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Our people

Learn about our people including their research interests, areas of expertise and their contact details.

 

Management team

  • Professor Matt Middleton, Director of the Southampton Space Institute; Deputy Head of School (Education) in the School of Physics and Astronomy. Matthew leads a team developing new ways to study black holes.
  • Professor Simon Cox, Head of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Simon works on computational tools, technologies and platforms that solve interdisciplinary engineering and science problems.
  • Professor Mark Sullivan, Associate Dean for the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences. Mark leads a supernova research group in the School of Physics and Astronomy.

 

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Dr David Parker

Professor of Space Systems and Policy
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Professor Davide Filingeri BSc, MSc, PGCAP, PhD

Professor

Research interests

  • Davide’s original research programme investigates:
  • i) the biophysical and physiological mechanisms that allow humans to sense changes in the tem…
  • ii) the role of these mechanisms in body temperature regulation and the initiation of thermal…

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Edd James

Associate Dean Infrastructure

Research interests

  • Antigen processing and presentation
  • Regulation of T cell responses in anti-tumour responses

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Dr Efstathios Margaritis PhD

GIS Analyst / Trainer
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Professor Eileen Yu

Professor of Chemical Engineering

Research interests

  • Electrochemical, bioelectrochemical systems for Energy and Environmental applications
  • Biosensor and Bioelectronics for Biomedical Applications
  • Materials for Electro and Bioelectrochemical systems

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Elena Sitnikova PhD

Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering

Research interests

  • Development of computational characterisation and design tools for advanced materials
  • Mechanics of composite materials
  • Materials responses and characterisation at high loading rates

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Professor Elina Meliou PhD

Professor of Leadership

Research interests

  •  Diversity and Inclusion
  • Leadership
  • Organisational Behaviour

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Dr Firman Simanjuntak MIET, MInstP, SMIEEE, FHEA

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Dr Firman is exploiting the emerging memristive system for ultra-high dense data storage, AI-…

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Dr Gareth Roberts

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Development of methods for monitoring landscape fire activity using optical and thermal Earth…
  • Quantifying the environmental and health impacts of landscape fires using burned area and the…
  • Validating active fire and Fire Radiative Power retrievals using measurements and models

Accepting applications from PhD students

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