Meet the SRI team

SRI Staff

Director
Director

Associate Professor and Director of the Sustainability Research Institute

Dr Stuart Connop
Associate Professor and Director of the Sustainability Research Institute
Stuart has 20 years of experience working in conservation ecology and nature-based solutions research. He is a specialist in ecomimicry in urban green infrastructure design with a specific focus on using invertebrate ecology as a foundation for designing urban green spaces for people and nature. He has expertise in habitat assessment, design, monitoring and management. His background includes biodiversity and ecosystem service monitoring and the associated data analysis.
Stuart has a track record of research leadership in UK and European projects including Work Package leadership in TURAS, Connecting Nature, Biurbs, and (starting in 2024) UGPplus. Stuart sits on UK and EU Standards Committees and Task Forces and has provided consultancy services to a diverse range of external partners (Natural England, Buglife, Newham Council, Thames Water, TfL, Environment Agency, etc)
s.p.connop@uel.ac.uk Read Dr Stuart Connop's Profile
Deputy Director

Laura Wendling
Deputy Director
Laura is an environmental scientist addressing climate change and biodiversity loss, focusing on how nature-based solutions (NbS) support equitable and regenerative socio-ecological systems in urban and regional contexts. Her work integrates environmental science and policy to show how sustainability interventions deliver climate resilience, biodiversity recovery, and social value. She has led international research for evidence-based policymaking, working with governments, industry, and civil society. Laura led the NetworkNature Taskforce on NbS Impact Evaluation and co-edited Evaluating the Impact of Nature-Based Solutions: A Handbook for Practitioners. She is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Nature-Based Solutions journal (Elsevier) and leads Water Europe’s Green-Grey Infrastructure and NbS Expert Group.
Business Manager

Daiva Raguckiene
Business Manager
Daiva provides high-level organisational, administrative, and legal leadership to SRI, supporting research projects funded by UKRI, the European Commission, and commercial partners. She leads the SRI administration team, oversees the postgraduate programme, and acts as the Institute’s PGR Committee representative, managing research oversight and student-facing processes.

Daiva also manages staff recruitment, development, and performance, supporting restructuring and strategic planning in partnership with the Institute Director.

She holds a First Class Honours LLB in Law from the University of East London, a BA in International Tourism Management from London Metropolitan University, and a Diploma in Event Management from King’s College London.
daiva@uel.ac.uk
Senior Research Fellow, SRI Research Degree Leader

Dr Bamdad Ayati
Senior Research Fellow, SRI Research Degree Leader
Bamdad Ayati is a Senior Research Fellow at the Sustainability Research Institute. He is a materials chemist with an interest in low-carbon building materials.
b.ayati@uel.ac.uk Read Dr Bamdad Ayati's Profile
Sustainability Project Delivery Manager

Susan Keeping
Sustainability Project Delivery Manager
Sue oversees the Eastern and South Eastern New Energy Projects for SRI, supporting business decarbonisation across Hertfordshire to Thurrock. Working with public and private partners, she helps ensure effective delivery of research collaboration and business support.

She works closely with the SRI Administration Team and ReDs to implement strong project management structures and ERDF programme governance. Sue has 17 years’ experience in sustainability and economic development, has studied Business Sustainability Management with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, is an IPMA Level D Certified Project Management Associate, and studied at the University of Warwick.
s.keeping@uel.ac.uk
Research Fellow

Dr Caroline Nash
Research Fellow
Caroline's work focuses on biodiversity and urban green infrastructure (UGI) design. During her PhD research, she investigated state-of-the-art measures to maximise the biodiversity value of UGI, with a particular focus on the brownfield ecomimicry. Caroline has extensive experience in ecological consultancy and biodiversity monitoring.
Energy and Carbon Senior Research Fellow

Dr Mehri Khosravi
Energy and Carbon Senior Research Fellow
Mehri is an environmental social researcher specialising in environmental management, climate change, and energy decarbonisation. She holds two PhDs from the University of Liverpool in Environmental Science and Environmental Planning and Management. Her research focuses on the relationship between society and environmental issues, with extensive experience working with stakeholders across the energy, water, agriculture, and tourism sectors in both developed and developing countries.

