Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Timothy Abram, BSc, PhD
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - Professor of Nuclr Fuel Technology
Person: Academic
Imran Afgan
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - Senior Lecturer
Person: Academic
Olivier Allegre, CEng MIET
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - Lecturer
Person: Academic
Akin Atas, FHEA, CEng, MIMechE
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - Lecturer in Eng Design for Sustain
Person: Academic
Mengqi Bai
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - Lecturer (Advanced Nuclear Reactor Tech)
Person: Academic

(1539) HeartMate III LVAD Outflow Graft Positioning and Its Influence on Aortic Regurgitation Development: A Single-Centre Retrospective Cohort Study
Lopez Santana, G., Kore, S., Sharman, A., De Rosis, A., Keshmiri, A. & Venkateswaran, R., 25 Apr 2025, In: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 44, 4 Supplement, 2 p., S721.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
3D printed poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyexanoate) scaffolds support chondrogenic potential of human primary chondrocytes during in vitro culture
Pecorini, G., Puppi, D., Richardson, S., Chen, G.-Q. & Domingos, M., 21 Feb 2025, In: Polymer. 320, 128105.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
3D printing of bacterial poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)/poly(lactide-co-glycolide) blend loaded with β-tricalcium phosphate for the development of scaffolds to support human mesenchymal stromal cell proliferation
Pecorini, G., Domingos, M. A. N., Richardson, S. M., Carmassi, L., Vecchi, D. L., Parrini, G. & Puppi, D., 1 Feb 2025, In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 288, p. 138744
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Accelerated degradation of 3D-printed PETG bone–tissue scaffolds via geometrical control
Mishbak, H., Hassan, M. H., Daskalakis, E., Omar, A. M., Freitas, D. M., Mirihanage, W., Mativenga, P., Potluri, P. & Bartolo, P., Jan 2025, In: CIRP Annals. 74, 1, p. 327-331 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Comparative Study Between Bayesian Filters and Autoencoder Networks for Bearing RUL Prediction
Wen, H., Zhang, L. & Sinha, J., 2025, Proceedings of the UNIfied Conference of DAMAS, IncoME VIII and TEPEN Conferences UNIfied 2024–Volume 1: Mechanisms and Machine Science. Springer Nature, Vol. 181. p. 677-687
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

3 Not started
27 Finished
32 Active

Artificial Intelligence, machine learning and reduced order modelling
Revell, A. (CoI) & Deakin, J. (Support team)
1/08/25 → …
Project: Research
SPH: Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH)
Rogers, B. D. (PI), Stansby, P. (CoI), Fourtakas, G. (CoI), King, J. (CoI), Nasar, A. (Researcher) & Cen, C. (Researcher)
1/08/25 → …
Project: Research
M3LA: Multiphysics modelling by lattice Boltzmann methods
De Rosis, A. (PI), Revell, A. (CoI), Muta, A. (Researcher), Zhou, S. (PGR student), Hang, N. (PGR student), Patnaik, S. (PGR student), Wang, R. (PGR student), Soler, A. (PGR student), Williams, N. (PGR student), Tripodi, G. (PGR student) & Lopez Santana, G. (PGR student)
1/08/25 → …
Project: Research
Solid Mechanics Group
Margetts, L. (Researcher), Bourne, N. (Researcher), Smith, M. (Researcher), Jivkov, A. (Researcher), Roy, M. (Researcher), Vasileiou, A. (Researcher), Borodin, E. (Researcher), Bonello, P. (Researcher), Li, Q. (Researcher), Mandal, P. (Researcher), Davey, K. (Researcher), Katnam, K.-B. (Researcher), Oyadiji, S. (Researcher), Tafreshi, A. (Researcher), Zou, Z. (Researcher) & Francis, J. (Researcher)
17/06/25 → …
Project: Research
Fluids Research Group
Iacovides, H. (Researcher), Beneitez Galan, M. (Researcher), Giustini, G. (Researcher), De Rosis, A. (Researcher), Harish, A. (Researcher), Mahmoudi Larimi, Y. (Researcher), Keshmiri, A. (Researcher), King, J. (Researcher), Laurence, D. (Researcher), Manchester, E. (Researcher), Mihajlovic, M. (Researcher), Nasser, A. (Researcher), Prosser, R. (Researcher), Revell, A. (Researcher), Rezaeiravesh, S. (Researcher), Skillen, A. (Researcher), Tang, T. (Researcher), Wilson, D. (Researcher) & Craft, T. (PI)
20/05/25 → …
Project: Research

