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lorna anguilano is a senior research fellow, quality manager of the experimental techniques centre and the assistant director of the wolfson centre for sustainable materials development and processing. lorna’s background is in applied mineralogy with a phd in archaeometallurgy and a wide experience of material characterisation through x-ray diffraction, x-ray fluorescence, scanning electron microscopy and electron back-scattering diffraction. she provides consultancy in material characterisation and failure’s diagnosis as well as actively generates and develops research in materials characterisation and development. her research focuses on the overarching concept of upcycling waste and recovery of secondary raw material with a keen interest on metal and polymer recycling for energy and aquaculture applications and phytomining of critical raw materials. lorna is also continuing her research in the archaometallurgical field. lorna’s research interests are focused on the upcycling of waste and contaminants for the manufacturing of high value product particularly for the energy and food industry. in collaboration with industrial partners lorna’s activities is directed at identifying low energy routes for the manufacturing of composites and nanoparticles from materials such as aluminium swarfs, metal contaminants in soils, recycled plastic. utilising the characterisation techniques optimised manufacturing conditions are developed and materials with unique characteristics are generated. in parallel lorna carries out archaeometallurgical studies to understand the socio-economic factors driving the technological changes in the past. material characterisation; x-ray diffraction; electron back-scattering diffraction; metal matrix composites; polymer composites; basalt fibres; soil contamination; phytomining; archaeometallurgy

george fern is a chemist by background who has worked in engineering since 2006. he has a broad skills set in developing and delivering collaborative research and development projects and consultancy with industry, from inorganic and organic materials chemistry to their integration into polymeric materials and electronic devices and has acted as an expert witness. his research focus is on polymer procesing, sustainable materials and opto-electronic materials and devices for applications ranging from horticulture to displays and lighting. he has teaching interests in chemistry, materials chemistry and charasterisation. he has a keen interest in materials characterisation, electron microscopy (sem, tem), x-ray methods (xrd, xrf) and spectroscopic techniquies (uv-vis-nir, ftir, raman) to study luminescent materials (cathodoluminescence (cl), photoluminescence emission and excitation (pl, ple)) and is the academic director of the experimental techniques centre and director of the wolfson centre for sustainable materials processing and characterisation. he is a chartered chemist and member of the royal society of chemistry, a fellow of the higher education academy and a fellow of the royal microscopical society. dr george fern’s (gf) group has a focus to deliver exploitable knowledge and ip that is implemented for society by the many industry partners across a diverse range of applications, e.g. micro-displays, radiation sensors to plastic films. he has been researching luminescent and nano materials since 1998 and polymers since 2006, with industry and academia on funded iuk/tsb/dti/epsrc/nerc/bbsrc/bc, synchrotron and industry projects. his laboratories are exceptionally well equipped with chemistry synthetic labs, uhv processing for organic (clean room) and inorganic materials, polymer processing, optical and mechanical analytical laboratories. he is particularly interested in the characterisation of luminescent materials and composites properties using brunel’s world class electron microscopy facilities available in etc. current research interests and recent projects development and integration of luminescent materials for automatic sorting machine food packaging labels and processing of recycled polymer. this project is supported by various industry partners including the nextloopp network who he collaborates to ‘close the loop on food grade polypropylene’. providing the 30% recycled content for food packing (pfp): an integrated stakeholder approach to solving 'hard to recycle' plastic packaging, g fern (pi), l henderson, k tarverdi, d smith, nerc, 2020-2023, £458,436. prism, j silver (pi), gr fern, k tarverdi, epsrc, 2015-2018, £166,565. sustainability of polymers and recycling, development of horticultural polymers and propagation systems. development of opto-materials, compounding, formulation of polymer/composite/nano-composites and extrusion processing and materials testing. sustainable polymers, recycling and mitigation strategies. reborn homewares (10062038) development of the use of recycled homeware products using 100% recycled polymer and manufactured in the uk, iuk, 2023-2024, g fern (pi), e lacovidou, £44,217. using synthetic biology to manipulate bacterial social behaviours to maximise the microbial degradation of environmental waste plastics, r mccarthy (pi) and g fern, nerc, 2023-2024, £80,629. (ne/x010902/1) exploration of the plasticisation of thermally processable pvoh, epsrc dtp studentship, 2022-2025, mark andrews, george fern, ep/v519947/1:2686925 designer plant burgers - use of targeted biochemistry and chemistry to generate flavour (taste and aroma) during extrusion of plant protein, 2022-2025, bb/t008776/1: 2743988, chloe mayo and george fern purelight (132743), horticultural film/masterbatch development, iuk, g fern (pi), j silver and k tarverdi, 2017-2020, £246,293. lightway (132746), artificial lighting for plant and algae growth, iuk, dr fern (pi), prof silver and k tarverdi, 2017-2020, £246,053. agriflex: human-centred design for sustainable agricultural plastics e. pei (pi), g fern, k tarverdi, iuk, 2021, £39,636. covid-secure high street work stores, m themis (pi), k tarverdi, g fern, iuk, 2020-2021, £75,369. additional funding from the royal society of chemistry and the epsrc iaa account have also been secured to support impact generation in these areas, 08/21-01/22. opto-electronic devices for lighting and sensors feud - field emission ultraviolet device, g fern (pi) and d smith, ukri, 2021-2022, £224,826 high temperature radiation hard detectors, epsrc (ep/l504671/1) ultra high vacuum processing/coating of commercially sourced electronic grade diamond wafers and assembly into ionising radiation sensors for use at elevated temperatures up to 250oc, 2013-2016, £637,000. organic lighting and displays (oled) enabling technologies for cd-free quantum dot light emitting diode displays and signage (qandela), (28271) dr fern (pi) iuk, 2019-2021, £528,000. displays, electronics and lighting; polymer processing and biopolymers; nanomaterials, nanoparticles and nanocatalysts, ionising radiation sensors, transmission electron microscopy, applications in horticulture, security and novel display technology. cl2600 engineering chemistry (module leader) cl3605 chemical engineering design project be1613 enginering materials academic leader for the formula student projects (ice and electric teams) (2006-2021) me0601 communications, projects and electronics (module leader) (2006-2021) prior to joining brunel university i taught extensively across a range of chemistry subjects as a teaching fellow/lecturer/senior lecturer at the school of chemistry at greenwich univeristy (1998-2005)

