Professor Ricardo Martinez-Botas has accepted the appointment of Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, with effect from 1 October 2025 for a term of five years.
Professor Martinez-Botas joined Imperial as a researcher in 1994 and was promoted to Professor of Turbomachinery in 2012. He is currently the Associate Dean for Industry Partnerships for the Faculty of Engineering, which he will step down from when he takes up the Head of the Department role.
Professor Martinez-Botas’ research focuses on unsteady flow aerodynamics of small turbomachinery, waste heat recovery and thermal management