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[### Dr Oluwasola (Sola) Afolabi
RAEng Engineering for Development Research Fellow, and Lecturer in Water and Environmental Engineering - Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Bioenergy solutions empower lives](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/sola-afolabi/)
[### Dr Xujin Bao
Senior Lecturer – Materials
Advanced polymer and ceramic research](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/xujin-bao/)
[### Professor Ali Bilgic
Professor of International Relations and Middle East Politics
Building trust in an anxious world](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/ali-bilgic/)
[### Dr Karen Blay
Senior Lecturer – Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Digital construction – encouraging resilience, sustainability and inclusion](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/karen-blay/)
[### Professor Ed Brown
Professor of Global Energy Challenges – Geography and Environment
Delivering sustainable energy solutions](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/ed-brown/)
[### Dr Sarah Bugby
Lecturer – Physics
Hybrid gamma camera to accelerate cancer diagnosis and treatment](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/sarah-bugby/)
[### Sonya Calnan
Professor of Energy Engineering – Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Creating sustainable alternatives to carbon-intensive fuels](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/calnan-sonya/)
[### Carla Cannone
Research Associate – Geography and Environment
Enabling sustainable energy policy decision-making](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/carla-cannone/)
[### Professor Patricia Carrillo
Professor of Strategic Management in Construction – Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Learning from experience to effectively manage construction projects](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/patricia-carrillo/)
[### Dr Jamieson Christie
Senior Lecturer – Materials
Materials modelling – advancing biomaterials for healthcare](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/jamieson-christie/)
[### Dr Marianna Joy Coulentianos
Lecturer in Responsible Design – Design and Creative Arts
Socially responsible design for a sustainable, more equitable future](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/marianna-coulentianos/)
[### Professor Amanda Daley
Professor of Behavioural Medicine and NIHR Research Professor in Public Health - Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour
Cooperation and collaboration move research “further and faster”](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/amanda-daley/)
[### Professor Sandie Dann
Professor in Materials Chemistry – Chemistry
Creating catalysts for change](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/sandie-dann/)
[### Professor Owen Davies
Professor of Regenerative Biology - Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Pioneering next-generation extracellular vesicle therapeutics for healthcare](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/owen-davies/)
[### Dr Fasil Kidane Dejene
Lecturer – Physics
Quantum materials for energy-efficient nanotechnology](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/fasil-dejene/)
[### Dr Ishara Dharmasena
RAEng Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer - School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Smart textiles for remote health sensing and energy generation](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/ishara-dharmasena/)
[### Dr Marijana Dragosavac
Senior Lecturer – Chemical Engineering
Engineering functional particles for global health](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/marijana-dragosavac/)
[### Dr Pooja Goddard
Senior Lecturer and Royal Society Industry Fellowship – Chemistry
The chemistry of sustainable energy](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/pooja-goddard/)
[### Dr Mey Goh
Reader in Transdisciplinary Digital Manufacturing – Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Ensuring the human-centred transition to digitalised manufacturing systems](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/mey-goh/)
[### Dr Kajal Gokal
Senior Research Associate - Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Exercise Oncology: The prevention and management of cancer through physical activity.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/kajal-gokal/)
[### Professor Chris Goodier
Professor of Construction Engineering and Materials – Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Sustainable construction](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/chris-goodier/)
[### Professor Paula Griffiths
Professor of Population Health – Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Addressing global inequalities in maternal and child health, growth and development](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/paula-griffiths/)
[### Professor George Havenith
Professor of Environmental Physiology and Ergonomics – Design and Creative Arts
Environmental ergonomics – safeguarding health and wellbeing while optimising performance](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/george-havenith/)
[### Professor Emma Haycraft
Professor of Psychology and Public Health - Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Creating practical solutions to address fussy eating in young children – encouraging healthy habits for life.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/emma-haycraft/)
[### Professor Eef Hogervorst
Professor of Psychology – Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Addressing dementia and age-related cognitive decline](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/eef-hogervorst/)
[### Dr Lise Jaillant
Reader in Digital Cultural Heritage - Communication and Media
Birth of a digital nation – AI and born-digital archives.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/lise-jaillant/)
[### Dr Laura Jenkins
Doctoral Prize Fellow – Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy
The importance of effective communication](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/laura-jenkins/)
[### Dr Kenny Jolley
Lecturer – Chemistry
Enhancing the safety and longevity of nuclear power stations](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/kenny-jolley/)
[### Dr Simon Kondrat
Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry – Chemistry
