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- Emeritus Professor of Chemistry
- Dept of Chemistry
- Faculty of Maths & Physical Sciences




Ordered layered nanocomposites with biomimetic structures using clay or graphene platelets.
Polymers and polymer-clay/graphene nanocomposites from biomass (no-new-carbon materials).
Foam structured materials particularly with ordered arrangements.
Millimetre wave metamaterials and other lattice structures prepared by solid freeforming.
Ink-jet printing of combinatorial libraries of ceramics.
Oceanic foams for climate restoration.
Powder processing using plastic forming methods.
Materials Chemistry CHEM2001
Final year Projects CHEMM901
Applicable Mathematics CHEM1602/3
Microstructural control in Materials Science CHEMG051 (from Sept. 2010)
Course director for MSc in 'Materials for Energy and Environment'
Previous teaching:
Queen Mary, University of London (1998-2007):
Materials Science I: Properties of Matter (30 hours; 1st year)
Materials Science II: Energy Concepts (30 hours; 2nd year)
Materials Science III: Kinetics of phase transformations (30 hours; 3rd year)
I participated in the introduction of Problem-based learning.
Brunel University (1984-1998)
Advanced Ceramic Science (36 hours; 3rd year)
Adhesion and Joining (25 hours; 3rd year)
Phase Transformations (36 hours 2nd year)
Phase stability of Materials(36 hours;1st year)
Materials Science (20 hours; SEP 1st year)
Selection of Materials (10 hours; SEP 2nd year)
Adhesion and Surface Science 10 hours M.Sc.)
Joining Techniques(10 hours M.Sc.)
Degradation of Adhesive joints(5 hours; M.Sc.)
University of Leeds (1982-84):
Ceramics in Civil Engineering (Subsidiary to civil engineers) (10 hours; 1st Year)
09-SEP-1998 – 16-SEP-2007 | Professor of Materials | Materials | Queen Mary, University of London, United Kingdom |
01-OCT-1992 – 07-SEP-1998 | Reader | Materials Engineering | Brunel University, United Kingdom |
01-MAR-1984 – 30-SEP-1992 | Lecturer | Materials Engineering | Brunel University, United Kingdom |
01-NOV-1979 – 28-FEB-1984 | Research Fellow | Ceramics | University of Leeds, United Kingdom |
01-OCT-1976 – 30-SEP-1978 | Research Fellow | Materials | University of Bath, United Kingdom |
1977 | Doctor of Philosophy | University of Bath | |
1973 | Bachelor of Science | University of Birmingham |