A gateway to the Polymer Interdisciplinary Research Centre Research Laboratories at the University of Bradford

Contact us

Please contact us:

via email: polymer engineering site enquiry

via phone: +44 (0)1274 234540

You are most welcome to visit the Polymer IRC at Bradford: 

How to find us:  For the locations of the Polymer IRC laboratories, nearby hotels, etc in Google Maps click here.

International Programme Manager:

Xiaolei Wang x.wang5@bradford.ac.uk tel 01274 234034

Laboratory Managers:

Prof Phil Coates FREng - Director, Polymer IRC;

Director of the Advanced Materials Engineering RKT Centre 

01274 234540 p.d.coates@bradford.ac.uk

Prof Ben Whiteside - Director, Polymer Micro & Nano Technology RKT Centre

01274 236266  b.r.whiteside@bradford.ac.uk

Dr Fin Caton-Rose - Solid phase processing & Computer Modelling 

01274 233726 p.caton-rose@bradford.ac.uk

Prof Adrian Kelly  - Extrusion (inc. Pharmaceutical Processing) 

01274 234532 a.l.kelly@bradford.ac.uk

Prof Tim Gough  - Rheology & Characterisation 

01274 234536  t.gough@bradford.ac.uk

Prof Anant Paradkar - Director, Pharmaceutical Engineering Science RKT Centre  

01274 233900 a.paradkar1@bradford.ac.uk

Prof Steve Rimme r, Head of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences;

01274 233787  s.rimmer@bradford.ac.uk

Dr Elaine Brown - process ultrasound  

01274 234531  e.brown@bradford.ac.uk

Prof Hadj Benkriera - Coating and Rheology 

01274 233721  h.benkreira@bradford.ac.uk

Dr Mike Martyn - powder processing  01274 235929  m.t.martyn@bradford.ac.uk

Dr Pete Twigg - biomedical materials  01274 236183   p.twigg@bradford.ac.uk

Prof John Sweeney - Solid phase deformation  01274 235456 j.sweeney@bradford.ac.uk

Glen Thompson - Head of Technical Support - 01274 234013  g.p.thompson@bradford.ac.uk

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