Academic staff
Our academic team provides leadership across the Institute's research themes and works closely with industry, government and research organisations to deliver impactful research and innovation.
Bristol Composites Institute Co-directors
Design & manufacturing
- Dr Jonathan BelnoueAssociate Professor in Composites Digital Manufacturing
- Dr Bassam El SaidAssociate Professor in Artificial Intelligence for Materials and Structures
- Dr Paul HarperLecturer
- Dr Dmitry IvanovAssociate Professor in Composite Manufacturing
- Dr Byung Chul (Eric) KimAssociate Professor in Composite Design and Manufacture
- Dr James KratzAssociate Professor in Composites Processing
- Prof Ole ThomsenNCC Professor of Composites Design and Manufacture
- Dr Iryna TretiakLecturer in Composites Manufacturing
Materials
- Dr Anna BakerLecturer
- Prof Ian BondPro-Vice Chancellor, Faculty of Science & Engineering
- Dr Neha ChandaranaSenior Lecturer in Biobased and Sustainable Composites
- Prof Stephen EichhornProfessor in Materials Science and Engineering, and Director, Centre for Doctoral Training in Composites Science, Engineering and Manufacturing (COSEM CDT)
- Prof Ian HamertonProfessor in Polymers and Composite Materials
- Dr Karthik Ram RamakrishnanLecturer in Aerospace
- Dr Sebastien RochatAssociate Professor in Data Science and Materials Discovery
- Dr Jemma RowlandsonSenior Lecturer in Thermodynamics
- Prof Fabrizio ScarpaProfessor of Smart Materials and Structures
- Prof Richard TraskProfessor of Advanced Materials, Academic Director of Impact Translation
Structures
- Prof Giuliano AllegriProfessor of Structural Integrity of Composites
- Prof Janice BartonProfessor of Experimental Mechanics, and Director, CDT in Innovation for Sustainable Composites Engineering
- Dr Rainer GrohAssociate Professor in Digital Engineering for Lightweight Design
- Prof Stephen HallettProfessor in Composite Structures, Director, Composites University Technology Centre (UTC),
- Prof Alberto PirreraProfessor of Non-linear Structural Mechanics, EPSRC Research Fellow
- Dr Mark SchenkAssociate Professor of Aerospace Engineering
- Dr Eleni ToumpanakiAssociate Professor in Structural Engineering
- Prof Paul WeaverProfessor in Lightweight Structures
- Prof Michael WisnomProfessor of Aerospace Structures