James N

EPSRC - £467,460 Grant EP/C008847/1 2005-2006: Exploitation and development of the joint support facility for materials engineering at the ILL-ESRF as a UK collaborative research group. ILL/ESRF €200,000 in matching support.

ESRF ME-992 2004: Process performance optimisation for friction stir welds using the force footprint and strain scanning, Beam line ID31, allocation of 30 by 8 hour synchrotron beam shifts, accommodation and travel expenses (CCLC in-kind support costs for this experiment, produced for RAE 2008, were £129,580).

ILZRO 2005-2007, North Carolina, USA: Performance of galvanised high performance steels for the construction market (International Lead Zinc Research Organisation $74,398)

Knowledge Transfer Partnership Programme 976: with Parker Hannifin plc 2005-2006: New materials technology and manufacturing processes in the redesign and production of high quality critical flow tube fittings – (DTI - £92,232 Grant KTP000976).

ILL Experiment 7-01-196 2006: Improving fatigue performance of higher strength steel welds – SALSA strain imaging beamline, allocation of 4 days of beam time, accommodation and travel expenses (CCLRC facility costs for this experiment were £96,103).

ILL Experiment 1-01-8 2007: Optimising residual stresses in friction taper stud welds in creep resistance steel 10CrMo910 - SALSA strain imaging beamline, allocation of 5 days of beam time, accommodation and travel expenses (CCLRC facility costs for this experiment were £85,606).

ILL Experiment 7-01-167 2005: Residual strains in thick higher strength steel weld using SALSA - SALSA strain imaging beamline, allocation of 4 days of neutron beam time, accommodation and travel expenses (CCLRC facility costs for this experiment were £96,103).

ESRF MA-326 2007: Synchrotron diffraction investigation of residual stresses in 12Cr steel used in stationary steam turbine blades and their modification by shot peening and fatigue cycling – Beamline ID 31, allocation of 12 by 8 hour synchrotron beam shifts, accommodation and travel expenses (CCLRC facility costs for this experiment were £40,587).

ESRF ME-748 2003: Residual stresses in shot peened alloys and their incorporation into advanced life prediction, Beam line ID31, allocation of 27 by 8 hour synchrotron beam shifts, accommodation and travel expenses (CCLC in-kind support costs for this experiment, produced for RAE 2008, were £108,012).

Corus R&D, Rotherham 2002-2005: Enhancing the fatigue strength of welded joints in higher strength steels (- £18,000 CASE award over 3 years).

ESRF ME-282 2001: Residual stress field under fatigue loading in MIG welded marine grade aluminium alloy, Beam line BM16, allocation of 24 by 8 hour synchrotron beam shifts, accommodation and travel expenses (CCLC in-kind support costs for this experiment, produced for RAE 2008, were £ 88,312).

ESRF ME-197 2001: Residual stress field in friction stir welded marine grade aluminium alloy, Beam line BM16, allocation of 24 by 8 hour synchrotron beam shifts, accommodation and travel expenses (CCLC in-kind support costs for this experiment, produced for RAE 2008, were £86,516).

CCLRC Daresbury, Project 37131 2001-2002: Direct analysis of the stresses around a crack under the influence of a plastic enclave around tip and wake - UK Synchrotron Radiation Source - Station 16.3 - allocation of 10 days of beamtime, accommodation, travel and consumables (CCLRC facility costs for this experiment were £82,510).

Summerscales J

Teaching Company Scheme Programme 3067 with GKN Westland Aerospace Limited, Isle of Wight
£375,222 from March 2000 for 3y 8m.
GKN extension of LA employment (UPEL6442), £14,964.
Design and manufacture of aerospace structures for civil and defence markets

EPSRC Doctoral Training Account studentship
£22,656 from October 2001 for 3 years
Life assessment for composite structures under various damage states using ‘smart’ sensors

Teaching Company Scheme Programme 3720 with Vortok International, Plymouth
£94,320 from November 2001 for 2 years.
Modern mechanical engineering design methodologies, processes and new innovative products for the rail industry

Knowledge Transfer Partnership Programme 403 with Lapmaster International Limited.
£111, 740 from 31 August 2004 - 01 March 2008
To develop and embed new design capabilities to enable the manufacture of new and improved products to support future expansion and long-term controlled growth

Knowledge Transfer Partnership Programme 480 with R&R Bassett Group/Rigibore Limited.
£111, 740 from 11 November 2004 – 04 August 2006
To embed new engineering capabilities and to develop a strategic group global marketing plan.

Department of Trade and Industry Technology Programme “Meeting the Challenge of the Zero Emission Enterprise”
£50K feasibility study to the consortium from 1 September 2005 to 31 January 2006.
TP/4/ZEE/6/I/21058: Development of innovative in-mould coating technologies for gel coating of composites

Department of Trade and Industry Technology Programme “Meeting the Challenge of the Zero Emission Enterprise”
£180,465 to University of Plymouth from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2008.
TP/4/ZEE/6/I/21058: Development of innovative in-mould coating technologies for gel coating of composites

Knowledge Transfer Partnership Programme 6262 with Zoeftig and Company Limited.
£122157 from January 2007 – January 2009,
To re-design and update passenger seating furniture using the latest computer aided engineering techniques and developments in materials and manufacturing processes.

Knowledge Transfer Partnership programme 6608 with Composites Integration Limited
£106,114 from October 2007 for 2 years.
To design and manufacture a state of the art resin processing control and delivery system to manufacture composite materials predominantly for the aerospace industry.

Grove S

Teaching Company Scheme Programme 4274 with Dowty Aerospace Propellers.
£100,135 from 31 March 2003 - 01 October 2006
To audit manufacturing processes and to implement new processes and best practice in composites manufacture

Knowledge Transfer Partnership Programme 0182 with Kingfisher Boats Limited
£101,260 from 28 April 2004 - 28 October 2008
To implement new Computer Aided Engineering and composite manufacturing techniques to improve quality and increase production.