The Engineering and Mathematics subject group has a strong research expertise in energy, materials & manufacturing, mechanical & design, mathematics & modelling, automation & robotics, and operations & production management. Our students focus on engineering practices, computing skills and principles of design relating to a wide range of mechanical and energy systems. They learn to integrate their knowledge of mathematics, science, information technology, design and management and apply it to solve complex engineering problems. Our Energy and Environmental Engineering programme also helps students to gain an understanding of the operation and specification of renewable energy systems and consider the use and impact of appropriate materials and methods of manufacture and covers building services design for zero emissions. These programmes will also help the students to develop their skills in innovative thinking.
The subject group also has strong industry links to ensure our programmes are highly relevant and up to date, providing professional insight and crucial knowledge for success. Our specialist labs include robotics and automated manufacturing which contains systems such as flexible manufacturing systems and autonomous robotics, advanced materials lab that contains solution blow spinning facility, scanning electron microscopy, optical microscopy, mechanical testing facilities, a manufacturing lab that has a wide range of conventional machine tools as well as CNC machining centres equipped with Kistler cutting force dynamometer setup.
Self funded PhDs
Novel metamaterials for mechanical waves attenuation
Supervisor – Dr Vladimir Bratov
Multiscale Numerical Approaches for Materials Design and Engineering
Supervisor – Dr Vladimir Bratov
Projects in mathematical systems and control theory
Supervisor – Dr Chris Guiver
New Vibration Speaker Development
Supervisor – Norman Harris
Supervisor – Dr Kevin Hughes
A Circular Approach to Manufacturing Sustainable Powertrains for Wind Turbines
Supervisor – Dr Pablo Jaen-Sola
Advanced Computational Methodologies for Smart Multifunctional Composites
Supervisor – Dr Chennakesava Kadapa
Computational Fluid-Structure Interaction with Turbulent and Multiphase flows
Supervisor – Dr Chennakesava Kadapa
Representation Theory of Finite-Dimensional Algebras
Supervisor – Prof. Kay Jin Lim
A tool for designing in-vehicle technology and assess operators distractibility
Supervisor – Dr Adelaide Marzano
Human-centred design for autonomous and intelligent complex manufacturing systems
Supervisor – Dr Adelaide Marzano
Biocoal research for use in heritage steam railways
Supervisor – Dr Dylan Ryan
Robot Learning for Robust Control
Supervisor – Dr Simon Smith
Supervisor – Dr Firdaus Muhammad Sukki
Feasibility of Space-based Solar Power for Terrestrial Use
Supervisor – Dr Firdaus Muhammad Sukki
Supervisor – Dr Firdaus Muhammad Sukki
A zero-carbon hydrogen fuelled compression ignition engine for heavy duty transport application
Supervisor – Dr Stathis Tingas
Decarbonising the maritime transport with ammonia
Supervisor – Dr Stathis Tingas
Mathematical modelling of transmission and worldwide distribution of neglected zoonotic diseases
Supervisor – Dr Stathis Tingas
Modelling and optimisation of infrastructure for the decarbonisation of transport in rural areas
Supervisor – Dr Stathis Tingas
Design and Simulation of Adaptive Product-Service System for Distributed Manufacturing
Supervisor – Dr Gokula Vasantha
Development of a Knowledge Architecture for Designing Smart Products
Supervisor – Dr Gokula Vasantha
Novel stochastic control method for a class of complex networks
Supervisor – Dr Yuyang Zhou
Stochastic randomized control on bicycle balance
Supervisor – Dr Yuyang Zhou
Modelling of microbial induced hydrogen loss for underground hydrogen storage
Supervisor – Dr Zuansi Cai
Novel Machine Learning for Forecasting PV output
Supervisor – Dr Zuansi Cai
Sustainable seaweed based gels for audio speaker technologies
Supervisor – Dr Mark Dorris
Developing solution for robot in an uncertain environment
Supervisor – Dr Keng Goh
Novel Design for Sodium Battery – Modelling and Experimental Validation
Supervisor – Dr Fadi Kahwash
Optimising Renewable Energy-Driven Zero-Liquid Discharge Desalination Systems
Supervisor – Dr Viviani Onishi
Optimising Work and Heat Exchange Networks Towards Improved Energy Efficiency In Hydrogen Industry
Supervisor – Dr Viviani Onishi
Development of Biodegradable Fiber-Based Bags for Sustainable Plant Nurture
Supervisor – Dr Reza Salehiyan
Building integrated Photvoltaic for existing buildings
Supervisor – Dr Nazmi Sellami
PV soiling – Design of sustainable cleaning system
Supervisor – Dr Nazmi Sellami
Solar Atmospheric Water Generation from air
Supervisor – Dr Nazmi Sellami
Alloyed metallic grain control and tribological characterization
Supervisor – Dr Neil Shearer
Manufacture of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Using Electroless Co Deposition
Supervisor – Dr Neil Shearer
Recycling Polymeric based Composites for Construction Application
Supervisor – Prof. Islam Shyha
3D forming of cellulosic biopolymer materials using electrohydrodynamic atomisation
Supervisor – Dr Dongyang Sun