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Our degree programmes and research activities are supported by the professional services staff in our Administration and Technical Teams.

 


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Departmental Manager

The Departmental Manager oversees the professional services team and departmental resources such as human resources, administration, finance, security and IT.

Anoko Campbell

Departmental Manager
anoko.campbell@ucl.ac.uk
Int 65839

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Strategic Partnerships

The Strategic Partnerships Director is responsible for developing collaborations with external parties including industry and government.

Dr Fiona Jamieson

Strategic Partnerships Director
fiona.jamieson@ucl.ac.uk
+44 20 310 84514

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Executive Assistant to the Head of Department

Georgina Moss is the first point of contact to reach the Head of the Department, Professor Richard Bucknall.  

Georgina Moss

Executive Assistant to the Head of Department
georgina.moss@ucl.ac.uk
+442075044124

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Teaching and Learning 

The Teaching and Learning team is responsible for the operation and administration of the department’s degree programmes. 

Rachel Smith

Teaching and Learning Manager
 r.m.smith@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 3108 1346
Int 51346 

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Oliver Demeger

Senior Teaching and Learning Administrator (Undergraduate)
mecheng.ug-queries@ucl.ac.uk
o.demeger@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 3108 1679
Int 51679 

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Jack Footitt

Teaching and Learning Administrator (Undergraduate Years 1 & 2)
mecheng.ug-queries@ucl.ac.uk
j.footitt@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 3108 4329
Int 54329                                                                                                                                                                                                

 

Lorraine Symonds

Teaching and Learning Administrator (Undergraduate Years 3 & 4)
mecheng.ug-queries@ucl.ac.uk
lorraine.symonds@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 3108 4328
Int 54328  

 

Sonia Fullerton

Senior Teaching and Learning Administrator (Postgraduate Taught - Bloomsbury)
mecheng.pg-queries@ucl.ac.uk
s.fullerton@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 3108 4246
Int 54246

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Jo Wilks

Senior Teaching and Learning Administrator (Postgraduate Taught - Bloomsbury)
mecheng.pg-queries@ucl.ac.uk
j.wilks@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 7679 3272
Int 54272

 

Nimo Abdi

Teaching and Learning Administrator (Postgraduate Taught - Bloomsbury)
mecheng.pg-queries@ucl.ac.uk
nimo.abdi@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 3108 7094
Int 57094

 

Fatima Begum

Teaching and Learning Administrator (Postgraduate Taught)
mecheng.pg-queries@ucl.ac.uk
f.a.begum@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 8138 7814
Int 07814

 

Luke Kelly

Assistant Teaching and Learning Administrator (Postgraduate & Undergraduate)
mecheng.pg-queries@ucl.ac.uk
mecheng.ug-queries@ucl.ac.uk
l.kelly@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 8138 7813
Int 37813

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Anthony Grout

Senior Teaching and Learning Administrator (Postgraduate Research - PhD)
mecheng.phd@ucl.ac.uk
anthony.grout@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 3108 4236
Int 54236

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Paz Tello Beiras

Teaching and Learning Administrator (Postgraduate Research - PhD & Undergraduate)
mecheng.phd@ucl.ac.uk
p.beiras@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 3108 7083
Int 57083

 

Virginia Vaughan

Senior Teaching and Learning Administrator (Casework)
Team email TBC
v.vaughan@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 7679 4986
Int 24986

 

Isobel Clarke

Teaching and Learning Administrator (Casework)
Team email TBC
i.j.clarke@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 3108 5284
Int 55284

 

Alex Dobson

Learning Technologist
mecheng.learningtechnologist@ucl.ac.uk
alex.dobson@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 3108 7082
Int 57082

 

James Marsh

Learning Technologist
mecheng.learningtechnologist@ucl.ac.uk
james.marsh@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 3108 7098
Int 57098

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Paloma Galvan

Student Advisor (Wellbeing and Student Experience)
mecheng.studentwellbeing@ucl.ac.uk
paloma.galvan@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 3108 4447
Int 54447

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Ruby Towers

Student Experience and Wellbeing Officer (Wellbeing and Student Experience)
mecheng.studentwellbeing@ucl.ac.uk
ruby.towers.20@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 3987 2326
Int 02326

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Amelia Smith

Student Experience Adviser (Student Experience)
amelia.smith@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 3108 1898
Int 51898

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Communications and Engagement

The Communications team is responsible for a range of departmental communications, including the website and intranet, media queries, news, marketing and events. For general Communications enquiries, please email mecheng@ucl.ac.uk.

