My profile

Biography

Academic and professional qualifications

BEng (Hons) Mechanical and Marine Engineering

MSc Energy Technology for Sustainable Development

PhD in Surface Engineering

Other academic service (administration and management)

Deputy Director of Advanced Materials and Surface Engineering research centre

Programme Lead for BEng Biomedical Engineering

Government and industry links

NSG (Pilkington), Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), Innovia Films Ltd, Bobst Manchester Ltd., Miba Coatings Group, Advanced Energy Industries Ltd, Gencoa Ltd, Kentech, Scott Health & Safety, and a variety of SME’s.

Membership of professional associations

Member of the Institute of Physics (MIoP)

Member of the Thin Films and Surfaces Group committee of the IoP

Former Chair of the Ion and Plasma Surface Interactions Group committee of the IoP

Projects

Member of Institute of Physics Ion and Plasma Surface Interactions group committe

Teaching

How I’ll teach you

Surface Engineering, Engineering Tribology

Solid Mechanics, energy and renewables, bioengineering, manufacturing engineering, sensing and imaging

Supervision

16 PhD completions

4 PhD projects in progress

Research outputs

Surface Engineering Magnetron Sputter Deposition Plasma Surface Modification Photocatalysis Anti-microbial coatings Tribological coatings Functional films

  • Journal articles

    Slate, A.J., Wickens, D., Wilson-Nieuwenhuis, J., Dempsey-Hibbert, N., West, G., Kelly, P., Verran, J., Banks, C.E., Whitehead, K.A. (2019) 'The effects of blood conditioning films on the antimicrobial and retention properties of zirconium-nitride silver surfaces.' Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 173pp. 303-311.

    Bernareggi, M., Chiarello, G.L., West, G., Ratova, M., Ferretti, A.M., Kelly, P., Selli, E. (2018) 'Cu and Pt clusters deposition on TiO2 powders by DC magnetron sputtering for photocatalytic hydrogen production.' Catalysis Today, 326pp. 15-21.

    Saubade, F.J., Hughes, S., Wickens, D.J., Wilson-Nieuwenhuis, J., Dempsey-Hibbert, N., Crowther, G., West, G., Kelly, P., Banks, C.E., Whitehead, K.A. (2018) 'Effectiveness of titanium nitride silver coatings against Staphylococcus spp. in the presence of BSA and whole blood conditioning agents.' International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 141pp. 44-51.

    Slate, A.J., Wickens, D.J., El Mohtadi, M., Dempsey-Hibbert, N., West, G., Banks, C.E., Whitehead, K.A. (2018) 'Author Correction: Antimicrobial activity of Ti-ZrN/Ag coatings for use in biomaterial applications..' Scientific reports, 8pp. 1-2.

    Slate, A., Wickens, D., El Mohtadi, M., Dempsey-Hibbert, N., West, G., Banks, C., Vagg-Whitehead, K.A. (2018) 'Antimicrobial activity of Ti-ZrN/Ag coatings for use in biomaterial applications.' Scientific Reports, 8

    Slate, A.J., Wickens, D.J., Whitehead, K.A. (2018) 'Antimicrobial activity of Ti-ZrN/Ag coatings for use in biomaterial applications..' Scientific Reports, 8

    Sawtell, D.A.G., Abd-Allah, Z., Bradley, J.W., West, G.T., Kelly, P.J. (2017) 'Mechanisms of atmospheric pressure plasma treatment of BOPP.' Plasma Processes and Polymers, 15(1)

    Ratova, M., Kelly, P.J., West, G.T. (2017) 'Superhydrophobic photocatalytic PTFE – titania coatings deposited by reactive pDC magnetron sputtering from a blended powder target.' Materials Chemistry and Physics, 190pp. 108-113.

    Ratova, M., Kelly, P., West, G., Tosheva, L., Edge, M. (2016) 'Reactive magnetron sputtering deposition of bismuth tungstate onto titania nanoparticles for enhancing visible light photocatalytic activity.' Applied Surface Science, 392pp. 590-597.

