College of Science and Engineering staff

As a Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching across the Sport and Exercise Science programmes, Jon supports students from a range of programmes with their learning, teaching and assessment activities, as well as supporting students with accessing work placements and internship opportunities as part of their degree and wider development.

Dr Jianfei Xie is a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Derby. His research interests lie within fluid mechanics and heat/mass transfer and computational approaches.

I am working in the direction of therapeutic nanocrystal production and target-oriented drug designing. Through applying advanced protein engineering skills, we are developing novel nanomedicines that can replace current painful injectable therapies. I have also significantly contributed toward research-informed teaching in various higher education settings.

Professor Zhiyin Yang's main role is to carry out high-quality research and lead research activities in the area of Thermofluids. He is a world-leading expert in large-eddy simulation (LES) and separated flow transition with more than 130 publications. He also teaches on Mechanical/Motorsport Engineering courses. 

Prior to joining the University of Derby as a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Jilin spent a couple of years in research positions at Loughborough University and the University of Warwick.

Dr Hongqing Yu also known as Harry is an Associate Professor of Data Science. He mainly teaches on the topics involved in Data Science, Machine learning and AI technologies. 

Dmitry Zaitsev is a Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering at the University of Derby.

Georgios is a Forensic Science Lecturer, his research combines elements of biochemistry, genetics, nanotechnology and toxicology to address issues in forensic, environmental and biomedical settings related to biological identification and toxicity

Minas Mina is a Lecturer in Biomechanics and Strength and Conditioning in the School of Human Sciences. His role includes teaching on biomechanics, neurophysiology and other units, as well as, leading research projects in areas such as sports biomechanics, neurophysiology, and strength and conditioning.