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People – IBME
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# People – IBME

**Source**: https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/research/biomaterials-biomechanics/people/
**Parent**: https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/research/biomaterials-biomechanics/

Biomaterials & Biomechanics Group People

## Academic staff

Professor\
Eleanor Stride\
OBE FREng HonFIET PhD BEng\

Statutory Professor of Biomaterials

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/eleanor-stride/)

Professor\
Constantin Coussios\
OBE FREng FMedSci\

Statutory Chair of Biomedical Engineering

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/constantin-coussios/)

Professor\
Malavika Nair\
MA (Cantab) MSci PhD AFHEA\

Associate Professor of Biomaterials

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/malavika-nair/)

Professor\
Mark Thompson\
MEng PhD CEng\

Associate Professor in Engineering Science

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/mark-thompson/)

Professor\
Johannes Weickenmeier\
Dr. Sc. ETH\

Associate Professor of Brain Health

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/johannes-weickenmeier/)

Professor\
Amy Zavatsky\
BSc DPhil (Oxon) MA\

Reader in Engineering Science

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/amy-zavatsky-2/)

## Research staff

Dr\
Luca Bau\

Senior Researcher

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/luca-bau/)

Ms\
Veerle Brans\

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/veerle-brans/)

Dr\
Ramon Garcia Maset\

Post Doctoral Research Associate

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/ramon-garcia-maset/)

Dr\
Romain Guyon\

Postdoctoral Researcher

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/romain-guyon/)

Dr\
Brian Lyons\
BSc PhD\

Senior Research Fellow

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/brian-lyons/)

Dr\
Martina Marcotulli\

Post Doctoral Research Associate

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/martinamarcotulli/)

Dr\
Awaneesh Upadhyay\

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/awaneesh-upadhyay/)

Dr\
Qiang Wu\
PhD\

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/qiang-wu/)

## DPhil candidates

Mr\
Matthew Burgess\
MEng\
[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/matthew-burgess/)

Mr\
Nathaniel Carey\

Doctoral Student

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/nathaniel-carey/)

Ms\
Phoebe Cheung\
BASc\

Doctoral Student

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/phoebe-cheung/)

Mr\
Victor Choi\
MPharm\

DPhil Student

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/victor-choi/)

Ms\
Victoria Chris\
[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/victoria-chris/)

Miss\
Abigail Collins\
MEng\

Doctoral Student

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/abigail-collins/)

Mr\
Davide De Grandi\
MSc\

Doctoral Student

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/davide-de-grandi/)

Mr\
Darcy Dunn-Lawless\
MEng BEng\

Doctoral Student

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/darcy-dunn-lawless/)

Ms\
Katharine Joyce\

Doctoral Student

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/katharine-joyce/)

Ms\
Jovana Katrinka Mavrak\

Doctoral Student

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/jovana-katrinka-mavrak/)

Mr\
Ryan Murray\

Doctoral Student

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/ryan-murray/)

Mr\
Brannon Nicholls\
MBio\
[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/brannon-nicholls/)

Ms\
Olivia Simpson\
BEng, MIET\

Doctoral Student

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/olivia-simpson/)

Mr\
Bob Yang\
FRCS (Urol) MRCS MBBS BSc (Hons) AICSM\
[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/bob-yang/)

## Admin & Support staff

Ms\
Daphne Cunningham\

Experimental Research Group Administrator

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/daphne-cunningham/)

Mr\
James Fisk\

Head of Workshop

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/james-fisk/)

Dr\
Susanne Kaesbauer\
BSc PhD\

Senior Research Manager

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/susanne-kaesbauer/)

Ms\
Mandy Townsend\

IBME Safety Officer and Laboratory Manager

[Read bio](https://ibme.ox.ac.uk/person/mandy-townsend/)