dr brian mckay is currently a senior lecturer in bcast at brunel university. prior to this he was a university assistant at the institute of casting research (icr), university of leoben, austria (2003-2009) and a research fellow at umist (2003). he obtained his dphil from oxford university, msc from the queen’s university of belfast and beng from the university of ulster. he has over 20 years’ experience in solidification research with 1 patent on novel metal composites (uk patent no. 1714401.5), 1 trademarked product (basaltium), and over 30 papers and two co-edited monographs published in the field. his main expertise lies in the fields of castings, composites, interfaces, coatings, and their characterisation using advanced electron microscopy techniques. whilst his research interests in the past have been centred on understanding heterogeneous nucleation during solidification, these interests now also include metal matrix composites/nano-composites, powder metallurgy and electroplating. over the past 9 years brian has been involved in 11 successful grant awards totalling ~£30m. he is currently pi on a new €11m horizon 2020 project lightme, was the co-ordinator and pi of a €1.6m eu-fp7 grant, hardalt, involving 12 partners from 6 countries that focused on finding an alternative nano-composite coating for hard chrome, a coi on the £4.5m epsrc - lime grant that investigated solidification mechanisms, pi on the £150k “characterization and processing of high thermal conducting al-mmcs” grant sponsored by the korean institute of technology (kitech) that examined the potential of cnt mmcs for high power light emitting diodes (hpled’s), pi on the £300k storm innovate uk/epsrc in which a new composite al core was produced for offshore marine energy mooring connectors and co-i on the £10m epsrc manufacturing hub grant. he is a fellow of the higher education academy and institute of cast metal engineers and has sat on the technical/educational board of the latter as an adviser since 2012. in addition he is a member of the epsrc peer review college and an associate editor of the international journal of cast metal engineers. over the years brian has collaborated with many companies including, lsm, bmw, alcoa and alcan. he has given several invited presentations throughout europe and in 2006 he received a tms magnesium application award for his work in nucleation and more recently has been a recipient of the rushlight responsible product or service award 2017-18 for the storm connector. metal matrix composites. basalt fibres. nanoparticles. heterogeneous nucleation. grain refinement. interfaces. casting practices. electron microscopy. current research projects basalt fibre reinforced metal matrix composites, o. adole, t. minton, l. anguilano, b. mckay foresea forensic characterisation analysis of offshore marine energy converters, o. adole, n. nelson, t. minton, b. mckay, l. anguilano lightme state-of-the-art industrial ecosystem for lightweight metal composite castings, a. jacot, d. eskin, e. nyberg, b. mckay module leader, me0080 materials science l0 (20 credits) (2016-present) module leader, fundamentals of metallurgy l6 (2017-present) lecturer fundamentals of metal processing l6 (2017-present) lecturer, me1331 engineering materials and design, manufacturing and electrical machines - castings (2017) supervisor, me5500 dissertation (2016-present)

academic background eujin is associate dean of the college of engineering, design and physical sciences (adqa-cedps), working closely with colleagues to actively monitor and implement quality and standards in relation to academic programmes across the college and providing strategic leadership and management to the faculty. he is the director for the bsc product design engineering programme, a chartered engineer (ceng), chartered environmentalist (cenv) and chartered technological product designer (ctpd). as a product design engineer during the early days of his career, he developed solutions for companies including motorola, inc., lm ericsson, sennheiser gmbh & co. kg, and rentokil initial. his research focuses on additive manufacturing and 4d printing. he is the chairperson for the uk national standards committee for additive manufacturing - british standards institute amt/8; and uk head of delegate for iso/tc261. he is the convenor of the international organisation for standardisation iso/tc261/wg4 that develops global standards for additive manufacturing data and design; and convenor of iso/tc261/jg67 for functionally graded additive manufacturing. eujin is a full member of the epsrc peer review college as the national agency that assesses proposals for funding research in engineering and physical sciences. he is a member of the epsrc engineering prioritisation panel, and member of the epsrc engineering fellowship panel. in 2018, he became a member of the epsrc early career forum in manufacturing research that involves participating in epsrc strategic advisory activities. eujin is the editor-in-chief for the progress in additive manufacturing journal (springernature), associate editor for journal of intelligent manufacturing (springer) and associate editor for assembly automation journal (emerald). he is an editorial board member for rapid prototyping journal (emerald), and member of the editorial board for international journal of rapid manufacturing (inderscience). he is a reviewer for cogent engineering (taylor & francis); journal of manufacturing processes (elsevier); manufacturing letters journal (elsevier); optics and lasers in engineering (elsevier); materials & design (elsevier); nature communications (nature publishing group); international journal of manufacturing technology and management (inderscience); advances in mechanical engineering journal (sage publishers); journal of engineering manufacture (sage publishers); journal of mechanical design (american society of mechanical engineers, asme); recent patents on engineering (bentham publishers) and the international journal of design (open access). he is also reviews for palgrave books (macmillan publishers ltd.), laurence king publishing ltd. and springernature ag. research eujin leads the additive manufacturing & 4d printing research group with his interest focusing on additive manufacturing and smart materials. he is also the co-director for the brunel centre for digital manufacturing. he gained hands-on experience as a research fellow at loughborough university, brunel university london and at the university of southampton. he was a visiting scientist at vaal university of technology and at central university of technology in south africa. his active involvement in professional memberships enable him to be a step ahead in policies and emerging technologies. he is an active member of the british standards institution tdw4/8 that develops standards such as bs 8887 for design for made; and bs 8888 for technical product specification. he is a member of iso/jtc1/wg12 which develops standardization work for 3d scanning and 3d printing within the scope of information communication technology. eujin also regularly participates in iso/tc 261/ahg 05; iso/tc 261/ahg 06; iso/tc 261/jg 74; and is a member of iso/tc 261/cag chairman's advisory group, and iso/tc 261/jag iso/tc 261 - astm f42 steering group on jg activities. as convenor for iso/tc 261/wg4, he oversees