INNOVATION VOUCHERS INITIATIVE
DIRECTORY OF SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
Knowledge Provider
Address
Contact Name
Telephone Number
Email address
Queen’s University Belfast
University Road, Belfast BT7 1NN
Michael McCleave
028 9097 1329
[email protected]
Department/Unit Specific Services Offered
Contact
Name
Address
Telephone
e-mail address
Dr
Graham
Saunders
David Keir
Building
028 9097 4682
[email protected]
028 9097 5479
[email protected]
028 9097 5479
[email protected]
School of
Chemistry and
Chemical
Engineering
Organometallic Chemistry
Fluorine Chemistry
Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Wastewater Treatment
Inorganic Chemical Synthesis
Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy
Dr Nick
Fletcher
Dr Nick
Fletcher
Chiral Separation
Oligonucleotide synthesis (RNA and DNA)
Oligonucleotide thermal stability (duplex and triplex)
HPLC (IX and RP)
Radiolabelling with beta-emitters (32P and 35S)
Raman spectroscopy- expertise/consultancy and
ability to record test data.
Expertise in preparation of superhydrophobic surfaces.
fluorescence spectroscopy, sensor design, molecular
logic
Dr Nick
Fletcher
Jennifer
McClean
Dr Joseph
Vyle
Jennifer
McClean
Dr Joseph
Vyle
Jennifer
McClean
Dr Joseph
Vyle
Dr Joseph
Vyle
Dr Steven
Bell
028 9097 5479
[email protected]
028 9097 5485
[email protected]
028 9097 5485
[email protected]
028 9097 5485
[email protected]
028 9097 5485
[email protected]
028 9097 4470
[email protected]
Dr Steven
Bell
Professor
Amira de
Silva
028 9097 4470
[email protected]
028 9097 4422
[email protected]
02890975579
02890975580
[email protected]
A.S.E.P
David Keir
Building
Environmental monitoring including: VOC, dust,
isocyanate, combustion gases, metals, acid gases etc.
in situ from stacks, boilers, incinerators, solvent
recovery plants etc. or background / workplace
surveys
Air quality assessments
Air quality input into environmental impact
assessments
Dr Robin
Patrick
Trevor
Sewell
[email protected]
QC / QA measurements
Health and safety / personal exposure / ambient air
quality monitoring
Instrumental techniques including NMR. XPS, XRD,
EITOF, ElectrosprayTOF, MALDITOF, FITR, UVVIS,
NIR, IR, IC, CHN, BET, ICP
Water quality monitoring including industrial effluents.
Professor
Chris
Elliott
David Keir
Building
028 9097 6549
[email protected]
Professor
Chris
Elliott
David Keir
Building
028 9097 6549
[email protected]
Advisory service relating to microbiological food safety
issues and the wider 'Farm to Fork' strategy, Particular
emphysis on Mycobacterium paratuberculosis issues
and other emerging pathogens.
Dr Irene
Grant
Medical
Biology
Centre
028 9097 2109
[email protected]
Advisory service relating to concerns of chemical
contaminants (drugs) covering the food chain from
'Farm-to-Fork'. Development of rapid detection tools
for mornitoring contaminants in agri-food products.
Dr Chen
Situ
David Keir
Building
028 9097 6542
[email protected]
Institute of Agrifood and Land
Use
Advisory service relating to issues concerning
chemical contamination of the agri-food chain
including fresh and marine waters.
Development of rapid techniques capable of detecting
a broad range of chemical contaminants in agricultural
commodities, foods and water.
Development of strategies to identify causes of agrifdd conmtaination and develop preventaitive measures
Advisory service concerning relation between health,
food safety and quality including issues of natural
products and/or healthn related products
(nutraceuticals). Development of food for improving
health and preventing disease.
Expertise in the discipline of binding protein
technology encompassing both antibodies and cellular
receptors in food safety applications.