Advancing the science that underpins sustainability](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/simon-kondrat/)
[### Professor Baihua Li
Professor of Computer Vision and Machine Learning – Computer Science
The Intelligence Revolution – teaching machines to learn](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/baihua-li/)
[### Professor Cunjia Liu
Professor of Robotics and Autonomous Systems - Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
Developing advanced agri-tech solutions to detect and treat crop diseases.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/cunjia-liu/)
[### Professor Kevin Lomas
Professor of Building Simulation – Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Ensuring low-carbon indoor thermal comfort](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/kevin-lomas/)
[### Dr Nacho Martin-Fabiani
UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Senior Lecturer - Materials Science and Engineering
Scaling nanomaterials to prevent bacteria and virus transmission and a host of other industrial applications.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/nacho-martin-fabiani/)
[### Dr Kate Mathers
UKRI Future Leaders Fellow - Geography and Environment
Stuck in the mud: tackling the threat of fine sediment deposition in one of the most endangered habitats in the world.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/kate-mathers/)
[### Dr Josh Milburn
Lecturer in Political Philosophy – International Relations, Politics and History
Zoopolitics – animal rights are a matter of justice](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/josh-milburn/)
[### Professor Kelly Morrison
Professor of Experimental Physics – Physics
Energy harvesting – harnessing and utilising waste heat](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/kelly-morrison/)
[### Dr Roger Newport
Senior Lecturer in Psychology – Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Illusions – a route to understanding healthy and unhealthy body representations](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/roger-newport/)
[### Alessia Pasquazi
Professor in Nonlinear Optics – Physics
Delivering ultrafast photonic technologies](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/alessia-pasquazi/)
[### Professor Marco Peccianti
Professor of Photonics – Physics
Emergent Photonics – a new way of seeing](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/marco-peccianti/)
[### Dr Luke Peters
Leverhulme Trust Early Career Research Fellow – Physics
Taming the wave – the role of terahertz in telecommunications](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/luke-peters/)
[### Dr Marco Pino
Senior Lecturer in Communication and Social Interaction – Communication and Media
Enhancing healthcare and end-of-life communication](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/marco-pino/)
[### Dr Patrick Pradel
Senior Lecturer – Design and Creative Arts
Exploiting Industry 4.0 technologies through Design](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/patrick-pradel/)
[### Dr Ben Roberts
Lecturer – Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Mitigating the risks of extreme heat](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/ben-roberts/)
[### Professor Hilary Robinson
Professor of Feminism, Art and Theory - International Relations, Politics and History
Making Histories, Making Futures: feminism, art and activism](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/hilary-robinson/)
[### Dr Amalia Sabiescu
Lecturer in Media and Creative Industries and UKRI Innovation Fellow, AHRC Early Career Research Leadership
Exploring new ways to mobilise community, cultural and creative resources to provide skills development and lifelong learning opportunities for the digital generation.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/amalia-sabiescu/)
[### Dr Alister Smith
Reader in Geotechnics - Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Listening underground; acoustic emissions sensing technology to protect lives and livelihoods worldwide.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/alister-smith/)
[### Dr Martin B Smith
Senior Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry – Chemistry
The chemistry of sustainable catalysts](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/martin-smith/)
[### Dr Jenny Spiga
Lecturer – Physics
Developing a new approach to cancer treatment](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/jenny-spiga/)
[### Professor Dani Strickland
Professor of Electrical Power Engineering – Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Preparing the grid for green energy](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/dani-strickland/)
[### Dr Ana Cristina Suzina
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow - Institute for Media and Creative Industries
Communication and social change – exploring how media use inflects young Amazonians’ aspirations and attitudes towards development.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/ana-cristina-suzina/)
[### Dr Long Seng To
RAEng Engineering for Development Research Fellow and Lecturer in Resilient Energy Systems - Geography and Environment
Community energy resilience in the Global South.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/long-seng-to/)
[### Dr Juan Sebastian Totero Gongora
Incoming EPSRC Quantum Technology Career Development Fellow – Physics
Micro-comb lasers – revolutionising quantum technologies](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/juan-sebastian-totero-gongora/)
[### Dr Jonathan Wagner
Senior Lecturer – Chemical Engineering
Biomass research addressing global resource security](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/jonathan-wagner/)
[### Dr Allan Watson
Reader in Economic Geography – Geography and Environment
The geographies of music: economics, cultural production and policy](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/allan-watson/)
[### Dr Dominic Willmott
Senior Lecturer in Criminology – Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy
Tackling and dispelling rape myths](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/dominic-willmott/)
[### Professor Mike Wilson
Professor of Drama, Head of Creative Arts and Director of the Storytelling Academy - Design and Creative Arts
"Those who tell the stories rule the world"](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/mike-wilson/)