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Profiles
Professor John Summerscales
Professor of Composites Engineering
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Professor John Summerscales can be contacted through arrangement with our Press Office, to speak to the media on these areas of expertise.
- Coastal defences
- Composite materials
- Composites engineering
- Composite structures
- Life cycle assessment
Email publicrelations@plymouth.ac.uk to enquire.
Biography
Biography
Contents
- Service as External Examiner (including research degrees): see Teaching
- Conferences organised: see Publications
- Conference papers: see Personal\Additional Information
- Book reviews: see Personal\Additional Information
- Hobbies and interests: see Personal\Additional Information
Role
- Pathway Tutor for
BEng/MEng (honours) Mechanical Engineering .. with Composites
BEng/MEng (honours) Marine Technology .. with Composites - Consultant Professor to the Mecánica de Laminados Compuestos course at Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (FIUBA) - Argentina
- Head of MAterials and STructures (MAST) research group
- KTP Champion: Knowledge Transfer Partnerships in Engineering
- Member of ...
- Advanced Composites Manufacturing Centre
- Marine Institute
-
Sustainable Earth Institute
- formerly Research Co-ordinator for civil and mechanical engineering
- Directory of Chartered Environmentalists
- ORCID profile
- Academia.edu profile
- Google Scholar profile
- ResearchGate profile
- ResearcherID profile
- ScholarGPSTM profile
Qualifications
Qualifications
B.Sc. Applied Sciences (joint honours: Chemistry/Polymer),
University of Wales Institute of Science & Technology, 1974.
University of Wales Institute of Science & Technology, 1974.
- M.Sc. Molecular Science of Materials,
CNAA/Thames Polytechnic, London, 1976. - Ph.D. Carbon Fibre with Glass Fibre Hybrid Reinforced Plastics,
CNAA/Plymouth Polytechnic, 1984. - Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Adult Education),
University of Plymouth, 1998. - Certificate in Effective Leadership Skills
Open University, 2009.
Professional membership
Professional memberships
- CEng: Chartered Engineer (Engineering Council)
- CEnv: Chartered Environmentalist (Society for the Environment)
- CSci: Chartered Scientist (Science Council)
- FIMMM: Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)
- FInstNDT: Fellow of the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing
- FIAQP: Fellow of the International Association of Quality Practitioners
- Professional Member of SAMPE (Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering)
- Individual member: International Society of Bionic Engineering
Committees
- Secretary to IOM3 Composites Leadership Team
- SAMPE UK and Ireland Chapter Committee
- SAMPE Technical Committee 4: Recycling of Composites
Awards
Roles on external bodies
Research Funding Bodies
- European Commission Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), 2012-2014.
- MAC-RTM Research for the benefit of SMEs - reviewer.
- European Commission Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), 2006-2008.
- BIOCOMP Integrated Project - reviewer.
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC):
- Structural Materials College/Peer Review College, 1997-2009.
- Faraday Plastics Research and Training Board, 2003-2005.
- LINK Competitive Industrial Materials from Non-Food Crops "CIMNFC" (BBSRC/DEFRA + others), 2002-2007.
- Programme Steering Committee.
- Project steering committees: BioMat .. FibStruct .. NovComps .. TexFlax.
- LINK Renewable Materials (Defra/BBSRC) - reviewer, 2006.
- Department for Trade and Industry (DTI): Technology Programme -assessor/speaker, 2004-2006.
- Enterprise Ireland: Government Advanced Technologies Research Programme Panel, 2001.
- National Research Foundation - South Africa: Grant Application - reviewer, 2003.
- Technologiestichting STW - The Netherlands: Grant Application - reviewer, 2005.
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada - reviewer, 2007.
- Enterprise Ireland: Composites Competence Centres - evaluator, 2009.
- Romanian National Council for Research and Development - evaluator, 2011-12.
- Enterprise Ireland: Commercialisation Fund - reviewer, 2012.
- Enterprise Ireland: Irish Centre for Composites Research (IComp) Business Plan - reviewer, 2014.
- Kazakhstan: National Center of Science and Technology Evaluation -independent expert, 2014.
- Belgium: Industrieel Onderzoeksfonds (IOF) - reviewer, 2015.
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) - reviewer, 2016.
- Canada: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) - reviewer, 2016.
- Romania: Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding - evaluator/rapporteur, 2016.
- Invest Northern Ireland (INI)/Cogent Management Consulting LLP - international expert, 2016.
- Enterprise Ireland: H2020 Marie Sklodowska Curie Career-FIT assessment board, 2017.
- Enterprise Ireland: Irish Centre for Composites Research (IComp) mid-term reviewer, 2018.
- Sultanate of Oman: Sultan Qaboos University Towards New Industrial Applications in Oman - evaluator, 2019
- Sultanate of Oman: RIMS reviewer, 2019.
- Austria: Research Promotion Agency (FFG) Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies (COMET) - reviewer, 2020.
Professional Institutes
- Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining - IOM3 Composites Leadership Team (CLT, formerly British Composites Society Executive/Composites Division Board)
- Inaugural Chairman of Committee 02: Education, Professional Development and Recognition (EPDAR) 2009-2014
- CLG secretary, 2021 ongoing.
- Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering - UK and Ireland Chapter Committee
- Student Co-ordinator 2003-2009
- SAMPE Europe 2024 Belfast Conference 2023-2024
Publications
- International Advisory Board: Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing.
- Editorial Board: Composites and Advanced Materials ~ formerly Advanced Composites Letters (Greece).
Refereeing (most recent update on 07-January-2022)
- Advanced Composites Letters.
- Advanced Manufacturing: Polymer and Composites Science.
- Advances in Civil Engineering.
- Advances in Environmental Research.
- Advances in Materials Science and Engineering.
- Advances in Mechanical Engineering.
- Aeronautical Journal.
- Aerospace (MDPI).
- Annals of Occupational Hygiene.
- Applied Composite Materials.
- Applied Mechanics Reviews.
- Applied Surface Science.
- Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology.
- Bioinspiration & Biomimetics.
- Biomacromolecules.
- BioResources.
- Carbohydrate Polymers.
- Cellulose.
- Composite Interfaces.
- Composite Structures.
- Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing.
- Composites Part B: Engineering.
- Composites Part C: Open Access
- Composites Communications.
- Composites Manufacturing.
- Composites Science and Technology.
- Construction Materials.
- Environmental Science and Technology.
- Experimental Techniques.
- eXpress Polymer Letters.
- Fibers.
- Forests (MDPI).
- Frontiers in Plant Science: Plant Biophysics and Modelling
- ICE Green Materials.
- Industrial Crops and Products.
- Insight (formerly British Journal of Non-Destructive Testing).
- International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives.
- International Journal of Advanced Composites.
- International Journal of Computational Materials Science and Surface Engineering.
- International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning
- International Journal of Fatigue.
- International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment.
- International Journal of Materials and Product Technology.
- International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow.
- International Journal of Polymer Science.
- International Journal of Sustainable Engineering.
- International Journal of Vehicle Design.
- International Materials Reviews.
- International Polymer Processing.
- Journal of Adhesion.
- Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology.
- Journal of Applied Polymer Science.
- Journal of Archaeological Science.
- Journal of ASTM International.
- Journal of Bio-Based Materials and Bio-Energy.
- Journal of Bionic Engineering.
- Journal of Chemistry.
- Journal of Cleaner Production.
- Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.
- Journal of Composite Materials.
- Journal of Composites Science.
- Journal of Industrial Textiles.
- Journal of Materials Research and Technology.
- Journal of Materials Science.
- Journal of Microscopy.
- Journal of Multifunctional Composites.
- Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.
- Journal of Nanostructured Polymers and Nanocomposites.
- Journal of Natural Fibers.
- Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids
- Journal of Polymer Engineering.
- Journal of Polymers and the Environment.
- Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites.
- Journal of Renewable Materials.
- Journal of Rheology.
- Journal of Strain Analysis.
- Journal of the Textile Institute.
- Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology.
- Materials (MDPI).
- Materials and Design.
- Materials and Technology/Materiali in Tehnologije.
- Materials Circular Economy.
- Materials Express.
- Materials Science and Technology
- Materials Today: Proceedings.
- Mechanics of Materials.
- Micromachines.
- NDT&E International.
- Ocean Engineering.
- OMAE Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering.
- Plants (MDPI).
- Plastics Rubber and Composites: Processing and Applications.
- Plastics Rubber and Composites: Macromolecular Engineering.
- Polymer Composites.
- Polymer Engineering and Science.
- Polymer Testing.
- Polymers (MDPI)
- Polymers and Polymer Composites.
- Powder Metallurgy.
- Procedia CIRP
- Proceedings IMechE Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture.
- Proceedings IMechE Part C: Jornal of Mechanical Engineering Science.
- Proceedings IMechE Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering
- Proceedings IMechE Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering.
- Proceedings IMechE Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering.
- Proceedings IMechE Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology.
- Proceedings IMechE Part L: Journal of Materials Design and Applications.
- Proceedings IMechE Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment.
- progress in Materials Science
- Resources, Conservation and Recycling.
- Science and Engineering of Composite Materials.
- Sensors.
- SN Applied Sciences
- Structural Health Monitoring.
- Structures (Elsevier/IStructE).
- Sustainability (MDPI).
- Symmetry (MDPI).
- Textile Research Journal.
- Transport in Porous Media.
- Tribology Transactions.
Membership of Thematic Networks
- Auxetic Materials Network.
- Biomimetics Network for Industrial Sustainability (BioNIS)
- Sustainable Composites Network (SusCompNet)
- Vegetable Oil Polymers Network (VOPnet)
Key publications
(2021) 'A review of bast fibres and their composites: Part 4 ~ organisms and enzyme processes' Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 140, 106149-106149 , DOI Open access
(2014) 'Styrene emissions during gel-coating of composites' Journal of Cleaner Production 83, 317-328 Publisher Site , DOI
(2012) 'Modulus and strength prediction for natural fibre composites' Materials Science and Technology 28(7), 864-871 , DOI
(2011) 'A fibre diameter distribution factor (FDDF) for natural fibre composites' Journal of Materials Science 46, (17) 5876-5880 , DOI
(2010) 'Failure strain as the key design criterion for fracture of natural fibre composites' Composites Science and Technology 70, (6) 995-999 , DOI
(2017) 'Consolidation process boundaries of the degradation of mechanical properties in compression moulding of natural-fibre bio-polymer composites' Polymer Degradation and Stability 138, 115-125 , DOI Open access
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
Modules taught Web-pages to support student learning are available via the appropriate links below.
