Professor Roger Lewis
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
+44 114 222 7838
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School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
Mappin Street
91探花
S1 3JD
- Profile
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Professor Roger Lewis became a lecturer in the Department in 2002 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2006, before becoming a Reader in 2011 and then being awarded a personal chair in 2013.
He graduated from 91探花 in 1996 with an MEng in Mechanical Engineering and continued to work at 91探花 towards a PhD in the Tribology Research Group. He then had posts as a Research Associate and Teaching Fellow in the Department.
In 2001 he was awarded the Tribology Trust Bronze Medal and in 2003 received a Brian Mercer Award for Innovation from the Royal Society. He also received the Institute of Physics Innovation in Tribology Prize in 2008. He was awarded the Donald Julius Groen Prize in Tribology in 2020. He is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the IMechE.
In 2019 Roger was made a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair. This position is co-funded by the Rail Safety and Standards Board and will focus on management of low adhesion in the wheel/rail interface.
Roger has edited an essential guide to wheel/rail contacts issues, 'The Wheel/Rail Interface Handbook' which is published by Woodhead.
Roger is a member of the Leonardo Tribology Centre.
- Research interests
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Roger's research interests are split into three areas: solving industrial wear problems; application and development of a novel ultrasonic technique for machine element contact analysis and design of engineering components and machines. The research themes are wide ranging, but the main focus is on:
Railway Engineering
- Wheel/rail contact tribology 鈥 including wear (wheel profile evolution), RCF, friction management (use of top of rail friction modifiers; grease lubrication and traction gels), isolation and links to effective train detection
- Rail infrastructure improvement 鈥 including laser cladding of rail to reduce wear/RCF; design and testing of insulated rail joints; overhead line wear testing
- Condition monitoring 鈥 including real-time measurement of the wheel/rail contact; force measurement and detection of loosening in bolted joints.
Human Interactions
- Fundamental characterization and modelling of skin friction including use of OCT to determine sub-surface skin strain
- Hand/object interactions 鈥 including kitchen equipment, sports equipment etc. and effects that wearing medical examination gloves has on dexterity, grip and tactile discrimination
- Human tissue interaction with medical devices including catheters
- Pedestrian slips and falls, particularly barefoot slips and characterisation of flooring performance
- Multi-scale modelling of skin to incorporate effects of moisture and temperature to optimise design of medical products that interface with skin.
- Publications
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Books
Journal articles
- . Computational Particle Mechanics, 11(5), 2353-2367.
- . Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 21(215).
- . Wear, 546-547, 205324-205324.
- . Tribology International, 194, 109490-109490.
- . Tribology Letters, 72(2).
- . Journal of Tribology, 146(8).
- . Wear, 542-543, 205278-205278.
- . Wear, 540-541, 205227-205227.
- . Vehicle System Dynamics, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), 1-20.
- . Wear, 538-539, 205232-205232.
- . Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 480.
- . Wear, 205268-205268.
- . Wear, 540-541.
- . Powder Technology, 432, 119150-119150.
- . Wear, 530-531, 205051-205051.
- . Wear, 205116-205116.
- . Engineering Failure Analysis, 150, 107326-107326.
- . Tribology International, 185, 108529-108529.
- . Wear, 205073-205073.
- . Wear, 522, 204873-204873.
- . Computational Particle Mechanics, 1-11.
- . Journal of Tribology, 145(9).
- . RSC Advances, 13(15), 10322-10337.
- . Wear, 204721-204721.
- . Wear, 204833-204833.
- . Wear, 204780-204780.
- . Smart Materials and Structures, 32(3), 034007-034007.
- . Lubricants, 11(2).
- . Tribology International, 179, 108190-108190.
- . Wear, 512-513.
- . Tribology International, 177.
- . Tribology International.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit.
- . Wear, 502, 204371.
- . Tribology International, 174.
- . Lubricants, 10(6).
- . Ultrasonics, 124.
- . Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 127.
- . Tribology Letters, 70(1).
- . Wear, 490-491.
- . Polymer Testing, 106.
- . Granular Matter, 24(1).
- . Wear, 492-493.
- Modelling of Frictional Conditions in the Wheel鈥揜ail Interface Due to Application of Top鈥恛f鈥怰ail Products. Lubricants.
- . Polymers, 13(17).
- . Tribology - Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces, 15(2), 79-79.
- . Ergonomics.
- . Wear.
- . Biotribology, 25.
- . Tribology International, 154.
- . Tribology International.
- . Biotribology, 24.
- . Wear, 460-461.
- . Tribology International, 151.
- . Tribology International, 151.
- . Wear, 456-457.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit.
- . Tribology International.
- Efficiency of donning and doffing medical examination gloves. International Journal of Ergonomics, 10(1), 1-17.
- . Quarterly Report of RTRI, 61(3), 184-191.
- . Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 476(2239), 20200057-20200057.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Transport, 173(4), 273-286.
- . Engineering Failure Analysis, 113.
- . Tribology: Materials, Surfaces and Interfaces.
- . Wear.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology.
- . Scientific Reports, 10.
- Development and implementation of novel cryogenic railhead cleaning technology. Permanent Way Institution Journal, 138, 35-39.
- . Tribology International, 143.
- . Tribology: Materials, Surfaces and Interfaces.
