Mr James (Jim) Clements

Senior Research Officer
Location: Shrivenham campus
E: j.e.clements@cranfield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1793 785476
Dept of Applied Science, Security and Resilience

Current activities

Research into the blast effects of charges with extreme geometries.

Background

Mr Jim Clements served as an Ammunition Technician in the Army for 10 years before joining Cranfield University in 1989.

Employed as a research officer he has gained considerable experience in the testing and evaluation of explosives and munitions, and his research interests include fuel-air explosions, explosive cutting charges, underwater explosions, explosive blast mitigation, improvised explosives, and directed energy systems.

Jim lectures regularly on explosives technology to a variety of commercial courses and is the University’s Senior Conducting Officer for the explosives range.

He also manages the Explosives Research Area at Shrivenham and is a Member of the Institute of Explosives Engineers.

Selected publications

Conference Paper(s)

Clements, J.E. (2004) “Explosive Breaching as a Less-Lethal Method of Entry in Critical Incidents” Jane’s Less Lethal Weapons Conference, Dublin.

Clements, J.E. (2006) “Training and R&D of Breaching Techniques for UK Police” 7th Annual International Breachers Symposium, Tucson, AZ.

Clements, J.E. (2007) “Research into Blast from Breaching Charges” 8th Annual International Breachers Symposium, Memphis, TN.

Journal Article(s)

Murray, S.G. & Clements, J.E. & O'Reilly, P. & Goodwyn, M. (2002) “Towards a Fail-Safe Steel Magazine: The Concept and Feasibility Trials of a Non-Fragmenting Explosives Magazine” , Explosives Engineering, page 5-6