For all current modules, the pages are under continuing development.
Current courses:
For all current modules, the pages are under continuing development.
Current courses:
- MEng/BEng 3 MATS 347 (20 credits - module leader)
Composites Design and Manufacture. - MEng/BEng 3 MATS 348 (20 credits - module leader)
Composites Engineering (coursework module which complements MATS 347). - MATS500 Advanced Composites Technology
- ... plus student project supervision.
... discontinued modules:
- MSc MECH 512 Design for Structural Integrity
... specifically Condition Monitoring (CM) - Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) - MSc MECH 513 Smart Materials and Intelligent Structural Systems.
- MSc MECH 524 Composite Engineering Systems
- MEng 4 Advanced Composites Technology
- BEng 3 STAD322 Civil and Structural Engineering - Construction and Design Project
- BSc 3 MST 326 Quality Management and Safety Engineering.
- BSc 2 MATS 232 Marine Composites and Vessel Surveying.
Staff serving as external examiners
External Examiner for the jury of Habilitation a Diriger des Recherces
- Université de Bourgogne, 2014
Habilitationsschrift for venia docendi
- Montanuniversität Leoben - Austria, 2018.
External Examinerfor doctorate (PhD unless stated)
- Aalborg University - Denmark, 2003.
- Anna University (Chennai) - India (4), 2011/12/16/19.
- University of Auckland - New Zealand, 2013.
- University of Bath, 2011.
- Bolton Institute, 2002.
- Bournemouth University, 2000/02.
- University of Bristol (3), 2003/04/21.
- Brunel University, 2021.
- Cranfield University (2 PhD), 2007/22. EngD, 2020.
- Deakin University - Australia, 2011.
- University of Edinburgh, 2021.
- Imperial College - University of London (3), 2014/15/16.
- Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, 2015.
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 2015.
- University of Leeds, 1997.
- Loughborough University of Technology (2), 1991 and 2006/07.
- University of Manchester, 2008.
- University of Mauritius, 2021.
- University of Nottingham, 2017.
- Queen Mary - University of London (2), 2003/2012.
- Universiti Putra Malaysia - Malaysia (7), 2004/05/10/15/18/19.
- University of Sheffield (2), 2019/22.
- University of Strathclyde (2), 1998/2005.
- University of Surrey (5 EngD), 2013/19/21/22/23.
- Swansea University (EngD), 2015.
- University of Ulster at Belfast, 2009.
- University of Ulster at Jordanstown (4), 2009/11/17/20.
- University of Warwick (2), 1996/98/99.
- University of West of Scotland, 2020.
External Examiner for MPhil
- University of Bath, 2014.
- Leicester de Montfort University (2), 2006.
- University of Manchester, 2005.
External Examiner for MRes dissertations
- Swansea University (3), 2010.
External Examiner for MSc Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation course
- Swansea Metropolitan University, 2008-2013.
External Examiner for MSc dissertations
- Manchester University/UMIST, 1990/93/94/98/99.
- University of Wales Trinity St David (Swansea), 2022.
External Examiner for MScEng dissertation
- National University of Ireland - Galway, 2007.
External Examiner for MEng dissertations
- University of Limerick - Ireland, 1993/95.
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University – South Africa, 2017.
External Examiner for BEng (honours) Mechanical Engineering course
- University of Ulster, 2004-2008.
Jury du Diplôme d’Université
- IUT de Lannion (Université de Rennes I), September 2001.
Research
Research
Research interests
- Manufacture of continuous fibre reinforced polymer matrix composites,
especially resin transfer moulding (RTM) and resin infusion under flexible tooling (RIFT). - Marine applications of fibre-reinforced composites.
- Microstructural characterisation of fibre-reinforced composites.
- Natural fibres as reinforcements for composite materials.
- Non-destructive testing of fibre-reinforced composites.
- Smart materials and intelligent structures, including biomimetics.
- Structure - process - performance relationships for composites.
- Sustainable composites, including Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).
- Best practice in supervision and support of research degree candidates.
Research degrees awarded to supervised students
- Dayang Habibah Abang Ismawi Hassim, PhD, 2019:
Fatigue crack growth of recycled rubber in natural/butadiene rubber blend - Aitor Hernandez Michelena, PhD, 2019:
Natural fibre reinforced composite materials - Mohammad Hossein Khanlou, PhD at Griffith University – Australia, 2018:
Degradation of flax PLA biocomposites during and after manufacture - Richard Pitwon, PhD, 2017:
Pluggable optical connector interfaces for electro-optical circuit boards - Vlad Zamorovskii, MPhil, 2017:
Composite materials filled with ferromagnetic microwire inclusions demonstrating microwave response to temperature and tensile stress - Mahdi Al-Farttoosi, PhD, 2016:
Impact Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened or Repaired with Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) - Amjed Saleh Mahmood, PhD, 2016:
Processing-performance relationships for fibre-reinforced composites - Richard Cullen, PhD, 2014:
Air permeability of balsa core, and its influence on defect formation in resin infused sandwich laminates. - David Harman, PhD, 2013:
An economic evaluation of the robotic tufting process considering the application of a novel composite wing rib post - Nilmini Dissanayake, PhD, 2011:
Life Cycle Assessment of flax fibres for the reinforcement of polymer matrix composites. - Amandeep Singh Virk, PhD, 2010:
Numerical models for natural fibre composites with stochastic properties. - Ross Pomeroy, PhD, 2009:
Permeability characterisation of continuous filament mats for resin transfer moulding. - Robert Blackburn, MPhil, 2009:
The manufacture and testing of perforated composite acoustic panels. - Krongkaew Mighanetara, PhD, 2008:
Impact of metal mining on the water quality in the Tamar catchment. - Iosif Progoulakis, MPhil, 2004:
Heated tooling for composites aerospace manufacture. - Craig Woodward, MPhil, 2002:
The application of Poka Yoke to administrative functions within an organisation. - Joachim Gingele, PhD, 2001:
Modelling business processes with links to ISO 9001. - Neil Pearce, PhD, 2001:
Process-property-fibre distribution relationships in fibre-reinforced composites. - James Craen, MPhil, 2000:
Resin infusion under flexible tooling. - Angela Newbury, PhD, 1994:
An investigation into the applicability of NMR for cure monitoring of composites.
Grants & contracts
- To develop a Scope 3 assessment tool
Knowledge Transfer Partnership programme with SWMAS Limited, October 2023 to September 2025 inclusive. - Life Cycle Assessment of a luxury yacht manufacturing line
Princess Yachts Limited PhD student sponsorship, January 2022 to December 2024 inclusive. - Development and demonstrators of durable biobased composites for a marine environment
Interreg 2 Seas Mers Zeeën project, led by CenTexBel (BE), March 2019-February 2023. - Closing the skills gap and supporting the Industrial Strategy through [composites] curriculum development
HEFCE Catalyst Fund, led by University of Bristol, January 2018-May 2019. - To develop a range of innovative composite repair kit solutions that are quick, simple and safe to use in a variety of environments
Knowledge Transfer Partnership programme 10912 with Alan Harper Composites Limited, calendar year 2018. - To develop a commercially viable manufacturing process to improve the chemical properties of fine rubber powder derived from reprocessed vehicle tyres
- Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Crumb Rubber Limited (with Frank Abraham, Mike Foulkes and Jasper Graham-Jones), 2013-2015.
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InGeCt - An innovative environmentally friendly gelcoating technology for composites for marine and wind-turbine applications to reduce VOC emissions, processing time and cost.