- . Tribology - Materials Surfaces & Interfaces.
- . Tribology - Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces.
- . Tribology International, 141.
- . Tribology International, 141.
- . Tribology International, 141.
- . Biotribology.
- . Tribology International, 140.
- . Wear, 438-439.
- . Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials.
- . Wear.
- . Journal of Tribology-Transactions of the ASME, 141(12).
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part J-Journal of Engineering Tribology.
- . Wear, 432-433.
- . Wear, 432-433.
- . Tribology International, 136, 475-486.
- . International Journal of Fatigue, 125, 299-313.
- . Wear, 430-431, 383-392.
- . Journal of Tribology-Transactions of the ASME, 141(6).
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit.
- . Wear, 426-427(Part A), 910-918.
- . Wear, 426-427(Part B), 1712-1718.
- . Wear, 424-425, 223-232.
- . Materials, 12(7).
- . Tribology International.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 233(3), 251-261.
- . Tribology International.
- . International Journal of Structural Health Monitoring.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 233(2), 201-210.
- . Tribology Transactions, 1-11.
- . Tribology International, 128, 75-88.
- . Tribology: Materials, Surfaces and Interfaces.
- . RSC Advances, 8(57), 32506-32521.
- . Wear, 402-403, 71-79.
- . Tribology: Materials, Surfaces and Interfaces.
- . Tribology Transactions, 61(2), 207-219.
- . Biomedical Optics Express, 9(4), 2001-2001.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part J-Journal of Engineering Tribology, 232(3), 244-258.
- . Skin Research and Technology, 24(1), 31-44.
- Experimental study on friction and wear performance of 45 steel and GCr15 steel under the condition of permanent magnetic field. Journal of the Balkan Tribological Association, 24(1), 23-30.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 232(1), 43-62.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 232(1), 190-203.
- . Biotribology, 12, 24-32.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 231(18), 3462-3475.
- . Wear, 384-385, 50-60.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 231(7), 760-774.
- . Biotribology.
- . J Mech Behav Biomed Mater, 71, 95-105.
- . Wear, 376-377(B), 1930-1937.
- . Tribology International.
- . Wear, 376-377(A), 324-328.
- . Tribology Letters, 65.
- . Wear, 378-379, 183-197.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit.
- . Tribology International, 109, 409-415.
- . The International Journal of Railway Technology, 6(2), 87-98.
- . Wear, 376-377(B), 1892-1900.
- . Wear, 376-377(A), 295-304.
- . SAE Technical Papers.
- . Open Journal of Applied Sciences, 7(2), 42-49.
- . Open Journal of Applied Sciences, 7(2), 50-56.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 231(1), 28-39.
- . Wear, 366-367, 225-232.
- . Wear, 366-367, 268-278.
- . Journal of Biomechanics, 49(15), 3667-3675.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 230(16), 2896-2912.
- . Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 154, 49-59.
- . Wear, 362-363, 146-152.
- . Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 62, 556-569.
- . Tribology: Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces, 10(3), 150-162.
- . Tribology International, 103, 487-495.
- . Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 60, 378-393.
- An Experimental Investigation and Improvement of Insulated Rail Joints. Tribology in Industry, 38(1), 121-126.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 230(4), 1375-1387.
- . International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 53, 115-123.
- . Tribology International, 95, 5-12.
- . Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 8(2), 168781401663025-168781401663025.
- . Wear, 366-367, 258-267.
- . Wear, 332-333, 1129-1133.
- . Wear, 330-331, 581-591.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 229(3), 294-311.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 229(3), 273-284.
2 B layers formed on AISI D2 steel. Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences, 22(2), 231-243.
Growth kinetics and mechanical properties of Fe- . Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 43(4), 20120334-20120334.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 229(9), 1086-1094.
- . Wear, 332-333, 1215-1224.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 229(5), 457-465.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 228(8), 887-897.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 228(7), 768-783.
- . Wear, 314(1-2), 213-219.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 228(18), 3405-3418.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 228(3), 323-330.
- . Procedia Engineering, 72, 611-617.
- . American Journal of Infection Control, 42(1), 48-54.
- . Ergonomics, 57(1), 116-129.
- . Wear.
- . Production Engineering, 1-10.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 227(5), 1056-1068.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 227(2), 115-127.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 227(2), 196-200.
- . PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART F-JOURNAL OF RAIL AND RAPID TRANSIT, 227(F2), 188-195.
- . Wear.
- . Vehicle System Dynamics, 51(7), 1091-1120.
- . Wear.
- . Wear.
- . Wear.
- . PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART J-JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING TRIBOLOGY, 226(J7), 616-625.
- . International Journal of Railway Technology, 1(1), 167-194.
- . Tribology International.
- . Tribology Letters, 1-18.
- . Tribology International.
- . Wear, 274-275, 109-126.
- . Journal of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, Proceedings of the IMechE Part C.
- . Wear, 271(9-10), 1481-1489.
- . Wear, 271(9-10), 2386-2395.
- . Wear, 271(5-6), 911-924.
- , 124-129.
- . Wear, 270(3-4), 302-311.
- Surface and Sliding Wear Behaviour of Different Coatings and Steels. Ingenieria Investigaci贸n y Tecnologica, XIII, 85-96.
