Visiting Staff

  • Professor David Heyes

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    Professor David Heyes Principal Research Fellow

    Location

    Visiting Professor, Imperial College London, Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK

    Professor, Royal Holloway, Department of Physics, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 OEX, UK

    Research Interests

    Molecular dynamics simulations of tribological processes, macromolecules and lubricants

  • Professor Stathis Ioannides

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    Professor Stathis Ioannides Visiting Professor

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    Location

    Visiting Professor - Imperial College London, SKF UTCDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK

    Product R&D Director - SKF Research and Technology Development, Kelvinbaan 16, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands

    Research Interests

    Rolling bearings, rolling contact fatigue, lubricant contamination, elastohydrodynamic lubrication, probabilistic design, dynamics, rolling element performance calculations

  • Professor Guillermo E. Morales-Espejel

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    Professor Guillermo E. Morales-Espejel Visiting Professor

    Location

    Visiting Professor - Imperial College London, SKF UTCDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringSouth Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK

    Principal Scientist - SKF Research and Technology Development, Kelvinbaan 16, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands

    Chair Professor - INSA de Lyon, LaMCoS, CNRS, UMR5259, Villeurbanne Cedex F-69621, France

    Research Interests

    Modelling of bearing life, friction, elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) , surface life

  • Professor M. Clelia Righi

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    Professor M. Clelia Righi Visiting Professor

    Location

    Visiting Professor - Imperial College London, Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK

    Professor - University of Bologna, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 40126 Bologna, Italy

    Research Interests

    Ab initio calculations, density function theory, multiscale/multiphysics coupling, lubricant additives, tribochemistry, mechanochemistry

  • Professor Billy D. Todd

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    Professor Billy D. Todd Visiting Professor

    Location

    Visiting ProfessorImperial College London, Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK

    Professor - Swinburne University of Technology, Department of Mathematics, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia

    Honorary Professor - Roskilde University, Department of Sciences and Environment, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark

    Research Interests

    Molecular dynamics simulations, lubricants, additives, liquid slip

  • Professor Nicholas D. Spencer

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    Professor Nicholas D. Spencer Visiting Professor

    Location

    Visiting ProfessorImperial College London, Department of Mechanical EngineeringSouth Kensington Campus, UK

    Professor - ETH Zürich, Department of Materials, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland

    Research Interests

    Lubricants, additives, tribochemsitry, tribofilms, polymer brushes, biotribology

  • Dr Sarah Matthews

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    Dr Sarah Matthews Shell UTC Research Manager

    Location

    Research Manager - Imperial College London, Shell UTC462-A City and Guilds Building, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK

    Team Lead - Shell Global Solutions, 2 York Road, Waterloo, London SE1 7NA, UK

    Research Interests

    Fuels, lubricants, tribology, combustion

  • Dr R. Ian Taylor

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    Dr R. Ian Taylor Visiting Researcher

    Location

    Visiting Researcher - Imperial College London, Shell UTC462-A City and Guilds Building, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK

    Technology Manager - Shell Global Solutions, 2 York Road, Waterloo, London SE1 7NA, UK

    Research Interests

    Fuels, lubricants, tribology, combustion

  • Dr Sebastian Echeverri Restrepo

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    Dr Sebastian Echeverri Restrepo Visiting Researcher

    Location

    Visiting Researcher - Imperial College London, SKF UTC456 City and Guilds Building, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK

    Research ScientistSKF Research and Technology Development, Kelvinbaan 16, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands

    Research Interests

    Molecular dynamics simulations, lubricants, additives, bearings, hydrogen embrittlement

  • Dr Chiara Gattinoni

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    Dr Chiara Gattinoni Visiting Researcher

    Location

    Visiting ResearcherImperial College London, 564 City and Guilds Building, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK

    Research FellowETH Zürich, Department of Materials, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland

    Research Interests

    Molecular dynamics simulations, density functional theory (DFT) calculations, organic friction modifiers (OFMs), corrosion inhibitors

  • Dr Hongyu Gao (Larry)

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    Dr Hongyu Gao (Larry) Visiting Researcher

    Location

    Visiting ResearcherImperial College London, SKF UTC564 City and Guilds Building, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK

    Research Fellow - Universitat des Saarlandes, Department ofMaterials Science and Engineering, 66123 Saarbrucken, Germany

    Research Interests

    Molecular dynamics, graphene, nanoparticles, diamond-like-carbon (DLC), force-field development

  • Dr Michele Scaraggi

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    Dr Michele Scaraggi Visiting Researcher

    Location

    Visiting Researcher - Imperial College London, 564 City and Guilds Building, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK

    Assistant Professor - Università del Salento, Lecce, Italy

    Research Interests

    Hydrogels, polymer brushes, adhesion, soft contacts, rough contacts

  • Dr Debashis Puhan

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    Dr Debashis Puhan Visiting Research Associate

    Location

    564 City and Guilds Building
    South Kensington Campus

    Research Interests

    Polymer tribology, polymer composites, triboemission, t riboelectrification/ charging mechanochemistry , tribochemistry, additives, boundary lubrication, friction and wear mechanisms

  • Dr Sorin-Cristian Vlădescu

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    Dr Sorin-Cristian Vlădescu Honorary Lecturer

    Location

    564 City and Guilds Building
    South Kensington Campus

    Research Interests

    Laser surface texturing, film thickness measurements in lubricated contacts , s oft contact tribology (seals), automatic transmissions, automotive safety