European Commission Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) Research for SMEs (R4SME) project 286520, 2011-2013. - Develop the company Research and Development competence and infrastructure to enhance the understanding of current materials capability and establish a platform for further product development
Knowledge Transfer Partnership programme 8578 with Lorient Polyproducts Limited (with Mike Foulkes), 2011-2013. - To embed new design methodologies and material knowledge to produce the next generation security product focussing on the French market
Knowledge Transfer Partnership Programme 8267 with Spinnaker International Limited (led by Roy Tam with Roberto Fraquelli), 2010-2012. -
To design and manufacture a state-of-the-art resin processing control and delivery system to manufacture composite materials predominantly for the aerospace industry,
Knowledge Transfer Partnership programme 6608 with Composite Integration Limited, 2007-2009. -
To re-design and update passenger seating furniture using the latest computer aided engineering techniques and developments in materials and manufacturing processes,
Knowledge Transfer Partnership Programme 6262 with Zoeftig and Company Limited (led by David Grieve), 2007–2009, - Evaluation of the Cormarent tidal stream energy device to include concept validation
DTI Technology Programme (led by Ming Dai), 2007-2008. - Development of innovative in-mould coating technologies for gel coating of composites
DTI Technology Programme Zero Emission Enterprise call funding, 2005-09. - Modern mechanical engineering design methodologies, processes and new innovative products for the rail industry
Teaching Company Programme 3720 with Vortok International - Plymouth, 2001-2003. - Life assessment for composite structures under various damage states using 'smart' sensors
EPSRC Doctoral Training Account, 2001-2004. - Development of innovative materials, tooling, design and production processes for composites used in the low cost manufacture of aerostructure components
Teaching Company Programme 3067 with GKN Aerospace Limited - Cowes, 2000-2003. - Process-property-fibre distribution relationships in fibre composites
EPSRC grant GR/K04699 with Carr Reinforcements Limited and University of Bristol, 1994-1998. - Resin Infusion under Flexible Tooling
HEFCE Development of Research Funds, 1994-1997. - Simulation of the resin transfer moulding process for efficient design and manufacture of composite components
BRITE/EurAM II BE5477-92 with 10 partners, 1992-1996.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP)is the new name for Teaching Company Schemes (TCS)
Creative practice & artistic projects
Publications
Publications
Key publications
(2021) 'A review of bast fibres and their composites: Part 4 ~ organisms and enzyme processes' Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 140, 106149-106149 , DOI Open access
(2014) 'Styrene emissions during gel-coating of composites' Journal of Cleaner Production 83, 317-328 Publisher Site , DOI
(2012) 'Modulus and strength prediction for natural fibre composites' Materials Science and Technology 28(7), 864-871 , DOI
(2011) 'A fibre diameter distribution factor (FDDF) for natural fibre composites' Journal of Materials Science 46, (17) 5876-5880 , DOI
(2010) 'Failure strain as the key design criterion for fracture of natural fibre composites' Composites Science and Technology 70, (6) 995-999 , DOI
(2017) 'Consolidation process boundaries of the degradation of mechanical properties in compression moulding of natural-fibre bio-polymer composites' Polymer Degradation and Stability 138, 115-125 , DOI Open access
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
(2023) 'Life Cycle Assessment Research Trends and Implications: A Bibliometric Analysis' Sustainability 15, (18) 1-45 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2023) 'Cool-clave – an energy efficient autoclave' Journal of Composites Science 7, (2) Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Developments and industrial applications of basalt fibre reinforced composite materials' Journal of Composites Science 6, (12) 367-367 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Industrialization of the composites infusion moulding process' Composites Sustainability Report 2022 141-145 Publisher Site Open access
(2022) 'FEA modelling and environmental assessment of a thin-walled composite drive shaft' Thin-Walled Structures 180, , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Sustainable Manufacture of Natural Fibre Reinforced Epoxy Resin Composites with Coupling Agent in the Hardener' Journal of Composites Science 6, (3) Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2022) 'The 100 m Composite Ship?' Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10, (3) , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Resin-rich volumes ( RRV ) and the performance of fibre-reinforced composites: a review' Journal of Composites Science 6, (2) 1-1 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2022) 'A Cost Model for 3D Woven Preforms' Journal of Composites Science 6, (1) Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Net Gains – confronting the challenge of the marine litter head-on' Materials World 29, (7-8) 51-54 Publisher Site Open access
(2021) 'Fatigue crack growth of natural rubber/butadiene rubber blend containing waste tyre rubber powders' Solid State Phenomena 317, 293-299 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Correction to: The bulk modulus of carbon fibers' Journal of Materials Science 56, (14) 8910-8910 , DOI Open access
(2021) 'A review of bast fibres and their composites: Part 4 ~ organisms and enzyme processes' Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 140, 106149-106149 , DOI Open access
(2020) 'Monomer Selection for In Situ Polymerization Infusion Manufacture of Natural-Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic-Matrix Marine Composites' Polymers 12, (2) Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2020) 'Recovery of electronic wastes as fillers for electromagnetic shielding in building components: an LCA study' Journal of Cleaner Production Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2020) 'Finite element analysis of natural fiber composites using a self-updating model' Journal of Composite Materials 54, (23) 3275-3286 , DOI Open access
(2020) 'Fibre Area Correction Factors (FACF) for the extended rules-of-mixtures for natural fibre reinforced composites' Materials Today: Proceedings 31, (Supp 2) S318-S320 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2020) 'Fatigue crack growth and fatigue fracture morphology of recycled rubber powder filled NR/BR blend compound' Rubber Chemistry and Technology , DOI Open access
(2019) 'Liquid Composite Moulding reproducibility in real world production of fiber reinforced polymeric composites: a review of challenges and solutions' Advanced Manufacturing: Polymer and Composites Science 5, (3) 85-99 , DOI Open access
(2019) 'Evaluation of tensile properties of fibers extracted from banana peels' Journal of Natural Fibers , DOI Open access
(2019) 'The effect of interface morphology in waste tyre rubber powder filled elastomeric matrices on the tear and abrasion resistance' eXPRESS Polymer Letters 13, (3) 248-260 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2018) 'The relationship between the chemical, mechanical and geometrical properties of basalt fibre' Textile Research Journal 89, (15) 3056-3066 , DOI Open access
(2018) 'Enhanced rules-of-mixture for natural fibre reinforced polymer matrix (NFRP) composites (comment on Lau et al in volume 136)' Composites Part B: Engineering 160, 167-169 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2018) 'Process-property-performance relationships in CFRP composites using fractal dimension' IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 338, (Conference 1) 1-1 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2018) 'Fatigue Properties and Fracture Morphology of Micronised Rubber Powder (MRP) from Waste Tyres in Unfilled Elastomers' International Journal of Materials, Mechanics and Manufacturing 6, (4) 281-285 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Estimation of mechanical property degradation of poly(lactic acid) and flax fibre reinforced poly(lactic acid) bio-composites during thermal processing' Measurement (Journal of the International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO)) 116, 367-372 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Effect of time at temperature for natural fibres' Procedia Engineering 200, 269-275 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Silane modification of the flax/epoxy system interface' Procedia Engineering 200, 448-456 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Targeted pre-treatment of hemp bast fibres for optimal performance in biocomposite materials: a review' Industrial Crops and Products 108, 660-683 , DOI Open access
(2017) 'The mechanical properties of flax fibre reinforced poly(lactic acid) bio-composites to wet, freezing and humid environments' Journal of Composite Materials 52, (6) 835-850 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Consolidation process boundaries of the degradation of mechanical properties in compression moulding of natural-fibre bio-polymer composites' Polymer Degradation and Stability 138, 115-125 , DOI Open access
(2016) 'In-Mould Gel-Coating for polymer composites' Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 91, (1) 203-210 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2016) 'Technical Note: On modelling thermo-chemical degradation of poly(lactic acid)' Polymer Degradation and Stability 134, (December 2016) 19-21 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2016) 'Ranking of fibre-reinforced composite plate surface finish quality by wavelet texture analysis' Insight 58, (6) 318-323 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2015) 'In-mould gel coating under flexible moulding techniques using a separator fabric' International Journal of Applied Engineering Research 10, (2) 3295-3299
(2014) 'Styrene emissions during gel-coating of composites' Journal of Cleaner Production 83, 317-328 Publisher Site , DOI
(2014) 'Bio-based versus traditional polymer composites. a life cycle assessment perspective' Journal of Cleaner Production 74, 135-144 , DOI
(2014) 'Embedded ferromagnetic microwires for monitoring tensile stress in polymeric materials' Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 61, 216-223 , DOI
(2014) 'Microstructural characterisation of jute/epoxy quasi-unidirectional composites' Applied Composite Materials Publisher Site , DOI
(2014) 'Environmental impacts and thermal insulation performance of innovative composite solutions for building applications' Construction and Building Materials 55, 406-414 Publisher Site , DOI
(2013) 'Characterisation of natural fibre reinforcements and composites' Journal of Composites Publisher Site , DOI
(2013) 'Resin infusion under flexible moulding technique by in-mould gel-coating using a flow medium' Indian Journal of Applied Research 3, (7) 292-293 Publisher Site
(2012) 'Modulus and strength prediction for natural fibre composites' Materials Science and Technology 28(7), 864-871 , DOI
(2011) 'A fibre diameter distribution factor (FDDF) for natural fibre composites' Journal of Materials Science 46, (17) 5876-5880 , DOI
(2011) 'Heavier or just colder? A new approach to perception research' PsyPAG Quarterly (78) 4-8 Publisher Site
(2011) 'Modelling tensile properties of jute fibres' Materials Science and Technology - London 27, (1) 458-460 , DOI
(2010) 'Failure strain as the key design criterion for fracture of natural fibre composites' Composites Science and Technology 70, (6) 995-999 , DOI
(2010) 'Physical Characterization of Jute Technical Fibers: Fiber Dimensions' Journal of Natural Fibers 7, (3) 216-228 , DOI
(2009) 'Multiple Data Set (MDS) weak-link scaling analysis of jute fibres' Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 40, (11) 1764-1771 , DOI
(2009) 'Tensile properties of jute fibres' Materials Science and Technology - London 25, (10) 1289-1295 , DOI
