The Hazelab group, Professor Guillermo Rein - Heat and fire science Turbocharger testing and research group, Professor Ricardo Martinez-Botas - Exhaust gas energy recovery and turbocharging Mechanics of materials Metal-forming technologies group, Dr Liliang Wang - Metal-forming processes Materials Modelling, Dr Daniel Balint - Advanced modelling of materials Adhesion and Adhesives, Dr Bamber Blackman - Joining technologies and adhesive bonding Nanomaterials, Dr Ambrose Taylor - Material microstructure and nanoparticle-modified materials Soft Solids, Professor Maria Charalambides - Deformation and fracture of soft polymers and other soft materials Structural Applications Component Structural Integrity, Professor Kamran Nikbin - Examining the durability and performance of materials subjected to a range of conditions, and investigating this in relation to safety Electrochemical Science and Engineering, Dr Greg Offer - Applications of electrochemical devices to mobile and stationary power Novel Manufacture for Performance, Dr Paul Hooper The department also runs academic centres, some in partnership with industry, including the Vibration University Technology Centre, the AVIC Centre for Structural Design and Manufacture, and the BIAM-Imperial Centre for Materials Characterisation, Processing and Modelling. People William Dalby, former head of department William Unwin, former head of department References External links Department of Mechanical Engineering website Imperial College London website 1884 establishments in England Educational institutions established in 1884 Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering schools Mechanical Engineering