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Academic staff<\/h2>\n

Andrew Weightman<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– Group lead and Reader in Medical Mechatronics<\/p>\n

William Crowther<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– Reader in Aerodynamic Engineering<\/p>\n

Ben Parslew<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>–\u00a0Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering<\/p>\n

Glen Cooper<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– Senior Lecturer in Solid Mechanics and Bioengineering<\/p>\n

Mostafa Nabawy<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0– Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering<\/p>\n

Lei Ren<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– Reader in Biomechanics and Biorobotics<\/p>\n

Katharine Smith<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering<\/p>\n

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Deepak Ajayakumar<\/strong><\/a> – Robotics Systems Engineer (KTP associate with Procter and Gamble)<\/p>\n

Joshua Barnfather<\/a><\/strong> – Robotics Systems Engineer (KTP associate with Nuvia Ltd)<\/p>\n

Inmo Jang<\/strong><\/a> – Robotics Research Associate in Tele-robotics<\/p>\n

Zhengyi Jiang<\/strong> – Research Associate multi-platform inspection, maintenance and repair in extreme environments<\/p>\n

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