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Vehicle Technology Research Centre

Henry Ford used to say that his customers could have any colour car they liked as long as it was black. Today the dominant hue is green.

The Vehicle Technology Research Centre brings together research groups in four areas associated with vehicles, engines and fuels.

Sustainability, environmental concerns, user safety and comfort are the common factors for future designs.

Future Power Systems
Engine testing cell in the new laboratory
        Engine testing cell in the new laboratory

Vehicle Dynamics
Four-post Vehicle Dynamics rig
              Four-post Vehicle Dynamics rig

Railway System Engineering
Railway System Engineering

People in the centre

Academic Staff

Prof ML Wyszynski
(Head of Centre)
Dr KD Dearn
Dr OA Olatunbosun
Dr AM Tobias
Dr A Tsolakis
Prof HM Xu

Research Staff

Mr J Piaszyk
Mr K Theinnoi
Dr G Tian
Dr S Zhong

Emeritus & Honorary Staff

Prof F Bakhtar
Dr EO Bolarinwa
Dr L Cao
Prof A Chawla
Dr MSY Chong
Dr PR Drake
Dr S Lolas
Prof CE Neal-Sturgess
Prof D Walton
Dr J Qiao

Research Students

Mr AMK Abu-Jrai
Mr NK Alshamari
Mr MM Ashur
Mr S Chuepeng
Mr B Eftekharnejad
Mr U Elghawi
Mr MR Frackowiak
Mr RA Guo
Mr C Jiang
Mr J Karlovsky
Mr PM Luszcz
Mr A-FM Mahrous
Mr R Mamat
Mr A Potrzebowski
Mr S Simbarashe
Miss AB Surowiec
Mr DM Turner
Mr NS Younis
Mr J Zhang