Dr Ross Minty
Lecturer
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Area of Expertise
Technical:
- Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites
- Composites Fibre-Matrix Interface
- Composite Recycling
- Reinforcement Fibres (Glass/Carbon/Natural)
- Surface Adhesion & Coating
- Mechanical Testing
- Single Fibre Testing
- Polymer and Elastomer
- Thermomechanical Analysis
- Rheology
- Multi-Material Structures
- Adhesives
- Auxetics
Organisational: Significant experience as technical and overall project lead in both fundamental and applied forms of research and development. Experienced in leading and delivering commerical and grant funded projects on time and within budget.
Communication: Regularly present at internationally peer-reviewed conferences as well as regular meetings with project partners.
Qualifications
Chartered Engineer (CEng) with the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Composite Material Science
Publications
- Fibre Sizing Effect on the Adhesion Between a Carbon Fibre and a Reactive Thermoplastic Polymer
- Minty Ross F, Cozien-Cazuc Sophie, Ryding Alex, Griffiths Jon-Paul, Lindsey Kevin
- The 23rd International Conference on Composite Materials (2023)
- The role of residual stress at the fibre-matrix interface in composite materials
- Minty Ross F
- ScotCHEM Polymer and Soft Materials Conference II (2023)
- The dependence of interfacial shear strength on temperature and matrix chemistry in glass fibre epoxy composites
- Minty Ross F, Yang Liu, Thomason James L
- Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing Vol 164 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2022.107303
- Interfacial Characterization of Natural Fique Fibre/Polypropylene Composites Using Single Fibre Fragmentation Test (SFFT)
- Minty Ross F, Martinez de Luca Diego, Jalalvand Meisam
- SAMPE Conference 2022 (2022)
- The influence of temperature and matrix chemistry on residual stress at the interface in glass-fibre epoxy composites
- Minty Ross F, Yang Liu, Thomason James
- Aachen Reinforced! (2022)
- The influence of temperature and matrix chemistry on interfacial shear strength in glass fibre epoxy composites
- Minty Ross F, Yang Liu, Thomason James L
- The 20th European Conference on Composite Materials (2022)
Teaching
16565 Engineering Composites
Research Interests
My current research interests include understanding and enhancing the fibre-matrix interface for new polymer/fibre combinations, the optimisation of adhesion in multi-material structures, and the generation of new forms of advanced composite material to enhance the sustainability and circular nature of lightweight composite materials.
Professional Activities
- EPSRC Peer Review College (External organisation)
- Advisor
- 1/2024
- Scottish Plastics and Rubber Association (External organisation)
- Advisor
- 24/1/2022
- EPSRC Engineering Early Career Forum (External organisation)
- Advisor
- 1/2021
Projects
- DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Kelly, Lewis
- Minty, Ross (Principal Investigator) Liggat, John (Co-investigator) Kelly, Lewis (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2027
- An investigation of the fibre-matrix interface of laser processed composite materials
- Minty, Ross (Principal Investigator)
- 07-Jan-2023 - 06-Jan-2026
- Advancing the understanding of the composite fibre-matrix interface through the development of automated micromechanical testing
- Minty, Ross (Principal Investigator)
- 07-Jan-2023 - 06-Jan-2026
- Doctoral Training Partnership (DTA - University of Strathclyde) | Minty, Ross
- Thomason, James (Principal Investigator) Yang, Liu (Co-investigator) Minty, Ross (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2014 - 20-Jan-2018
Contact
Dr
Ross
Minty
Lecturer
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Email: ross.f.minty@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2311