BreakThru Research Podcast

Elsbeth Robson is a Professor of Human Geography and a Transforming Lives Fellow. Her approach to research is trans and inter-disciplinary founded on working in collaborative teams to conduct impactful emancipatory research using qualitative, participatory and quantitative methods.

Dr Matthew Hobbs is an Associate Professor in Spatial Data Science and Planetary Health and a Transforming Lives Fellow at Sheffield Hallam University. He is also an adjunct member of staff in the Faculty of Health and Geospatial Research Institute at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Vape stores – you could embed some figures from in here and share this story map?  https://...

Alejandro Jimenez Rodriguez is a Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics at Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, England, United  Kingdom. He completed his Ph. D. at The University of Sheffield. He is specialised in computational neuroscience and Psychology. https://www.linkedin.com/in/aljiro/ https://www.shu.ac.uk/research/specialisms/materials-and-engineering-research-institut...

Samuele Vinanzi is a Senior Lecturer in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence at Sheffield Hallam University. He specialises in the area of Cognitive Robotics, which is an interdisciplinary field that combines principles from robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), cognitive science, and psychology to develop intelligent robotic systems capable of perceiving, reasoning, and interacting with the env...

Jane Prophet is an academic and artist whose interdisciplinary work combines contemporary art, technology, and health studies. With a background in fine arts and digital media, Prophet’s research explores how creative practices intersect with societal challenges, including climate change, sustainability, and the promotion of health and well-being. In her artistic practice, Prophet employs digital...

Dr. Luca Susmel is a Professor of Structural Integrity (Transforming Lives Fellow) at Sheffield Hallam University. He works with the static, dynamic, and fatigue assessment of engineering materials and structures, with a focus on notched, welded, and 3D-printed components. He has developed several novel engineering methods for designing components (experiencing any type of stress concentration) ag...

Liane Beretta de Azevedo is a Professor in Public Health and Physical Activity and a Transforming Lives Fellow. specialises in early childhood movement behaviour, focusing on physical activity and sedentary behaviour. She is particularly interested in how the use of interactive electronic devices at a young age can affect children's development, health, and overall well-being in the long term. Inf...

Dr. Nik Georgopoulos is an Associate Professor in Cell Biology & Transforming Lives Fellow. He is a cell biologist with expertise in epithelial cell biology and immunology, as well as having a strong interest in understanding the mechanisms of diseases such as cancer. His main research focus is to utilise fundamental cell biology knowledge to design novel therapeutic interventions to combat di...

Mulualem Gebregiorgis Gebreslassie is an Associate Professor of Energy and a Transforming Lives Fellow. He joined the Material and Engineering Research Institute in January 2024, after working for over 18 years at Mekelle University in Ethiopia. His academic qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Mekelle University (2005), a Joint Master's in Management, En...

Marta Mirecka is a PhD at Biomedical Research Centre in Sheffield Hallam University, with a passion for cardiovascular science, gut-brain relationship and linguistic. Knowing the therapeutic effect of exercises on heart health, and having investigated the topic of testosterone thoroughly, she believes that more research is needed to prove already existing theory, that testosterone treatment and my...

Dr Viswanathan received his MSc degree in Industrial Mathematical Modelling and PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from Loughborough University. He held a postdoctoral position at the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Colorado on a collaborative research work with Iowa State University, Princeton University and the National Energy Technology Lab in the USA. He started as an...

Dr Ronak Janani BEng , PhD completed her PhD focused on sol-gel chemistry and energy storage in 2019 at Sheffield Hallam University. With the use of her background in sol-gel chemistry, she entered the field of biomaterials with a focus on bioactive glass ceramics for healthcare applications. She later joined the iPSpine consortium to contribute to the development of smart biomaterials as part of...

Dr Asquith graduated with a degree in Engineering Physics in 2001 and shortly after studied for an MPhil in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Sheffield University (2004). In 2008, he did a PhD in the department of Materials Science, also at the University of Sheffield. Both projects studied surface engineered aluminium with synchrotron diffraction to understand fatigue performance. After...

