Resource Engineering (EWRE) Section
Ivan Stoianov

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Professor in Water Systems Engineering (PhD)
Send email+44 (0)20 7594 6035

Interests

Modelling, optimisation, control of water supply systems.; resilience, sustainability, water quality and leakage reduction; sensing, high-frequency monitoring and digital twins; AI/ML integration, mechanistic models and risk management.

Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment , Connected efficient cities

Other roles: Anglian Water and Cla-Val/Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Dynamically Adaptive Networks
Mike Templeton

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Professor of Public Health Engineering (PhD, CEng, FICE)
Send email+44 (0)20 7594 6099

Interests

Engineering and public health challenges related to water supply and sanitation.

Affiliated research themes: Sustainable natural environment (Theme Lead), Resilient and secure built environment

Other roles: Theme Lead for Sustainable Natural Environment and Oxfam and Water for People/Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Global Sanitation Technology
Costas Velis

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Associate Professor in Waste and Resource Engineering (PhD)
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Plastic pollution quantification and prevention, engineering for sustainable circular economy systems, resource recovery - including Global South, waste and resource recovery assessment methodologies and practical toolkits, AI-driven waste and circularity innovation.

Affiliated research themes: Sustainable Natural Environment

Other roles: Theme Lead ( Sustainable Natural Environment )

Emeritus and honorary staff

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Fluid Mechanics

Henry Burridge

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Associate Professor in Environmental Fluid Mechanics (PhD)
Send email+44 (0)20 7594 5201

Interests

Fundamental fluid mixing in the presence of buoyancy (temperature differences) and indoor environment quality - especially air quality in schools.

Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment (Theme Lead), Engineering net zero and beyond

Teaching: Fluid mechanics, maths, mathematical modelling, sir and energy flows within building, and design projects.

Other roles: Co-Theme Lead for Resilient and secure built environment
Adrian Callaghan

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Associate Professor (PhD)
Send email+44 (0)207 594 6644

Interests

The role of ocean waves in engineering and climate.

Affiliated research themes: Sustainable natural environment , Engineering net zero and beyond

Teaching: F luid mechanics, wave mechanics, air-sea interaction dynamics and design projects.
Marios Christou

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Associate Professor in Fluid Mechanics and Mathematics (PhD, DIC, MEng, ACGI)
Send email44(0)20 7594 6043

Interests

Offshore and coastal engineering including wave statistics, freak/rogue waves, analysis of field measurements, and wave-vessel interaction.

Affiliated research themes: Engineering net zero and beyond , Sustainable natural environment

Other roles: Senior Tutor (Postgraduate Taught)
John Craske

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Associate Professor (PhD)
Send email+44 20 7594 9702

Interests

Developing stochastic models to describe the random fluctuations, uncertainties, mixing processes, transitions and extreme events associated with turbulence in transport.

Affiliated research themes: Sustainable natural environment , Resilient and secure built environment

Other roles: Imperial College Research Fellow and Undergraduate Examinations Officer.
Graham Hughes

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Chair in Environmental Fluid Mechanics (PhD)
Send email+44 (0)20 7594 9701

Interests

Fluid mechanics for climate, energy and environmental sustainability, with a focus on buoyancy-driven flows in natural, industrial and built environments.

Affiliated research themes: Engineering net zero and beyond (Theme Lead), Connected efficient cities

Teaching: Undergraduate (MEng) programme, MSc (Fluid Mechanics) programme, and the MSc in Sustainable Energy Futures .

Other roles: Head of Fluid Mechanics Section , Theme Lead for Engineering net zero and beyond , Chair of Board of Examiners for MSc Fluid Mechanics , and Departmental Representative for .
Ioannis Karmpadakis

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Assistant Professor in Coastal Engineering (PhD)
Send email+44 (0)20 7594 6001

Interests

Stochastic description of waves and wave-related processes: extreme waves, coastal processes and erosion, wave-structure interaction and marine renewables.

Affiliated research themes: Engineering net zero and beyond , Sustainable natural environment

Teaching: Modules related to coastal engineering, wave mechanics and statistics.

