Liam Blunt

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Professor, Department of Engineering and Technology
School of Computing and Engineering
Director, Centre for Precision Technologies
Associate Member, Secure Societies Institute

Phone01484 472037
Emaill.a.blunt@hud.ac.uk
Websitehttps://research.hud.ac.uk

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Biography

Professor Liam Blunt has an honours degree in Materials Technology and a PhD in "The Metallurgy of Centreless Ground surfaces" under the supervision of Dr Wilf Tomlinson at Coventry University. Prof Blunt also spent one year working as a metallurgist in failure analysis at AMTAC Laboratories in Manchester.

His Academic experience includes Post Doctoral period at Warwick University covering Microscopy of Thick and Thin Film Superconductors. Prof Blunt then moved onto Birmingham University in 1990 to work on the development of a multi properties materials tester. Whilst at Birmingham he developed an interest in tribology and surface metrology. Eventually Prof Blunt secured a lectureship and developed his research in the field of surface metrology.

In 1997 Prof Blunt moved to Huddersfield and began developing the Centre for Precision Technologies. As well as teaching in the area of Materials and Manufacturing processes. During this period the CPT has expanded from three researchers to a thirty strong activity Prof Blunt has formed extensive industrial collaborations in particular with Taylor Hobson Ltd a world leading metrology company. Prof Blunt held the Taylor Hobson Chair of Surface Metrology 2002-2012. Prof Blunt is the Unit of Assessment Co-ordintor for Engineering and Director of the Centre for Precision Engineering.

Research Expertise and Interests

Surface micro and nano metrology
Tribology and Metrology Medical Implants
Development of Precision Abrasive Processes
Forensic Metrology for Ballistics
Development of standards
Roll 2 Roll Manufacture and Metrology

Research Degree Supervision

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PhD Studentships in Materials Science

Research Expertise and Interests

Materials
Nanomaterials
Thin Films
Nanotechnology
Material Characteristics
Mechanical Engineering
Surface Characterisation
Surface Modification
Surface Analysis
Surface Properties

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Projects

2 Finished
2 Active

ESPRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Advanced Metrology

Jiang, J., Blunt, L., Longstaff, A., Towns-Andrews, L., Scott, P., Myers, A., Fletcher, S. & Ball, A.

1/09/11 → 28/02/17

Project: Research

NANOMEND: Nanoscale Defect Detection, Cleaning and Repair for Large Area Substrates

Blunt, L.

1/01/12 → 31/12/15

Project: Research

HARP^2: (H)olistic (A)pproach to the Design of Efficient Heat (R)ecovery Systems for Electrical (P)ower (P)roduction

Blunt, L. & Ball, A.

1/05/18 → 30/04/21

Project: Research

Future Advanced Metrology Hub

Jiang, J., Martin, H., Longstaff, A., Kadirkamanathan, V., Turner, M. S., Keogh, P., Scott, P., McLeay, T., Blunt, L., Zeng, W., Huntley, J. M., Bills, P., Fletcher, S., Gao, F., Coupland, J. M., Kinnell, P., Mahfouf, M. & Mullineux, G.

1/10/16 → 30/09/23

Project: Research