People

Find out more about our staff and students.

Meet the team

Head of group

Professor Robert Dorey

Head of Centre

Dr Donya Hajializadeh

Deputy Head of Centre

Academic staff

Professor Mark Baker

Professor of Surface Science and Engineering

Dr Alireza Behnejad

Associate Professor in Spatial Structures, Director of the Spatial Structures Research Cluster

Dr Dan Bompa

Associate Professor | Structures Testing Lab Lead

Dr Tanmoy Chatterjee

Lecturer in Resilient Design

Dr Liang Cui

Associate Professor

Charlotte Foreman

Associate Professor, Associate Dean Education Faculty Engineering and Physical Sciences

Dr Marco Funari

Lecturer in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dr Boulent Imam

Associate Professor (Reader) in Civil Engineering

Professor Prashant Kumar

Co-Director, Institute for Sustainability, Professor and Chair in Air Quality and Health; Founding Director, Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE)

Professor Constantina Lekakou

Professor in Energy, Multiphase and Multifunctional Materials and Devices

Dr Hui Luo

Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow/Senior Lecturer

Dr Iman Mohagheghian

Associate Professor (Reader) in Mechanics of Materials

Dr Matthew Oldfield

Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering

Dr Michael Pekris

Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Sciences

Dr Sophie Rocks

Research Fellow

Professor Jhuma Sadhukhan

Co-Director of Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts | Co-Director of C-Loop Advanced Manufacturing Hub | ELMENTAL EngBio Mission Hub CoI | Vice Chancellor Researcher of Y2024 | Professor of Environmental, Energy and Chemical Engineering

Dr Devendra Saroj

Reader & Head of Centre for Environmental Health & Engineering (CEHE), Fellow of Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey; Adjunct Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi India; Visiting Professor, DL Salle University, Philippines