Other roles: Director of the Hydrodynamics Laboratory
Adrien Lefauve

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Assistant Professor in Environmental Fluid Mechanics (PhD)
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Interests

Fluid mechanics of the environment and climate, including turbulence and mixing in density-stratified flows such as in the oceans and atmosphere.

Affiliated research themes: Sustainable natural environment

Other roles: NERC Independent Research Fellow
Li Ma

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Assistant Professor in Fluid-Structure Interaction (PhD, DIC, MEng, ACGI)
Send email+44(0)20 7594 1813

Interests

Flows around offshore structures and vessels, the fluid loading arising on these structures, and the subsequent assessment of structural reliability.

Affiliated research themes: Engineering net zero and beyond , Resilient and secure built environment
Costanza Rodda

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Assistant Professor in Fluid Mechanics (PhD)
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Interests

Different applications of thermal and fluid dynamics, including geophysical flows, stratified turbulence, mixing, and energy optimisation in buildings.

Affiliated research themes: Engineering net zero and beyond , Resilient and secure built environment

Teaching: Air-sea fluid mechanics.
Daniel Valero Huerta

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Associate Professor (PhD)
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Interests

Complex mechanics of turbulent multiphase flows in civil and environmental engineering problems, including the transport of plastics and other litter in rivers and the air-water flow hydraulics of high-head hydraulic structures.

Affiliated research themes: Sustainable natural environment , Resilient and secure built environment

Other roles: Director of MSc Fluid Mechanics programme.
Maarten van Reeuwijk

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Maarten van Reeuwijk Professor of Urban Fluid Mechanics (BSc MSc PhD)
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Interests

Transport processes in fluids, with applications in urban areas (urban heat island, dispersion, microclimate), atmospheric convection, and building ventilation (stratified environments, plumes/jets, exchange flows).

Affiliated research themes: , Sustainable Natural Environment

Other roles: Director of Research (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)

Emeritus and honorary staff

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Geotechnics

Domniki Asimaki

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Domniki Asimaki Chair in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (PhD)
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Interests

Regional ground motion simulations, nonlinear site response, soil-structure interaction, uncertainty quantification, ground motion synthesis and processing using AI.

Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment , Engineering net zero and beyond

Teaching: Geotechnical earthquake engineering, geotechnical hazards.
Angela Casarella

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Assistant Professor in Geotechnical Engineering (PhD)
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Interests

Micro-mechanics of geomaterials, with a particular emphasis on clay, to better understand particulate matter in order to manipulate and enhance their properties.

Affiliated research themes: Engineering net zero and beyond , Sustainable natural environment
Tiago Gaspar

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Assistant Professor in Geotechnical Engineering (PhD)
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Interests

Experimental geotechnics (physical modelling and element testing); unsaturated soil mechanics; occurrence of geohazards in response to changing climatic conditions; development of sensors and measurement techniques for unsaturated soils testing.

Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment (Theme Lead), Sustainable natural environment

Teaching: Module coordinator for MEng and MSc module 'Geotechnical Hazards'.

Other roles: Theme Lead for Resilient and secure built environment
Richard Jardine

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Professor of Geomechanics (FREng, FRS, FICE, FCGI, DIC, PhD)
Send email+44 (0)20 7594 6083

Interests

Offshore Geotechnics, soft ground engineering, deep foundations, flood defences, constitutive behaviour and cyclic loading.

Affiliated research themes: Engineering net zero and beyond , Resilient and secure built environment

Teaching: offshore Geotechnics and the Geotechnics main field course for MSc programme
James Lawrence

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Reader in Geological Engineering (PhD)
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Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment , Sustainable natural environment

Other roles: Undergraduate Year 1 Coordinator
Catherine O'Sullivan

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Professor of Particulate Soil Mechanics (PhD, MIEI)
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Interests

Behaviour of soil at the grain scale, discrete element modelling, polymer support fluids, particle scale modelling of clay.

Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment

Teaching: Computational Methods on MEng programme and Seepage and Consolidation on MSc Geotechnical Engineering programmes.