the work of iso/tc 261 - astm f42 joint groups including iso/tc 261/jg 54 joint iso/tc 261-astm f42 group for fundamentals of design; iso/tc 261/jg 57 joint iso/tc 261-astm f42 group for specific design guidelines on powder bed fusion; iso/tc 261/jg 64 joint iso/tc 261-astm f42 group for solid modelling support; iso/tc 261/jg 70 joint iso/tc 261-astm f42 group for optimized medical image data; and iso/tc 261/jg 73 for joint iso/tc 261-astm f42 group for digital product definition and data management. eujin is a fellow of the institution of engineering designers (fied). he is a member of the engineering council registration standards committee (rsc) that publishes procedures, routes and requirements for the uk standard for professional engineering competence (uk-spec) for registration as engineering technician (engtech), incorporated engineer (ieng) or chartered engineer (ceng) and fellow of the higher education academy (fhea). he is a member of the design research society (drs) and co-founder of the inclusive design special interest group. at brunel university london, eujin is a committee member for the innovation hub which spearheads new initiatives for student entrepreneurs. he has a track record of generating new knowledge and finding solutions for significant impact in the industry. he is active in knowledge transfer partnerships (ktp) and worked with bae systems applied intelligence ltd. on several industry projects. in 2016, he was nominated for the bae systems chairman’s award that acknowledged the efforts and achievements of company partners who delivered performance and furthered the company’s values. through knowledge transfer partnerships, he has collaborated with smes, such as l'earth ltd. to conceptualise, develop and retail new 3d printing bio-materials, in which the product and packaging were recognised with an international worldstar award in 2014 for design excellence. he continues to advise smes including quinteassential ltd. and watson ep ltd. for new product development projects. between 2013-2014, he collaborated and delivered projects for the leicester arts and museum service where important historical artefacts from the anglo-saxon and roman period were completely digitised and faithfully reproduced using 3d printing. he worked with the leicester transport heritage trust to undertake projects such as to completely reverse engineer a historically important tramcar that was accurately scaled down and 3d printed. in 2015, he was invited to lead a masterclass at the royal college of art (rca) for the include2015 conference on the use of 3d printing that could support design practice. professional design career as a product design engineer, eujin holds numerous design awards, including the wearable master and field trial winner for the manchester numbers that matter hackathon (2014), international worldstar packaging award (2014), idsa idea award (2011), helen hamlyn centre for design 24 hour inclusive design challenge (2011), motorola motofwrd (2006), opus eyewear (2006), uk lighting competition (2006), rsa design directions (2005), popular science / core 77 security design competition (2004) and the president's furniture award (2003). his work has been published in leading international magazines such as dwell, icon, fx international and in national newspapers. he has also been interviewed on bbc radio leicester and on power 98fm. eujin was invited as a judge for the british promotional merchandise association design competition in 2010. he has exhibited at an international level, including magicchef at the panasonic centre in tokyo, japan (2003); and the clamplight at the nec lighting show in birmingham, uk (2007). in 2018, his soundsphere project was exhibited at the cooper hewitt, smithsonian design museum which is the only museum in the usa devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary product design. eujin’s research centres on additive manufacturing, 4d printing and functionally graded materials, and serves as the additive manufacturing & 4d printing research group leader. in 2021, he was appointed co-director, brunel centre for digital manufacturing; and in 2023, appointed as co-director, brunel design research centre where he holds both concurrent positions. he is the chairperson for the british standards institute amt/8 committee for additive manufacturing; and uk head of delegate for iso/tc261. he has been the convenor of the international organisation for standardisation iso/tc261/wg4 working group since 2015, working with stakeholders to develop and publish global standards for additive manufacturing data and design; and served as convenor of iso/tc261/jg67 for functionally graded additive manufacturing (2016-2020) responsible for the publication of iso/astm tr 52912:2020. upon completion of his phd, he worked with professor ri campbell as a postdoctoral researcher to investigate aspects of material extrusion for additive manufacturing. subsequently, he worked in south africa under the supervision of professor deon de beer to develop novel test artefacts for additive manufacturing. he also collaborated with professor mario monzon to further develop his expertise in 4d printing. he is also interested in aspects of reverse engineering, topology optimisation and augmented reality. within the department, eujin is an active member of the design for sustainable manufacturing (dsm) theme and co-organises research seminars. as a means to disseminate new knowledge, eujin publishes in international peer-reviewed journals, conference papers, periodicals and books. in 2019, he published a book titled "additive manufacturing - developments in training and education - best practices, challenges and opportunities” (isbn: 978-3-319-76083-4) by springer nature; and contributed to a book chapter for "additive manufacturing: applications and innovations" by taylor & francis in 2018. in 2022, he was awarded by the american society for testing and materials for the 2021 astm additive manufacturing award of excellence in education. external sources of funding for eujin's academic research have been received from the arts and humanities research council (ahrc); the engineering and physical sciences research council (epsrc); the economic and social research council (esrc); the royal academy of engineering (rae); higher education funding council for england (hefce); the british council; and from the european commission. he was a co-investigator for the european commission's h2020 erasmus+ capacity-building in the field of higher education programme for “lensin - international learning network on sustainability” which was completed in 2019. in 2018, he received funding as work package leader for the european commission's h2020 widespread-05-2017 programme for "increasing excellence on advanced additive manufacturing” (inex-adam). in 2019, he also received funding as work package leader for the european commission's h2020 erasmus+ sector skills alliances programme for “strategy in additive manufacturing” (sam). in the same year, he received a grant from the epsrc impact acceleration account (iaa) engagement award. in 2020, he received a grant from the british council newton institutional links fund for “direct writing of cementitious inks to scaffolds with complex microarchitectures (diwocis)” as a co-investigator, as well as two additional grants from the global challenges research fund, demonstrate impact programme. in 2021, he was