Former Group Members

Dr Jack Perris
PhD Student

Jack is a final year PhD student with a focus on material science, surface engineering, and contact mechanics. He graduated from the University of Strathclyde with a Meng in Mechanical Engineering in 2018. Jack’s interests in material science, tribology, and surface engineering stem from his master’s project at Chalmer’s University, Gothenburg. There he worked closely with the Swedish Olympic luge team and studied the contact mechanics of ice to steel interactions involved in Luge sled blades.
His PhD project initially explored the fabrication and mechanical behaviour of micro-structured interfaces. This research enabled the development of interfaces with repeatable and tailored contact stiffness properties. Jack has subsequently investigated various avenues of surface fabrication and manufacture, leading to a current focus on developing a research tool for rough surface generation and replication. 
He passed his viva in 2023.

Dr Iain Campbell  
PhD Student​

Iain was awarded an MEng (1.1) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Glasgow in 2017. His PhD project is on tribology in composites forming.  The work has three main aims: understanding the underlying physics of friction in forming, improving predictive forming models and reducing and controlling friction during the forming process. ​
​He passed his viva in 2023.

Dr Chris Triantafyllou
PhD Student

Chris graduated from the University of Glasgow with an MEng in Mechanical Engineering in 2017 and first joined the research group during his final year project. His dissertation focused on the cold dwell fatigue behaviour of Ti64 and led to the development of a crystal plasticity model capable of capturing this complex behaviour. As an undergraduate he spent two months at the Karlsruhe Insitute of Technology in Germany as a manufacturing research assistant. His PhD project is a continuation of his work on cold dwell fatigue with further focus on the influence of high stress concentrations and the effect of cross-rolling. He is the founder and current president of the non-profit aerospace education organisation, JetX Engineering.
He passed his viva in 2023.

Dr Euan Wielewski
Lecturer

Euan's research focused on understanding the mechanical behaviour of materials at the microscopic scale. His research used advanced materials characterisation and simulation tools, capable of capturing the effects of a material's microstructure on it's mechanical response, to develop physically-based, predictive modelling tools. 

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Dr Zhaofei Xiao
Research Associate

Zhaofei Xiao is a Research Associate in composites manufacturing and design. He joined the Materials and Manufacturing Research Group at the University of Glasgow in October 2017. Zhaofei completed his PhD in Materials Engineering and Design at the University of Nottingham in 2018, MSc in Materials Science and Technology at Loughborough University in 2013, and BEng in Materials Science and Engineering at Shandong University in 2012.

Zhaofei’s present research focuses on the development of a low-cost steered fibre laminates manufacturing process and optimisation of mechanical properties of composites structures via numerical modelling. His previous research spans manufacturing process automation, experimental mechanics and characterisation for both composites and metal alloys.

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Dr Kayleigh Nelson
PhD Student

Kayleigh completed her PhD on the deformation of titanium alloys using in situ micro-mechanical testing and advanced microscopy techniques. She has obtained a position of Visiting Scientist at Cornell University, NY, USA (2016). Previously completing a Masters degree in Product Design Engineering as a joint venture between the University of Glasgow and the Glasgow School of Art.

She passed her viva with minor corrections in October 2019.

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Dr Jimeng Yang
PhD Student

Jimeng graduated from Tianjin University with an BEng from the Mechanical Engineering School and started her PhD research at the University of Glasgow in 2016. Now in her third year, her research is focusing on multi-objective optimisations applied into Additive Manufacturing (AM) which aims at providing a genetic approach to predict time, energy consumption, product performance and seeks for an optimal manufacturing solution for AM.

She passed her viva with minor corrections in April 2021.

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Dr D. Khoa Do
PhD Student

Khoa achieved his undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering in Hochiminh City University of Technology, Vietnam. He started his PhD program in University of Glasgow in 2017 after 2.5 years working in Singapore Center for 3D Printing (SC3DP). His research topic is material modelling and development for Additive Manufacturing including Selective Laser Melting and Metal Extrusion-based Method. He is working on Ti-6Al-4V and 316L stainless steel alloys for aerospace and biomedical applications.