- . Wear, 271(9-10), 2346-2353.
- . Wear, 271(9-10), 2549-2560.
- . Wear, 271(9-10), 2579-2587.
- . Wear, 271(9-10), 1671-1680.
- . Wear, 271(9-10), 2116-2124.
- . Wear, 271(1-2), 62-70.
- . Wear, 271(1-2), 71-77.
- . Wear, 271(1-2), 14-24.
- . Wear, 271(1-2), 238-245.
- . Tribology Letters, 41(1), 283-294.
- . Strain, 47(SUPPL. 2), 65-78.
- . MULTIBODY SYST DYN, 24(3), 347-366.
- . TRIBOL LETT, 37(3), 623-635.
- . Waste Manag Res, 28(3), 220-227.
- . WEAR, 268(5-6), 660-667.
- . WEAR, 268(3-4), 543-551.
- A study on wear evaluation of railway wheels based on聽multibody聽dynamics and wear computation. Multibody System Dynamics, 1-20.
- . Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 24(11-12), 1949-1957.
- A RAILWAY WHEEL WEAR PREDICTION TOOL BASED ON A MULTIBODY SOFTWARE. JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS, 48(3), 751-770.
- . P I MECH ENG F-J RAI, 224(F3), 139-157.
- . P I MECH ENG J-J ENG, 224(J6), 519-528.
- . P I MECH ENG F-J RAI, 224(F3), 125-137.
- . PACKAG TECHNOL SCI, 23(1), 11-18.
- Laser treatment for improved impact wear resistance. The Laser User Magazine(56), 30-31.
- . J TRIBOL-T ASME, 131(4).
- . WEAR, 267(5-8), 1325-1332.
- . WEAR, 267(5-8), 1009-1021.
- . WEAR, 267(5-8), 1311-1318.
- . WEAR, 267(1-4), 223-232.
- . WEAR, 267(5-8), 797-806.
- . P I MECH ENG F-J RAI, 223(3), 275-283.
- . WEAR, 266(7-8), 888-892.
- . TRIBOL LETT, 33(2), 97-109.
- . Sports Engineering, 11(3), 109-118.
- . WEAR, 265(9-10), 1309-1316.
- . P I MECH ENG D-J AUT, 222(D9), 1669-1689.
- . P I MECH ENG C-J MEC, 222(7), 1125-1130.
- . WEAR, 264(1-2), 37-46.
- . P I MECH ENG J-J ENG, 221(J8), 841-850.
- . J FOOD ENG, 83(3), 356-365.
- . JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS, 40(18), 5488-5501.
- . WEAR, 263, 65-73.
- . WEAR, 263, 188-197.
- . WEAR, 263, 1124-1132.
- . WEAR, 263, 57-64.
- . WEAR, 262(11-12), 1516-1521.
- . PACKAG TECHNOL SCI, 20(3), 217-229.
- . WEAR, 261(11-12), 1253-1264.
- . P I MECH ENG J-J ENG, 220(J8), 755-765.
- . TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, 39(12), 1653-1663.
- . J TRIBOL-T ASME, 128(3), 493-504.
- . P I MECH ENG J-J ENG, 220(J3), 159-169.
- . P I MECH ENG F-J RAI, 220(1), 43-53.
- . P I MECH ENG F-J RAI, 220(1), 29-41.
- Characterisation of contact pressure distribution in bolted joints. STRAIN, 42(1), 31-43.
- . P I MECH ENG J-J ENG, 219(J1), 1-18.
- . P I MECH ENG C-J MEC, 219(2), 127-139.
- . Proceedings of the I MECH E Part J Journal of Engineering Tribology, 219(1), 2-19.
- Wear mechanisms and transitions in railway wheel steels. P I MECH ENG J-J ENG, 218(J6), 467-478.
- . WEAR, 257(7-8), 721-729.
- . The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, 39(6), 745-750.
- . WEAR, 257(3-4), 368-376.
- An ultrasonic approach for contact stress mapping in machine joints and concentrated contacts. J STRAIN ANAL ENG, 39(4), 339-350.
- Valve recession: From experiment to predictive model. VDI Berichte(1813), 79-93.
- Combating automative engine valve recession. TRIBOL LUBR TECHNOL, 59(10), 48-51.
- Combating automotive engine valve recession. Lubrication Engineering, 59(10), 48-51.
- Disc machine study of contact isolation during railway track sanding. P I MECH ENG F-J RAI, 217(1), 11-24.
- Wear of diesel engine inlet valves and seat inserts. P I MECH ENG D-J AUT, 216(D3), 205-216.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit.
- . Acta Mechanica, 1-11.
- The Effectiveness of Chalk as a Friction Modifier for Finger Pad Contact with Rocks of Varying Roughness. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit.
- A Novel Methodology for Developing Ultra-Low Adhesion Leaf Layers on a Full-Scale Wheel/Rail Rig. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit.
- . Scientific Data, 10(1), 400.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 095441192311784-095441192311784.
- . Wear.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 095440972311647-095440972311647.
- Analysis of Reciprocating Hammer Type Impact Wear Apparatus. Wear.
- Investigating Al-Si base Abradable Material Removal Mechanism with Axial Movement in Labyrinth Seal System. Wear.
