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Surface Engineering, Engineering Tribology
Solid Mechanics, energy and renewables, bioengineering, manufacturing engineering, sensing and imaging
BEng (Hons) Mexhanical and Marine Engineering
MSc Eneergy Technology for Sustainable Development
PhD in Surface Engineering
Research Fellow MMU
Research Fellow University of Salford
Impact Soceror for the Engineering and Materials Research Centre
16 PhD completions
4 PhD projects in progress
Surface Engineering Magnetron Sputter Deposition Plasma Surface Modification Photocatalysis Anti-microbial coatings Tribological coatings Functional films
University of Milan, Fraunhofer IST (Braunschweig), the Danish Technological Institute,University of Uppsala, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Hubei University, University of Sofia. Numerous UK institutions (Oxford, Cambridge, Liverpool, York)
AJ. Slate, DJ. Wickens, M. El Mohtadi, N. Dempsey-Hibbert, G. West, et al. CE. Banks, KA. Whitehead. (2018). Author Correction: Antimicrobial activity of Ti-ZrN/Ag coatings for use in biomaterial applications. Scientific reports. 8, pp.1-2.
M. Ratova, GT. West, PJ. Kelly (2014). HiPIMS deposition of tungsten-doped titania coatings for photocatalytic applications. Vacuum. 102, pp.48-50.
N. Farahani, P. Kelly, G. West, C. Hill, V. Vishnyakov (2013). Photocatalytic Activity of Reactively Sputtered Titania Coatings Deposited Using a Full Face Erosion Magnetron. Coatings. 3(4), pp.177-193.
N. Farahani, P. Kelly, G. West, M. Ratova, C. Hill, et al. V. Vishnyakov. (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.
J. Kulczyk-Malecka, P. Kelly, G. West, G. Clarke, J. Ridealgh (2013). Characterisation Studies of the Structure and Properties of As-Deposited and Annealed Pulsed Magnetron Sputtered Titania Coatings. Coatings. 3(3), pp.166-176.
M. Ratova, PJ. Kelly, GT. West, I. Iordanova (2013). Enhanced properties of magnetron sputtered photocatalytic coatings via transition metal doping. Surface and Coatings Technology. 228(SUPPL.1),
DJ. Wickens, G. West, PJ. Kelly, J. Verran, S. Lynch, et al. KA. Whitehead. (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.
PJ. Kelly, PM. Barker, S. Ostovarpour, M. Ratova, GT. West, et al. I. Iordanova, JW. Bradley. (2012). Deposition of photocatalytic titania coatings on polymeric substrates by HiPIMS. Vacuum. 86(12), pp.1880-1882.
M. Ratova, PJ. Kelly, GT. West, I. Iordanova (2012). Enhanced properties of magnetron sputtered photocatalytic coatings via transition metal doping. Surface and Coatings Technology.
N. Farahani, PJ. Kelly, G. West, M. Ratova, C. Hill, et al. V. Vishnyakov. (2011). Photocatalytic activity of reactively sputtered and directly sputtered titania coatings. Thin Solid Films. 520(5), pp.1464-1469.
GT. West, PJ. Kelly (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.
J. Kulczyk-Malecka, PJ. Kelly, G. West, GCB. Clarke, JA. Ridealgh (2011). Investigations of diffusion behaviour in Al-doped zinc oxide and zinc stannate coatings. Thin Solid Films. 520(5), pp.1368-1374.
GT. West, PJ. Kelly, JW. Bradley (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.
JA. Freeman, PJ. Kelly, GT. West, JW. Bradley, I. Iordanova (2009). The effects of composition and pulsed biasing on chromium nitride films. Surface and Coatings Technology. 204(6-7), pp.907-910.
PJ. Kelly, G. West, YN. Kok, JW. Bradley, I. Swindells, et al. GCB. Clarke. (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.
GT. West, PJ. Kelly (2006). Improved properties of optical coatings through substrate pre-treatment. Thin Solid Films. 502(1-2), pp.55-58.
GT. West, PJ. Kelly (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.
GT. West, PJ. Kelly (2004). Substrate pre-treatment for improvements in structural and mechanical properties of zinc oxide coatings on glass. THIN SOLID FILMS. 469-470, pp.70-74.
Z. Abd-Allah, D. Sawtell, G. West, P. Kelly, J. Bradley (2015). Mass spectrometric investigation of the ionic species in a dielectric barrier discharge operating in He-H2O and N2-C2H2 mixtures. Antwerp, Belgium,
Z. Abd-Allah, D. Sawtell, K. McKay, G. West, P. Kelly, et al. J. Bradley. (2014). Mass spectrometry study of plasma ion chemistry in an atmospheric pressure DBD based plasma reactor. Zinnowitz, Germany,
G. West, P. Kelly, P. Barker, A. Mishra, J. Bradley (2009). Measurements of Deposition Rate and Substrate Heating in a HiPIMS Discharge. In: Plasma Processes and Polymers.
GT. West, PJ. Kelly (2004). Substrate pretreatment for improvements in structural and mechanical properties of zinc oxide coatings on glass. In: Thin Solid Films. San Diego, CA, 19/4/2004. pp.70-74.
GT. West, PJ. Kelly (2004). Improved mechanical properties of optical coatings via an enhanced sputtering process. In: Thin Solid Films. SAN DIEGO, CA, 28/4/2003. pp.20-25.
Invited presentations at conferences:
Mikkeli International Industrial Coatings Seminar (MIICS 2010) Finland
ACSEL HiPIMS workshop (Colorado School of Mines 2010)
International Conference on Technological Advances of Thin Films & Surface Coatings (2014) Chongqing, China
6th UK Vacuum Symposium (2015).
Seminars presented at the Danish Technological Institute, Hubei University and Zhengde Polytechnic,
Nanjing.
Materials KTN - the future of materials in the nuclear industry
Co-founder of the international Photocatalytic and SuperhydrophilicSurfaces Workshop series (2011, 2013, 2015), Chair of Functional Thin Films (4th UK Vacuum Symposium), Scientific committee member for Protective Coatings and Thin Films - European Materials Research Society Spring meeting (2013), co-organiser of Reactive Sputter Deposition (2009)
RRUK - active vibration sensors for rail condition monitoring
Numerous industrial consultancies for a range of thin film deposition and analysis studies
Member of Institute of Physics Ion and Plasma Surface Interactions group committe
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.
Member of the Institute of Physics (MIoP)
Member of the Thin Films and Surfaces Group committee of hte IoP
Former Chair of the Ion and Plasma Surface Interactions Group committee of the IoP