The department hosts more than 225 PhD students who join us from 41 different countries. Current PhD students completing their studies in Geotechnics, Fluids Mechanics, Structures, Transport, Materials, or Environment and Water Resources Engineering are listed below. You can also search our Directory to find a PhD student.
List of research students
Environmental and Water Resource Engineering (EWRE) - listed A-Z by surname
Jarudej Asingsamanunt |
Olivia Atkins |
Dan Bartley |
Emma Beirns |
Jordi Buckley Soil biogeochemisty; water pollution Started: Oct 2021 Supervisor(s): Paschalis, A. Email Jordi |
Jose Cuadros Adriazola Nature-based solutions for mountain water security Started: Oct 2023 Supervisor(s): Buytaert. W; Paschalis, A. Email Jose |
Martha Day |
Maryam Dewiandratika Methane production; agricultural residues Started: Mar 2019 Supervisor(s): Grimes, S.; Smith, S. R. Email Maryam |
Clara Gimeno Jésus Nature-based solutions; global water security Started: Oct 2021 Supervisor(s): Buytaert. W Email Clara |
Michael Ho |
Husain Ibrahaim |
Chotiwat Jantarakasem Estimating water turbidity using a smartphone camera Started: Apr 2021 Supervisor(s): Templeton, M.R Email Chotiwat |
Carlos Jara Arriagada |
Bradley Jenks |
Liying Jiang Fungal-microbial interactions; structural integrity of concrete Started: Feb 2019 Supervisor(s): Smith, S. R.; Buenfeld, N. Email Liying |
Maria Koulouri |
Theo Lam Direct interspecies electron transfer; anaerobic digestion Started: Oct 2020 Supervisor(s): Lee, PH. Email Theo |
Lily Lee Waste-to-biodegradable plastics Started: Oct 2023 Supervisor(s): Lee, PH. Email Lily |
Yuanyang Liu |
Robin Maes-Prior Integrated wastewater modelling for resilient water strategy Started: Sep 2023 Supervisor(s): Mijic, A.; Dobson, B. Email Robin |
Samer Muhandes Interaction between SUDS and groundwater Started: Oct 2015 Supervisor(s): Mijic, A., Butler, A.P Email Samer |
Fangjun Peng |
Mengru Qiu Additives to reduce pit latrine filling rates Started: Feb 2023 Supervisor(s): Templeton, M.R Email Mengru |
Anthony Ross High-altitude wetlands for mountain water security Started: Feb 2023 Supervisor(s): Buytaert. W; Paschalis, A. Email Anthony |
Amelia Rupp |
Dalal Sadeqi |
Zhou Shu Rainfall forecasting for urban hydrological application Started: Dec 2020 Supervisor(s): Onof, C.; Wang, L. Email Zhou |
Anastasia Theodoropoulou |
Zhou Shu |
Aiman Uteyeva |
Anas Yazid |
Jiaodi Zhang |
Ziting Zhou |
Wangdong Zong |
Fluid Mechanics - listed A-Z by surname
Umniya Al Khalili |
Yusuf Almalki |
Nada Alsulaiman Numerical modelling; thermal efflient of power plants Started: Feb 2021 Supervisor(s): Piggot, M; van Reeuwijk, M. Email Nada |
Ashriah Andani |
Vasilis Bellos |
Rui Cao |
Lianzheng Cui |
Lei Dai |
Pu Gong |
Steven (Cheong) Huo |
Canwei Jin |
Younmo Lee |
Nan Lin |
Lucy Xinlu Mao |
Ndulu Mwalyo Indoor air quality improvement Started: Sep 2024 Supervisor(s): Burridge, H.; West, S. Email Ndulu |
Sam Owens |
Xiwu Pang |
Joe Peach Measuring properties of oceanic breaking waves Started: Oct 2019 Supervisor(s): Callaghan, A; Benetazzo, A; Bidlot, J. Email Joe |
Rodrigo Ribeiro |
Shuang Shan |
Zhanyuan Tian Breaking wave tracking and 3D reconstruction Started: Sep 2024 Supervisor(s): Callaghan, A; Valero Huerta, D. Email Zhanyuan |
Chenduo Wang |
Chris Wilson Surface energy balance; vegetated urban areas Started: Oct 2021 Supervisor(s): van Reeuwijk, M. Email Chris |
William Wright Shoreline evolution under a changing climate Started: Oct 2023 Supervisor(s): Craske, J.; Karmpadakis, I. Email William |
Mingjun Xie |
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Geotechnics - listed A-Z by surname
