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| Henry Hoddinott | 2. Telari E, Tinti A, Settem M, Rees M, Hoddinott H, Dearg M, von Issendorff B, Held G, Slater TJ, Palmer RE, Maragliano L, Ferrando R, Giacomello A | Inherent structural descriptors via machine learning | Nature Chemistry. 2024 | https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2407.17924 |
| Bolton, R. | Rebecca Bolton, Thomas Dunlop, James Sullivan, Justin Searle, Helge Heinrich, Ruud Westerwaal, Christiaan Boelsma, and Geraint William | Studying the Influence of Mg Content on the Microstructure and Associated Localized Corrosion Behavior of Zn-Mg PVD Coatings Using SVET-TLI. | Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 166 (11) C3305-C3315 2019 | https://iopscience.iop.org/partner/ecs |
| Charles, R.G. | R.G. Charles, M.L. Davies, P. Douglas, I.L. Hallin, I. Mabbett, | Sustainable energy storage for solar home systems in rural Sub-Saharan Africa – a comparative examination of lifecycle aspects of battery technologies for circular economy, with emphasis on the South African context; | Energy, 2018 (in press, article available online 13 Oct 2018).) | |
| Brennan, D. | Des Brennan; Ian Mabbett; Jon Elvins, Nicholas Lavery; David Worsley; | Mathematical framework for predicting the thermal behaviour of spectrally selective coatings within industrial near infrared furnaces | 23rd UK Conference of the Association for Computational Mechanics in Engineering (ACME 2015); 8-10 Apr 2015, Swansea, UK. | |
| Sutton, R.J | R.J. Sutton, E. Jewell, J. Elvins, J.R. Searle | Characterising the discharge cycle of a thermochemical storage system involving the hydration of chemical salts | ||
| Charles, R.G. | Rhys G. Charles, Matthew L. Davies, Peter Douglas | Third generation photovoltaics — Early intervention for circular economy and a sustainable future | https://www.ieeeexplore.ws/document/7829820/ | |
| Gowenlock, C. | Cathren Gowenlock; James McGettrick; Paul McNaughter; Paul O’Brien; Charles Dunnill; Andrew Barron. | Copper-complexed isonicotinic acid functionalized aluminum oxide nanoparticles | Main Group Chemistry, Volume 15, Issue 1, 30 November 2015, Pages 1-15. | https://content.iospress.com/articles/main-group-chemistry/mgc188 |
| Wint, N. | N. Wint; S. Geary; H. N. McMurray; G. Williams; A. C. A. de Vooys. | The kinetics and mechanism of atmospheric corrosion occurring on tin and iron-tin intermetallic coated steels I. cathodic delamination. | Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Volume 162, Issue 14, 2015, Pages C775-C784. | https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/1945-7111 |
| Glover, C.F. | Carol Frances Glover; Alistair Barnes; Ian Mabbett; Raman Subramanian; Geraint Williams. | The Scanning Vibrating Electrode Technique for the Study of Hydrogen Evolution from an Iron Electrode. | ECS Trans. 2015 volume 64, issue 19, 73-81. | https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/1938-5862 |
| Cooze, N. | Cooze, N., Sullivan, J., Lewis, T., Gallagher, C., Thierry, D., Prosek, T; | A novel time-lapse microscopy technique to study the corrosion mechanisms and effects of phosphate inhibitor during the corrosion of a zinc-magnesium-aluminium alloy coating. | ||
| Ian Mabbett; Jordan Marinaccio; Carol Glover; Alistair Barnes; Raman Subramanian; Geraint Williams; David Worsley. | Rapid Processing and Scanning Electrochemical Techniques Applied to Sintered Nickel Electrodes of Varying Thickness and Rate Capability. | ECS Trans. 2015 volume 64, issue 18, 1-12 | https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/1938-5862 | |
