Research topics

Supervisor: Dr John Atkinson

• 3-D electrochemical contouring (PhD)
• Electrochemical grinding (ECG) (PhD)
• A computer-aided logical design system (PhD)

Supervisor: Dr Paul Chan

• Examining human resource management (HRM) practices across firms: implications for practice (PhD)

Supervisor: Dr John Francis

• Weld Cladding Technologies for Power Plant Components (PhD)

Supervisor: Dr Richard Kirkham

• Sustainable Prisons: The influence of penal architecture on operational efficiency and community integration (PhD)
• Urban Design: Crime and the perceptions of safety in residential housing schemes (PhD)

Supervisor: Dr Richard Kirkham, Mr Paul Gardiner

• British University in Dubai (BUiD) Split-Site PhD Programme: Managing complexity in project portfolio management (PhD)

Supervisor: Prof Lin Li

• Fibre laser drilling (MSc by research)
• Laser machining of composite materials (MSc by research)
• Laser surface texturing and processing for medical implant applications (PhD)

Supervisor: Prof Lin Li, Dr Benedict Rogers

• Laser welding of the thick section metals (PhD)
• High power ultra-short pulse laser machining of composite materials (PhD)
• Striation-free laser cutting of thick section mild steel and stainless steels (PhD)
• Laser under-water welding (PhD)
• Laser cladding of internal tubes (PhD)
• Laser coating of grapheme (PhD)
• Laser processing of grapheme and determination of its high temperature properties (PhD)

Supervisor: Dr Paul Mativenga

• Energy footprint in machining (PhD)
• Hybrid micro machining technology development (PhD)
• Modelling of micro machining operations (PhD)

Supervisor: Dr Paul Mativenga, Dr Mohammad Sheikh

• Finite element analysis of cutting tool boundary effects in dry high speed machining (PhD)
• Development of a 3-dimensional coupled thermo-mechanical model for dry machining using coated tools (PhD)

Supervisor: Dr James Methven

• Environmental impacts of packaging in UK and its optimisation (PhD)
• Development of Natural Fibre Composites for Sustainable Economy (PhD)
• Modelling the use of lighting in industry (PhD)
• Electromagnetic heating of a composite material (PhD)

Supervisor: Dr Andrew Pinkerton

• Laser Cladding on Irregular Surfaces (MSc by research)

Supervisor: Dr Joao Quariguasi

• Overcoming the barriers to remanufacturing in the UK (PhD)
• Information management in closed-loop supply chains (PhD)
• Measuring value of information in Installed Base Management. (PhD)

Supervisor: Dr Mohammad Sheikh

• Modelling of thermal transport in composite with complex architectures (PhD)
• Analysis of fretting in aluminium alloys for aerospace structures (PhD)
• Parallel computing and numerial methods applied to materials modelling (PhD)
• Investigation of the effect of coatings on temperature distribution in orthogonal metal cutting processes (MSc by research)
• Optimization of laser forming process sheet bending (MSc by research)

Supervisor: Prof Robert Whalley, Dr Alaa Abdul-Ameer, Dr Richard Kirkham

• The Dynamics of Oil Well Drilling Operations (British University in Dubai/UoM Split-Site PhD) (PhD)
• A Comparison of Multivariable Design Methods (British University in Dubai/UoM Split-Site PhD) (PhD)
• Long Gas Pipeline Flow Dynamics (British University in Dubai/UoM Split-Site PhD) (PhD)
• The Regulation of Large Scale Ventilation Systems (British University in Dubai/UoM Split-Site PhD) (PhD)
• Computation of the Series Transfer Function Matrix (British University in Dubai/UoM Split-Site PhD) (PhD)
• Automotive Transmission System Modelling (British University in Dubai/UoM Split-Site PhD) (PhD)
• Ship Propulsion System Modelling and Control (British University in Dubai/UoM Split-Site PhD) (PhD)
• Least Effort Multivariable System Control (British University in Dubai/UoM split-site PhD) (PhD)
• CAD for Multivariable System Regulation (British University in Dubai/UoM Split-site PhD) (PhD)




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