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Staff in the School of Construction Management and Engineering

If you’d like to make a general enquiry, please email us at sbeexecsupport@reading.ac.uk.

Roles
Academic staff
Research staff
Administrative staff
Visiting staff
Emeritus staff
Honorary
Postgraduate research students

Academic staff  

Name Position Research interests
Professor Tabarak Ballal Professor "Design for Manufacturability" in construction. Design for Constructability. Process Mapping and Process Modelling. Construction technology.
Dr Ronan Champion Lecturer in Construction Law Construction procurement. Construction contract management. Valuation of construction claims.
Dr Ariana Darvish Lecturer Please contact for research interests: telephone: +44 (0) 118 378 5389; email: n.darvish@reading.ac.uk
Professor Irem Dikmen School Director of Internationalisation Project risk analysis and management. Climate risk and resilience in the built environment. Digital construction technologies. Mega construction projects. International construction.
Dr Ruth Dowsett Lecturer in Virtual and Digital Construction Please contact for research interests: telephone: +44 (0)118 378 6733; email: r.m.dowsett@reading.ac.uk
Ekpo Ekpenyong Graduate Teaching Assistant Not available to supervise PhDs.
Dr Emmanuel Essah Interim Head of School Solar energy systems and technologies in the built environment. Energy demand and management. Indoor environment, indoor air quality, thermal comfort, and well-being. Household electricity consumption.
Dr Ian Ewart Head of Construction and Engineering Management Use and role of technology in society. Social and technical practices in houses and bridges construction. Ethnographic research, ethnographic approach with digital modelling and 3D VR. Experience of space in the built environment. Multisensory built environments research.
Dr Alba Fuertes Associate Professor Climate change adaptation and resilience. Effects of weather on construction workers, H&S and wellbeing. Effects of weather on construction productivity. Climate change risk assessment in construction projects.
Dr Martin Green Lecturer Socio-technical approaches to emergent technologies. Historical analysis of the built environment. The temporal and spatial co-ordination of everyday work. Everyday energy demand and sustainable technologies.
Professor Stuart Green Professor Construction sector policy. Construction procurement. Project organising. Identity work in projects. Value creation through projects.
Dr Christos Halios Lecturer Urban atmosphere. Indoor air (ventilation, air quality). Solar radiation/evapotranspiration in the urban environment. Applied mathematical methods for analysis of environmental and energy data.
Dr Rory Jones Associate Professor Energy use in buildings and indoor environmental quality. People and building interactions. Future buildings with high quality indoor environments. Digital tools for energy efficiency and performance of buildings.
Dr Shabnam Kabiri School Director of Teaching and Learning Micro-dynamics of professionalisation. Role stress within construction teams. Formal and informal aspects of roles in construction society. Business plans for construction firms.
Dr Shahab Kabiri Renani Lecturer Quantitative data analysis in transportation. AI data analysis in transportation. Environmental impacts of transportation networks.
Dr Máté L艖rincz Lecturer Computational modelling and experimental analysis of construction materials and structural systems. Innovative low-carbon materials for construction. Advanced techniques for strengthening and repairing structures. Integration of social and technical factors in energy demand management.
Dr Shu-Ling Lu Associate Professor of Construction and Project Management Innovation management in construction. Quality management in construction. Transition management to net zero built environments. Heritage buildings. Academia-industry engagement. Gender issues in construction.
Dr Upeksha Madanayake Lecturer in Quantity Surveying AI and data analytics for costing and contracts. Use of BIM, Big Data analytics and Internet of Things in construction. Whole life costing/circular economy. Construction organisational studies. HE teaching and learning studies.
Dr Laura Maftei Lecturer in Digital Technologies Use and application of digital technology to design and construction. Digital technology (VR, AR, BIM) integration and implications in construction design practice. Digital technology in innovative HE teaching methods.
Dr Eugene Mohareb
 Associate Professor in Sustainable Urban Systems  Life cycle sustainability assessment. Domestic retrofit adoption. Sustainability metrics of food systems.
Dr Dragana Nikoli膰 School Co-Director of Diversity and Inclusion Visualisation and simulation tools for decision-making. Building information modelling and management. Digital twins for asset operation and management. Simulation games for engineering education. Sustainable design and innovation.
Dr Michael Peters Lecturer in Energy Policy in the Built Environment Sustainable energy management (interface between human/behavioural dimensions and technology). Community-based carbon reduction. Attitudes and behaviour of 'energy consumers'. Waste minimisation. Corporate environmental performance. Environmental policy tools.
Dr Florence Phua Associate Professor Project and organizational performance in the construction industry. Individual-level and organizational-level dynamics on project performance. Construction industry competitiveness.
Professor Libby Schweber Professor Net zero carbon. Green building. Standards and assessment tools. Social theory. Research methods.
Professor Martin Sexton Professor The management and diffusion of innovation. System innovation for sustainability. Sustainable technologies. The organisation and management of small construction firms. The organisation and management of professional service firms.
Dr Mehdi Shahrestani Associate Professor Net-zero carbon future. Decarbonisation of heating and cooling systems. Energy systems modelling. Renewable energy technologies. Building mechanical services. Machine learning in energy systems.
Dr Omid Shariati Lecturer Modern energy systems and smart grids (renewable resources, energy storage, P2X systems, and transport decarbonisation). AI application in energy systems. Electric machines.
Dr Amna Shibeika Lecturer in Construction and Project Management Housing and built environment resilience for vulnerable populations. Sustainable and high-performance built environment. Digital innovation in construction. Construction management and labour market dynamics.
Professor Stefán Thor Smith