Mehri is currently a social scientist at SRI, working on the ERDF-funded Eastern New Energy project. Previously, she held postdoctoral roles at the University of Exeter’s Energy Policy Group, contributing to an EPSRC-funded project on cooling decarbonisation policy, and at the University of Leeds’ Sustainability Research Institute, where she worked on climate services and adaptation projects.
M.Khosravi@uel.ac.uk Read Dr Mehri Khosravi's Profile
Research Fellow

Dr Gloria Osei
Research Fellow
Gloria Osei is a Research Fellow whose work focuses on nature‑based solutions, urban spaces, green infrastructure, and environmentally led innovation in the built environment, with a strong emphasis on environmental and social responsibility.

She has experience across engineering and the built environment, including research on the use of green space as nature‑based solutions, stakeholder power and equality, and industry work in analytical assessments, ground investigation, and site works. Gloria also has experience writing research reports and proposals, applying critical analysis to project development and management.

At SRI, Gloria is currently working on BiUrbs, a UKRI‑funded project exploring the economics of biodiversity.
G.Osei@uel.ac.uk
Head of Environmental Sciences

Richard Lindsay
Head of Environmental Sciences
Richard is an internationally recognised specialist in peatland conservation. He leads the SRI's portfolio of research and consultancy for peatland management and conservation and has been responsible for assembling and presenting several key peatland conservation cases and management and monitoring programmes at both national and international levels.

Richard joined UEL in 1997 to reshape and update the University's conservation degrees and graduates have since gone on to work for conservation agencies in the UK, Mexico and China. Prior to his time at UEL, Richard worked for over 20 years in professional nature conservation.
r.lindsay@uel.ac.uk Read Richard Lindsay's Profile
Environmental Research Fellow

Dr Ria Deveroux
Environmental Research Fellow
Dr Ria Devereux is an Environmental Research Fellow at the Sustainability Research Institute with a focus on plastic pollution particularly in freshwater systems. Her research investigates the sources, distribution, and ecological impacts of plastics, with a particular focus on microplastics and nanoplastics. She has a strong background in Marine Biology and Marine Science.
R.Devereux2@uel.ac.uk Read Dr Ria Deveroux's Profile
Green Infrastructure Research Assistant

Dr Karina Corada Perez
Green Infrastructure Research Assistant
Karina is an interdisciplinary environmental chemist and green infrastructure research assistant specialising in air pollution. She holds a Master’s in Environmental Planning and Management from the University of Chile and is completing a PhD at the Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London. Her research focuses on how green infrastructure influences urban air quality, supporting healthier cities through strategic, nature‑based solutions.

Outside academia, Karina runs a healthcare products business promoting conscious self‑care among women in Chile and enjoys cycling, travelling, vegetarian cooking, and making eco‑friendly toiletries.
k.corada-perez@uel.ac.uk Read Dr Karina Corada Perez's Profile
Research Assistant

Sam Jelliman
Research Assistant
Sam is currently leading research which explores how businesses can be supported to transition to net zero carbon. He is also involved in peatland restoration and air quality projects. Sam has experience working for the government and the third sector in London, New Zealand and Mongolia in the areas of behaviour change, sustainable transport and air pollution. He has experience across a range of sustainability issues and enjoys studying how various fields intersect and interact with each other to find real-world solutions. Sam studied Environmental Science at the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Outside academia, Karina runs a healthcare products business promoting conscious self‑care among women in Chile and enjoys cycling, travelling, vegetarian cooking, and making eco‑friendly toiletries.
s.jelliman@uel.ac.uk
Research Assistant

Dr Jack Clough
Research Assistant
Jack works in the 'Green Infrastructure' team. His main work focuses on wetland conservation and paludiculture in the UK and abroad. As a developing researcher, he has growing expertise in SuDs, ecological surveys, GIS, and terrestrial laser scanning. Previous projects have involved working on the UK’s first Sphagnum farming project funded through Innovate UK, identifying a new blanket bog in Southern Spain and working on the DEFRA paludiculture sub-group which aims to develop the paludiculture policy within the UK. In his spare time, Jack is often found outdoors hiking, climbing, and cycling.
j.clough@uel.ac.uk
Strategic Funding Advisor