| Glover, C.F. | Carol Frances Glover; Trystan Watson; Daniel Bryant; Geraint Williams. | A scanning Kelvin probe investigation of the interaction of PEDOT: PSS films with metal surfaces and potential corrosion protection properties | ECS Transactions, Volume 64, Issue 42, 2014, Pages 11-22 | https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/1938-5862 |
| Wint, N. | N. Wint; H. N. McMurray; G. Williams; A. C. A. de Vooys. | The kinetics and mechanism of atmospheric corrosion occurring on tin and iron-tin intermetallic coated steels II. Filiform corrosion | Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Volume 163, Issue 2, 2016, Pages C1-C6. | https://www.iopscience.iop.org/journal/1945-7111 |
| Sutton, R.J. | R.J. Sutton, E. Jewell, J. Elvins, S. Casey, J.R. Searle | The optimisation of sat impregnated matrices as potential thermochemical storage materials | ||
| Popov, I. | Popov, .I andTodeschini G. | Flame Intensity Analysis for Hot Molten Metal Pouring in the Steel Industry by Applying Image Segmentation | Intelligent Methods and Systems in Production Engineering | |
| Flynn, J | 4. Giannetti, C.; Flynn, J.; Van Dijk, H | A Novel LSTM Pipeline to Detect Anomalies in Manufacturing Production. | IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 2022, [Awaiting AE Recommendation] | |
| Jamie Wiliams | Williams, Jamie; Griffiths, Christian; Dunlop, Tom; Jewell, Eifion | Improving the Processability of a One-Step Hydrophobic Coating for Hot-Dipped Galvanised Steel for Industrial Applications | Coatings 2022, 12(7), 895 | https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12070895 |
Lester-Card, Edward, Application of Moringa Oleif xzera Seed Cake as a natural coagulant for the Removal of Oil from Model Oil-Water Emulsions. Lester-Card1, G Smith2, J. Widdowson1, C. Tizaoui1 , 3rd Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration EMCEI June 10-13th 2021 Tunisia. EMCEI – Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integraion – Springer
Stewart, Daniel J.C, The production of high value pig iron nuggets from steelmaking by-products – A thermodynamic evaluation, July 2021
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Taylor, T. KimaJ.Zhanga, K. Penney, D. and Yanagimotoa, J TRIP assisted press hardened steel by the anisothermal bainitic ferrite transformation. Journal of Materials Processing Technology Volume 289, March 2021, 116950
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Potts, S.-J., Phillips, C., Claypole, T., Jewell, E. The effect of carbon ink rheology on ink separation mechanisms in screen-printing. 2020 Coatings, 10(10), art. no. 1008, pp. 1-17.
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Wint, N., Malla, A.D., Cooze, N., Savill, T., Mehraban, S., Dunlop, T., Sullivan, J.H., Penney, D., Williams, G and McMurray, N.H. The ability of Mg2Ge crystals to behave as ‘smart release’ inhibitors of the aqueous corrosion of Zn-Al-Mg alloys. Corrosion Science, November 2020
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Allman, A., Whiteside, J., Jewell, E., Griffiths, C., McMurray, N., de Vooys, A. Surface modification of Cr(III) packaging substrates for enhanced adhesion via citric acid processing. Surfaces and Interfaces. Volume 20, September 2020, Article number 100545
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Davies, P.D., Davies, H.M., Watkins, I., Britton, D.A. The joining of gamma titanium aluminides via the powder interlayer bonding method. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. Volume 109, Issue 7-8, 1 August 2020, Pages 2049-2054
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Liu, X., Ouyang, M., Orzech, M.W. et al In-situ fabrication of carbon-metal fabrics as freestanding electrodes for high-performance flexible energy storage devices. Energy Storage Materials Volume 30, September 2020, Pages 329-336
