Studying Mechanical Engineering

Meet your Course Leader

Muhammad Fahad

Fahad would like to welcome you to our BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering course. He is the course leader with extensive experience of manufacturing and process engineering.  His research focuses on additive manufacturing, materials engineering and manufacturing processes.  He has over thirty research publications including three book chapters and has also successfully supervised two PhD projects.

He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and a member of Institute of Mechanical Engineers (MIMechE).  He has significant experience in designing academic courses and related modules in accordance with the standards of relevant international quality assurance and accreditation bodies.

In addition to his academic experience, he has been a consultant on various industrial projects and successfully lead projects related to productivity improvement and lean manufacturing implementation in a variety of industries including automotive, textile, pharmaceutical, home appliance and food manufacturing.

Highlights from this year across Mech Eng

From prominent industry guest speakers to exciting final projects being prepped for GradEx, it's been a dynamic and varied time for all years of study across BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering.

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Teaching staff

Dr Muhammad Fahad

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer Course Leader - BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering Course Leader - Manufacturing Engineer Degree Apprenticeship.

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Debi Roberts

Interim Head Of Department

Debi has a keen interest in Automotive and Aeronautical Aerodynamics, Engine Design and Engineering History (Automotive and Aeronautical).

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Dr Sheikh Islam

Head of Engineering

Dr. Sheikh Islam is the Head of Engineering at University of Staffordshire, bringing over 13 years of experience in academia and industry to his role.

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Dr Emily Raeburn

Senior Lecturer

Emily is a senior lecturer in Mathematics and Statistics. Her main area of interest is Statistical Modelling.

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Professor Hamidreza Gohari Darabkhani

Professor-Low Carbon & Renew Energy Sys

Prof Gohari Darabkhani has focused his research and industry collaborations on technologies and projects that directly contribute to resolving current major issues in the energy industry to achieving net-zero emission targets by 2050.

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Chris Wayman

Senior Lecturer

Chris worked as a Design Engineer in the automotive sector and in secondary Education specialising in creativity and Product Design Technology. His interests include historical product design, new manufacturing methods & materials and creati…

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Dr Md Asaduzzaman

Associate Professor

I am currently an Associate Professor in Operational Research at Staffordshire University. I teach math modules at the Engineering Dept. The focus of my research is to apply analytics tools in healthcare, comm. networks and environmental sciences.

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Dr Mohammad Moghimi Ardekani

Associate Professor

I joined Staffordshire University in 2019 with years of academic & industrial experiences. My main field of interest is CFD simulation of applied thermo-fluid problems for renewable energy technologies, Solar Energy & Thermal Energy Storage.

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Bhavesh Patel

Lecturer

Redent Tonna

Lecturer

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