Ajay Kathrani
Strategic Funding Advisor
Ajay has worked with and advised universities, development agencies, purpose-led organisations, SMEs and startups on sustainable innovations across a range of sectors - designing impact-led projects, commercialising R&D, and raising development funding. He has critical expertise in collaborative innovation - taking ideas from strategic concepts to viable client propositions, through to realisation and results.
A.Kathrani@UEL.ac.uk
SRI Team Administrator

Lisa Sweetman
SRI Team Administrator
Lisa started with the Sustainability Research Institute on a temporary basis nearly 14 months ago and was over the moon when she became a permanent member of the team. Lisa's duties (amongst others) include organising events, purchasing for the team, minute taking, booking flights and accommodation, and ensuring spreadsheets and project databases are kept up to date. The position she holds is a far cry from her past work history. Lisa has spent most of her working life as a receptionist in the corporate sector. Although Lisa had very little previous experience in her position, she is committed to proving herself and enjoys using her organisational skills to keep on top of her diverse role and look after the team.
l.sweetman@uel.ac.uk
Graduate Trainee Project Manager

Moza Ahmed
Graduate Trainee Project Manager
Moza is a graduate project management trainee at SRI with a background in marketing and a degree from UEL. She brings a strong interest in sustainability and social impact, alongside experience running her own business focused on empowering children through inclusive educational resources.

Keen to develop professionally, Moza is excited to contribute to SRI’s research and outreach work, using her marketing skills to support initiatives that promote environmental stewardship and social responsibility.
mahmed7@uel.ac.uk
AI Support Graduate Officer

Andrea Sanna
AI Support Graduate Officer
Andrea is a graduate AI Support Officer who recently joined the SRI team.

After earning a degree in Computer Science from UEL, he broadened his expertise in deep learning, embedded systems, and software engineering by designing and developing a range of projects. These include AI- and IoT-based solutions such as a wearable system for people with visual impairments and an AI-powered mobile translation tool, alongside other software engineering initiatives.

Joining the SRI team provides Andrea with an excellent opportunity to further develop his skills and apply emerging technologies to support and enhance the team’s projects.
A.Sanna@uel.ac.uk
Research Assistant

Sophie Ryan
Research Assistant
Sophie is a developing environmental researcher working within the Green Infrastructure team at the Sustainability Research Institute. With a Masters degree in Biodiversity, Evolution and Conservation from UCL, she is actively expanding her expertise in applied ecological research, contributing to innovative projects that address pressing environmental challenges.
S.Ryan@uel.ac.uk Read Sophie Ryan's Profile
Research Assistant

Cla Ruzol - (they/them)
Research Assistant
Cla is an anthropologist trained in environmental science, finishing their PhD Anthropology at LSE. Their research consistently engaged questions of social justice and anti-imperialism using mixed-methods, such as ethnography, survey, cultural domain analysis, social network analysis, GIS and counter-mapping, and archival research. They now work in the SRI project ‘Advancing Impact Measurement of Nature-based Solutions’ (AIM-NBS) that examines what works, what doesn’t, and the challenges that arise in impact evaluation of nature-based solutions in Europe. Cla is interested in how nature-based solutions can contribute to just transformations in the Global South and Europe.
Green Infrastructure Research Assistant

Joseph Sanchez
Green Infrastructure Research Assistant
Joe has a broad understanding of sustainability, developed through an MSc in Green Building at the Centre for Alternative Technology. His research covers nature‑based solutions, sustainable drainage and ecology, building energy performance, life cycle assessment, retrofit housing, and sustainable materials. With a background in technical design and carpentry, Joe brings strong practical insight to his work.

He has contributed to SRI’s Horizon 2020 Connecting Nature project and currently works on the UKRI‑funded Greenhouse Gas Removal project, focusing on peatland restoration, as well as the ERDF‑funded Eastern New Energy project, supporting SME decarbonisation through material testing.
j.sanchez@uel.ac.uk
Former Director, Sustainability Research Institute

Professor Darryl Newport
Former Director, Sustainability Research Institute
Darryl is an environmental scientist specialising in the built environment. His research and policy interests include renewable energy systems, sustainable construction through alternative material use and natural resource management. Darryl has worked on several major infrastructure projects in London including the 2012 Olympics.

