Background

Degree (1988) and PhD (1992) in Chemistry from Imperial College, University of London. Research Associate at University of Warwick, University of Nottingham and Loughborough University. Took up position of lecturer in November 1999.

School Research Groups

Materials and Structures
Manufacturing Engineering

Research Interests and Activities

Electronics manufacturing including:
- Novel substrate manufacture
-Flip-chip assembly
-Fluxless soldering
-Metallisation of substrates
-Polymer encapsulation
Surface chemistry, especially Self-assembled Monolayers (SAMs) with applications in:
- Oxidation protection and preservation of metallic surfaces
- Ink jet printing
- Surface activation

External Activities

• Member of the editorial advisory board of Circuit World journal
• Senior Member of the Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
• Member of the Technical Committee of the IEEE, Electronics Packaging and Technology Conference (EPTC)
• Referee for IEEE Transactions on Electronics Packaging Manufacturing, Electrochimica Acta, Journal of Applied Physics

Publications

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