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Burkitt, D., Patidar, R., Greenwood, P., Hooper, K., McGettrick, J., Dimitrov, S., Colombo, M., Stoichkov, V., Richards, D., Beynon, D., Davies, M., Watson, T. Roll-to-roll slot-die coated P-I-N perovskite solar cells using acetonitrile based single step perovskite solvent system. Sustainable Energy and Fuels. Volume 4, Issue 7, July 2020, Pages 3340-3351
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Daniel J.C.Stewart and Andrew R.Barron Pyrometallurgical removal of zinc from basic oxygen steelmaking dust – A review of best available technology. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Volume 157, June 2020, 104746
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Yates, H.M., Hodgkinson, J.L., Meroni, S.M.P., Richards, D., Watson, T.M Flame Assisted Chemical Vapour Deposition of NiO hole transport layers for planar perovskite cells. Surface and Coatings Technology. Volume 385, 15 March 2020, Article number 125423
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Claypole, A., Claypole, J., Holder, A., Claypole, T.C., Kilduff, L. Rheology of high-aspect-ratio nanocarbons dispersed in a low-viscosity fluid. Journal of Coatings Technology and Research. Volume 17, Issue 4, 1 July 2020, Pages 1003-1012
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| Research Engineer | Authors | Title | Conference | Link |
| Ben Jones | Ben Jones, Huma Ashraf, Jacob Mitchell, Owen James Guy and Alex Croot | SiC Plasma Dicing for Future High Yield Die Singulation | ICSCRM 2024, Raleigh, USA | https://www.icscrm-2024.org/ |
| Gwynfor Callaghan | Gwynfor Callaghan,a Sonny Ngo,b Geraint Willams | Evaluation of the corrosion protection of organic-coated zinc-alloy galvanised steels using novel, environmentally-friendly corrosion inhibitor pigments | ACPOC 2024 Tokyo | https://tus-rgaec.jp/acpoc2024/ |
| Hannah Clarke | H. Clarke | The Development of Formable Steel Grades through Alternative Steelmaking Technologies | COM 2024, Halifax, Canada | https://com.metsoc.org/2024-summary/ |
| Ed Palmer | Edward Palmer; Daniel Butcher; Shahin Mehraban; Matthew Ritchie; Talal Abdullah; Leonor Neto; Gavin Stratford; Nicholas Lavery | Use of Cored Wire in the Optimisation of New Alloys for Laser Powder Bed Fusion with Tailored Mechanical and Corrosion Properties | Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, Texas, USA | https://www.sffsymposium.org/_files/ugd/8db52d_45e02ff85ea047c0850ba3651e224d16.pdf |
| Georgeta Vulpe | Georgeta Vulpe, Guoyi Liu, Sam Oakley, Guanghao Yang, Arjun Ajith Mohan, Mark Waldron, Sanjiv Sharma | Glucose and Lactate Monitoring Using Polyphenol Subdermal Wearable Patches | IEEE Biosensors 20224, Cambridge, UK | https://confcats-event-sessions.s3.amazonaws.com/biosensors24/uploads/BioSensors_2024_Program.pdf |
| Sinem Bektas | S. Bektas | M4Colloids 2024 | M4 Colloids Symposium | |
| Megan Kendall | M. Kendall | High temperature normalisation: the impact of scale growth on surface cosmetics and performance of carbon steel conveyance tubes | 8th International Conference on Material Modelling, London, UK | ICMM8 | ICMM8 | Loughborough University |
| Ehsan Akbari | E. Akbari | SUSTAIN 2024 | https://www.sustainsteel.ac.uk/sustain-conference-2024 | |
| Reagan Locke | R.Locke | SUSTAIN 2024 | https://www.sustainsteel.ac.uk/sustain-conference-2024 | |
| Patrick Mayner | P. Mayne | SUSTAIN 2024 | https://www.sustainsteel.ac.uk/sustain-conference-2024 | |
| Liam Haglington | Liam Haglington, Dr Geertje Van Keulen, Dr Rowan Brown, Dr Thierry Maffeis, Dr Rowena Jenkins, Dr Patrick Dodds | Novel Antimicrobial Metallic Surfaces for Infection Control | Early Career Summer Conference of the Microbiology Society , Glasgow, UK | https://microbiologysociety.org/event/society-events-and-meetings/early-career-summer-conference-2024.html#tab-4 |
