Senior Research Associates Professor Ian Ward (FRS): Polymer Foams Professor Phil Coates: Polymer Nanocomposites Professor Martin Gale: Visiting Professor in Extrusion science & Technology Professor Kirill Horoshenkov: Acoustic Materials Current Postdoctoral Research Associates Dr Raj Patel: Research Fellow-EPSRC Grant: Polymer Nanocomposites Dr Amir Khan: Acoustic & Thermal Materials from Waste Elastomer: HOSANNA EU FP7 Dr Bruce Ikin: Visiting Researcher in Coating Science & Technology Current Doctoral Research Associates Mr Yusuke Shibata: High Speed Reverse Roll Coating: Toyobo, Japan Mr Sreedhara Sarma: High Speed Deformable Roll Coating: Fluid Mechanics: Corus Ltd Mr Joel Rousseau: High Speed Multilayer Coating: Fluid Mechanics: Corus Ltd Miss Sararat Mahasaranon: Foaming of Polymer Composites: Thai Government Mr Atif Khan: Polymer Nanocomposite Mixing: EPSRC Studentship: EPSRC Studentship Mr Abdelrahim Elgadafi: Wax Deposition in Pipeline Flow of Waxy Crude Oils: Libya National Oil Corporation Miss Mohamed Fathia: Inhibitor of Waxy Crude Oils: Rheology: Libya Petroleum Institute Mr Abukader Fakroun: Wax Deposition in Pipeline Flow of Waxy Crude Oils: Libya National Oil Corporation

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