Stamatina Alexandropoulou |
Clive Appleyard |
Sinead Birks Geological characterisation of West Cumbria Started: Oct 2020 Supervisor(s): Lawrence, J.A; Coleman, C. Email Sinead |
Marina Schnaider Bortolotto |
Anthony Carpenter |
Emilia Castillo Fuentes Foundations for offshore wind turbines Started: Jun 2021 Supervisor(s): dravkovic, L.; Potts, D.M. Email Emilia |
Adhyatma Khare |
Han Ming Lai |
Hsuan-Yi Li |
Jiaming Liu |
Shengjie Ma |
Maryam Sadat Maddah Sadatieh Soil-plant-atmosphere interaction Started: Oct 2022 Supervisor(s): Tsiampousi, A.; Paschalis, A. Email Maryam |
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Ethelbert Mezie |
Christos Miltiadis Climate change projections; infrastructure assets Started: Mar 2021 Supervisor(s): Zdravkovic, L.; Tsiampousi, A.; Onof, C. Email Christos |
Yohei Nakamichi |
Fabian Ortiz Wall Modelling foundations for offshore wind turbines subjected to complex loading conditions Started: Sep 2023 Supervisor(s): Taborda, D.; Kontoe, S. Email Fabian |
Alison Provost Thermal performance of thermo-active piles Started: Nov 2022 Supervisor(s): Taborda, D. Email Alison |
Jose Salomon |
Javier Sanchez Fernandez |
Hassan Abdullatif Sindi New sustainable geo-materials; construction waste Started: Oct 2021 Supervisor(s): Lawrence, J. Email Hassan |
Pishun Tantivangphaisal Modelling the long-term cyclic response of soils Started: Mar 2022 Supervisor(s): Taborda, D. Email Pishun |
Yongxin Wang |
Ahmad Agus Widodo |
Jamie Wills Sanin Particle level variability; soil stochastic behaviour Started: Mar 2020 Supervisor(s): Standing, J.R.; O'Sullivan, C. Email Jamie |
Han Yang |
Ningxin Yang |
Yunxiang Yang |
Isabella (Shihan) Zhang |
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Materials - listed A-Z by surname
Tsz Chun (Jack) Chan |
Tiantian Cheng |
Ankita Choudry |
Theo Clayton |
Guozhen Ding Polymer composites for hydrogen storage Started: Sep 2023 Supervisor(s): Wu, C. Email Guozhen |
Tiejun Ding Development of circular concrete Started: Feb 2020 Supervisor(s): Cheeseman, C.R.; Wong, H.S. Email Tiejin |
Sam Draper |
Sumesh Erikandath |
Meng Gao Design of durable low-carbon concrete Started: Nov 2020 Supervisor(s): Myers, RJ.; Wong, H.S. Email Meng |
Xiangdong Geng |
Maria Georgiades |
Theo Glashier Damage detection for ageing civil infrastructure Started: Mar 2021 Supervisor(s): Buchanan, C. Email Theo |
Mehrdad Isfandbod |
Yu Luan |
John Obuobi Ofosu-Appeah Engineered mycelium products Started: Apr 2021 Supervisor(s): Cheeseman, C.R. Email John |
Pei Boon Ong |
Sangchu Quan |
Leonel Quinteros Palominos Smart skins for structural health monitoring Started: Jan 2021 Supervisor(s): Martinez-Paneda, E. Email Leonel |
Rony Reategui |
Qibah Reduan |
Barnaby Shanks Low-carbon cements Started: Oct 2018 Supervisor(s): Cheeseman, C.R.; Wong, H.S. Email Barney |
Zongtai Shen |
Yang Tu |
Terry Ugama |
Haoming Wu |
Quanjun Yao |
Alperen Yayla Resource implications of socioeconomic development Started: Oct 2022 Supervisor(s): Myers, RJ. Email Alpren |
Minggen Zhang |
Yixiu Zhuge Concrete carbonation chemistry and products Started: Jan 2022 Supervisor(s): Myers, RJ.; Wong, H.S. Email Yixiu |
Structures - listed A-Z by surname
Molly Balassa |
Hou Chan |
Yiwei Chen Finite element analysis under extreme loading Started: Oct 2020 Supervisor(s): Izzuddin, B.A. Email Yiwei |
Ruikai Dai |
Xiapeng Ding |
Mohamed El Ashri Advanced Modelling of Masonry Arch Bridges Started: Feb 2020 Supervisor(s): Macorini, L.; Izzuddin, B.A. Email Mohamed |
Karim El Khoury |
Wenxuan Hong |
Tong Hu Metal 3D printing in construction Started: Mar 2023 Supervisor(s): Gardner, L.; Macorini, L. Email Tong |