(2009) 'Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Flax Fibre for the Reinforcement of Composites' Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 3, (3) 245-248 , DOI
(2009) 'Design, manufacture, mechanical testing and numerical modelling of an asymmetric composite crossbow limb' Composites Part B: Engineering 40, (3) 249-257 , DOI Open access
(2009) 'Energy Use in the Production of Flax Fiber for the Reinforcement of Composites' Journal of Natural Fibers 6, (4) 331-346 , DOI
(2007) 'Bjorn Backman, Composite structures, design, safety and innovation, Elsevier, Amsterdam (2005) ISBN 0-08-044545-4 241 pp., 9 references, £99, €135, US$150' International Journal of Fatigue 29, (8) 1577-1577 , DOI
(2007) 'Measurement of permeability of continuous filament mat glass fibre reinforcements by saturated radial air flow' Composites, Part A 38, 1439-1443 , DOI
(2005) 'Heated tooling for aerospace composites manufacture' SAMPE Journal 41, (6) 36-45
(2004) 'Observations on the fibre distribution and fibre strain in a woven fabric reinforcement' Advanced Composites Letters 13 (3), 135-140 Publisher Site , DOI
(2004) 'The fractal dimension of X-ray tomographic sections of a woven composite' Advanced Composites Letters 13, (2) 113-121 Publisher Site , DOI
(2003) 'An introduction to wavelet transforms: a tutorial approach' Insight 45, (5) 344-353
(2002) 'Effects of elevated temperature on ultimate tensile strength and failure modes of short carbon fibre reinforced magnesium composite' Materials Science and Technology 18, (5) 501-506 , DOI
(2002) 'Mechanische Eigenschaften eines kohlestofffaserverstärkten Magnesium-Verbundwerkstoffes bei erhöhten Temperaturen' Gießereiforschung 54(3), 75-100 Publisher Site
(2001) 'Materials for low-investment tools for plastic injection' Advances in Manufacturing Technology XVI 16, 417-422
(2001) 'Voronoi cells, fractal dimensions and fibre composites' Journal of Microscopy-Oxford 201, (2) 153-162 , DOI Open access
(2000) 'Improving the resin transfer moulding process for fabric-reinforced composites by modification of the fabric architecture' Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 31, (12) 1433-1441 , DOI
(1998) 'Corrigendum: An investigation into the effects of fabric architecture on the processing and properties of fibre reinforced composites produced by resin transfer moulding (corrigendum)' Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 29, (5-6) 707-707
(1998) 'A study of the effects of convergent flow fronts on the properties of fibre reinforced composites produced by RTM' Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 29, (1-2) 141-152 , DOI
(1998) 'An investigation into the effects of fabric architecture on the processing and properties of fibre reinforced composites produced by resin transfer moulding' Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 29, (1-2) 19-27 , DOI
(1998) 'The compression response of fibre-reinforced plastic plates during manufacture by the resin infusion under flexible tooling method' Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 29, (1-2) 111-114 , DOI
(1998) 'The use of automated image analysis for the investigation of fabric architecture on the processing and properties of fibre-reinforced composites produced by RTM' Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 29, (7) 829-837 , DOI
(1997) 'Resin transfer moulding research for complex composite components' Mechanical Technology (Republic of South Africa) 9-11 Publisher Site
(1997) 'Resin transfer moulding research for complex composite components' Processing for China (Hong Kong) 87-90
(1996) 'Data validation procedures for the automated determination of the two-dimensional permeability tensor of a fabric reinforcement (vol 27, pg 260, 1996)' Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 27, (6) 503-503
(1996) 'Data validation procedures for the automated determination of the two-dimensional permeability tensor of a fabric reinforcement' Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 27, (4) 255-261 , DOI
(1996) 'Composite manufacturing technology (soviet advanced composites technology series 1)' Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 27, (1) 71-71 , DOI
(1995) 'Relationship between mechanical performance and microstructure in composites fabricated with flow-enhancing fabrics' Composites 26, (9) 675-679 , DOI
(1995) 'The effect of reinforcement architecture on the long-range flow in fibrous reinforcements' Composites Manufacturing 6, (3-4) 221-235 , DOI
(1995) 'The effect of microstructure on flow promotion in resin transfer moulding reinforcement fabrics' Journal of Microscopy - Oxford 177, 207-217 , DOI
(1995) 'Quantitative microstructural examination of RTM fabrics designed for enhanced flow' Composite Structures 32, (1-4) 519-529 , DOI
(1994) 'Flow and rheology in polymer composites manufacturing' Composites Manufacturing 5, (3) 196-196 , DOI
(1994) 'Poisson's ratio in fibre-reinforced polymer composites with a high void content' Journal of Materials Science Letters 13, (12) 912-914 , DOI
(1993) 'Quantitative evaluation of fiber distributions in a continuously reinforced aluminium alloy using automatic image analysis: comment' Materials Characterization 30, (4) 308-308 , DOI
(1993) 'A model for the effect of fibre clustering on the flow rate in resin transfer moulding' Composites Manufacturing 4(1), 27-31 , DOI
(1993) 'Effect of processing dwell time on the microstructure of a fibre-reinforced composite' Journal of Microscopy - Oxford 169, 173-182 , DOI
(1992) 'A new model for the wave-front profile in unidirectional fibre-reinforced composites' British Journal of Non-Destructive Testing 34, (10) 491-493
(1992) 'School of manufacturing, materials and mechanical engineering, The University of Plymouth, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA, UK' Composites Manufacturing 3, (4) 281-284 , DOI
(1989) 'Acoustic emission testing of the structural integrity of multicore cable' British Journal of Non-Destructive Testing 31, (7) 383-386
(1988) 'Poisson's ratios in glass fibre reinforced plastics' Composite Structures 9, (3) 173-188 , DOI
(1986) 'Acoustic emission source location in orthotropic materials' British Journal of Non-Destructive Testing 28, (1) 17-22
(1985) 'The effect of short-term continuous seawater exposure on the shear properties of a marine laminate' Transactions of Institute of Marine Engineers series C 97, 131-134
(1985) 'Acoustic emission from cord reinforced rubber' British Journal of Non-Destructive Testing 27(5), 300-305
(1985) 'Acoustic emission modulus determination and source location in unidirectional fibre reinforced polymer composites' Journal of Acoustic Emission 4(2/3), s170-s173 Publisher Site
(1984) 'Amplitude distribution acoustic emission signatures of unidirectional fibre composite hybrid materials' Composites 15, (3) 200-206 , DOI
Reviews
(2014) 'In-mould gel-coating of polymer composites - a review' Journal of Cleaner Production 70, 282-291 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2013) 'A review of bast fibres and their composites. Part 3: modelling' Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 44, (1) 132-139 , DOI Open access
(2010) 'A review of bast fibres and their composites. Part 1 - Fibres as reinforcements' Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 41, (10) 1329-1335 , DOI Open access
(2010) 'A review of bast fibres and their composites. Part 2 - Composites' Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 41, (10) 1336-1344 , DOI Open access
(2005) 'Low pressure (vacuum infusion) techniques for moulding large composite structures' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L Journal of Materials Design and Applications 219 (1), 45-58 , DOI
(1996) 'Resin infusion under flexible tooling (RIFT): A review' Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 27, (7) 517-524 , DOI
(1994) 'Manufacturing defects in fibre-reinforced plastics composites' Insight 36, (12) 936-942
(1994) 'Non-destructive measurement of the moisture-content in fibre-reinforced plastics' British Journal of Non-Destructive Testing 36, (2) 64-72
(1993) 'Microstructural image analysis applied to fibre composite materials: a review' Composites 24, (5) 383-393 , DOI
(1990) 'NDT of advanced composites - an overview of the possibilities' British Journal of Non-Destructive Testing 32, (11) 568-577
(1990) 'International dissertations on fiber reinforced polymers - an update' Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites 9, (4) 390-418
(1989) 'International dissertations on fiber reinforced polymers - an update' Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites 8, (5) 484-535
(1989) 'International dissertations on fiber reinforced polymers - an update' Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites 8, (2) 185-210
(1987) 'High-performance reinforcement fabrics' Progress in Rubber and Plastics Technology 3(3), 20-32
(1986) 'Embedded optical sensors in fibre reinforced plastics' International Journal of Optical Sensors 1(4), 287-298
(1979) 'Hybrids - a review. Part 1: Techniques, design and construction' Composites 10, (4) 215-221 , DOI
Editorial comments
Summerscales J (2005) 'ACMC/SAMPE conference on marine composites (MarComp) 2003' Composites Part A-Applied Science and Manufacturing 36, (8) 1029-1029 , DOI
(2002) 'Book Review: Handbook of Composite Fabrication' Materials World 10, (4)
(2000) 'Special issue: Flow processes in composite materials' Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 31, (12) 1287-1287 , DOI
(1995) 'Composites and Composites-Manufacturing to be incorporated into a new title' Composites Manufacturing 6, (3-4) 115-116 , DOI
(1993) 'Automated composite manufacture' Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Processing and Applications 19, (3) 129-129
Books
Summerscales J; Plymouth Morris (2019) The Plymouth Morris Tradition. First Edition Plymouth, England ACMC Plymouth Open access
(2018) Marine Composites Design and Performance. Woodhead Publishing Limited
Graham-Jones J; Summerscales J (2015) Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-reinforced Composites. Cambridge Woodhead Publishing (Elsevier) Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering 63Publisher Site , DOI
(2013) Acoustic Emission Source Location in Fibre-Reinforced Composite Materials. Plymouth - England Advanced Composites Manufacturing Centre Publisher Site Open access
Summerscales J; Chudley J; Ellison J; Grant J; Grove SM; Searle TJ; Short D; Spooner J (2003) Proceedings of the ACMC/SAMPE Conference on Marine Composites, Plymouth, 11-12 September 2003. Plymouth - England Advanced Composites Manufacturing Centre Publisher Site
Summerscales J; Grove SM; Horne D; Jones TER; Searle TJ (1999) Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials, Plymouth, 12-14 July 1999. Plymouth - England Advanced Composites Manufacturing Centre Publisher Site
(1990) Non-destructive testing of fibre-reinforced plastics composites, volume 2. Springer Publisher Site
(1987) Non-destructive testing of fibre-reinforced plastics composites, volume 1. Springer Publisher Site
Chapters
(2018) 'Materials selection for marine composites' Marine Composites: Design and Performance Cambridge Elsevier/Woodhead imprint 3-30 , DOI Open access
(2018) 'Preface' Marine Composites: Design and Performance Cambridge Elsevier (Woodhead Publishing imprint) xvii-xxi , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Effect of time-dependent process temperature variation during manufacture of natural-fibre composites' in Fangueiro R; Rana S Advances in Natural Fibre Composites: Raw Materials, Processing and Analysis Germany Springer 61-67 Publisher Site , DOI
(2017) 'Forensic identification of bast fibres' in Ray D Biocomposites for High-Performance Applications Current Barriers and Future Needs Towards Industrial Development Cambridge Woodhead Publishing Limited 125-164 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2016) 'Fibre Distribution and the Process-Property Dilemma' in Beaumont P; Soutis C; Hodzic A The Structural Integrity of Carbon Fibre Composites Springer International Publishing Switzerland 301-317 , DOI Open access
