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EPSRC Support by Research Topic in Materials testing & eng.

We classify grants using one or more research topics. Value is the total value of the grants awarded, not the proportion assigned to different research topics, so it does not show the level of investment in different research areas.

Grant TitlePrincipal
Investigator		OrganisationDepartmentTotal Grant
Value (£)
A durable and scalable anti-soiling coating for solar modulesWalls, Professor JMLoughborough UniversityCREST 493,263
A Facility for Cryo-Enabled Multi-microscopy for Nanoscale Analysis in the Engineering and Physical Sciences (Cryo-EPS)Giuliani, Professor FImperial College LondonMaterials 10,294,044
A hybrid Deep Learning-assisted Finite Element technique to predict dynamic failure evolution in advanced ceramics (DeLFE)Anusuya Ponnusami, Dr SCity, University of LondonSch of Engineering and Mathematical Sci 160,200
Adaptive Laser Induced Phased Arrays (ALIPA)Stratoudaki, Dr TUniversity of StrathclydeElectronic and Electrical Engineering 1,072,241
Advanced ceramics from liquid feedstock for aerospace propulsionHussain, Professor TUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 1,736,743
Advanced Research into Crystallographic Anisotropy & Nucleation Effects in single crystals (ARCANE)Green, Professor NRUniversity of BirminghamMetallurgy and Materials 4,496,423
Advanced Thin Film Sputtering Fabrication Facility (TF-FAB)Zoppi, Professor GNorthumbria, University ofFac of Engineering and Environment 971,033
Bio-derived and Bio-inspired Advanced Materials for Sustainable Industries (VALUED)Titirici, Professor MImperial College LondonChemical Engineering 6,139,080
Carbon Fibre Axle (CaFiAx)Johnson, Dr MSUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 506,513
Carbon Fibre Axle (CaFiAx)Hawksbee, Dr SUniversity of HuddersfieldSch of Computing and Engineering 144,654
Ceiling fires in timber buildingsLaw, Dr AUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 378,299
CELLCOMP: Data-driven Mechanistic Modelling of Scalable Cellular Composites for Crash Energy AbsorptionTan, Dr WQueen Mary University of LondonSchool of Engineering & Materials Scienc 392,388
Certification for Design - Reshaping the Testing PyramidThomsen, Professor OTUniversity of BristolAerospace Engineering 6,924,663
CMMI-EPSRC: Damage Tolerant 3D micro-architectured brittle materialsDeshpande, Professor VUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 418,980
CMMI-EPSRC: Quantitative Characterization of Mission Critical Microstructures of Engineering Metals with Diffusive UltrasoundLan, Dr BImperial College LondonMechanical Engineering 610,556
CMMI-EPSRC: Thermoacoustic response of Additively Manufactured metals: A multi-scale study from grain to component scalesPatterson, Professor EAUniversity of LiverpoolMech, Materials & Aerospace Engineering 432,184
Correlative Analysis of Crystals in 3DChen, Professor BUniversity of LeicesterEngineering 2,501,463
CoTide - Co-design to deliver Scalable Tidal Stream EnergyWillden, Professor RHJUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 7,363,043
Crystallographically-Architected Mechanical Metamaterials (CrystArMM)Sareh, Dr PNewcastle UniversitySch of Engineering 396,200
Developing iron-rich cement clinker & understanding ferrite for the valorisation & upcycling of steel slags (FeRICH)Hanein, Dr TUniversity of SheffieldMaterials Science and Engineering 1,392,715
Dial-up Engineered Microstructures for Advanced Additively Manufactured Metals (DEMAMM)Tuck, Professor CJUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 1,809,056
Direct cold sintering of functional ceramics onto polymer circuit boards: a new low energy manufacturing route in electronicsReaney, Professor IMUniversity of SheffieldMaterials Science and Engineering 202,342
Dispersion Strengthened Magnesium Alloys - Solidification of NanocolloidsNadendla, Professor HBrunel University LondonBCAST 757,017
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Composites ManufactureBarton, Professor JUniversity of BristolAerospace Engineering 3,765,484
