My research expertise is in predictive modelling for design of engineering components and mechanical behaviour of materials. I have had the privilege of working with automotive and aerospace companies. My research interests and publications are in the areas of artificial neural networks applied to fatigue and non destructive evaluation (NDE), noise vibration and harshness, light weight vehicle structural analysis, springback during forming processes, functionally graded materials, metal ceramic joining, residual stresses, creep, finite element and boundary element numerical methods and analysis of adhesively bonded structures. i review articles for a number of journals in my field and I am consulted for review of grant applications.
Research group membership
I am currently a member of the Mechanics, Materials and Design Group.
Research grants and awards
Visiting Fellow - Nanyang University of Technology 2015
EPSRC Funded NVH Project, £371k, total value £750,000 (2003 – 2007).
Finite Element Network, European Union, £4,000, 2001-04.
DoITPOMs HEFCE Funded Dissemination of Information Technology for the Promotion of Materials Science, £7,500, Led by Department of Materials, University of Cambridge, 2001-03.
Quality Research Funding Grant, Oxford Brookes University, £32,000, 1997- 2000.
LIVEMAN, EPSRC Funded Adhesive Bonding for Lightweight Vehicle Structures, £181,000, 1997- 2000
(Held with Prof Beveers and Prof Hutchinson).
Consultant, Structural Materials Centre, Defence Research Agency, Farnborough, 1995.
Generic Research Funding Grant, £2500, Oxford Brookes University,1994/95.
Research projects
Visiting Fellow - Nanyang University of Technology 2015
EPSRC Funded NVH Project, £371k, total value £750,000 (2003 – 2007).
Finite Element Network, European Union, £4,000, 2001-04.
DoITPOMs HEFCE Funded Dissemination of Information Technology for the Promotion of Materials Science, £7,500, Led by Department of Materials, University of Cambridge, 2001-03.
Quality Research Funding Grant, Oxford Brookes University, £32,000, 1997- 2000.
LIVEMAN, EPSRC Funded Adhesive Bonding for Lightweight Vehicle Structures, £181,000, 1997- 2000
(Held with Prof Beveers and Prof Hutchinson).
Consultant, Structural Materials Centre, Defence Research Agency, Farnborough, 1995.
Generic Research Funding Grant, £2500, Oxford Brookes University,1994/95.
Research impact
My research has influenced work in the reas of functionally graded material, residual stresses, fatigue, creep, adhesive bonded joint analysis, noise vibration harshness, artificial neural network applied to materials.