Contact Dr Colleen Williams
- Email: c.williams@cranfield.ac.uk
- ORCID
Areas of expertise
- CBRN Focus Areas
- Fuels
- Hazardous Substances
Background
Colleen studied at the University of Nottingham, first receiving a MSc. She then researched MOFs for hydrogen storage and gained her PhD in 2008.
Colleen joined Cranfield University in 2008 to work in the field of radiation grafting of polymer membranes for application in fuel cells. She subsequently focused her research on the characterisation of water in aviation fuel under cold temperatures. Colleen now spends most of her time teaching on various courses.
Current activities
A large part of her activity is teaching on various courses.
Courses that Colleen leads or delivers on include:
CBRN Defence Science
CBRN Hazard Management and Decontamination
Petroleum Chemistry and Technology
Explosive Ordnance Engineers
Ammunition Technical Officers
Ammunition Technicians
CBRN Terrorism
Battlespace Technology
Guided Weapons
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Ugbeh Johnson J, Carpenter M, Williams C, Pons J-F & McLaren D. (2022). Complexities associated with nucleation of water and ice from jet fuel in aircraft fuel systems: A critical review. Fuel, 310(February)
- Zhang W, Webb DJ, Lao L, Hammond D, Carpenter M, .... (2019). Water content detection in aviation fuel by using PMMA based optical fiber grating. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 282
- Lam JK-W, Carpenter MD, Williams CA & Hetherington JI. (2014). Water solubility characteristics of current aviation jet fuels. Fuel, 133
- Mamlouk M, Horsfall JA, Williams C & Scott K. (2012). Radiation grafted membranes for superior anion exchange polymer membrane fuel cells performance. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37(16)
- Mamlouk M, Wang X, Scott K, Horsfall JA & Williams C. (2011). Characterization and application of anion exchange polymer membranes with non-platinum group metals for fuel cells. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 225(2)
- Mamlouk M, Scott K, Horsfall JA & Williams C. (2011). The effect of electrode parameters on the performance of anion exchange polymer membrane fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 36(12)
- Williams CA, Blake AJ, Wilson C, Hubberstey P & Schröder M. (2008). Novel Metal−Organic Frameworks Derived from Group II Metal Cations and Aryldicarboxylate Anionic Ligands. Crystal Growth & Design, 8(3)
- Blake AJ, George MW, Kuimova MK, Williams CA & Wilson C. (2005). (2,2′-Bipyridyl)dicarbonylbis(triethoxyphosphine-κP)rhenium(I) hexafluorophosphate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, 61(11)
- Williams CA, Blake AJ, Hubberstey P & Schröder M. (2005). A unique example of a 36 tessellated 2-D net based on a tri-nuclear zinc(ii)-1,4-benzenedicarboxylate framework. Chemical Communications, 0(43)
