The department hosts 43 members of administration and support staff, covering Operations and Management, HR, Research Administration, Education Administration, Communications, and Laboratory Technicians. To find a member of our administration and support staff, choose from one of the areas below. Alternatively, you can search for a member of staff in our Directory.

List of administration and support staff

Key contacts and Honorary Staff

Department operations and management

Professor Washington Yotto Ochieng CBE
Head of Department

Executive Assistant: Lucy Chivers
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 6098
Remit: 
  • All activity and matters relating to the normal working of the Department including policy and planning, and student affairs
Lindsey Anne Cumming
Departmental Operations Manager

Email: l.cumming@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 020 7594 2715
Remit: 
  • Coordination of departmental administration
  • Monitoring and control of the financial planning and financial activities of the whole department
  • Managerial assistant to the Head of Department
  • Member of department Emergency Control Team
Lucy Chivers
Executive Assistant

Email: l.chivers@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: + 44(0)207 594 6098
Remit: 
  • Executive Assistant to Head of Department and Departmental Operations Manager
  • HR administration (see below)
Angela Frederik
General Office and Digital Support

Email: a.frederick@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)207 594 6123

Melanie (Mel) Hargreaves
General Office Assistant

Email: m.hargreaves@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)207 594 5931

Building and IT

Brian Whiting
Technical Services Manager

Email: b.whiting@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 6895

Remit: 

  • Management of the technical workforce, laboratories, and workshops
  • Department maintenance and building works
  • Security and telecommunications

Dr Geoff Fowler
Safety Officer

Email: g.fowler@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)207 594 5973

Remit:

  • Guidance on and reporting health and safety matters
  • Risk assessments and safety training 
  • Confirming with University and legal requirements
  • Monitoring health and safety management
  • Safety inspections and investigation
  • Member of department Emergency Control Team

Dr David Taborda
Chair of the Departmental Computing Committee, ICT Departmental Representative, and E-Learning Lead

Email: d.taborda@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7594 6033

Remit:

  • ICT liaison for:
    • Department-wide software implementation
    • PC renewal scheme
    • Department teaching and AV infrastructure
  • Liaises with Faculty Research Computing Committee
  • Adoption of E-Learning technologies across the Department
  • Liaison with the Faculty EdTech team

Communications, events and outreach

Sigourney Luz
Digital Media and Communications Manager

Email: s.luz@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 5122

Remit: 

  • Research and external communications
  • Digital channels including website, news, social media, newsletter
  • Communications guidance for staff

Tim Gordon
Events Manager

Email: t.gordon@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 5031

Rebecca Naessens
Webmaster

Email: r.naessens@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)207 594 5990

Remit:

  • Website editor
  • Updating the Department website based on requested changes/edits

Dr Sunday Popo-Ola
Head of Departmental Outreach and Director of Integrated Space Science and Engineering

Email: s.popoola@imperial.ac.uk

Remit: 

  • Development of outreach opportunities with external parties
  • Also Director of R2Frontiers in BioScience, Computing and Engineering. 

Dr Craig Buchanan
Professional Institutions Liaison Officer

Email: craig.buchanan@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: 44 (0)20 7594 8076 

Remit:

  • Responsible for the interaction between the Department and the Professional Bodies
  • Arranging sessions for students and staff on the benefits of becoming professionally qualified

Finance and HR

Gianluca Guadagno
Finance Officer

Email: g.guadagno@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: 44 (0)207 594 3817

Tanya Clark
Finance Assistant

Email: t.a.clark@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: 44 (0)207 594 6011

Briony Webb
HR Support (research staff)

Email: b.webb@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0) 20 7594 6029

Lucy Chivers
HR Administrator 

Email: l.chivers@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
44(0)207 594 6098

Remit:

  • Academic Promotions, and Probations
  • Annual Review Conversations (ARCs)
  • Academic and Professional, Technical and Operational (PTO) Recruitment 