(2016) 'A finite element analysis to validate the rule-of-mixtures for the prediction of the Young’s modulus of composites with non-circular anisotropic fibres' in Fangueiro R; Rana S Natural Fibres: Advances in Science and Technology Towards Industrial Applications: From Science To Market Dordrecht Springer 173-182 Publisher Site , DOI
(2016) 'Eco-friendly flax fibre/epoxy resin/composite system for surfboard production' in Fangueiro R; Rana S Natural Fibres: Advances in Science and Technology Towards Industrial Applications: From Science To Market Dordrecht Springer 267-277 Publisher Site , DOI
(2016) '2 Composites manufacturing for marine structures' Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Composites Elsevier 19-55 , DOI
(2015) 'Composites manufacturing for marine structures' in Graham-Jones J; Summerscales J Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-reinforced Composites Cambridge Woodhead Publishing (Elsevier) 19-55 Publisher Site
(2015) 'Disposal of composite boats and other marine composites' in Graham-Jones J; Summerscales J Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-reinforced Composites Cambridge Woodhead Publishing (Elsevier) 185-213 Publisher Site , DOI
(2015) 'Introduction' in Graham-Jones J; Summerscales J Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-reinforced Composites Cambridge Woodhead Publishing (Elsevier) 1-15 Publisher Site , DOI
(2014) 'Chapter 1: Durability of composites in the marine environment' in Davies P; Rajapakse YDS Durability of composites in a marine environment Dordrecht - Netherlands Springer 1-13 Publisher Site , DOI
(2014) 'Chapter 7: Manufacturing methods for natural fibre composites' in Hodzic A; Shanks R Chapter 7: Natural Fibre Composites: materials, processes and properties Cambridge Woodhead Publishing 176-215 Publisher Site , DOI
(2013) 'Plant Fiber–Based Composites' Green Composites from Natural Resources Taylor & Francis 109-138 , DOI
(2013) 'Chapter 8: Life Cycle Assessment for natural fibre composites' in Thakur VK Green Composites from Natural Resources USA Taylor & Francis Group LLC 157-186 Publisher Site , DOI
(2012) 'Resin Infusion Under Flexible Tooling (RIFT)' Encyclopedia of Composites – second edition John Wiley & Sons 2648-2658 , DOI
(2010) 'Disposal of composite boats and other marine composites' in Goodship V Management, recycling and reuse of waste composites Cambridge - England Woodhead Publishing Limited 495-519 Publisher Site , DOI
(2010) 'Contributor contact details' Management, Recycling and Reuse of Waste Composites Elsevier xiii-xvi , DOI
(2003) 'In-process monitoring for control of closed-mold techniques for the manufacture of thermosetting matrix composites' in Shonaike GO; Advani SG Advanced Polymeric Materials – Structure and Property Relationships CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton - Florida 57-101 , DOI
(2001) 'Open Mould Techniques for Thermoset Composites' in Kelly A; Zweben CH Comprehensive Composite Materials: Polymer matrix composites Oxford - England Elsevier Science 737-761 , DOI
(2000) 'Process-Property-Structure Relationships for Woven Fibre Composites' FRC 2000–Composites for the Millennium Elsevier 121-130 , DOI
(1999) 'Review of the Durability of Marine Laminates' in Pritchard G Reinforced plastics durability Cambridge Woodhead Publishing 219-266 Publisher Site , DOI
(1998) 'Quantitative Microstructural Analysis for Continuous Fibre Composites' in Summerscales J Microstructural characterisation of fibre-reinforced composites Cambridge - England Woodhead Publishing Limited 179-203 Publisher Site , DOI
(1990) 'Dielectrometry' in Summerscales J Non-destructive testing of fibre-reinforced plastics composites Springer 297-360 Publisher Site
(1990) 'Electrical and Magnetic Testing' in Summerscales J Non-destructive testing of fibre-reinforced plastics composites Springer 253-297 Publisher Site
(1990) 'Microwave techniques' in Summerscales J Non-destructive testing of fibre-reinforced plastics composites Springer 361-412 Publisher Site
(1988) 'Acoustic Emission Source Location in Bidirectionally Reinforced Composites Part 1: Source Location Algorithm' Non-Destructive Testing Elsevier 2881-2891 , DOI
(1987) 'Marine Applications' in Dostal CA; Reinhart TJ; Committee ASMIH Engineered Materials Handbook Metals Park OH ASM International 837-844
(1987) 'Chemical Spectroscopies' in Summerscales J; Short D Non-destructive testing of fibre-reinforced plastics composites Springer 207-270 Publisher Site
(1987) 'Corona discharge' in Summerscales J Non-destructive testing of fibre-reinforced plastics composites Springer 201-205 Publisher Site
(1987) 'ACOUSTIC EMISSION SOURCE LOCATION IN BIDIRECTIONALLY REINFORCED COMPOSITES, PART 2: WAVEFRONT PROFILE AND ELASTIC MODULUS CORRELATION' Composites Evaluation Elsevier 128-133 , DOI
(1981) 'The Elastic and Thermal Properties of Composites' in Hancox NL Fibre composite hybrid materials Barking - England Elsevier Applied Science Publishers 69-117
Conference Papers
(2023) 'Lactide in In Situ Polymerisation (ISP) during Monomer Infusion under Flexible Tooling (MIFT)' 23rd International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM23) 7-/-0/20238-/-0/2023INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON COMPOSITE MATERIALS Publisher Site Open access
(2023) 'Development and demonstrators of durable biobased composites for a marine environment' in Fangueiro R 6th International Conference on Natural Fibres (ICNF2023) Narure Inspired Sustainable Solutions 6-/-0/20236-/-0/2023SCIENTRIS 58-59 Open access
(2023) 'Fishing gear: polymers, pitfalls and potential solutions. Results for the INdIGO Project' Global Research & Innovation in Plastics Sustainability (GRIPS) 2023 Conference 5-/-0/20235-/-0/2023Open access
(2021) 'Monomer selection for natural fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composite manufacture by monomer infusion under flexible tooling (MIFT)' International Conference on Manufacturing Advanced Composites (ICMAC) 0-/-1/20210-/-1/2021Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining Open access
(2021) 'Large thermoplastic matrix marine composites by liquid composite moulding processes' in Fangueiro R 5th International Conference on Natural Fibers - Materials of the Future 5-/-0/20215-/-0/2021Sciencentris 153-154 Publisher Site Open access
(2020) 'Marine fibre-reinforced plastics composites' Annual Assembly of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) Symposium on High-Tech Collaborative Innovation 6-/-0/20206-/-0/2020Open access
(2018) 'Characterisation of reinforcement fabrics by fractal dimension' Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Europe Conference 2018, Southampton UK 9-/-0/20189-/-0/2018Open access
(2017) 'Allocation in LCA of flax fibres for the reinforcement of composites' 21st International Conference on Composite Materials, Xi’an – CHINA, 20-25 August 2017, oral 2039 , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Air permeability of balsa core, and its influence on defect formation in resin infused sandwich laminates' Open access
(2016) 'A Finite Element Analysis to Validate the Rule-of-Mixtures for the Prediction of the Young’s Modulus of Composites with Non-circular Anisotropic Fibres' Springer Netherlands 173-182 , DOI
(2016) 'Eco-friendly Flax Fibre/Epoxy Resin/Composite System for Surfboard Production' Springer Netherlands 267-277 , DOI
(2015) 'CHECKLIST FOR THE DESCRIPTION OF PLANT/VEGETAL/BAST NATURAL FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES'
(2014) 'The economics of through-thickness fibre reinforcement using single sided robotic tufting'
(2014) 'Using model updating techniques to assess bond-slip effects on the behaviour of Reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened with CFRP'
(2013) 'Nonlinear finite element analysis (FEA) of flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened with CFRP' 200-213
(2013) 'Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) to Produce Surfboard Fins with Natural Fibres' 577-583
(2013) 'Variability in, and Property Prediction for, Natural Fibre Composites' 423-429
(2013) 'Microstructural Characterisation of Jute/Epoxy Quasi-Unidirectional Composites' 779-781
(2010) 'A taxonomy for resin infusion processes' 45-73
(2010) 'In-mould gel coating for resin transfer moulding' 263-293
(2009) 'An advanced resin transfer moulding system for the production of advanced composite structures'
(2009) 'Quantitative Life Cycle Analysis for flax fibres'
(2009) 'Resin infusion of sandwich structures - Core/skin interactions and void formation'
(1999) 'Improving the resin transfer moulding process for fabric-reinforced composites by modification of the fabric architecture' 5th International Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials University of Plymouth, Plymouth, England 7-/-0/19997-/-0/1999Advanced Composites Manufacturing Centre 303-310
(1992) 'Structural Integrity of Advanced Composites' in Sedmak S; Sedmak A; Ruzic D 9th Biennial European Conference on Fracture (ECF 9): Reliability and Structural Integrity of Advanced Materials Varna, Bulgaria 9-/-0/19929-/-0/1992Engineering Materials Advisory Services Limited 236-241
(1986) 'ACOUSTIC EMISSION MODULUS DETERMINATION AND SOURCE LOCATION IN COMPOSITE MATERIALS' 179-183
(1986) 'ACOUSTIC EMISSION SOURCE LOCATION IN ORTHOTROPIC MATERIALS' 451-462
(1986) 'CUTTING KEVLAR/RUBBER COMPOSITES' 318-323
(1986) 'MICROSTRUCTURE OF COMPOSITES' 191-195
(1986) 'MICROSTRUCTURE OF CORD-REINFORCED RUBBER' 534-535
(1986) 'POISSON'S RATIOS IN GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED PLASTICS' 185-189
(1986) 'Cutting Kevlar/rubber composites'
(1985) 'Strain Gauges on Glass Fibre Reinforced Polyester Laminates' Springer Netherlands 748-759 , DOI
(1984) 'AIRCOMB TECHNIQUE TO PRODUCE THIN LAYERS OF CONTINUOUS UNIDIRECTIONAL MIXED FIBRE REINFORCEMENT' 77-78
(1983) 'WOVEN GLASS-FIBRE REINFORCED POLYESTER-RESIN COMPOSITES EXPOSED TO THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT' Elsevier 212-220 , DOI
(1982) 'NEW THEORETICAL APPROACH TO THE STRENGTH OF FIBRE COMPOSITE HYBRID MATERIALS' 225-229
Reports
(2023) Best practices for general public General information on tackling plastic pollution in the fishing industry . European Union, Interreg Funded INdIGO Project Publisher Site
(2023) Fishing Gear Recycling; Best Practice Guide for Harbour Authorities. European Union, Funded INdGIO Project Publisher Site
(2023) Inspiration station Objects made from recycled fishing nets. EU Interreg Funded INdIGO project https://indigo-interregproject.eu/en/inspiration-station-fishing-gear-recycling/ University of Plymouth, UK Publisher Site
(2023) 3D heated mould tool development for the manufacture of PLA matrix composites via in situ polymerization (ISP) during monomer infusion under flexible tooling (MIFT). Interreg 2 Seas 2014-2020 Open access
(2023) SeaBioComp D.3.5.2 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for the different biocomposites production routes. Interreg 2 Seas Mers Zeeën program 2014–2020 co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund under subsidy contract No. 2S06-006 Plymouth University of Plymouth Open access
(2021) Flax/acrylic FLOW turbine blade manufactured by in situ polymerisation (ISP) monomer infusion under flexible tooling (MIFT). InterReg 2 Seas 2014-2020 Open access
(2020) Heated mould tool development for bio-based composite manufacture. Interreg 2 Seas 2014-2020 Open access
(2020) Initial production of test samples, and optimisation of process parameters for optimal composites. Interreg 2 Seas 2014-2020 Open access
(2019) Natural fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites manufactured by in-situ polymerisation infusion for marine applications: monomer selection. InterReg 2 Seas Open access
(2019) Composites Curriculum Development: tackling the skills gap in UK advanced composites. Higher Education Funding Council of England (HEFCE) Catalyst Fund Bristol and Plymouth, United Kingdom University of Bristol with University of Plymouth Open access
Performances
Choreography for the Plymouth Morris Tradition four-man eight-cutlass dance "Shoelaces".