- A Year-Round Analysis of Railway Station Overruns due to Low Adhesion Conditions. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit.
- Transition of the Friction behaviour and Contact Stiffness due to Repeated High-Pressure Contact and Slip. Tribology International.
- Field trials of cryogenic cleaning using a road-to-rail vehicle with assessment of the effects on both DMU braking and rail head cleaning. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering.
- . Proceedings of the First International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance.
- . Proc. I.Mech.E. part F, 225, 287-298.
- . SAE Technical Paper Series.
- . SAE Technical Paper Series.
- . SAE Technical Paper Series.
- . SAE Technical Paper Series.
- . SAE Technical Paper Series.
- . SAE Technical Paper Series.
- . SAE Technical Paper Series.
- Defining The Role of 'Zero Wear Volume' in Percussive Impact. Wear.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 095440972091375-095440972091375.
- . Wear.
- Case study: understanding the formation of squat-type defects in a metropolitan railway. Engineering Failure Analysis.
- A New Approach for Modelling Mild and Severe Wear in Wheel-Rail Contacts. Wear.
- The theoretical optimization of the arrangement of sandwich filling components. Tribology International.
- FIELD TRIALS OF A METHODOLOGY FOR LOCOMOTIVE BRAKE TESTING TO ASSESS FRICTION ENHANCEMENT IN THE WHEEL/RAIL INTERFACE USING A REPRESENTATIVE LEAF LAYER. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit.
- Evaluation of Thermo-Oxidized Jatropha Bio-Oil in Lubrication of Actual Wet Clutch Materials. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology.
- Measuring material plastic response to cyclic loading in modern rail steels from a minimal number of twin-disc tests. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit.
- Effect of Tennis Steps and Slides on Tread Element Friction and Wear. Sports Engineering.
- Two-Layer Laser Clad Coating as a Replacement for Chrome Electroplating on Forged Steel. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science.
- A New Predictive Model for Normal and Compound Impact Wear. Wear.
- An Investigation into the Role of Specimen Geometry when Undertaking Tribological Testing on Seal Fin Components. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science.
- In-situ Evaluation of Contact Stiffness in a Slip Interface with different Roughness Conditions using Ultrasound Reflectometry. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences.
Chapters
- , Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering (pp. 552-560). Springer International Publishing
- , Failure Analysis and Prevention (pp. 730-744). ASM International
- , The Science, Etiology and Mechanobiology of Diabetes and its Complications (pp. 161-171). Elsevier
- , Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering (pp. 669-677). Springer International Publishing
- , Encyclopedia of Tribology (pp. 3892-3896). Springer US
- , Encyclopedia of Tribology (pp. 3825-3830). Springer US
- , Automotive Lubricants and Testing (pp. 293-315).
- Wheel-Rail Interface Handbook In Lewis R (Ed.), Wheel-Rail Interface Handbook CRC PressI Llc
- In Lewis R & Olofsson U (Ed.), Wheel-Rail Interface Handbook (pp. 437-455).
- , Wheel-Rail Interface Handbook (pp. 34-57).
- , Wheel-Rail Interface Handbook (pp. 172-210).
- , Wheel-Rail Interface Handbook (pp. 528-549).
- , The Engineering of Sport 7 (pp. 27-34). Springer Paris
- Tribology of the wheel-rail contact, Handbook of Railway Vehicle Dynamics (pp. 121-142).
- , Handbook of Lubrication and Tribology CRC Press
- , Failure Analysis and Prevention (pp. 965-974).
Conference proceedings papers
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit (pp 923-932)
- . 2022 Joint Rail Conference, 20 April 2022 - 21 April 2022.
- AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE SUPERABRASIVE GRINDING OF RAIL. CM 2022 - 12th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Conference Proceedings (pp 358-363)
- IMPROVING THE WHEEL/RAIL CONTACT PERFORMANCE THROUGH LASER CLADDING OF RAIL, HIGH SPEED RAIL GRINDING AND RAIL CLEANING: CASE STUDIES IN GOING FROM THE LAB TO THE FIELD. CM 2022 - 12th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Conference Proceedings (pp 477-483)
- TOP-OF-RAIL FRICTION MODIFIER PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT: HIGH PRESSURE TORSION TESTING; CREEP FORCE MODELLING AND FIELD VALIDATION. CM 2022 - 12th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Conference Proceedings (pp 797-802)
- SMALL-SCALE TESTING OF RAIL LASER CLADDING LONGEVITY, PARAMETER TOLERANCE AND IN-SITU REPAIRS IN PREPARATION FOR FIELD IMPLEMENTATION. CM 2022 - 12th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Conference Proceedings (pp 364-374)
- MODELLING ADHESION ENHANCEMENT IN WHEEL-RAIL CONTACT TRIGGERED BY SAND PARTICLES. CM 2022 - 12th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Conference Proceedings (pp 516-521)
- EFFECT OF SURFACE TEXTURE ON CONTACT CONDITIONS AND TRIBOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF SIMULATED WHEEL-RAIL PAIRS IN A TWIN-DISC MACHINE. CM 2022 - 12th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Conference Proceedings (pp 142-152)
- EFFICIENT LABORATORY TEST PROGRAMME FOR CHARACTERISING RAIL STEEL STRAIN ACCUMULATION. CM 2022 - 12th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Conference Proceedings (pp 62-70)
- GENERATION OF SANDED CREEP CURVES USING THE EXTENDED CREEP FORCE MODEL WITH HIGH PRESSURE TORSION DATA. CM 2022 - 12th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Conference Proceedings (pp 782-788)
- INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT ADHESION MATERIALS ON ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE USING A HIGH PRESSURE TORSION RIG. CM 2022 - 12th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Conference Proceedings (pp 528-534)
- ASSESSMENT OF RAIL GRINDING MAINTENANCE FOR PREMIUM RAIL GRADES IN LABORATORY. CM 2022 - 12th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Conference Proceedings (pp 827-837)
- Imaging Sub-surface Skin Strain Patterns During Fingertip Sliding. HAPTICS: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, APPLICATIONS, EUROHAPTICS 2022, Vol. 13235 (pp 358-361)
- . 7th International Conference on the Development of Biomedical Engineering in Vietnam (BME7) (pp 213-216). Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 27 June 2018 - 29 June 2018.
