People in the department
Professor David Gabe
EmeritusProfessor MBSc Wales, MMet, PhD, DMet Sheffield, CEng, FIM, FIMF.
Tel: 01509 223339
Fax: 01509 223949
Email: D.R.Gabe@Lboro.ac.uk
Background
1962 - 1967. Head of Chemistry Research Group, Tinplate Research Laboratories of Steel Company of Wales Ltd. (later British Steel Corporation).
1967 - 1974. Lecturer in Chemical Metallurgy, University of Sheffield
1974 - 1988. Senior Lecturer in Materials Engineering, Loughborough University.
1988 - 1996. Reader in Materials and Director (1989-1994) of IPTME.
1996 - 2002. Professor of Materials Engineering, Loughborough University.
2003 to date. Emeritus Professor
Qualifications
- MBSc Wales
- MMet, PhD, DMet Sheffield
- CEng, FIM, FIMF
Current teaching responsibilities
- MPC103 / MPD102 Final Year Case Study Module
Outline of main research interests
- Electrochemical coating technology
- Surface engineering and corrosion protection.
- Industrial effluent treatment and environmental issues.
External roles and appointments
- UK member of the European Academy for Surface Technology (EAST) and vice-chairman of the Executive Committee.
- Past President of the Institute of Metal Finishing,
- External Examiner to Hong Kong Polytechnic University and for PhD theses to several Universities.
Additional information
Usual Days on Campus: Monday and Thursday mornings
Full list of publications
Loughborough CIS Portal: Publications list