Dr Philip P Gill
Lecturer
Location: Shrivenham campus
E: p.p.gill@cranfield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1793 785055
Department of Engineering and Applied Science
Current activities
Philip Gill is a Lecturer and active researcher in the Defence Chemistry Group within the Department of Engineering and Applied Science. Philip's current lecturing spans across basic chemistry, explosive science, detection of explosives and forensic analysis of explosives. Philip is module leader for the Manufacture and Formulation of Explosives (MFE) Module of the Explosives Ordnance Engineering (EOE) MSc, and Teaches Explosive Chemistry to the Army’s Ammunition Technical Officers Course at Shrivenham.
The Sensors, Explosives Analysis and Laser Spectroscopy Unit
Shrivenham Explosives Test House
Current Research Topics include: the study of energetic materials, with particular reference to characterization and ageing mechanisms of Extruded Double Base Propellants (EDB), Composite Propellant Binders Systems, Reduced Sensitivity (RS) RDX, Nitrocellulose and Tetryl
Clients
European Space Agency (ESA), Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), DSTLPolice Scientific Development Branch (PSDB), ROXEL (UK Rocket Motors) Ltd, Technical Enabling Service-Defence Ordnance Safety Group (TES-DOSG), BAE Systems, Chemring Group.Background
Dr Philip Gill graduated from Liverpool University (1996) with an Honours degree in Chemistry and later (1997) an MSc in Surface Science and Catalysis from The Leverhulme Centre for Innovative Catalysis, Liverpool University.
He received his PhD in 2001 in “Heterogeneous Catalysis of Aldol Reactions” from Cardiff University.
Philip joined Cranfield University in 2000 as a Research Officer working with the European Space agency on the ageing mechanism of Hydrazinium Nitroformate (HNF) a “green” energetic oxidizer.
Current research interests involve the study of energetic materials, with particular reference to characterization and ageing mechanisms of Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate (PETN), Reduced Sensitivity (RS) RDX, Nitrocellulose, and Tetryl.
Selected publications
2010
Paul Deacon, Ruth Knight, Alan Macdonald, Philip Gill, Nathalie Mai, Manfred Bohn, Heike Pontius, Monique van Hulst, Winm de Klerk, Carole Baker. "Conclusions from the round robin evaluation of the nitrocellulose size exclusion chromatography method in STANAG 4178 (ed.2)" Proceedings of 41st International Annual Conference of ICT, Karlsruhe, 29th June – 2nd July 2010.
R Hudson, PP Gill, PQ Flower, AS Cumming. "Assessment of RDX morphology and defects" Proceedings of 41st International Annual Conference of ICT, Karlsruhe, 29th June – 2nd July 2010.
R Hudson, PP Gill, PQ Flower, AS Cumming. "Thermal analysis of RDX using differential scanning calorimetry" Proceedings of 41st International Annual Conference of ICT, Karlsruhe, 29th June – 2nd July 2010.
J Tucker, N Mai, PP Gill, J Hand. "Assessment of propellant stabilizer extraction methods" Proceedings of 41st International Annual Conference of ICT, Karlsruhe, 29th June – 2nd July 2010.
J Tucker, N Mai, PP Gill, J Hand. "Effect of manufacturing processes on nitrocellulose in extruded double base propellant " Proceedings of 41st International Annual Conference of ICT, Karlsruhe, 29th June – 2nd July 2010.
N Mai, PP Gill, J Bellerby, P Deacon, C Baker. "Whole life assessment of nitrocellulose in double base rocket propellants" Proceedings of 41st International Annual Conference of ICT, Karlsruhe, 29th June – 2nd July 2010.