- The compatibility of multilayer surface treatments with bio-lubricants base oils. 73rd Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Annual Meeting and Exhibition 2018 (pp 211-225)
- Characterization of ball-flat contact using ultrasound reflectometry: From static to dynamic. Proceedings of the 7th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, APWSHM 2018 (pp 562-579)
- Impact of low amounts of water in combination with wear debris/iron oxides on wheel-rail adhesion. The Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks, Vol. 2 (pp 557-562)
- Particle characterisation of rail sand for understanding tribological behaviour. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018 (pp 886-895)
- Benchmarking of premium rail material wear. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018 (pp 172-180). Delft, The Netherlands, 24 September 2018 - 27 September 2018.
- Evaluation of rolling contact fatigue of rail materials in twin disc tests. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018 (pp 838-843)
- Comparison of squats and studs from different traffic environments. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018 (pp 218-227)
- Implementation of the water induced low adhesion creep force model (wilac) into the low adhesion braking dynamic optimisation for rolling stock model (Labrador). Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018 (pp 37-43)
- Towards a field test methodology for locomotive brake testing using a representative low adhesion simulation. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018 (pp 495-502)
- Twin disc assessment of wear regime transitions in R400ht-E8 Pairs. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018 (pp 181-188)
- Effects of oxide and water on friction of rail steel-new test method and friction mapping. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018 (pp 464-473)
- Investigation of leaf chemistry and leaf layer: Low adhesion mechanism. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018 (pp 419-430)
- Measurement of rolling-sliding wheel/rail contact condition using full-scale rig with ultrasound. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018 (pp 281-291)
- Investigation of the influence of rail hardness on the wear of rail and wheel materials under dry conditions (ICRI wear mapping project). Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018 (pp 510-517)
- A Re-commissioned flexible full-scale wheel/rail test facility. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018 (pp 518-528)
- Laser cladding of rail; The effects of depositing material on lower rail grades. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018 (pp 610-617)
- Field assessment of friction and creepage with a new tribometer. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018 (pp 208-217)
- The development of a traction gel assessment method. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018 (pp 1090-1095)
- Iron oxide and water paste rheology and its effect on low adhesion in the wheel/rail interface. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018 (pp 1084-1089)
- . Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 10037
- . Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications XVII
- The Interaction of Bio-lubricants with Elastomers, Tested Through Hanson Solubility Parameter and Stress Relaxation Tests.. Proceedings of 17th Nordic Symposium on Tribology - NORDTRIB 2016
- High Speed Optical Coherence Elastography for Human Skin Deformation Studies. Photonics West 2016
- Skin Surface and Sub-Surface Strain and Deformation Imaging using OCT and DIC. Photonics West 2016
- Thermo-physiological comfort and frictional characteristics of running socks in different moisture conditions. Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium Proceedings 2016 - 9th Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium, TBIS 2016, in conjunction with the 6th Asian Protective Clothing Conference, APCC 2016 (pp 778-783)
- . Optical Elastography and Tissue Biomechanics III
- . Procedia Engineering, Vol. 147 (pp 759-764)
- . Optical Elastography and Tissue Biomechanics III
- The contribution of iron oxides to the wet-rail phenomenon. Civil-Comp Proceedings, Vol. 110
- Investigation of the influence of rail hardness on the wear of rail and wheel materials under dry conditions. Civil-Comp Proceedings, Vol. 110
- Wheel-rail endpost contact characterisation using ultrasound reflectometry. Civil-Comp Proceedings, Vol. 110
- Laser cladding of railway track to promote wear/RCF, bend fatigue and IBJ Lipping resistance. Civil-Comp Proceedings, Vol. 110
- . Procedia Engineering, Vol. 147 (pp 753-758)
- An Experimental Investigation and Improvement of Insulated Rail Joints (IRJs). Proceedings of TurkeyTrib
- Improving Rail Wear and RCF Performance using Laser Cladding. CM2015 - 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, 30 August 2015 - 3 September 2015.