funded by the european commission's h2020 erasmus+ key action 2: cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices programme for develop engaging massive open online resources for designers innovative education (demo). eujin is also involved in the department's co-innovate programme which is an innovation support scheme for london-based smes and start-ups to help entrepreneurs achieve business growth through collaboration with the university's academics, supported by the european regional development fund. proven track record of funded research projects (ongoing - 2023) european union partnership for excellence - centres of vocational excellence grant: "centres of vocational excellence in aerospace & defence for advanced manufacturing" - aileen (until 2027) european union erasmus+ key action 2 programme grant: "developing sustainable skills for designers in additive manufacturing" - sing for green (until 2025) european union horizon europe grant: "multi material additive manufacturing for lightweight and thermal management" - multhem (until 2025) innovateuk, design foundations round 2: net zero environments grant - rethinking phyona (until 2024) european union horizon europe grant: "boosting the exploitation of standardisation inputs from european projects" - stand4eu (until 2024) european union erasmus+ grant: "learning by sharing knowledge in design for additive manufacturing" - shakeam (until 2024) economic and social research council (esrc) and arts and humanities research council (ahrc) ssh connections grant: "pedagogic best practice for technology-driven design futures" - design 4.0 (until 2023) european union erasmus+ grant: "sector skills alliances in additive manufacturing" - sam (until 2023) successfully completed research projects & grants european union erasmus+ key action 2 programme grant: "develop engaging massive open online resources for designers innovative education" - demo (until 2022) european union horizon 2020 h2020-widespread-05-2017-twinning programme grant: "increasing excellence on advanced additive manufacturing" - inex-adam (until 2022) arts and humanities research council (ahrc) and ktn - "design exchange partnership" (dep) grant (until 2022) british council newton institutional links programme grant: "direct writing of cementitious inks to scaffolds with complex micro architectures" - diwocis (until 2022) innovateuk, designing sustainable plastic solutions grant - agriflex (until 2021) innovateuk, sustainable innovation fund round 3 grant - mediflex (until 2021) ukri global challenges research fund, demonstrate impact programme grant - aquasense (until 2021) ukri global challenges research fund, demonstrate impact programme grant - biosan (until 2021) harrow council innovation grant (until 2021) epsrc impact acceleration grant (until 2020) (full list of completed projects available upon request) opportunities for phd study enquiries are very welcome from those who are keen to pursue phd and msc degrees regarding additive manufacturing and design. joint supervision, industry partnerships and collaborative research opportunities are all very welcomed. phd research supervision as first supervisor jessie lei: 4d printed textiles and applications in fashion design jinghao bai: human centred design and user interface tools for 4d printing christopher biggadike: leading engineers in the 21st century using complexity leadership theory aymane sahli: ai assisted project management: predicting patterns and behaviours in complex projects faten ezrin azhar: improving communication between product designers and manufacturing engineers when designing 4d printed parts peter booth: 4d printing of intelligent bio-materials with self-sustaining structure harry sutcliffe: developing a design for 4d printing (df4dp) framework alex marler: exploring the use of fused deposition modelling for 4d printing seok woo nam: programming 4d printed parts with computer-aided-design giselle loh: 4d printed textiles and functionally graded additive manufacturing (completed 2022) james burchill: improving dissemination of radical innovations in material science (completed 2020) lulu yin: understanding the relationship between the environment and walking behaviour (completed 2019) thomas stead: product development of self-use medical devices (completed 2017) jerry tagang: designing a framwork for footware solutions for diabetic patients (completed 2014) phd research supervision as second supervisor montida lertnimanoradee: upcycling of materials in thailand zakaria monteiro najmi: applications for artificial intelligence edvard schroeder: developing passive flow control techniques for quiet wind turbine blades aine petrulaityte: investigating product-service systems and distributed manufacturing (completed 2019) milad areir: 3d printed active carbon electrode for electric double-layer capacitors (completed 2018) mazin al-wswasi: algorithmn-based computer aided design for digital manufacturing (research development advisor) invited visiting academics and postdoctoral research associates dr bahareh shahri (visiting senior lecturer, 2023) dr benjamin watson (visiting professor, 2023) dr james self (visiting reader, 2023) dr a. uddin (postdoctoral researcher, ongoing - 2023) mr j. gooneratne (research assistant, ongoing - 2023) mr s. kumar (research assistant, ongoing - 2023) dr m. osmani (postdoctoral researcher, 2022) dr s. nammi (postdoctoral researcher, 2022) dr s. srinivasan (postdoctoral researcher, 2022) dr shahriar bakrani balani: (postdoctoral researcher, 2021) dr israt kabir: (postdoctoral researcher, 2021) dr adeayo sotayo: (postdoctoral researcher, 2020) ms daniela ribeiro: fapesp funded programme (visiting researcher, 2019) dr malte ressin: epsrc funded programme (postdoctoral researcher, 2017) overseas postgraduate supervision muhammad kazimi bin muhamad: universiti teknikal melaka, malaysia nsengimana joseph: central university of technology, south africa eujin plays a central role in brunel design as the programme director for bsc product design engineering. he teaches second year undergraduates as module leader for design process two and supports other subjects across the curriculum. eujin believes in "learning by doing" that is achieved through practice and learning from experience. to establish this, industry projects are embedded in the curriculum to create a real-world learning experience for his students. eujin worked as a senior lecturer in product and furniture design at de montfort university from 2010-2014 and played a key role in the re-accreditation of the bsc product design programme for the institution of engineering designers, and was also the subject champion for the ma design programme. as a testament of his teaching excellence, he was nominated for the vice-chancellor’s distinguished teaching award in 2014, and nominated for the lecturer of the year award in 2019. in 2019, eujin was recognised as the phd research supervisor of the year in brunel university london. eujin was the director of postgraduate research at brunel design (2018-2021), where he worked to ensure that the quality and standards of the educational provision offered by the department for phd students are met. he was appointed as external examiner for the university of east london's bsc product design programme in 2017; as external examiner for cranfield university's msc in metal additive manufacturing programme in 2019; and as external examiner for buckinghamshire