Patents
(2016) 利用微波能量均匀制热生产弧形部件的装置, Device utilizing microwave energy for even heating and production of arc parts. CN103920809 (B) Publisher Site
(2014) 一利用微波能量均匀制热生产弧形部件的装置
A uniform heating using microwave energy to produce a curved member. Invention Patent 201410150969.7 Publisher Site
Presentations and posters
'Developing fishing Gear Recycling Scheme in the UK' Open access
'In situ polymerisation during monomer infusion under flexible tooling (MIFT)' Open access
'In Situ Polymerisation during Monomer Infusion Under Flexible Tooling (MIFT)' Open access
'Monomer selection for natural fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composite manufacture by monomer infusion under flexible tooling (MIFT)' Open access
'Recyclable structural composites for marine renewable energy' Open access
'DEVELOPING FISHING GEAR PLASTIC RECYCLING SCHEMES IN THE UK AND FRANCE CHANNEL REGIONS. The contribution of the INdIGO project'
'Additive Manufacturing A Solution to solve Marine Plastic Waste'
'Thermoplastic matrix systems for large marine structures' Open access
'Lactide in in situ polymerisation (ISP) during monomer infusion under flexible tooling (MIFT)' Open access
'Quality assessment of life cycle inventory data for composites' Open access
'Quality assessment of life cycle inventory data for composites' Open access
'Fractal Dimension: correlate performance to images' Open access
Other Publications
Best practices for fishermen : Instructional videos for fishermen on Recycling Rigid Plastic Fishing Gear through the Net Regeneration Scheme. https://indigo-interregproject.eu/en/best-practices-for-fishermen/
Best practices for fishermen Instructional videos for fishermen on recycling fishing gear. https://indigo-interregproject.eu/en/best-practices-for-fishermen/
Personal
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Reports & invited lectures
Invited, Keynote and Plenary presentations
- Dominik Piasecki and John Summerscales,
Plenary talk: Characterisation of reinforcement fabrics by fractal dimension
Virtual International Conference on impact of Data Science in Mechanical Engineering (ICDSME 2021),
Sree Buddha College of Engineering (Kerala), 10-11 June 2021. - John Summerscales, Invited Lecture: Marine fibre-reinforced plastics composites,
Annual Assembly of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST),
Symposium on High-Tech Collaborative Innovation, on-line event, China, 13-14 June 2020. - John Summerscales, Keynote presentation: A new rule of mixtures for natural fibre composites
4th China International Composites Technology Conference (CCCM-4), New Composite Materials, Path to the Future
Zhuhai City (Guangdong) ~ CHINA, 28-30 November 2019. - Amandeep Singh Virk, John Summerscales and Wayne Hall,
Plenary presentation: A new rule of mixtures for natural fibre composites,
Sixth International Conference on Recent Advances in Composite Materials (ICRACM-2019),
Varanasi – INDIA, 25-28 February 2019. - John Summerscales, Keynote Talk: Durability of composites in the marine environment,
International Conference on Sonar Systems & Sensors (ICONS2018), Kochi (Kerala) - INDIA, 22-24 February 2018. - John Summerscales, Plenary presentation: Fibre distribution and the process-property dilemma,
3rd China International Congress on Composite Materials (CCCM-3), Hangzhou ~ CHINA, 21-23 October 2017. - John Summerscales and Nilmini Dissanayake,
Keynote lecture: Allocation in the life cycle assessment (LCA) of flax fibres for the reinforcement of composites,
6th International Conference on Innovative Natural Fibre Composites for Industrial Applications,
Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome ~ ITALY, 05-06 October 2017. - John Summerscales, Invited lecture: Durability of composites in the marine environment
International Conference on Lightweight Design of Marine Structures (LIMAS 2015),
Glasgow, 09-11 November 2015, pp 7-9. ASRANet Limited, ISBN: 978-0-9930121-3-6. - J Summerscales, AS Virk, and W Hall, Keynote lecture: A new rule of mixtures for natural fibre composites,
5th International Conference on Innovative Natural Fibre Composites for Industrial Applications,
Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome ~ ITALY, 15-16 October 2015. - John Summerscales, Keynote paper: Disposal of composite boats and other marine composites,
2nd China International Congress on Composite Materials (CCCM-2), Zhenjiang ~ CHINA, 21-23 September 2015. - John Summerscales, Invited lecture: Standards for Permeability.
Composites, Adhesives and Polymers 3rd Industrial Advisory Group Meeting,
National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, Wednesday 10 June 2015. - J Summerscales, NPJ Dissanayake, SM Grove and MM Singh,
Plenary Lecture: Comparative life cycle assessment for natural vs glass fibre reinforcements,
Anglo-French days on Materials for Energy Efficiency in Transport (MEET), Paris ~ FRANCE, 30 June – 01 July 2014 - J Summerscales, AS Virk and W Hall, Keynote Paper: Variability in, and property prediction for, natural fibre composites,
21st Anniversary Conference of the Bio-Environmental Polymer Society, Coventry, 18-20 September 2013. - John Summerscales, Keynote Paper: Durability of composites in the marine environment,
1st International Conference on Advanced Composites for Marine Engineering (ICACME2013) within
1st China International Congress on Composite Materials (CCCM-1), Beijing ~ CHINA, 10-13 September 2013, abstracts book page 32 of 122. - John Summerscales, Plenary Lecture: Durability of composites in the marine environment,
International Workshop on the Durability of Marine Composites, IFREMER/US Office of Naval Research, NANTES - France, 23-24 August 2012. - John Summerscales, Keynote Paper: The potential of composite materials in civil engineering applications,
2008 COBRAE Annual Members Meeting at the CIVILS 2008 Exhibition, London, 20 November 2008. - RK Cullen and J Summerscales, Invited presentation: The determination of the fibre volume fraction in natural fibre composites,
Exploratory Workshop on Environmentally Friendly Composites (EnviroComp),
European Science Foundation Physical & Engineering Sciences Committee, Coventry, 20-21 April 2004. - J Summerscales, NRL Pearce, P Russell and FJ Guild,
Invited lecture: Characterisation of the mesostructure of woven fabric composites by fractal dimensions,
University of Cambridge Residential Meeting: Structural Integrity of Composite Materials and Structures, Isle of Capri ~ ITALY, 20-25 May 2001. - John Summerscales, NRL Pearce, P Russell and FJ Guild, Invited lecture: Voronoi cells, fractal dimensions and fibre composites,
5th International Conference on Microscopy of Composite Materials, Royal Microscopical Society, Oxford, 2-4 April 2000.
Conferences organised
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International Conferences on Flow Processes in Composite Materials (FPCM series)
Sheffield, 2026. Abu Dhabi, 2024. West Lafayette, 2023. Luleå, 2018. Kyoto, 2016. Enschede, 2014. Auckland, 2012. Ascona, 2010. Montréal, 2008.
Douai, 2006. Delaware, 2004. Auckland, 2002. Plymouth, 1999 (conference chair). Aberystwyth, 1996. Galway, 1994. - International Conference of SAMPE European Chapter
Belfast, 2024. Southampton, 2018. Birmingham, 1993. -
International Conferences on Composite Materials (ICCM series)
Belfast, 2023. Melbourne ~ Australia, 2019. Xi'an - China, 2017. Copenhagen ~ Denmark, 2015. Edinburgh, 2009. -
International Conferences on Natural Fibers (ICNF series)
Funchal ~ Madeira, 2023. Online, 2021. Porto 2019. Braga, 2017. Azores, 2015 (Scientific Committee) - IoM3 International Conferences on Manufacturing of Advanced Composites (ICMAC series)
Sheffield, 2022. Online, 2021. Belfast, 2011. Belfast, 2009. Belfast, 2001.
... formerly PRI/IoM International Conferences on Automated Composites
Bristol, 1999. Glasgow, 1997. Nottingham, 1995. Den Haag, 1991 (conference chair). -
13th International Conference on Bioplastics, Biocomposites and Biorefining (ICBBB-2013): moving towards a sustainable bioeconomy
Guelph ON – Canada, 19-24 May 2014 (International Scientific Committee). -
First International Conference on Advanced Composite for Marine Engineering (ICACME 2013)
Beijing – China, 10-12 September 2013 (International Scientific Committee). -
9th International Conference on Composite Science and Technology 2020 Scientific and Industrial Challenges"
Sorrento – Italy, 24-26 April 2013 (scientific committee). - 36th MATADOR (Manufacturing, Automation and systems, Technology, Applications, Design, Organisation and management, Research) Conference
Manchester, 14-16 July 2010 (international conference committee) - Nature Inspired Methods for Environmental Issues of the EvoApplications Conference
Istanbul - Turkey, 07-09 April 2010 (programme committee) - 3rd International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems
Acireale - Sicily, 8-13 June 2008. -
8th International Conference on Textile Composites
Nottingham, 16-18 October 2006. -
International Conference of Bionics Engineering (ICBE-06)
Jilin University, Changchun - China, 17-21 September 2006. - ACMC/SAMPE Conference on Marine Composites
Plymouth, 2003 (conference chair). - International Conference on Industrial Food Processing - Experiments and Numerical Simulation
Plymouth, April 2001. - PRI/IoM International Conferences on Deformation and Fracture of Composites
Manchester, 1991/1993/1997/2001. London, 1999. Guildford, 1995. - International Symposium on Acoustic Emission from Composite Materials
Sundsvall - Sweden, July 1995. - BINDT Advanced Composites Symposium
Bristol, 1990. - PRI International Conferences on Polymers in Defence
Bristol, 1989. Bristol, 1987.
