Academic staff

Dr Norbert Radacsi is a Senior Lecturer (US equivalent: Associate Professor) at The University of Edinburgh. He obtained his Ph.D. at the Delft University of Technology. Prior to his current position he was postdoctoral researcher at Purdue University and California Institute of Technology. He has pioneered a new type of 3D electrospinning technology. His interdisciplinary research includes areas of advancing electrospinning technology and bioprinting, developing wearable sensors and energy harvesters, and producing novel materials.

• Ph.D. Chemical Engineering/Materials Science - Delft University of Technology (2012)
• M.Sc. Physics - University of Debrecen (2006)

Postdoctoral training

• California Institute of Technology (2014-2015)
• Purdue University (2013-2014)
• Delft University of Technology (2012-2013)

• 2021 – date             Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
• 2016 – date             Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

• Nanomaterials in Chemical & Biomedical Engineering (course organiser)
• Process Safety and Environmental Issues in Chemical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering Laboratory 3
• Chemical Engineering Design: Project 4
• Chemical Engineering Study Project 4

My research interest lies in the application of nanotechnology to advance the engineering of new functional materials for medical applications.

• Electrospinning
• 3D/4D (bio)printing
• Tissue engineering
• Sensing

The Radacsi group is looking for talented people all year around! Send you CV to Dr Radacsi, if you are interested in joining the group.

https://www.radacsigroup.co.uk

Edinburgh Research Explorer

Dr Emmanuel Epelle is currently a Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, where he is primarily developing innovative hybrid oxidation technologies for decontaminating reusable medical devices and wastewater. His research features the application of mathematical modelling and laboratory experimentation to analyse the susceptibility of recalcitrant contaminants and microbes to new treatment methods. On a renewable energy front, Dr Epelle also explores the application of diverse modelling methods for assessing the viability of waste biomass-to-biofuel conversion processes and the subsequent utilisation routes.

Before his Chancellor’s Fellowship, he undertook a Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Advanced Clothing Solutions and the University of the West of Scotland, where he developed the UK’s first/patented automated process for decontaminating apparel and PPE on an industrial scale. Dr Epelle received his engineering training from the University of Edinburgh (PhD), Imperial College London (MSc), and the Federal University of Technology, Minna (BEng) and has 5 years of teaching experience in Chemical Engineering courses (mainly computational methods and separation processes). His research is driving the healthcare and energy sectors towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (3, 6 & 13), igniting positive change on a global scale.

• BEng in Chemical Engineering, 2014
• MSc in Earth Science and Engineering, 2016
• PhD in Chemical Engineering, 2020

• Chartered Engineer (CEng)
• Member of the IET (MIET)
• Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)
• Associate Member of the IChemE (AMIChemE)

Current PhD opportunities:

• Modelling gas-microdroplet interaction and dispersion for decontamination applications
• Application of hybrid oxidation methods for the decontamination of complex surfaces

I am open to accepting skilled PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and academic/industrial visitors from diverse engineering fields to collaborate on any of the listed research interests above.

The following list of scholarship opportunities are available within the University:

• University of Edinburgh scholarships
• Principal's Career Development PhD Scholarships​
• Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) scholarships
• Edinburgh Global Research Scholarship
• CSC-Edinburgh scholarship

• MSc (Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis) University of Oxford
• BSc(Eng)(Hons) (Chemical Engineering) University of Cape Town
• D.Phil, University of Oxford

• CEng MIChemE