Materials Science 1

Adijat Omowumi INYANG

Personal Profile:https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/a.inyang 

 

 Lecturer in Materials Science 1. Dr. Wumi received her MSc in Materials Engineering from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. Dr, Wumi was doing her post-Doctoral research in Cape Peninsula University of Technology and University of Cape Town between 2015-2020. Research project on the synthesis of nanomaterials; fabrication of metal oxide non-enzymatic glucose biosensors and anatomical shoulder biomechanics.  

 

Giuseppe Viola

Personal Profile: https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/g.viola

Lecturer in Materials Science 1. Giuseppe Viola obtained his first degree in Materials Engineering in "Federico II" University of Naples in 2004. In 2005, he joined QMUL as a PhD/Teaching Assistant in the Department of Materials, and he obtained his PhD and PGCAP certificate in 2009. After spending few years of postdoctoral research activities at QMUL, he moved to Politecnico di Torino for his Marie Curie Fellowship, and subsequently to UCL as a researcher at the Faculty of Medical Science and then at the Institute for Materials Discovery as a teaching fellow. Since November 2021, he is back at QMUL.

 

Experiments in Materials 1

Deng Xinru

Personal Profile: https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/deng.xinru 

 

Lecturer in Experiments in Materials 1. Dr. Xinru holds a Bachelor's degree from Xiamen University, China, and Engineering Master's and Biomedical Materials Doctoral degrees from Queen Mary University of London, UK. During her doctoral studies, her focus was on bio-mineralization and developing various methods to control/guide hydroxyapatite crystal nucleation and growth at different length scales.

Engineering Design Method

Wang Li  

Personal Profile: https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/l.wang 

Convenor for Engineering Design Method. Dr Li Wang obtained her PhD of Structural Mechanics at University of the West of England. She spent most of her career in industry, including Roll-Royce and Unilever. In 2022, Dr Li Wang joined SEMS at QMUL as a Senior Lecturer, teaching personal development planning and engineering design-related content. Her research interests include materials development and educational technology applications.

Chemistry for Materials

Yamin Abdouni

Personal Profile: https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/yamin.abdouni 

Lecturer in Chemistry for Materials, Yamin Abdouni earned a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Ghent University in Belgium in 2014 and a Master's degree in University Chemistry from the same university in 2015. Moving to the UK, he pursued a Ph.D. at Queen Mary University of London under the guidance of Dr. Remzi Becer, focusing on developing novel glycopolymers with controlled sequences and structures. After completing his Ph.D. in 2020, Yamin decided to teach chemical engineering courses at Queen Mary University of London.

 

Polymer Chemistry

Sulafudin Vukusic

Personal Profile: https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/s.vukusic

Senior lecturer in Polymer Chemistry Module. Sulafudin Vukusic holds a Master's degree in Polymer Science and Technology from the University of Manchester and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Leeds. After that, he worked as a postdoctoral research assistant at the University of Leicester. Then worked as a lecturer in chemistry at Jubail University of Technology, and Khalifa University in the UAE since 2013. Main research fields: organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, polymer chemistry and reaction engineering, polymer processing, polymer science and engineering, etc.

 

Surfaces & Interfaces

Colin Crick

Personal Profile: https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/c.crick 

 

Advanced lecturer in Surfaces and Interfaces. Dr. Colin Crick researches waterproof materials, water purification, and anti-biofouling surfaces. Additionally, he serves as the chairman of the undergraduate course examination committee at the college.

Shafique Ahmed

Personal Profile:https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/s.ahmed

Lecturer in Surfaces and Interfaces. Shafique Ahmed received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET), Pakistan, in 2011 and 2017, respectively. He served as a Lecturer in the Department of Metallurgy and Materials, MUET, between 2011 and 2018, and was promoted to the position of Assistant Professor. In 2018, he pursued his Ph.D. in Materials Science at Queen Mary University of London ( QMUL) to pursue a PhD in Materials Science and graduated in 2023. During his PhD, Shafique also worked as an Associate Professor and later as a Teaching Fellow at Queen Mary University of London. In 2022, he received his Certificate in Teaching (CILT).