Mykal Riley

Communications, Marketing and Events Manager
mykal.riley@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 3108 1347
Int 51347

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Valerie Govia 

Industry Outreach and Business Relationship Administrator
v.govia@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 3108 1519
Int 51519

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Alissa Le

Communications, Marketing and Events Officer
a.bao@ucl.ac.uk


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Operations

The Operations team leads the effective delivery of HR and Finance processes, executive support, and staff-related facilities, providing support and guidance to Mech Eng staff.

Valentina Barbaria

Operations Manager
v.barbaria@ucl.ac.uk

 

Matthew Bradbury

Operations Administrator and Receptionist
reception.mecheng@ucl.ac.uk

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Abida Siddiqua

MechSpace Office and Facilities Administrator
a.siddiqua@ucl.ac.uk

 

Sarah-Jane Renaud

Personal Assistant to Professor Peter Lee
s.renaud@ucl.ac.uk

 

For general HR inquiries, please email mecheng.hr@ucl.ac.uk.

Shevanese Anderson

Senior Staffing Officer
shevanese.anderson@ucl.ac.uk

 

Najaha Begum

Staffing Officer
najaha.begum@ucl.ac.uk

 

Monique Conybeare

Staffing Officer
m.conybeare@ucl.ac.uk

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Taneta Darko

Senior Recruiter
t.darko@ucl.ac.uk

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Finance

For general Finance inquiries, please email mecheng.finance@ucl.ac.uk.

Alexandra Grimova

Senior Research Finance Administrator
a.grimova@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 7679 3909
Int 33909

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Philip Ross

Research and Enterprise Administrator
philip.ross@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 3108 4129
Int 54129

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Edward Drinkwater

Senior Finance Officer
edward.drinkwater@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 7679 3871
Int 33871

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IT

The IT team manages IT provision and liaises with external service providers, as well as provides IT support. For general IT enquiries, please email mecheng.it-support@ucl.ac.uk

Kam Patel

Head of Faculty IT, Engineering
kam.patel@ucl.ac.uk
Int 51651

 

Kevin Belau

Faculty IT Support Specialist  (Faculty of Engineering)
k.belau@ucl.ac.uk
Int 51651

 

Melwyn Mendes

Applications and Systems Manager (Windows)
melwyn.mendes@ucl.ac.uk
Int 51651

 

Project Manager

The Project Manager is the contact point for the group (Materials Structures and Manufacturing – MSM@H). Ruikang is also the Network Manager of the exciting new MRC/BBSRC/EPSRC Technology Touching Life Network on Imaging Dynamic Biochemical and Biophysical Processes.

Ruikang Xue

Project and Network Manager
ruikang.xue@ucl.ac.uk

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Jamie Kozak

Centre Manager at Digital Health Technologies 
j.kozak@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 7911 5576
Int 05576

 

Dr Rossana Capitano

Programme Administrator (Air Safety Programme)
r.capitano@ucl.ac.uk
 

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Health, Safety and Facilities

The Health and Safety oversees the department's health and safety activities.

Peter Kelly

Technical Support and Infrastructure Manager
ucempke@ucl.ac.uk
+44 020 7679 2943
Int 32943

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Angelo Delbusso

Workshop Manager - Research, Laboratories design and manufacturing
a.delbusso@ucl.ac.uk

 

Saurabh Shah

Safety Officer
saurabh.shah@ucl.ac.uk
Int 51328

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Technical Support Staff 

The technical support team consists of the workshop in the Malet Place Engineering Building, which supports research and laboratories on the main campus, the team at MechSpace 44 Wicklow Street supporting student projects and research, and the complex at Harlow supporting their laboratories.