Other roles: Head of Geotechnics
David Solans Roa

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Teaching Fellow in Geotechnics (PhD)
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Teaching: numerical modelling of geotechnical infrastructure under static and seismic loading conditions.
David Taborda

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Reader in Geomechanical Modelling (DIC, PhD)
Send email+44 (0) 20 7594 6033

Interests

Computational modelling of ground source energy systems, offshore foundations and urban excavations, development of advanced material models for soils, application of data-driven approaches for design optimisation, implementation of the observational method and infrastructure management.

Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment, Engineering net zero and beyond

Teaching: Coordinates the Year 1 MEng module on Mathematics and the MSc module Strength and Deformation.

Other roles: Departmental ICT Representative, and Director of PhD Programme
Adam Sadowski

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Assistant Professor
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Interests

Soil constitutive modelling, cyclic loading, practical use of numerical methods in geotechnical design, site characterisation and design uncertainty quantification.

Affiliated research themes: Engineering net zero and beyond ; Resilient and secure built environment

Teaching: Fundamental soil mechanics, applied geotechnical engineering, offshore geotechnics and site characterisation.
Katerina Tsiampousi

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Associate Professor (PhD)
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Interests

Effect of climate change on geotechnical infrastructure, numerical methodologies for incorporating soil-atmosphere interaction in geotechnical analysis, engineered barriers for preventing flooding in urban areas, and isolating nuclear waste from the living environment.

Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment , Engineering net zero and beyond

Teaching: Unsaturated soil mechanics.

Other roles: Director of the MSc Programme
Ken Vinck

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Assistant Professor in Geotechnics (MSc, DIC, PhD)
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Interests

Advanced laboratory testing, soil and site characterisation and field experiments that contribute to resolving geotechnical problems encountered in the near and offshore industry.

Affiliated research themes: Engineering net zero and beyond , Resilient and secure built environment

Other roles: Director and Admissions Tutor for MSc in Geotechnical Engineering
Lidija Zdravkovic

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Professor of Computational Geomechanics (DIC, PhD)
Send email+44 (0)20 7594 6076

Interests

Development and application of numerical methods in geotechnical design, renewable energy including wind and geothermal, lifecycle assessment of infrastructure with the changing climate, radioactive waste disposal, experimental protocols and equipment for thermo-hydro-mechanical soil characterisation.

Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment , Engineering net zero and beyond

Teaching: MEng and MSc modules from Fundamental Soil Mechanics to Advanced Numerical Analysis and Geotechnical Design

Emeritus and honorary staff

John Burland
Emeritus Professor of Soil Mechanics and Senior Research Investigator

Dick Chandler
Emeritus Professor of Geotechnical Engineering

Tim Chapman
Visiting Professor for Infrastructure Delivery

Jamie Standing
Emeritus Professor of Ground Engineering

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Materials

Craig Buchanan

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Associate Professor in Construction (PhD)
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Interests

Thermally compensated structural health monitoring, large-scale metal 3D printing, wire and arc additive manufacturing, numerical modelling.

Affiliated research themes: Engineering net zero and beyond , Resilient and secure built environment

Teaching: MEng and MSc modules on Professional Engineering Practice, Business and Project Management, Mechanics of Materials and Metals.
Chris Cheeseman

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Professor of Materials Resources Engineering (PhD, MCIWM)
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Interests

Waste management, resource efficiency, industrial symbiosis, the circular economy, low carbon materials and greenhouse gas removal technologies.

Affiliated research themes: Engineering net zero and beyond , Sustainable natural environment

Other roles: Head of Materials
Livia Cupertino Malheiros

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Assistant Professor in Mechanics of Materials (PhD)
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Materials engineering; hydrogen embrittlement; metallurgy; corrosion; mechanics.

Affiliated research themes: ,

Teaching: MSc Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure modules Mechanics of Materials, Metals, and Numerical Modelling of Materials.

Other roles: Theme Lead ( Engineering net zero and beyond )
Alalea Kia

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UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering Associate Research Fellow, Advanced Research Fellow (PhD, DIC)
Send email+44 (0)20 7594 1680

Interests

Urban flood mitigation and adaptation, sustainable drainage systems, and permeable concrete pavements and their application in extreme weather and loading scenarios.

