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EPSRC Support by Research Topic in Complex fluids & soft solids

We classify grants using one or more research topics. Value is the total value of the grants awarded, not the proportion assigned to different research topics, so it does not show the level of investment in different research areas.

Grant TitlePrincipal
Investigator		OrganisationDepartmentTotal Grant
Value (£)
3D Nanoscale chemical analysis: a FIBSEM-SIMS facility optimised for soft and composite materialsBrydson, Professor RMDUniversity of LeedsChemical and Process Engineering 1,726,123
A HOLISTIC FRAMEWORK FOR HYBRID MODELLING OF SOLID-LIQUID FLOWSBarigou, Professor MUniversity of BirminghamChemical Engineering 881,019
A platform for studying the role of haemodynamics in microvascular diseaseSherwood, Dr JMImperial College LondonBioengineering 313,245
An agile bio-manufacturing platform for production of blood vasculaturePoologasundarampillai, Dr GUniversity of BirminghamDentistry 251,993
An Injectable Implant Providing Long-Acting Drug Delivery for the Treatment of Chronic diseaseMcDonald, Dr T OUniversity of LiverpoolChemistry 931,713
ANTENNA - Advanced tools for predictive cleaning in a world of resource scarcityWilson, Professor MRDurham, University ofChemistry 1,813,999
Barocaloric materials for zero-carbon heat pumpsMoya, Dr XImperial College LondonPhysics 1,391,287
Core Equipment Award 2020 - Imperial College LondonJennings, Professor NImperial College LondonResearch Office 1,500,024
Designing soft engines and active solidsSouslov, Dr AUniversity of BathPhysics 355,230
Deterministic encapsulation of particles and cells through viscoelastic ordering in microfluidic devicesDel Giudice, Dr FSwansea UniversityCollege of Engineering 262,835
Dial-a-membrane: precision engineering of sub-micron self-assembled materialsElani, Dr YImperial College LondonChemical Engineering 202,313
Durham University's EPSRC Core Equipment Award 2020Bain, Professor CDDurham, University ofVice Chancellor's Office 850,000
Dynamic Dewetting: Designing and Breaking Novel Morphologies of Liquid FilmsMcHale, Professor GUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 157,889
Dynamic Dewetting: Designing and Breaking Novel Morphologies of Liquid FilmsBrown, Professor CVNottingham Trent UniversitySchool of Science & Technology 314,920
Electrochromic Gels for Smart Windows (ChromGels)Draper, Dr ERUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Chemistry 231,643
EPSRC Capital Award for Core Equipment 2020/21Hedges, Dr P AUniversity of CambridgeVice-Chancellor's Office 1,680,207
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Formulation Engineering: Sustainable Structured ProductsFryer, Professor PJUniversity of BirminghamChemical Engineering 5,206,392
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Integrated TribologyDwyer-Joyce, Professor RSUniversity of SheffieldMechanical Engineering 3,637,078
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Molecules to ProductMartin, Professor EBUniversity of LeedsChemical and Process Engineering 5,108,046
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Polymers, Soft Matter and ColloidsArmes, Professor SPUniversity of SheffieldChemistry 4,133,718
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Soft Matter and Functional InterfacesBain, Professor CDDurham, University ofChemistry 4,852,293
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Soft Matter for Formulation and Industrial Innovation (SOFI2)Bain, Professor CDDurham, University ofChemistry 5,624,204
Experiencing the micro-world - a cell's perspectiveWright, Dr AJUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 600,756
Experiencing the micro-world - a cell's perspectiveTassieri, Dr MUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Engineering 79,810
Experiencing the micro-world - a cell's perspectiveDalgarno, Dr PHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 293,057
Exploring creativity and creative thinking as an effective tool in STEM public engagementDougan, Professor LUniversity of LeedsPhysics and Astronomy 126,018
Extreme volumetric imaging using single-shot optical tomography with compressive sensingMcGinty, Dr JImperial College LondonPhysics 201,158
Ferroelectricity and the nematic liquid crystal phaseImrie, Professor CUniversity of AberdeenChemistry 202,046
Flow-Xl: A New UK Facility for Analysis of Crystallisation in Flow SystemsMeldrum, Professor FUniversity of LeedsSch of Chemistry 1,129,049
From Interparticle Forces to Macroscopic Yielding of Soft Amorphous SolidsJack, Dr RLUniversity of CambridgeChemistry 419,897
From interparticle forces to macroscopic yielding of soft amorphous solidsLiverpool, Professor TBUniversity of BristolPhysics 527,369
Future Continuous Manufacturing and Advanced Crystallisation Research HubFlorence, Professor AJUniversity of StrathclydeInst of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sci 10,480,463
