31 August 2022
NMES academic promotions
New readers and senior lecturers in NMES

Congratulations to colleagues from the Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences who have been promoted to the positions of Reader and Senior Lecturer. This is testament to their excellence in research and education in their subject areas.
Reader
Dr John Armstrong (Mathematics)
Dr Rita Borgo (Informatics)
Dr Wayne Dickson (Physics)
Dr Christopher McCabe (Physics)
Dr Manuel Müller (Chemistry) - Proleptic Reader
Dr Mohammad Reza Nakhai (Engineering)
Dr Odinaldo Rodrigues (Informatics)
Senior Lecturer
Dr Oya Celiktutan (Engineering)
Dr Blanka Horvath (Mathematics)
Dr Steve Lester (Mathematics)
Dr Yijing Li (Informatics)
Dr Izaak Neri (Mathematics)
Dr Aliaksandra Rakovich (Physics)
Dr Eamonn Reading (Chemistry)
Dr Petr Slovak (Informatics)
Dr Furqaan Yusaf (Physics)
Dr Amelle Zaïr (Physics)
Commenting on the latest promotion round, Professor Bashir M. Al-Hashimi, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences, said:
“I am proud that colleagues from all five of our departments have been successful in meeting the university’s rigorous promotions criteria, demonstrating academic excellence. My congratulations and thanks to each of them.”
In this story

Bashir M. Al-Hashimi
Vice President (Research & Innovation)

John Armstrong
Reader in Financial Mathematics

Rita Borgo
Head of Human Centred Computing Group

Wayne Dickson
Reader in Physics

Christopher McCabe
Reader in Physics

Manuel Müller
Proleptic Reader and Sir Henry Dale Research Fellow

Mohammad Reza Nakhai
Reader in Telecommunications

Odinaldo Rodrigues
Reader in Artificial Intelligence

Oya Celiktutan
Senior Lecturer in Engineering (Robotics)

Steve Lester
Senior Lecturer in Number Theory

Yijing Li
AEP Senior Lecturer in Urban Informatics

Izaak Neri
Senior Lecturer in Disordered Systems

Aliaksandra Rakovich
Senior Lecturer

Eamonn Reading
Senior Lecturer and UKRI Future Leader Fellow

Petr Slovak
Senior Lecturer

Furqaan Yusaf
Senior Lecturer

Amelle Zaïr
Senior Lecturer