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Schemes for Engineers in Research and Development

Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowships Scheme

Current and completed Fellowships

Fellowships in 2013-14

Dr Steve Burrow
University of Bristol
Energy harvesting for wireless sensors in turbulent flows

Dr Alexandros Feresidis
University of Birmingham
THz reconfigurable antennas for communication and imaging systems

Dr Geoff Moggridge
University of Cambridge
Engineering anisotropic polymer nano-composites for improved prosthetic heart valves

Dr Nick Pears
University of York
3D Face Modelling for Surgical Planning, Guidance and Assessment

Dr Helen Treharne
University of Surrey
Formal Modelling Technology for the analysis of European Rail Traffic Management Systems

Dr Dagou Zeze
University of Durham
Nanoscale characterisation and integration platform for nanowires

Dr Yonghao Zhang
University of Strathclyde
A Platform for Enabling Highly Automated and Integrated Microdroplet Technologies

Fellowships in 2012-13

Dr Li Bai
University of Nottingham
Computational Studies of Neurovascular Pathway to Neurodegeneration

Dr Damien Coyle
University of Ulster
Assessing the Neural Correlates of Motor Learning and Control: Towards Adaptive Brain-Computer Interfaces for Assistance and Rehabilitation

Dr Julie Gough
University of Manchester
Magnesium Alloys for Orthopaedic Applications

Dr Paul Grassia
University of Manchester
Rheology and Dewatering of Sheared Suspensions

Dr Lev Sarkisov
University of Edinburgh
Computer Simulation of Adsorption in Flexible and Stimuli Responsive Metal-Organic Frameworks

Dr Pieter de Wilde
University of Plymouth
Simulated and Measured Building Performance: Bridging the Gap

Dr Rachel Williams
University of Liverpool
A Cross Disciplinary Approach to Address Vision Loss – Development of Bioengineering for Ocular Surface and Retinal Disease

Fellowships in 2011-12

Dr Panagiota Angeli
University College London
Ionic Liquids for Intensifying Nuclear Fuel Separations

Dr Atul Bhaskar
University of Southampton
Local effects in the statics and dynamics of random cellular material

Dr Henrik Gollee
Glasgow University
Abdominal Stimulation Technology to Enhance Respiratory Performance and Maximise Health Benefits in Tetraplegia

Dr David McPhail
Imperial College London
Surface and Interface Analysis in Materials Engineering Using TOF SIMS, FIB SIMS and LEIS

Dr Gillian Menzies
Heriot-Watt University
An Optimisation model for Pre-Construction Embodied Carbon Auditing in the Built Environment: an energy, carbon and monetary cost model

Professor Pagona Papakonstantinou
University of Ulster
Doped Graphene: New Generation Cathode Materials for Fuel Cells

Dr Wendel Sebastian
University of Bristol
An Intelligent Computational Approach to Determine Advanced Composite Strengthening for Sustainable Concrete Structures

Fellowships in 2010-11

Professor Stephen Bull
Newcastle University
Mechanical Design of Very Thin Coatings Deposited by Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) on compliant substrates

Dr Nicholas Dunne
Queen’s University Belfast
Optimisation Strategies for Cemented Total Hip Replacement Surgery: Novel Integrated Approach

Dr Ian Eames
University College London
Airborne Transmission of Diseases in the Hospital Environment

Dr James Heather
University of Surrey
Real-World Secure Elections

Dr Mark Leeson
University of Warwick
Information Capacity at the Nanoscale

Dr Isaac Kuo-Kang Liu
University of Warwick
Nano-mechanically Engineered Tissues for the Next-Generation of Therapy

Dr Guillermo Rein
The University of Edinburgh
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from a Non-Conventional Source: Subsurface Peat Fires

Fellowships in 2009-10

Dr Stephane Bordas
Cardiff University
Towards the Next Generation Surgical Simulators

Dr Tom Mackay
University of Edinburgh
Sculptured Thin Films as Biosensors and Light Sources

Dr Huajiang Ouyang
University of Liverpool
Passive and Active Vibration Control of Second-order Asymmetric Dynamic Systems

Professor Jason Reese
University of Strathclyde
Non-Equilibrium Fluid Dynamics for the Simulation and Design of Micro and Nano Systems

Professor Tong Sun
City University London
Development of a Novel Optical Fibre Sensor Platform for Potential Industrial Applications

Dr Philippe Young
University of Exeter
Image Based Computer Simulation: From Foams to Fossils

Dr Qing-Chang Zhong
University of Liverpool
Development of a Common Key Technology for Grid Connection in Distributed Generation and Renewable Energy

Fellowships in 2008-09

Professor Jianguo Lin
Imperial College
A Novel Process in Forming Double-ended Blades for Aerospace Engines

Professor Ian Reaney
University of Sheffield
Phase Transitions and Local Structure in Lead Free Perovskites

Dr Gavin Walker
Queens University Belfast
Designing Innovative Processes for Novel Pharmaceutical Products and Systems

Fellowships in 2007-08

Dr Mark Biggs
Edinburgh University
Prediction of dynamics of proteins on solid surfaces over macroscopic timescales

Dr Caroline Fitzpatrick
University College London
Solar Treatment of Humic Substances in Drinking Water Sources

Dr Simon Gill
Leicester University
Multiscale models for strain-controlled diffusion problems with applications in nanoengineering

Dr Catherine Holt
Cardiff University
Using motion analysis techniques and objective classifiers to characterise mechanisms of human movement and postural control: Applications in Orthopaedics and Neurology

Professor Angela Seddon
Nottingham University
Development of Infrared-Transmitting Optical Fibre Devices and Systems for Applications in Surgery and Diagnosis

Dr Michael Ward
Birmingham University
Q control of micro resonators in an aqueous environment

Fellowships in 2006–07

Professor William Rainforth
University of Sheffield
An investigation of the atomic structures of nanoscale coatings and thin films using newly developed aberration free microscopy techniques

Dr Francesca Toni
Imperial College
Argumentation as a foundation for agent based grids

Dr Harvey J Burd
University of Oxford
Engineering methods for design and assessment of potential surgical treatment for presbyopia

Dr Duncan Allsopp
University of Bath
Novel Nano-Template Technology and its Applications to the Fabrication of Novel Photonic Devices

Dr Donal McNally
University of Nottingham
Full field strain measurement in clinically important soft tissues

Dr Andrew L Heyes
Imperial College
Non-intrusive Condition Monitoring of Components and Coatings in the Hot Section of Gas Turbines

Professor Raffaella Ocone
Heriot-Watt University
Biochemical reaction engineering – a lumping methodology

Fellowships in 2005-06

Professor Jonathan Cooper
University of Manchester
Development of Novel Adaptive Aircraft Wing Shape Technologies

Dr Christopher Edwards
University of Leicester
Sliding Mode Observers for Fault Detection, Isolation and Sensor Fault Control in Micro/Nano-Satellites

Professor David Hills
University of Oxford
A Radically New Quantitative Procedure for Designing Against Fretting Fatigue

Dr Markus Kraft
University of Cambridge
Modelling the Flame Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes

Dr Paul Midgley
University of Cambridge
Electron Tomography for Materials Science

Professor Bashar Nuseibeh
The Open University
Analysing and Specifying the Security Requirements of Computer Based Systems

Professor Will Zimmerman
University of Sheffield
Systems Biology and Chemical Engineering

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