He's also closely involved in the development of the Institute for Sustainability - including the Sustainable Industry Park at Dagenham Dock.
Read Professor Darryl Newport's Profile
SRI Affiliate

Alan Chandler
SRI Affiliate
Alan's areas of expertise cover material technology, the theory of architectural conservation design, and community engagement. Alan's work on earthen architecture at UEL was presented at the International Conference on Nonconventional Materials and Technologies (NOCMAT) at Bath University in September 2009 and published in the American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture.

As part of establishing the research into tensile construction techniques, the work has been featured in the RIBA Journal, the Architects Journal, Architectural Research Quarterly and Building Design, as well as in a number of publications on concrete and materiality in architecture.
a.chandler@uel.ac.uk Read Alan Chandler's Profile

Angela Afua Assan

Angela Afua Assan
PhD Researcher

Afua is a PhD researcher whose work investigates the social dynamics of urban overheating, with a particular focus on translating heat-risk communication into inclusive, actionable adaptation strategies for UK communities.

She holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Architecture degree, which grounded her interest in urbanism and the human dimensions of climate resilience. Her architectural background gives her a holistic lens through which to examine how people perceive, interact with, and respond to heat in cities.

Afua’s research aims to inform evidence-based public engagement and policy approaches that empower communities to adapt to heat in equitable and sustainable ways.

Email: a.assan2701@uel.ac.uk

Chidinma Muoneke

Chidinma Muoneke
Research Assistant
Chidinma is a research assistant who guides and supports companies on organisational greenhouse gas accounting. She is also an SRI-sponsored PhD student and is currently researching barriers to Scope 3 greenhouse gas accounting.

In 2020, she graduated with a first-class Masters in Sustainable Resource Management from the University of Limerick, Ireland. Shortly afterwards she joined the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Limerick as a Research Assistant on an EPA Ireland-funded project that investigated the transboundary shipment of used electrical and electronic equipment in roll-on roll-off vehicles leaving Ireland for West Africa.

Chidinma has worked as a Sustainability Specialist in the telecommunications sector for almost two years. She led several initiatives designed to promote business sustainability such as carbon footprint measurement, setting relevant sustainability targets and driving several initiatives to reduce organisational environmental impacts.
Email: c.muoneke2201@uel.ac.uk

Daniel Arogundade

Daniel Arogundade
PhD Researcher

Daniel is a Postgraduate Researcher at the University of East London’s Sustainability Research Institute (SRI), where their work explores the development of adaptive and intelligent Green Infrastructure (GI) systems through the integration of digital twins, predictive analytics, and urban climate modelling. Their research investigates how real-time environmental data can be used to design resilient, self-adjusting GI systems that respond dynamically to urban microclimates and extreme weather events, with a focus on equitable climate adaptation in London’s boroughs, particularly Newham.

With a background in Automotive Engineering, specialising in electric and hybrid vehicle systems, Daniel brings a strong foundation in systems integration, simulation modelling, and data-driven optimisation. These engineering principles now underpin their approach to urban sustainability, translating methods used in intelligent vehicle control systems and energy management into virtual environmental modelling for adaptive cities. This cross-disciplinary expertise strengthens the SRI’s mission to advance technological innovation for sustainable, low-carbon urban futures.

Email: D.AROGUNDADE@uel.ac.uk

Georgemma Hunt

Georgemma Hunt is an architectural practitioner, artist, and PhD researcher at the Sustainability Research Institute (SRI), University of East London. She trained in architecture at the University of Cambridge (2015–18) and the Centre for Alternative Technology, Wales (2021–23). Her professional experience includes Studio MUTT in Liverpool (2019–21) and Local Works Studio (2023), a landscape and building R&D practice in East Sussex. Alongside her research, she works as a freelance artist and designer across murals, illustration, and co-design/build projects, and is a member of the ReCollective network – a material re-use agency diverting construction waste from landfill into community projects in and around London.

