Alumni
PhD students


Dr Ellen Guest (Sep 2017; thesis awarded April 2022)
(subsequent destination: EPSRC) 4 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: EPSRC) 4 co-authored publications


Dr Francois Auvray (Sep 2015; thesis awarded March 2020)
3 co-authored publications
3 co-authored publications


Dr Sarah Jasim (Sep 2015; thesis awarded October 2020)
(subsequent destination: teacher, College of Science, Wasit University, Iraq) 2 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: teacher, College of Science, Wasit University, Iraq) 2 co-authored publications


Dr Saleh Alarfaji (Sep 2014; thesis awarded Oct 2018)
(subsequent destination: lecturer, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia) 1 co-authored publication
(subsequent destination: lecturer, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia) 1 co-authored publication


Dr Christian Suess (Sep 2013; thesis awarded Nov 2017)
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Charlie Laughton, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham) 1 co-authored publication
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Charlie Laughton, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham) 1 co-authored publication


Dr Zhuo Li (Sep 2013; thesis awarded Nov 2017)
(subsequent destination: Postdoc Creighton University)
6 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: Postdoc Creighton University)
6 co-authored publications


Dr Fouad Husseini (Sep 2012; thesis awarded Nov 2016)
(subsequent destination: Postdoc with Prof Peter Coveney, UCL)
3 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: Postdoc with Prof Peter Coveney, UCL)
3 co-authored publications


Dr Rachel Hill (Sep 2011; thesis awarded Nov 2015)
1 co-authored publications
1 co-authored publications


Dr John Baker (Sep 2010; thesis awarded Nov 2014)
(subsequent destination: Scientific programmer, STFC Daresbury)
3 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: Scientific programmer, STFC Daresbury)
3 co-authored publications


Dr Mengchen Pu (Sep 2009; thesis award Dec 2013)
(subsequent destination: Postdoc at the Institute of Biophysics (IBP, CAS) China)
1 co-authored publication
(subsequent destination: Postdoc at the Institute of Biophysics (IBP, CAS) China)
1 co-authored publication


Dr Eleanor Turpin (Sep 2008; thesis award Dec 2012)
(subsequent destination: Postdoc with Dr Boyan Bonev, University of Nottingham)
5 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: Postdoc with Dr Boyan Bonev, University of Nottingham)
5 co-authored publications


Dr Abrar Hussain (Sep 2007; thesis awarded Mar 2012)
(subsequent destination: Postdoc with Prof Skolnick, Georgia Tech)
2 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: Postdoc with Prof Skolnick, Georgia Tech)
2 co-authored publications


Dr Hainam Do (Sep 2007; thesis awarded Mar 2011)
(subsequent destination: Postdoc with Dr Besley, University of Nottingham)
8 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: Postdoc with Dr Besley, University of Nottingham)
8 co-authored publications


Dr Haydn Williams (Sep 2005; thesis awarded Jul 2011)
(subsequent destination: Health IT)
(subsequent destination: Health IT)


Dr Craig Bruce (Sep 2005; thesis awarded Nov 2010)
(subsequent destination: Scientific Computing Specialist, AstraZeneca)
2 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: Scientific Computing Specialist, AstraZeneca)
2 co-authored publications


Dr Petros Kountouris (Sep 2006; thesis awarded Jul 2010)
(subsequent destination: research associate with Dr Christodoulou, University of Cyprus)
2 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: research associate with Dr Christodoulou, University of Cyprus)
2 co-authored publications


Dr Stephen Hamby (Sep 2005; thesis awarded Jul 2010)
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Dr Chuzhanova, University of Central Lancashire)
1 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Dr Chuzhanova, University of Central Lancashire)
1 co-authored publications


Dr Clare-Louise Evans (Sep 2005; thesis awarded May 2010)
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Prof Daggett, University of Washington)
2 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Prof Daggett, University of Washington)
2 co-authored publications


Dr Pooja Jain (Feb 2006; thesis awarded Feb 2010)
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Prof Sternberg, Imperial College London)
3 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Prof Sternberg, Imperial College London)
3 co-authored publications


Dr Benjamin Bulheller (Oct 2005; thesis awarded Jul 2009)
(subsequent destination: research scientist, Novartis)
9 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: research scientist, Novartis)
9 co-authored publications


Dr Mike Stout (Mar 2005; thesis awarded Jun 2009)
(subsequent destination: Centre for Plant Integrative Biology, University of Nottingham)
7 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: Centre for Plant Integrative Biology, University of Nottingham)
7 co-authored publications


Dr T. John McNeany (Oct 2001; thesis awarded Sep 2005)
(subsequent destination: Unix sys admin)
2 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: Unix sys admin)
2 co-authored publications


