Professor Andrew Alderson CSci, CPhys, MInstP, PhD
Director of the Industry and Innovation 香蕉视频 Institute and Professor of Smart Materials and Structures
Summary
Professor Alderson is Director of the Industry and Innovation 香蕉视频 Institute and Professor of Smart Materials and Structures and undertakes highly collaborative interdisciplinary advanced materials research at the academia/industry interface. He is a recognised world authority on auxetic (negative Poisson’s ratio) materials, and has interests into related counterintuitive phenomena such as negative stiffness and negative thermal expansion. His research employs a combination of modelling and experimental methodologies to study the design-processing-structure-properties relationships in polymers, composites, textiles, cellular solids, inorganics and mechanical metamaterials from the nanoscale to the macroscale.
About
Since gaining his BSc and PhD in Physics at the University of Liverpool, Professor Alderson has worked for almost 30 years in the advanced materials field, with particular emphasis on auxetic (negative Poisson’s ratio) materials. Prior to joining the Materials and Engineering 香蕉视频 Institute in 2013, he was Director of the Institute for Materials 香蕉视频 and Innovation, Head of Sciences and Professor of Materials Physics at the University of Bolton. He has also worked in the Nuclear industry (BNFL) and held Directorships with I-zone Incubation Ltd and Auxetic Technologies Ltd.
He is a Member of the Institute of Physics (MInstP), Chartered Physicist (CPhys) and Chartered Scientist (CSci). He has served on 12 EPSRC panels (including panel chair), as a guest editor of several special/focus issues of Physica Status Solidi B and Smart Materials and Structures, and is a member of the Editorial Boards of Computational Methods in Science and Technology and Applied Sciences.
Over 150 papers have been published from his research collaborations into auxetic and related materials/structures, nuclear structure physics, conductive polymers and flame-retardant materials.
Technology transfer is a key focus and, in addition to his company Directorships, he is a co-inventor on 15 patent applications and has undertaken consultancies with many companies in the healthcare, sports and chemical sectors. His 15 patent applications relate to inventions for products in filtration, radiation sensing, manufacturing, apparel, advanced composites and biomedical applications. He has played leading roles with industry-facing consortia (e.g. Innovate UK REACTICS and EU FP CHISMACOMB), networks (EPSRC Auxetic Materials Network) and regional collaborative research centres (North West Composites Centre), and has been involved in collaborative research programmes worth in excess of £11M.
He is a keen communicator of science, regularly delivering seminars and workshops to the public, companies, trade events, and science and technology conferences. His award-winning research has featured in the Science Museum (London) and on BBC TV and Radio.
Awards for his research include:
• Kenneth Harris James prize of the Aerospace Industries Divisional Board of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (2008)
• EPSRC Life Sciences Interface Programme regional meeting prize (2003)
• De Montfort prize, SET Young Engineers and Scientists, House of Commons (2001)
Specialist areas of interest
- Auxetic materials;
- Mechanical metamaterials;
- Mechanical properties;
- Polymers;
- Composites;
Teaching
Department of Engineering and Mathematics
College of Business, Technology and Engineering
Final year undergraduate and Masters project supervision:
MSc Advanced Materials Engineering, MSc Sports Engineering, MEng Mechanical Engineering,
BSc(Hons) Sport Technology, BSc (Hons) Aerospace Technology, BSc Mechanical Engineering, BSc Aeronautical Engineering,
BEng Mechanical Engineering
BEng Materials Engineering
香蕉视频
Professor Alderson's main research focus is on advanced and smart materials having unusual mechanical and thermal properties. A major activity is research into auxetic (negative Poisson's ratio) materials, which is now naturally extending into other negative phenomena (thermal expansion and stiffness).
Other research areas Andy has undertaken relate to nuclear structure physics, conductive polymers, flame-retardant materials and technical textiles. His research employs a combination of modelling and experimental methodologies to study the design-processing-structure-properties relationships in polymers, composites and inorganics from the nanoscale to the macroscale.
Andy is especially interested in developing materials having extremal/optimal properties for applications in the transport, healthcare technologies, advanced manufacturing and low carbon sectors.
Current and Recent 香蕉视频 Projects
October 2018-ongoing: Finite Element (FE) modelling of impact response of auxetic materials. Funded by SHU Faculty of STA GTA studentship. PhD student: Klaudia Cwiertka.
This project is a collaboration between MERI and the Department of Engineering and Maths. Finite element modelling is being employed to model naturally-occurring auxetic materials for the development of new biomimetic composites with enhanced impact protection capability. The relationships between structure and mechanical properties are being explored, along with a consideration of rate-dependency in the impact response of the composites.
October 2017—ongoing: Towards intrinsically-auxetic polymers. Funded by SHU VC PhD scholarship and an external company. PhD student: Shruti Mandhani.