Professor in Energy Systems in the Built Environment

School Research Division Lead

 Integration of social and technical aspects of energy demand. Urban energy system modelling (socio-technical and physical drivers of demand). Technology and energy demand. Energy-environment system interactions. Complexity in energy system modelling.
Adrian Tagg Associate Professor in Building Surveying Please contact for research interests: telephone: +44 (0) 118 378 4672; email: a.tagg@reading.ac.uk
Professor Jacopo Torriti Professor Peak energy demand and demand-side response. Demand-side flexibility analysis. Energy security and net zero. Energy and decarbonisation.
Dr Dylan Tutt Lecturer in Workforce Studies in Construction Cultural sociology. Ethnographic methods and practice-based approaches in complex organisations. Migrant workers, occupational health and safety (especially of vulnerable workers). Ethnographic research methodology for health and safety in the construction industry.
Dr Maria Vahdati Head of Sustainable Energy, Environment and Engineering Wind, hydro, solar and biomass energy systems design and modelling. Earth Architecture. Ground source heat pumps and PV system hybrids. Energy in buildings.
Dr Chuang Wen Associate Professor Smart and sustainable energy systems. AI for energy and engineering. Clean mobility and transportation. Renewable energy (hydrogen, solar, wind). Smart cities and sustainable built environments.
Professor Runming Yao Professor Building and urban energy system and environmental quality. Indoor environmental quality, occupants' thermal comfort and wellbeing. Occupants' behaviour and energy management in buildings. Sensor technology applied in intelligent building and systems control.

Research staff  

 Name Position Telephone Email
 Dr Michelle Felton Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Environmental Impact Assessment +44 (0) 118 378 8578 m.a.felton@reading.ac.uk
 Dr Ren Kang Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Energy Demand Flexibility  +44 (0)118 378  r.kang@reading.ac.uk
 Mr Jose Luis Ramirez Mendiola Postdoctoral Research Fellow on Flexibility in Energy Demand  +44 (0)118 378 6677 j.ramirez-mendiola@reading.ac.uk 
 Dr Ji Zhang Research Fellow +44 (0) 118 378 5949  ji.zhang@reading.ac.uk

Administrative staff

Name Position Telephone Email
Tracy Bass Executive Support Administrator +44 (0)118 378 8580 t.bass@reading.ac.uk
Sue Flanders CREDS/TSBE Centre Administrator +44 (0)118 378 5417 s.m.flanders@reading.ac.uk
Selina Lam Executive Support Administrator +44 (0)118 378 4833 selina.lam@reading.ac.uk
Sue Lamb Executive Support Administrator +44 (0)118 378 8200 s.lamb@reading.ac.uk  
Claire Morrison School Resources Assistant +44 (0)118 378 2777 c.l.morrison@reading.ac.uk
Tracey Wigmore  Executive Administration Manager  +44 (0)118 378 8198 t.wigmore@reading.ac.uk

Visiting staff

Name Position Email
Dr Geoffrey Cook Visiting Fellow  geoff.cook@reading.ac.uk
Professor Zhiwen Luo Visiting Fellow z.luo@reading.ac.uk 

Emeritus staff

Name Position Email
Professor Hazim Awbi
 Professor of Building Environmental Science
 h.b.awbi@reading.ac.uk 
Professor John Bennett  Professor of Quantity Surveying  john.bennett@reading.ac.uk 
Professor Ranko Bon  Professor of Construction Management and Economics   
Professor Keith Bright  Professor of Inclusive Environments  k.t.bright@reading.ac.uk 
Professor Derek Clements-Croome
 Professor of Construction Engineering  d.j.clements-croome@reading.ac.uk 
Professor John Connaughton Professor of Sustainable Systems in the Built Environment
 j.connaughton@reading.ac.uk 
Professor Tim Dixon Professor of Sustainable Futures in the Built Environment  t.j.dixon@reading.ac.uk 
Professor Norman Fisher Professor of Project Management n.fisher@reading.ac.uk
Professor Roger Flanagan  Professor of Construction Management and Engineering  r.flanagan@reading.ac.uk 
Professor Colin Gray  Professor of Professional Construction Management  c.gray@reading.ac.uk 
Professor Will Hughes Professor of Construction Management and Economics  w.p.hughes@reading.ac.uk 
Professor George Jeronimidis  Professor of Construction Management and Engineering  g.jeronimidis@reading.ac.uk 
Professor Peter Lansley  Professor of Construction Management   
Professor Li Shao Professor l.shao@reading.ac.uk

