Dr Mohammad Akrami (He/Him)

I am a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Exeter, with over 20 years of experience across teaching, research, and academic leadership within higher education. I hold a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manchester and have developed a broad, interdisciplinary profile that brings together engineering with the health and medical sciences, chemistry, and biosystems.

My work centres on the use of engineering and data-informed approaches to better understand and address complex systems, with applications spanning sustainability, healthcare, and resource-efficient technologies. I am particularly interested in developing approaches that translate across disciplinary boundaries, enabling knowledge and methods from one domain to inform innovation in another.

Over the course of my career, I have taught more than 2000 students across a range of engineering disciplines and have supervised and supported a large and diverse group of early-career researchers across multiple institutions. I work closely with academic and industry partners on collaborative projects, contributing to research that is both methodologically rigorous and practically relevant.

I am a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (CEng FIMechE), a Senior Member of the IEEE (SMIEEE), a Project Management Professional (PMP), and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). My research spans sustainable engineering, biomedical systems, and biosystems engineering, underpinned by analytical and data-driven methods.

I have acted as a professional advisor and supervisor on projects funded by organisations including the Royal Society, EPSRC, BBSRC, and the British Council. I have authored over 150 publications and currently serve as an Editor for Scientific Reports, alongside reviewing for a number of leading international journals. My collaborations extend globally, including partnerships with institutions such as Georgia Tech, the University of Tokyo, Peking University, Monash University, UCL, and the University of Manchester.