Praise Ishola is a MSc Big Data Analytics student in the Computing Department which is part of the Business, Technology and Engineering College and he is also work as the Web & Communications Assistant in Industry Innovation Research Institute (I2Ri). He has worked in several different roles in Sheffield Hallam University, such as the Business, Technology and Engineering College Officer 2020,...

Shruti Mandhani is a Research Fellow in Auxetic Materials at the Materials and Engineering Research Institute (MERI). Winner of the national 3-Minute-Thesis (3MT) competition in 2019. Writer, director and producer of a short film on ‘imposter syndrome’ and female role models in academia funded by UKRI for winning 3MT.  Board member of Women of Science , a platform to celebrate women in STEM and im...

She has a PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Nanyang  Technological University, Singapore (NTU).  She joined Sheffield Hallam  University in 2016 and currently is a senior lecturer in Systems  Engineering and course leader for MSc Advanced Engineering and  Management in the Department of Engineering and Mathematics. Prior to  joining Hallam, she was a vi...

Francis Clegg graduated from Sheffield Hallam University in 1994 with a degree in Applied Chemistry and continued at the same  establishment within MERI to complete a PhD in 1998 involving the  physicochemical properties of organo-mineral interactions. After one year in the Chemical and Process Engineering Department at the University of Newcastle, Francis returned to MERI in 1999 to fur...

Robert  Bradshaw is a Senior Lecturer in Analytical Science.  He obtained a BSc (Hons) in Forensic Bioscience from Sheffield Hallam  University and then went on to complete a PhD on a project entitled  "Towards the integration of MALDI MSI into the current Home Office  Fingermark Examination Workflow" under the supervision of Prof. Simona  Francese. During his PhD and...

Jing has a BEng degree in machine and electronic technology from the Xidian University, China, in 2006. After graduation, he was appointed as a software engineer and carried  out development work on Computer Vision (CV)-based quality control  systems. These included assembly line monitoring and industrial robotic  controls. In 2008, he became a postgraduate student in the University...

Yasmine is an experienced Researcher with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry and on multi-national projects. Skilled in areas of Criminal Intelligence, Forensic Sciences, Research Management, Security and Policing, Societal Aspects and Applied Psychology coupled to advanced multi-lingual abilities. Currently, Yasmine is an Associate Lecturer for the Department of Co...

Xu graduated from Xidian University, Xi’an, China after completing a BEng course in Automation. She studied an MSc in Control Systems Engineering (with Distinction) and subsequently a PhD covering the areas of nonlinear dynamical systems, cellular automata, optimal control and sliding mode control engineering at the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, the University of Sheffie...

An experienced Innovation Manager with a  background in multidisciplinary chemistry. Hardworking and enthusiastic  with commercial and academic experience. Wide range of technical and  project management skills with the ability to learn new concepts with  ease and an excellent communicator across academic, industrial and  clinical interfaces. Strong knowledge of the medica...

I was appointed as a lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University in 2008 following a post doc at the University of Leeds in 2005 and post as Research Fellow at the Interdepartmental Centre of Mass Spectrometry, University of Florence, Italy (2005-2008). I teach separation and detection techniques, analytical science and bioanalytical methods. I am an internationally known researcher in the area of For...

Dr Alessandra Princivalle BSc, PhD, FHEA was appointed as Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University after completing a Laurea in Molecular Biology at the University of Milan (IT), and a Professional Body course and examination at University of Pavia (IT) and a PhD at University of Birmingham. She has taught molecular biology at the University of Milan at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Molecular...

And we are back with our awesome BreakThru Research Podcast which is supported by the Industry and Innovation Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University. Today's episode is a special one in celebration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science and we had a fun chat with Sonia Guarneiro who is a PhD student at the Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre .  So Screens down and tun...