The programme aims to develop a truly inherent (molecular-level) synthetic auxetic (negative Poisson's ratio) polymer for real-world application. Working with the Materials and Fluid Flow Modelling group, we are extending our previous work on scaling down known macrostructures for theoretical cross-linked polymers, and understanding natural auxetic inorganic and organic crystalline nanostructures, to a fully 3D system having connectivity similar to that achievable in elastomer materials. Analytical and computational (Finite Element and molecular) modelling techniques are being employed at mono-domain and poly-domain levels to identify key structural features and deformation mechanisms giving rise to auxetic behaviour.
October 2015—ongoing: Auxetic scaffolds for tissue engineering. Funded by Sheffield Children’s Hospitals (SCH), SHU VC PhD scholarship and an external company. Placement student: Jordan Roe; 香蕉视频 Assistant/PhD student (from Jan 2018): Paul Mardling.
This project is collaboration between the Biomolecular Sciences 香蕉视频 Centre (BMRC) and MERI, initially funded by SCH, with further funding via a SHU VC PhD scholarship matched by an external biomedical devices company. The overarching aim of the project is to develop a range of ‘auxetic’ porous scaffolds for eventual tissue engineering applications, which mimic the mechanical properties of soft tissues, promote migration, adhesion and differentiation of cells, and enable delivery of bioactive components. The produced scaffolds are being characterised for their structure and mechanical properties, prior to investigation in vitro. Tissue cells are being cultured on the scaffolds and the behaviour of the cells on the scaffolds determined using a variety of biochemical, histological, immunohistological, molecular biology, scanning electron microscopy and biomechanical analysis methods.
January 2014—ongoing: Application of auxetic materials to sports equipment design. Funded by 香蕉视频 (IMAGINE connectivity; Faculty of STA GTA studentship; Creating Knowledge Platform Challenge Fund) and external companies. PhD student: Olly Duncan.
This project is focussed on developing new and improved sporting impact protection materials and is part of a wider collaboration with the Centre for Sports Engineering 香蕉视频 and also Manchester Metropolitan University. A process to produce large area or volume isotropic, anisotropic and gradient one-piece auxetic foams is being developed, and foams produced and characterised for their mechanical and impact response properties. Significant reductions in peak acceleration are being found for the auxetic foams relative to their conventional counterparts.
April 2013—ongoing: Mechanical metamaterials. Funded by US ARO, SHU (Hallam Fund and Creating Knowledge Platform Challenge Fund) and ERASMUS. PhD student/香蕉视频 Assistant: Trishan Hewage; Intern student: Margaux Sage.
This project is being undertaken in collaboration with the University of Bristol and Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux for ENSEIRB-MATMECA to develop a new concept of a 'mechanical metamaterial' combining two
unusual properties: negative Poisson's ratio (NPR - the material becomes fatter when pulled) and negative stiffness (NS - the material becomes shorter when pulled). This has been achieved by embedding NS elements (foam, buckled beam or magnetic assembly) within a 2D NPR array of interlocking regular hexagon subunits. The large scale isotropic 2D assembly is now being extended into a 3D mechanical metamaterial using analytical and Finite Element modelling methodologies in the design stage, and 3D printing and mechanical testing combined with optical strain measurement in the production and characterisation stage.
July 2012—2018: A novel space creation and organ retraction system for laparoscopic surgery. Funded by EPSRC, HEIF and Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CMFT). PhD student: Dignesh Shah.
This project involved working with a team of surgeons and an NHS business development manager to devise novel mechanical expansion mechanisms for an innovative new device – the LaparOsphereTM - for space creation and organ retraction in laparoscopic surgery. Surface pressures and retraction distances applied to organs during abdominal surgery have been measured. Based on these measurements, CAD, Finite Element Modelling, laser cutting and 3D printing were being used to design and produce viable expansion mechanisms for the device.
Academic collaborators
My academic collaborators include/have included: Universities of Cambridge (Cavendish Laboratory and Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis), Wales (Bangor), Exeter, Sheffield, Bristol, Hull, Manchester, Liverpool, Lancaster, Leeds, Salford, Liverpool John Moores, Imperial College, Manchester Metropolitan, Malta (Malta), Technical University IASI (Romania), Fraunhofer-IPA (Stuttgart, Germany), Technion (Israel), Texas at Austin (USA), University of Victoria (Canada), Institute of Molecular Physics (Polish Academy of Sciences) and Harbin Institute of Technology (China).
Industrial/business partners
My industrial/business partners include/have included: BNFL, Acordis, Rhodia, Noveon Inc, Web Processing, Interface Fabrics, PW Greenhalgh, Du Pont, QinetiQ, Cytec Engineered Materials, IMMG S.A. (Greece), Italcompany Group (Italy), QWED (Poland), ICI/AkzoNobel, Rolls Royce, Hurel Hispano, SEOS Ltd, Dow Corning, Auxetix Ltd, Auxetic Technologies Ltd, Sara Lee Branded Apparel, Shakespeare Monofilament UK Ltd, TrusTECH/Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, BSN Medical Inc, Applied Biomedical Systems, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Pioneer Healthcare.
