Dr. Shayan Sharifi

Biography

Shayan Sharifi is a Principal Lecturer and Director of Education in the Department of Design Engineering at Imperial College London. He leads Contextual Design Engineering and co-leads undergraduate and postgraduate modules. Additionally, Shayan serves as a Visiting Tutor for the Innovation Design Engineering (IDE) MA/MSc program at the Royal College of Art. His work involves advancing technologies to intercept waste plastic from water streams, designing future devices for slurry transportation in mineral processing, developing medical machinery, and crafting packaging mechanisms. His research aims to radically rethink the methods used to address common technological challenges such as sorting, wear, and energy dissipation. Before joining Imperial College in 2015, Shayan was a Research Associate at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, focusing on the SUPERGEN Marine Challenge project, which aimed at reducing costs in marine renewables through advanced structural materials. His role explored the tribological challenges associated with scaling tidal turbine blades to harness energy. Shayan has a background in manufacturing engineering and earned his PhD in tribology of bio-implants from the University of Strathclyde, as well as a Master's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Glasgow, UK.

Research Interests