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.
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 Metals Technologies, Tata Steel (Europe) and Rolls-Royce. Similarly, a new research theme is investigating the effect of cryogenic processing on ferrous materials such as those used for machine tools. Tom also continues to be involved in automotive research; continuing work on valvetrain wear, investigating the influence of novel combustion processes on valvetrain design and assessing the performance of bio-lubricants. He is also a technical advisor to Perkins/Caterpillar.
PhD Students
- Rob Thornton - 'Cryogenic processing of ferrous materials'
- Nopparat Seemuang - 'In-line instrumentation of machining processes'
- Liam Chisman - 'Valvetrain design for novel combustion'
- Nikki Hilton - 'Performance and control of deep-hole drilling'
- Adli Bahari - 'Optimisation of bio-lubricant blends'
- Julius Abere - 'Characterisation of bio-lubricants with additive packages'
Teaching & Professional Activities
Tom's teaching activities are in the area of design and manufacturing and in 2012 he was awarded a Senate Award for Excellence in Learning and Teaching. He is also the Faculty Advisor for the University's Formula Student team, 'Sheffield Formula Racing'.
Tom is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), an Associate Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and serves on the Yorkshire branch of the IMechE Automotive Division. He is also a member of the University of Sheffield Senate.
- MEC304 Manufacturing Systems (Module Leader)
- MEC307 Group Industrial Design Project (Module Leader)
- MEC403 Reciprocating Engines
- MEC411 Tribology of Machine Elements
Journal articles
- Thornton RW, Slatter T & Ghadbeigi H (2013) Effects of deep cryogenic treatment on the dry sliding wear performance of ferrous alloys. Wear, 305(1-2), 177-191.
- Thornton R, Slatter T, Lewis R & Jones AH (2011) The effects of cryogenic processing on the wear resistance of grey cast iron brake discs. Wear, 271(9-10), 2386-2395.
- Slatter T, Lewis R & Jones AH (2011) The influence of cryogenic processing on wear on the impact wear resistance of low carbon steel and lamellar graphite cast iron. Wear, 271(9-10), 1481-1489.
- Lewis R, Tsoraki C, Broughton J, Cripps JC, Afodun SA, Slatter T & Roubos V (2011) Abrasive and impact wear of stone used to manufacture axes in Neolithic Greece. Wear, 271(9-10), 2549-2560.
- Slatter T, Lewis R & Jones AH (2011) The influence of induction hardening on the impact wear resistance of compacted graphite iron (CGI). Wear, 270(3-4), 302-311.
- Slatter T, Taylor H, Lewis R & King P (2009) The influence of laser hardening on wear in the valve and valve seat contact. WEAR, 267(5-8), 797-806.
- Slatter T, Lewis R & Dwyer-Joyce RS (2006) Valve recession modelling. SAE Technical Papers.
Conferences
- Lewis R, Dwyer-Joyce R, Slatter T & Brooks A (2004) Valve recession: From experiment to predictive model. VDI Berichte(1813), 79-93.