| Megan Kendall | M. Kendall | A computational approach to proactive control of oxide on steel pipelines | Cynhadledd Ymchwil Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, Aberystwyth | https://colegcymraeg.ac.uk/newyddion/digwyddiadau-a-dyddiadau/cynhadledd-ymchwil-2024/ |
| Nathan Reynolds | Nathan Reynolds, Serena Margadonna | Zero-Excess Sodium-Organic Battery Through in-situ Metal Platin | ISE 37th Topical Meeting, Stresa, Italy | https://topical37.ise-online.org/#:~:text=Electrochemical%20Energy%20for%20a%20Greener,9%20to%2012%20June%202024. |
| Liam Hagglington | L Haglington | Novel Antimicrobial Metallic Surfaces for Infection Control | SURFEX 2024 | https://www.surfex.co.uk/speaker/liam-haglington/ |
| Jakub Kramp | J. Kramp | The Development of Sustainable Paint for Coil Coated Steel | SURFEX 2024 | https://www.surfex.co.uk/seminar/the-development-of-sustainable-paint-for-coil-coated-steel/ |
| Cati Steed | C. Steed | ATIP Technical Review, London, UK | ||
| Samual Ross | S. Ross | Design of High Entropy Alloys for Aerospace Brazing | AWS International Brazing and Soldering Conference (BSC 2024), Charleston, USA | |
| Freya Hamblin | F Hamblin, C Pleydell-Pearce, R Curry, M Danfield | Steps towards sustainability & decarbonisation: The impact of high recycled content on high formability products | 7th Postgraduate Research Symposium on Ferrous Metallurgy, Feb 27th, 2024, London, Uk | https://www.mpiuk.com/postgraduate-research-symposium-2024.htm |
| Courteney Peart | C Peart | Weathering around the world: Discovering new market opportunities forsustainable organic coatings | 7th Postgraduate Research Symposium on Ferrous Metallurgy, Feb 27th, 2024, London, Uk | https://www.mpiuk.com/postgraduate-research-symposium-2024.htm |
| Hannah Clarke | H Clarke, C Pleydell-Pearce, R Curry, M Danfield | Development of formable steel gradesthrough alternativ | 7th Postgraduate Research Symposium on Ferrous Metallurgy, Feb 27th, 2024, London, Uk | https://www.mpiuk.com/postgraduate-research-symposium-2024.htm |
| Giovanni Alparone | G Alparone, D Penney, J Sullivan, C Mills, J Edy | Optimisation of next generation galvanising pot hardwar | 7th Postgraduate Research Symposium on Ferrous Metallurgy, Feb 27th, 2024, London, Uk | https://www.mpiuk.com/postgraduate-research-symposium-2024.htm |
| Molly Worth | M Worth, D Beynon, D Sirbu, T Watson | Simultaneous Surface Enhancement of n and p Type Transport Layers for Back Contacted Perovskite Modules | IPEROP 24, Tokyo | https://www.nanoge.org/IPEROP24/program/program |
| Daniel Britton | D Britton, D Penney, A Malla, S Mehraban, J Sullivan, M Goldsworthy, C Challinor | The effect of antimony additions on the microstructure and performance of automotive Zn-Mg-Al steel coatings | Galvatech 2023, Seol | |
| Ben Jones | ICSCRM 2023, Sorrento | https://icscrm-2023.org/ | ||
| Finn Monaghan | ICSCRM 2023, Sorrento | https://icscrm-2023.org/ | ||
| Danielle Goodwin | D Goodwin, Y Wu, M Carla, O Guy | A room temperature graphene-based electronic gas seosor for the sensitive detection of nitrogen dioxide | Graphene Week 2023, Gothemberg | https://graphene-flagship.eu/events/graphene-week-2023/#:~:text=Graphene%20Week%202023%20%2D%20FROM%20WONDER,%2C%204%2D8%20September%202023. |
| Gareth Jones | Eurocorr 2023, Brussels | https://www.eurocorr2023.org/ | ||
| Geraint Howells | Rapid printing of 3D printed SnSe thermoelectric generators utilising an inorganic binder | Materials Today 2023. 1 Expo Drive, Singapore. 486150. 26 July – 7 August 2023 | ||
| Samuel Ross | Design of Novel High Entropy Brazing alloys | Advanced Metallic Systems CDT, PGR CONFERENCE 2023 at The Edge, Endcliffe Village, University of Sheffield. | ||