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Innovation in Non-Destructive evaluation (FIND)Drinkwater, Professor BUniversity of BristolMechanical Engineering 4,403,678
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Materials for Demanding Environmentswithers, Professor PUniversity of Manchester, TheMaterials 4,291,882
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Materials for Demanding Environmentswithers, Professor PUniversity of Manchester, TheMaterials 4,291,882
EPSRC UK Acoustics Network PlusHoroshenkov, Professor KVUniversity of SheffieldMechanical Engineering 1,418,895
EPSRC-SFI: An ocean microlab for autonomous dissolved inorganic carbon depth profile measurementMaguire, Professor PUniversity of UlsterNanotechnology and Adv Materials Inst 602,640
Establishing adaptive ultrasonics through shape memory materialsFeeney, Dr AUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Engineering 474,044
ESTEEM: Energy efficient and Safe out-of-oven manufacTuring for compositE materials with intEgrated MultifunctionalitiesZhang, Dr HQueen Mary University of LondonSchool of Engineering & Materials Scienc 395,947
Fast, efficient and reliable: digital qualification of ultrasonic inspection for safety-critical componentsHuthwaite, Dr PImperial College LondonMechanical Engineering 1,008,847
Fatigue Testing beyond ExtremesGong, Dr JKings College LondonEngineering 699,475
Femtosecond X-Ray Diffraction Studies of Crystalline Matter Deforming under Extreme LoadingWark, Professor JUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 497,643
Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic Tape Development CellFrias, Dr C CUniversity of SheffieldAdvanced Manufacturing Res Centre Boeing 1,786,360
Future Advanced Metrology HubJiang, Professor Dame XUniversity of HuddersfieldSch of Computing and Engineering 10,813,543
High-performance ultra-low-carbon Geopolymer heat Battery for thermochemical energy storage in net-zero buildings (GeoBattery)Ke, Dr XUniversity of BathArchitecture and Civil Engineering 318,435
Integrated Material-Modelling-Manufacturing paradigm for Mechanical Meta-regulators (I5M)Bodaghi, Dr MNottingham Trent UniversitySchool of Science & Technology 330,760
Marine mussel plaque-inspired anchoring systems for offshore floating structuresLiu, Dr TQueen Mary University of LondonSchool of Engineering & Materials Scienc 201,751
Martian Rammed EarthHughes, Dr PNDurham, University ofEngineering 199,354
Meta-material adhesives for improved performance and functionalisation of bondlinesDias, Dr MAUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 1,072,631
Modelling long timescale effects of irradiation damage of nuclear graphiteJolley, Dr KLoughborough UniversityChemistry 379,651
Multi-doped Calcium-Phosphate Coatings for Resorbable Magnesium Alloy Implant ApplicationsAcheson, Dr JGUniversity of UlsterSchool of Engineering 409,270
Multifunctional High Entropy Carbide and Boride (HECARBO) Ceramic Composites: Compositional Space, Novel Synthesis, and Property TailoringZhang, Professor SUniversity of ExeterEngineering 506,805
Multifunctional High Entropy Carbide and Boride Ceramic Composites: Compositional Space, Novel Synthesis, and Property TailoringReece, Professor MQueen Mary University of LondonSchool of Engineering & Materials Scienc 523,977
Nano manufacturing of ultrathin membranesBoya, Dr RUniversity of Manchester, ThePhysics and Astronomy 202,437
Near-room Temperature Solid-state Hydrogen StorageTian, Dr MUniversity of ExeterEngineering 337,997
Next Generation Electro-Chemo-Mechanical Models for Hydrogen Embrittlement (NEXTGEM)Martinez-Paneda, Professor EUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 297,020
Next Generation Fibre-Reinforced Composites: a Full Scale Redesign for CompressionShaffer, Professor MImperial College LondonMaterials 6,205,244
Novel 3D tailored discontinuous fibre preforms for a sustainable future in composite manufacturingYu, Dr HUniversity of BathMechanical Engineering 343,681
Novel 3D+ Multi-axial Preforms for Complex Loaded Composite ApplicationsRalph, Dr CUniversity of UlsterSchool of Engineering 403,795