Dr Lisa
Connolly
David Keir
Building
028 9097 6668
[email protected]
Mr Conor
Quinn
Northern
Ireland
Science
Park,
Queen's
Road,
Queen's
Island
028 9097 1749
[email protected]
Development of new technologies to detect the
broadening range of new and emerging chemical food
and water contaminants created by modern day living
ECIT, The
Institute of
Electronics,
Communications
and Information
Technology
Consultancy
services
targeting the
following
applications
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Network security
Advanced wireline networks
Wireless communications
Computer speech systems
Biometric identification and forensics
Video surveillance
Video processing
Image processing
Electronic medical devices
Automotive electronics
Design services
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Microwave systems engineering
Radio system engineering
Antenna design
Electromagnetic modelling
 Microwave Monolithic Integrated Circuit (MMIC)
design
 Network modelling
 Digital design (VHDL, Verilog) for FPGA and
ASIC
 Embedded systems engineering
 Embedded software development
 Video processing algorithm development
 Speech and audio processing algorithm
development
 High performance computing software
development
Measurement,
characterisation
and fabrication
facilities
 Full range of RF and microwave measurement
systems including signal generators, network
analysers and power meters
Far field and near field anechoic chambers
 Reverberation chamber
 Network systems lab
 IP Video security lab
 Audio systems lab
 Small scale PCB protoyping fabrication
o Wire bonding
o SMD pick and place
 Millimetre wave lab supporting on-chip
measurements to 110GHz and quasi-optical
measurement to 700GHz
Queen's
University
Management
School
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Business consultancy:
Business Development
Consumer Behaviour
Miss
Karen
Close
25 University
Square,
Belfast, BT7
028 9097 5126
[email protected]
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1NN
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Management
Financial Management
Industrial Relations
Information Systems
Innovation
Investment and Venture Capital
Leadership and Change
Management
Managing New Product
Marketing
Supply Chain Management
Sustainability
School of
Mathematics &
Physics
Electron
Microscopy
Facility Centre for
Nanostructured
Media(CNM)
School of
Mechanical and
Expertise in Electron Microscopy and Related
Techniques for surface and cross sectional
investigation
of materials at Micron and Nanometer level using
some of the most modern equipment available on
the Island of Ireland. Analysis available also includes
both qualitative & quantitative chemical
measurements.
Track record in working with over 100 Companies on
both short/long term projects. For list of equipment &
applications see "Facilities we have" & "Microscopy
we use" at "CNM" http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools
/SchoolofMathematicsandPhysics/con/microscopy.html
Stephen
McFarland
028 9097 3563
[email protected]
Aerospace
Engineering
Finite Element modelling (especially of polymers and
polymer manufacturing processes)
Mr Tom
Edgar
Northern Ireland
Technology
Centre
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Polymer
Processing
Research Centre
& Medical
Polymers
Dr. Gary
Menary
Ashby
Building
028 9097 4780
[email protected]
Cloreen Park
028 9097 5433
[email protected]
3D manufacturing simulation
Advanced manufacturing technologies
Business process re-engineering
CADCAM and CAD services
Consultancy services
Design of special purpose machinery
Design for manufacturing
Digital engineering
Electro-magnetic compatibility (EMC) testing
and services
Factory simulation
Finite element analysis
Product lifecycle management technologies
Product and process design and development
Rapid prototyping
Rapid Manufacturing
Regulatory Compliance
Structural testing and assessment
Virtual engineering and manufacturing
Ms Denise
Price
028 9097 4706
[email protected]
Research
Institute
Extrusion
The extrusion facilities offered include:
 One, two, three, four and five layer tube line;
 One, two, three, four and five layer sheet;
 One, two, three, four and five layer cast film
line;
 One, two and three blown line;
 Twin screw compounding;
 Granulation.
