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Expertise & Capabilities
Exceptionally qualified Composite Materials Scientist with balanced expertise in fibre reinforcements, sizings, surface & interface science, polymer matrices, composite (re)processing-structure-property relationships, micromechanical and molecular modelling
Extensive experience leading multifunctional, multicultural, global teams developing and commercializing new and novel fibre and polymer composite products.
Unique international experience in New Product and New Business Development within the Research Departments of major multinational companies.
Proven experience of driving successful research and development programmes in cross-cultural environment gained in Belgium, the USA, the Netherlands, Germany and the UK.
Extensive experience managing the industry-academia research interface from both sides.
Advocate for the integration of applied fundamental research into industrial product development projects.
Proven experience building internationally leading composites research team in academia.
Excellent track record of research funding generation
Successful set up and management of a large Materials Characterisation Laboratory
Internationally recognized communicator, authored >150 papers and conference presentations, Chair of 2004 Gordon Conference on Composites.
Language skills: mother tongue English, bilingual in Dutch, good German, basic French.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Products from Recycled Glass Fibre at Economic and Sustainable Scale (Progress)
Yang, L., Bomphray, I., Thomason, J. & Liu, Z.
1/02/22 → 31/01/25
Project: Research
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Flat glass fibres: the influence of fibre cross section shape on composite micromechanics and composite strength
Thomason, J. L., 30 Jun 2023, In: Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 169, 9 p., 107503.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thermoset droplet curing performance in the microbond test
Bryce, D., Thomason, J. L. & Yang, L., 15 May 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Composite Interfaces. 36 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Oral presentation
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The effect of accelerated environmental ageing on the interphase of a glass fibre/vinyl ester composite
Georgios Xypolias (Speaker), James Thomason (Speaker) & Peter Jenkins (Speaker)
2 Sept 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation