Contact Susie Bloodworth-Race
Areas of expertise
- Biomedical Engineering
- Computing, Simulation & Modelling
- Explosives and Munitions
- Human Factors for Defence
- Instrumentation, Sensors and Measurement Science
- Structures and Materials
Background
Susie Bloodworth-Race has an MEng in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bath, followed up with an MSc in Explosive Ordnance Engineering (EOE) from Cranfield Defence and Security.
Susie is researching her PhD with Cranfield Forensics Institute entitled 'Blast mitigation within constrained mass-volume envelopes', which examines possibilities for reducing blast induced mild traumatic brain injuries by incorporating a further energy absorption layer into helmet design. Her areas of interest in the topic are 3D printed structures, materials science, and shock physics.
Current activities
Sacrificical cladding
3D printing of energy absorbing structures
Representative physical models of the human head, brain, skull, and neck.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Read J, Quinlan P, Bloodworth-Race S, Hazael R & Critchley R. (2024). Sustainable and economical alternatives to fragment capture materials in explosive and ballistic trials. Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology
- Read J, Ritchie T, Brown L, Bloodworth-Race S, Thawani B, .... (2023). Quantification of fragmentation capture materials and an assessment of the viability of economical alternatives: a preliminary study. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 381(2259)
- Bloodworth-Race S, Critchley R, Hazael R, Peare A & Temple T. (2021). Testing the blast response of foam inserts for helmets. Heliyon, 7(5)
Books
- Bruton K, Hazael R, Critchley R & Bloodworth-Race S. (2022). Lignocellulosic Natural Fibers in Polymer Composite Materials: Benefits, Challenges and Applications In Hashmi MSJ(ed.), Encyclopedia of Materials: Plastics and Polymers (3). Elsevier.
- Roberts L, Critchley R, Salberg D, Bloodworth-Race S & Hazael R. (2022). Development of a risk matrix for low-cost engineering solutions: a systematic approach In Temple TJ & Ladyman MK (eds), Challenges in Risk Analysis for Science and Engineering. IOP Publishing.