new university 2021. he has examined postgraduate and doctoral work for cranfield university's centre for competitive creative design (c4d) (uk), cardiff metropolitan university (uk), aalto university (finland), ecole nationale supérieure d’arts et métiers (ensam) (france), vaal university of technology (south africa), universiti teknikal melaka (malaysia); as well as an internal phd examiner at brunel university london. in 2018, eujin was appointed as a visiting erskine fellow at the university of canterbury in christchurch, new zealand, working with professor conan fee to establish design subjects within the newly formed school of product design. opportunities for industry projects eujin’s industry collaborations include local and international companies such as dyson, bosch, mothercare, canon, bae systems, a-studio, deliveroo, flair, xicato, heatrae sadia, plumen, frog bikes, pladis global, lightly technologies, bubblegum stuff, salter, kebony, glen dimplex, stg aerospace and tp24. other partnerships include the british standards institution (bsi), the intellectual property office (ipo) and the lighting education trust (let). enquiries are very welcome from companies and organisations who are keen to pursue collaborative partnerships for level two or final year projects. these projects support a richer learning environment for students and enable companies to develop new solutions for their products and services. as module leader for design process two, eujin has developed a range of exciting and original industry briefs, working closely with clients and mentoring students to deliver innovative and commercially-viable design solutions. recent examples of students' work that have been mass produced and commercialised include: sophie skinner's (level 2) concept from the industry project with flair leisure products ltd. that was put into full production in 2017; oliver lambert's (level 2) concept from project zero with bubblegum stuff ltd. was put into full production in 2018. katie price and valentina demarchi (level 2) in collaboration with xicato ltd. have had their lighting projects exhibited at "light + building" which is the world’s leading trade fair for lighting and building services technology in frankfurt (2018). jennifer wong's (level 3) final year project was recognised with the top prize in the heatrae sadia design award (2017). more recently, anil puri's final year project, pet calm received funding to be developed as a commercial product. selection of final year major projects - supervised by eujin pei (as first supervisor) above: dom lavender designed and built a device that would aid people with parkinson’s to regain their voice through practice and to strengthen their vocal cords. this would help improve the quality of speech such as hypophonia (soft voice), vocal clarity and enunciation. the fully working electronics, powered by arduino, contained a microphone, buzzers, speakers, vibration motors and a bluetooth communicate device. dom graduated in 2024. first supervisor: eujin pei above: markella viagkini developed an infusion pump that utilised a 4d printed valve to control the speed and amount of liquid flowing through the tube. a fully working proof-of-principle prototype was developed from scratch, using arduino and heating elements attached to the internal clamp. investigations include use of finite element analysis and understanding the behaviour of cell structures on how the clamping mechanism would work. markella graduated in 2023. first supervisor: eujin pei above: kripa gurung developed a pocket device that could aid patients to measure, carry and dispense liquid oral medication. features include a transparent lid, a child-safety lock and a modularised and removable measurement container. kripa graduated in 2022. first supervisor: eujin pei above: samantha supan developed several final aesthetic models and proof of principle (ppp) working prototypes to describe the use of “chatterlearn” as a voice-enabled smart speaker that uses conversational ai and gamification quizzes to help students share their knowledge and collaborate in secondary school classrooms. sam graduated in 2022. first supervisor: eujin pei above: max hill developed a bicycle frame jig for the hobbyist framebuilder where different geometry choices or tubing profiles can be accommodated. the fully working mechanical prototype was built from scratch. max graduated in 2021. first supervisor: eujin pei above: william hardy developed a toolchanging 3d printer that utilised electromagnets, developing the hardware and software. the toolchanger is able to accommodate up to five different heads with an integrated wipe-tower to ensure clean prints. effort was made towards the toolhead and extruder interface with an electromagnetic mating plate. in the final presentation, he was able to demonstrate the printing of two different materials in a single process. the fully working mechanical prototype was built from scratch. olivier graduated in 2021. first supervisor: eujin pei above: pak shing lin developed a compact benchtop injection moulding machine that was designed to utilise 3d printed plastic waste material. feasibility testing was carried out through accurately scaled down 3d printed models produced using vat photopolymerization (sla) where mechanical studies with use of finite element analysis could be performed to better understand the structural behaviour, stress, displacement and strain. ergonomic studies through rapid upper limb assessments were also carried out. pak shing graduated in 2021. first supervisor: eujin pei above: jesslin ho developed a deployable wastewater treatment unit, in collaboration with a localcompany based in the uk, utilising electro-methanogenic (em) technology to process and convert wastewater into energy and nutrients. the use of wires and sprockets with pulleys would allow full scalability of the set up. design for assembly and manufacture was utilised to reduce the overall number of components. jesslin graduated in 2020. first supervisor: eujin pei above: ajharul choudhury developed a portable air quality monitoring device that utilises two arduino based sensors that continuously monitors three airborne pollutants - volatile chemicals (voc), carbon monoxide (co) and particulate matter (pm). the system creates an overall rating out of 100 for the quality of air which is displayed in the led colour rating from turquoise to red, as well as the specific air quality on the digital display. the system can also monitor specific pollutants and has been programmed to update every 20 seconds. the fully working electronic prototype was built from scratch. ajharul graduated in 2019. first supervisor: eujin pei above: thomas mortimer developed a gesture input device using a system of time of flight (tof) sensors that could create a gesture area of 1.2 by 0.5m. this input device was designed to be compatible with existing electronics in the home such as lighting systems. the fully working electronic prototype including a custom designed circuit board and optimizing the plastic enclosure using cad and fea was conducted. tom graduated in 2019. first supervisor: eujin pei above: olivier verbiest designed and built a fully working heart rate sensor connected to a novel 'sand-scape pattern' former that was controlled using magnets. the idea was to represent a user's bio-date and if the vitals are at a normal level, the circular path 'drawn' on sand would