 Two roll mill and platen press
 These resources are used in a number of
current research programmes including the
following:
 Flexible films – consumer / agricultural
/healthcare applications;
 Tubes – medical device / beverage dispense /
automotive / telecoms applications;
 Sheet – construction / medical device .
thermoforming / food packaging / military
application
Mr Alan
Clarke
028 9097 4710
[email protected]
Moulding
Moulding facilities include:
 Ferry RS 1600 carousel rotational moulding
machine;
 Caccia 1400A shuttle rotational moulding
machine;
 Wedco SE 12 UR grinding machine;
 Direct Electrical rotational moulding machine;
 Caccia High Speed blending machine;
 Rotolog temperature measurement system;
 Datapaq temperature monitoring system;
 Arburg 320 50S injection moulder with gas
assist unit.
 Mini-injection moulder
Mr Mark
Kearns
028 9097 4711
[email protected]
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Analysis &
Testing
The Centres are particularly active in process
development of multi-layer structures and
development of new mPE grades as well as
material sintering / densification studies and
foaming technology and engage in research
into different rotational moulding processes
including:
Cycle time reduction;
Process monitoring and control;
Novel mould tooling technology;
Direct electrical heating;
Ceramic coagulation Rotomoulding;
In mould cooling;
In mould pressurization;
Material grinding;
Computer simulation / Shrinkage modelling;
As well as the usual Mechanical Testing techniques to
establish tensile, flexural, and compressive and impact
properties, the Centres have a suite of equipment
enabling the following specialist investigative
techniques to be undertaken.
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DSC - Thermal technique used for the
characterisation of properties such as
percentage crystallinity and heat of reaction,
transitions such as melting and crystallisation
temperatures and identification of material
components.
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DMTA - Thermal-mechanical technique used
for mechanical assessment of materials from –
150 to 300ºC and for the identification of
transitions such as glass transition
temperature.
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FTIR - Identification of material components,
Dr
Bronagh
Millar
028 9097 4708
[email protected]
multilayer structures, blends and
contaminants.
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MFI, Dual Capillary Rheometer and Rotational
Rheometer - Rheological techniques used for
determination of material viscosity at different
temperatures and shear rates. Can be used to
study melt fracture, degradation, die swell and
multilayer component compatibility.
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Permeation - O2, CO2 and Water Vapour
transmission rates through packaging films,
pouches, closures and bottles.
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Quartz Crystal Microbalance - allows
measuremenst for real-time studies of surface
processes such as adhesion, adsorption and
changes of mass and visco-elsticity in ultrathin films.
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Hot stage polarising microscope - used for the
optical investigation of polymer strauctures,
materials and additives.
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UV/VIS Spectrophotometer - allows liquid
analysis with a variety of operation modes
including scanning, time drive, rate,
wavelength and quantitative analysis.
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Dynamic Contact Angle - used to measure
forces that affect the interaction of solids and
liquids.
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Sphere Spectrophotometer - use dto give
preciise and accurate colour measurement
information.
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High Performance Liquid Chromatography used in conjunction with UV detection system
to quantify a wide range of pharmaceutical
agenst with accuracy and high sensitivity.
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Environmental Test Chamber - use dto
analyse the effect of different environmental
condtions on the performance of polymeric
biomaterials.
The Centres also have facilities to determine the
coefficient of friction of films and analyse the surface
energy of polymeric materials.
School of
Pharmacy
Antibody/antigen design strategies
Assay development and validation: ELISAs,
chromogenic and fluorogenic assays.
Professor
Sean
Gorman
Dr Chris
Scott
Dr
Lorraine
Martin
Medical
Biology
Centre
028 9097 5800
[email protected]
028 9097 2350
[email protected]
028 9097 5711
[email protected]
Professor
Sean
Gorman
Professor
Brian
Walker
Dr Ryan
Donnelly
028 9097 5800
[email protected]
028 9097 2117
[email protected]
028 9097 2251
[email protected]
Dr Colin P
028 9097 2081
[email protected]
Measurement of inflammatory markers in disease:
clinical trials and research studies.
