Head of School
Head of School: Prof. Steve McLaughlin — S.McLaughlin@hw.ac.uk
Deputy Head of School: Prof. Duncan Hand — D.P.Hand@hw.ac.uk
School Directors
Director of Research: Prof. Stuart Macgregor — S.A.Macgregor@hw.ac.uk
Director of Learning and Teaching: Dr Gillian Thomson — G.B.Thomson@hw.ac.uk
Deputy Director of Learning and Teaching (Internation Dr Jim Cameron — J.H.Cameron@hw.ac.uk
Director of Administration & School Registrar: Derek Penman — Derek.Penman@hw.ac.uk
Heads of Research Institutes
Institute of Chemical Sciences: Prof. Kenneth G McKendrick — K.G.McKendrick@hw.ac.uk
Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering: Prof. Vicky Stone — v.stone@hw.ac.uk
Institute of Sensors Signals and Systems: Prof. Yvan Petillot — y.r.petillot@hw.ac.uk
Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering: Prof. Bob Reuben — R.L.Reuben@hw.ac.uk
Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences: Prof. Derryck T Reid — D.T.Reid@hw.ac.uk
Heads of Academic Disciplines
Chemistry: Dr Valeria Arrighi - V.Arrighi@hw.ac.uk
Chemical Engineering: Dr Gregor Colville - G.Colville@hw.ac.uk
Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering: Dr Mathini Sellathurai - M.Sellathurai@hw.ac.uk
Mechanical Engineering: Dr Stephen Houston - S.D.Houston@hw.ac.uk
Physics: Dr Paul Dalgarno - P.A.Dalgarno@hw.ac.uk
Combined Studies: Dr. Alex Bell - A.Bell@hw.ac.uk
Business Development Enquiries
Telephone: +44 (0) 131 451 3750
Dr Iain McEwan - I.McEwan@hw.ac.uk
EPS Student Support Office
For all undergraduate enquiries, please contact the EPS Student Support Office in JN1.07.
Telephone: +44 (0) 131 451 4100 Office: JN1.07, James Naysmith Building Email: enquiries@eps.hw.ac.uk
General Enquiries
For general enquiries, please contact the School of Engineering & Physical Sciences.
Telephone: +44 (0) 131 451 4100 Email: enquiries@eps.hw.ac.uk
If you know the name of the person you would like to contact, you can search for their contact details using the Heriot Watt People Finder.
Postgraduate Research:
Head of Graduate School: Prof. Patrik Öhberg — P.Ohberg@hw.ac.uk
If you are interested in undertaking a 'PhD Degree by Research' then here are the research coordinators for our various subjects:-
- Institute of Chemical Sciences - Prof Matt Costen
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering - Dr Nick Leslie
- Institute of Sensors, Signals and Systems - Dr Changhai Wang
- Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering - Dr Baixin Chen
- Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences - Dr Fabio Biancalana
There is more information about how to obtain a PhD by research.