Contact Dr Heather Almond
- Tel: +44 (0) 1234 750111
- Email: H.J.A.Almond@cranfield.ac.uk
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Background
Dr Heather Almond has over 25 years experience in working with advanced machining techniques and more latterly, has worked within the field of Renewable Energies.
She gained her MSc in Advanced Manufacturing Technology at the then Cranfield Institute of Technology in 1987 and her PhD in Advanced Manufacturing Technology at Cranfield University in 1995. Prior to that, she had worked in industry and academia involved with : Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) superconducting magnets and Photochemical Machining (PCM). After her PhD, she worked in Rapid Prototyping and Manufacture with Nottingham University.
Heather rejoined Cranfield University in 1998 to work with micro-electro discharge machining and PCM and allied techniques (such as electrolytic etching, electroplating, electroless plating and electroforming) of exotic & 'difficult-to-machine' materials. She has lectured on Rapid Prototyping/Manufacture and Non-Conventional Machining and Machining of MEMS and undertaken supervision of MSc and PhD students in related topics. She was the course director for the MSc in Microsystems and Nanotechnology.
Over the last 10 years, she has worked with the Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) team, specialising in erosion testing of absorber and receiver surfaces, sol gel technology for absorber tube coatings, soiling/ageing of mirrors, dust barriers, socioeconomic aspects of CSP plant and biomimicry in CSP. She is the deputy course director of the MSc in Renewable Energy, undertaking lecturing and academic supervision.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Zhou Z, Zhang L, Almond H & Ge D. (2024). Investigation of mixing characteristics in a novel SAR micromixer with locally overlapping V-shaped flow channels. Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification, 195
- Zhang L, Zhou Z, Shi J, Wei Y, Yu S, .... (2024). Numerical study of a novel electroosmotic active micromixer with twin diamond-shaped chambers and sawteeth. Microsystem Technologies, 30(12)
- Isern L, Impey S, Almond H, Clouser SJ & Endrino JL. (2024). PTFE layer formation during brush electroplating of nickel. Scientific Reports, 14(1)
- Karim M, Sansom C, Hussaini Z, Almond H, Fernández-García A, .... (2024). Effect of operation time on the performance and accuracy of the Condor reflectometer. SolarPACES Conference Proceedings, 2
- Karim M, Sansom C, King P, Almond H, Bouaichaoui S, .... (2023). Durability Assessment of Silvered Glass Mirrors Exposed in Two Different Desert Sites Suitable for CSP Installations. SolarPACES Conference Proceedings, 1
- Karim M, Sansom C, King P, Almond H & Hussaini Z. (2023). Comparative Assessment of the Durability of Glass and Polymer Mirrors for Concentrated Solar Thermal Technologies. SolarPACES Conference Proceedings, 2
- Allauddin U, Rafique MU, Malik O, Rashid O, Waseem A, .... (2022). Investigation of the Thermo-hydraulic performance of a roughened Parabolic trough collector. Applied Thermal Engineering, 219(January)
- Isern L, Impey SA, Almond H, Clouser SJ & Endrino Armenteros J. (2017). Structure zone diagram and particle incorporation of nickel brush plated composite coatings. Scientific Reports, 7(1)
- Sansom CL, Fernández-García A, Sutter F, Almond H, King P, .... (2016). Soiling and cleaning of polymer film solar reflectors. Energies, 9(12)
- Atkinson C, Sansom CL, Almond HJ & Shaw CP. (2015). Coatings for concentrating solar systems – A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 45
- Allen DM, Simpkins M & Almond H. (2010). A novel photochemical machining process for magnesium aerospace and biomedical microengineering applications. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 20(10)
- Allen DM, Almond HJ, Bedner K, Cabeza M, Courtot B, .... (2009). Processing and characterisation of precision microparts from nickel-based materials. Microsystem Technologies, 15(8)
- Rocks SA, Tredez Q, Almond HJ, Shaw CP & Dorey RA. (2009). Bottom up fabrication of a nickel–lead zirconate titanate piezoelectric microcantilevers. Materials Letters, 63(1)
- Wei W, Di Z, Allen DM & Almond HJA. (2008). Non-traditional Machining Techniques for Fabricating Metal Aerospace Filters. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 21(5)
- Allen DM, Almond HJA, Gaben F & Impey S. (2005). The Causes and Prevention of Smut on Etched AISI 300 Stainless Steels. CIRP Annals, 54(1)
- Almond HJA, Bhogal J & Allen DM. (1999). Positional accuracy study of a micro-EDM machine. SPIE Proceedings, 3680(II)
- Endaya E, Sansom C, Comley P, Almond H, Dekam E, .... Simulation of Th Effct of Libyan Sand on Th Reflctance Surface of CSP. Solar Energy and Sustainable Development Journal, 8(2)
