# 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/)