    Ratova, M., Kelly, P.J., West, G.T., Tosheva, L. (2016) 'A Novel Technique for the Deposition of Bismuth Tungstate onto Titania Nanoparticulates for Enhancing the Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity.' Coatings, 6(3)

    Ratova, M., Kelly, P.J., West, G.T., Xia, X., Gao, Y. (2016) 'Deposition of Visible Light Active Photocatalytic Bismuth Molybdate Thin Films by Reactive Magnetron Sputtering.' Materials, 9(2)

    Abd-Allah, Z., Sawtell, D.A.G., West, G.T., Kelly, P.J., Bradley, J.W. (2015) 'Mass Spectrometric Observations of the Ionic Species in a Double Dielectric Barrier Discharge Operating in Nitrogen.' Plasma Processes and Polymers, 13(6) pp. 649-653.

    Ratova, M., West, G.T., Kelly, P.J. (2015) 'Photocatalytic visible-light active bismuth tungstate coatings deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering.' Vacuum, 115

    Abd-Allah, Z., Sawtell, D.A.G., McKay, K., West, G.T., Kelly, P.J., Bradley, J.W. (2015) 'Mass spectrometric investigation of the ionic species in a dielectric barrier discharge operating in helium-water vapour mixtures.' Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 48

    Banyamin, Z., Kelly, P., West, G., Boardman, J. (2014) 'Electrical and Optical Properties of Fluorine Doped Tin Oxide Thin Films Prepared by Magnetron Sputtering.' Coatings, 4

    Ratova, M., West, G.T., Kelly, P.J., Xia, X., Gao, Y. (2014) 'Synergistic effect of doping with nitrogen and molybdenum on the photocatalytic properties of thin titania films.' Vacuum, 114

    Kelly, P.J., West, G.T., Ratova, M., Fisher, L., Ostovarpour, S., Verran, J. (2014) 'Structural Formation and Photocatalytic Activity of Magnetron Sputtered Titania and Doped-Titania Coatings.' MOLECULES, 19

    Ratova, M., West, G.T., Kelly, P.J. (2014) 'Visible light activated photocatalytic TaON coatings deposited via pulsed-DC magnetron sputtering.' Vacuum, 109

    Ratova, M., West, G.T., Kelly, P.J. (2014) 'Optimisation of HiPIMS photocatalytic titania coatings for low temperature deposition.' Surface and Coatings Technology, 250

    Wickens, D., Lynch, S., West, G., Kelly, P., Verran, J., Whitehead, K.A. (2014) 'Quantifying the pattern of microbial cell dispersion, density and clustering on surfaces of differing chemistries and topographies using multifractal analysis.' Journal of Microbiological Methods, 104

    Kulczyk-Malecka, J., Kelly, P.J., West, G., Clarke, G.C.B., Ridealgh, J.A., Almtoft, K.P., Greer, A.L., Barber, Z.H. (2013) 'Investigation of silver diffusion in TiO2/Ag/TiO2 coatings.' Acta Materialia, 66

    Farahani, N., Kelly, P.J., West, G., Hill, C., Vishnyakov, V. (2013) 'Photocatalytic activity of reactively sputtered titania coatings deposited using a Full Face Erosion magnetron.' Coatings, 3(4) pp. 177-193.

    Kulczyk-Malecka, J., Kelly, P.J., West, G., G C B, C., Ridealgh, J.A. (2013) 'Diffusion studies in magnetron sputter deposited silicon nitride films.' Surface and Coatings Technology, 255

    Ratova, M., West, G.T., Kelly, P.J. (2013) 'HiPIMS deposition of tungsten-doped titania coatings for photocatalytic applications.' Vacuum, 102pp. 48-50.

    Ratova, M., West, G., Kelly, P. (2013) 'Optimization Studies of Photocatalytic Tungsten-Doped Titania Coatings Deposited by Reactive Magnetron Co-Sputtering.' Coatings, 3

    Kulczyk-Malecka, J., Kelly, P.J., West, G., Clarke, G.C.B., Ridealgh, J.A. (2013) 'Characterisation studies of the structure and properties of as-deposited and annealed pulsed magnetron sputtered Titania coatings.' Coatings, 3(3) pp. 166-176.

    Farahani, N., Kelly, P.J., West, G., Ratova, M., Hill, C., Vishnyakov, V. (2013) 'An investigation into W or Nb or ZnFe2O4 Doped Titania nanocomposites deposited from Blended powder targets for UV/Visible photocatalysis.' Coatings, 3(3) pp. 153-165.