Wellbeing and People

Michelle Langan
Student Wellbeing Advisor

Email: m.langan@imperial.co.uk
Remit: 
  • Provides confidential support and advice on:
    • exercise, food and nutrition
    • sleep
    • identity
    • mental health, stress and anxiety
    • general wellbeing

Justine Spence
Departmental Disabilities Officer

Email: j.spence@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0)20 7594 6045

Remit:

  • Supports students with disabilities and impairments, including coordinating additional exam arrangements

Professor Peter Stafford
Departmental Careers Adviser

Email: p.stafford@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 6005

Remit:

  • Interface between Departmental Careers activities and those of the College Careers service
  • Supporting students to secure graduate positions and internships
  • Interaction with industrial partners

Professor Aruna Sivakumar
Tutor for Women and Chair of the EDDC Committee

Email: a.sivakumar@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 20 7594 6036

Remit:

  • Provides support for female students (MEng, MSc, PhD)
  • Promotes gender equal opportunities

Honorary Departmental Staff

Professor Jeni Giambona
Honorary Senior Research Fellow

Email: j.giambona@imperial.ac.uk 

Colin Kerr
Honorary Senior Research Officer

Email: c.j.kerr@imperial.ac.uk 

 

Research sections and centers

Environment and Water Resources Engineering

Professor Stephen Smith
Head of Environment and Water Resources Engineering Section

Email: s.r.smith@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0)20 7594 6051 

Judith Barritt
Section Administrator

Email:  j.barritt@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44(0)207 594 5967

Fluid Mechanics

Professor Graham Hughes
Head of Fluid Mechanics Section and Chair of Board of Examiners for MSc Engineering Fluid Mechanics for the Offshore, Coastal and Built Environments

Email: g.hughes@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0)20 7594 9701 

Rebecca Naessens
Section Administrator

Email: r.naessens@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44(0)207 594 5990

Geotechnics

Professor Catherine O'Sullivan
Head of Geotechnics Section; and Chair of Examination Board for MSc in Geotechnical Engineering

Email: cath.osullivan@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0)20 7594 6117

Jess O'Toole
Section Administrator

Email: j.otoole@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)207 594 6077

Materials

Professor Chris Cheeseman
Head of Materials Section

Email: c.cheeseman@imperial.ac.uk

Jon Turner
Section Administrator

Email: j.turer@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)207 594 5869

Structures

  Personal details Remit

Professor Leroy Gardner
Head of Structures Section

Email: leroy.gardner@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)20 7594 6058

Ruth Bello
Section Administrator

Email: r.bello@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44(0)20 7594 6040

Transport

  Personal details Remit

Professor Dan Graham
Head of Transport Section

Email: d.j.graham@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)20 7594 6088 

Maya Mistry
Section Administrator

Email: m.mistry@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)20 7594 6100

Transport Strategy Centre (TSC)

Richard Anderson
Managing Director and Co-Director

Email: richard.anderson@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)20 7594 6092

Professor Dan Graham
Co-Director

Email: d.j.graham@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)20 7594 6088 

Alexandra Williams
Centre Support Manager

Email: alexandra.williams@imperial.ac.uk 
Tel: +44(0)20 7594 5995

Angelina Imakulata
Centre Administrative Assistant

Email: a.imakulata@imperial.ac.uk 
Tel: +44(0)20 7594 6212

Laboratory and technical staff

Geotechnics Laboratory

Prash (Prashant) Hirani
Laboratory and Workshop Services Manager

Email: p.hirani@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0)207 594 6060

Steve Ackerley
Laboratory Research Officer

Email: s.ackerley@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0)207 594 6082

Luke Hayward
Mechanical Technician

Email: luke.hayward@imperial.ac.uk

Piotr Sienkiewicz
Technician (Electronics and Electro-Mechanical Laboratory)

Email: p.sienkiewicz@imperial.ac.uk

 

Structures Laboratory

Les Clark
Laboratory and Hydraulics Operations Manager

Email: l.clark@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)207 594 5941

Paul Crudge
Laboratory and Workshop Services Manager 

Email: p.crudge@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0)207 594 5902

Gordon Herbert
Laboratory Technician

Email: g.herbert@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0)207 594 5948

