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Dr Dan Sun

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Dr Dan Sun

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

I have broad research interests and a wide spectrum of expertise in the following areas:

  • Design and fabrication of functional materials including hydrogels, nanoparticles, nanocomposites, hybrid materials, and functional coatings
  • Cold plasmas for advanced materials synthesis
  • Processing of polymers/polymer based composites
  • Aircraft materials (alloys, CFRP) manufacturing
  • Surface engineering and tribology

Contact info

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  • d.sun@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0) 28 9097 4701

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Functional materials
  • Biomaterials
  • Nanotechnology
  • Aircraft manufacturing

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Current Research Opportunities

  • Composite as coating for Bioimplants to Achieve Enhanced Functionality
  • Advanced manufacturing of thermoplastic composite aero structures
  • Composite as coating for Bioimplants to Achieve Enhanced Functionality
  • Advanced manufacturing of thermoplastic composite aero structures

Public outreach & key achievements

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK
  • Registered Chartered Engineer (Engineering Council, UK)
  • Member of the EPSRC Peer Review College
  • Reviewer for Journals: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine (JMSM), Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, BioMed Research International

Research students

PhD area Microplasma assisted synthesis of nanocomposites for potential biomedical applications
Name Daye Sun
Years of study 2016-2019
Country China
   
PhD area Promoting implant osteointegration through novel hybrid coatings
Name Zhijun Guo
Years of study 2016-2019
Country China

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