Phone 0114 225 4074
Fax 0114 225 3501
E-mail o.lewis@shu.ac.uk
BEng (Hons) with Diploma in Industrial Studies, MIMF
Phone 0114 225 4074
Fax 0114 225 3501
E-mail o.lewis@shu.ac.uk
BEng (Hons) with Diploma in Industrial Studies, MIMF
Oliver studied materials engineering with a Diploma in Industrial Studies in the Institute of Polymer Technology and Materials Engineering (IPTME) at Loughborough University. After a one year industrial placement with a technical ceramic research company, he undertook a final year project in the Surface Engineering Group within IPTME. The project examined the feasibility of adopting molybdate conversion coatings as chromate replacements for electrodeposited zinc substrates. In collaboration with staff in the Materials and Engineering Research Institute (MERI), the scanning vibrating electrode technique (SVET) was used to study the repassivation of the coatings.
Following graduation in 2004, Oliver commenced an industrially sponsored PhD project, also at Loughborough University. The aim of the study was to identify nanoparticulate additives which would enhance the performance of waterborne organic coating primers. Having selected a range of particles and dispersed them in the primer formulation, the coatings were characterised in terms of their corrosion resistance, tribological properties, hardness and modulus. The corrosion resistance of the coatings was of particular interest and was studied using accelerated environmental techniques and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS).
Since completing his PhD, he has been working in the Centre for Corrosion Technology, contributing to research and consultancy delivery within the Centre. He is also engaged in delivery of undergraduate modules in the Materials Engineering Subject Group.
He is currently the Secretary of the Corrosion Science Division of the Institute of Corrosion, Treasurer of the Institute's Yorkshire Branch and a member of the Institute of Metal FinishingPublications Committee.
Research interests
- non-chromate conversion coatings
- electrodeposition of metallic coatings
- nanocomposite organic coatings
- corrosion assessment by electrochemical techniques
Publications
For a list of publications, please visit SHURA.