Professor Atanas Ivanov
Professor of Advanced Engineering Design
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences
Summary
Dr Ivanov world-leading expertise in non-traditional manufacturing spans over a decade of innovating and developing new technologies.
In 2007 he was registered by GUINNESS BOOK RECORD for drilling the smallest hole in the world ø22µm 10 aspect ratio.
From 2008 Dr Ivanov was the only producer of samples for cryogenic sensors from InSb for the European space programme and NASA. In 2009 he designed of the control of the mirrors for HERCHEL and PLANCK satellites and the sampler (ISOSAMPLER) for NASA for their ‘Medusa’ project for Mars and Jupiter missions.
Dr Ivanov registered a world patent for using cutting tools as measuring probes as part of his work fr the Basque government in 2010. After joining Brunel he developed the first in the world micro electrochemical drilling machine for the fuel injection systems for BMW (SONPLAS). In 2013 Dr Ivanov built the first µECM milling machine.
In the last 10 years Dr Ivanov acquired 15 grants and an income of over £1m as PI only, and an additional income as a collaborator. In 2018 he received an Innovate UK grant for developing a technology for the identification of airplane fasteners.
Dr Ivanov is a world-leading specialist in µECM machining technology. In 2019/20 he developed world-leading µECM technology for sharpening glaucoma needles.
Newest selected publications
Khaghani, A., Ivanov, A. and Cheng, K. (2023) 'Multi-Body Dynamic Analysis of Hydrostatic Bearing with the MMC Material in Micro-Nano Machining'. Micromachines, 14 (9). pp. 1 - 14. ISSN: 2072-666X Open Access Link
Ivanov, A., Lahiri, A., Baldzhiev, V. and Trych‐Wildner, A. (2021) 'Suggested research trends in the area of micro‐edm—study of some parameters affecting micro‐edm'. Micromachines, 12 (10). pp. 1 - 13. ISSN: 2072-666X Open Access Link
Gopal, R., Chinnapan, MM., Bojarajan, AK., Rotte, NK., Ponraj, JS., Ganesan, R., et al. (2020) 'Facile synthesis and defect optimization of 2D-layered MoS2 on TiO2 heterostructure for industrial effluent, wastewater treatments'. Scientific Reports, 10 (1). pp. 1 - 15. ISSN: 2045-2322 Open Access Link
Al-wswasi, M. and Ivanov, A. (2020) 'A features subtraction system for rotational parts based on manufacturing and metal removing concepts'. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 107 (3-4). pp. 1835 - 1857. ISSN: 0268-3768 Open Access Link
Ivanov, A. and Cheng, K. (2019) 'Non-traditional and hybrid processes for micro and nano manufacturing'. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 105 (11). pp. 4481 - 4482. ISSN: 0268-3768 Open Access Link