be smooth. the fully working mechanical prototype was built from scratch. olivier graduated in 2019. first supervisor: eujin pei above: jinghua li experimented with the use of the shape memory effect of 4d printed parts to design a self-locking wing system in which a single printed part can perform transformations without the need for actuators and linkages. this allows weight and space to be saved, thereby simplifying the overall structure of the drone. the fully working mechanical prototype was built from scratch. this project was undertaken in collaboration with bae systems applied intelligence. jinghua graduated in 2018. first supervisor: eujin pei above: alex francis developed a novel security key system as a tamper-proof seal. the fully working mechanical prototype was built from scratch. central to this project was the use of specially treated 4d printed material in which a specific temperature would be required to disengage the lock. the use of 3d printing could allow for an infinite number of shapes to be randomly generated so that no single key would be exact. this project was undertaken in collaboration with bae systems applied intelligence. alex graduated in 2017. first supervisor: eujin pei above: suzanne robinson collaborated with plum products to redesign an outdoor swing seat that could be adapted to the physical growth of children as well as to add value with an engaging toy. the emphasis for this project was human factors and child safety. a well designed fastening system allowed accessories such as the t-bar and a back-rest to be added or removed on demand. suzanne graduated in 2017. first supervisor: eujin pei above: emilios farrington-arnas developed a navigation tool for the visually impaired to assist users through the use of a tactile/haptic response rather than sound. the fully working electronic prototype was built from scratch. the discretion of the product was achieved by miniaturising the electronics into wearable products to improve styling and avoid social stigmatisation. plenty of empathy testing and the use of simulation glasses, as well as several iterations of electronics testing using ultrasonic sensors was developed for this project. emilios' work is on display at the cooper hewitt smithsonian design museum in new york, usa. he graduated in 2017. first supervisor: eujin pei above: jack biltcliffe's major project was to build a 3d printer fully capable of forming objects using portland stone material. the fully working electro-mechanical prototype was built from scratch. time was spent to understand the material rheology and to develop the mechatronics of the system. this was a collaborative project with the portland stone quarry and a-studio. jack graduated in 2016. first supervisor: eujin pei above: rebecca churn's major project was a collaboration with wow! stuff to design and build a toy hydrogen rocket. the fully working electronic prototype was built from scratch. rebecca spent time with the chemistry lab to understand the electrolysis of water and to separate the gas mixture safely to propel the rocket. an understanding of electronics was critical for the design of a tipover switch and the use of dual monostable multivibrators as a timer for the electrolysis process and to activate the launch countdown. rebecca graduated in 2016. first supervisor: eujin pei all work and photos displayed on this page are copyright of respective students © 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dr. ashley howkins is the lead scientific officer within the experimental techniques centre, and leads the team of scientific officers to provide materials characterisation on various different samples and using various different techniques. ashley's own speciality is electron microscopy and analysis, including sem, (s)tem, fib, edx, eels, cathodoluminescence, electron diffraction and ebsd. ashley is also a member of the bsi microanalysis subcommittee, responsible for the development of iso standards in electron microscopy; an ukas technical assessor for accredited electron microscope facilities; and member of the royal microscopical society.

sophia haghani is a chartered scientist and deputy quality manager of the experimental techniques centre. she has extensive experience in material characterisation through x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and x-ray fluorescence. she provides consultancy in material characterisation and material development. she is also a fellow of higher education academy, with teaching experience in material charactrisation technques, water infrustructures and sea level change. selected publications haghani, s. and leroy, s., 2020. recent avulsion history of sefidrud, south west of the caspian sea. quaternary international 540, 97-110. haghani, s., leroy, s., khdir, s., kabiri, k., naderi beni, m., lahijani, h.a.k., 2016. an early little ice age brackish water invasion along the south coast of the caspian sea (sediment of langarud wetland) and its wider impacts on environment and people. the holocene 26 (1), 3-16. haghani, s., leroy, s., wesselingh, f., rose, n., 2016. rapid evolution of coastal lagoons in response to human interference under rapid sea level change: a south caspian sea case study, quaternary international 408, 93-112. haghani, s. and leroy, s., 2016. differential impact of long-shore currents on coastal geomorphology development in the context of rapid sea level changes: the case of the old sefidrud (caspian sea), quaternary international 408, 78-92. akinlotan, o., moghalu, o.a., hatter, s.j., okunuwadje, s., anquilano, l., onwukwe, u., haghani, s., anyiam, o.a., jolly, b.a., 2022. clay mineral formation and transformation in non-marine environments and implications for early cretaceous palaeoclimatic evolution: the weald basin, southeast england. journal of palaeogeography 11(3), 387-409. lahijani, h.a.k, abbasian, h., naderi-beni, a., leroy, s., haghani, s., habibi, p., hosseindust, m., shahkarami, s.,yeganeh, s., zandinasab, z., tavakoli, v., vahabi-asli, f., azizpour, j., sayed-valizadeh, m., pourkerman, m.,shah-hosseini, m., 2019. sediment distribution pattern of the south caspian sea: possible hydroclimatic implications. canadian journal of earth sciences 56(6), 637.653. leroy, s., chalié, f., wesselingh, f.p., sanjani, m.s., lahijani, h.a.k., athersuch, j., struck, u., plunkett, g., reimer, p.j., habibi, p., haghani, s., naderi beni, a.,arpe, k., 2018 jan. 2016. multi-proxy indicators in a quasi-marine system: a depth transect of surface sediment in the s-e caspian sea. geologica belgica 21(3-4), 143-165. bison, g., pozzan, l., haghani, s., anguilano, l., 2017. metalworking evidence from a late antique context in the forum of grumentum. science and technology of archaeological research 3), 220- 237. leroy, s.a.g., lahijani, h.a.k., reyss, j. l., chalie, f., haghani, s., shah-hosseini, m., shahkarami, s., tudryn, a., arpe, k., habibi, p., nasrollahzadeh, h.s., makhlough, a., 2013. a two-step expansion of the dinocyst lingulodinium machaerophorum in the caspian sea: the role of changing environment. quaternary science reviews 77, 31-45. leroy, s. a. g., lahijani, h. a. k., reyss, j. l., chalié, f., haghani, s., shah-hosseini, m., shahkarami, s., tudryn, a., arpe, k., habibi, p. and nasrollahzadeh, h. s., 2012. lingulodinium machaerophorum expansion over the last centuries in the caspian sea reflects global warming. biogeosciences discussions, 9(11), 16663-16704.

