Dr Mark Eaton
Lecturer - Teaching and Research
- eatonm@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5793
- W2.27, S/1.07
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
I am a Lecturer in Composite Materials interested in: manufacturing and machining of composites; developmentment and characterisation of structured nanocomposites; and structural health monitoring (SHM) of composite materials and structures. I work closely with industry and have collaborated with: Haydale Ltd, Airbus, Boeing, Messier-Buggatti-Dowty, Centre for Defence Enterprise, MoD and MBDA.
Biography
Invited Talks * Piezo-electric Thick-films – Technical Meeting, Institute of Physics, London, UK, 2015 * Development of Multi-scale Carbon Composites using Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene, Cardiff School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, UK, 2014. * National Composite Centre (NCC), Feynman Way Central, Bristol & Bath Science Park, Bristol, UK, 2013. * Association of Aerospace Universities – Technical Meeting. Gas Turbine Research Centre, Port Talbot, UK, 2011. Awards and Recognition * Selected for participation in the Welsh Crucible, 2014. * One star innovation industry award at the MBDA UK recognition awards, 2014. * Institution of Mechanical Engineers Charles Sharpe Beecher Prize for best paper on an aerospace theme, entitled “Acoustic Emission for Monitoring Aircraft Structures”, 2009.
Publications
We are currently unable to retrieve the list of publications. Visit our institutional repository.Research Theme: Mechanics, Materials and Advanced Manufacturing
Live Grants
| Title | People | Sponsor | Value | Duration |
| O-ring Design and Testing for Sealing of Transformer Bushings and Cable Ends | A. Clarke, M. Eaton, A. Haddad | National Grid | £279k | 31/03/2019-31/03/2021 |
Past Grants |
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| Title | People | Sponsor | Value | Duration |
| Developing Functional Composites using Plasma Processed Nanocarbons | M. Eaton, R. Pullin, S. Evans (P. Sangha PhD) | KESSII (EU) - Haydale Ltd. | £55k | 1/10/2016 - 31/9/2019 |
| Optimisation of Trailer Upper Structures | A. Clarke, M. Eaton, A. Kwan | Loadlok (KTP) | £127k | 1/6/2016 - 31/5/2018 |
| A-Ultra Phase 2: NDE device to monitor rigid helmets and rigid armour plates | R. Pullin, D. Crivelli, M. Eaton, M. Pearson | MOD-SBRI | £180k | 1/9/2016 - 1/9/2017 |
| Protection of Structures from Lightning Strikes (PROTEST) | M. Haddad, C. Featherston, M. Eaton, P, Prokopovic | InnovateUK | £495k | 3/3/2014 - 2/3/2017 |
| Developing Autonomous Load Cells | J. Lees, R. Pullin, C. Featherston, M. Eaton | Flintec (KTP) | £123k | 1/10/2013 - 30/9/2015 |
| A-Ultra: NDE device to monitor rigid helmets and rigid armour plates | R. Pullin, M. Eaton, D. Crivelli | MOD-SBRI | £65k | 9/11/2015 - 2/5/2016 |
| Efficient Composite Curing by Intelligent Microwave Processing | J. Lees, S. Evans, A. Porch, M. Eaton | CIMComp - EPSRC | £49k | 1/5/2015 - 31/10/2015 |
Supervision
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of:
- Nanocomposites
- Ageing of composites
- Machining of composites
- Structural Health Monitroing of Composites
Past projects
Supervised Students
| Title | Student | Status | Degree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developing Nanocomposites with Highly Aligned Nanoscale Reinforcement | Kyriaki Gkaliou | Graduated | PhD |
| Developing functional composites using plasma processed nanocarbons | Perminder Sangha | Graduated | PhD |
| A Study of the Environmental and Structural Parameters Influencing Impact Damage in Fibre Reinforced Composites | Faisel Almudaihesh | Graduated | PhD |
| Damage Assessment in Complex Structures using Acoustic Emission | Safaa Al Jumaili | Graduated | PhD |