Bloomsbury Workshop

Jake Krebs

Senior CNC Machinist
j.krebs@ucl.ac.uk

 

Karl Hopkinson

CNC Machining
k.hopkinson@ucl.ac.uk

 

George Tivga

CNC Machining and Welding
g.tivga@ucl.ac.uk

 

Kee Lam

Mechanical Workshop Senior Technician
k.lam@ucl.ac.uk

 

Arturs Jevdokimovs

Machining and assembly
a.jevdokimovs@ucl.ac.uk

 

Kingsley Wong

Apprentice Mechanical Engineering Technician
kingsley.wong@ucl.ac.uk

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Shanen Carpenden

Apprentice Mechanical Engineering Technician
s.carpenen@ucl.ac.uk

 

Alexander Smith

Laboratories and Cleanroom Technician
alexander.smith@ucl.ac.uk

 

Roel van den Berg

Laboratories and Cleanroom Technician
roel.berg@ucl.ac.uk

 

Microscopy Bloomsbury

Luna Jiang

Teaching Workshop Technician
yunlu.jiang@ucl.ac.uk

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Ray Hoang

Laboratory Technician – Structures, Laboratory and Microscopy
r.hoang@ucl.ac.uk

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Adam Kelly

Laboratory Technician - Chemical Waste
adam.kelly@ucl.ac.uk

 

Abbas Heydari

Research Engineer – Electrical and Electronics Engineer
a.heydari@ucl.ac.uk

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MechSpace - Wicklow Street

Tom Rushton

Teaching and student project design and manufacturing 
t.rushton@ucl.ac.uk 
(+44) 020 8075 6367

 

Philip Sessions

Teaching Workshop Technician - Fabrication and Welding
p.sessions@ucl.ac.uk  
(+44) 020 8075 6367

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Ralf den Hartog

MechSpace Teaching Workshop Technician - Fabrication and Engines
ralf.hartog@ucl.ac.uk

 

Sandeep Harrar

Teaching and Projects
sandeep.harrar.18@ucl.ac.uk

 

William Backhouse

UCLR Projects - Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technician
w.backhouse@ucl.ac.uk

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Research

UCL Mechanical Engineering is home to world-leading research in the Biomechanical, Energy and the Environment, Marine and Materials, Structures and Manufacturing fields. Learn more about our research, including recent news and case studies.

Research Complex Harwell

A world-class institution dedicated to research across the life and physical sciences, based at the heart of Harwell's thriving science and technology campus.

Sebastian Marussi

Senior Design Engineer
s.marussi@ucl.ac.uk

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Ravi Shivaraman

Laboratory Technician
r.shivaraman@ucl.ac.uk

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Research - Bloomsbury

Ce Liang

Research Assistant in Craniofacial Biomechanics 
ce.liang.18@ucl.ac.uk

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Gaopan Kong 

Research Fellow in Fluid Mechanics - Aerosol Droplets Dispersion and Impact
gaopan.kong@ucl.ac.uk

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Jinsheng Wang

Research Assistant in Risk-based Offshore Wind Life Extension 
jinsheng.wang@ucl.ac.uk

 

UCL East Manufacturing Futures Lab

The Manufacturing Futures Lab (MFL) takes a multidisciplinary approach to the creation of next generation sustainable manufacturing technologies. Research and educational activities focus on developing future manufacturing leaders.

Syauqi Alias

Electrical Electronics Technician
s.alias@ucl.ac.uk

 

Daniel Lake

Laser Technician
dan.lake@ucl.ac.uk

 

UCL East Advanced Propulsion Lab

The Advanced Propulsion Lab (APL) is a cutting-edge electrical system engineering centre for the development and characterisation of high-power and energy, zero-carbon propulsion systems for aerospace, aviation, marine, rail, automotive, and industrial applications.

Pouya Kolahian

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technician
pouya.kolahian.19@ucl.ac.uk

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Mohammad Amin Jalali Kondelaji

Electrical Machines and Systems
amin.jalali@ucl.ac.uk

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