i am a reader (associate/professor) in chemical engineering. in may 2017, i joined brunel university london as a founding member of the new chemical engineering department, on the team in charge of the design and development of the programme. i am a chartered engineer (ceng/micheme) with both industrial and academic research backgrounds in chemical and process engineering. i am also a fellow of higher education academy (fhea), uk, and the director of research with the department of chemical engineering. my research area is mainly centred on separation processes (experimental & process design/modelling) with a key focus on adsorption processes. i have led a number of major research projects on and around carbon capture and hydrogen production, funded via engineering and physical sciences research council (epsrc), uk carbon capture and storage research centre (ukccsrc), and the department for energy security & net zero (desnz), along with a number of industrial consultancy projects, the details of which have been included under the "research" tab of this profile. in 2022, my research was featured in the prestigious institution of chemical engineers (icheme)' magazine (the chemical engineer). i am also serving as the technical advisor with jet engineering (anionix). before joining brunel university of london, i worked as a postdoctoral research associate with the department of chemical engineering (clean fossil & bioenergy research group) at imperial college london, uk (07/2015 – 05/2017), contributing to several epsrc as well as eu- and oecd-consultancy projects (opening new fuels for uk generation; gas-facts; co2quest) in the realms of biomass combustion and the modelling and optimisation of co2 capture & utilisation processes - in professor paul fennell's research group and in collaboration with professor niall mac dowell and professor nilay shah. in march 2017, i received the prestigious endorsement as the exceptional talent in chemical engineering by the royal academy of engineering, uk. prior to this, i worked as a postdoctoral knowledge transfer partnership research associate with dr shenyi wu (fluids and thermal engineering research group) at the university of nottingham, uk (08/2013 – 07/2015), during which, i was fully based at a-gas international ltd. production site in bristol (uk), where i worked as a project/process engineer on a major joint engineering research and process design project, involving the research, front end engineering design (feed), detailed design, and development of a bespoke industrial-scale gas separation process. i was awarded the university of nottingham scholarship to study for a phd in chemical engineering (01/03/2011 - 22/02/2014). i conducted my research with the department of chemical & environmental engineering at the university of nottingham, malaysia campus where i studied the effects of pyrolysis conditions on the structure of porous carbonaceous adsorbents synthesised from recycled waste, and the effect of subsequent surface modification on heavy metal removal from aqueous media. adsorption processes carbon capture and utilisation (ccu) blue hydrogen production processes separation processes chemical reaction engineering cl2605 – chemical reaction engineering (module leader, 2019 - present) cl2607 – separation processes 1 (module leader, 2019 - present) cl3605 – design project (group supervisor, 2019 - present) cl1620 – chemical engineering introduction (thermodynamics section, 2019) be1603 – engineering systems and energy (thermodynamics section, 2019 - 2021) me1301 – fundamentals of thermofluids (thermodynamics section, 2017 - 2018) me3309 – major individual project (2017 - 2018)

uche is a researcher with a background in materials science and a phd in biomimetics towards the green synthesis of functional materials. they have extensive experience in the use of various characterisation techniques including electron microscopy (tem and sem), various spectroscopic techniques (raman, ftir, uv-vis-nir) , a range of x-ray techniques (xrf, xrd) and an understanding of the use of different thermal techniques. their research interests lies in nanomaterials synthesis and characterisation, biomimetics and presently in circular economy - specifically phytomining and hyperaccumulators. uche has a wide range of interest which include biomimetics, nanomaterials synthesis and characterisation, catalysis, phytomining, microplastic investigation. uche is presently involved in several projects within the realm of circular economy and how living organisms can be utilised as a green approach to reducing waste while be used as alternative means to synthesise high value materials. at heart, they are a true material scientist that hopes to use their expertise to collaborate on multidisciplinary and intersectional projects. introduction of mass spectrometry level: postgraduatedate:commensing in 2023

ximena joined brunel university london in 2019 as global challenges research fellow working at the institute of energy futures. since then she has been develop international research collaborations in the fields of sustainable food systems. ximena is a life cycle sustainability expert and currently developing data science and system modelling skills. her broader research interests relate to sustainable food supply chains and technologies, circular economy and waste valorization, and sustainable food consumption, including diets and cooking. in 2021, ximena moved to the chemical engineering department where is currently integrating her research on sustainability and life cycle thinking in the undergraduate and post-gradute curricula while continuing her research. she is module leader of process design (cl3602), design project (cl3605) and sustainability and environmental engineering (cl5656). outreach is key in ximena's activities. behavioral change and awareness are critical for taking ximena's research out of the academia and generate real impact. hence, she has been involved in several research led - outreach activities and initaitves; currently, the main projects are takeabitecc- take a bite out of climate chage and ggdot - greenhouse gas and dietary choices open toolkit, transdisciplinary collaborations that aim to develop tools and engagement materials (e.g. games) to raise awareness about the relationship (impacts) between our food choices and climate change. takeabitecc at home, is the latest project, a response to covid-19. ximena's research interests relate to sustainable food systems includes agriculture, farming and food processing, healthy and sustainable diets and food consumption, circular economy and waste valorization. in the field of energy systems, ximena's interests and experience relates to sustainable cooking fuels and novel technologies, waste-to-energy and high-value added agrifood valorisation routes. in interdisciplinary research and engagement, i usually provide sustainability assessment expertise, circular economy expertise, data analysis and visualization (r) skills, citizen science knowledge and experience, public engagement and outreach networks, and experience on tested activities. food systems; food supply chains; food technology; circular economy; sustainable diets; sustainable cooking; food consumption; ssutainable food environment; school food environment; food insecurity; food production; citizen science; public engagement cl 3602 - process design and safety i (module leader) cl3605 - chemical engineering design project (module leader) cl5656 - sustainability and environmental engineering (module leader) cl5650 chemical engineering research project (project lead)

