Based in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at The University of Sheffield, the SMASH research team is a friendly group of Postdoctoral Research Associates, PhD researchers, MEng/MSc researchers, and undergraduate researchers (e.g. SURE researchers).
Our diverse team comes from all over the the world and from a variety of disciplines. Read about each of our team members below by clicking on a profile! Check out our LinkedIn page to view the latest group happenings!
Dr. Brant Walkley
Team Leader - Senior Lecturer
Dr. Dan Geddes
Research Associate
Dr. Shubham Jain
Research Associate
Kyle O'Donoghue
PhD Researcher (2021-2025)
Charley Nevin
PhD Researcher (2021-2025)
Ella Cliff
PhD Researcher (2021-2025)
Madeline Rihner
PhD Researcher (2021-2025)
Ava Sjoberg
PhD Researcher (2022-2026)
Micael Rubens Cardoso da Silva
PhD Researcher (2022-2026)
Cameron Halliwell
PhD Researcher (2022-2026)
Isabelle Smith
PhD Researcher (2022-2026)
William McMahon
PhD Researcher (2023-2027)
Sylvia Pestana Sousa Gomes
PhD Researcher (2023-2027)
Alumni
We are very proud that our alumni have gone on to the highest levels of success in both academia and industry. Read about the research our previous alumni have done while working in our group, and follow the links to find out about their new roles. including those at Unilever, Environment Agency, Rina, VTT, and Aggregate Industries.
Dr. Marco Simoni
Research Associate
Dr. Maryam Derkani
Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate
Dr. Sarah Kearney
Research Associate
Dr. Laura Stefanini
PhD Researcher (2019-2022)
Dr. Tamara Chidiac
PhD Researcher (2019-2022)
Dr. Cassandre Le Galliard
PhD Researcher (2019-2022)
Dr. James Watt
PhD Researcher (2019-2022)
Dr. Ademola Adetona
PhD Researcher (2019-2022)
Dr. Antonino Runci
Research Associate (2021-2023)
Byoungkwan Kim
Visiting PhD Researcher (2023)
Henrique A. Santana
Visiting PhD Researcher
2022-23 MEng Research Team
Arthur Bailey
MEng researcher - Interpretable machine learning to predict the compressive strength of metakaolin-based cements
Bhavini Chunilal
MEng researcher - Investigating the effect of strontium incorporation on the geopolymerisation process and the products formed
Rosalyn Dolan
MEng researcher - Early-age reaction and microstructural evolution of sulfate-activated slag cements
Chazha Mafunye
MEng researcher - Reaction mechanisms and microstructure of sodium carbonate-activated slag
2020-21 MEng Research Team
Laura Carter
MEng researcher - Surface interactions in organic/inorganic mixtures in sustainable alkali-activated cements
Ella Cliff
MEng researcher - Carbonation-induced nanostructural changes in alkali-activated cements
Kyle O'Donoghue
MEng researcher - Reaction mechanisms and kinetics of radionuclide-loaded cement wasteforms
Gregory Ouseley
MEng researcher - Low-carbon solidification and stabilisation of radioactive/toxic waste
Tomas Jessiman-Meijer
MEng researcher - Low-carbon solidification and stabilisation of radioactive/toxic waste
Luke Cartwright
MEng researcher - Low-carbon solidification and stabilisation of radioactive/toxic waste
Matthew Kilborn (co-supervised w/ Dr Mark Ogden, SNUCER)
MEng researcher - Low-carbon solidification and stabilisation of radioactive/toxic waste
Adam Perkins (co-supervised w/ Dr Mark Ogden, SNUCER)
MEng researcher - Low-carbon solidification and stabilisation of radioactive/toxic waste
Gregory Walker (co-supervised w/ Dr Mark Ogden, SNUCER)
MEng researcher - Low-carbon solidification and stabilisation of radioactive/toxic waste
2019-20 MEng Research Team
Taha Giurani (2019/20)
MEng researcher (Understanding the nanostructure of radionuclide-loaded cement wasteforms)
Sean Neary (2019/20)
MEng researcher (Determining radionuclide retention in loaded cementitious wasteforms)
Robert Peyton (2019/20)
MEng researcher (Resolving the microstructure, morphology and phase assemblage of radionuclide-loaded cement wasteforms)
Hashim Rehman (2019/20)
MEng researcher (Reaction mechanisms and kinetics of radionuclide-loaded cement wasteforms)
Befekadu Semeneh (2019/20)
MEng researcher (Determining the encapsulation limit in radionuclide-loaded cement wasteforms)
