Matt Kitchen BEng
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Assistant
Summary
Studied BEng Forensic Engineering at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ including a 1 year placement year as part of MERI. As part of my degree I was awarded the Armourer and Brasiers Award for Academic Excellence as well as the IET Manufacturing Engineering Student for distinction shown at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
About
Working as part of the core consultancy team and the Centre for Corrosion Technology since 2011, helping to deliver on research projects and consultancy work.
In addition to this I am currently studying part time for an MPhil. The title of the project "A study in the formation of patination on copper containing antifouling marine coatings" in association with International Paints.
I have range of expertise in
- Sample Preparation, including chemical etching
- Macro photography
- Advanced investigatory techniques including
Non Destructive Testing
Optical Microscopy
Infinite Focus Microscopy
Scanning Electron Microscopy
Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis
Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscopy
X-ray Diffraction - Mechanical Testing, including
Tensile testing
Macro, micro hardness
Fatigue - Corrosion testing data interpretation
Accelerated corrosion testing
Open Circuit Potential
Zero Resistance ammetry
Polarisation
Droplet Cell
Publications
Journal articles
Luo, Q., Kitchen, M., Farmilo, N., Li, J., Li, W., & Li, Y. (2025). . Wear.
Takita, S., Nabok, A., Mussa, M., Kitchen, M., Lishchuk, A., & Smith, D. (2024). . Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X, 18.
Luo, Q., Kitchen, M., Li, J., Li, W., & Li, Y. (2023). . Wear, 523.
Luo, Q., & Kitchen, M. (2023). . Materials, 16 (3).
Gao, Y.-.B., Li, X.-.Y., Ma, Y.-.J., Kitchen, M., Ding, Y.-.T., & Luo, Q. (2022). . Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 32 (6), 1910-1925.
Nicolaou, N., Luo, Q., Giles, S.N., Maruthainar, K., Kitchen, M.P., Thomas, S., ... Roposch, A. (2021). . Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 41 (6), e448-e456.
Luo, Q., Mei, H., Kitchen, M., Gao, Y., & Bowen, L. (2021). . Metals and Materials International.
Luo, Q., Li, J., Yan, Q., Li, W., Gao, Y., Kitchen, M., ... Ding, Y. (2021). . Wear.
Luo, Q., Kitchen, M., & Abubakri, S. (2017). . Metals, 7 (7), 258.
Luo, Q., Oluwafemi, O., Kitchen, M., & Yang, S. (2016). . Wear, 376.
Yang, S., Kitchen, M., Luo, Q., Ievlev, D.N., & Cooke, K. (2016). . Journal of Coatings Science and Technology, 3 (2), 62-72.
Conference papers
Yang, S., Luo, Q., Sun, H., Kitchen, M., & Cooke, K. (2016). . MATEC Web of Conferences, 77, 01037.
Kitchen, M., Lewis, O., Jones, A.H., & Finnie, A.A. (2016). Evaluating the conditions which accelerate the patination of copper in a marine environment. European Corrosion Congress, EUROCORR 2016, 3, 1584-1599.
Luo, Q., Kitchen, M., Patel, V., Filleu, M., & Owens, D. (2015). . In HSLA Steels 2015, Microalloying 2015 & Offshore Engineering Steels 2015, (pp. 433-438). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons:
Luo, Q., Kitchen, M., Patel, V., & Magowan, S. (2012). . In 20th Congress of International Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering, Beijing, China, 23 October 2012 - 25 October 2012.
Book chapters
Luo, Q., Kitchen, M., Patel, V., Filleu, M., & Owens, D. (2015). . In HSLA Steels 2015, Microalloying 2015 and Offshore Engineering Steels 2015 Conference Proceedings. (pp. 433-438). Wiley: