Visiting Staff
Visiting Staff
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Professor David Heyes
Research Interests
Molecular dynamics simulations of tribological processes, macromolecules and lubricants
Location
Visiting Professor, Imperial College London, Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Professor, Royal Holloway, Department of Physics, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 OEX, UK
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Professor Stathis Ioannides
Research Interests
Rolling bearings, rolling contact fatigue, lubricant contamination, elastohydrodynamic lubrication, probabilistic design, dynamics, rolling element performance calculations
Location
Visiting Professor - Imperial College London, SKF UTC, Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Product R&D Director - SKF Research and Technology Development, Kelvinbaan 16, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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Professor Guillermo E. Morales-Espejel
Research Interests
Modelling of bearing life, friction, elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) , surface life
Location
Visiting Professor - Imperial College London, SKF UTC, Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Principal Scientist - SKF Research and Technology Development, Kelvinbaan 16, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
Chair Professor - INSA de Lyon, LaMCoS, CNRS, UMR5259, Villeurbanne Cedex F-69621, France
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Professor M. Clelia Righi
Research Interests
Ab initio calculations, density function theory, multiscale/multiphysics coupling, lubricant additives, tribochemistry, mechanochemistry
Location
Visiting Professor - Imperial College London, Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Professor - University of Bologna, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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Professor Billy D. Todd
Research Interests
Molecular dynamics simulations, lubricants, additives, liquid slip
Location
Visiting Professor - Imperial College London, Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Professor - Swinburne University of Technology, Department of Mathematics, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia
Honorary Professor - Roskilde University, Department of Sciences and Environment, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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Professor Nicholas D. Spencer
Research Interests
Lubricants, additives, tribochemsitry, tribofilms, polymer brushes, biotribology
Location
Visiting Professor - Imperial College London, Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Kensington Campus, UK
Professor - ETH Zürich, Department of Materials, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Dr Sarah Matthews
Research Interests
Fuels, lubricants, tribology, combustion
Location
Research Manager - Imperial College London, Shell UTC, 462-A City and Guilds Building, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Team Lead - Shell Global Solutions, 2 York Road, Waterloo, London SE1 7NA, UK
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Dr R. Ian Taylor
Research Interests
Fuels, lubricants, tribology, combustion
Location
Visiting Researcher - Imperial College London, Shell UTC, 462-A City and Guilds Building, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Technology Manager - Shell Global Solutions, 2 York Road, Waterloo, London SE1 7NA, UK
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Dr Sebastian Echeverri Restrepo
Research Interests
Molecular dynamics simulations, lubricants, additives, bearings, hydrogen embrittlement
Location
Visiting Researcher - Imperial College London, SKF UTC, 456 City and Guilds Building, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Research Scientist - SKF Research and Technology Development, Kelvinbaan 16, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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Dr Chiara Gattinoni
Research Interests
Molecular dynamics simulations, density functional theory (DFT) calculations, organic friction modifiers (OFMs), corrosion inhibitors
Location
Visiting Researcher - Imperial College London, 564 City and Guilds Building, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Research Fellow - ETH Zürich, Department of Materials, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Dr Hongyu Gao (Larry)
Research Interests
Molecular dynamics, graphene, nanoparticles, diamond-like-carbon (DLC), force-field development
Location
Visiting Researcher - Imperial College London, SKF UTC, 564 City and Guilds Building, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Research Fellow - Universitat des Saarlandes, Department ofMaterials Science and Engineering, 66123 Saarbrucken, Germany
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Dr Michele Scaraggi
Research Interests
Hydrogels, polymer brushes, adhesion, soft contacts, rough contacts
Location
Visiting Researcher - Imperial College London, 564 City and Guilds Building, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Assistant Professor - Università del Salento, Lecce, Italy