- A study into the effect of the presence of moisture at the wheel/rail interface during dew and damp conditions. CM 2015 - 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics of Wheel / Rail Systems
- Geospatial and temporal analysis of wheel slide events. CM 2015 - 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics of Wheel / Rail Systems
- Optimisation of a Railway Sanding System, Part 1: Optimal Grain Entrainment into the Wheel/Rail Contact. CM2015
- User-Informed re-design of a sonography system to reduce Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders. Proceedings of the Third European Conference on Design4Health 2015. 91探花, 13 July 2015 - 16 July 2015.
- An Experimental Investigation and Improvement of Insulated Rail Joints. Proceedings of SerbiaTrib2015
- Investigation into the effect of moisture on rail adhesion. Stephenson Conference Research for Railways 2015, Vol. 2015-April (pp 395-407)
- Insulated rail joint enhancement: Testing and analysis. Stephenson Conference Research for Railways 2015, Vol. 2015-April (pp 463-476)
- High pressure torsion testing of the wheel/rail interface. CM 2015 - 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics of Wheel / Rail Systems
- Alternative twin-disc assessment of solid stick flange lubricants. CM 2015 - 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics of Wheel / Rail Systems
- . Footwear Science, Vol. 7(sup1) (pp S15-S16)
- (pp 305-310)
- . Ultrasound, Vol. 23(2) (pp NP1-NP42)
- Studies on the Friction Coefficient of Human Skin and Skin Substitutes. Proceedings of International Conference on Biotribology (ICoBT)
- The effects of alternative top of rail friction materials on pre-existing rolling contact fatigue cracks. Civil-Comp Proceedings, Vol. 104
- Experimental modelling of rail end lipping in insulated joints. Civil-Comp Proceedings, Vol. 104
- Dynamic characterisation of the wheel/rail contact using ultrasonic reflectometry. Civil-Comp Proceedings, Vol. 104
- The real-time measurement of wear using ultrasonic reflectometry. 5th World Tribology Congress, WTC 2013, Vol. 4 (pp 3224-3227)
- Rail Grinding for the 21st Century 鈥 Taking a Lead from the Aerospace Industry. CM2012
- Rail Wear: Effect of Third Body Materials. Railways 2012
- Tribology of the Wheel/Rail Contact: The Effect of Third Body Materials. Railways 2012
- . Offshore Technology Conference
- Third body layer - Experimental results and a model describing its influence on the traction coefficient. 9th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, CM 2012 (pp 335-343)
- Wheel and rail wear - Understanding the effect of third body materials. 9th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, CM 2012 (pp 394-401)
- Low adhesion due to oxide formation in the presence of NaCl. 9th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, CM 2012 (pp 309-317)
- Assessment of railway grease performance using a twin-disc tester. 9th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, CM 2012 (pp 742-749)
- The effect of friction modifiers on wheel/rail isolation at low axle loads. 9th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, CM 2012 (pp 61-71)
- Investigation of the isolation and frictional properties of hydrophobic products on the railhead, when used to combat low adhesion. 9th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, CM 2012 (pp 737-741)
- Assessment of Laser Cladding as an Option for Repair of Rails. 9th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems (pp 380-385). Chengdu, China, 27 August 2012 - 30 August 2012.
- A Performance-Based Approach to Medical Glove Design. Proceedings of Design for Health Conference 2011
- The Modification of a Slip Resistance Meter for Measurement of Railhead Adhesion. International Heavy Haul Association Conference (IHHA 2011), Calgary, Canada, June 19th 鈥 22nd
- The Effect of Temperature, Humidity and Railhead Contamination on the Performance of Friction Modifiers; A Pin-on-Disk Study. International Heavy Haul Association Conference (IHHA 2011), Calgary, Canada, June 19th 鈥 22nd
- The Influence of Induction Hardening on the Impact Wear Resistance of Compacted Graphite Iron (pp 124-124)
- . Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Vol. 55(1) (pp 700-704)
- An Alternative Method for the Assessment of Railhead Traction. 8th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems (CM2009), Firenze, Italy, September 15th -18th
- The Effect of Temperature, Humidity and Railhead Contamination on the Performance of Friction Modifiers; A Pin-on-Disk Study. 8th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems (CM2009), Firenze, Italy, September 15th -18th
- Rolling-sliding laboratory tests of friction modifiers in leaf contaminated wheel-rail contacts. 2008 Proceedings of the STLE/ASME International Joint Tribology Conference, IJTC 2008 (pp 213-215)
- A NUMERICAL MODEL OF TWIN DISC TEST ARRANGEMENT FOR EVALUATING RAILWAY WHEEL WEAR PREDICTION ALGORITHMS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE STLE/ASME INTERNATIONAL JOINT TRIBOLOGY CONFERENCE 2008 (pp 469-471)
- A COMPARISON OF THREE METHODS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF WHEEL RAIL CONTACT. PROCEEDINGS OF THE STLE/ASME INTERNATIONAL JOINT TRIBOLOGY CONFERENCE 2008 (pp 541-543)
- A railway wheel wear prediction tool based on multibody software. Proceedings of the Mini Conference on Vehicle System Dynamics, Identification and Anomalies (pp 159-168)
- Friction between players' hands and sports equipment. ENGINEERING OF SPORT 7, VOL 1 (pp 27-34)
- A rail mounted ultrasonic sensor for contact patch measurement. JRC2008: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME/IEEE/ASCE JOINT RAIL CONFERENCE (pp 125-130)
- The effect of friction modifiers on wheel/rail isolation. JRC2008: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME/IEEE/ASCE JOINT RAIL CONFERENCE (pp 109-117)
- Feasability study for an ultrasonic sensor for monitoring wheel flange contact. JRC2008: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME/IEEE/ASCE JOINT RAIL CONFERENCE (pp 119-124)
- Predicting railway wheel wear starting from multi-body analysis: A preliminary study. JRC2008: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME/IEEE/ASCE JOINT RAIL CONFERENCE (pp 79-87)
- Improving the understanding of grip. IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON SPORTS II (pp 129-134)
- Valve Recession - Investigating the Importance of Impact Wear. Tribology 2006: Surface Engineering and Tribology for Future Engines and Drivelines. London, UK, 12 July 2006 - 13 July 2006.