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Dr Mark Docherty
PhD Student

Mark's academic background started out by studying an HNC qualification in Mechanical Engineering at the University of the West of Scotland back in 2010/11. This lead him to study a BEng degree in Mechanical Engineering at Edinburgh Napier University from 2011-2015 where I gained a 2:1 classification. Following the completion of his BEng degree, he then successfully completed an MSc in Advanced Materials Engineering, again at Edinburgh Napier University during the 2015/16 academic year. His PhD focused on the thermo-mechanical processing of nickel superalloys. He passed his viva in 2020.

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Dr Scott Sneddon
PhD Student

Scott completed his undergrad in mechanical engineering and his masters in Advanced Materials Engineering in at Edinburgh Napier University. His master's project involved a collaboration with Rolls-Royce investigating alpha-case growth found in titanium 6/4. His research interests are found in titanium alloys where he is investigating the deformation of low aluminium titanium alloys. He passed his viva in 2020.

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Dr Alex Hamilton
PhD Student

Alex was awarded an MEng (1.1) in Biomedical Engineering by the University of Glasgow in 2017.  His PhD project is on optimised bonded interfaces utilising nano and micro-structured surfaces. The aim of this work is to examine the potential for nano and micro structured interlocking interfaces to enhance joint performance (i.e. through increasing strength, toughness, repeatability etc.). ​

Dr Mohammad Fotouhi
Lecturer

Mohammad joined the University of Glasgow as a lecturer in September 2019 and his expertise lies in composites design, manufacturing and integrity. He is currently working on generative design, lightweight/smart bio-inspired composites, 4D printed self-morphing structures and multi-functional materials. He has made innovations in designing high-performance composite T-joints, Pseudo-ductile and notch insensitive composites, and novel damage detection methods.

Before joining Glasgow, Mohammad was as a lecturer at the University of the West of England and previously led the Hybrid Composites developments in the HiPerDuCT programme (EP/I02946X/1), as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bristol. He also has 3 years of industrial experience in R&D activities including reverse engineering, manufacturing, CAD/CAM and material analysis.

Mohammad graduated with honoured MSc and PhD degrees in mechanical engineering (manufacturing and production), both his MSc and PhD theses were on acoustic emission-based damage monitoring of composites, and were singled out for their quality in a University-wide assessment. He is in editorial board of international journals: Composite Materials, Science publishing group, and Journal of engineering and technology.

Dr Paul Barron
Research Associate

Paul’s research focuses on incorporating shape memory materials into ultrasonic devices. He completed his PhD at the University of Manchester in 2021, where he worked on developing novel alloys for nuclear fusion applications. He is currently working as a postdoctoral research associate on the Ultrasurge project and in the Adaptus group. His present work is examining how the phase transformations of Nitinol, a nickel-titanium shape memory alloy, can be exploited to manufacture ultrasonic surgical devices that are capable of resonating at different frequencies.
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Dr Enric Grustan-Gutiérrez
Lecturer

Dr Enric Grustan-Gutiérrez holds a "Top International Managers in Engineering" double master's degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from BarcelonaTech and University of Padua (Italy) respectively. He was awarded a Balsells fellowship to pursue a PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of California Irvine.
After his graduation, he joined Lanzalab (Soochow University, China) as a Postdoctoral researcher on 2D materials characterisation and its uses on microelectronics.
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Enric's research focuses on the use of microfabrication, rapid prototyping and new materials on Space Thrusters and the uses of electrospray for fabrication and surface engineering.

Dr Colin Souza
PhD Student

Colin began his PhD on acoustoplasticity in 2017. His project aims to develop better techniques for characterising the interaction of a high intensity ultrasonic wavefield with quasi-static loading during metal deformation, identifying the microstructural responses. Currently his research focusses on adapting high-speed imaging techniques for use with material deformation under ultrasonic motion. Colin graduated from the University of Glasgow with an MEng in Mechanical Engineering in 2008. Before returning to Glasgow he spent eight years in industry as a mechanical engineer, working on a variety of interesting projects such as high-speed valve actuation for a digital-hydraulics research spin-out, and cryogenic neutron-moderator systems for the UK’s neutron source facility in Oxfordshire.