Research areas of expertise
Find out more about the expertise of our research staff, and who are the right people to contact in each research area:
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Engineering for sustainability
Hydrogen and fuel cells, energy storage, carbon utilisation
Lithium ion batteries and supercapacitors, next generation batteries, electrochemical synthesis
Circular economy for plastic and composite materials (includes repair of composites)
Materials engineering for arts conservation: effect of environmental control
Materials optimisation and control for nuclear fission and fusion applications
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Fundamental mechanics research
High strain rate and impact behaviour of polymers, composites and metallic alloys
Evolution of defect structures in crystalline materials
Fatigue and durability of polymers, composites, coatings and metals
Improved performance of adhesives, joints, coatings, and interfaces in multi-phase composites
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Manufacturing: optimisation and digitisation
Food processing and links to physiology/nutrition