Publications
Journal articles
McHale, G., Alderson, A., Armstrong, S., Mandhani, S., Meyari, M., Wells, G.G., ... Evans, K.E. (2024). . Small Structures.
Armstrong, S., McHale, G., Alderson, A., Mandhani, S., Meyari, M., Wells, G.G., ... Semprebon, C. (2023). . Applied Physics Letters, 123.
Duncan, O., Chester, M., Wang, W., Alderson, A., & Allen, T. (2023). . Materials Today Communications, 35.
Duncan, O., Foster, L., Allen, T., & Alderson, A. (2023). . European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids, 99.
Jiang, W., Ren, X., Wang, S.L., Zhang, X.G., Zhang, X.Y., Luo, C., ... Evans, K.E. (2022). . Composites Part B: Engineering, 235.
Novak, N., Duncan, O., Allen, T., Alderson, A., Vesenjak, M., & Ren, Z. (2021). . Mechanics of Materials, 157, 103818.
Duncan, O., Bailly, N., Allen, T., Petit, Y., Wagnac, E., & Alderson, A. (2021). . Applied Sciences, 11 (3), e1207.
Duncan, O., Alderson, A., & Allen, T. (2021). . Smart Materials and Structures.
Duncan, O., Allen, T., Birch, A., Foster, L., Hart, J., & Alderson, A. (2020). . Smart Materials and Structures, 30 (1), 015031.
Shepherd, T., Winwood, K., Venkatraman, P., Alderson, A., & Allen, T. (2020). Validation of a Finite Element Modeling Process for Auxetic Structures under Impact. physica status solidi (b), 257 (10).
Wojciechowski, K.W., Alderson, A., Grima, J.N., & Scarpa, F. (2020). Auxetics and Other Systems with 鈥淣egative鈥 Characteristics. physica status solidi (b), 257 (10).
Crespo, J., Duncan, O., Alderson, A., & Mont谩ns, F.J. (2020). . Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 371, 113300.
Duncan, O., Naylor, G., M, J.G., Allen, T., Foster, L., Hart, J., & Alderson, A. (2020). . Proceedings, 49 (1), e116.
Mardling, P., Alderson, A., Jordan-Mahy, N., & Le Maitre, C. (2020). . Biomaterials Science.
Duncan, O., Clegg, F., Essa, A., Bell, A., Foster, L., Allen, T., & Alderson, A. (2019). . physica status solidi (b), 256 (1).
Wojciechowski, K.W., Scarpa, F., Grima, J.N., & Alderson, A. (2019). . physica status solidi b, 256 (1), 1800736.
Duncan, O., Shepherd, T., Moroney, C., Foster, L., Venkatramam, P., Winwood, K., ... Alderson, A. (2018). . Applied Sciences, 8 (6), 941.
Foster, L., Peketi, P., Allen, T., Senior, T., Duncan, O., & Alderson, A. (2018). . Applied Sciences, 8 (3), 354.
Duncan, O., Allen, T., Foster, L., Gatt, R., Grima, J.N., & Alderson, A. (2018). . Proceedings, 2 (6), 250.
Shah, D., Alderson, A., Corden, J., Satyadas, T., & Augustine, T. (2018). . Surgical Innovation, 25 (1), 50-56.
Allen, T., Hewage, T., Newton-Mann, C., Wang, W., Duncan, O., & Alderson, A. (2017). . physica status solidi (b), 254 (12), 1700596.
(2017). Auxetics and Other Systems of Anomalous Characteristics. physica status solidi (b), 254 (12).
Duncan, O., Allen, T., Foster, L., Senior, T., & Alderson, A. (2017). . Acta Materialia, 126, 426-437.
Hewage, T., Alderson, K., Alderson, A., & Scarpa, F. (2016). . Advanced Materials, 28 (46), 10323-10332.
Hewage, T.A.M., Alderson, K.L., Alderson, A., & Scarpa, F. (2016). Double-Negative Mechanical Metamaterials Displaying Simultaneous Negative Stiffness and Negative Poisson's Ratio Properties. Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 28 (46), 10116.
Yao, Y.T., Alderson, K.L., & Alderson, A. (2016). . Cellulose, 23 (6), 3429-3448.
Alderson, K., Nazar茅, S., & Alderson, A. (2016). . Physica status solidi b, 253 (7), 1279-1287.
Wojciechowski, K.W., Scarpa, F., Grima, J.N., & Alderson, A. (2016). . physica status solidi b, 253 (7), 1241-1242.
Scarpa, F., Alderson, A., Ruzzene, M., & Wojciechowski, K. (2016). . Smart Materials and Structures, 25 (5).
Duncan, O., Foster, L., Senior, T., Alderson, A., & Allen, T. (2016). . Smart Materials and Structures, 25 (5).
Allen, T., Shepherd, J., Hewage, T.M., Senior, T., Foster, L., & Alderson, A. (2015). . physica status solidi b, 252 (7), 1631-1639.
Nazar茅, F., & Alderson, A. (2015). . physica status solidi b, 252 (7), 1465-1478.
