For technology and information exchange, the DURACOMP academic team is benefitting from a committed group of industrial partners.

For expertise in composite materials and their processing there is support from FORMAX UK Ltd. (Tom James and Liam O’Sullivan) and Gurit (Luke McEwen).

To provide links to bridge and other highways civil engineering the project receives guidance and advice from the Highways Engalnd (Dr Pierfrancesco Valerio) and Parsons Brinckerhoff (Jon Shave).

Aquamarine Power Ltd. (John Hancock) is providing the Bristol University team with bespoke composite specimens in the form of massive T-joints for future sea wave power units.The company cesased business in November 2015.

 

Industrial Partners

Academic Partners

Limes Net Aquamarine Power Ltd (no longer in business) Formax UK Ltd (Now Hexel Reinforcements) Highways England WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff Gurit

The University of Bath Dr Mark Evernden Dr Sotirios Grammatikos (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) The University of Leeds Professor Philip Purnell Newcastle University Professor Peter Gosling Professor Chris Kilsby Dr Xiaoyi Zhou (Cardiff University) The University of Warwick Professor Toby Mottram - PI Dr Behrouz Zafari (Kington University) University of Bristol Dr Wendel Sebastian (now UCL) Dr Joel Ross Dr Wei Sun The University of Glasgow Professor Chris Pearce Dr L Kaczmarczyk Dr Zahur Ullah (Ulster University)