Professor Winifred Ijomah is a leading expert in sustainable design and manufacturing and currently serves as Professor in the Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management (DMEM) at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. She is also the Founder and Technical Director of the Scottish Institute for Remanufacturing (SIR), a pan-Scotland centre of expertise dedicated to advancing remanufacturing and the circular economy.
Professor Ijomah holds a PhD in Remanufacturing from the University of Plymouth (2002), as well as a Master’s degree in Advanced Manufacturing Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering. She worked at the University of Bath (Department of Mechanical Engineering) before joining the University of Strathclyde in 2007. At Strathclyde she progressed from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer (2011), Reader (2017) and was appointed Professor in 2020.
Her research focuses on remanufacturing and product end-of-life design, emphasizing sustainable product and process design to enhance remanufacturing potential and support the transition to circular manufacturing systems. She has published extensively, with more than 100 journal articles, book chapters and conference proceedings in her field.
Professor Ijomah founded the Journal of Remanufacturing — the first academic journal dedicated to remanufacturing — and served as its Editor-in-Chief for 10 years from its launch in 2011 until 2021. She also initiated and chaired the International Conference on Remanufacturing (ICoR) series, an established bi-annual academic conference run in conjunction with the global Rematec exhibition.
Her work has influenced industry practice and standards; elements of her research are incorporated into the British Standards Institution (e.g., BS 8887-220:2010) and she participates in national and international committees supporting environmental legislation and sustainable manufacturing.
Professor Ijomah is also actively involved in knowledge exchange, policy advice, and STEM outreach, advocating for sustainable engineering and the circular economy across academia, industry, government and the public.
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