Dr Colin Robert
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Lecturer
c.robert@sheffield.ac.uk
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
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Dr Colin Robert
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
- Profile
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Dr. Colin Robert is actually a lecturer at the university of Sheffield. He was previously working at the University of Edinburgh as a Chancellor's Fellow and EPSRC Innovation Fellow. The common theme of all his research projects is sustainability, from renewable energy generation, to recyclability and reuse. He specialises in advanced composite manufacturing methods, such as the development of a robust tapeline for manufacturing powder epoxy based composites. He is very keen to collaborate with industry in order to hasten the implementation of novel technologies. Since 2019, he has raised £688K as PI and £187K as Co-I in 9 different projects.
- Research interests
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- Advanced composite manufacturing
- Pressure vessels, nanocomposites
- Conductive polymers
- Polymer & fibre recyclability
- Mechanical and physical characterisation of composites
- Publications
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Journal articles
- An experimental and numerical study of the mechanical response of 3D printed PLA/CB polymers. Composite Structures, 319, 117156-117156.
- Multiscale characterisation of the electrical response of 3d printed carbon black polylactic acid. Journal of Materials Science, 58(32), 13118-13135.
- Correction to: Tensile behaviour of unaged and hygrothermally aged discontinuous Bouligand structured CFRP composites. Oxford Open Materials Science, 3(1).
- Numerical and experimental investigation of Joule heating in a carbon fibre powder epoxy towpregging line. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 164, 107285-107285.
- Tensile behaviour of unaged and hygrothermally aged discontinuous Bouligand structured CFRP composites. Oxford Open Materials Science, 3(1).
- Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis of unaged and hygrothermally aged discontinuous Bouligand structured CFRP composites. Functional Composites and Structures, 4(4), 045001-045001.
- Contact resistance heating of unidirectional carbon fibre tows in a powder-epoxy towpregging line. Plastics, Rubber and Composites, 51(8), 383-392. View this article in WRRO
- Improving the through‐thickness electrical conductivity of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites using interleaving conducting veils. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 139(43).
- 3D printing of continuous carbon fibre reinforced powder-based epoxy composites. Composites Communications, 33, 101239-101239.
- 3D printing and epoxy-infusion treatment of curved continuous carbon fibre reinforced dual-polymer composites. Composites Part B: Engineering, 234, 109687-109687.
- Mechanical characterisation of pneumatically-spliced carbon fibre yarns as reinforcements for polymer composites. Materials & Design, 213, 110305-110305.
- Fabrication of a Wearable Flexible Sweat pH Sensor Based on SERS-Active Au/TPU Electrospun Nanofibers. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13(43), 51504-51518.
- Interlayer bonding between thermoplastic composites and metals by
in‐situ polymerization technique. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 138(40).
- Erratum to a novel powder-epoxy towpregging line for wind and tidal turbine blades [Compos Part B 203 (2020) 108443]. Composites Part B: Engineering, 205, 108532-108532.
- Improving through‐thickness conductivity of carbon fiber reinforced polymer using carbon nanotube/polyethylenimine at the interlaminar region. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 138(5).
- A novel powder-epoxy towpregging line for wind and tidal turbine blades. Composites Part B: Engineering, 203, 108443-108443.
- Methods of modifying through-thickness electrical conductivity of CFRP for use in structural health monitoring, and its effect on mechanical properties – A review. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 133, 105885-105885.
- High-throughput production of silk fibroin-based electrospun fibers as biomaterial for skin tissue engineering applications. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 112, 110939-110939.
- Manufacturing of unidirectional stitched glass fabric reinforced polyamide 6 by thermoplastic resin transfer moulding. Materials & Design, 189, 108512-108512.
- The fatigue of carbon fibre reinforced plastics - A review. Composites Part B: Engineering, 166, 555-579.
- Tidal turbine blade composites - A review on the effects of hygrothermal aging on the properties of CFRP. Composites Part B: Engineering, 149, 248-259.
- Enhancing the sensitivity of graphene/polyurethane nanocomposite flexible piezo-resistive pressure sensors with magnetite nano-spacers. Carbon, 108, 450-460.
- Flexible latex—polyaniline segregated network composite coating capable of measuring large strain on epoxy. Smart Materials and Structures, 22(1), 015008-015008.
- Sensing Skin for Strain Monitoring Made of PC–CNT Conductive Polymer Nanocomposite Sprayed Layer by Layer. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 4(7), 3508-3516.
- Electro-Mechanical Characterisation and Damage Monitoring by Acoustic Emission of 3D-Printed CB/PLA. Materials, 17(5), 1047-1047.
- Viscoelastic properties of bioinspired asymmetric helicoidal CFRP composites. MRS Advances, 7(31), 805-810.
- Morphological and Viscoelastic Properties of the Cicada Tymbal. Macromol, 2(3), 315-323.
- The Tensile Behaviour of Unaged and Hygrothermally Aged Asymmetric Helicoidally Stacked CFRP Composites. Journal of Composites Science, 6(5), 137-137.
- Influence of Line Processing Parameters on Properties of Carbon Fibre Epoxy Towpreg. Journal of Composites Science, 6(3), 75-75.
- Powder Epoxy for One-Shot Cure, Out-of-Autoclave Applications: Lap Shear Strength and Z-Pinning Study. Journal of Composites Science, 5(9), 225-225.
- Studies on the Modification of Commercial Bisphenol-A-Based Epoxy Resin Using Different Multifunctional Epoxy Systems. Applied Mechanics, 2(2), 419-430.
- Mixed-Mode Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Glass and Carbon Fibre Powder Epoxy Composites—For Design of Wind and Tidal Turbine Blades. Materials, 14(9), 2103-2103.
- Erosion Mapping of Through-Thickness Toughened Powder Epoxy Gradient Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Plates for Tidal Turbine Blades. Lubricants, 9(3), 22-22.
- Correction: The Mechanical and Material Designs of Composite Ju|’hoansi Arrowheads. Journal of Composites Science, 4(4), 150-150.
- The Mechanical and Material Designs of Composite Ju|’hoansi Arrowheads. Journal of Composites Science, 4(3), 139-139.
- The Impact Behaviour of Crab Carapaces in Relation to Morphology. Materials, 13(18), 3994-3994.
- Multifunctional Carbon Nanotubes Enhanced Structural Composites with Improved Toughness and Damage Monitoring. Journal of Composites Science, 3(4), 109-109.
Conference proceedings papers
- Powder epoxy based composites for structural strengthening applications. ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials
- CRITICALITY OF DELAMINATION FLAWS IN FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES. ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials
- Tidal turbine blade composites using basalt fibre reinforced powder epoxy. ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials, Vol. 2019-August
- An experimental and numerical study of the mechanical response of 3D printed PLA/CB polymers. Composite Structures, 319, 117156-117156.