Dr Raoul van Loon – Chair
Dr Raoul van Loon currently leads a research team on computational biomedical modelling in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Raoul’s current interests are in the use and development of computational methods to understand human physiology for diagnostic and treatment planning purposes. Current projects he’s working on are focused around the lymphatic, cardiovascular and respiratory systems and on the development of novel medical devices. The challenges regarding the integration of real-life data into models is key in his work and as a result most projects are in close collaboration with clinicians, industrialists and experimental colleagues.
Dr Hari Arora – Co-Chair
Hari is an Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering at Swansea University.
He currently leads the Biomedical Engineering Simulation and Testing Lab at Swansea University where his research focusses on soft tissue and tissue phantom mechanics. Systems like the lung, cardiovascular and skin are studied in terms of their macro- and micro-scale behaviours across strain rates and disease/injury states. Techniques such as digital image correlation, particle image velocimetry, high-speed photography, mechanical testing and various manufacturing methods are used routinely.
Dr Adesola Ademiloye
Dr Adesola Ademiloye is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Swansea University. He is a member of the Zienkiewicz Institute for Modelling, Data and AI. His research and teaching interests lie in computational mechanics and physiology, mechanics of materials and numerical methods.
Dr Ademiloye is a recipient of various research awards, including Best Student Paper and Outstanding Research Thesis Award. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), a Chartered Engineer and Full Member of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (MIPEM), and a UKAT Recognised Practitioner in Advising (RPA). He is also an Assessor for HEA fellowships and an expert reviewer for several funding bodies, including EPSRC, RAEng and NWO.
Dr Ademiloye is passionate about racial equality and mentoring ethnic minority students and colleagues in the Higher Education sector. He currently serves as Co-Chair of Swansea International Race Equality Network (SIREN) where he aims to advocate for the well-being and progression of ethnic minority colleagues and build a safe and supportive community for ethnic minority colleagues and allies.
Dr Feihu Zhao
Dr Feihu Zhao is a Lecturer of Biomedical Engineering in Zienkiewicz Institute for Modelling, Data and AI at Swansea University.
Feihu’s research is mainly focused on using in silico approach for elucidating and optimising the micro-mechanical environment of cells for bone & cartilage tissue engineering. His research also involves using a combination of computational and experimental techniques (e.g. atomic force microscopy, microfluidics) for investigating cellular biomechanics & mechanobiology. Furthermore, his work has significant impact on cell/tissue engineering products R&D (e.g. biomaterial scaffolds, bioreactors and microfluidic devices).
Dr Elisabeth Williams
Dr Williams’ current research interests lie in head impact biomechanics in contact sports, with a particular focus on female athletes and rugby union. Current projects include the quantification of head impact magnitudes using instrumented mouthguards to develop effective training strategies for the promotion of athlete wellbeing. She is a co-founder of a traumatic brain injury research network and principle investigator of the 2020 Women’s Rugby Union Global Survey, which received almost 2000 responses from 62 countries, in nine languages. Dr Williams was the scientific lead in the development of an instrumented mouthguard for rugby union, which is now being used commercially. Her research background is in forensic science research, focusing on the biomechanical aspects of crime scene reconstruction in relation to bloodstain pattern analysis.
Dr Anthony Higgins
My research is on Polymer Physics, which falls within the broad subject of Soft Matter. My focus is on the behaviour of macromolecules at interfaces and in thin films.
My work investigates the behaviour of polymer-based systems including amorphous/flexible polymers, semi-conducting (conjugated) polymers and polymer/small-molecule (eg fullerene) mixtures. I utilise experimental techniques such as neutron and x-ray scattering, optical microscopy and scanning probe microscopy to probe fundamental aspects of behaviour (such as mixing thermodynamics).
The BioMedEng23 conference is organised with the help of the BioMedEng ECR working group.
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