College of Science and Engineering staff

PGR student Matei Alexandru Costea
Matei Alexandru Costea
Postgraduate Research Student

Matei is currently a second-year PhD student in the Audio Engineering field. 

Dr Laura McLennan
Lecturer in Palaeontology/ Environmental Sciences

Dr Laura McLennan is a lecturer based in the environmental Science Department here at the University of Derby. Her main research interests are based around paleontology, recently she has spent her time considering the impact of climate change on marine communities.

Dr Patrick Merritt
Lecturer in Computer Games Programming, Augmented and Virtual Reality

Patrick is a computer games programmer with a decade of experience working on a wide range of projects, primarily specialising in the assistive and educational properties of videogames and associated hardware elements.

Farid Meziane
Professor Farid Meziane
Head of the Data Science Research Centre

Professor Farid Meziane is the Head of the Data Science Research Centre at the University of Derby and the Chair of the College of Science and Engineering Research Committee. He has over 25 years' experience in higher education. He is developing applied research to solve real-life problems using data science and Natural Language techniques.

Caroline Mills
Senior Technician - Biomedical and Forensic Science

Caroline Mills is the Senior Forensic Technician in the College of Science and Engineering, providing technical and laboratory support for students, lecturers and researchers.

Reema Mistry
Lecturer in Sport Therapy and Rehabilitation

Reema Mistry is a lecturer in Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and module leader on Sports Specific Rehabilitation. She also provides teaching, learning and assessing activities across the programme. Reema has over five years of experience working as an active sports therapist in football and ice hockey. She has been a member of the Society of Sports Therapists since 2017. 

James Mitchell
Senior Lecturer in Sport, Outdoor and Exercise Science

James Mitchell is a Lecturer in Sport Outdoor and Exercise Science at the University of Derby.

Shahed standing amongst the motorsport facilities at the University of Derby.
Dr Shahed Motaman
Lecturer in Motorsport Engineering

Shahed is a lecturer in Motorsport Engineering. 

Dr Stuart Mourton
Dr Stuart Mourton
Programme Leader: BA (Hons) Sport and Education Senior lecturer in Coaching and Skill Acquisition

Stuart Mourton is a Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Sport and Education and BSc (Hons) Physical Activity, Nutrition and Health and a Senior Lecturer in Skill Acquisition.

Muhammad Rizwan stood at a desk with a computer on it
Dr Muhammad Rizwan
Lecturer in Computer Science

Muhammad Rizwan is a Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Derby. He is an active research member of the School of Computing. His research interests include Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cyber Security, Data Science, Machine Learning and IoTs.