Her PhD (2024–ongoing) explores bio-based building materials derived from the paludiculture crop Common Bulrush (Typha latifolia). Working across material science, ecology, agronomy, and building physics, she is experimenting in how wetland crops cultivated on rewetted peatlands can yield sustainable insulation and particleboard, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions from land-use. The project is partnered with the Wildlife Trust BCN through the Peatland Progress Project, and supported by the SRI’s interdisciplinary team, supervised by Dr Bamdad Ayati, Dr Jack Clough, and Richard Lindsay.

Contact: g.hunt1@uel.ac.uk

Hilal Koztepe

Email: u1832463@uel.ac.uk

Helen Mailey

Helen Mailey
PhD Researcher

Helen Mailey is a PhD Research student at the University of East London's (UEL) Sustainability Research Institute (SRI).
With a degree background in Sociology, Helen brings a deep understanding of social structures, human behaviour, and societal change to their research work. The role at UEL SRI involves contributing to interdisciplinary research projects such as Greenhouse Gas Removal Project, with a focus on sustainability, and community engagement.

Through their academic training and hands-on research, Helen is developing her social science insights to address pressing global challenges and drive positive social impact.

Email: h.mailey2@uel.ac.uk

Khaled Hadi

Khaled Hadi
PhD Researcher

Khaled Hadi is a PhD researcher at the University of East London, specialising in sustainable landscape architecture and urban biodiversity. With extensive experience in the design industry, Khaled has developed a strong foundation in garden design and environmental planning, blending creativity with ecological awareness.

He holds a Master’s in Professional Landscape Architecture from UEL and a Postgraduate Diploma in Garden Design, which inform his research into climate-responsive landscapes, planting strategies, and green infrastructure. His work explores how thoughtful design can enhance urban resilience, biodiversity, and community well-being.

Khaled’s professional background includes a wide range of design projects, from conceptual planning to detailed documentation, with a focus on sustainability, collaboration, and innovation. His approach combines technical precision with a deep appreciation for nature’s role in shaping healthier, more connected cities.

Email: u2212946@uel.ac.uk

Marielena Margraf

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Dr Helen Bailey

Helen has been a Senior Lecturer at the University of Derby since 2015. Helen is also Managing Director at The Driven Company Associates Limited. The Driven Company supports asset owners, clients and contractors with the development of engineered solutions in highway materials design, production, specification and installation through the provision of advice and technical expertise. Its mission is to remove barriers to drive ahead quality and value; enhancing management, operations and asset creation.

Prof Allan J Brimicombe, Head of Centre for Geo-Information Studies at UEL

Allan's research interests include issues of data quality; the coupling of GIS and numerical simulation modelling for decision support; spatial data mining, analysis and visualisation; and mobile systems and location-based services (LBS).

These have been applied to crime, health, education, natural hazards, utilities and business. Recently he has been working on the Olympic Games Impact Study for the London 2012 Games. Commissioned by the Economic and Social Research Council, this work is mandated by the IOC and is the first for a summer Games.

He has published over 90 academic papers and is the author of 'GIS, Environmental Modelling and Engineering' (Taylor & Francis, 2nd Edition, 2010) and 'Location-Based Services and Geo-Information Engineering'(Wiley, 2009).

Email: a.j.brimicombe@uel.ac.uk

Prof Chris Cheeseman

Chris Cheeseman joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial College London in 1990 This followed periods in industry with Redland Technology, Morgan Materials Technology and Morgan Matroc. He has a DPhil from Oxford University (high-temperature properties of ceramics) and a BSc in Physics and Materials Science from the University of Warwick.

Chris is a Professor of Materials Resources Engineering and the leader of a major research group working on the beneficial reuse of waste materials and resource efficiency within the Environmental and Water Resource Engineering (EWRE) Section. He is also the Director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Sustainable Civil Engineering. 

The focus of his research is on sustainable use of materials, waste management and resource efficiency. The emphasis of waste management research has changed from safe disposal to the beneficial reuse of materials and wastes as resources. This type of interdisciplinary research falls between the more traditional fields of environmental engineering, materials processing, waste recycling and civil engineering and involves collaboration with both industry and other researchers at Imperial and beyond.

Email:c.cheeseman@imperial.ac.uk

Dr Anca Ciupala

Anca is a Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering.