| Anna Catton | A Catton, C. Tizaoui, M Gerado | Treatment of Fluoranthene in Wastewater by Ozonation | 26th World Congress with the International Ozone Association. Milan, Italy. 2-6 July 2023. | |
| Danielle Goodwin | Graphene Based Electronic Sensors for Gas and Volatile Organic Compound Detection | Graphene 2023, Manchester | https://www.grapheneconf.com/2023/posters.php | |
| Ffyon Moody | Barrier Technologies for Food Packaging | IOP PGS Printing for the Future 2023, London | https://iop.eventsair.com/pftf2023/ | |
| Daniel Britton | . The effect of antimony additions on the microstructure and performance of automotive Zn-Al-Mg steel coatings | 6th Postgraduate Research Symposium on Ferrous Metallurgy, Feb 28th, 2023, London, Uk | ||
| Sam Reis | The road to net zero, the testing of a new hybrid fuel forsintering | 6th Postgraduate Research Symposium on Ferrous Metallurgy, Feb 28th, 2023, London, Uk | ||
| Lauren O’Donnel McClean | Oxidation of a dual phase steel during rapid alloy prototyping | 6th Postgraduate Research Symposium on Ferrous Metallurgy, Feb 28th, 2023, London, Uk | ||
| Daniel Murphy | Novel galvanic coatings for ground support equipment | 6th Postgraduate Research Symposium on Ferrous Metallurgy, Feb 28th, 2023, London, Uk | ||
| Matthew Brooks | Improving serviceability of zinc aluminium magnesium coatings | 6th Postgraduate Research Symposium on Ferrous Metallurgy, Feb 28th, 2023, London, Uk | ||
| Giovani Alparone | Testing ceramicsin liquid zinc for upgrading galvanising bath journal bearings | 6th Postgraduate Research Symposium on Ferrous Metallurgy, Feb 28th, 2023, London, Uk | ||
| Sullayman Butt | Use of sinter pot pilot facility to optimise sinter plant performance | 6th Postgraduate Research Symposium on Ferrous Metallurgy, Feb 28th, 2023, London, Uk | ||
| Tristan Hearsey-McKay | Multiscale deformation modelling ofsmallscale mechanical tests | 6th Postgraduate Research Symposium on Ferrous Metallurgy, Feb 28th, 2023, London, Uk | ||
| Hannah Clarke | Development of formable steel gradesthrough alternative steelmaking technologies | 6th Postgraduate Research Symposium on Ferrous Metallurgy, Feb 28th, 2023, London, Uk | ||
| Talal Abdullah | Development of improved formability interstitial free steels | 6th Postgraduate Research Symposium on Ferrous Metallurgy, Feb 28th, 2023, London, Uk | ||
| Liam Moody | Improving the formability of automotive steel grades via hot rolling and run out table simulations | 6th Postgraduate Research Symposium on Ferrous Metallurgy, Feb 28th, 2023, London, Uk | ||
| Jakub Kramp | The development ofsustainable paint for coil coated steel | 6th Postgraduate Research Symposium on Ferrous Metallurgy, Feb 28th, 2023, London, Uk | ||
| Jakub Kramp | RSC Surface Coatings Conference – Sustainable Coatings. University of York | |||
| Evan Watkins | RSC Surface Coatings Conference – Sustainable Coatings. University of York |
Jack
Researchers from SPECIFIC and COATED M2A programme at Swansea University have collaborated with the University of Bath to make a groundbreaking advancement in thermal storage research, developing a new efficient material that is easily scalable and can be sized and shaped to fit multiple applications.
Rhodri
Rhodri Rees has completed his EngD researching advanced manufacturing techniques for medical applications. He originally joined Tata Steel on an apprenticeship before entering back into higher education studying for his bachelor’s and masters in mechanical engineering before taking on an EngD. He has enjoyed the range of opportunities offered including work with Calon Cardio and social aspects of being part of the cohort. He is now keen to continue sharing his technical abilities through teaching the future engineers.
