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    • Fibre reinforced composites
    • Nano-enhanced polymers
    • Design and manufacture of composite parts
    • Injection overmoulding
    Dr. M. Ali Aravand
    • Thermal comfort modelling and analysis in buildings and mass transport systems
    • Numerical modelling of expansion device systems for the aerospace industry
    • Numerical modelling of intra cranial human physiology
    Dr Marco Geron
    • Sustainable energy and environmental systems 
    • The circular economy for energy and materials
    • Biogas, biomass and biofuels 
    • Energy, carbon and environmental life cycle assessment
    Dr Beatrice Smyth
    • Engineering design systems
    • Simulation intent
    • Composites simulation techniques
    • Structural analysis methodology
    Dr Declan Nolan
    • Accelerated test methods for predicting long-term performance of biomaterials
    • Bioresorbable polymers used in orthopaedic and cardiovascular applications, for example PLLA, PGA and various co-polymers
    • Influence of sterilisation technologies on performance of biomaterials
    • Electron beam modification of polymers
    • Calcium phosphate biomaterials
    • Tissue scaffolds via layer-by-layer manufacture
    Professor Fraser Buchanan
    • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Dr Trevor Robinson
    • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Polymer Science and Engineering
    • Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering, or another relevant discipline.
    Professor Biqiong Chen
    • Investigate improving the quality and usefulness of trials and reviews,
    • Conduct health services research more generally;
    • Conduct research relevant to humanitarian emergencies.
    Dr Dan Sun
    • Biomechanics/biomaterials for surgical planning
    • Medical device design/evaluation
    • Fundamental mechanobiology of cells/tissues.
    Dr Alex Lennon
    • Finite elements, meshless and other advanced numerical methods
    • Multi-scale and Multi-physics modelling of advanced composites
    • Damage and fracture mechanics
    • Contact mechanics
    • Error estimation and adaptive analysis
    • Finite deformation and elasto-plasticity 
    • Stochastic finite element method and reliability analysis
    Dr Zahur Ullah
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