Wojciechowski, K.W., Scarpa, F., Grima, J.N., & Alderson, A. (2015). . physica status solidi b, 252 (7), 1421-1425.
Alderson, K.L., Alderson, A., Grima, J.N., & Wojciechowski, K.W. (2014). . Physica status solidi B - basic solid state physics, 251 (2), 263-266.
Sanami, M., Alderson, A., Alderson, K.L., McDonald, S.A., Mottershead, B., & Withers, P.J. (2014). The production and characterization of topologically and mechanically gradient open-cell thermoplastic foams. Smart Materials and Structures, 23 (5), 055016.
Pierron, F., McDonald, S.A., Hollis, D., Fu, J., Withers, P.J., & Alderson, A. (2013). Comparison of the Mechanical Behaviour of Standard and Auxetic Foams by X鈥恟ay Computed Tomography and Digital Volume Correlation. Strain, 49 (6), 467-482.
Lim, T.C., Alderson, A., & Alderson, K.L. (2013). . Physica status solidi (b), 251 (2), 307-313.
Scarpa, F., Ruzzene, M., Alderson, A., & Wojciechowski, K.W. (2013). Auxetics in smart systems and structures 2013. Smart Materials and Structures, 22 (8), 080201.
Alderson, A., Alderson, K.L., McDonald, S.A., Mottershead, B., Nazare, S., Withers, P.J., & Yao, Y.T. (2013). . Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 298 (3), 318-327.
Alderson, K., Alderson, A., Anand, S., Simkins, V., Nazare, S., & Ravirala, N. (2012). Auxetic warp knit textile structures. physica status solidi (b), 249 (7), 1322-1329.
Alderson, K., Alderson, A., Ravirala, N., Simkins, V., & Davies, P. (2012). Manufacture and characterisation of thin flat and curved auxetic foam sheets. physica status solidi (b), 249 (7), 1315-1321.
Alderson, A. (2011). Auxetic materials: Stretching the imagination. Chemistry and Industry (London), (2).
Alderson, A. (2011). Auxetic materials: Stretching the imagination. Chemistry and Industry (London), (2).
Alderson, K.L., Alderson, A., & Wojciechowski, K.W. (2011). Auxetic Materials and Related Systems. physica status solidi (b), 248 (1), 28-29.
Grima, J.N., Ravirala, N., Galea, R., Ellul, B., Attard, D., Gatt, R., ... Evans, K.E. (2011). Modelling and testing of a foldable macrostructure exhibiting auxetic behaviour. physica status solidi (b), 248 (1), 117-122.
McDonald, S.A., Dedreuil鈥怣onet, G., Yao, Y.T., Alderson, A., & Withers, P.J. (2011). In situ 3D X鈥恟ay microtomography study comparing auxetic and non鈥恆uxetic polymeric foams under tension. physica status solidi (b), 248 (1), 45-51.
Gaspar, N., Smith, C.W., Alderson, A., Grima, J.N., & Evans, K.E. (2011). A generalised three-dimensional tethered-nodule model for auxetic materials. Journal of Materials Science, 46 (2), 372-384.
Alderson, A., Alderson, K.L., Chirima, G., Ravirala, N., & Zied, K.M. (2010). The in-plane linear elastic constants and out-of-plane bending of 3-coordinated ligament and cylinder-ligament honeycombs. Composites Science and Technology, 70 (7), 1034-1041.
Lorato, A., Innocenti, P., Scarpa, F., Alderson, A., Alderson, K.L., Zied, K.M., ... Evans, K.E. (2010). The transverse elastic properties of chiral honeycombs. Composites Science and Technology, 70 (7), 1057-1063.
Alderson, A., Alderson, K.L., Attard, D., Evans, K.E., Gatt, R., Grima, J.N., ... Zied, K. (2010). . Composites Science and Technology, 70 (7), 1042-1048.
McDonald, S.A., Ravirala, N., Withers, P.J., & Alderson, A. (2009). . Scripta Materialia, 60 (4), 232-235.
Alderson, A., & Evans, K.E. (2008). . Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 21 (2), 025401.
Yao, Y.T., Alderson, A., & Alderson, K.L. (2008). Can nanotubes display auxetic behaviour? physica status solidi (b), 245 (11), 2373-2382.
Chirima, G., Ravirala, N., Rawal, A., Simkins, V.R., Alderson, A., & Alderson, K.L. (2008). The effect of processing parameters on the fabrication of auxetic extruded polypropylene films. physica status solidi (b), 245 (11), 2383-2390.
Horrocks, A.R., Davies, P.J., Kandola, B.K., & Alderson, A. (2007). The Potential for Volatile Phosphorus-containing Flame Retardants in Textile Back-coatings. Journal of Fire Sciences, 25 (6), 523-540.
Alderson, K.L., Alderson, A., Davies, P.J., Smart, G., Ravirala, N., & Simkins, G. (2007). The effect of processing parameters on the mechanical properties of auxetic polymeric fibers. Journal of Materials Science, 42 (19), 7991-8000.
