Congratulations to our PhD students
Congratulations to the following students, who have been awarded a doctor of philosophy from the University of Leeds.
We wish them success in their future careers and thank them for the contribution they have made to the faculty and University.
Congratulations to:
| Student | Supervisor | Research Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Alfaifi | Dr Eric Atwell | Building the Arabic Learner Corpus and a System for Arabic Error Annotation |
| Rita Edoga | Dr A Hassanpour | Investigation into the cleaning behaviour of nanofluids on crude oil contaminated soils at optimum conditions |
| Joe Lanigan | Professor A Morina | Tribochemical analysis of si-doped and non-doped diamond- like carbon for application within the internal combustion engine |
| Maryam Hafeez | Professor JMH Elmirghani | Game theoretic analysis of dynamic spectrum leasing in large scale wireless networks |
| Louise Russell | Professor A Neville | The design and development of an intelligent atraumatic laparoscopic grasper |
| Ahmed Lawey | Professor JMH Elmirghani | Energy efficiency of P2P and distributed clouds networks |
| Simin Karimian | Professor Stephen Garrity | A computational modelling strategy for historic masonry structures |
| Marina Sousani | Dr Y Sheng | Modelling of hydraulic fracturing in rocks: A multi-scale and fluid-solid coupling approach |
| Yong Hua | Professor A Neville | An experimental study of corrosion for long distance carbon transportation pipelines |
| Azael Cortes Capetillo | Professor CJ Noakes | Computational fluid dynamic modeling of in-duct UV air sterilisation systems |
| Hui Cao | Dr X Jia | Simulations of dissolution of structured particles |
| Afzan Adam | Dr AJ Bulpitt | Computer aided dysplasia grading for Barrett's oesophagus virtual slides |
| Elena Tajuelo Rodriguez | Professor IG Richardson | Relationship between composition, structure and morphology in C-S-H |
| Mark Whittaker | Dr L Black | The impact of slag composition on the microstructure of composite slag cements exposed to sulfate attack |
| Wei Li | Professor KJ Roberts | Drying of pharmaceutical powders using an agitated filter dryer |
| Meimei Song | Professor P Purnell | Reinforcement interfaces in low-carbon concretes |
| Boya Subhono | Dr M Wilson | Deploying nanotechnology for oil and gas flow assurance: Understanding the transport and penetration of nano-particles in porous media |
| Brindusa Mironov | Dr AVK Westwood | Nuclear graphite: Structural characterisation and effects of irradiation |
| Adam Johns | Professor HM Thompson | Computational fluid dynamic modelling and optimisation of internal twist-drill coolant channel flow |
| Lee Etchels | Professor RK Wilcox | Optimisation of fixation methods for Vancouver Type B2 and B3 periprosthetic femoral fracture treatment |
| Abdulmajeed Almaneea | Dr JL Summers | Thermal analysis of liquid immersed electronics for data centres |
| Mohammad Afkhami | Dr A Hassanpour | Particle dispersion, agglomeration and deposition in fully-coupled turbulent channel flow using large eddy simulation and discrete element method |
| Roman Kirsch | Dr RB Hammond | Kinetics and mechanism of urea aggregation |
| Kamran Vahdat | Professor NJ Smith | Seismic risk management |
| Thomas Robin | Dr A Ross | Refinery ready bio-petroleum via novel catalytic hydrothermal processing of microalgae |
| Gavin Ferguson | Dr RJ Fowell | Evolution of a design methodology for use in cave mines developed in challenging geomechanics environments |
| Justin Gallagher | Professor MC Levesley | Autonomous robot-assisted upper limb physiotherapy |
| Peter Baldwin | Dr X Lai | Catalytic asymmetric transformation of chiral amines by crystallisation with in-situ racemisation of conglomerates |
| Siti Yusop | Professor KJ Roberts | Characterisation of the morphological and surface properties of organic micro-crystalline particles |
| Nicolas Raske | Dr RW Hewson | A computational and experimental investigation of discrete cell gravure roll coating |
| Ali Momeni | Professor BG Clarke | Micro-mechanical study of sand fabric during earthquake |
| Femi Akinrinola | Professor JM Jones | Torrefaction and combustion properties of some Nigerian biomass |
| Karen Mitchell | Dr OJ Cayre | Microencapsulation for next generation lubricants |
