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The Advanced Propulsion Lab core team is made up of visionary academics and highly experienced engineers from the electrochemical and automotive fields.

Department Heads

Professor Richard Bucknall - Head of Department (Mechanical Engineering)

Professor Eva Sorensen - Head of Department (Chemical Engineering) 

Academic Lead

Professor Eva Sorensen - Interim Director of APL

APL Facilities Leads

Dr Mehdi Baghdadi - Associate Professor in Propulsion (Mechanical Engineering)

Dr James Robinson - Lecturer in Advanced Propulsion (Chemical Engineering)

Academics (Research)

Dr Pedram Asef - Lecturer in Advanced Electrical Machines

Dr Shun Cai - Lecturer in Advanced Electrical Machines

Dr Marilize Everts - Lecturer in Advanced Thermal Engineering for Electric Propulsion Systems

Dr Rhodri Jervis - Associate Professor in Electrochemical Engineering

Dr Alex Kibler - Lecturer in Electrochemical Systems 

Dr Tom Miller - Associate Professor in Electrochemistry and Materials Science

Dr Alex Rettie - Associate Professor in Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage

Dr James Robinson - Lecturer in Advanced Propulsion

Academics (Teaching)

Dr Guanxu (Vicky) Chen - Lecturer (Teaching) in Electrochemical Power Systems 

Dr Andrew Morrison - Lecturer (Teaching) in Electrochemical Power Systems (part-time)

Dr Peng Wu - Lecturer (Teaching) in Propulsion Systems

Technical Staff

Dr Mark Buckwell - APL Lab Manager

Joe Barwick - APL Research Technician (Battery) 

Dr Rosalie Hamill - APL Research Technician (Chemical) and Deputy Safety Officer

Pouya Kolahian - APL Research Technician (Power Electronics) 

Mohammad Amin Jalali Kondelaji - APL Electrical Machines Specilialist