 

Physical Properties of Polymers

Dimitrios Papageorgiou

Personal Profile: https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/d.papageorgiou 

 

Advanced lecturer in Physical Properties of Polymers. Dr. Dimitrios Papageorgiou studied Physics and Materials Science at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece, earning a Ph.D. in Polymeric Nanocomposite Materials. Subsequently, he worked as a research assistant in the Graphene Flagship Project at the University of Manchester, investigating the use of graphene and other 2D materials as reinforcing materials in multifunctional polymer-based nanocomposite materials. His work also involved exploring the application of strain on nanomaterials and nanocomposites to understand their deformation mechanisms, intrinsic mechanical properties, and phase transitions under strain. Dr. Dimitrios Papageorgiou's research includes high-performance nanocomposite materials, bio-based polymers and composites, energy generation, sensitive sensors, and actuators.

Adijat Omowumi INYANG

Personal Profile:https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/a.inyang 

Lecturer in the course on Physical Properties of Polymers. Dr. Wumi received her MSc in Materials Engineering from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. Dr, Wumi was doing her post-Doctoral research in Cape Peninsula University of Technology and University of Cape Town between 2015-2020. Research project on the synthesis of nanomaterials; fabrication of metal oxide non-enzymatic glucose biosensors and anatomical shoulder biomechanics.

Materials Selection in Engineering Design

Andrew Spowage

Personal Profile:  https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/a.spowage 

 

Senior Lecturer in Materials Selection in Engineering Design. Dr. Andrew Spowage’s engineering work focuses on the performance of materials, specifically selecting materials for a given application and investigating them when they fail in service. His scholarship portfolio covers university transitions, engineering and project management and how to integrated professional practice into engineering programmes. His administrative roles cover quality and teaching excellence for QMUL Engineering Programmes at NPU as well as Industrial Relations in China. Andrew’s teaching and research interests contain two broad areas: 1) The Performance of Materials 2) Education and Engineering Management.

Renewable Energy Technology

Li Zhe

Personal Profile: https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/zhe.li 

Senior Lecturer in Renewable Energy Technologies Programme in QMUL. Dr. Li Zhe received his PhD from Cavendish Laboratory at University of Cambridge in 2012 and worked as a research associate/research fellow/junior group leader at Imperial College London (2012-2015) and Swansea University (2015-2017), and as a Lecturer of Energy Materials at School of Engineering, Cardiff University (2018-2019).

 

Polymer Devices

Shafique Ahmed

Personal Profile:  https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/s.ahmed

Lecturer in Polymer Devices. Shafique Ahmed received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET), Pakistan, in 2011 and 2017, respectively. He served as a Lecturer in the Department of Metallurgy and Materials, MUET, between 2011 and 2018, and was promoted to the position of Assistant Professor. In 2018, he pursued his Ph.D. in Materials Science at Queen Mary University of London ( QMUL) to pursue a PhD in Materials Science and graduated in 2023. During his PhD, Shafique also worked as an Associate Professor and later as a Teaching Fellow at Queen Mary University of London. In 2022, he received his Certificate in Teaching (CILT).

Li Zhe

Personal Profile:   https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/zhe.li 

Senior Lecturer in Polymer Devices at QMUL. Dr. Li Zhe received his PhD from Cavendish Laboratory at University of Cambridge in 2012 and worked as a research associate/research fellow/junior group leader at Imperial College London (2012-2015) and Swansea University (2015-2017), and as a Lecturer of Energy Materials at School of Engineering, Cardiff University (2018-2019).

 

Advanced Ceramic and Glass Material

Salvatore Grasso

Personal Profile:   https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/s.grasso 

 

Lecturer in Advanced Ceramic and Glass Materials. Research areas: Interaction between matter and electromagnetic fields at high temperature, thermokinetic effects and metastability in ultrafast processing, 1D and 3D texturing of materials. Structural ceramics for ultrahigh temperature, ultra-hard materials, nuclear ceramics Functional ceramics for energy storage, transparent ceramics, semiconductors, and ceramics for environment.

 

Advanced Polymer Chemistry

Sulafudin Vukusic

Personal Profile:   https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/s.vukusic 

Senior Lecturer in Advanced Polymer Chemistry module. Sulafudin Vukusic holds a Master's degree in Polymer Science and Technology from the University of Manchester and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Leeds. After that, he worked as a postdoctoral research assistant at the University of Leicester. Then worked as a lecturer in chemistry at Jubail University of Technology, and Khalifa University in the UAE since 2013. Main research fields: organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, polymer chemistry and reaction engineering, polymer processing, polymer science and engineering, etc.