She obtained her MEng degree in Civil Engineering in 1991 and her doctoral degree in Earthquake Engineering and Safety of Structures in 1999 from the Technical University "Gh. Asachi" Iasi, Romania. After spending 10 years in the industry and academia in Romania, Anca was awarded an EU Marie Curie Research Fellowship (FP5) at the University of Sheffield (2001-2003) and then joined the University of East London as a Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering in 2003.

Anca's main research interests are in the fields of Structural Engineering and Sustainability in the Built Environment where she has led and participated in a range of research projects and industrial consultancy contracts.

Email:m.a.ciupala@uel.ac.uk

Dr Marcus J Collier

Marcus is a Senior Research Fellow and the co-ordinator of the UCD-led EU FP7 TURAS project (Transitioning towards Urban Resilience and Sustainability). Marcus' research interests focus on the complex and fascinating interface between social and ecological systems, and his PhD research concentrated on damaged landscapes, resilience planning and collaborative processes.

His main areas of expertise are in interdisciplinary research, qualitative and quantitative methodologies, social-ecological interfaces, resilience and vulnerability, landscape and restoration ecology, environmental policies, rural geography, governance and community outreach as well as writing and presentation skills.

Marcus began his post-doctoral research in Teagasc, with funding from the EPA (STRIVE), examining the potential impacts of genetically modified crops on biodiversity and the landscape. He then continued his post-doctoral research with University College Cork / Environmental Research Institute.

At the Coastal and Marine Research Centre Marcus worked as a Sustainability Scientist and as a member and work package leader on several international research teams (Funded by the Marine Institute, INTERREG, ESPON and FP7). 

Email:marcus.collier@ucd.ie

Dr Jon Green

Jon Green graduated from the University of Portsmouth and holds a PhD from Writtle Agricultural College on "Cryopreservation of Ribes nigrum utilizing field grown and in vitro material for genetic conservation".

Jon is currently leading a collaborative project between the University of Freiburg and the company Qfood Gmbh investigating food and drink quality using capture and release polymer technology.

He is a visiting researcher with the SRI and works with the University of Chongqing, China and the company RTAL (HK) Ltd. to develop lightweight aggregate from waste materials.  

Email:jon.green@imtek.uni-freiburg.de

Armor Gutierrez

Armor is an architect, researcher and maker, interested in how innovation through sustainability can have a positive impact on our built environment. Prior to joining the University of East London as a Senior Lecturer, he gained extensive professional experience working for some of the world's most distinguished architecture firms such as Bjarke Ingels Group in Copenhagen, MVRDV in Rotterdam, and KPF in London, where he attained the level of Associate Principal.

In 2015 he co-founded Atelier La Juntana, a workshop exploring architecture, design and creative fabrication through sustainable making. As part of this exploration he organises, in collaboration with Madrid Polytechnic University of Architecture, a summer school which welcomes international students each edition sharing a common interest on the topic of sustainable materials and critical making.

Since 2017, he has run the design studio Unit 8 at MArch, Master in Architecture at the University of East London. Armor's students have engaged with a number of community-led organisations and assisted them with implementing sustainable solutions to their design schemes, including innovative solutions for floating communities in the Royal Docks in collaboration with Babylon Blue, and pioneering material prototypes using by-products from sugar cane in collaboration with Tate & Lyle. The unit students have been shortlisted on several occasions for RIBA awards, including the RIBA Silver Medal Nomination 2019 and 2021, the RIBA Dissertation Medal 2020 and the RIBA East Prize Skin thinking-Detail Award 2020.

Dr Amin Hosseinian-Far

Dr Amin Hosseinian-Far holds the position of Senior Lecturer & Deputy Subject Leader in Business Systems and Operations at the University of Northampton. In his previous teaching experience, Amin was a Staff Tutor at the Open University, and prior to that a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader at Leeds Beckett University. He has held lecturing and research positions at the University of East London and at a number of private HE institutions and strategy research firms.