Additional information
Recent conference papers(in addition to Invited lectures above)
- John Summerscales, Yang Qin, Maozhou Meng, Richard Pemberton and Jasper Graham-Jones
Monomer selection for natural fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composite manufacture by monomer infusion under flexible tooling (MIFT)
International Conference on Manufacturing Advanced Composites (ICMAC), virtual event, 20-22 October 2021. - J Summerscales, Yang Qin, Jasper Graham-Jones, Richard Cullen, Maozhou Meng and Richard Pemberton,
Recyclable structural composites for marine renewable energy,
7th PRIMaRE Conference, Partnership for Research In Marine Renewable Energy, virtual event, 7-8 July 2020, poster - Dayang Habibah A.I.H, Frank Abraham, John Summerscales and Paul Brown,
Fatigue crack growth of natural rubber/butadiene rubber blend containing waste tyre rubber powders,
7th International Conference on Solid State Science and Technology (ICSSST), Putrajaya, 11-13 November 2019. - John Summerscales,
Fibre Area Correction Factors (FACF) for the extended rules-of-mixtures for natural fibre reinforced composites,
4th International Conference on Natural Fibers (ICNF2019) ~ smart sustainable solutions, Porto ~ PORTUGAL, 01-03 July 2019. - Dayang Habibah A.I.H, Frank Abraham, John Summerscales and Paul Brown,
Abrasion resistance and fatigue crack growth in dependence of recycled tyre filler content and its interface morphology,
13th Fall Rubber Colloquium (KHK), Hannover - Germany, 6-8 November 2018. - John Summerscales,
Taking the high energy demand Out of Autoclave Processing of Composites,
SAMPE Europe 2018, Southampton, 11-13 September 2018, oral presentation. ISBN 978-90-821727-9-9. - Dominik Piasecki and John Summerscales,
Characterisation of reinforcement fabrics by fractal dimension,
SAMPE Europe 2018, Southampton, 11-13 September 2018, oral presentation. ISBN 978-90-821727-9-9. - Amjed Saleh Mahmood, M Neil James and John Summerscales,
Process-property-performance relationships in CFRP composites using fractal dimension,
39th Risø International Symposium on Materials Science 'Fatigue of Composite Materials: Microstructure, Mechanics and Methods',
Roskilde ~ Denmark, 3–6 September 2018. - Dominik Piasecki and John Summerscales,
Characterisation of reinforcement fabrics by fractal dimension,
ICMAC 2018, Nottingham, 10-12 July 2018, poster - Dayang Habibah A.I.H, Frank Abraham, John Summerscales and Paul Brown,
The influence of tyre fine waste particles as filler in elastomer matrix on tear strength, abrasion and interphase morphology,
International Rubber Conference (IRC) RubberCon 2018, Istanbul - Turkey, 10-12 May 2018. - Dayang Habibah A.I.H., Frank Abraham, John Summerscales and Paul Brown,
Fatigue properties and fracture morphology of micronised rubber powder (MRP) from waste tyres in unfilled elastomer,
European Conference on Materials, Mechatronics & Manufacturing (ECMMM 2018), Kraków ~ Poland, 10-12 February 2018. - Hossein Mohammed Khanlou, John Summerscales, Peter Woodfield and Wayne Hall,
The degradation of flax/PLA biocomposites,
3rd China International Congress on Composite Materials (CCCM3), Hangzhou - China, 22 October 2017 - RK Cullen, SM Grove and J Summerscales,
Air permeability of balsa core, and its influence on defect formation in resin infused sandwich laminates,
21st International Conference on Composite Materials, Xi’an – CHINA, 20-25 August 2017, oral 2040. - John Summerscales and Nilmini Dissanayake,
Allocation in LCA of flax fibres for the reinforcement of composites,
21st International Conference on Composite Materials, Xi’an – CHINA, 20-25 August 2017, oral 2039. - Robert Wilkinson, Richard Cullen and J Summerscales,
Curing resin infused composites in the autoclave,
21st International Conference on Composite Materials, Xi’an – CHINA, 20-25 August 2017, oral 2043. - Alexander Hart, John Summerscales and Hom Nath Dhakal
Effect of time at temperature for natural fibres
3rd International Conference on Natural Fibers (ICNF 2017), Braga – PORTUGAL, 21-23 June 2017. - Hossein Mohammad Khanlou, Peter Woodfield, Wayne Hall and John Summerscales
Effect of time-dependent processtemperature variation during manufacture of natural-fibre composites
3rd International Conference on Natural Fibers (ICNF 2017), Braga – PORTUGAL,21-23 June 2017. - John Summerscales,
Allocation in LCA of flax fibres for the reinforcement of composites
3rd International Conference on Natural Fibers (ICNF 2017), Braga – PORTUGAL,21-23 June 2017. - John Summerscales
Allocation in LCA of flax fibres for the reinforcement of composites
Ecocomp 2017: Sustainable Fibres, Polymers and Composites, Coventry, 09-10 May 2017. - John Summerscales,
Allocation in LCA of flax fibres for the reinforcement of composites
“Are biocomposites sustainable?”, Composites UK , NCC Emerson’s Green, 31 January2017. - Dayang Habibah A.I.H, Frank Abraham and John Summerscales
Mechanical, dynamic and morphology properties of natural rubber (NR)/butadiene rubber (BR) blends with recycled rubber powder
12th Fall Rubber Colloquium (KHK: Kautschuk Herbst Kolloquium), Hannover - Germany, 22-24 November 2016. - Grant Lewin, Richard Cullen and John Summerscales
Cost reduction in autoclave processing II: curing resin infused composites
13th International Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials (FPCM 13), Kyoto – Japan, 6-9 July 2016, paper 38, oral presentation. - Gary Prudham and John Summerscales
Cost reduction in autoclave processing I: heated tooling and cool air pressurisation
13th International Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials(FPCM 13), Kyoto – Japan, 6-9 July 2016, Paper 37, oral presentation. - M Al-Farttoosi, MY Rafiq, J Summerscales, C Williams and T Tapp
A new instrumented drop-weight test machine for studying the impact behaviour of strengthened reinforced concrete beams,
17th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Earthquake Engineering (ICCSEE 2015), Barcelona ~ SPAIN, 26-27 October 2015.
International Science Index, 2015, 17(10) Part XII, 1807-1818. eISSN 1307-6892. - J Summerscales, A Le Duigou and C Baley
A checklist for the description of plant/vegetal/bast natural fibre reinforced composites,
20th International Conference on Composites Materials (ICCM20), Copenhagen ~ DENMARK, 19-24 July 2015. - A Hernandez Michelena, J Graham-Jones, J Summerscales and W Hall
Eco-friendly epoxy resin/flax fibre composite system interface improvement with the chemical treatments of the flax surface and resin formulation,
2nd International Conference on Natural Fibers – From Nature to Market (ICNF2015),
São Miguel – Azores ~ PORTUGAL, 27-29 April 2015, no presentation. Book of Abstracts pp 269-270. ISBN 978-989-98468-5-2. - A Hernandez Michelena, J Graham-Jones, J Summerscales and W Hall,
Eco-friendly epoxy resin/flax fibre composite system as a material for surf boards production (abstract 210)
2nd International Conference on Natural Fibers – From Nature to Market (ICNF2015),
São Miguel – Azores ~ PORTUGAL, 27-29 April 2015, oral presentation. CD-ROM Session 13.
ISBN 978-989-98468-4-5. Book of Abstracts pages 267-268, ISBN978-989-98468-5-2. - A Hernandez Michelena, J Graham-Jones, J Summerscales and W Hall,
Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) production of surfboard fins with natural fibres. Part II: experimental work and testing (abstract 209)
2nd International Conference on Natural Fibers – From Nature to Market (ICNF2015),
São Miguel – Azores ~ PORTUGAL, 27-29 April 2015, oral presentation. CD-ROM Session 13.
ISBN 978-989-98468-4-5. Book ofAbstracts pages 265-266, ISBN 978-989-98468-5-2. - J Summerscales, A Le Duigou and C Baley
A checklist for the description of natural (bast) fibre reinforced composites (abstract 205)
2nd International Conference on Natural Fibers – From Nature to Market (ICNF2015),
São Miguel – Azores ~ PORTUGAL, 27-29 April 2015, oral presentation. CD-ROM Session 7. - AS Virk, J Summerscales and W Hall
A finite element analysis to validate the rule-of-mixtures for the prediction of the Young’s modulus of composites with non-circular anisotropic fibres (abstract 101)
2nd International Conference on Natural Fibers – From Nature to Market (ICNF2015),
São Miguel – Azores ~ PORTUGAL, 27-29 April 2015, oral presentation. CD-ROM Session 11.
ISBN 978-989-98468-4-5. Book of Abstracts pages 109-110, ISBN978-989-98468-5-2. - M Al-Farttoosi,MY Rafiq, J Summerscales and C Williams
Using model updating techniques to assess bond-slip effects on the behaviour of reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened with CFRP
21st International Workshop: Intelligent Computing in Engineering (EG-ICE), Cardiff, 16-18 July 2014. - M Al-Farttoosi, MY Rafiq, J Summerscales and CWilliams,
Dynamic impact behaviour of reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened with carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP)
Structural Faults and Repair Conference, Imperial College – London, 08-10 July 2014. - Zoltán Gombos and John Summerscales
In-mould gel-coating with a separator layer
12th International Conference on Flow Processing in Composite Materials (FPCM 12),
Enschede – The Netherlands, 14-16 July 2014, abstract 60, oral presentation. - Alan Harper, Zoltán Gombos and John Summerscales
In-mould surfacing with a silicone membrane
12th International Conference on Flow Processing in Composite Materials (FPCM 12)),
Enschede – The Netherlands, 14-16 July 2014, abstract 61, poster presentation. - D Harman, S Grove and J Summerscales
The economics of through-thickness fibre reinforcement using single-sided robotic tufting,
16th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM-16), Seville – Spain, 22-26 June 2014. - A Mahmood, MN James and J Summerscales
Using fractal dimensions to quantify the microstructure of fibre reinforced composites
TexComp-11 conference in Composites Week, Leuven - BELGIUM, 19-20 September 2013/oral. - A Hernandez Michelena, J Graham-Jones, W Hall and J Summerscales
Natural fibre treatments review,
5th International Conference on Sustainable Materials, Polymers and Composites (Ecocomp 2013), Birmingham – England, 03-04 July 2013. - AS Virk, W Hall and J Summerscales,
Microstructural characterisation of jute/epoxy quasi-unidirectional composites
1st International Conference on Natural Fibers: sustainable materials for advanced applications (ICNF2013),
Guimarães – PORTUGAL, 09-11 June 2013, Session 8a, pages 47-48. - AS Virk, W Hall and J Summerscales,
Variability in, and property prediction for, natural fibre composites
1st International Conference: Natural Fibers: sustainable materials for advanced applications (ICNF2013),
Guimarães – PORTUGAL, 09-11 June 2013, Session 8a, abstracts book pages 51-52. - A Hernandez Michelena, J Graham-Jones, W Hall and J Summerscales
Resin transfer moulding (RTM) fins production with natural fibres
1st International Conference on Natural Fibers: sustainable materials for advanced applications (ICNF2013),
Guimarães – PORTUGAL, 09-11 June 2013, Session 8a, abstracts book pages 49-50. - A Hernandez Michelena, J Graham-Jones, W Hall and J Summerscales
Ecoboard production with natural fibres
1st International Conference on Natural Fibers: sustainable materials for advanced applications (ICNF2013),
Guimarães – PORTUGAL, 09-11 June 2013, poster, abstracts book pages 339-340. - A Hernandez Michelena, J Graham-Jones, W Hall and J Summerscales
Resin transfer moulding (RTM) to produce surfboard fins with natural fibres
ICCST_9, Sorrento – ITALY, 24-26 April 2013/oral: Thursday 25 April 2013 at 15:10.
DEStech Publications Inc, Lancaster PA, 2013. ISBN 978-1-60595-113-3, pages 577-583. - Zoltan Gombos and J Summerscales,
In-Mould Gel-Coating for Polymer Composites
9th International Conference on Composite Science and Technology (ICCST-9):
2020 scientific and industrial challenges, Sorrento – ITALY, 24-26 April 2013/poster.
DEStech Publications Inc, Lancaster PA, 2013. ISBN 978-1-60595-113-3, page 980. - AS Virk, W Hall and J Summerscales,
Microstructural characterisation of jute/epoxy quasi-unidirectional composites
9th International Conference on Composite Science and Technology (ICCST-9):
2020 scientific and industrial challenges, Sorrento – ITALY, 24-26 April 2013/oral: Thu 25/4 at 10:30.