Accelerated development of a tidal stream energy industry
Stansby, P. (Participant), Apsley, D. (Participant), Stallard, T. (Participant) & Afgan, I. (Participant)
Impact: Economic, Environmental, Technological
Capacity building in African research :creation of a multicentre Congenital Heart Disease registry and biorepository in Cape Town (in Partnership with University of Cape Town)
Keavney, B. (Corresponding participant) & Revell, A. (Participant)
Impact: Attitudes and behaviours, Awareness and understanding, Society and culture
Centre for Robotic Autonomy in Demanding and Long Lasting Environments (CRADLE)
Baniqued, P. D. (Participant), Lennox, B. (Participant), Fisher, M. (Participant), Watson, S. (Participant), Flint, S. (Participant), Khan, D. (Participant), Tse, K. W. (Participant), Adorno, B. (Participant), Groves, K. (Participant), Atia, M. (Participant), Leslie-Dalley, S. (Participant), Dennis, L. (Participant), Zheng, S. (Participant), Limarga, R. (Participant), Farrell, M. (Collaborator), Cangelosi, A. (Participant), Dixon, C. (Participant), Collins, E. (Collaborator), Tavella, F. (Participant), Bolarinwa, J. (Participant), Chi, X. (Participant), Rolph, M. (Participant), Abeywickrama, D. (Participant), Rafiq, Y. (Participant), Bishop, C. (Participant), Wheelhouse, L. (Participant), Morley, A. (Participant), Bettles, J. (Participant), Soboyejo, T. (Participant), Weightman, A. (Collaborator), Marinho, M. (Collaborator), Ladosz, P. (Collaborator) & Smith, K. (Collaborator)
Impact: Economic, Environmental, Policy
Dalton Nuclear Policy Group: Influence on Nuclear Strategy
Bull, A. (Participant), Bodel, W. (Participant), Khan, A. (Participant), Butler, G. (Participant), Matthews, J. (Participant), Morris, K. (Participant) & Livens, F. (Participant)
Impact: Economic, Environmental, Policy
Delivering short-term climate change mitigation in shipping
Larkin, A. (Participant), Bullock, S. (Participant), Mason, J. (Participant), Ap Dafydd Tomos, B. (Participant), Fullonton, A. (Participant) & Welfle, A. (Participant)
Impact: Environmental, Policy

20ᵗʰ International Conference on Vibration Engineering & Technology of Machinery
Sinha, J. (Member of programme committee)
18 Dec 2025 → 20 Dec 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
ad-ASSTRA: Space Sustainability Roadmapping Workshop (internal)
Mcgrath, C. (Chair) & Nair, M. (Co-Chair)
27 Nov 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
UK Space Agency + Space Partnership: ISAM Space Capabilities
Nair, M. (Chair)
25 Nov 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
DICE Network+ Surrey Roadshow 2025
Nair, M. (Chair)
24 Nov 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
ECR Workshop - Developing Business Aware Academics (DBAA)
Nair, M. (Chair)
24 Nov 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research