i initially came to brunel in 2004 as a research associate responsible for developing and testing imaging and spectroscopy detectors for use in space before being appointed as a lecturer in 2006. i currently work in the sensors and instrumentation research group carrying out radiation testing and characterisation of solid-state imaging and spectroscopy sensors and developing new dosimetry techniques for space and terrestrial applications. i have been involved with undergraduate and postgraduate teaching throughout my time at brunel and i have developed and taught courses on different aspects of physics, sensors and instrumentation, computer programming and analogue electronics. the use and development of charge-coupled devices (ccds) for space based instruments the development of photon detection systems for particle physics applications the radiation and particulate components of space weather and its many effects on the operation of imaging systems radiation measurement techniques the design and development of public understanding of science literature and materials current teaching: be1610 – engineering systems and energy i ee2658 – professional practices and business for engineers ee3634 – engineering management and quality engineering ee5566 / ee5656 – advanced analogue electronics and photonics ee5625 / ee5655 – engineering ethics and sustainability ee5626 – aeee group project past teaching: be1611 – engineering systems and energy ii be1706 / be1603 – engineering systems and energy ee1624 – electronics principles ee1061 – devices and circuits ee1068 / ee1085 – electronic and computer engineering workshops ee1070 – introduction to programming in java ee5609 / ee5651 – analogue integrated circuit design ee5617 – applied sensors instrumentation and control ee5618 – aeee group project dm1313 – creative engineering practice me0005 – foundations of physics level 1 multi-disciplinary project (mdp) coordinator university of glasgow invited lecturer on the international space mission analysis and design msc programme

professor paul a. sermon was born in caversham in 1945. he was educated at westminster city school, bangor university and university of bristol (phd, dsc). he was professor of physical chemistry at the university of surrey, where his research concentrated on bottom-up nanotechnological routes to catalysts, sensors and biofuels, until the autumn of 2010. he then became professor of nanomaterials at the wolfson materials processing centre in 2011. his research is now focused in nanomaterials and biomimetic nanomaterials with useful forensic, catalytic and photocatalytic properties. this research is supported by government agencies and the royal society. on thursday 10th november 2011 at a dinner at the royal society, it was announced that he was a recipient of a royal society brian mercer feasibility award. catalysis, nanomaterials, biomimetic nanomaterials.we are investigating and optimising bottom-up nanotechnology to produce environmental catalysts, smart tracers, antimalarial surfaces, efficient photocatalysts, anticoagulation agents, novel biofuels and networks for co2 capture and utilisation.

myles worsley is a materials scientist working within the experimental techniques centre (etc). in this role he uses his expertise as a chemist to assist in the characterisation of materials across a variety of academic and industrial research projects, from running samples to providing training for researchers to operate instrumentation themselves. he has extensive experience in a wide range of techniques, in particular optical spectroscopy (uv-vis, ftir, raman and fluorescence), scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction and gas adsorption at solid surfaces (using an autosorb). he also teaches the fundamental concepts of materials science to first year engineering undergraduates. as well as the day-to-day experimental work in the centre, he is also involved in the various outreach activities, having taken part in events for technet and brunel hydrogen. qualifications include: a bsc (chemistry) and mres (physical chemistry) from the university of surrey, plus a phd (nanostructured materials) from brunel university london. member of the royal society of chemistry. volunteer committee member for the chilterns and middlesex local section, arranging events and promoting chemistry in the area. fellow of the higher education academy. before joining etc in 2022 myles worked on a variety of postdoctoral research projects in the uk and netherlands, in which the common theme areas throughout his research career has been the study of inorganic nanostructured materials. essentially the investigation of sub-100 nm particles and features for a variety of diverse applications, ranging from heterogeneous pollution control to electrochemical reactions and luminescent materials. fundamentally this can be distilled down into the investigation of nanoscale inorganic structures for catalytic pollution control or renewable energy applications. how high surface area and/or properties of materials at this scale can be used to help solve some of the challenges related to lowering emissions and transitioning to greener technologies. further information can be found on myles' linkedin profile here.

dr bin zhang is a lecturer in additive manufacturing in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering. she obtained her phd from university college london, where she focused on additive manufacturing, specifically the 3d printing of drug-loaded biocomposite bone tissue scaffolds. dr zhang was also a visiting scholar in the joint department of biomedical engineering at unc-chapel hill and nc state university in the usa, where she worked on patterned surfaces with controllable drug doses using inkjet 3d printing and the fabrication of microneedle sensors using stereolithography 3d printing. prior to joining brunel university london, she had worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the school of pharmacy, university of east anglia, and the department of engineering and technology, university of hertfordshire. her research focuses on the 3d printing of micro medical devices, the development of drug-loaded devices using extrusion-based 3d printing methods, and the creation of medical training models using 3d printing techniques. please feel free to reach out for collaboration opportunities, student positions, or other research opportunities. qualified applications for phd, postdoc, and visiting scholar positions are welcome through the following channels: brunel-csc scholarship (for chinese students and scholars): please reach out before december regarding a phd position for the following year. scholars may apply at any time. commonwealth phd scholarship (for students from commonwealth countries): please reach out before october regarding a phd position for the following year. marie sk艂odowska-curie actions (msca) postdoctoral fellowships: calls open in april and close in september. the royal society newton international fellowships: calls open in january and close in march. uk epsrc postdoctoral fellowships: please refer to the relevant uk epsrc website for the application deadlines. additive manufacturing biomedical materials pharmaceutical & medical devices tissue engineering finite element analysis additive manufacturing and advanced cad engineering mechanics and materials dynamics beng & msc dissertation project (supervision)

friction stir welding and processing, metallurgy, composite production light metals, welding, manufacturing, composites computer aided design/manufacture/engineering (cad/cam/cae) materials and manufacturing design for manufacture

virginia is a msca research fellow in the chemical engineering department at brunel university london. with a background in agriculture engineering and biobased systems, virginia's research is dedicated to the development of biobased materials, specifically focusing on cellular solids and films for packaging applications. her work aims to address the challenges of sustainability and efficiency in the packaging industry through innovative material solutions virginia's research interest is focused on the development of biobased materials for packaging applications, particularly foams and films. materials processing, materials characterisation, foams, rheology, mechanical properties, packaging technology, food and packaging waste, food science