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Meet our research team

James Brownjohn

Professor of Structural Dynamics

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My research expertise includes:

vibration serviceability
structural health monitoring (SHM)
system identification
human biomechanics
wind engineering
measuring and evaluating the performance of structures at full scale, including deformation and extreme loads
ambient vibration testing and operational modal analysis using minimal portable equipment, including calibrated humans

Alex Pavic

Professor of Vibration Engineering

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My research expertise includes:

vibration serviceability - looking at how large structures vibrate in day to day usage
human comfort when using structures and buildings
slender civil engineering structures, such as long-span floors, footbridges and grandstands, which are occupied and dynamically excited by humans
human-induced dynamic forces applied on human musculo-skeletal systems

Prakash Kripakaran

Senior Lecturer

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My research expertise includes:

Data analytics for structural health monitoring
Machine learning and statistical techniques for anomaly detection
Model updating, system identification and uncertainty propagation
Bridge scour assessment and monitoring
Evaluation of debris impact forces on bridge structures
Numerical and experimental characterisation of drag and lift forces on bridge piers and decks”

James Bassitt

Senior Experimental Officer and Laboratory Manager

Ki Young Koo

Lecturer

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My research expertise includes:

structural health monitoring (SHM)
civionics: wireless sensors for field measurements of civil infrastructures
machine learning for structural health monitoring
structural degradation detection and quantification
finite element model updating
system identification

Sina Safari

PhD Student

Sina is a PhD student in the College of Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical Science (CEMPS) at the University of Exeter. He graduated from the University of Tabriz with a MSc in Hydraulic structures. He joined the Vibration Engineering Section (VES) in December 2018 under the supervision of Dr. Julian M. Londono Monsalve, being awarded a fully funded scholarship from the College.

Sina carried out research on fluid-structure interaction (FSI) in underground and ground liquid storage tanks under seismic loading, inelastic behavior of structures equipped with damping and base-isolation devices.

Katy Manning

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Academic staff list

Name	Research expertise
James Brownjohn Professor of Structural Dynamics	vibration serviceability structural health monitoring (SHM) system identification human biomechanics wind engineering measuring and evaluating the performance of structures at full scale ambient vibration testing and operational modal analysis using minimal portable equipment
Alex Pavic Professor of Vibration Engineering	vibration serviceability human comfort when using structures and buildings slender civil engineering structures such as long-span floors, footbridges and grandstands human-induced dynamic forces applied on human musculo-skeletal systems
Ki Young Koo Lecturer	structural health monitoring (SHM) civionics: wireless sensors for field measurements of civil infrastructures machine learning for structural health monitoring structural degradation detection and quantification finite element model updating system identification
Miaomin Wang Postdoctoral Research Fellow	study and application of computer vision-based system for bridge displacement monitoring
Zuo Zhu Postdoctoral Research Fellow	system identification Bayesian methods structural health monitoring full-scale dynamic testing of structures
Hojune Ann PhD student	Working on the Smart Construction Technology project to: bring computer vision technology to detect fire risks on construction sites in South Korea and enable a national-wide surveillance system to reduce these

Professional Services staff list

James Bassitt Senior Experimental Officer

Katy Manning Administrator

Richard Stafford Experimental Officer

Interested in a PhD with VES?

Our PhD students have access to the UK’s most advanced facilities and training in vibration testing, analysis and control

You will be supported by supervisors at the forefront of their field, work on industry-led projects and network with global engineering consultancy companies.

We are always keen to hear from candidates with a PhD project idea related to one of our areas of expertise.