School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Phone+44 (0)28 9097 4147, +44 (0)28 9097 4148
Emailmech.aero@qub.ac.uk
Websitehttp://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofMechanicalandAerospaceEngineering/

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123 Stranmillis Road, Ashby Building
BT9 5AH Belfast
United Kingdom

Our research activity is currently based on clusters which are focused on these key areas:

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Gasser Abdelal
- g.abdelalqub.acuk
- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - Lecturer
Person: Academic
20022023
Virajith Adhikari Vitharana
- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Person: Doctor of Philosophy
20222022
Dheeraj Agarwal
- D.Agarwalqub.acuk
- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - Research Fellow
Person: Research
20122022

99 Finished
262 Active

R5256MEE: Novel layup optimisation methods in design and manufacture of advanced fibre-reinforced laminated composites
Aravand, M. A.
16/02/2023 → …
Project: Research
R5252MEE: Toward Certification by Simulation of Bird-Strike Event on Composite Wing Leading Edges
Kazancı, Z.
12/01/2023 → …
Project: Research
R1726GFS: Transparency solutions for transforming the food system
Brereton, P., Gillan, C., Hutchinson, G., McCarthy, D., Smyth, B., Vlajic, J. & Woodside, J.
28/09/2022 → …
Project: Research

3D-printed auxetic-structured intervertebral disc implant for potential treatment of lumbar herniated disc
Jiang, Y., Shi, K., Zhou, L., He, M., Zhu, C., Wang, J., Li, J., Li, Y., Liu, L., Sun, D., Feng, G., Yi, Y. & Zhang, L., Feb 2023, In: Bioactive Materials. 20, p. 528-538
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Achieving high mechanical properties of biodegradable vascular stents by four-axis 3D printing system and heat treatment
Tong, X., Zhang, Z., Fu, K., Li, Y., Cao, B., Wang, W. & Chen, B., 15 Jun 2023, In: Materials Letters. 341, 134261.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Achieving zero CO₂ emissions from integrated biomass gasification with CO₂ capture and utilization (IGCCU)
Zhu, Y., Li, B., Miao, J., Sun, S., Wang, Y., Zhao, X., Chen, B. & Wu, C., 15 Oct 2023, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 474, 11 p., 145767.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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Dataset for “Processing feature-mapping topology optimisation designs towards feature-based CAD processing”
Shannon, T. (Creator), Robinson, T. T. (Supervisor), Murphy, A. (Supervisor) & Armstrong, C. (Supervisor), Queen's University Belfast, 08 Aug 2023
DOI: 10.17034/26edc138-722c-46ac-a363-c7554dc51c47
Dataset

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2000 Point UR10 Robot Program
McGarry, L. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, Sep 2022
DOI: 10.17034/e58d16e9-2468-4d60-862c-a51c0bd74e8d
Dataset
Support Vector Regression Example Code
McGarry, L. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, Sep 2022
DOI: 10.17034/84db96ac-2827-4c11-ba31-d5c5fe6aa4b6
Dataset

19th Bioengineering in Ireland Conference, 1st Place - Biomaterials Section
Fee, Kathryn (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
1st place at SWAN and EPS Faculty Female Innovation Event
Liddell, Alice (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
1st Place in Three-Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) of Year 1, SMAE QUB
Ge, Jia (Recipient), 06 Apr 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Royal Society’s Science Policy Primer
Pamela Walsh (Participant)
28 Mar 2028 → 30 Mar 2028
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Advance HE Professional Development Course for External Examiners
Juliana Early (Participant)
31 Jan 2025 → 21 Mar 2031
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
9th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on the Mechanical Response of Composites
Zafer Kazancı (Member of scientific committee)
12 Sep 2023 → 14 Sep 2023
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference

How can you make energy from grass?
Beatrice Smyth
01/11/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
The 2022 IET Postgraduate Research Award winners announced
Jia Ge
30/06/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Featured article in IET Smart grid
Andres Moreno Jaramillo, Javier Lopez-Lorente, David Laverty, Jesus Martinez-del-Rincon, D John Morrow & Aoife Foley
02/04/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research

Catalytic Converter Research Leads to Major New Product for Motor Vehicles
Roy Douglas (Participant) & Geoffrey McCullough (Participant)
Impact: Economic Impact, Environmental Impact
House of Lords’ EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee publishes its report on Brexit: energy security
Aoife Foley (Participant)
Impact: Societial Impact, Economic Impact, Public Policy Impact
New Eco-Friendly Hybrid Buses for London and Beyond
Roy Douglas (Participant), Geoffrey McCullough (Participant), Robert Fleck (Participant) & Robert Kee (Participant)
Impact: Economic Impact, Environmental Impact

A combined experimental and computational framework to optimise processing and design of poly(L-lactic acid) bioresorbable stents
Author: Blair, R., Dec 2019
Supervisor: Menary, G. (Supervisor), Lennon, A. (Supervisor) & Dunne, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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A deep learning approach to predict crashworthiness behaviour of mechanical meta-material
Author: Joseph, B. B., Jul 2023
Supervisor: Catalanotti, G. (Supervisor), Kazanci, Z. (Supervisor) & Falzon, B. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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Advanced batch process modelling, control and optimization for injection stretch blow moulding
Author: Yang, Z., Dec 2016
Supervisor: Naeem, W. (Supervisor), Li, K. (Supervisor) & Menary, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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