Yujie Jin |
Lijithan Kathirkamanathan Advanced analysis of wind turbine support towers Started: Oct 2021 Supervisor(s): Sadowski, A.; Seidel, M. Email Lijithan |
Zeyad Khalil Seismic performance of renewable energy structures Started: Oct 2021 Supervisor(s): Stafford, P.; Elghazouli, A.Y. Email Zeyad |
Muzi Li |
Chunrong Lu |
Carlos Melchor Placencia Long-term effects in prestressed timber elements Started: Feb 2019 Supervisor(s): Malaga Chuquitaype, C. Email Carlos |
Ashraf Gamal Nayel |
Ansuman Panda |
Efrain Denys Quispe Choquemamani |
Maria Ibrahim Rachwan |
Atif Rasheed |
Zexu Shao |
Shirley Shen Applications of AI to highly nonlinear dynamic problems Started: Nov 2022 Supervisor(s): Malaga Chuquitaype, C. Email Shirley |
Athina Spinasa |
Zeyu Wang |
Ben Weber Additively manufactured steel structures: material behaviour, structural performance and optimisation Started: Dec 2020 Supervisor(s): Gardner, L. Email Ben |
Ziqian Xu |
Zhao Yang |
Faridah Zahra Advanced seismic response of steel structures Started: Jan 2020 Supervisor(s): Malaga Chuquitaype, C. Email Faridah |
Senyao Zhou Masonry structures under extreme loading Started: Mar 2022 Supervisor(s): Macorini, L.; Izzuddin, B.A. Email Senyao |
Centre for Transport Engineering and Modelling (CTEM) - listed A-Z by surname
Alessandra Abeille |
Fahmy Adan |
Ibtihal Ahmed Smart mobility in sustainable cities Started: Nov 2019 Supervisor(s): Ochieng, W. Email Ibtihal |
Niki Boyce |
Ashley Brooks |
Bowen Cai Predicting hazardous traffic conditions in real-time Started: Dec 2020 Supervisor(s): Quddus, M. Email Bowen |
Léah Camarcat |
Kailin Chen |
Zhihe Chen Impacts of climate change on motorcyclist safety Started: Oct 2023 Supervisor(s): Majumdar, A.; Stettler, MEJ. Email Zhihe |
Tobie Cusson |
Javad Eshtiyagh |
Cheng Feng PNT infrastructure in smart cities Started: Oct 2022 Supervisor(s): Ochieng, W. Email Cheng |
Supraja Hariharan |
Rob Houghton |
Josh Kirk Resilience of commodity trade; LLMs, optimisation Started: Oct 2021 Supervisor(s): Angeloudis, P.; Ochieng, W. Email Josh |
Paraskevi Koliou |
Jia Ming Li |
Lintong Li |
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Duke T J Ludera |
Wanting Mao Deep learning-based threat detection in 3D images for baggage security screening Started: Oct 2023 Supervisor(s): Majumdar, A.; Scheffer, S. Email Wanting |
Kenta Matsui |
Marianna Kalantzi |
Hanyu Meng Critical autonomous vehicle situational awareness Started: Oct 2019 Supervisor(s): Ochieng, W. Email Hanyu |
Elias Nassif Vehicle optimisation and control Started: Jun 2021 Supervisor(s): Ochieng, W., Sivakumar, A., Quddus, M. Email Elias |
Surabhi Ojha |
Leandro Parada |
Jingshuo Qiu |
Pooja Selena Rao |
Sibo Song |
Martin Wang |
Peizheng Wang Assessing air traffic controller workload Started: Oct 2022 Supervisor(s): Majumdar, A. Email Peizheng |
Zhengyu Vincent Wu Detection of unsafe human-vehicle interactions Started: Nov 2022 Supervisor(s): Angeloudis, P.; Demiris, Y.; Majumdar, A. Email Zhengyu |
Xiangmin Yang |
Yuan Xuan Drivers' risk perception types; eye movement data Started: Oct 2021 Supervisor(s): Majumdar, A. Email Yuan |
Xuehao Zhai Interpretable deep learning for transportation Started: Oct 2020 Supervisor(s): TBD Email Xuehao |
Keyang Zhang |
Tianyu Zhao Unmanned aerial vehicles; mission assignment/trajectory Started: Feb 2022 Supervisor(s): Ochieng, W. Email Tianyu |
Institute for Security Science and Technology (ISST) - listed A-Z by surname
Konstantinos Agathangelou |
Angelos Malandrakis |
Rob Murray TBD Started: TBD Supervisor(s): TBD Email Robert |