People

Academic and research staff

Philip Bonello – Group lead and Reader in Engineering Dynamics

Tianjian Ji – Reader in Structural Vibration

S Olutunde Oyadiji – Reader in Structural Engineering

Jyoti Sinha – Professor of Condition Monitoring and Plant Maintenance and Head of Dynamics Laboratory

Akilu Yunusa-Kaltungo – Lecturer in Plant Reliability and Maintenance Engineering

Zyad Haji – Research and Development Engineer – KTP Associate

PhD researchers

Mustapha Abdullahi
Detection of impact, leakage and blockage in pipeline systems
mustapha.abdullahi@manchester.ac.uk

Maher Alalwan
Adaptive vibration energy harvesting devices
maher.alalwan@manchester.ac.uk

Wael Elsaady
Time-dependent computational fluid dynamics and quasi-static analysis of smart dampers
wael.abdelmoneamelsaady@manchester.ac.uk

Ghaith al Ghazal
Rotordynamics of turbomachinery running on nonlinear bearings – unbalance identification
ghaith.al-ghazal@manchester.ac.uk

Ibrahim Ghalayini
The application of oil-free bearing technology to commercial appliances
ibrahim.ghalayini@manchester.ac.uk

Mohamed Elsayed Mohamed
The development of a standardised approach towards the calibration of blade tip timing (BTT) data against FEM predictions and its advancement for future technology
mohamed.mohamed-2@manchester.ac.uk

Seyedeh Talieh Pourashraf Roudbaneh
Smart foil air bearings for improved rotordynamic performance
seyedehtalieh.pourashrafroudbaneh@manchester.ac.uk

Khurram Shahzad
Biodynamic response of the human body exposed to vibration
khurram.shahzad@manchester.ac.uk

Chen Shen
Application of graphene surface coating for enhancement of surface strength, fatigue, wear and corrosion resistance
chen.shen@manchester.ac.uk

Manuel Alejandro Calzeta Valdes
Grout-filled buckling restrained braces: behaviour, load transfer and feasibility of PVC casing
manuel.calzeta@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk

Peixuan Xie
Vertical human-structure interaction and its implications 
peixuan.xie@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk

Chunquan Zhao
Human body response to vertical structural vibration
chunquan.zhao@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk