Three-dimensional in situ observations of compressive damage mechanisms in syntactic foam using X-ray microcomputed tomography

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Representative volume element (RVE) based crystal plasticity study of void growth on phase boundary in titanium alloys

Author is thankful to University of Aberdeen for the award of Elphinstone Scholarship which covers the tuition fee of PhD study of author.Peer reviewedPostprin

Learning from microorganisms: using new insights in microbial physiology for sustainable nitrogen management

Diverse nitrogen-transforming microorganisms with a widevariety of physiological properties are employed for biologicalnitrogen removal from wastewater. There are manytechnologies that achieve the required nitrogen dischargestandards; however, greenhouse gas emissions and energyconsumption constitute the bulk of the environmental footprintof wastewater treatment plants. In this review, we highlightcurrent and proposed approaches aiming to achieve moreenergy-efficient and environment-friendly biological nitrogenremoval, discuss whether new discoveries in microbialphysiology of nitrogen-transforming microorganisms could beused to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and summarizerecent advances in ammonium recovery from wastewater

A CPFEM based study to understand the void growth in high strength dual-phase Titanium alloy (Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al)

Author is thankful to University of Aberdeen for the award of Elphinstone Scholarship which covers the tuition fee of PhD study of author. Thanks are also due to Professor R.M. McMeeking for useful discussions.Peer reviewedPostprin

The importance of father presence in childhood and beyond

The research examining problem gambling in the UK is limited when compared to the research into other addictive behaviours. When the literature is reviewed, the studies available for problem gambling mainly exist to be quantitative, focusing on the problem gamblers themselves. The available literature indicates that the effects and consequences on the children of problem gamblers cannot be denied, however the research focusing on these individuals is scarce. This study explores the experiences of adult individuals who, in their childhood, grew up with a problem gambling father. Qualitative data was collected from individuals using semistructured interviews from six adult participants who had experienced growing up with a problem gambling father. The participant interviews were transcribed and analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). The analysis revealed three master themes of ‘experience embedded in time and age’, ‘familial discord’ and ‘the absent experience’. The master themes encapsulated the following sub-themes: not understanding when younger, moving towards acceptance when older, difficulties in parent relationships, financial difficulties, adultification, loss of trust, the absent father and own needs not met. Theoretical, clinical and research implications, as well as limitations and directions for future research are discussed

A Multiscale Constitutive Model for Metal Forming of Dual Phase Titanium Alloys by Incorporating Inherent Deformation and Failure Mechanisms

This work was supported through a University of Aberdeen Elphinstone Scholarship which covered the tuition fee for PhD study.Peer reviewedPostprin

Enhancing strength and toughness of adhesive joints via micro-structured mechanical interlocking

Acknowledgements: The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the Leverhulme Trust for supporting the work under project grant “Fundamental Mechanical Behaviour of Nano and Micro Structured Interfaces” (RPG-2017-353) and the EPSRC for providing an EPSRC-DTG PhD studentship (EP/N509668/1) for the first author. Personnel at the James Watt Nanofabrication Centre (JWNC) at the University of Glasgow are also thanked for their invaluable technical support.Peer reviewedPostprin

Deformation of AlSi10Mg parts manufactured by Laser Powder Bed Fusion: In-situ measurements incorporating X-ray micro computed tomography and a micro testing stage

Acknowledgements The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) under grant reference EP/R021694/1, “3D in-situ based methodology for optimizing the mechanical performance of selective laser melted aluminium alloys”.Peer reviewedPublisher PD