Dr Matt Wood (Oct 2001; thesis awarded Jun 2005)
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Prof Champagne, Weill Medical College of Cornell University)
2 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Prof Champagne, Weill Medical College of Cornell University)
2 co-authored publications


Dr Tim Watson (Oct 2001; thesis awarded Feb 2005)
(subsequent destination: Unix sys admin)
7 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: Unix sys admin)
7 co-authored publications


Dr Zhijing Dang (Oct 2000; thesis awarded Aug 2004)
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Prof Luhua Lai, Beijing)
1 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Prof Luhua Lai, Beijing)
1 co-authored publications


Dr Benjamin P. Blackburne (Oct 2000; thesis awarded Mar 2004)
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Dr R. Goldstein, National Institute of Med. Research, London)
4 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Dr R. Goldstein, National Institute of Med. Research, London)
4 co-authored publications
Postdocs


Dr Magnus Hanson-Heine
5 co-authored publications
5 co-authored publications
Dr Lilianna Bryjko
(subsequent destination: HPC Scientific Computing Officer at AstraZeneca)
(subsequent destination: HPC Scientific Computing Officer at AstraZeneca)


Dr Allan Beveridge
(subsequent destination: Phylogica, Australia)
(subsequent destination: Phylogica, Australia)


Dr David Robinson
(currently Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University)
8 co-authored publications
(currently Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University)
8 co-authored publications


Dr Oksana Ismailova
(subsequent destination: Heat Physics Department, Academy Sciences of Uzbekistan)
(subsequent destination: Heat Physics Department, Academy Sciences of Uzbekistan)


Dr Ramachandran Gnanasekaran
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Prof. David M. Leitner, University of Nevada, Reno)
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Prof. David M. Leitner, University of Nevada, Reno)


Dr Jaume Bacardit
(currently Reader in Machine Learning, School of Computing, University of Newcastle)
7 co-authored publications
(currently Reader in Machine Learning, School of Computing, University of Newcastle)
7 co-authored publications


Dr Daniel Barthel
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Dr Natalio Krasnogor, Computer Science, Nottingham)
2 co-authored publication.
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Dr Natalio Krasnogor, Computer Science, Nottingham)
2 co-authored publication.


Dr James Melville
(subsequent destination: Cresset BioMolecular Discovery)
11 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: Cresset BioMolecular Discovery)
11 co-authored publications


Dr Mark Oakley
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Dr. Richard Wheatley, Nottingham)
7 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Dr. Richard Wheatley, Nottingham)
7 co-authored publications


Dr David Rogers
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Jan Jensen, Copenhagen)
9 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Jan Jensen, Copenhagen)
9 co-authored publications


Dr Yuri Bykov
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Prof Edmund Burke, Computer Science, Nottingham)
1 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Prof Edmund Burke, Computer Science, Nottingham)
1 co-authored publications


Dr Andrew T. B. Gilbert
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Prof Peter Gill, Australian National University)
3 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Prof Peter Gill, Australian National University)
3 co-authored publications


Dr Natalio Krasnogor
(currently Professor, School of Computing, University of Newcastle)
12 co-authored publications
(currently Professor, School of Computing, University of Newcastle)
12 co-authored publications






Dr Pere Constans
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Professor Gustavo Scuseria, Rice University, Texas)
3 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: postdoc with Professor Gustavo Scuseria, Rice University, Texas)
3 co-authored publications


Dr Ryuichi Kiyawa
(subsequent destination: Scientist, Shionogi & Co. Ltd., Japan)
(subsequent destination: Scientist, Shionogi & Co. Ltd., Japan)
MRes students


Jen Coughlan


Tim Spankie


Mari Chikvaidze
(subsequent destination: PhD with Prof Jeremy Smith, Univ Heidelberg)
(subsequent destination: PhD with Prof Jeremy Smith, Univ Heidelberg)
Undergraduate Students


Naomi Dyer


Trudi Fisher


Sam Smith


John Baker
(subsequent destination: PhD with Prof Jonathan Hirst, Univ of Nottingham)
(subsequent destination: PhD with Prof Jonathan Hirst, Univ of Nottingham)


Benson Spowage
1 co-authored publication
1 co-authored publication


Riccardo Fabris


Michael Douglas


Daniel Simpson


Owen Bowyer


Jenna Riley
1 co-authored publication
1 co-authored publication


Iain Moal
2 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: PhD with Dr Paul Bates, Cancer Research UK)
2 co-authored publications
(subsequent destination: PhD with Dr Paul Bates, Cancer Research UK)


Kevin Lovelock
1 co-authored publication
(subsequent destination: PhD with Prof Rob Jones, Univ Nottingham)
1 co-authored publication
(subsequent destination: PhD with Prof Rob Jones, Univ Nottingham)


Joe Todman


Karl Colella
1 co-authored publication
1 co-authored publication


John Duncan Scott