Dr Elliot Woolley

Background

Elliot obtained an MPhys in Applied Physics in 2003 from Nottingham Trent University and his PhD in the field of atomic physics and nuclear magnetic resonance in 2007 from the University of Nottingham.

He has industrial experience working for an international research and technology organisation where he was a key member of a highly successful team of funding specialists. 

Elliot joined Loughborough University in 2010 in a business strategy development role for the Competitive Sustainable Manufacturing research cluster. In April 2012 he was appointed as a Lecturer in Sustainable Manufacturing and promoted to Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Manufacturing in 2018.

Elliot holds a position as Deputy Director of Doctoral Programmes for the Wolfson School and has previously been the Programme Director for the MSc in Sustainable Engineering, Admissions Tutor for Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management and University Theme Lead for Sustainable Manufacturing. He is also in the EPSRC Peer Review College. 

Research interests

Dr Woolley's main research focus is concerned with creating technological solutions for sustainable production and consumption, with active research in resource efficiency in food provision. Within this area Elliot has two main interest areas: sustainable production and consumption of food, enabled via data-driven product service systems – an approach to reduce domestic food waste by better matching supply with demand; and, front face fluorescence spectroscopy for detection of residual food fouling with applications in a circular economy for plastic food packaging reuse and industrial cleaning optimisation.

Elliot has also established research in energy-efficient production of photovoltaics where he is developing a technique to flash-anneal thin film materials using high-power lasers as a way of reducing energy demand, increasing productivity, and allowing freedom of cell design and structure for the photovoltaics industry. Such research has the potential to decrease the cost of solar energy and open up opportunities for new installation possibilities (e.g. in automotive paint, and aesthetic panels).

Grants and contracts

Current teaching responsibilities

Current administrative responsibilities

• Deputy Director of Doctoral Programmes for the Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering 

External collaborators