Current Projects
Our Institute is involved in a number of research projects, comprising Physics, Engineering, and Chemistry disciplines. Thanks to the great support obtained from funders and the collaboration with industrial partners, our Institute is a worldwide reference in the field of Thin Film Deposition & Sensing Technologies
Upcoming Projects
• 2025 (Oct): Science & Technology Facilities Council, Gravitational Wave Detection Infrastructure - Extension, (total value £3.2M value to UWS 3 year programme £270,477), UWS, PI Des Gibson
• 2025 (Aug)) KTP project with industrial Partner “Intellemetrics Global Ltd” to develop and launch a novel broadband optical monitoring (BBOM) technology, (3 yr programme £330,000), UWS PI Shigeng Song
• 2025 (January) EPSRC - Sustainable Reversal of metallic Adhesive Connections Tailored for Augmenting Net zero transportation (SURFACTANT), JOINT PROGRAMME Sheffield, Heriot Watt and UWS (3 yr programme, total value £2.7M, value to UWS £ 427k ). UWS PI Des Gibson
• 2024 (June) United Kingdom Research & Innovation (UKRI) NERC, Centre for Net Zero High Density Buildings (CeNZ-HighDB), joint programme Edinburgh, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Abertay and UWS (4 year programme total value £4.5M, value to UWS £620k). UWS PI Des Gibson
• 2023 (Oct): Science & Technology Facilities Council, Gravitational Wave Detection Infrastructure, (3 yr programme total value £5.4M, value to UWS £319,270), UWS PI Des Gibson