Rate My Professor Russell Harris

Professor Russell Harris is Professor of Manufacturing Research in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he leads a research group in manufacturing technology. He joined the university in February 2025, following previous roles at the University of Leeds and Loughborough University. Harris began his academic career in 2005 and has since been a research-intensive academic, leading multi-disciplinary teams in large externally funded projects. In 2012, he was granted a personal Professorial chair at Loughborough University, heading the Additive Manufacturing Research Group and leading the university-level research theme in Enabling Technologies. From 2016 to 2025, he served as Head of the Future Manufacturing Processes Research Group at the University of Leeds. His work has attracted continuous funding from EPSRC, of which he is a member of the peer review college, as well as MRC, EU, CRUK, and the Department of Health.

Harris's research specializations center on manufacturing processes that offer transformative capabilities for societal benefits, particularly new fabrication methods and technologies for healthcare applications and sustainable economies. Key areas include additive manufacturing, aerosol jet printing, ultrasonic additive manufacturing, soft robotics, and embedded electronics in metal matrices. He holds BEng and PhD qualifications. His publication record is extensive, with over 4,500 citations on Google Scholar. Highly cited works include 'A review of aerosol jet printing—a non-traditional hybrid process for micro-manufacturing' (The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2019), 'Challenges of continuum robots in clinical context: a review' (Progress in Biomedical Engineering, 2020), 'Ultrasonic additive manufacturing–a hybrid production process for novel functional products' (Procedia CIRP, 2013), and recent contributions such as 'Ultrasound‐Triggered Release of Anticancer Nanoparticles from Electrospun Fabrics Integrated with Soft Robotic Tentacles' (Advanced NanoBiomed Research, 2025) and 'High-Resolution Self-Assembly of Functional Materials and Microscale Devices via Selective Plasma Induced Surface Energy Programming' (Small, 2025). Harris's influence is evident in his contributions to cross-disciplinary advancements in biomedical engineering and advanced manufacturing.