Turbulent Flow data as PyTorch tensors for ML: Kolmogorov Flow at Re=222, and Kelvin-Helmholtz instability
Sardar, M. (Creator) & Skillen, A. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 17 Jun 2025
DOI: 10.48420/29329565.v1, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Turbulent_Flow_data_as_PyTorch_tensors_for_ML_Kolmogorov_Flow_at_Re_222_and_Kelvin-Helmholtz_instability/29329565/1 and one more link, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Turbulent_Flow_data_as_PyTorch_tensors_for_ML_Kolmogorov_Flow_at_Re_222_and_Kelvin-Helmholtz_instability/29329565 (show fewer)
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What does the Paris Climate Change Agreement mean for local policy? Downscaling the remaining global carbon budget to sub-national areas.
Kuriakose, J. (Creator), Jones, C. (Contributor), Anderson, K. (Contributor), Mclachlan, C. (Contributor) & Broderick, J. (Contributor), Mendeley Data, 11 Jul 2022
DOI: 10.17632/w3tcxwgt7n.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/w3tcxwgt7n
Dataset
ADBSat: Methodology of a novel panel method tool for aerodynamic analysis of satellites
Sinpetru, L. A. (Contributor), Crisp, N. H. (Contributor), Mostaza-Prieto, D. (Contributor), Livadiotti, S. (Contributor) & Roberts, P. C. E. (Contributor), Mendeley Data, 14 Mar 2022
DOI: 10.17632/622n2yjg4w.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/622n2yjg4w
Dataset
Navigating the BECCS landscape: Integrating community, policy, and logistical analysis of a co-located BECCS hub
Clery, D. S. (Creator), Gough, C. A. (Creator), Mander, S. L. (Creator) & Fullonton, A. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 2 Oct 2024
DOI: 10.48420/27054601.v1, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/_i_Navigating_the_BECCS_landscape_Integrating_community_policy_and_logistical_analysis_of_a_co-located_BECCS_hub_i_/27054601/1 and one more link, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/_i_Navigating_the_BECCS_landscape_Integrating_community_policy_and_logistical_analysis_of_a_co-located_BECCS_hub_i_/27054601 (show fewer)
Dataset
Data for: The Extraction of Campbell Diagrams from the Dynamical System Representation of a Foil-Air Bearing Rotor Model
Bonello, P. (Creator), Mendeley Data, 29 Apr 2019
DOI: 10.17632/kbjz4k5649.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/kbjz4k5649
Dataset

2019 Taylor & Francis Book and Digital Product Award in the Outstanding Monograph Category
Manu, P. (Recipient), Cheung, C. (Recipient), Yunusa-Kaltungo, A. (Recipient) & Ejohwomu, O. (Recipient), 19 Jun 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

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2nd Autonomous Flying Technology Competition
Ladosz, P. (Recipient), 12 Jun 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
3rd Best Paper Award for the paper entitled "A Framework Proposal for the Assets Ranking based on their Criticality in Industry
Parnon, M. A. A. (Recipient), Papadopoulou, K. (Recipient) & Sinha, J. (Recipient), 27 Nov 2024
Prize: Other distinction
AIAA Energy Systems Award
Launder, B. (Recipient), Jul 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Appeared on BBC News in a TV interview (BBC 1 pm News - 8 May 2018)
Nabawy, M. (Recipient), 8 May 2018
Prize: Other distinction

Space Café Radio Frontiers - Preserving the Night Sky: A Discussion with Ian Muirhead
Muirhead, I.
11/09/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
BBC Science Focus, Shipwrecking 'rogue waves' are raging through our oceans. And they have scientists puzzled
Tang, BEng, DPhil (Oxon), AFHEA, T.
17/05/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
‘Little things’ matter, intersectionality, and changing the world
Mcgrath, C.
27/03/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
International Chamber of Shipping and Suez Canal Authority commit to continue open communication
Larkin, A., Jones, C., Bullock, S., Ap Dafydd Tomos, B. & Welfle, A.
2/03/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
Circular economist secures prestigious Research Fellowship
Okorie, O.
13/02/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other

Coherent Femtosecond Laser System
Allegre, O. (Academic lead), Whitehead, D. (Core Facility Lead) & Wilson, D. (Technical Specialist)
FSE Research
Facility/equipment: Equipment
Edgewave 100W laser
Whitehead, D. (Core Facility Lead), Allegre, O. (Academic lead), Wilson, D. (Technical Specialist) & Pulham, C. (Technical Specialist)
FSE Research
Facility/equipment: Equipment
IPG YLR-1000-SM fibre laser
Whitehead, D. (Core Facility Lead), Pulham, C. (Technical Specialist) & Allegre, O. (Academic lead)
FSE Research
Facility/equipment: Equipment
Laser Processing Research Laboratory (LPRL/LPRC)
Mativenga, P. (Academic lead), Allegre, O. (Academic lead), Huang, Y. (Academic lead), Whitehead, D. (Core Facility Lead), Wilson, D. (Technical Specialist), Pulham, C. (Technical Specialist), Snowden, C. (Technical Specialist) & Shaw, S. (Senior Technician)
FSE Research
Facility/equipment: Facility
Manufacturing Technology Research Laboratory (MTRL)
Smith, M. (Academic lead), Francis, J. (Academic lead), Vasileiou, A. (Academic lead), Whitehead, D. (Core Facility Lead), English, P. (Technical Specialist) & Pulham, C. (Technical Specialist)
FSE Technical Services
Facility/equipment: Facility

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