2019 STFC IAA Projects

The University was awarded £120,000 of STFC IAA funding in 2019.
The following projects were funded:

Dr Patrick Harkness (James Watt School of Engineering)
P-RAID - Year 2 (Antarctic Subglacial ice drill) (£5,329)
Collaboration with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS)
University of Glasgow News item: Drill projects set to break new ground on Earth and in space

Prof Declan Diver, School of Physics & Astronomy (PI)
Prof Graeme Cooke (School of Chemistry)
Fluorescence end-point process detection: ozonation for decontamination (£8,786)
Collaboration with Anacail Ltd.
Patent - 0919274.1 (2009) Plasma Generation Apparatus and use of Plasma Generation Apparatus.

Dr Caroline Gauchotte-Lindsay (PI, School of Engineering)
Dr Douglas Morrison (Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre)
Prof Martin Lee (School of Geographical & Earth Sciences)
Delivery of a Fully Automated On-line Position Specific Isotope Analysis Inlet (£6,667)
Collaboration with Elementar UK Ltd

Dr Ken Livingston, School of Physics and Astronomy (PI)
Dr David Moran (James Watt School of Engineering)

Diamond-based Thermal Neutron Detectors (£13,740)
Collaboration with Micron Semiconductor Ltd.

Dr Richard Bates and Mr Thomas McMullen (School of Physics & Astronomy)
Semiconductor probe needle development: Wafer polishing (£24,218)
Collaboration with Logitech Ltd.

Prof Ralf Kaiser (School of Physics & Astronomy)
Muon Imaging for Non-Destructive Analysis (£33,335)
Collaboration with Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM, German Institute For Material Science & Testing)

Prof Declan Diver (School of Physics & Astronomy)
On demand ozonation of cleaning cloths and PPE, Declan Diver (£10,000)
Patent - 0919274.1 (2009) Plasma Generation Apparatus and use of Plasma Generation Apparatus.