High resolution, cryogenic analytical and transfer scanning electron microscope (HR-CAT-SEM)Khlobystov, Professor AUniversity of NottinghamSch of Chemistry 1,564,542
Integrated atomic force and confocal fluorescence lifetime imaging microscope with fibre-coupled infrared detector for materials researchMartin-Fabiani, Dr ILoughborough UniversityMaterials 817,064
KB mirror project for XMaSHase, Professor TPUniversity of WarwickPhysics 468,000
Molecular Migration in Complex Matrices: Towards Predictive Design of Structured ProductsWilson, Professor MRDurham, University ofChemistry 1,034,684
Multiphase Multicomponent Lattice Boltzmann Method for Modelling Wetting on Liquid Infused SurfacesKusumaatmaja, Professor HDurham, University ofPhysics 1,151,142
Multi-User Facility for SAXS/WAXS Studies on Nanoscale Structures in Controlled Environments.Rappolt, Professor MUniversity of LeedsSchool of Food Science and Nutrition 1,183,496
Non-Newtonian Slippery Liquid Infused Porous Surfaces: NN-SLIPSSemprebon, Dr CNorthumbria, University ofFac of Engineering and Environment 347,347
Particle Technology Established Career Fellowship Proposal: Characterisation and Evaluation of New Block Copolymer NanoparticlesArmes, Professor SPUniversity of SheffieldChemistry 1,667,481
Perfecting Halide Perovskites: From Precursor Ink Chemistry to Defect ControlNoel, Dr N KUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 1,700,817
Physics of Life - Noise, Information and Evolution in Protein BindingMcLeish, Professor TUniversity of YorkPhysics 1,212,195
Process Control and Novel Materials for the Reactive Jet Impingement ProcessDalgarno, Professor KWNewcastle UniversitySch of Engineering 1,145,057
Programming DNA topology: from folding DNA minicircles to revealing the spatial organization of bacterial genomesNoy, Dr AUniversity of YorkPhysics 612,742
Quasicrystals: how and why do they form?Rucklidge, Professor AUniversity of LeedsApplied Mathematics 49,502
Quasicrystals: how and why do they form?Archer, Professor AJLoughborough UniversityMathematical Sciences 293,504
Realising Functional Cellulosic Bio-based CompositesEichhorn, Professor SUniversity of BristolAerospace Engineering 1,561,994
Scrolling, Braiding and Branching in Fibrous Soft MaterialsSteed, Professor JWDurham, University ofChemistry 408,332
Spontaneous Induction and Amplification of Macroscopic Homochirality in Isotropic Liquid and Liquid CrystalsZeng, Dr XUniversity of SheffieldMaterials Science and Engineering 397,529
Steering Colloids via Two-Dimensional Diffusiophoresis Using Crossed Gradients in Salt ConcentrationsKeddie, Professor JLUniversity of SurreyPhysics 202,132
Stiction-Free and Tuneable Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems Incorporating Liquid CrystalsFedotov, Dr VAUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 783,222
SusAgriChem - Sustainable Formulation of Agri-Chemicals via Dynamic Molecular InterfacesStriolo, Professor AUCLChemical Engineering 936,263
SusAgriChem - Sustainable Formulation of Agri-Chemicals via Dynamic Molecular InterfacesStriolo, Professor AUCLChemical Engineering 936,263
Sustainable Coatings by Rational Design (SusCoRD)Lyon, Professor SBUniversity of Manchester, TheMaterials 2,562,030
The British Liquid Crystal Society Annual Training Workshops (2019-21)Chakrabarti, Dr DUniversity of BirminghamSchool of Chemistry 61,808
The Centre in Advanced Fluid Engineering for Digital Manufacturing (CAFE4DM)Hardacre, Professor CUniversity of Manchester, TheChem Eng and Analytical Science 3,097,928
Under the skin of polishing - from nano to macroChen, Professor XLiverpool John Moores UniversitySchool of Engineering 286,788
Under the skin of polishing - from nano to macromason, Dr l sSTFC Laboratories (Grouped)The Hartree Centre 141,589
Under the skin of polishing - from nano to macroWalker, Professor DDUniversity of HuddersfieldSch of Computing and Engineering 522,021
Under the skin of polishing - from nano to macroBingham, Professor PASheffield Hallam UniversityFaculty of Arts Computing Eng and Sci 32,564
Understanding hydrophobic interactions in cellulose nanofibresEichhorn, Professor SUniversity of BristolAerospace Engineering 24,040
University of Leeds AFM FacilityConnell, Dr SDAUniversity of LeedsPhysics and Astronomy 136,770
Unravelling anomalous mass and heat transport in miscible liquidsCardona, Dr JUniversity of StrathclydeChemical and Process Engineering 201,104
Viscous fingering on soft substratesPihler-Puzovic, Dr DUniversity of Manchester, ThePhysics and Astronomy 237,970
XMaS: The UK Materials Science Facility at the ESRFLucas, Professor CAUniversity of LiverpoolPhysics 3,515,607
XMaS: The UK Materials Science Facility at the ESRFHase, Professor TPUniversity of WarwickPhysics 3,567,628

Total Number of Grants: 66
Total Value of Grants: £88,346,947

The grant value may include the cost of access to facilities (these funds are not awarded to the grant holding organisation).