Teaching: Reinforced concrete design for the MEng Structural Design module.
Evzen Korec

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Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering Materials (PhD)
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Interests

Chemo-mechanical degradation of engineering materials; concrete durability; corrosion; phase-field fracture modelling; reactive transport modelling

Affiliated research themes: Engineering net zero and beyond ; Resilient and secure built environment

Teaching: Materials selection, numerical modelling of materials.
Rupert Myers

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Associate Professor in Sustainable Materials (PhD, FIMMM, FRGS)
Send email+44 20 7594 8174

Interests

Quantitative sustainability assessment of infrastructure, critical materials, and industrial processes; cement and concrete chemistry.

Affiliated research themes: Engineering net zero and beyond , Sustainable natural environment

Teaching: Materials (MEng); Sustainable Development (MSc); Cementitious Materials (MSc).

Other roles: Examination Officer for MSc Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure , Chair of Department Sustainability Committee , and Chair of Climate and Sustainability Teaching Committee
Hong Wong

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Professor of Concrete Materials (PhD, DIC, FIMMM, FICT, FCS, FRMS)
Send email+44 20 7594 5956

Interests

Cement and concrete materials; microstructure; petrography; mass transport in porous media; degradation mechanisms; durability; sustainability; low-carbon construction.

Teaching: MEng modules on Materials and Structural Mechanics, and MSc modules on Concrete Materials and Cementitious Materials.

Other roles: Director of MSc in Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure, Undergraduate Year 2 Coordinator, and Director of Materials Laboratory
Chao Wu

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Reader in Civil Engineering Materials (PhD)
Send email+44 20 7594 5624

Interests

Composite materials and technologies with exceptional performance metrics to enable the new generation of energy infrastructure to achieve Net Zero and a green transition, with applications in wind, solar, tidal, geothermal, nuclear, and hydrogen energy.

Affiliated research themes: Engineering net zero and beyond , Resilient and secure built environment

Teaching: MEng and MSc modules in Polymers and Polymer Composites, Assessment Monitoring and Repair of Structures, and Mechanics of Materials.

Other roles: UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Admissions Tutor for MSc in Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure
Marcus Yio

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Research Fellow (PhD)
Send email+44 (0)20 7594 3495

Interests

Material characterisation techniques, development of low-carbon cements, microstructure and durability of concrete.

Affiliated research themes: Engineering net zero and beyond , Resilient and secure built environment

Teaching: MSc Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure module 'Characterisation of Materials'.

Other roles: Manager of Materials Laboratory

Emeritus and honorary staff

Eric Prestat
Academic Visitor

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Structures

Leroy Gardner

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Professor of Structural Engineering
Send email+44(0)20 7594 6058

Interests

Structural testing, numerical modelling and the development of design methods for steel structures.

Affiliated research themes: Engineering net zero and beyond , Resilient and secure built environment

Other roles: Head of Structural Engineering (Structures)
Bassam Izzuddin

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Professor of Computational Structural Mechanics (PhD, DIC, MASCE, CEng, FIStructE, FREng)
Send email+44(0)20 7594 5985

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Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment , Connected efficient cities
Pinelopi Kyvelou

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Assistant Professor in Structural Engineering (PhD, DIC)
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Interests

Testing, numerical modelling and development of design guidance for steel structures, with a focus on metallic 3D printed structural members and composite cold-formed steel systems.

Affiliated research themes: Engineering net zero and beyond , Resilient and secure built environment

Other roles: Director of MSc in Structural Steel Design , Admissions Tutor for Advanced Structural Engineering MSc courses , and Graduate Teaching Assistant Coordinator
Anton Köllner

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Assistant Professor in Structural Mechanics (Dr.-Ing. habil.)
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Interests

Structural instability phenomena; FRP composite structures; damage mechanics.

Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment

Teaching: Composite Structures, Dynamics of Structures, Structural Mechanics 2.