Ravirala, N., Alderson, A., & Alderson, K.L. (2007). Interlocking hexagons model for auxetic behaviour. Journal of Materials Science, 42 (17), 7433-7445.
Grima, J.N., Gatt, R., Zammit, V., Williams, J.J., Evans, K.E., Alderson, A., & Walton, R.I. (2007). Natrolite: A zeolite with negative Poisson鈥檚 ratios. Journal of Applied Physics, 101 (8).
Alderson, A., & Alderson, K.L. (2007). Auxetic materials. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 221 (4), 565-575.
Wojciechowski, K.W., Alderson, A., Alderson, K.L., Maruszewski, B., & Scarpa, F. (2007). Preface: phys. stat. sol. (b) 244/3. physica status solidi (b), 244 (3), 813-816.
Alderson, A., Alderson, K., & Skertchly, D. (2006). Auxetic composites expand when they are stretched. JEC Composites Magazine, 43 (28), 65.
Grima, J.N., Gatt, R., Alderson, A., & Evans, K.E. (2005). On the origin of auxetic behaviour in the silicate 伪-cristobalite. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 15 (37), 4003.
N. Grima, J., Gatt, R., Alderson, A., & E. Evans, K. (2005). On the Auxetic Properties of `Rotating Rectangles' with Different Connectivity. Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 74 (10), 2866-2867.
Simkins, V.R., Alderson, A., Davies, P.J., & Alderson, K.L. (2005). Single fibre pullout tests on auxetic polymeric fibres. Journal of Materials Science, 40 (16), 4355-4364.
Ravirala, N., Alderson, A., Alderson, K.L., & Davies, P.J. (2005). Auxetic polypropylene films. Polymer Engineering & Science, 45 (4), 517-528.
N. Grima, J., Alderson, A., & E. Evans, K. (2005). An Alternative Explanation for the Negative Poisson's Ratios in Auxetic Foams. Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 74 (4), 1341-1342.
Wojciechowski, K.W., Alderson, A., Bra艅ka, A., & Alderson, K.L. (2005). Preface: phys. stat. sol. (b) 242/3. physica status solidi (b), 242 (3), 497.
Alderson, A., & Evans, K.E. (2002). Molecular origin of auxetic behavior in tetrahedral framework silicates. Physical review letters, 89 (22), 225503.
Alderson, K.L., Alderson, A., Smart, G., Simkins, V.R., & Davies, P.J. (2002). Auxetic polypropylene fibres:Part 1 - Manufacture and characterisation. Plastics, Rubber and Composites, 31 (8), 344-349.
Davies, P.J., Horrocks, A.R., & Alderson, A. (2002). Possible phosphorus/halogen synergism in flame retardant textile backcoatings. Fire and Materials, 26 (4-5), 235-242.
Whitty, J.P.M., Nazare, F., & Alderson, A. (2002). Modelling the effects of density variations on the in-plane Poisson's ratios and Young's moduli of periodic conventional and re-entrant honeycombs - Part 1: Rib thickness variations. Cellular Polymers, 21 (2), 69-98.
Evans, K.E., & Alderson, A. (2001). Rotation and dilation deformation mechanisms for auxetic behaviour in the ?-cristobalite tetrahedral framework structure. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 28 (10), 711-718.
Rasburn, J., Mullarkey, P.G., Evans, K.E., Alderson, A., Ameer鈥怋eg, S., & Perrie, W. (2001). Auxetic structures for variable permeability systems. AIChE Journal, 47 (11), 2623-2626.
Alderson, A., Rasburn, J., Evans, K.E., & Grima, J.N. (2001). Auxetic polymeric filters display enhanced de-fouling and pressure compensation properties. Membrane Technology, 2001 (137), 6-8.
Grima, J.N., Jackson, R., Alderson, A., & Evans, K.E. (2000). Do zeolites have negative Poisson's ratios? Advanced Materials, 12 (24), 1912-1918. http://doi.org/10.1002/1521-4095(200012)12:24<1912::AID-ADMA1912>3.0.CO;2-7
Grima, J.N., Jackson, R., Alderson, A., & Evans, K.E. (2000). Do Zeolites Have Negative Poisson鈥檚 Ratios? Advanced Materials, 12 (24), 1912-1918. http://doi.org/10.1002/1521-4095(200012)12:24<1912::aid-adma1912>3.0.co;2-7
Stott, P.J., Mitchell, R., Alderson, K., & Alderson, A. (2000). Growth industry. Materials World, 8 (10), 12-14.
Evans, K.E., & Alderson, A. (2000). Auxetic Materials: Functional Materials and Structures from Lateral Thinking! Advanced Materials, 12 (9), 617-628. http://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1521-4095(200005)12:9<617::aid-adma617>3.0.co;2-3
Alderson, A., Rasburn, J., Ameer-Beg, S., Mullarkey, P.G., Perrie, W., & Evans, K.E. (2000). An Auxetic Filter:鈥 A Tuneable Filter Displaying Enhanced Size Selectivity or Defouling Properties. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry 香蕉视频, 39 (3), 654-665.
