Wang
bin wang graduated with beng (1985) in solid mechanics from xi’an jiaotong university, msc (1988) by research in dynamics and phd (1991) in applied mechanics, both from university of manchester (formerly umist). he had been an academic staff member of nanyany technological university (singapore), deakin (australia), brunel, manchester and aberdeen university before returning to brunel in july 2011. at brunel he has held roles as the chairperson of the board of study in mechanical, aerospace and automotive engineering, year 1 tutor, programme director of msc structural integrity, and now the vice dean internatioanl of the college. dr wang’s expertise is in applied mechanics, including stress and strain analysis, dynamics and impact mechanics. he also conducts research in reliability and safety analysis with application in energy and medical areas. his research contributed to the british energy’s r3 document on impact assessment of nuclear power plants. under the title shooting cancers, his research also presented at the royal society summer science exhibition (2004). dr. wang is also one of the inventors of a patented knee implant which is a leading product in the north american market. dr. wang has delivered a wide range of subjects in the subject area of applied mechanics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including strength of materials, vector calculus, vibration and machine dynamics, plasticity, mechanism and design, advanced reliability analysis, fracture and fatigue, etc. current teaching modules: me3062/me3092 fea, cfd and design of engineering systems mn5561 computer aided design 2
Dr Bin Wang
Bin Wang graduated with BEng (1985) in Solid Mechanics from Xi’an Jiaotong University, MSc (1988) by research in Dynamics and PhD (1991) in Applied Mechanics, both from University of Manchester (formerly UMIST). He had been an academic staff member of Nanyany Technological University (Singapore), Deakin (Australia), Brunel, Manchester and Aberdeen University before returning to Brunel in July 2011. At Brunel he has held roles as the Chairperson of the Board of Study in Mechanical, Aerospace and Automotive Engineering, Year 1 Tutor, Programme Director of MSc Structural Integrity, and now the Vice Dean Internatioanl of the College. Dr Wang’s expertise is in Applied Mechanics, including stress and strain analysis, dynamics and impact mechanics. He also conducts research in reliability and safety analysis with application in energy and medical areas. His research contributed to the British Energy’s R3 document on Impact Assessment of nuclear power plants. Under the title Shooting Cancers, his research also presented at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition (2004). Dr. Wang is also one of the inventors of a patented knee implant which is a leading product in the North American market. Dr. Wang has delivered a wide range of subjects in the subject area of Applied Mechanics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including Strength of Materials, Vector Calculus, Vibration and Machine Dynamics, Plasticity, Mechanism and Design, Advanced Reliability Analysis, Fracture and Fatigue, etc. Current teaching modules: ME3062/ME3092 FEA, CFD and Design of Engineering Systems MN5561 Computer Aided Design 2
Mackay
dr mackay is a mechanical engineer with a particular interest within the biomedical field. she gained her undergraduate degree from the university of dundee in 2007 in mechnical engineering. this was followed by a her phd micro-electromechanical-systems in 2011, also at the university of dundee, funded by a case grant from the epsrc with idb technologies. she moved to brunel in 2011 to work as a research fellow on a tanslational mrc grant developing point of care devices. she became a lecturer at brunel in 2015. her research focuses on organ-on-a-chip tecnologies for women's health, low cost point of care diagnostic devices and prosthetics. she teaches within the areas of finite element analysis and medical device engineering. dr mackay's primary research focus is within the field of organ-on-a-chip (ooc). within the group she researches the development of microfluidic devices, manufacturing methods, cell scaffold facbrication and electronic control of the systems. the ooc group at brunel university london (www.bruneldoclab.com) incorporates toxicologists, engineers, life scientists and bioinformaticians. the group’s research focuses on developing alternative systems to study women’s health issues, such as cancers, pregnancy outcomes and sexually transmitted infections. we are currently working on systems that replicate female organs (vagina, ovaries, placenta and breast) to better understand initiation, progression diagnosis and treatment of women’s diseases and disorders. her other research interests include low cost, point of care diagnostics, prosthetics and soft robotics me3622 mechanical engineering structures me3626 vehicle structures and fea me5678 medical device engineering me5692 group project (meng)
Dr Ruth Mackay