- An integrated approach to introducing sustainable development design concepts to the curriculum. Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovation, Good Practice and Research in Engineering Education 2006, EE 2006 (pp 142-147)
- Better by design: Developing teaching concepts through group work. Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovation, Good Practice and Research in Engineering Education 2006, EE 2006 (pp 522-526)
- Valve Recession: From Experiment to Predictive Model. Experimental And Numerical Methods For Powertrain Development. Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London, UK, 28 September 2005 - 29 September 2005.
- . Joint Rail
- . Joint Rail
- . Proceedings of the World Tribology Congress III - 2005 (pp 645-646)
- . Proceedings of the World Tribology Congress III - 2005 (pp 239-240)
- . Tribology and Interface Engineering Series, Vol. 48 (pp 313-320)
- . Proceedings of the World Tribology Congress III - 2005 (pp 869-870)
- The application of ultrasound as a tool for studying contact stresses in railway engineering component contacts. Proceedings of the 2005 ASME/IEEE Joint Rail Conference, Vol. 29 (pp 83-88)
- A design tool for railway wheels incorporating damage models and dynamic simulations. Proceedings of the 2005 ASME/IEEE Joint Rail Conference, Vol. 29 (pp 73-81)
- A fast and reliable algorithm for the estimation of railway wheel wear. Proceedings of the Mini Conference on Vehicle System Dynamics, Identification and Anomalies (pp 201-208)
- Wheel-rail wear and surface damage caused by adhesion sanding. Transient Processes in Tribology, Vol. 43 (pp 731-741)
- Ultrasonic characterisation of a wheel/rail contact. Transient Processes in Tribology, Vol. 43 (pp 151-158)
- Incorporating a railway wheel wear model into multi-body simulations of wheelset dynamics. TRIBOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND DESIGN FOR ENGINEERING SYSTEMS (pp 367-376)
- Ultrasonic characterisation of an interference fit. TRIBOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND DESIGN FOR ENGINEERING SYSTEMS (pp 449-458)
- . Tribology Series, Vol. 39 (pp 629-640)
- The Effectiveness of Chalk as a Friction Modifier for Finger Pad Contact With Rocks of Varying Roughness. STLE 2023 Digital Proceedings. Park Ridge, IL, USA, 21 May 2023 - 25 May 2023.
- . Civil-Comp Conferences, 22 August 2022 - 25 August 2022.
- . Civil-Comp Conferences, 22 August 2022 - 25 August 2022.
- . Civil-Comp Conferences, 22 August 2022 - 25 August 2022.
- . Structural Health Monitoring 2017, 12 September 2017 - 14 September 2017.
- . Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance, 5 April 2016 - 8 April 2016.
- . Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance, 8 April 2014 - 11 April 2014.
- . SAE Technical Paper Series
- Comparison of Tack of Pressure Sensitive Adhesives (PSA) at different temperatures. 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL ENGINEERING AND EXPERIMENTING, ACE-X2009. Rome, Italy, 22 April 2009 - 22 April 2009.
- Comparison of Numerical and Ultrasonic Techniques for Quantifying Interference Fit Pressures. Proceedings of ICEM12, International Conference on Experimental Mechanics. Bari, Italy, 29 August 2004 - 2 September 2004.
- Contact Pressure Measurement In Bolted Joints. Proceedings of ICEM12, International Conference on Experimental Mechanics. Bari, Italy, 29 August 2004 - 2 September 2004.
- Contact Pressure Calculations on Rough Measured Surfaces. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the Metrology and Properties of Engineering Surfaces. Halmstad, Sweden, 10 September 2003 - 11 September 2003.
Posters
- The Performance of Bio-Lubricants with Common and Novel Automotive Coating. Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Annual Meeting and Exhibition 2018.
- The effects of cryogenic treatment on the sliding wear performance and microstructure of ferrous alloys. 19th International Conference on Wear of Materials.
Presentations
- MODELLING ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE CRACKING WITH A 2D TRUSS-LIKE DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD. Melbourne, Australia.
- The Interaction of Bio-lubricants with Elastomers, Tested Through Hanson Solubility Parameter and Stress Relaxation Tests. The 17th Nordic Symposium on Tribology - NORDTRIB 2016, Aulanko, H盲meenlinna, Finland.
Other
- . PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART J-JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING TRIBOLOGY, 226(J7), 587-587.
