Academic Staff
| Name | University | Areas of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
Bolton |
Speciality composites and auxetic composites |
|
Bolton |
Processing and testing of auxetic composites |
|
Manchester |
Nanocomposites, laminated dies |
|
Manchester |
Manufacturing and laser processing |
|
Prof Colin Bailey |
Manchester |
Infrastructure, Long spancomposite beams |
Manchester |
Nanocomposites for solar cells |
|
Prof Wesley Cantwell |
Liverpool |
Composites for impact, blast, metal laminates |
| Prof Chris Carr | Manchester |
Surface finishes for fibres and textiles |
Manchester |
Hollow textiles and ballistic protection |
|
Manchester |
Nanocomposites, porous materials |
|
Manchester |
Novel processing of fibre composites |
|
Manchester |
Extreme loading, impact and explosion |
|
| Dr Tilak Dias | Manchester |
3D knitting, smart and intelligent textiles |
Manchester |
Biocomposites |
|
Manchester |
Natural composites, micromechanics |
|
Manchester |
Mechanics of thermoplastic composites |
|
Manchester |
Environmental impact |
|
Dr Hugh Gong |
Manchester |
3D non-wovents, yarn mechanics, flow modelling |
Dr Julie Gough |
Manchester |
Fibre reinforced biomaterials |
Dr Jim Graham |
Manchester |
Image analysis |
John Greenhalgh |
Bolton |
Design and manufacturing |
Prof David Hayhurst |
Manchester |
Manufacturing and laser processing |
Dr Brian Henderson |
Bolton |
Aerospace composites, lighting protection |
Prof Sri Hinduja |
Manchester |
Machining |
Manchester |
Durability of composites, ballistic protection |
|
Richard Hull |
Bolton |
Fire resistant composites |
Dr Stephen I'Anson |
Manchester |
Effects of fibre properties on papers |
Prof Baljinder Kandola |
Bolton |
Fire properties of structural composites |
Dr Ian Kinloch |
Manchester |
Nanocomposites |
Dr Konstantinos Kontis |
Manchester |
Aerospace composite structures |
Prof Lin Li |
Manchester |
Additive manufacturing, laser surface treatments |
Dr Qingming Li |
Manchester |
High strain rate testing of composites |
Dr Shuguang Li |
Manchester |
Damage mechanics and FE modelling of composites |
Dr Zhu Liu |
Manchester |
Laser synthesis of hybrid composites |
Norman Lloyd |
Bolton |
|
Lawrence Mair |
Liverpool |
Wear of dental composites |
Dr Parthasarathi Mandel |
Manchester |
Extreme loading and fire |
Dr James Methven |
Manchester |
Microwave processing and pultrusion |
Prof Peter Myler |
Bolton |
FE analysis of composites |
| Dr Paul Mummery | Manchester | Microstructure/property relationships in natural composites |
Dr S Olutunde Oyadiji |
Manchester |
Shock and vibration of composite structures |
Prof A J Peyton |
Manchester |
EM tomography, and NDT |
Prof Isaac Porat |
Manchester |
3D textile composites, recycled textiles |
Dr Venkata Potluri |
Manchester |
3D textile preforms, fibre replacement, modelling |
Dr Michael Preuss |
Manchester |
High resolution imaging of defects in composites |
Dr S Rowland |
Manchester |
Composite insulators |
Dr Bill Sampson |
Manchester |
Modelling of fibrous assemblies |
Dr Mohannd Sheikh |
Manchester |
Manufacturing |
Dr Nick Silikas |
Manchester |
Dental Composites |
Dr Azam Tafreshi |
Manchester |
FE modelling and fracture mechanics of composites |
Dr Henry Tan |
Manchester |
Extreme loading of composites |
| Prof George Thompson, OBE | Manchester |
|
| Prof Nicola Tirelli | Manchester | Biocomposites |
| Dr Geoffrey Turvey | Lancaster | Design of composites structures, pultrusions |
| Prof Andrew Walker | Manchester | Aerospace composites, industry logistics |
| Dr Yong Wang | Manchester | Impact of composites |
| Prof David Watts | Manchester | Mechanics and adhesion of biocomposites |
| Dr Mike Wilding | Manchester | Mechanical properties of fibres, modelling fibre behaviour |
| Dr Arthur Wilkinson | Manchester | Rapid processing of composites, nanocomposites |
| Prof Philip Withers | Manchester | Metal matrix composites, tomography, residual stresses |
| Prof Franz-Josef Wortman | Manchester | Biological fibres and composites |
| Dr Jack Wu | Manchester | Thin walled composite structures, toughening of composites |
| Dr Ping Xiao | Manchester | Ceramic composites, coatings |
| Prof W Q Yang | Manchester | Tomography, sensing |
| Prof Robert Young | Manchester | Micromechanics, deformation of fibres, nanotubes |
| Dr Zhenmin Zou | Manchester | Extreme loading of composites |