Evans, K.E., & Alderson, A. (2000). Auxetic materials: Functional materials and structures from lateral thinking! Advanced Materials, 12 (9), 617-628. http://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1521-4095(200005)12:9<617::AID-ADMA617>3.0.CO;2-3
Alderson, A. (1999). A triumph of lateral thought. Chemistry and Industry (London), (10).
Alderson, K.L. (1998). Journal of Materials Science Letters, 17 (16), 1415-1419.
ALDERSON, A., & EVANS, K.E. (1997). Journal of Materials Science, 32 (11), 2797-2809.
Alderson, K.L., Alderson, A., & Evans, K.E. (1997). The interpretation of the strain-dependent Poisson's ratio in auxetic polyethylene. The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, 32 (3), 201-212.
Evans, K.E., Alderson, A., & Christian, F.R. (1995). Auxetic two-dimensional polymer networks. An example of tailoring geometry for specific mechanical properties. Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions, 91 (16), 2671.
Alderson, A., & Evans, K.E. (1995). Microstructural modelling of auxetic microporous polymers. Journal of Materials Science, 30 (13), 3319-3332.
Simpson, J., Hanna, F., Riley, M.A., Alderson, A., Bentley, M.A., Bruce, A.M., ... Walker, L. (1992). High-spin gamma -ray spectroscopy of165W and166W. Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 18 (7), 1207-1225.
Smith, G., Haas, B., Alderson, A., Ali, I., Beausang, C.W., Bentley, M.A., ... Vivien, J.P. (1992). Entrance-channel effects in the population of superdeformed bands. Physical review letters, 68 (2), 158-161.
Cullen, D.M., Riley, M.A., Alderson, A., Ali, I., Beausang, C.W., Bengtsson, T., ... Wyss, R. (1991). Cullen et al. reply. Physical review letters, 67 (9), 1175.
Broude, C., Hass, M., Goldring, G., Alderson, A., Ali, I., Cullen, D.M., ... Sharpey-Schafer, J.F. (1991). The quadrupole moment of the K=25 isomer in 182Os. Physics Letters B, 264 (1-2), 17-20.
Bentley, M.A., Alderson, A., Ball, G.C., Cranmer-Gordon, H.W., Fallon, P., Fant, B., ... Twin, P.J. (1991). Gamma-ray spectroscopy of superdeformed states in the nucleus152Dy. Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 17 (4), 481-510.
Simpson, J., Riley, M.A., Alderson, A., Bentley, M.A., Bruce, A.M., Cullen, D.M., ... Walker, L. (1991). Yrast band spectroscopy of164W and the systematics of the first i13/2neutron backbend in the neutron deficient rare-earth nuclei. Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 17 (4), 511-523.
Fallon, P., Alderson, A., Ali, I., Cullen, D.M., Forsyth, P.D., Riley, M.A., ... Bruce, A.M. (1991). The collectivity and the de-excitation of the yrast superdeformed band in 150Gd. Physics Letters B, 257 (3-4), 269-272.
Cullen, D.M., Riley, M.A., Alderson, A., Ali, I., Beausang, C.W., Bengtsson, T., ... Wyss, R. (1990). Landau-Zener crossing in superdeformed 193Hg: Evidence for octupole correlations in superdeformed nuclei. Physical review letters, 65 (13), 1547-1550.
Gascon, J., Yu, C.-.H., Hagemann, G.B., Carpenter, M.C., Espino, J.M., Iwata, Y., ... Sharpey-Schafer, J.F. (1990). Configuration-dependent transition rates in 157Ho. Nuclear Physics A, 513 (2), 344-372.
Riley, M.A., Cullen, D.M., Alderson, A., Ali, I., Fallon, P., Forsyth, P.D., ... Wyss, R. (1990). Multiple superdeformed bands in 194Hg and their dynamical moments of inertia. Nuclear Physics A, 512 (1), 178-188.
Byrski, T., Beck, F.A., Curien, D., Schuck, C., Fallon, P., Alderson, A., ... Twin, P.J. (1990). Observation of identical superdeformed bands in N=86 nuclei. Physical review letters, 64 (14), 1650-1653.
Riley, M.A., Roberts, J.W., Simpson, J., Alderson, A., Ali, I., Bentley, M.A., ... Sharpey-Schafer, J.F. (1990). The spectroscopy of161,162ER at spins up to 50鈩 in the unpaired regime. Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 16 (3), L67-L73.
Alderson, A., Bentley, M., Broude, C., Bruce, A., Dafni, E., Fallon, P., ... Twin, P. (1989). The g-factor of the K=25 isomer in 182Os. Physics Letters B, 228 (4), 463-465.
Fallon, P., Alderson, A., Bentley, M.A., Bruce, A.M., Forsyth, P.D., Howe, D., ... Schuck, C. (1989). Superdeformed bands in 150Gd and 151Tb: Evidence for the influence of high-N intruder states at large deformations. Physics Letters B, 218 (2), 137-142.
