We would like to congratulate our colleagues on the following academic promotions, effective 1 October 2023:
- Dr Mehdi Baghdadi is promoted to Associate Professor
- Dr Enrique Galindo-Nava is promoted to Associate Professor
- Dr Zareena Gani is promoted to Associate Professor (Teaching)
- Dr Paul Hellier is promoted to Professor of Sustainable Energy Engineering
- Dr Chu Lun Alex Leung is promoted to Associate Professor
- Dr Yuanchang Liu is promoted to Associate Professor
- Dr Midhat Talibi is promoted to Principal Research Fellow
Professor Richard Bucknall, Kennedy Chair of Mechanical Engineering and Head of UCL Mechanical Engineering said:
Congratulations to all our staff who have been promoted this year. Promotion is the reward for ongoing contributions in research, education and citizenship and achieving new competencies and skills. I am so pleased to see such success for our department in this round. Well done Alex, Enrique, Mehdi, Midhat, Paul, Yuanchang and Zareena – well deserved for your dedication and hard work in our department.
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