    Ratova, M., Kelly, P.J., West, G.T., Iordanova, I. (2013) 'Enhanced properties of magnetron sputtered photocatalytic coatings via transition metal doping.' Surface and Coatings Technology, 228(SUPPL.1)

    Ratova, M., Kelly, P.J., West, G.T., Iordanova, I. (2013) 'Enhanced properties of magnetron sputtered photocatalytic coatings via transition metal doping.' Surface and Coatings Technology,

    Kelly, P.J., Barker, P.M., Ostovarpour, S., Ratova, M., West, G.T., Iordanova, I., Bradley, J.W. (2012) 'Deposition of photocatalytic titania coatings on polymeric substrates by HiPIMS.' Vacuum, 86(12) pp. 1880-1882.

    Wickens, D.J., West, G., Kelly, P.J., Verran, J., Lynch, S., Whitehead, K.A. (2012) 'Antimicrobial activity of nanocomposite zirconium nitride/silver coatings to combat external bone fixation pin infections..' Int J Artif Organs, 35(10) pp. 817-825.

    Farahani, N., Kelly, P.J., West, G., Ratova, M., Hill, C., Vishnyakov, V. (2011) 'Photocatalytic activity of reactively sputtered and directly sputtered titania coatings.' Thin Solid Films, 520(5) pp. 1464-1469.

    Kulczyk-Malecka, J., Kelly, P.J., West, G., Clarke, G.C.B., Ridealgh, J.A. (2011) 'Investigations of diffusion behaviour in Al-doped zinc oxide and zinc stannate coatings.' Thin Solid Films, 520(5) pp. 1368-1374.

    West, G.T., Kelly, P.J. (2011) 'Influence of inert gas species on the growth of silver and molybdenum films via a magnetron discharge.' Surface and Coatings Technology, 206(7) pp. 1648-1652.

    West, G.T., Kelly, P.J., Bradley, J.W. (2010) 'A comparison of thin silver films grown onto zinc oxide via conventional magnetron sputtering and HiPIMS deposition.' IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 38(11 PART 1) pp. 3057-3061.

    Freeman, J.A., Kelly, P.J., West, G.T., Bradley, J.W., Iordanova, I. (2009) 'The effects of composition and pulsed biasing on chromium nitride films.' Surface and Coatings Technology, 204(6-7) pp. 907-910.

    Kelly, P., West, G.T., Kok, Y.N., Bradley, J.W., Swindells, I., Clarke, G. (2007) 'A comparison of the characteristics of planar and cylindrical magnetrons operating in pulsed DC and AC modes.' Surface and Coatings Technology, 202(4-7) pp. 952-956.

    West, G.T., Kelly, P.J. (2006) 'Improved properties of optical coatings through substrate pre-treatment.' Thin Solid Films, 502(1-2) pp. 55-58.

    West, G.T., Kelly, P.J. (2006) 'Improved durability of dielectric coatings for large-area applications on glass via ion beam pretreatment of the substrate.' Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films, 24(2) pp. 334-339.

    West, G.T., Kelly, P.J. (2004) 'Substrate pre-treatment for improvements in structural and mechanical properties of zinc oxide coatings on glass.' THIN SOLID FILMS, 469-470pp. 70-74.

  • Conference papers

    Abd-Allah, Z., Sawtell, D., West, G., Kelly, P., Bradley, J. (2015) 'Mass spectrometric investigation of the ionic species in a dielectric barrier discharge operating in He-H2O and N2-C2H2 mixtures.' In 22nd International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry. Antwerp, Belgium,

    Abd-Allah, Z., Sawtell, D., McKay, K., West, G., Kelly, P., Bradley, J. (2014) 'Mass spectrometry study of plasma ion chemistry in an atmospheric pressure DBD based plasma reactor.' In 14th International Symposium on High Pressure Low Temperature Plasma Chemistry (HAKONE XIV). Zinnowitz, Germany,

    West, G., Kelly, P., Barker, P., Mishra, A., Bradley, J. (2009) 'Measurements of Deposition Rate and Substrate Heating in a HiPIMS Discharge.' 6. Wiley,

    West, G.T., Kelly, P.J. (2004) 'Substrate pretreatment for improvements in structural and mechanical properties of zinc oxide coatings on glass.' 469-470. pp. 70-74.

    West, G.T., Kelly, P.J. (2004) 'Improved mechanical properties of optical coatings via an enhanced sputtering process.' 447-448. Elsevier, pp. 20-25.