Preprints
- Grants
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- SBRI First of a Kind 2020 rail head cleaning project (July 2020 鈥 Mar 2021) - 拢390,000
- Network Rail funded track cleaning (July 2020-Dec 2020) - 拢350,000
- Network Rail In2Track2 project on S&C friction modification (July 2020 鈥 August 2021) - 拢80,000
- MCL TopTrack Project (Nov 2019 鈥 Oct 2022) - 拢60,000
- Network Rail funded track trials of rail head cleaning (Sept 2019 鈥 Jan 2020) - 拢199,000
- ViF funded PhD on rail fatigue and wear testing (Oct 2019-Sept 2022) - 拢60,000
- IIKE funded project to trial cryogenic track cleaning on a RHTT with NEXUS (Feb 2020 鈥 Aug 2020) - 拢75,000
- RSSB funded Adhesion Forecasting project with the Met Office (Feb 2019 鈥 July 2019) - 拢103,000
- EPSRC funded Centre to Centre Project (EP/S030476/1) with Leeds University (Oct 2019 鈥 Sept 2023) - 拢670,000
- RSSB funded Adhesion Forecasting project using AI with Ikon Risk Consulting (Apr 2019 鈥 Mar 2020) - 拢62,000
- ARN Innovation Fund Railhead Cleaning (September 2018 鈥 December 2019) - 拢150,000
- ViF funded TriboWearTherm project (Sept 2018 鈥 Aug 2021) - 拢50,000
- IIKE funded Railhead Cleaning project (Nov 2018 鈥 Apr 2019) - 拢54,000
- FRA funded project on rail stress measurement (Jan 2019 鈥 Jun 2020) (with R.S. Dwyer-Joyce and A. Gower) - 拢116,27
- RSSB funded Grant Scheme project with Network Rail to establish benchmarks tests for TOR products (Mar 2019 鈥 Sept 2020) - 拢164,000
- RAEng/RSSB funded Research Chair (Mar 2019 鈥 Feb 2024) - 拢225,000
- Network Rail sponsored iT-CDT project on rail grinding (Oct 2017 鈥 Sept 2021) - 拢80,000
- RSSB funded project to investigate leaf chemistry effects on low adhesion (iT-CDT studentship) (Oct 2017 鈥 Sept 2021) - 拢80,000
- RSSB funded project (T1149) to extend a low adhesion creep force model (LILAC) (Oct 2018 鈥 Jul 2019) - 拢178,958
- Network Rail project on ballast laying machine wear plates (Nov 2019 鈥 Feb 2020) - 拢27,000
- MDVSNPLUS skin tribology project (Jan 2019 鈥 Apr 2019) - 拢25,000
- UKRRIN equipment grant (Jan 2018 鈥 Dec 2021) - 拢1,300,000
- EPSRC funded Programme Grant 鈥 Friction: The Tribology Enigma (EP/R001766/1) (Sept 2017 鈥 Aug 2022) - 拢3,400,000
- RSSB funded PhD on leaf layers (Oct 2015 鈥 Sept 2018) - 拢18,000
- ViF sponsored project on Ballast testing - 拢17,857
- FRA funded project to model the effects of top of rail friction modifiers in the wheel/rail interface (Oct 2017 鈥 Sept 2018) - 拢221,428
- RSSB funded project on optimised braking with dry-ice application (April 2017 鈥 Oct 2018) - 拢500,000
- RSSB funded project on optimised braking with water application (April 2017 鈥 Oct 2018) - 拢500,000
- RAEng Newton Fund Project (Colombia) (Mar 2016 鈥 Feb 2018) - 拢30,000
- LB Foster research grant to top-up a PhD studentship to investigate friction modifiers used in the wheel/rail contact. (Oct 2015 鈥 Sept 2018) - 拢21,000
- RSSB/FutureRailways funded project on optimised braking with water application (July 2015 鈥 Dec 2015) - 拢93,000
- RSSB/FutureRailways funded project on optimised braking with dry-ice application (July 2015 鈥 Dec 2015) - 拢85,000
- EPSRC funded project on laser cladding of the railhead (ALCHEMy) (June 2015-May 2018) - 拢900,000 (拢450k at UoS/拢450k at University of Bristol)
- RSSB/Network Rail funded project to develop a model to predict the effect of water in the wheel/rail contact (Apr 2015 鈥 Mar 2016) - 拢250,000
- Network Rail funded project to investigate using ultrasound to determine longitudinal stress in a railhead (Jul 2014 鈥 Dec 2015) - 拢30,000
- RSSB/RRUKA research grant to support an EPSRC iCASE Award to investigate low adhesion mechanisms in the wheel/rail contact (Oct 2014 鈥 Mar 2018) - 拢23,000
- RSSB funded project to investigate lubrication of the wheel/rail contact (iT-CDT studentship) (Oct 2014 鈥 Sept 2018) - 拢80,000
- Teaching activities
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Professor Lewis has most recently taught tribology and sustainable design to fourth years. He led the development of a ground breaking interdisciplinary sustainable design project based on local live development sites.
This involves Civil and Structural Engineering, Architecture, Town and Regional Planning and Landscape. Professor Lewis has won three University of 91探花 Senate Teaching Awards for his innovation in teaching methods.