Other roles: Director and Examinations Officer for MSc Advanced Structural Engineering
Luke Louca

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Assistant Professor in Engineering Structures (PhD)
Send email+44 (0)20 7594 6039

Interests

Behaviour and design of structures subjected to explosions, with applications in steel structures for offshore applications as well as civil and defence.

Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment

Teaching: Structural steel design and mitigating the effects of explosions on structures.
Lorenzo Macorini

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Professor of Structural Engineering
Send email+44 (0)20 7594 6078

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Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment
Christian Malaga-Chuquitaype

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Associate Professor in Structures (PhD, DIC)
Send email+44 (0)207 594 5007

Interests

Seismic protection, performance-based design, AI, computational modeling, extraterrestrial structures.

Affiliated research themes: Engineering net zero and beyond , Resilient and secure built environment

Teaching: Earthquake engineering, structural dynamics, seismic design, timber & steel structures.

Other roles: Director of the MSc in Earthquake Engineering , Director of Undergraduate Admissions, and Postdoc Champion
Andrew Phillips

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Reader in Structural Biomechanics (PhD, CEng, MIMechE)
Send email+44 (0)20 7594 6081

Interests

Development of combined musculoskeletal and finite element modelling approaches.

Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment , Connected efficient cities

Other roles: Learning Threads Coordinator, and Professional Institutions Liaison Officer
Sunday Popo-Ola

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Research and Teaching Fellow (PhD, DIC, FHEA)
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Interests

Structural design and testing of light steel modular frames, composite structures; development and numerical modelling of steel and concrete structures; development of 3D printing of concrete structures; building Information Modelling (BIM) and application of digital-twin in construction.

Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment , Connected efficient cities

Teaching: Module coordinator and teacher for MEng modules Civil Engineering Design 1 and 2 including Creative Design and Constructionarium.

Other roles: Head of Departmental Outreach and Director of Integrated Space Science and Engineering
Ana Ruiz-Teran

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Associate Professor in Bridge Engineering (PhD, CEng, MICE, FHEA)
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Interests

Structural response and design criteria of innovative cable-supported bridges, foot-, road- and railway- bridge dynamics.

Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment

Teaching: Bridges, prestressed concrete, structural mechanics, design projects, PhD supervision.

Other roles: Director of MSc in Concrete Structures
Adam Sadowski

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Reader in Computational Structural Engineering (PhD)
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Interests

Theoretical and computational simulation of the strength and stability of complex metal shell structures.

Affiliated research themes: Engineering net zero and beyond

Teaching: Theory of Shells and Computational Methods.
Peter Stafford

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Professor of Engineering Seismology (PhD)
Send email+44 (0)207 594 7916

Interests

Wngineering seismology and earthquake engineering; applications of probabilistic methods to engineering applications (Structural Reliability Theory) and applied structural dynamics.

Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment

Other roles: Departmental Careers Advisor
Robert Vollum

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Professor of Structural Concrete (PhD, CEng, MIStructE)
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Interests

All aspects of design and analysis of reinforced concrete structures with emphasis on design for shear.

Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment , Engineering net zero and beyond

Teaching: Reinforced Concrete Design on MEng and MSc programmes.
Ahmer Wadee

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Professor of Nonlinear Mechanics (PhD, CMath, FIMA, CSci, MRI)
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Interests

Mathematical modelling of Instabilities within thin-walled metallic, lattice and composite structures.

Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment , Engineering net zero and beyond

Teaching: MEng modules Mechanics and Structural Mechanics and MSc module on structural stability

Other roles: Chair of Board of Examiners (for Advanced Structural Engineering MSc Programmes )
Hong Wong

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Professor of Concrete Materials (PhD, DIC, FIMMM, FICT, FCS, FRMS)
Send email+44 20 7594 5956

Interests

Cement and concrete materials; microstructure; petrography; mass transport in porous media; degradation mechanisms; durability; sustainability; low-carbon construction.

Affiliated research themes: Engineering net zero and beyond

Teaching: MEng modules on Materials and Structural Mechanics, and MSc modules on Concrete Materials and Cementitious Materials.

