Dr Tom Slatter
MEng, PhD, AIMechE
Lecturer
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
UK
Telephone: +44(0)114 2227772
email : tom.slatter@sheffield.ac.uk
Profile
Dr Tom Slatter graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2004 with an MEng in Mechanical Engineering and in 2010 with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. During this time he worked for the Ford Motor Company in powertrain CAE and diesel engine engineering, and his PhD was sponsored by the Ford Advanced Research and Materials Group in Aachen, Germany. His PhD concerned the wear of automotive valvetrain components. In 2007, Tom became a university teaching associate and then in 2011 was awarded a lectureship in Mechanical Engineering.
His teaching activities are in design and manufacturing, he is the faculty advisor for Formula Student, the course director for Motorsport Engineering and in 2012 he was awarded a Senate Award for Excellence in Learning and Teaching. Tom serves on the committee of the tribology group of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and is also a member The University of Sheffield Senate.
Areas of Research
Dr Slatter's research interests have expanded into 'big tribology' with projects investigating the design, performance and instrumentation of manufacturing equipment for Siemens VAI, Tata Steel (Europe) and Rolls-Royce. Similarly, a new research theme is investigating of the effect of cryogenic processing on ferrous materials such as those used for machine tools. He also continues to be involved in automotive research; investigating the influence of novel combustion on valvetrain design, working on the wear of large-bore engines with MWH GmbH, the influence of surface treatments systems on valve wear with Hoganas AB and is a technical advisor to Perkins/Caterpillar.
Teaching
MEC212/213 Motorsport Applications
MEC304 Manufacturing Systems
MEC307 Group Industrial Design Project
Recent Publications
- The influence of cryogenic processing on the impact wear resistance of low carbon steel and lamellar graphite cast iron,
Slatter, T., Lewis, R. & Jones, A. H. (2011),
Wear, 271(9-10), pp. 1481-1489.
Available online - The effects of cryogenic processing on the wear resistance of grey cast iron brake discs,
Thornton, R., Slatter, T., Jones, A. H. & Lewis, R. (2011),
Wear, 271(9-10), pp. 2386-2395.
Available online - Abrasive and impact wear of stone used to manufacture stone axes in Neolithic Greece,
Lewis, R., Tsoraki, C., Broughton, J., Slatter, T., Cripps, J .C., Afodun, S. A. & Roubos, V. (2011),
Wear, 271(9-10), pp 2549-2560.
Available online - The influence of induction hardening on the impact wear resistance of compacted graphite cast iron (CGI),
Slatter, T. & Lewis, R. (2010),
Wear, 270(3-4), pp. 302–311.
Available online - The influence of laser hardening on wear in the valve and valve seat contact,
Slatter, T., Taylor, H., Lewis, R. & King, P. (2009),
Wear, 267(5-8), pp. 797-806.
Available online - Laser treatment for improved impact wear resistance,
Taylor, H., Slatter, T., and Lewis, R., (2009),
The Laser User, 56, pp.30-31.