| Gael Léauté | Dr S Freear | Finite element modelling of phospholipid-shelled microbubbles for therapeutic uses at low acoustic |
| Alechenu Aboje | Professor M Fairweather | Numerical and experimental study of methane and propane flames in relation to gas flaring |
| Ayad Abdalla | Dr AA Dehghani | Bilayer channel and free-surface thin film flow over topography |
| Jayne Windeatt | P Forster | Assessing the potential of biochar from crop residues to sequester CO2: Scenarios to 2100 |
| Hannah James | Professor WF Gale | Overcoming barriers to microgeneration in new homes: Coevolutionary analysis and attitudes to different deployment models |
| Hung Vu | Professor JP Forth | Development of a novel sustainable masonry unit using laboratory and mathematical modelling |
| Paul Wilkinson | Dr DP Steenson | Development of 664GHz Sub-harmonic mixers |
| Yanping Du | Professor Y Ding | Cold energy storage: Fundamentals and applications |
| Ali Reza Taherkhani | Professor HM Thompson | Computational fluid dynamics based optimisation of emergency response vehicles |
| Feng Cheng | Dr VAL Dupont | Bio-compounds as reducing agents of reforming catalyst and their subsequent steam reforming performance |
| Zhengyang Ling | Dr AA Burluka | Flame propagation and autoignition in a high pressure optical engine |
| Wenlei Luo | Professor M Pourkashanian | Large eddy simulation of turbulent supersonic combustion and characteristics of supersonic flames |
| Adam Mitchell | Professor J Kirkham | The use of Raman spectroscopy for the live aseptic monitoring of stem cell differentiation |
| Toor-E-Aiman Rizvi | Dr W Nimmo | Fireside corrosion in oxy-fuel environments and the influence of fuel and ash characteristics on corrosion and deposition |
| Feng Wei Yang | Professor PK Jimack | Multigrid solution methods for nonlinear time-dependent systems |
| Thomas Oakley Lynch | Professor QJ Fisher | Geological storage of carbon dioxide in the UK: Opportunities and risks |
| Benissa Tolaieb | Professor A Neville | Barium sulphate surface deposition kinetics and inhibition in dynamic flow systems |
| Naief Alhazmi | Mr K Moodley | Improving asset management in the public sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| Changdong Li | Professor Y Ding | Dissolution behaviours of structured particles |
| Wenjing Li | Professor XZ Wang | Optimization and design of reactive crystallization process |
| Michael Dawson | Dr DJ Borman | Computational models for the simulation and monitoring of developing crystalline deposits originating from dripping process liquors |
| Saleh Alzahrani | Dr SJ Antony | The influence of granulation methods and particle size on pharmaceutical granules flowability using ring shear tester and particle image velocimetry |
| Elvis Agbonghae | Professor M Pourkashanian | Modelling and optimization of coal-fired power plant generation systems with CO2 capture |
| Abdullah Alsebaei | Dr C Velis | Solid waste management and recycling during Hajj Pilgrimage in Mina |
| Abubakar El-Jummah | Professor GE Andrews | Impingement and impingement/effusion cooling of gas turbine components: Conjugate heat transfer predictions |
| Niemah Osman | Professor JMH Elmirghani | Energy efficiency in content delivery networks |
| Raymundo Ramirez Gutierrez | Dr LX Zhang | Transmission and detection techniques for MIMO systems |
| Oladipo Adewale | Dr NJ Horan | Enhancing methane production in the UK WWTP via co-digestion of microalgae and sewage sludge |
| Gregory de Boer | Professor HM Thompson | A two-scale approach to elastrohydrodynamic lubrication |
| Chinazo Unachukwu | Dr LX Zhang | Improved interference management techniques for multi-cell multi-user MIMO systems |
| Peter Wortmann | Professor DJ Duke | Profiling optimised Haskell: Causal analysis and implementation |
| Fernando Zapata Cornelio | Professor RK Wilcox | Characterisation and modelling of long bone fracture behaviour |
| Clara Huéscar Medina | Dr HN Phylaktou | Explosion safety of biomass and torrefied biomass powders |
| Neepa Paul | Dr RB Hammond | Characterisation of highly active nuclear waste simulants |
| Keeran Brabazon | Professor PK Jimack | Multigrid methods for nonlinear second order partial differential operators |