Dr Mackay is a Mechanical Engineer with a particular interest within the biomedical field. She gained her undergraduate degree from the University of Dundee in 2007 in Mechnical Engineering. This was followed by a her PhD Micro-electromechanical-systems in 2011, also at the University of Dundee, funded by a CASE grant from the EPSRC with IDB Technologies. She moved to Brunel in 2011 to work as a Research Fellow on a tanslational MRC grant developing point of care devices. She became a lecturer at Brunel in 2015. Her research focuses on organ-on-a-chip tecnologies for women's health, low cost point of care diagnostic devices and prosthetics. She teaches within the areas of Finite Element Analysis and Medical Device Engineering. Dr Mackay's primary research focus is within the field of Organ-on-a-Chip (OOC). Within the group she researches the development of microfluidic devices, manufacturing methods, cell scaffold facbrication and electronic control of the systems. The OOC group at Brunel University London (www.bruneldoclab.com) incorporates toxicologists, engineers, life scientists and bioinformaticians. The group’s research focuses on developing alternative systems to study women’s health issues, such as cancers, pregnancy outcomes and sexually transmitted infections. We are currently working on systems that replicate female organs (vagina, ovaries, placenta and breast) to better understand initiation, progression diagnosis and treatment of women’s diseases and disorders. Her other research interests include low cost, point of care diagnostics, prosthetics and soft robotics ME3622 Mechanical Engineering Structures ME3626 Vehicle Structures and FEA ME5678 Medical Device Engineering ME5692 Group Project (MEng)
Troisi
dr gera m. troisi is a lecturer in the school of engineering and design at brunel university london since 2001, delivering undergraduate and postgraduate modules on medical device risk management, environmental risk assessment and life cycle analysis on biomedical, sustainable and general engineering courses and has supervised several postgraduate students to successful completion of phd-doctoral degrees, mphil and mres. she is a chartered toxicologist-ecotoxicologist (uk & europe) and is a member of the risk assessment committee (rac) of the european chemicals agency (echa) which advises on the classification, labelling and restriction of chemicals within the european union under the reach and clp regulations. her principal research interests are environmental toxicology of humans and wildlife (ecotoxicology, endocrine disruption, biomonitoring, biosensors, environmental analysis); risk assessment and aquaculture. she has over 30 research publications covering these disciplines. she has coordinated a number of research and consultancy projects related to environmental toxicology funded by both non-governmental (rspca, wwf, care for the wild, greenpeace) and governmental agencies (defra) and industry (safeway, slimming systems ltd and lufthansa-hawker pacific aerospace). before beginning her career in academia, dr troisi worked as a senior scientific officer in the medical research council (mrc) institute for environment & health. she holds a doctorate degree in environmental toxicology from the university of essex and is a member of the british and european toxicology societies. dr troisi offers the following consultancy services: medical device risk management; environmental risk assessment; health risk assessment; ecological risk assessment; life cycle analysis; environmental impact assessment; health and ecological impacts; laboratory analysis of environmental pollutants (polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) and metabolites (methyl sulphones), pesticides, heavy metals and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (pahs); emergent pollutants (brominated flame retardants)) drugs and biologically-active compounds (steroid hormones).
Dr Gera Troisi
Dr Gera M. Troisi is a lecturer in the School of Engineering and Design at Brunel University London since 2001, delivering undergraduate and postgraduate modules on Medical Device Risk Management, Environmental Risk Assessment and Life Cycle Analysis on Biomedical, Sustainable and General Engineering courses and has supervised several postgraduate students to successful completion of PhD-doctoral degrees, MPhil and MRes. She is a Chartered Toxicologist-Ecotoxicologist (UK & Europe) and is a member of the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) which advises on the classification, labelling and restriction of chemicals within the European Union under the REACH and CLP regulations. Her principal research interests are environmental toxicology of humans and wildlife (ecotoxicology, endocrine disruption, biomonitoring, biosensors, environmental analysis); Risk Assessment and Aquaculture. She has over 30 research publications covering these disciplines. She has coordinated a number of research and consultancy projects related to environmental toxicology funded by both non-governmental (RSPCA, WWF, Care for the Wild, Greenpeace) and governmental agencies (DEFRA) and industry (Safeway, Slimming Systems Ltd and Lufthansa-Hawker Pacific Aerospace). Before beginning her career in academia, Dr Troisi worked as a Senior Scientific Officer in the Medical Research Council (MRC) Institute for Environment & Health. She holds a doctorate degree in Environmental Toxicology from the University of Essex and is a member of the British and European Toxicology Societies. Dr Troisi offers the following consultancy services: Medical Device Risk Management; Environmental Risk Assessment; Health Risk Assessment; Ecological Risk Assessment; Life Cycle Analysis; Environmental Impact Assessment; Health and Ecological Impacts; Laboratory analysis of environmental pollutants (polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and metabolites (Methyl sulphones), pesticides, heavy metals and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); emergent pollutants (brominated flame retardants)) drugs and biologically-active compounds (steroid hormones).