Dr Hosseinian-Far has also worked as Deputy Director of Studies at a large private higher education institute in London. Dr Hosseinian-Far received his BSc (Hons) in Business Information Systems from the University of East London, an MSc degree in Satellite Communications and Space Systems from the University of Sussex, a Postgraduate Certificate in Research and a PhD degree titled 'A Systemic Approach to an Enhanced Model for Sustainability' which he acquired from the University of East London.

Amin holds a Membership of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), a Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), and a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA). He is also the founding editor and the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Strategic Engineering (IJoSE).

Email:Amin.Hosseinian-Far@northampton.ac.uk

Rosa Rogina

Rosa is an architect, researcher and curator working as a Programme Director at the London Festival of Architecture. Rosa's work shares the fundamental premise that architecture is a public concern, with the specific aim of increasing public awareness about the role of architecture and sustainable design in contemporary society.

Since 2017, she has run the design studio Unit 8 at MArch, Master in Architecture at the University of East London. Rosa's students have engaged with a number of community-led organisations and assisted them with implementing sustainable solutions to their design schemes, including innovative solutions for floating communities in the Royal Docks in collaboration with Babylon Blue, and pioneering material prototypes using by-products from sugar cane in collaboration with Tate & Lyle. The unit students have been shortlisted on several occasions for RIBA awards, including the RIBA Silver Medal Nomination 2019 and 2021, the RIBA Dissertation Medal 2020 and the RIBA East Prize Skin thinking-Detail Award 2020.

Ian Short

Ian Short was appointed Interim CEO of Climate-KIC in January 2016 and tasked with implementing Climate-KIC's new structures, strategies and teams to enable the organisation to achieve its potential. Ian was previously Chief Executive of the Institute for Sustainability - an independent charity established to pilot and trial systemic solutions for sustainable cities and communities.

Previously, Ian was Deputy Chief Executive at the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC), a public/private regeneration agency in east London, which he helped establish in 2005. While in this role, Ian led the development of the Institute for Sustainability from its original concept to a fully operational charitable organisation in just over two years.

Dr Renée Tobe

Dr Renée Tobe is a Reader in Architecture. She has been awarded a Paul Mellon Research Fellowship at the British School in Rome (2018) and a Research Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities at Edinburgh University (2014). Before entering academia, she was in professional practice for 10 years, previous to which she studied at the Architectural Association, Cornell University and Ryerson University where she trained in sustainable building technology. Read more about Dr Renée Tobe.

Email:r.tobe@uel.ac.uk

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Meet the SRI team

SRI Staff

SRI Sponsored PhD Research Students

Angela Afua Assan

Chidinma Muoneke

Daniel Arogundade

Georgemma Hunt

Hilal Koztepe

Helen Mailey

Khaled Hadi

Marielena Margraf

Associates

Dr Helen Bailey

Prof Allan J Brimicombe, Head of Centre for Geo-Information Studies at UEL

Prof Chris Cheeseman

Dr Anca Ciupala

Dr Marcus J Collier

Dr Jon Green

Armor Gutierrez

Dr Amin Hosseinian-Far

Rosa Rogina

Ian Short

Dr Renée Tobe

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SRI Staff

Dr Stuart Connop

Laura Wendling

Daiva Raguckiene

Dr Bamdad Ayati

Susan Keeping

Dr Caroline Nash

Dr Mehri Khosravi

Dr Gloria Osei

Richard Lindsay

Dr Ria Deveroux

Dr Karina Corada Perez

Sam Jelliman

Dr Jack Clough

Ajay Kathrani

Lisa Sweetman

Moza Ahmed

Andrea Sanna

Sophie Ryan

Cla Ruzol - (they/them)

Joseph Sanchez

Professor Darryl Newport

Alan Chandler

SRI Sponsored PhD Research Students

Angela Afua Assan

Chidinma Muoneke

Daniel Arogundade

Georgemma Hunt

Hilal Koztepe

Helen Mailey

Khaled Hadi

Marielena Margraf

Associates

Dr Helen Bailey

Prof Allan J Brimicombe, Head of Centre for Geo-Information Studies at UEL

Prof Chris Cheeseman

Dr Anca Ciupala

Dr Marcus J Collier

Dr Jon Green

Armor Gutierrez

Dr Amin Hosseinian-Far

Rosa Rogina

Ian Short

Dr Renée Tobe

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