Other roles: Director of MSc in Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure , Undergraduate Year 2 Coordinator, and Director of Materials Laboratory .
Ruizhi Zhang

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Ruizhi Zhang Senior Teaching Fellow
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Interests

Testing, simulation and optimisation of metallic 3D printed structural members; Behaviour of materials under extreme conditions.

Teaching: Steel Components; Sketching and Modelling

Emeritus and honorary staff

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Transport

Panagiotis Angeloudis

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Professor of Transport Systems and Logistics (PhD, DIC, ACGI)
Send email+44 (0)20 7594 5986

Interests

The intersection of autonomous systems, multi-agent modelling and network optimisation and their applications to freight distribution and passenger transportation

Affiliated research themes: Connected efficient cities , Resilient and secure built environment

Other roles: Director of MSc Transport
Ji-Eun Byun

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Assistant Professor in Transport
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Interests

Digital twinning complex systems under uncertainty, combining probabilistic modelling, system engineering, optimisation, data analytics, and AI.

Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment ; Connected efficient cities

Teaching: Reliability and resilience analysis of infrastructure networks and uncertainty-based optimisation.
Jose Escribano

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Assistant Professor in Aviation & Logistics (PhD)
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Interests:

Modelling and optimisation of humanitarian operations for disaster response and resilience, and developing AI-based manned and unmanned airspace management systems.

Affiliated research themes: Connected efficient cities

Teaching: Freight Transport, Operational Research and Systems Analysis, Analytical Methods, Air Transport and Surveying.

Other roles: Admissions Tutor for MSc Transport
Dan Graham

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Professor of Statistical Modelling (PhD, FIMA, FRSS)
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Interests

Statistical modelling; causal inference; data science; transport operations and planning; network performance and resilience; risk and safety; economics.

Affiliated research themes: Connected efficient cities , Resilient and secure built environment

Teaching: Mathematics, Statistical Modelling, Analytical Methods, Transport Modelling.

Other roles: Head of Transport Section/Centre for Transport Engineering and Modelling , and Co-Director of Transport Strategy Centre
Washington Yotto Ochieng CBE

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Chair in Positioning and Navigation Systems (BSc, MSc, PhD, FREng, CEng, FICE, FRIN, FInstCES, FCIHT)
Send email+44 (0)20 7594 6098

Interests

Critical infrastructure resilience, user-centric mobility and positioning, and navigation and timing (PNT) systems for land, sea, air and space applications, including the European Union's EGNOS and GALILEO systems.

Affiliated research themes: Resilient and secure built environment , Connected efficient cities

Other roles: Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mohammed Quddus

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Chair in Intelligent Transport Systems (PhD, DIC, FHEA)
Send email+44 (0)20 7594 6121

Interests

Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs), smart transport infrastructure, transport safety, time-series models, count-data models and evaluating transport interventions.

Affiliated research themes: Connected efficient cities , Resilient and secure built environment

Teaching: MEng modules Mathematics 1 and Traffic Engineering; MSc modules Analytical Methods, Safety, Security and Human Factors, and Intelligent and Autonomous Transport.

Other roles: Senior Tutor (Undergraduate)
Aruna Sivakumar

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Professor of Consumer Demand Modelling and Urban Systems (PhD)
Send email+44 20 7594 6036

Interests

Urban energy systems; transport and energy system models; sustainable transport and public health; consumer choice behaviour; land use-transport models; equity, health and well-being implications of socio-technical systems.

Affiliated research themes: Connected efficient cities , Engineering net zero and beyond

Teaching: Transport planning and policy; activity-based, tour-based and four-step models of travel demand; consumer demand models; discrete choice models; demand analysis for the electrification of transport.

Other roles: Chair of the Equality, Diversity and Departmental Culture (EDDC) committee , and Departmental Tutor for Women
Marc Stettler

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Professor of Transport and the Environment (PhD)
Send email+44 (0)20 7594 2094

Interests

Emissions; climate change; air pollution; aerosol science; environmental impacts of transport.

Affiliated research themes: Connected efficient cities

Teaching: Sustainable transport; transport, environmental impacts and safety.

Other roles: Director of Undergraduate Studies

Emeritus and honorary staff

Precious Ikem
Honorary Lecturer

Mauro Manela

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