Our research focuses on designing, processing and characterising materials; understanding the underlying material science and taking into account sustainability and socio-economic aspects. Research OverviewMaterials science and engineering research for applications such as renewable energy, structural engineering, separation technology and biomedical devices.Specific material areas covered:Composite materialsPolymersInorganic materialsNanomaterialsMembranesPhototcatalystsPorous materialsMaterials synthesisSnow and iceSoft matterMaterials at extreme conditionsMaterials manufactureResearch FacilitiesCentre for Science at Extreme Conditions (CSEC)AcademicsDr Jane Blackford: Metals, ice and snow, polymers, tribology, surfaces & interfaces Professor Conchúr Ó Brádaigh: Continuous-fibre reinforced polymer composites, thermoplastic and thermoset polymers, fatigue, permeability, crystallisation Dr Cher Hon Lau: Scale-up production of porous nanomaterials/polymers, gas separation membranes, nanofiltration membranes Professor Xianfeng Fan: Photocatalysts, wetting, enhanced oil/gas recovery, microwave enhanced reactors, particle technology, CO2 technology Dr Yi (Harvey) Huang: Porous materials, ultrathin membranes, Zeolite/MOF Nanostructures for drug delivery, ultra-stable catalysts Professor Konstantin Kamenev: Instrumentation design including finite-element methods for high-pressure research, materials at the extreme conditions Professor Vasileios Koutsos: Soft matter, polymers, surfaces, interfaces, coatings, films, composites, nanocomposites, friction, adhesion, wetting, surface metrology & characterisation, AFM Dr Edward McCarthy: FRP composites, impact damage reductions, self-sensing systems, fatigue and fibre fragmentation, thermoplastic and biphasic polymers Dr Frank Mill: Managing and modelling entire product lifecycle, ECM process modelling and experimental validation Dr Norbert Radacsi: Nanostructured materials, (3D) electrospinning, fuel cells, batteries, supercapacitors, tissue engineering, biosensors, pharmaceuticals Dr Dipa Roy: Polymers and composite materials, CF/PEEK composites, thermoplastic fibre-metal laminates, in-situ polymerisation, biocomposites Dr George Serghiou: Engineering of chemicals, extreme conditions, new bulk and nanomaterial landscape Dr Wei Li: Photocatalysis for environmental applications, materials in biology and healthcare Dr Samuel Tammas-Williams: Additive manufacture of metal components, X-ray computed tomography, materials integrity, functionally graded materials Dr Parvas Allam: Biomimetic design, mechanical metamaterials, biocomposites engineering Dr Santiago Romero-Vargas Castrillon: transport process in environmental systems, membrane systems, water quality controlDr Dongmin Yang: Manufacturing and structure of composite materials, computational modelling Dr Nan Yu: Digitally supported processes, large-scale metrology, advanced plasma technologies, ultra-precision manufacturing Dr Ignacio Tudela-Montes: Electrochemical reactors, electrode materials, sonochemical reactors, tribology Dr Tayebeh Ameri: Printed semiconductors, organic photovoltaics, perovskite photovoltaics, and hybrid detectors for energy, electronic and medical applications Dr Colin Robert: Advanced manufacturing of polymer composites This article was published on 2024-09-14