Koenig
carola könig is vice dean international and a senior lecturer in the college of engineering, design and physical sciences at brunel university london. following her degree in mechanical engineering (dipl-ing) from the university of stuttgart, germany in 1992 and a short period in the automotive industry she obtained a phd from brunel in 1998. her expertise is in fluid mechanics, including cfd, within a variety of multi-disciplinary environments which comprise biomedical and bioprocess engineering as well as thermofluids engineering. prior to her international role she was course director of brunel’s flood and coastal engineering programmes, a programme suite of both, undergraduate and postgraduate courses sponsored by the environment agency and co-delivered with hr wallingford, a renowned, independent civil engineering and environmental hydraulics organisation. in conjunction to that role, her research has widened to include also adaptation to climate change, such as flooding, sea level rise and health. she is a charted engineer and member of the imeche where she is the immediate past chair of the thermofluids group and a member of its climate change adaptation working group. she is also a fellow of the institute of the higher education academy and has a keen interest in education management. two-phase flow modelling related to countercurrent chromatography (ccc) cardiovascular flows and prostheses biological network flows in health and disease, particularly diabetes respiratory flows plume flow modelling with chemical reaction modelling fluid mechanics biofluid mechanics artificial organs building services and heat transfer equipment environmental hydraulics and design
Dr Carola Koenig
Vice Dean (International) / Senior Lecturer
Carola König is Vice Dean International and a Senior Lecturer in the College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences at Brunel University London. Following her degree in Mechanical Engineering (Dipl-Ing) from the University of Stuttgart, Germany in 1992 and a short period in the automotive industry she obtained a PhD from Brunel in 1998. Her expertise is in Fluid Mechanics, including CFD, within a variety of multi-disciplinary environments which comprise biomedical and bioprocess engineering as well as thermofluids engineering. Prior to her international role she was Course Director of Brunel’s Flood and Coastal Engineering programmes, a programme suite of both, undergraduate and postgraduate courses sponsored by the Environment Agency and co-delivered with HR Wallingford, a renowned, independent civil engineering and environmental hydraulics organisation. In conjunction to that role, her research has widened to include also adaptation to climate change, such as flooding, sea level rise and health. She is a Charted Engineer and Member of the IMechE where she is the immediate past Chair of the Thermofluids Group and a member of its Climate Change Adaptation Working Group. She is also a Fellow of the Institute of the Higher Education Academy and has a keen interest in education management. two-phase flow modelling related to countercurrent chromatography (CCC) cardiovascular flows and prostheses biological network flows in health and disease, particularly diabetes respiratory flows plume flow modelling with chemical reaction modelling Fluid Mechanics Biofluid Mechanics Artificial Organs Building Services and Heat Transfer Equipment Environmental Hydraulics and Design
Du
dr xinli du joined brunel institute for bioengineering as a research lecturer in august 2010. xinli’s phd degree was awarded by loughborough university (u.k.) control systems research group in 2008. he then joined aston university working as a research associate. his research has focused on smart surgical tools and multiple sensing technology. some successful projects include a surgical robotic micro-drill and a smart tackle sensing surface. robotic surgery
Dr Xinli Du
Senior Lecturer in Robotics & Autonomous Systems
Dr Xinli Du joined Brunel Institute for Bioengineering as a Research Lecturer in August 2010. Xinli’s PhD degree was awarded by Loughborough University (U.K.) Control Systems Research Group in 2008. He then joined Aston University working as a Research Associate. His research has focused on smart surgical tools and multiple sensing technology. Some successful projects include a surgical robotic micro-drill and a smart tackle sensing surface. Robotic Surgery