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Mark Eaton

Mr Mark Eaton

Lecturer - Teaching and Research

School of Engineering

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Available for postgraduate supervision

Overview

I am a Lecturer in Composite Materials interested in: manufacturing and machining of composites; developmentment and characterisation of structured nanocomposites; and structural health monitoring (SHM) of composite materials and structures. I work closely with industry and have collaborated with: Haydale Ltd, Airbus, Boeing, Messier-Buggatti-Dowty, Centre for Defence Enterprise, MoD and MBDA.

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Research Theme: Mechanics, Materials and Advanced Manufacturing

Live Grants

Title People Sponsor Value Duration
O-ring Design and Testing for Sealing of Transformer Bushings and Cable Ends A. Clarke, M. Eaton, A. Haddad National Grid £279k 31/03/2019-31/03/2021
 

Past Grants

       
Title People Sponsor Value Duration
Developing Functional Composites using Plasma Processed Nanocarbons M. Eaton, R. Pullin, S. Evans        (P. Sangha PhD) KESSII (EU) - Haydale Ltd. £55k 1/10/2016 - 31/9/2019
Optimisation of Trailer Upper Structures A. Clarke, M. Eaton,          A. Kwan Loadlok (KTP) £127k 1/6/2016 - 31/5/2018
A-Ultra Phase 2: NDE device to monitor rigid helmets and rigid armour plates R. Pullin, D. Crivelli,           M. Eaton, M. Pearson MOD-SBRI £180k 1/9/2016 - 1/9/2017
Protection of Structures from Lightning Strikes (PROTEST) M. Haddad, C. Featherston, M. Eaton, P, Prokopovic InnovateUK £495k 3/3/2014 - 2/3/2017
Developing Autonomous Load Cells J. Lees, R. Pullin,            C. Featherston, M. Eaton Flintec (KTP) £123k 1/10/2013 - 30/9/2015
A-Ultra: NDE device to monitor rigid helmets and rigid armour plates R. Pullin, M. Eaton,         D. Crivelli MOD-SBRI £65k 9/11/2015 - 2/5/2016
Efficient Composite Curing by Intelligent Microwave Processing J. Lees, S. Evans,           A. Porch, M. Eaton CIMComp - EPSRC £49k 1/5/2015 - 31/10/2015

Biography

Invited Talks * Piezo-electric Thick-films – Technical Meeting, Institute of Physics, London, UK, 2015 * Development of Multi-scale Carbon Composites using Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene, Cardiff School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, UK, 2014. * National Composite Centre (NCC), Feynman Way Central, Bristol & Bath Science Park, Bristol, UK, 2013. * Association of Aerospace Universities – Technical Meeting. Gas Turbine Research Centre, Port Talbot, UK, 2011. Awards and Recognition * Selected for participation in the Welsh Crucible, 2014. * One star innovation industry award at the MBDA UK recognition awards, 2014. * Institution of Mechanical Engineers Charles Sharpe Beecher Prize for best paper on an aerospace theme, entitled “Acoustic Emission for Monitoring Aircraft Structures”, 2009.

Supervisions

I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of:

  • Nanocomposites
  • Ageing of composites
  • Machining of composites
  • Structural Health Monitroing of Composites