Hamed received his PhD in mechanical engineering on a collaborative project between the University of Limerick, Imperial College London and Helmholtz-Zentrüm Berlin, titled "Effect of prior deformation on creep behaviour of AISI 316H austenitic stainless steels" funded by Science Foundation Ireland and EDF (formerly British Energy Ltd.).

He worked at the Irish Centre for Composites Research as lecturer in Finite Element Analysis and Aircraft Structures, and as a post-doctoral researcher on three consecutive industrial-oriented projects on composites materials, MAAXIMUS project funded through EU FP7 grant agreement nº213371 led by Airbus (www.maaximus.eu), Design of Optimised Composites for Impact Applications (OPTCOM) project funded by Enterprise Ireland (grant CF/2013/3012B), and the Science Foundation Ireland funded FALCOM project (www.falcom.ie) on a novel adhesively bonded joining technology.

Research Interest: 

•    Airworthiness

•    Composites

•    Computing, Simulation & Modelling

•    Manufacturing of Functional Materials

•    Aerospace Materials

•    Nanomaterials

•    Renewable Energy

•    Smart Materials

•    Structures and Materials

URL: https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/people/dr-hamed-yazdani-nezhad-14085695

List of Publications: 

1.    Deane, S, Avdelidis HP, Ibarra-Castanedo C, Zhang H, Yazdani Nezhad H, Williamson AA, Mackley T, Davis MJ, Maldague X & Tsourdos A (2019) Application of NDT thermographic imaging of aerospace structures, Infrared Physics and Technology, 97 (March) 456-466.
2.    Liu Y, Zhang X, Lemanski S, Yazdani Nezhad H & Ayre D (2019) Experimental and numerical study of process-induced defects and their effect on fatigue debonding in composite joints, International Journal of Fatigue, 125 (August) 47-57.
3.    Sirikham A, Zhao Y, Yazdani Nezhad H, Du W & Roy R (2019) Estimation of damage thickness in fiber-reinforced composites using pulsed thermography, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 15 (1) Article No. TII-18-2286 445-453.
4.    Yazdani Nezhad H,Stratakis D, Ayre D, Addepalli S & Zhao Y (2018) Mechanical performance of composite bonded joints in the presence of localised process-induced zero-thickness defects, Procedia Manufacturing, 16 91-98.
5.    Lotfian S, Giraudmaillet C, Yoosefinejad A, Thakur VJ & Yazdani Nezhad H (2018) Electrospun piezoelectric polymer nanofiber layers for enabling in situ measurement in high-performance composite laminates, ACS Omega, 3 (8) 8891-8902.
6.    Mgbemena CO, Li D, Lin MF, Liddel PD, Katnam KB, Kumar VT & Yazdani Nezhad H (2018) Accelerated microwave curing of fibre-reinforced thermoset polymer composites for structural applications: A review of scientific challenges, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 115 (December) 88-103.
7.    Yazdani Nezhad H & Thakur VJ (2018) Effect of morphological changes due to increasing carbon nanoparticles content on the quasi-static mechanical response of epoxy resin, Polymers, 10 (10) Article No. 1106.
8.    Liu Y, Lemanski S, Zhang X, Ayre D & Yazdani Nezhad H (2018) A finite element study of fatigue crack propagation in single lap bonded joint with process-induced disbond, International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, Early online.
9.    Yazdani Nezhad H, Egan B, Merwick F & McCarthy CT (2017) Bearing damage characteristics of fibre-reinforced countersunk composite bolted joints subjected to quasi-static shear loading, Composite Structures, 166 (April) 184-192.
10.    Bhanushali R, Ayre D & Yazdani Nezhad H (2017) Tensile response of adhesively bonded composite-to-composite single-lap joints in the presence of bond deficiency, Procedia CIRP, 59 139-143.
11.    Yazdani Nezhad H, Zhao Y, Liddel PD, Marchante VR & Roy R (2017) A novel process-linked assembly failure model for adhesively bonded composite structures, CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, 66 (1) 29-32. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.4681009
12.    Yazdani Nezhad H & O'Dowd N (2015) Creep relaxation in the presence of residual stress, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 138 250-264.
13.    Zhou Y, Yazdani Nezhad H, Hou C, Wan X, McCarthy C & McCarthy M (2015) A three dimensional implicit finite element damage model and its application to single-lap multi-bolt composite joints with variable clearance, Composite Structures, 131 1060-1072.
14.    Yazdani Nezhad H, Merwick F, Frizzell R & McCarthy C (2014) Numerical analysis of low-velocity rigid-body impact response of composite panels, International Journal of Crashworthiness, 20 (1) 27-43.
15.    Zhou Y, Yazdani-Nezhad H, McCarthy M, Wan X & McCarthy C (2014) A study of intra-laminar damage in double-lap, multi-bolt, composite joints with variable clearance using continuum damage mechanics, Composite Structures, 116 441-452.
16.    Yazdani Nezhad H & O'Dowd NP (2012) Study of creep relaxation under combined mechanical and residual stresses, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 93 132-152.