Zuzanna Rydz
Laboratory Technician and Departmental Sustainability Manager

Email: z.rydz@imperial.ac.uk

Remit:

  • Designs and executes structural and material tests, specialising in data acquisition, strain measurements, additive manufacturing, and DIC (Digital Image Correlation) systems for civil engineering research
  • Operates specialised equipment, including Instron testing rigs and waterjet cutting machine
  • Provides support and advice on mechanical testing while ensuring health and safety compliance
  • Facilitates engineering research by assisting with the operation of testing rigs, design and manufacturing of the tools, parts, and components
  • Leads sustainability initiatives to reduce the department's carbon footprint and promote environmental awareness

Bob (Delroy) Hewitt
Laboratory Technician

Email: d.hewitt@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)207 594 3283

Alfredo (Freddie) Olivo 
Laboratory Technician

Email: a.olivo@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0)207 594 5949

Trevor Stickland
Technician

Email: t.stickland@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)207 594 3224

Hydrodynamics (Fluids) Laboratory

Dr Ioannis Karmpadakis
Laboratory Director

Email: i.karmpadakis@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 6001

Dave de Ruyter 
Laboratory Manager

Email: d.de-ruyter@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)207 594 5925

Andrew Wilson
Laboratory Technician

Email: a.wilson@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0)207 594 5938

Roger Perry Environmental Engineering Laboratory

Dr Geoff Fowler
Lab Manager

Email: g.fowler@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44(0)207 594 5973

Kaisheri Guthrie-Fenty
Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Technician

Email: kaisheri.guthrie-fenty16@imperial.ac.uk

Celia Lima
Chemical Laboratory Technician

Email: c.lima@imperial.ac.uk

Centre for Infrastructure Materials Laboratory

Andrew Morris
Laboratory Technician

Email: andrew.morris1@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0)207 594 5954

Professor Hong Wong
Laboratory Director

Email: hong.wong@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 20 7594 5956

Remit: 

  • General management and coordination of the Centre for Infrastructure Materials Laboratories

Dr Marcus Yio
Laboratory Manager

Email: marcus.yio@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0)20 7594 3495

Intelligent Infrastructure and Transport laboratory

Professor Panagiotis Angeloudis
Laboratory Director

Email: p.angeloudis@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 5986

Dr Felix Feng
Laboratory Manager

Email: y.feng19@imperial.ac.uk

PhD and Research Strategy

 

Dr David Taborda
Director of PhD Programme

Email: d.taborda@imperial.ac.uk 
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 6033

Remit: 

  • Administration of the PhD programme
  • Development and implementation of Departmental policies in according to College regulations
  • Chair of the Department Postgraduate Research Management Committee
  • Approval of research milestones and examinations

Dr Christian Onof
Senior Tutor (Postgraduate Research)

Email: c.onof@imperial.ac.uk 

Remit: 

  • Pastoral care for all postgraduate students in the Department
  • Chair of the Staff-Student Liaison Committees for taught and research postgraduate students

Dr Christian Malaga-Chuquitaype
Postdoc Champion

Email: c.malaga@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)207 594 5007

Remit:

  • Receives feedback from postdocs and fellows and present their views at department and faculty level
  • Provides advice to postdocs and fellows on available development training and support
  • Liaises with the departmental postdoc reps and encourage networking between postdocs and fellows
  • Contributes to the activities organized by the Postdoc and Fellows Development Centre and regularly attend their Champions meeting

Dr Pinelopi Kyvelou
Graduate Teaching Assistant Coordinator

Email: pinelopi.kyvelou@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 6713

Professor Maarten van Reeuwijk
Director of Research

Email: m.vanreeuwijk@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 6059

Remit:

  • Chairs the Departmental Research Committee
  • Represents the Department on the Faculty Research Committee
  • Oversees the Departmental research strategy

Khaled Taalab
Research Programmes Manager
Email: k.taalab@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)20 7594 1742

Remit:

