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Dr Brian Mckay
Reader (Teaching & Research)

Gardiner Building 003b

Research Interests

Metal Matrix Composites. Basalt Fibres. Nanoparticles. Heterogeneous Nucleation. Grain Refinement. Interfaces. Casting Practices. Electron Microscopy.

Current Research Projects

  • Basalt Fibre Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites, O. Adole, T. Minton, L. Anguilano, B. McKay
  • ForeSea Forensic Characterisation Analysis of Offshore Marine Energy Converters, O. Adole, N. Nelson, T. Minton, B. McKay, L. Anguilano
  • LightMe State-of-the-art Industrial Ecosystem for Lightweight Metal Composite Castings, A. Jacot, D. Eskin, E. Nyberg, B. McKay  

Research grants and projects

Research Projects

Grants

STORM
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Duration: February 2017 - January 2018

Specialized Thimbles for Offshore Renewable Energy Applications

HardAlt - new generation of protective coatings alternative to hard chrome
Funder: European Commission
Duration: January 2014 - January 2017
Research Fellowship Award
Funder: London Scandinavian Metallurgy Co. Ltd
Duration: June 2010 - May 2012
Characterization and processing of high thermal conducting Al-MMCs
Funder: Sub-contract with KITECH
Duration: June 2010 - May 2015
Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Liquid Metal Engineering (LiME)
Funder: EPSRC
Duration: May 2010 - October 2015

Research links

Research group(s)

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