DEStech Publications Inc, Lancaster PA, 2013. ISBN 978-1-60595-113-3, pages 779-791. - AS Virk, W Hall and J Summerscales,
Variability in, and property prediction for, natural fibre composites
9th International Conference on Composite Science and Technology (ICCST-9):
2020 scientific and industrial challenges, Sorrento – ITALY, 24-26 April 2013/oral: Wed 24/4 at 14:45. - John Summmerscales,
In-Mould Gel-Coating for RTM and RIFT
11th Intl. Conference on Flow Processing in Composite Materials, AUCKLAND NZ, 9-12 July 2012. - N Dissanayake, J Summerscales, SM Grove and MM Singh
Quantitative life cycle analysis for flax fibres
4th International Conference on Sustainable Materials, Polymers and Composites (EcoComp),
Birmingham – England, 07 July 2011. - J Summerscales,
A new rule of mixtures for natural fibre composites
4th International Conference on Sustainable Materials, Polymers and Composites (EcoComp),
Birmingham – England, 06 July 2011. - A Virk, W Hall and J Summerscales
A new rule of mixtures for natural fibre composites
International Seminar on Strengthening of Collaboration for Jute, Kenaf and Allied Fibres Research and Development, Secretariat of the International Jute Study Group (IJSG) and the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC), DHAKA – Bangladesh, 08-09 June 2011. - J Summerscales, C Hoppins, P Anstice, N Brooks, J Wiggers, D Yahathugoda, A Harper, C Wood and M Cooper
In-Mould Gel Coating for Resin Transfer Moulding
10th International Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials (FPCM-10),
Ascona – SWITZERLAND, 11-15 July 2010. - Bharaneedharan Muralidharan and John Summerscales
In-Mould Gel-Coating for Resin Infusion Processes using a Flow Medium.
10th International Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials (FPCM-10),
Ascona – SWITZERLAND, 11-15 July 2010. - John Summerscales
A taxonomy for resin infusion processes
International Conference on Marine and Offshore Composites, RINA, London,03-04 February 2010. - J Summerscales, C Hoppins, P Anstice, N Brooks, J Wiggers, D Yahathugoda, A Harper, C Wood and M Cooper
In-Mould Gel Coating for Resin Transfer Moulding
International Conference on Marine and Offshore Composites, RINA, London, 03-04 February 2010. - NPJ Dissanayake, J Summerscales, SM Grove and MM Singh
Quantitative life cycle analysis for flax fibres
International Conference on Natural Fibres, London, 14-15 December 2009. - NPJ Dissanayake, J Summerscales, SM Grove and MM Singh
Quantitative life cycle analysis for flax fibres
International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-17), Edinburgh, 27-31 July 2009. - R K Cullen, S M Grove, J Summerscales
Resin infusion of sandwich structures - core/skin interactions and void formation
International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-17), Edinburgh, 27-31 July 2009. - L Broadbent, R Bland, S Leonard-Williams, S Sharma and J Summerscales
An advanced resin transfer moulding system for the production of advanced composite materials
International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-17), Edinburgh, 27-31 July 2009, interactive poster. - NPJ Dissanayake, J Summerscales, SM Grove and MM Singh
Life cycle impact assessment of flax fibre for the reinforcement of composites
Second International Conference on Innovative Natural Fibre Composites for Industrial Applications,
Rome – ITALY, 15-18 April 2009. - John Summerscales
A taxonomy for resin infusion processes
International Conference on Manufacturing of Advanced Composites, Belfast, 18-19 March 2009. - John Summerscales, C Hoppins, P Anstice, N Brooks, J Wiggers, D Yahathugoda, A Harper, C Wood and M Cooper
In-Mould Gel Coating for Resin Transfer Moulding
International Conference on Manufacturing of Advanced Composites, Belfast, 18-19 March 2009. - NPJ Dissanayake, J Summerscales, SM Grove and MM Singh
Life cycle impact assessment of flax fibre for the reinforcement of composites
International Conference on Manufacturing of Advanced Composites, Belfast, 18-19 March 2009. - NPJ Dissanayake, HN Dhakal, SM Grove, MM Singh, J Summerscales
Optimisation of energy use in the production of flax fibre as reinforcement for composites
International Conference on Flax and Other Bast Plants (Fiber Foundations - Transportation, Clothing and Shelter in the Bioeconomy),
Saskatoon (Saskatchewan), CANADA, 21-23 July 2008, Abstract #10, pages 47-58. ISBN-13: 978-0-9809664-0-4. - RK Cullen, SM Grove, J Summerscales and HN Dhakal
Flow convergence and void formation in resin-infused cored sandwich tructures
The 9th International Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials (FPCM-9), Montréal (Québec) – CANADA, 8-10 July 2008. CD-ROM/pdf/ri1/2.pdf. Book of abstracts page 10. - NPJ Dissanayake, J Summerscales, SM Grove, MM Singh
Infusion of natural vs. synthetic fibre composites with similar reinforcement architecture in the context of a LCA
The 9th International Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials (FPCM-9), Montréal (Québec) – CANADA, 8-10 July 2008. CD-ROM/pdf/z_poster/19.pdf. Book of abstracts page 124. - NPJ Dissanayake, J Summerscales, SM Grove and MM Singh
Comparative life cycle assessment for natural vs glass fibres as reinforcement for composites
Composites Innovation 2007 - improved sustainability and environmental performance, Barcelona, SPAIN, 4-5 October 2007. - J Summerscales
Low pressure (vacuum infusion) techniques for moulding large composite structures
Composites Innovation 2007 - improved sustainability and environmental performance, Barcelona, SPAIN, 4-5 October 2007 – poster paper. - NPJ Dissanayake, J Summerscales, SM Grove and MM Singh
Comparative life cycle assessment for natural vs glass fibres as reinforcement for composites
Conference: Sustainable Materials, Polymers & Composites, U.Warwick at Coventry, 11 September 2007. PowerPoint. - R Pomeroy, S Grove, J Summerscales, Y Wang and A Harper
Measurement of permeability of continuous filament mat glass-fibre reinforcements by saturated radial airflow
8th International Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials, Ecole des Mines de Douai, Douai, FRANCE, 11-13 July 2006. - R Pomeroy, S Grove, J Summerscales, Y Wang and A Harper
Preform characterisation for Resin Transfer Moulding
Composites Processing 2006, Composites Processing Association, Haydock (Merseyside), 27 April 2006. - John Summerscales
The effect of permeant on the measured permeability of a reinforcement
7th International Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials, University of Delaware, NEWARK USA, 7-9 July 2004, pp 471-476. - J Summerscales
A comparitive assessment of resin infusion processes
Seminar on Advanced Processes and Manufacture of Composite Structures
IMechE Aerospace Materials and Structures Technical Activity Committee, BRISTOL, 9 June 2004. - Matthew W Arney, Stephen Grove, Iosif Progoulakis, Tim Searle, David Short, Julian Spooner & John Summerscales
Integrally-heated tooling for the manufacture of fibre-reinforced composites
Composites Processing 2004, Composites Processing Association, BROMSGROVE, 23 April 2004 - CM Leavey, MN James, J Summerscales and R Sutton,
Damage detection in CFRP using wavelet scale correlation,
5th Int Conf Modern Practice in Stress and Vibration Analysis, GLASGOW, 9-11 September 2003.
Modern Practice in Stress and Vibration Analysis: Materials Science Forum 440-4: 211-218 (2003). - KJP Menadue, DJ Grieve, RS Burns and J Summerscales
Materials for low investment tools for plastic injection
18th National Conference on Manufacturing Research, LEEDS Metropolitan University, 10-12 September 2002.
In K Cheng and D Webb, Advanced in Manufacturing Technology XVI,
Professional Engineering Publishing Limited, Bury St Edmunds and London, 2002, pp 417-422. - Maria Papakyriacou, Mark Russell-Stevens, Peter Schulz, David C Plane and John Summerscales
Mechanische Eigenschaften eines kohlenstofffaserverstärkten Mg-Verbundwerkstoffes bei erhöhten Temperaturen
Proceedings of Conference 2 at Ranshofener Leichtmetalltage - AUSTRIA, 24 - 26 April 2002.
Eds. H. Kaufmann, A. Wahlen, P.J. Uggowitzer (2002), pp.46-57 (refereed in Gießereiforschung). - John Summerscales, Paul M Russell, Stepan Lomov, Ignaas Verpoest and Richard S Parnas
The fractal dimensions of tomographic sections of a woven composite
Sixth International Conference on Microscopy of Composite Materials, OXFORD, 25-26 March 2002. - J Summerscales
Clean efficient manufacture of composites using resin infusion under flexible tooling (RIFT)
Composites Processing 2002, Composites Processing Association, Birmingham Airport, Paper 4, 24 January 2002. - M Russell-Stevens, DC Plane, J Summerscales, P Schulz and M Papakyriacou (refereed in MS&T)
Effects of elevated temperature on mechanical properties and failure mechanisms of a short carbon fibre reinforced magnesium composite
8th International Conference on Metal Matrix Composites: Metallic Composites and Foams, Institute of Materials, LONDON, 26-27 November 2001, Session 5: Processing and Properties of Fibre-Reinforced MMCs. - John Summerscales, Felicity Guild, Neil Pearce and Paul Russell,
Process-property-structure relationships for woven fibre composites,
8th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Composites, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, 13-15 September 2000, pp 121-130.
ISBN 1-85573-550-4. - J Summerscales
Clean efficient manufacture of composite vessels using resin infusion under flexible tooling (RIFT)
International Conference on Lightweight Construction – Latest Developments,
Royal Institution of Naval Architects, LONDON, 24-25 February 2000, paper 2, pp 1-8. ISBN 0-903055-56-2.
Book reviews
- Güneri Akovali - Handbook of Composite Fabrication
Materials World, April 2002, 10(4), 25. - C Ageorges and L Ye – Fusion Bonding of Polymer Composites
Materials World, September 2003, 11(9), 36. - K Worden, WA Bullough and J Haywood - Smart Technologies
Materials World, January 2005, 13(1), 51. - Jasprit Singh - Smart Electronic Materials
Materials World, February 2007, 15(2), 43. - Bjorn Backman - Composite Structures, Design, Safety and Innovation
International Journal of Fatigue, August 2007, 29(8), 1577. - C Hellio and DM Yebra - Advances in marine anti-fouling coatings
Materials World, November 2010, 18(11), 44.
Hobbies and interests
- The future and whether mankind can survive the twenty-first century
See An Inconvenient Truth and The 11th Hour - Dancing Cotswold and Border Morris
- Plymouth Inter-Varsity Club
- Wildlife: butterflies and birds.