  • Works with the Director of Research to develop a diverse portfolio of research activities and manage relationships with potential sponsors 
  • Identifies and creates opportunities for major research projects and works with academic staff and collaborators to develop funding proposals
  • Member of the Department's Research Committee

Sarah Willis
Departmental Research Operations Manager

Email: s.willis@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)20 7594 1127

Remit:

  • Works with the Director of Research to support research activities in the Department including pre-award processes, REF and Open Access, departmental scholarships/fellowships, and the Department's Research Committee
  • Responsible for managing the postgraduate research (PhD) programme for the Department and is the main liaison with the College Registry
  • Advises on qualifications, eligibility, funding and recruitment

Briony Webb
Research Office Administrator
Email: b.webb@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)20 7594 6029

Remit:

  • Supports the functions of the Department Research Office
  • Administration of postgraduate research students (PhD)
  • HR administration for research funded posts and pre-award administration
Postgraduate (taught - MSc)

General administration

Dr Katerina Tsiampousi
Director of MSc Programme

Email: aikaterini.tsiampousi05@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 6020

Remit:

  • Coordinates the running of the MSc programme 
  • MSc programme development, quality and policy
  • Supported by the MSc course directors, who deal with course-specific matters including admissions

Dr Adam Sadowski
Senior Tutor (Postgraduate)

Email: a.sadowski@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0)20 7594 3095

Remit:

  • Pastoral care for all postgraduate students in the Department
  • Chair of the Staff-Student Liaison Committees for taught and research postgraduate students
  • Coordinates the training and provision of Graduate Teaching Assistants

Yamini Chikhlia
Postgraduate Taught Courses Manager

Email: y.chikhlia@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)207 594 5932

Remit:

  • Central postgraduate (MSc) administration for the Department
  • Main liaison with the College Registry
  • Advises on qualifications, eligibility and recruitment

MSc course administration

Advanced Structural Engineering
  Personal details Remit

Dr Anton Köllner
Director and Examinations Officer of MSc Advanced Structural Engineering 

Email: a.koellner@imperial.ac.uk

Remit:

  • Responsible for maintaining the digital repository of coursework and examination marks, and processing these for submission to the Board of Examiners

Ruth Bello
MSc Administrator

Email: r.bello@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44(0)20 7594 6040

Professor Lorenzo Macorini
MSc Admissions Tutor

Email: l.macorini@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 20 7594 6078 

 

Environmental Engineering

Professor Sue Grimes
Examinations Officer, Admissions Tutor, and Director of MSc in Environmental Engineering and Course Director for MSc Environmental Engineering with Data Science

Email: s.grimes@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0)207 594 5966

Wouter Buytaert
Director of MSc Hydrology and Water Resources Management

Email: w.buytaert@imperial.ac.uk 
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 1329

Judith Barritt
MSc Administrator

Email: j.barritt@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)207 594 5967

Fluid Mechanics

Dr Adrian Callaghan
MSc in Engineering Fluid Mechanics for the Offshore, Coastal and Built Environment Director and Admissions Tutor

Email: a.callaghan@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0)207 594 6644

Dr John Craske
MSc Examinations Officer

Email: john.craske07@imperial.ac.uk 
Tel:
+44 20 7594 9702

Remit:

  • Responsible for maintaining the digital repository of coursework and examination marks, and processing these for submission to the Board of Examiners

Rebecca Naessens
MSc Administrator

Email: r.naessens@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)207 594 5990

Geotechnics

Dr Ken Vinck
MSc Geotechnical Engineering Director and Admissions Tutor

Email: ken.vinck15@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0)207 594 6791 

Dr Truong Le
MSc Examinations Officer

Email: truong.le@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 20 7594 9702

Remit: 

  • Responsible for maintaining the digital repository of coursework and examination marks, and processing these for submission to the Board of Examiners

Jess O'Toole
MSc Administrator

Email: j.otoole@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)207 594 6077

Materials

Professor Hong Wong
MSc Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure Director 

Email: hong.wong@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 20 7594 5956

Remit: 

  • General management and coordination of the Advanced Materials in Sustainable Infrastructure MSc programme

