Dr Betime Nuhiji

PhD

Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)

Technical Lead

b.nuhiji@sheffield.ac.uk

Factory of the Future, Advanced Manufacturing Park

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Dr Betime Nuhiji
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)
Factory of the Future, Advanced Manufacturing Park
Wallis Way, Catcliffe
Rotherham
S60 5TZ

Profile

Betime completed an undergraduate degree in Mechatronics at Deakin University, Australia. She holds a PhD in Materials Engineering from the same institution, with her thesis focused on the ‘structure and properties of epoxy nanocomposites’. After being awarded her doctorate in 2010, she was employed by the University of Leeds as a Technology Manager. Since 2014, Betime has worked as a Technical Lead at the AMRC Composite Centre.

She has expertise in non-conventional curing of composite and nanocomposite materials, with a focus on rapid manufacturing in the form of microwave heating. Alongside strong technical knowledge of composite processing, she has experience in leading large programmes of research and development, and is responsible for the portfolio of commercial projects within the centre.

Publications

Books

Nuhiji B & Bronwyn F (2015) Structure and properties of epoxy nanocomposites. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.

Journal articles

Nuhiji B, Bower MP, Proud WAE, Burpo SJ, Day RJ, Scaife RJ & Swait T (2021) The effects of absorbing materials on the homogeneity of composite heating by microwave radiation. Materials, 14(23). View this article in WRRO
Nuhiji B, Swait T, Bower M, Green JE, Day RJ & Scaife RJ (2019) Tooling materials compatible with carbon fibre composites in a microwave environment. Composites Part B: Engineering, 163, 769-778. View this article in WRRO
Green JE, Nuhiji B, Zivtins K, Bower MP, Grainger RV, Day RJ & Scaife RJ (2017) Internal Model Control of a Domestic Microwave for Carbon Composite Curing. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 65(11), 4335-4346. View this article in WRRO
Nuhiji B, Attard D, Deveth A, Bungur J & Fox B (2016) The influence of processing techniques on the matrix distribution and filtration of clay in a fibre reinforced nanocomposite. Composites Part B: Engineering, 84, 1-8.
Nuhiji B, Attard D, Thorogood G, Hanley T, Magniez K & Fox B (2011) The effect of alternate heating rates during cure on the structure–property relationships of epoxy/MMT clay nanocomposites. Composites Science and Technology, 71(15), 1761-1768.
Nuhiji B, Attard D, Thorogood G, Hanley T, Magniez K, Bungur J & Fox B () The Effect of a Rapid Heating Rate, Mechanical Vibration and Surfactant Chemistry on the Structure–Property Relationships of Epoxy/Clay Nanocomposites. Materials, 6(8), 3624-3640.

Conference proceedings papers

Nuhiji B, Bower MP, Swait T, Phadnis V, Day RJ & Scaife RJ (2020) Simulation of carbon fibre composites in an industrial microwave. Materials Today: Proceedings. Sorrento, Italy, 8 May 2019 - 10 May 2019. View this article in WRRO

Research group: Composites

Grants

Betime has been involved in a number of research projects, spanning various technology readiness levels, during her time at the AMRC Composite Centre. Most recent projects include:

H2020 Aerospace composites digitally sensorised from manufacturing to end-of-life (HEU INIFINTE) (PI) September 2022 - August 2025. Coordinated by IDEKO.
EPSRC, Microwave in Line Heating to Address the Challenges of High Rate Deposition, (Co-I), June 2019 - December 2021, £22,124 (to AMRC). Grant reference: EP/P006701/1
H2020, Intelligent Bulk Materials for Smart Transport Industries (MASTRO), (Technical Lead), January 2017 - August 2021, €539,076.25 (to AMRC). Grant reference: 760940
Innovate UK, Digital Propulsion (DigiProps), (Technical Lead), June 2017 - May 2021, £1,128,310 (to AMRC). Grant reference: 113132