Conference papers
Allen, T., Duncan, O., Foster, L., Senior, T., Zampieri, D., Edeh, V., & Alderson, A. (2017). . In Snow sports trauma and safety: proceedings of the International Society of Skiing Safety. International Society for Skiing Safety:
Duncan, O., Foster, L., Senior, T., Allen, T., & Alderson, A. (2016). . Procedia Engineering, 147, 384-389.
Allen, T., Martinello, N., Zampieri, D., Hewage, T., Senior, T., Foster, L., & Alderson, A. (2015). . Procedia Engineering, 112, 104-109.
Sanami, M., Ravirala, N., Alderson, K., & Alderson, A. (2014). . Procedia Engineering, 72, 453-458.
Yao, Y., Alderson, K., Alderson, A., & Leng, J. (2013). Modelling of the structure-property relationships in the伪-quartz structures. SPIE Proceedings, 8691, 86911E.
Yao, Y., Alderson, A., Alderson, K.L., & Leng, J. (2012). Modelling of the Structure-Property Relationships in Auxetic Nanotube. Volume 1: Development and Characterization of Multifunctional Materials; Modeling, Simulation and Control of Adaptive Systems; Structural Health Monitoring, 213-217.
Yao, Y.T., Alderson, A., & Alderson, K.L. (2012). Towards auxetic nanofibres: molecular modelling of auxetic behaviour in cellulose II. SPIE Proceedings, 8342, 83421W.
Yao, Y.T., Alderson, A., & Alderson, K.L. (2012). Molecular modelling of structure and deformation mechanisms of auxetic behaviour in the 伪-quartz structures. SPIE Proceedings, 8409, 840931.
Alderson, A. (2012). Auxetic fibres: History, applications, and future perspectives. Fiber Society 2012 Fall Meeting and Technical Conference in Partnership with Polymer Fibers 2012: Rediscovering Fibers in the 21st Century.
Pierron, F., McDonald, S.A., Hollis, D., Withers, P.J., & Alderson, A. (2011). Assessment of the deformation of low density polymeric auxetic foams by X-ray tomography and digital volume correlation. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS VIII, 70, 93-+.
Chirima, G.T., Zied, K., Ravirala, N., Burgess, A., Dooling, P., Alderson, K.L., & Alderson, A. (2009). Modelling of auxetic particulate-filled polymeric composites. ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials.
Alderson, A., Alderson, K.L., Chirima, G., Ravirala, N., & Zied, K. (2009). Novel tri-coordinated chiral honeycombs. ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials.
Chirima, G.T., Zied, K.M., Ravirala, N., Alderson, K.L., & Alderson, A. (2009). Numerical and analytical modelling of multi鈥恖ayer adhesive鈥揻ilm interface systems. physica status solidi (b), 246 (9), 2072-2082.
Chirima, G.T., Zied, K., Ravirala, N., Burgess, A., Dooling, P., Alderson, K.L., & Alderson, A. (2009). Modelling of auxetic particulate-filled polymeric composites. ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials.
Alderson, A., Alderson, K.L., Chirima, G., Ravirala, N., & Zied, K. (2009). Novel tri-coordinated chiral honeycombs. ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials.
Narojczyk, J.W., Alderson, A., Imre, A.R., Scarpa, F., & Wojciechowski, K.W. (2008). Negative Poisson鈥檚 ratio behavior in the planar model of asymmetric trimers at zero temperature. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 354 (35-39), 4242-4248.
Simkins, V.R., Ravirala, N., Davies, P.J., Alderson, A., & Alderson, K.L. (2008). An experimental study of thermal post鈥恜roduction processing of auxetic polypropylene fibres. physica status solidi (b), 245 (3), 598-605.
Alderson, A., Rasburn, J., & Evans, K.E. (2007). Mass transport properties of auxetic (negative Poisson's ratio) foams. physica status solidi (b), 244 (3), 817-827.
Hadi Harkati, E., Bezazi, A., Scarpa, F., Alderson, K., & Alderson, A. (2007). Modelling the influence of the orientation and fibre reinforcement on the Negative Poisson's ratio in composite laminates. physica status solidi (b), 244 (3), 883-892.
Grima, J.N., Zammit, V., Gatt, R., Alderson, A., & Evans, K.E. (2007). Auxetic behaviour from rotating semi鈥恟igid units. physica status solidi (b), 244 (3), 866-882.
Ravirala, N., Alderson, K.L., Davies, P.J., Simkins, V.R., & Alderson, A. (2006). Negative Poisson鈥檚 Ratio Polyester Fibers. Textile 香蕉视频 Journal, 76 (7), 540-546.
Grima, J.N., Gatt, R., Alderson, A., & Evans, K.E. (2006). An alternative explanation for the negative Poisson's ratios in 伪-cristobalite. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 423 (1-2), 219-224.
