Sustainable Materials, Sustainable Buildings
The Materials and Engineering Research Institute is offering numerous PhD/MPhil research opportunities for postgraduate students interested in the field of sustainable construction
PVD coating development
We offer a complete coating development package giving a choice of composition, architecture (monolayer or multilayers) and PVD deposition techniques to suit specific needs
HIPIMS process development, plasma diagnostics and pilot production
We tailor HIPIMS-based treatment processes to suit applications on today's market and commercialise HIPIMS-based processes for deposition of metals, carbon, nitrides, oxides, carbonitrides and for substrate pretreatment.
Failure analysis
We can carry out analysis of corrosion-induced failures with the intent of identifying the cause in order to reduce the likelihood of future occurrences
Lean manufacture
Our academics and consultants can help in determining opportunities for cost effective productivity and efficiency increases, can assist in the reduction of waste from the manufacturing process and increase efficiency of production processes by automation
Parinita Shetty
Researcher at Sheffield Hallam University
Further information on courses, fees and enquiries
More details about enrolling for postgraduate courses at the Materials and Engineering Research Centre
Hallam Energy
Hallam Energy was established as an industrial research group offering research, knowledge transfer and consultancy services. We have delivered over 50 projects for our clients ranging from start-ups and SMEs to multinational companies and governmental bodies, both in the UK and abroad
Tackling the superbug problem in hospitals
Our experts from the Biomedical Research centre were asked to test the effectiveness of a new infection control coating called 'easy on'.
About us
The centre was founded in 1998 to bring together key interest in the voluntary sector in two different parts of the University.