Mr Gareth Thomas
Research Officer
Location: Shrivenham campus
E: g.thomas@cranfield.ac.uk
Department of Engineering and Applied Science
Current activities
Research Officer, Cranfield University, undertaking plate impact studies into the dynamic response of different materials.
Background
1999 – 2003: MSci in Physics and Astronomy, Durham University.
2003 – 2007: Dept. of Materials, University of Oxford.
Selected publications
Thomas, G., Castro, R.G., Matthews, G., Coad, P. and Grant, P.S. (2006). 'Vacuum plasma spraying of thick W coatings onto surface sculptures for fusion armour applications'. Proc. Int. Thermal Spray Conference, ASM Int., Ohio, USA, (published on CD).
Thomas, G., Vincent, R., Matthews, G., Dance, B. and Grant, P.S. (2006). 'The use of interfacial 3D geometry to control stress distributions in W coatings for fusion armour applications'. Proc. 3rd Int. Conf. Spray Deposition and Melt Atomisation, University of Bremen, Germany, (published on CD)