Novel flat fibre sensors for application in process control, evaluation and health monitoring of high value composite assetsDay, Professor RJGlyndwr UniversityEngineering Research Centre 195,406
Novel Flat Fibre Sensors For Application In Process Control, Evaluation And Health Monitoring Of High Value Composite AssetsBarton, Professor JUniversity of BristolMechanical Engineering 344,381
Novel flat optical fibre sensors for application in process control, evaluation and health monitoring of high value composite assetsHughes, Dr D JUniversity of WarwickWMG 184,362
Novel flat optical fibre sensors for application in process control, evaluation and health monitoring of high value composite assetsLiu, Dr YUniversity of HertfordshireSchool of Physics, Eng & Computer Scienc 136,240
Novel flat optical fibre sensors for application in process control, evaluation and health monitoring of high value composite assetsOwen, Dr JSUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 189,546
Porous Piezoelectric Single Crystal Sensors (POPSICALS)Bowen, Professor CUniversity of BathMechanical Engineering 202,046
Predictive Multiscale Modelling Protocol of Adiabatic Shear Band Initiation in Manufacturing and Aerospace MaterialsGurrutxaga Lerma, Dr BUniversity of BirminghamMetallurgy and Materials 278,383
Rich Nonlinear Tomography for advanced materialsMidgley, Professor PAUniversity of CambridgeMaterials Science & Metallurgy 236,595
Rich Nonlinear Tomography for advanced materialsTan, Professor JUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 488,160
Rich Nonlinear Tomography for advanced materials (LEAD)Lionheart, Professor WRBUniversity of Manchester, TheMathematics 635,422
SEE MORE MAKE MORE: Secondary Electron Energy Measurement Optimisation for Reliable Manufacturing of Key MaterialsRodenburg, Professor CUniversity of SheffieldMaterials Science and Engineering 1,171,727
See More Make More: Secondary Electron Energy Measurement Optimised for Reliable Manufacture of Key Materials: Opportunity, Realisation, ExploitationJepson, Dr MLoughborough UniversityMaterials 78,818
See More Make More: Secondary Electron Energy Measurement Optimised for Reliable Manufacture of Key Materials: Opportunity, Realisation, ExploitationHondow, Dr NUniversity of LeedsChemical and Process Engineering 84,068
SEE MORE MAKE MORE: Secondary Electron Energy Measurement Optimised for Reliable Manufacture of Key Materials: Opportunity, Realisation, ExploitationPratt, Dr AUniversity of YorkPhysics 562,339
SINDRI: Synergistic utilisation of INformatics and Data centRic Integrity engineeringKnowles, Professor D MUniversity of BristolMechanical Engineering 2,582,073
Sintering Ceramics at Room Temperature using Phase-Changing AdditivesDancer, Dr CEJUniversity of WarwickWMG 200,854
SRAS++ single crystal elasticity matrix measurement in polycrystalline materialsClark, Professor MUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 900,432
Stretching the boundaries; new soft matter systems.Gleeson, Professor HUniversity of LeedsPhysics and Astronomy 1,631,505
Sustainable manufacturing of circular economy elastomer productsChen, Professor BQueen's University of BelfastSch Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 1,247,406
Tomographic Imaging: UK Collaborative Computational Projectswithers, Professor PUniversity of Manchester, TheMaterials 296,693
Towards CyberSHM: autonomous acousto-ultrasonic health monitoring of operational composite structuresKundu, Dr ACardiff UniversitySch of Engineering 366,230
UK Aerospace Research Consortium NetworkGray, Professor Sir IGCranfield UniversitySch of Aerospace, Transport & Manufact 900,994
Wetting of Auxetic MetamaterialsMcHale, Professor GUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 439,269
Wetting of Auxetic MetamaterialsAlderson, Professor ASheffield Hallam UniversityCollege of Business, Technology & Eng 318,566

Total Number of Grants: 75
Total Value of Grants: £109,447,742

The grant value may include the cost of access to facilities (these funds are not awarded to the grant holding organisation).