Grima, J.N., Gatt, R., Ravirala, N., Alderson, A., & Evans, K.E. (2006). Negative Poisson's ratios in cellular foam materials. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 423 (1-2), 214-218.
Grima, J.N., Gatt, R., Alderson, A., & Evans, K.E. (2005). On the potential of connected stars as auxetic systems. Molecular Simulation, 31 (13), 925-935.
Grima, J.N., Gatt, R., Bray, T.G.C., Alderson, A., & Evans, K.E. (2005). Empirical modelling using dummy atoms (EMUDA): an alternative approach for studying 鈥渁uxetic鈥 structures. Molecular Simulation, 31 (13), 915-924.
Alderson, A., Davies, P.J., Evans, K.E., Alderson, K.L., & Grima, J.N. (2005). Modelling of the mechanical and mass transport properties of auxetic molecular sieves: an idealised inorganic (zeolitic) host鈥揼uest system. Molecular Simulation, 31 (13), 889-896.
Alderson, A., Davies, P.J., Williams, M.R., Evans, K.E., Alderson, K.L., & Grima, J.N. (2005). Modelling of the mechanical and mass transport properties of auxetic molecular sieves: an idealised organic (polymeric honeycomb) host鈥揼uest system. Molecular Simulation, 31 (13), 897-905.
Davies, P.J., Horrocks, A.R., & Alderson, A. (2005). The sensitisation of thermal decomposition of ammonium polyphosphate by selected metal ions and their potential for improved cotton fabric flame retardancy. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 88 (1), 114-122.
Alderson, K.L., Simkins, V.R., Coenen, V.L., Davies, P.J., Alderson, A., & Evans, K.E. (2005). How to make auxetic fibre reinforced composites. physica status solidi (b), 242 (3), 509-518.
Ravirala, N., Alderson, A., Alderson, K.L., & Davies, P.J. (2005). Expanding the range of auxetic polymeric products using a novel melt鈥恠pinning route. physica status solidi (b), 242 (3), 653-664.
Grima, J.N., Alderson, A., & Evans, K.E. (2005). Auxetic behaviour from rotating rigid units. physica status solidi (b), 242 (3), 561-575.
Alderson, A., Alderson, K.L., Evans, K.E., Grima, J.N., Williams, M.R., & Davies, P.J. (2005). Modelling the deformation mechanisms, structure鈥損roperty relationships and applications of auxetic nanomaterials. physica status solidi (b), 242 (3), 499-508.
Alderson, A., Alderson, K.L., Davies, P.J., & Smart, G.M. (2005). The Effects of Processing on the Topology and Mechanical Properties of Negative Poisson鈥檚 Ratio Foams. Aerospace.
Grima, J.N., Gatt, R., Farrugaia, P.-.S., Alderson, A., & Evans, K.E. (2005). Auxetic Cellular Materials and Structures. Aerospace, 489-495.
Whitty, J.P.M., Alderson, A., Myler, P., & Kandola, B. (2003). Towards the design of sandwich panel composites with enhanced mechanical and thermal properties by variation of the in-plane Poisson's ratios. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 34 (6), 525-534.
Alderson, A., Vinton, S.J., & Wimbush, S.C. (1999). Modelling the response of polymeric thin-film devices subject to X-ray irradiation. Synthetic Metals, 102 (1-3), 951-952.
Cullen, D.M., Riley, M.A., Alderson, A., Ali, I., Bengtsson, T., Bentley, M.A., ... Wyss, R. (1990). Evidence for octupole softness of the superdeformed shape from band interactions in 193,4Hg. Nuclear Physics A, 520, c105-c113.
Riley, M.A., Roberts, J.W., Simpson, J., Alderson, A., Ali, I., Cullen, D.M., ... Mo, J.N. (1990). The unpaired spectroscopy of 161,162Er at spins up to 50魔. Nuclear Physics A, 520, c279-c286.
Alderson, A., Alderson, K.L., Evans, K.E., Grima, J.N., & Williams, M.S. Modelling of Negative Poisson's Ratio Nanomaterials: Deformation Mechanisms, Structure-Property Relationships and Applications. Journal of Metastable and Nanocrystalline Materials, 23, 55-58.
Pierron, F., McDonald, S.A., Hollis, D., Withers, P.J., & Alderson, A. Assessment of the Deformation of Low Density Polymeric Auxetic Foams by X-Ray Tomography and Digital Volume Correlation. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 70, 93-98.
Theses / Dissertations
Duncan, O. (2019). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Alderson, A.
Shah, D. (2018). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Alderson, A.
Media
Andy joined the University in 2013 from the University of Bolton. He is an experienced interviewee for print and broadcast media, mainly around the design and use of auxetic materials - which can be used for a variety of transport, advanced manufacturing and healthcare technologies, including in keyhole surgery.听
Notable media coverage:
- The Conversation (Jan 2017). .
- The Conversation (May 2015). .
- BBC Learning Zone (2015). .听
- AZOM (Oct 2014).