People in the department
Mr Barry Haworth
Senior Lecturer
Teaching Coordinator
MSc, C.Eng, C.Sci, FIMMM
Tel: 01509 223336
Fax: 01509 223949
Email: B.Haworth@lboro.ac.uk
Background
Barry graduated in Engineering Materials from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1978) and continued to study for MSc (by research) at the same institution. Following three years industrial research, he joined Loughborough University (Institute of Polymer Technology) in 1982 as Lecturer, then promoted to Senior Lecturer and has also been Teaching Coordinator and Management Group member since 2000.
Key awards
- Newcastle University Achievement Award 1976
- Institute of Materials (JS Walker Prize), 1983
Current teaching responsibilities
- MPB102/202 Processing & Structure of Polymers
- MPC101 Recycling, Sustainability & Environmental Issues
- MPC012 Polymer Engineering – Processing and Manufacture
- MPC110/113/016 UG Project Modules
- MPD014 Polymer Engineering – Properties and Design
- MPP010/020/109 MSc Project Modules (full-time / part-time)
- MPP111 Polymer Properties and Design
- MPP140 Materials Sustainability and the Environment
- MPP141 Materials Selection for Design
- MPP150 Packaging Materials – Plastics
- MPP160 Plastics Processing & Properties
- MPP215 Polymer Processing
- MPP233 Science & Technology of PVC
- Distance learning modules
- MPP340 Materials Sustainability and the Environment
- MPP350 Packaging Materials – Plastics
- MPP360 Plastics Processing & Properties
- MPP437 Overview of Packaging Materials
Current administrative responsibilities
- Teaching Coordinator, Department of Materials
- Member of Departmental Management Advisory Team (MAT)
- Member of Engineering Faculty Board
- Faculty Member of University Curriculum Sub-Committee (LTC)
- Seconded Academic to Engineering Centre of Excellence for Teaching & Learning (engCETL)
- University Assessor and Probation Mentor
- Member of TLC-U and TLC-P (undergraduate and postgraduate Teaching & Learning Committees)
- Previously, Programme Director for both UG and PGT programmes, including IGDS / Joint Provision programmes
Outline of main research interests
The main focus is practical and simulative polymer processing and properties of thermoplastics that govern processing, structure and in-service performance of products. Much of this research has been applications-oriented, with special consideration to methods by which processing and performance of new product groups can be enhanced.
Recent publications
30 Journal / refereed conference papers have been published in the last 10 years including:
- Ratnayake, U.N., Haworth, B. and Hourston, D.J., ''Preparation of Polypropylene-Clay Nanocomposites by the Co-Intercalation of Modified Polypropylene and Short-Chain Amide Molecules'', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 112, 5th April 2009, pp 320-334.
- Hitt, D.J., Haworth, B., Thomas, N.L. and Algahtani, M.A., ''Melt Compounding of Rigid PVC Formulations with Hydrotalcites'', Plastics, Rubber & Composites Macromolecular Engineering, 37(9/10), 2008, pp 445-452.
- Rides, M., Allen, C., Fleming, D., Haworth, B. and Kelly, A., ''Intercomparison of Slip Flow Velocity Measurements of Filled Polymers by Capillary Extrusion Rheometry'', Polymer Testing, 27(3), 2008, pp 309-320.
- Lead Author for the textbook “Physics of Plastics: Processing, Properties & Materials Engineering”, (A.W. Birley, B. Haworth & J. Batchelor), Hanser (Munich), 1992 (ISBN 3-446-15098-6).
Current and recent grants and contracts (with others)
- 2002 – 2005 Development of mass produced thermoplastic panel from recycled plastics, Waste Resource Action Programme (WRAP), £106k
- 2008 – 2011 Advanced understanding and control of polymer sintering – EPSRC / IMCRC, £350k
- 2009 – 2013 Process simulation and properties of injection moulded hinges, EPSRC (Case) / Unilever, £100k
- 2011 – 2013 Development of novel plastics products for the medical sector, KTP (Mediplus), £106k
External collaborators
Waste Resources Action Programme (WRAP), Europrojects Ltd., Plastics Reclamation Ltd., National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Rubber Research Institute (Sri Lanka), INESCOP (Spain), Ineos, Hydro Polymers (Norway / UK), Imerys Minerals (UK / France), University of Minho (Portugal), BASF (Germany), IRC in Polymer Science & Technology, University of Bradford, TSB / industrial consortium (Dynex, Areva), DuPont (UK), Unilever Packaging Design Technology Centre (PDTC), Anson Packaging Ltd, EOS Gmbh (Germany), Burton Snowboards (USA), Mediplus (UK) and other confidential collaborations with private-sector industries in the UK, Portugal and Spain.
External roles and appointments
- Member and Chair of the Accreditation and Professional Development Committee (APDC) of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoM3) and Member of its Professional Policy Board (PPB)
- Past Member of IoP and IoM3 Council Member
- Technical Advisory Committee member of Waste Resources Action Programme
- Member of Asda ‘Sustainability Value Network’ panel
- Member of National Physical Laboratory / DTI industrial consortium on the Processing of Multiphase Materials
- Member of East Midlands Executive Forum for the Polymer Industry
- Member of the Packaging Materials Task Force, Materials Foresight Group, DTI
- Member of Moldflow (Europe) Educational User's Group
- External Referee for several Scientific Journals
- External Examiner (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Full list of publications
Loughborough CIS Portal: Publications list