Protease analysis and characterisation,
Medical Devices / Implants
Assay development, Peptide Synthesis, Protease
assays, peptide sequencing
transdermal and topical drug dleivery, design &
characterisation of polymeric drug delivery systems,
photodynamic therapy
UV-visible, infrared, Raman spectroscopy, differential
scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis,
confocal microscopy
McCoy
Fluorescence spectroscopy, pre-formulation studies,
tensile testing and physicochemical
Hot Melt Extrusion
Thermogravimmetric Analysis
Differential Scanning Calorimetry
Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis
Dynamic Vapour Sorption
Rheology
PXRD
Dr Gavin
Andrews
028 9097 2646
[email protected]
Culture/non-culture detection of bacteria
Dr
Michael
Tunney
028 90972087
[email protected]
Microbiological Assays, Biofilm Susceptibility Assay,
Protease Assays, Peptide Synthesis
Dr
Brendan
Gilmore
02890 972305
[email protected]
freeze-drying; thermal analysis (DSC, TGA)
Dr Vicky
Kett
028 9007 2008
[email protected]
Nanoparticles – their design and manufacture
Nanoparticulate size characterisation
Nanoparticulate drug delivery
Dr Paul
McCarron
02890972261
[email protected]
Pharmacokinetic advice & analyses
Professor
Paul
Collier
028 9097 2009
[email protected]
Antimicrobial susceptibility assays
Molecular characterisation/typing of bacteria (Pulsed
field gel electrophoresis)
Clinical &
Practice
Research Group,
School of
Pharmacy
David Keir
Building
School of
Psychology
Animal Behaviour
Centre
Expertise in: animal welfare (particularly companion
animals), human-animal bond, pets and human health,
dog aggression, pet behaviour therapy
Dr
Deborah
Wells
028 9097 4386
[email protected]
Immersive interactive Virtual Reality, Human factors
analysis, Virtual product testing, Human movement
analysis
Dr Cathy
Craig
0289097 5482
[email protected]
028 9097 5577
[email protected]
028 9097 4675
[email protected]
028 9097 5613
[email protected]
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Waste Management, Life Cycle Assessment,
Energy Conversion
Biocatalysis; Biodegradation; Environmental
Microbiology; Microbial Biochemistry
Adsorption, Constructed Wetlands
Biotransformation and synthetic chemistry of
chiral molecules
Electrochemistry
Contaminated land and role and fate of
contaminants in the environment
Microbiology, Virology, Bioinformatics
Transition metal and organic synthesis
towards molecular recognition
Membrane Separation, Membrane Reactor,
Biomaterial for Tissue Engineering,
Nanoparticles for protein/gene delivery
Environmental Management
Biological aspects of waste and wastewater
treatment: activated sludge, fixed film
Dr Wilson
McGarel
Dr JulieAnne
Hanna
Dr Elaine
Groom
David Keir
Building
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processes, membrane bioreactors,
nitrification, toxicity.
Anaerobic digestion, composting, waste to
energy, renewable energies, value-added
products from waste.
Process design and development, product
validation, on-site and laboratory trials.
Applications of membrane processes: MF, UF,
NF, RO, MBRs.
Microbial Function: Environment, Stress and
Toxicology
Bio fuels
Inorganic chemistry; co-ordination chemistry,
porous materials
Genetics and Molecular Biology of
environmentally significant microorganisms
Inorganic and co-ordination chemistry;
sensors
Microbiology, genetics and biochemistry of
pollutant biodegradation and processes in the
environment
Environmental engineering
Phosphorus metabolism, Wastewater
treatment, Biodegradation
Risk Communication, Cognitive Psychology
Wastewater treatment, microbiology
Biochemistry and molecular genetics of
environmental microorganisms;
Liquid phase kinetics, heterogeneous
catalysis, ionic liquids
Organometallic Chemistry, Fluorine
Chemistry,
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Dispersion modelling, especially indoor and
outdoor air pollutants and odours.
Nucleic acid chemistry and detection
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Adsorption, Water and Wastewater
Treatment
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Environmental Communication