Mechanical and Civil Engineering

We support Mechanical and Civil Engineering in Z Block, and are responsible for running the Mechanical and Civil Labs, where we instruct on the safe use of the equipment and machinery, project advice working with your academic leads, and provide industry-led best practice.

Please find below our specialist technicians who can help you with your projects and a list of their areas of expertise.

Materials Science

3Z019 – Materials Science
Workshop Practice Induction

Video Tours of the Technical Resources and Meet the team

Materials Science and Engineering laboratory analyses, evaluates and characterises through testing, to assess the mechanical, physical and chemical properties of materials, as well as the quality control of materials and processes.

Please contact tamsila.tauqir@uwe.ac.uk for more information

This area supports testing fluid dynamics and the use of Labview software.

Please contact Ahmad.Attia@uwe.ac.uk for more information

Subsonic Windtunnel – Using the overhead balance
Supersonic Windtunnel
Brick Types – By Oliver Davey

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Student Work Spaces Gallery

1Z004 Automotive Teaching Studio
Rolling Road Test Cell –
Arial Atom Testing
Rolling Road Test Cell –
Arial Atom Testing
Dyno Testing
Classic Mini EV Conversion
Formula Student
1Z006 – Testing Lab
1Z004 – Automotive Teaching Studio
1Z004 – Automotive Teaching Studio
1Z004 – Automotive Teaching Studio
1Z014 – Concrete Lab
1Z016 Structural Testing Lab
1Z015 – Structural Testing Lab
2Z003 – Termofluids Lab
Subsonic Wind Tunnel
Supersonic Wind Tunnel
Supersonic Wind Tunnel Controls
Supersonic Wind Tunnel Pressure Vessel System
3Q020 – Building Physics Lab – Air Conditioning Unit
3Q020 – Building Physics Lab – Air Conditioning Unit

Support Technicians

Lee Treherne

Engineering Lab, Automotive Power Generation Technical Instructor


Room 1Z010
Lee.Treherne@uwe.ac.uk

Dan Cole

Senior Engineering Technician – Structures


Room 1Z015
Daniel2.Cole@uwe.ac.uk

My expertise is focused towards experimental stress analysis, laboratory support for stress analysis practicals, materials testing and strain gauging.

Nathan Townsend

Technician Thermo Fluids


Room 1Z010
Nathan.Townsend@uwe.ac.uk

My areas of expertise are Instrumentation, transducers and data capture. Experimental design and manufacture for research and individual projects

Tamsila Tauqir

Engineering Materials Science Technical Instructor


Room 3Z019
Tamsila.Tauqir@uwe.ac.uk

My areas of expertise are material analysis and testing

Oliver Davey

Environmental Technology Technician


Room 1Z010 & 3Z020
Oliver.Davey@uwe.ac.uk

My areas of expertise are Solidworks, Acoustics, Lighting Lab, Building Services, Environmental Physics, Legionella, Point Cloud Scanning

Student Resources

Connect 2 Booking System
Project Room
Room Finder Map