Transforming Foundation Industries Network+ has allocated £1.4million to 34 small projects of up to 6 months duration. These projects seek innovative solutions to support Foundation Industries, and to assist them in adopting new ideas and working practices, boosting sustainability and manufacturing capabilities.
A brochure presenting summaries and impact from Calls 1 – 5 is available here. Videos presenting some projects are also available on YouTube.
Energy Efficiency Themed Projects
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THERMCAST: Valorisation of foundry sands as medium-high temperature waste heat recovery materials
Dr Argyrios Anangostopoulos
Research Fellow at University of Birmingham
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Investigation of a Flat Heat Pipe for high temperature waste heat recovery from metal slabs
Prof. Hussam Jouhara
Professor at Brunel University London
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Improved Energy Efficiency of Float Glass Production
Dr Peter Green
Senior Lecturer at University of Liverpool
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Prof. Zushu Li
Reader at University of Warwick
Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy Themed Projects
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Sustainable Investment Assurance Model: SIAM
Dr Stephen Spooner
Senior Research Officer at Swansea University
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Valorisation of Metallurgical Wastes through Chemically Bonded Ceramics (VMW-CBC)
Dr Sam Adu-Amankwah
Lecturer at University of Leeds
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Dr Argyrios Anagnostopoulos
Research Fellow at University of Birmingham
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Sustainable Replacements for Coal Tar Pitch Binders
Dr Cristina Valles
Academic Research Fellow at University of Manchester
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Dr Silvia Tedesco
Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University
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Dr Xinyuan Ke
Lecturer at University of Bath
Digitalisation Themed Projects
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High temperature optical fibre coatings for next generation gas emission monitoring
Dr Ronak Janani
Sheffield Hallam University
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Accurate emissivity characterisation of metals from near infrared to long wave infrared
Dr Matthew Hobbs
University of Sheffield
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Introducing high-temperature hyperspectral electronics to the foundation industries
Prof. Jon Willmott
University of Sheffield
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Micromachined based Multi-Sensing Solution toward Digitalisation of Foundation Industries
Dr. Amal Hajjaj
Loughborough University
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Physics-informed digital twins for industrial heating processes (twin4heat)
Dr Yukun Hu
University College London
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Sustainable advanced manufacturing via ML-assisted exploitation of sensing and data infrastructure
Dr. Iñaki Esnaola
University of Sheffield
Early Career Researcher Funding Call
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Low-temperature densification of Al2O3 through a modified cold-sintering process
Dr. Edoardo Mantheakis
University of Sheffield
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Developing biocomposite materials as low-carbon alternatives to ceramic tiles
Dr. Alessia Andrews
University of Manchester
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Element-based mapping of waste and by-product material flows for industrial symbiosis
Dr. Alastair Marsh and Dr. Michal Drewniok
University of Leeds
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Improving surface interactions of waste plastics as grain substitutes within concrete
Dr James Railton
Northumbria University
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Ensuring a sustainable future for recycling in the paper value chain (SRPV)
Dr Hassan Ahmad
Brunel University London
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Sustainable asphalt pavements with recycled concrete aggregate and waste glass
Dr Haopeng Wang
University of Nottingham
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Circularising the Pressure Moulding of Ceramics
Dr Ahu Gumrah Dumanli-Parry
University of Manchester
Enablers of Transformation
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Overcoming Adoption Barriers of Next Generation Processing Technologies in Ceramic/Glass Industries
Dr Taofeeq Ibn-Mohammed &
Dr. Claire Dancer
University of Warwick
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Enabling business models innovation for sustainability in the UK glass sector
Dr Luis Torres
University of Nottingham
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Circular business model innovation in the UK cement, glass, and ceramics industries
Dr Maria Karafyllia
University of Nottingham
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Co-designing a goal interdependency method for deciding corporate sustainability strategy
Dr Rebecca Pieniazek
University of Leeds
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Can workforce diversity stimulate transformation towards a more sustainable future?
Prof. Jennifer Tomlinson
University of Leeds