Stuart Creasey-Gray

School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Electron Microscopy Experimental Officer

S.Creasey-Gray@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 5926

North Campus

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Stuart Creasey-Gray
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
North Campus
Broad Lane
Sheffield
S3 7HQ

Profile

With an broad background in Metallurgy and Materials Science Stuart gained a BSc (Hons) Metallurgy and Microstructural Engineering in 1990 studying part time whilst working at Sheffield Hallam University (Polytechnic). In 1990 he joined the Materials Research Institute delivering analytical solutions to both industrial and research-based clients applying advanced characterisation techniques such as electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction. In 2006 Stuart was awarded an MPhil from Sheffield Hallam University for the ‘Analytical Studies of Corrosion and Wear Resistant CrN/NbN Superlattice PVD Coatings’.

He joined the Sorby Centre for Electron Microscopy at the University of Sheffield in 2022 as an Experimental Officer in Electron Microscopy specialising in the application of Electron Probe Microanalysis (EPMA). Since joining the facility Stuart has drawn on his wealth of experience of working with both academic and industrial stakeholders to apply advanced electron microscopy to a range of projects involving for example alloy development, earth sciences, ceramics and materials for the nuclear industry.

Publications

Journal articles

Thorpe CL, Aldred N, Creasey-Gray S, Stennett MC, Rencz EA, Nehzati S, Haigh LT, Manifold G, Vallo N, Lenting C , Corkhill CL et al (2025) Comparison of naturally altered archaeological glasses from a marine environment with accelerated laboratory tests; implications for modelling long-term corrosion. Applied Geochemistry, 184, 106363-106363.
Biswas B, Purandare Y, Sugumaran AA, Loch DAL, Creasey S, Khan I, Ehiasarian AP & Hovsepian PE (2017) Defect growth in multilayer chromium nitride/niobium nitride coatings produced by combined high power impulse magnetron sputtering and unbalance magnetron sputtering technique. Thin Solid Films, 636, 558-566.
Ferguson LS, Creasey S, Wolstenholme R, Clench MR & Francese S (2013) Efficiency of the dry–wet method for the MALDI‐MSI analysis of latent fingermarks. Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 48(6), 677-684.
Lewis DB, Creasey SJ, Wüstefeld C, Ehiasarian AP & Hovsepian PE (2006) The role of the growth defects on the corrosion resistance of CrN/NbN superlattice coatings deposited at low temperatures. Thin Solid Films, 503(1-2), 143-148.
Savan A, Simmonds MC, Huang Y, Constable CP, Creasey S, Gerbig Y, Haefke H & Lewis DB (2005) Effects of temperature on the chemistry and tribology of co-sputtered MoSx-Ti composite thin films. Thin Solid Films, 489(1-2), 137-144.
Sharma D, Brooks S, Creasey S & Brian L (2004) Fracture of fully hydroxyapatite-coated titanium femoral stem of a total hip replacement—a report of 3 cases. Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica, 75(6), 768-771.
Sharma D, Brooks S, Creasey S & Brian L (2004) Fracture of fully hydroxyapatite-coated titanium femoral stem of a total hip replacement - a report of 3 cases. Acta Orthopaedica, 75(6), 1-1.
Creasey S, Lewis DB, Smith IJ & Münz W-D (1997) SEM image analysis of droplet formation during metal ion etching by a steered arc discharge. Surface and Coatings Technology, 97(1-3), 163-175.
Münz W-D, Smith IJ, Lewis DB & Creasey S (1997) Droplet formation on steel substrates during cathodic steered arc metal ion etching. Vacuum, 48(5), 473-481.
Münz W-D, Lewis DB, Creasey S, Hurkmans T, Trinh T & Ijzendorn W (1995) Defects in TiN and TiAIN coatings grown by combined cathodic arc/unbalanced magnetron technology. Vacuum, 46(4), 323-330.
Thorpe CL, Fisher AJ, Manifold G, Creasey-Gray S, Jackson CM, Stone B, Corkhill CL, Boothman C, Lloyd JR & Hand RJ () Insights into long term glass corrosion mechanisms from the Ballidon experiment. npj Materials Degradation, 9(1).
Thorpe AA, Creasey S, Sammon C & Le Maitre CL () Hydroxyapatite nanoparticle injectable hydrogel scaffold to support osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells. European Cells and Materials, 32, 1-23.

Conference proceedings papers

Lewis DB, Creasey S, Zhou Z, Forsyth JJ, Ehiasarian AP, Hovsepian PE, Luo Q, Rainforth WM & Münz W-D (2004) The effect of (Ti+Al):V ratio on the structure and oxidation behaviour of TiAlN/VN nano-scale multilayer coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 177-178 (pp 252-259)
Zhou Z, Rainforth WM, Lewis DB, Creasy S, Forsyth JJ, Clegg F, Ehiasarian AP, Hovespian PE & Münz W-D (2004) Oxidation behaviour of nanoscale TiAlN/VN multilayer coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 177-178 (pp 198-203)

Preprints

Thorpe C, Fisher A, Manifold G, Creasey-Gray S, Jackson C, Stone J, Corkhill C, Boothman C, Lloyd J & Hand R (2024) Insights into long-term glass corrosion mechanisms from the Ballidon project: a 50-year-old glass burial experiment in an alkaline near surface environment., Research Square Platform LLC.