Fundamentals of Adhesion & Adhesives: Part One

Dr Ewen J C Kellar

TWI

Ewen has been active in the field of adhesive and associated technologies for over thirty years with the majority of his time spent at TWI, supporting a wide client base with their various bonding requirements. Originally reading Chemistry at Edinburgh, he went on to gain his doctorate at University of East Anglia in surface science, followed by postdoctoral work first at Swansea and then at Queen Mary’s University of London. It was at QMUL where he first encountered adhesive technology, learning how to compound and measure the properties of a hot-melt adhesive developed for children’s nappies. He then joined TWI to work within the adhesives and composites section where the many needs of industrial clients have kept him occupied ever since. Applications in almost every industry sector have always made for an interesting career ranging from repairing tunnels for the London Underground, through bonding flights for badminton shuttlecocks to developing sealant delivery systems for aircraft wings. He has authored over 50 papers and articles, contributed chapters in a number of noteworthy texts on the subject and is the joint patent holder for the hybrid joining process, Comeld™.

Stephen Millington BSc FIMMM

Development Scientist, ARTIS

Steve joined ARTIS in 2011 and has nearly 40 years’ experience of working with a broad range of materials, including adhesives, sealants, textiles, rubbers, paper and board, fibre reinforcements, and composite materials. He began his career with the Ministry of Defence at Woolwich Arsenal before moving to DERA at Farnborough and, eventually, to QinetiQ. At ARTIS Steve has primary responsibility for coordinating support to development projects within Avon Protection (ARTIS’ parent company), covering both product and compound development. He also supplies in-service product support to Avon across a range of non-metallic materials and processes, as well as to external customers from a variety of industry sectors. In addition, Steve is responsible for ARTIS’ quality management system and its compliance to ISO 9001.

Steve is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM) and, as well as being a board member of the IOM3 Elastomers Group, he is also a board member, and immediate past-Chair, of the IOM3 Society for Adhesion and Adhesives and a member of the NPL Industrial Advisory Group for composites, adhesives and polymers.

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Jim Palmer

Consultant, J Palmer Consultancy Ltd.

Jim Palmer has over 40 years technical management experience in the adhesives, sealants and coating industry. Having worked for a variety of adhesive manufacturers from small independent manufacturers to large multinational corporations in the course of his career. He has a broad knowledge of manufacturing operations, technical, quality, production and application support

He is also conversant with the many regulatory issues facing the modern chemical manufacturing and downstream user industries.

Steve Shaw

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Professor Ambrose Taylor

Materials Engineering, Imperial College London

Ambrose Taylor is Professor of Materials Engineering at Imperial College London and Chair of the Society for Adhesion and Adhesives. He studied for a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bristol, and a PhD at Imperial College London. He then undertook post-doctoral research on high-temperature resistant adhesive and composite materials. He was awarded a prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering Post-doctoral Research Fellowship and a Royal Society Mercer Award for Innovation. He specialises in the characterisation and modelling of polymers, including for use as coatings, adhesives and fibre composites. He also works with polymer recycling and the use of bio-based resins for formulating polymers. He has a special interest in the fracture processes and toughness of these materials. Applications include the construction, aerospace and automotive industries, as well as for the conservation of cultural heritage such as paintings and furniture.