Dr Chao Wu
MSc Admissions Tutor

Email: c.wu@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 20 7594 5624

Dr Rupert Myers
MSc Examination Officer

Email: r.myers@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 20 7594 8174

Remit:

  • Responsible for maintaining the digital repository of coursework and examination marks, and processing these for submission to the Board of Examiners
  • Curating student marks and their assessment histories
  • Managing relationships with external examiners

Jon Turner
MSc Administrator

Email: j.turer@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)207 594 5869

Transport

Professor Panagiotis Angeloudis
MSc Transport Director

Email: p.angeloudis@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0)20 7594 5986

Remit:

  • Responsible for maintaining the digital repository of coursework and examination marks, and processing these for submission to the Board of Examiners

Jose Escribano
Admissions Tutor

Email: j.escribano@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)20 7594 6795 

Professor Arnab Majumdar
MSc Examinations Officer

Email: a.majumdar@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 20 7594 6037

Maya Mistry
MSc Administrator

Email: m.mistry@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)207 594 6100

 

Undergraduate (MEng)

Professor Marc Stettler
Director of Undergraduate Studies

Email: m.stettler@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0)20 7594 2094

Remit:

  • Overall responsibility for undergraduate teaching on the MEng in Civil Engineering
  • Developing and maintaining the curriculum, procedures for assessment. progression and awards
  • Chair of the Undergraduate Teaching Committee
  • Co-Chair (with a student rep) of the Student-Staff Liaison Committee
  • Listening to and acting on student feedback and feedback from external examiners
  • Alignment with accreditation requirements

Dr Christian Malaga-Chuquitaype
Director of Undergraduate Admissions

Email: c.malaga@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)207 594 5007

Remit:

  • Oversight of the Department’s admissions process, which includes processes, systems and criteria for reviewing applications and setting admissions targets
  • Coordinates and attends Departmental Open Days and other recruitment events and liaises with members of staff regarding selection of students
  • Manages the Undergraduate scholarship programme 

Justine Spence
Undergraduate Education Manager

Email:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 6045

Remit:

  • Responsible for all aspects of undergraduate student lifecycle from recruitment to admissions to graduation
  • Advice on entry requirements and qualification equivalence for overseas candidates

Dr Margaret Szabo
Senior Tutor (Undergraduate)

Email: m.szabo@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 5961

Remit:

  • Chair of the Mitigating Circumstances Board, and oversees the late submission and mitigating circumstances processes
  • Pastoral care of the undergraduate student body, including coordination of the personal tutoring system
  • Advises students regarding progression, and addresses unsatisfactory engagement and student misconduct
  • Liaises with staff and students about module delivery issues

Dr Andrew Phillips
Learning Threads Coordinator

Email: andrew.phillips@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 6081

Remit:

  • Design, Risk (including health and safety) and Sustainability learning threads

Ms Anna Hikel
Undergraduate Office / Senior Tutor Administrator
Email:
a.hikel@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0)20 7594 6002 

Remit:

  • Day-to-day pastoral welfare of undergraduate students, advising them when they have difficulties and keeping records on health, absences, etc.
  • Monitors student attendance
  • Provides administrative support to the academic year coordinators
  • Collection and recording of coursework submissions

Dr John Craske
Undergraduate Examinations Officer

Email: john.craske07@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9702

Remit:

  • Maintains the digital repository of coursework and examination marks
  • Processes marks for submission to the Board of Examiners

Undergraduate Office Administrator - Post vacant

Remit:

  • Helps the Office in supporting the full student life cycle of undergraduate students

Undergraduate Year Coordinators

 

Dr James Lawrence
Undergraduate Year 1 Coordinator

Email: j.lawrence@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 0700

Professor Hong Wong
Undergraduate Year 2 Coordinator

Email: hong.wong@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 20 7594 5956

Dr Margaret Szabo
Undergraduate Year 3 Coordinator

Email: m.szabo@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 5961

Professor Sue Grimes
Undergraduate Year 4 Coordinator

Email: s.grimes@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
 +44 (0)207 594 5966