Dr Jan Bernd Vorstius is a lecturer in the discipline of Engineering and Applied Sciences where he teaches in Control Engineering, Thermodynamics, Circuit Design and Biomedical Systems.
He is Programme Lead for the programmes BEng Mechanical Engineering, BEng Mechanical Engineering with Renewables, MSc Industrial Engineering and Management, and MSc Industrial Engineering and International Finance. He is also Erasmus and Global Exchange Coordinator for the School of Science and Engineering.
Dr Vorstius received his Bachelor degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences Gelsenkirchen (Germany) in 2008 before studying for a PhD at the University of Dundee, which he achieved in 2012. He accepted a teaching and scholarship lectureship in Mechanical Engineering in 2010 parallel to completing his PhD and was promoted into an active research position in November 2013. Since January 2015, he also leads the undergraduate programmes in Mechanical Engineering in Dundee. Dr Vorstius established a facility for multidisciplinary research in musculoskeletal tissue engineering at the University of Dundee, including the development of a cell laboratory facility located alongside a modern engineering facility within the School of Science and Engineering (SSEN), allowing engineers and biologists to work side by side.
