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Primary staff contact for the following instruments:
- Tinius Olsen Super L 600 kN universal testing machine
- Shimadzu DSS-25T 2500 kgf universal testing machine
- Instron 6022 10 kN universal testing machine
- Instron 1122 5 kN (500 N) universal testing machine
- Fibre tester 100 N
- Keithley 224 Precision Electrometer
- Keithley 224 Programmable Precision Current Sources
- HP 4194 Impedance Analyser
- Charpy impact tester
- Precracker
- Fatigue tester
- Optimas Digital Image Analysis Suite
- Specimen preparation equipment
Research Interests:
- Nanoparticle composites mechanical and electrical behaviour
- Mechanical behaviour of novel materials
- Electrical and thermal characterisation of materials
Recent publications:
N. A. Luechinger, N. Booth, G. Heness, S. Bandyopadahay, W.J. Stark "Surafactant-free melt processable metal/polymer hydrid materials: Use of graphene as a wetting and dispersing agent" Advanced Materials, in press, January 2008.
G. Heness, N. Booth and B. Ben-Nissan "Does Size Matter? - The Effect of Volume on the Compressive Strength of Open Cell Brittle Ceramics" Advanced Materials Research Vol 41-42, pp221-226, 2008.
J. Mak, R. Wuhrer, N. Booth, P. Fanos, G. Henness and W.Y. Yeung "Equal Channel Angular Extrusion of Zinc-Aluminium Metal Matrix Composites" Key Engineering Materials Vol 345-346, pp113-116, 2007.
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