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Industrial Research Sabbaticals

The Industrial Research Sabbaticals scheme supports the two-way flow of staff between the University and its external partners, including business or public sector organisations. Below are brief summaries on the projects that the KTA assisted in resourcing:

Urban diffuse pollution: Integrating land and water management - Professor David Lerner

Organic photovoltaic window glass project - Dr Alastair Buckley

Vibration serviceability and control of civil structures - Dr Paul Reynolds

Switchable pressure sensitive adhesives - Professor Steve Armes

Enhanced sensitivity photodiodes for temperature measurements - Dr Chee Hing Tan

Increasing lab methodologies to the commercial scale - Professor Joe Harrity