Fan Zhang

Fan Zhang University of South Wales Welsh Crucible 2019 Fan received his BEng in automation from Tianjin University of Technology and Education, P.R. China, and obtained his MSc in control systems and PhD in developing control strategy to eliminate the…

Vicki Brown

Vicki Brown University of South Wales Welsh Crucible 2018 Vicki graduated from the University of Exeter with a Masters in Mathematics and went on to complete a PhD at the University of Bath in Mathematical Biology. In 2010 she began…

Rukshan Navaratne

Rukshan Navaratne University of South Wales Welsh Crucible 2018 Rukshan obtained his PhD in Aerospace Engineering at Cranfield University and currently working as a lecturer in the Aeronautical Engineering Department at University of South Wales. Before joining academia, he has…

Emma Hayhurst

Emma Hayhurst University of South Wales Welsh Crucible 2018 Emma obtained her BSc degree in Microbiology at the University of Sheffield. She then stayed on to study for her PhD on bacterial cell wall dynamics. After two years of postdoctoral…

Mark Bowkett

Mark Bowkett University of South Wales Welsh Crucible 2017 Mark obtained his Masters degree in Electronic and communications at the University of Glamorgan now known as the University of South Wales. He went on to work for the university in…

David Towsey

David Towsey University of South Wales Welsh Crucible 2017 David completed his BA degree in English & Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University, his MA at Bath Spa in the same subject, and then returned to Aberystwyth for his PhD. Having…

Harriet Pierpoint

Harriet Pierpoint University of South Wales Welsh Crucible 2017 Harriet is a Reader in Criminology. She is interested in fairness and vulnerability in the criminal justice system. Her areas of expertise are: (1) criminal process, (2) vulnerable people in the…

Tim Patterson

Tim Patterson University of South Wales Welsh Crucible 2016 Tim obtained his BSc in Physical Geography at Aberystwyth University and completed a PhD in Lifecycle Assessment of Renewable Gaseous Fuels at the University of South Wales (USW) following a ten…

James Kent

James Kent University of South Wales Welsh Crucible 2015 James obtained his BSc in Mathematics at the University of Exeter in 2005, and completed an MSc in Computational Science and Modelling the year after. He completed his PhD in Mathematics…