Dr Lorna Anguilano
Director of ETC/Reader (Research)
Summary
Lorna Anguilano is a Senior Research Fellow, Quality Manager of the Experimental Techniques Centre and the Assistant Director of the Wolfson Centre for Sustainable materials development and Processing.
Lorna’s background is in applied mineralogy with a PhD in Archaeometallurgy and a wide experience of material characterisation through X-Ray Diffraction, X-Ray Fluorescence, Scanning Electron Microscopy and Electron Back-Scattering Diffraction. She provides consultancy in material characterisation and failure’s diagnosis as well as actively generates and develops research in materials characterisation and development.
Her research focuses on the overarching concept of upcycling waste and recovery of secondary raw material with a keen interest on metal and polymer recycling for energy and aquaculture applications and phytomining of critical raw materials. Lorna is also continuing her research in the archaometallurgical field.
Newest selected publications
Mrozek, M., Mrozek, D., Smolana, M. and Anguilano, L. (2025) 'Concept and preliminary structural analysis of a crater-covering dome for future lunar habitats'. Scientific Reports, 15 (1). pp. 1 - 15. ISSN: 2045-2322 Open Access Link
Webb, C., Anguilano, L., Troisi, G. and Schmidt Rivera, X. (2025) 'Environmental and economic life cycle sustainability assessment of reusable versus single-use anaesthetic face masks'. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 114. pp. 1 - 14. ISSN: 0195-9255 Open Access Link
Martin Torrejon, V., Fernando, S., Roy, UK., Onwukwe, U. and Anguilano, L. (2025) 'Transforming seaweed into bioplastics: a review of cultivation, harvesting and processing methods'. Applied Phycology, 6 (1). pp. 52 - 73.Open Access Link
Al-Zu'bi, M., Fan, M., Bertolesi, E. and Anguilano, L. (2024) 'A review on retrofitting concrete members with near-surface mounted-fiber reinforced polymer composites'. Structural Concrete, 25 (3). pp. 2242 - 2268. ISSN: 1464-4177
Gómez-Bolívar, J., Warburton, MP., Mumford, AD., Mujica-Alarcón, JF., Anguilano, L., Onwukwe, U., et al. (2024) 'Spectroscopic and Microscopic Characterization of Microbial Biofouling on Aircraft Fuel Tanks'. Langmuir, 40 (7). pp. 3429 - 3439. ISSN: 0743-7463 Open Access Link