Postgraduate Students

Mr Nishant Gaur

Postgraduate
s2739530@sms.ed.ac.uk
3.02 Alexander Graham Bell Building
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Infrastructure and Environment
Profile Picture Nishant Gaur
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (2024–Present)
  • Master of Technology (M.Tech) in Civil Engineering (Water Resources and Environmental Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India (2022–2024)
  • Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Civil Engineering, Central University of Haryana, India (2017–2021)
  • Student Member, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
  • Member, British Hydrological Society (BHS)
  • Student Member, Indian Water Resources Society (IWRS), Student Chapter, India (2017–2021)

Teaching Assistant / Demonstrator, School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh (2024–Present)

  • Delivered tutorials and laboratory demonstrations across undergraduate courses, including Environmental Engineering 3 (CIVE09020),Water Engineering- Transport and Treatment 3 (CIVE09035), Mechanical Engineering 1 (MECE08015), Engineering Practice 1 (SCEE08020), and Tools for Engineering Design 2 (CIVE08020)
  • Contributed to marking and assessment for courses including Mechanical Engineering 1 (MECE08015), Engineering Principles 1 (SCEE08012) and Professional Development for Engineers 2 (SCEE08015)

Additional Teaching Roles

  • Tutor and Demonstrator, Civil Engineering Summer School (Bridge Design) (2025)
  • Work Placement Supervisor, NPA Built Environment within a Global Infrastructure (SCQF Level 6) Programme (2025–26)

Outreach and Public Engagement

  • Outreach Facilitator, School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh (2025)
    • Delivered STEM outreach sessions for Cub Scouts and Scouts (ages 8–14), including hands-on activities on wind turbine design
  • Volunteer Teacher, Pehchaan Ek Safar (NGO), Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (June 2023 – May 2024)

Mr Brian O'Donovan

Postgraduate
s2712192@sms.ed.ac.uk
1.02 Usher Building
Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Imaging, Data and Communications

Ms Drew Elise Epp

Postgraduate
s2702442@sms.ed.ac.uk
1.4 John Muir
Mechanical Engineering
Infrastructure and Environment

Mr Grzegorz Andrzej Jacenkow

Postgraduate
g.jacenkow@ed.ac.uk
Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Imaging, Data and Communications

Grzegorz Jacenków is a PhD student at The University of Edinburgh. The core of his research is focused on integrating medical imaging and non-imaging data to improve decision support systems. His advisors are Prof. Sotirios A. Tsaftaris and Dr Alison O'Neil. His research is funded by EPSRC and Canon Medical Research Europe.

  • Teaching Assistant for Machine Learning for Signal Processing

Miss Yiwen Xu

Postgraduate
Y.Xu-215@sms.ed.ac.uk
2.01 Alexander Graham Bell Building
Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Imaging, Data and Communications

Miss Roslyn Hay

Postgraduate
Roslyn.Hay@ed.ac.uk
2.2017 James Clerk Maxwell Building
Mechanical Engineering
Multiscale Thermofluids

Miss Petroula Karakosta

Postgraduate
s1327171@sms.ed.ac.uk
G.1 John Muir
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Infrastructure and Environment

Miss Keshavi Nalla

Postgraduate
s2720671@sms.ed.ac.uk
G.04 Scottish Microelectronics Centre
Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Integrated Micro and Nano Systems

Mr Robert Lynn

Postgraduate
s2263507@sms.ed.ac.uk
1.116 Sanderson Building
Mechanical Engineering
Materials and Processes

Mr Yangke Li

Postgraduate
s2521939@sms.ed.ac.uk
2.11 Alexander Graham Bell Building
Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Imaging, Data and Communications