Honorary staff

Name Email
Dr Katherine Hyde katherine.hyde@reading.ac.uk 

Postgraduate research students 

 
Name Email Project title
Hossein Adbollahzadeh h.abdollahzadeh@pgr.reading.ac.uk Exploitation of Artificial Intelligence In The Improvement Of Cost Prediction: A Quantitative Study Of Early Cost Prediction In Construction
Khaula Al Mazrooei  khaula.almazrooei@pgr.reading.ac.uk 

Organization Implications of Robotics and Automation in Construction Supply Chain
Ahmed Al-Saaddy a.a.l.al-saaddy@pgr.reading.ac.uk

Assessing Long-Term Contracts’ Impact on Net Zero Construction Projects
Raed Alshammari  r.alshammari@pgr.reading.ac.uk   
Kwesi Andel Jervis Amsterdam k.a.j.amsterdam@pgr.reading.ac.uk Designing classrooms in tropical regions that will allow for improve natural ventilation and indoor air quality
Nathaniel Appiyah n.appiyah@pgr.reading.ac.uk  
Qamar Ayoubi qamar.ayoubi@pgr.reading.ac.uk Mitigating the effects of rising temperatures on construction labourers’ health and wellbeing in the UK.
Kashif Aziz  kashif.aziz@pgr.reading.ac.uk 
Christina Bristow  c.k.bristow@pgr.reading.ac.uk   
Huseyin Cakar h.cakar@pgr.reading.ac.uk   
Hillary Chanda  h.chanda@pgr.reading.ac.uk Renewable Energy Management and Adoption in Rural Communities. Case of Zambia.
Ali Chelaghma a.chelaghma@pgr.reading.ac.uk  
Ekpo Ekpenyong  e.e.ekpenyong@pgr.reading.ac.uk   
Ahmed Elgamal  a.h.elgamal@pgr.reading.ac.uk  
Anna Yasseris Encarnacion Pina  a.encarnacionpina@pgr.reading.ac.uk  Women owner-managers of small construction firms: a social identity approach.
Oluwafemi Faleye o.faleye@pgr.reading.ac.uk Temporal Organization of Demand-Side Technologies for Flexibility Services: The Case of Electric School Buses.
Jiajing Feng  jiajing.feng@pgr.reading.ac.uk Understanding interactions between users and minor building adaptations in changing use scenarios.
Isaac Guzman Estrada  i.guzmanestrada@pgr.reading.ac.uk   
Xizhen Huang  xizhen.huang@pgr.reading.ac.uk  Enhancing urban thermal resilience: A social-ecological-technological systems approach to mitigating heat stress and improving perceived outdoor thermal comfort.
Sandy Jarrouje s.jarrouje@pgr.reading.ac.uk Entrench intransigence or emancipate enlightenment? Building after conflict. A Syrian tale.
Abdul Ahad Jhumka  a.jhumka@pgr.reading.ac.uk  
Vasilis Kazakos v.kazakos@pgr.reading.ac.uk  
Naoya Kojima  n.kojima@pgr.reading.ac.uk  
Vitor Lavor v.f.lavor@pgr.reading.ac.uk Airborne infection risk in complex urban environments: modelling, mapping and mitigation
Yiqing Liu  yiqing.liu@pgr.reading.ac.uk  
Josephine Lloyd-Papworth j.g.lloyd-papworth@pgr.reading.ac.uk  
Jianghui Lu  jianghui.lu@pgr.reading.ac.uk  
Xiaowei Lyu xiaowei.lyu@pgr.reading.ac.uk  Indoor Airborne Transmission Control.
Xiaoxiao Lyu xiaoxiao.lyu@pgr.reading.ac.uk  
Nobert Matadi nobert.matadi@pgr.reading.ac.uk  
Mawunyo Mensah m.a.mensah@pgr.reading.ac.uk  
Tariq Obeid t.obeid@pgr.reading.ac.uk  
Jedidiah Oru-bo  j.p.oru-bo@pgr.reading.ac.uk  
Emir Sarialan  e.i.sarialan@pgr.reading.ac.uk  
Nao Shibata  n.shibata@pgr.reading.ac.uk  
Alexander Simons  a.j.simons@pgr.reading.ac.uk  
Nicholas Smales  n.w.smales@pgr.reading.ac.uk  
Yiming Sui y.sui@pgr.reading.ac.uk Repositioning Animal By-products into Food Loss and Waste: From Environmental and Nutritional Perspective
Willy Tai  w.w.tai@pgr.reading.ac.uk  
Qian Wang  qian.wang@pgr.reading.ac.uk  
Rowland Ward  rowland.ward@pgr.reading.ac.uk  
Jamalia Wyllie j.o.y.wyllie@pgr.reading.ac.uk End-of-life Management of Solar Photovoltaic Systems in Barbados
Taomeizi Zhou taomeizi.zhou@pgr.reading.ac.uk  

Values for working together

Learn more about our values for working together in the School of the Built Environment.