Mathew
Mathew’s collaborative research between Swansea University and Tata Steel Colors has been based on the addition of alloying elements into widely utilised zinc-aluminium metallic coatings. The incorporation of magnesium into galvanising alloys has been steadily increasing across the sector, owing to its increased relative corrosion performance in given environments. His research has gone on to demonstrate where this newer coating could be used in the company’s product portfolio.
Rebecca
Working alongside Tata Steel, Rebecca’s research has focused on assessing the effects of chemical composition, temperature and time on oxide scale formation in an Ultra-Advanced High Strength Steel and a High Strength Steel. The ultimate goal of Rebecca’s research is to control oxidation rates and oxide scale morphology. This will allow Tata to adjust their manufacturing processes in order to reduce the material loss and improve the surface quality of the steels.
Tim
Tim’s research has been around development of methods that allow in-situ performance monitoring of organically coated steel products used in the construction sector. Currently, performance is often only estimated from laboratory-based accelerated testing, whereas live monitoring via sensors could allow far more accurate lifetime and maintenance data, facilitating early failure detection. If these technologies prove effective, then they will offer great insights into not only the viability of warranty accompanying the products, but into appropriate coatings selection based on environment and location.
David
David joined Swansea University in 2010 to study for a foundation degree in General Engineering and went on to successfully complete a degree in Chemical Engineering with first class honours, in 2015. Now studying for an Engineering Doctorate, researching “Application of Perovskite Solar Cells onto flexible steel substrate”, Dave shares his motivations and experiences of further study.
Catherine – DECODING DEGRADATION
Organically coated (painted) steel is exposed to many conditions in service from the varied inclement weather conditions around the world, UV exposure and pollution. With some coated steel products now coming with a 40 year warranty it is vital to understand how these products will perform. Catherine discusses the challenges of applying our advanced testing techniques to understand the performance of these coatings after accelerated and real life exposure tests.
Sara – PAINTING THE FUTURE
Organically coated (painted) steel is exposed to many conditions in service from the varied inclement weather conditions around the world, UV exposure and pollution. With some coated steel products now coming with a 40 year warranty it is vital to understand how these products will perform. Catherine discusses the challenges of applying our advanced testing techniques to understand the performance of these coatings after accelerated and real life exposure tests.
Phil – SKILLS TO SUCCEED
Despite having a 2:1 degree in chemistry Phil had failed to capitalise on his academic prowess. Phil tells us how his EngD has impacted his life and provides an insight into his new role with Akzo Nobel developing sustainable corrosion resistant coatings.
Ed – REVOLUTIONISING WATER TREATMENT
Billions of litres of water are used each year in industrial processes in applications ranging from heating and cooling through to applying lubrication. After the water has served its purpose it must be treated before being discharged back into the water system. Ed has been working on the problem of water treatment and applying novel green solutions for water treatment and tells us about the impact of his research.
Carlos – ATTRACTING TALENT TO SOUTH WALES
Carlos was fortunate enough to see an advert for the M2A scheme whilst in his home town in Spain. Realising the opportunity on offer, Carlos immediately applied to study for an MSc with the M2A and Tata Steel. After excelling in his masters Carlos has now gained employment within Tata Steel, choosing to remain in South Wales to build his career.
BLOODHOUND’S AERODYNAMIC DESIGN WITHOUT A WIND TUNNEL
Dr Ben Evans from Swansea University explains how Computational Fluid Dynamics has helped the designers to shape Bloodhound SSC.
Matthew – “ONE PERSON’S DATA IS ANOTHER PERSON’S NOISE” – K.C. COLE
The presence of noise in any industrial environment is indicative of a transfer of energy that can be detrimental to equipment and personnel. Matthew has used his wide range of engineering skills, gained on the EngD, to successfully predict the levels of noise generated by orifice restriction plates. This was achieved through a combination of experimentation and the production of multi-physics computational models. His work has significantly improved the profile of his sponsoring company, as world leading experts in restriction plate noise. They now have an in-depth understanding of noise generation, which can be applied at the early stages of the design process.
Materials and Manufacturing Academy (M2A) provides industry led postgraduate research training based at Swansea University's new Bay Campus. M2A is part funded by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government.