Transforming Foundation Industries Network+ has committed £1.4million to fund innovative research which supports Foundation Industries to adopt new ideas and working practises, boosting sustainability and manufacturing capabilities.
Our funding calls each follow a topic or theme relevant to the Foundation Industries. View our latest funding opportunities here.
Energy Efficiency Themed Projects
THERMCAST: Valorisation of foundry sands as medium-high temperature waste heat recovery materials
Dr Argyrios Anangostopoulos
Research Fellow at University of Birmingham
Investigation of a Flat Heat Pipe for high temperature waste heat recovery from metal slabs
Professor Hussam Jouhara
Professor at Brunel University London
Dr Saurav Goel
Associate Professor at London South Bank University
Improved Energy Efficiency of Float Glass Production
Dr Peter Green
Senior Lecturer at University of Liverpool
Dr Zushu Li
Reader at University of Warwick
Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy Themed Projects
Sustainable Investment Assurance Model: SIAM
Dr Stephen Spooner
Senior Research Officer at Swansea University
Valorisation of Metallurgical Wastes through Chemically Bonded Ceramics (VMW-CBC)
Dr Sam Adu-Amankwah
Lecturer at University of Leeds
Dr Argyrios Anagnostopoulos
Research Fellow at University of Birmingham
Sustainable Replacements for Coal Tar Pitch Binders
Dr Cristina Valles
Academic Research Fellow at University of Manchester
Dr Silvia Tedesco
Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Xinyuan Ke
Lecturer at University of Bath