Research Interest: New approaches for the anticancer therapies, enzyme inhibitors as a new drugs, including new antibacterial drugs, inhibitors of proteolytic enzymes as a new drug generation.

Research Interest: Adenosine receptor antagonists, Medicinal and organic chemistry of N-heterocycles. Microwave irradiation in heterocyclic synthesis

Research Interest: Medicinal chemistry, quantum chemistry (QM/MM calculations) and catalysis.

Research Interest: Organic chemistry, molecular imaging and bioorganic chemistry, including organofluorine chemistry, asymmetric synthesis and catalysis, and the relevant mechanistic studies using various physical organic chemistry tools,   molecular imaging, PET/Fluorescence/MRI multi modality imaging, inhibited tumor growth suppresion, and nanoparticle assembled drug delivery

Research Interest: Design, synthesis, and evaluation of biologically active small molecules with getting the advantage of the molecular modeling modern techniques. I published scientific papers in peer reviewed journals. Computer Skills in Field of Specialization: Molecular modeling programs, ChemOffice Suite and Quantum chemical softwares.

Research Interest: Ion selective electrodes techniques,Voltammetric techniques,Spectrophotometric techniques,Chemometric techniques for simultaneous determination of mixtures.

Research Interest: Synthetic organic chemistry, Medicinal chemistry, Sustainable chemistry, Computational chemistry.

Nelson O. Etafo is a doctorate graduate of the and a CONAHCYT fellow in the department of material science and Technology department, facultad de ciencias químicas, Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila, Saltillo Coahuila México under the supervision of Dr Carlos Eduardo Rodriguez Garcia and Dr Jorge Oliva Uc. He has research experience in Photoluminescence and photodegradation properties of Inorganic solid hosts with lanthanides as dopants. He has skills in structural simulations, morphological (SEM & TEM), optical and Photoluminescence properties.

Further research skills in rubber compounding and characterization with potential application. He has attended more than 5 International and local conferences to present his investigations. He has publications in reputable journals like Elservir, etc.

He is also a member of association such as American Chemical Society (ACS), Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), and Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN). He is also the founder of "The chemistry class with Nelson Etafo", a Facebook page with over 46,000 followers.

He is a Nigerian-born Educator who has taught chemistry at various level and served as examiner with National bodies like WAEC, NECO. He was a Chemistry Tutor in The Bridge College and Cambridege Standard Institute, both sister schools in Abeokuta Ogun state Nigeria for 7 years with exceptional academic results including IGCSE and CIE Chemistry.

He was also a highly in-demand chemistry consultant to schools like Foursquare international secondary school, and Elyon Leadership College Academy, both in Abeokuta Ogun state Nigeria etc. Nelson is a critical thinker, with collaboration and problem solving skills

Photoluminescence, photocatalysis

Research Interest: Total synthesis of natural products; medicinal chemistry; development of new synthetic methods in the monosaccharides chemistry

Research Interest: Bioactive compounds and Biomaterials.

Research Interest: Pharmacokinetics, drug development,  Medicinal chemistry,  Computational chemistry methods.

Research Interest: Medicinal chemistry,Histology and Embryology.

Research Interest: Controlled Drug Delivery systems; Drug Targeting; Mini-tablets; Helicobacter pylori; Polymers; Gastroretentive dosage forms; Osmotic drug delivery systems; Centrally acting drug; Anti-infectives; Natural products; Nanoscience; Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems; Tablets; Nanoemulsion.

At a reputable government university in Sri Lanka, Mr. Suresh Aluvihara earned a first degree in Earth Science, Mineral Science, Water Science, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics. Subsequently, he finished his master's degree studies in the fields of environmental and pollution control engineering, water treatments, air pollution control, and materials engineering at the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Earth science and engineering, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, and material science and engineering are his areas of interest in research. As a well-known young researcher, he has published more than 110 insightful research articles in the aforementioned fields in high-indexed journals, international research conferences, abstracts, conference papers, full-length papers, and book chapters. In numerous academic conferences, he has given keynote addresses, plenary talks, invited talks, featured talks, and guest lectures. In the interim, he participated in several outstanding conferences and workshops as a moderator, reviewer, and member of the organizing committee. Additionally, he worked as a reviewer, editor for a few special issues, and member of the editorial board for several reputable journals. In the realm of academic research and competition, he has achieved several noteworthy and noteworthy things, including winning young scientist awards, best thesis prizes, and participation in highly competitive workshops.

Research Interest: Mineral Science, Earth Science, Water Science and Environmental Engineering