CDT in Formulation Engineering student projects
The CDT in Formulation Engineering has been successful in securing funding since 2001. Each grant has 5 cohorts of 10 students/projects.
2024 – 2028; Formulation for Net Zero
Cohort 1 (2024)
Cohort 1 (2024)
Aled Williams – Unilever
Development of Process Scale-Up Principles for Lamellar Structured Fluids
Aran Klair – GSK
Evolutionary Optimisation of a Pharmaceutical Feeder System
Thanmaya Arunkumar – P&G
Development of sustainable hair conditioning technologies
Charlie Brayson – Origen Carbon
Optimising a novel Carbon Capture Technology using Numerical Modelling (fluid modelling)
Nina Nguyen – P&G
Mechanisms and Factors Affecting Deposition in Automatic Dish Wash and Drying
Subhashree Patra – Diegeo
Formulation engineering of enhanced sustainability beverage emulsions
Edward Kane – No.7
Development of high throughput screening methodologies to determine the physical properties of cosmetic products and their effects on the skin
Abhirup Roy – AstraZeneca
Predicting pharmaceutical manufacturability using multiscale DEM
Harshita Dani - No.7
Enhancing the penetration of cosmetic actives into the skin
Luisa Attfield – GSK
AI-driven process control for the sustainable, low-waste production of pharmaceuticals
Antoni Zingas – Innospec
Developing digital tools for sustainable surface cleaning towards net zero solutions
Jack Grogan – AWE (Aligned Studentship)
Using Numerical Modelling and AI to Understand the Fundamentals of Resonant Acoustic Mixing
2019 – 2023; Sustainable Structured Products
Cohort 1 (2019)
Cohort 1 (2019)
Ting Zhang - P&G
Additive Molecule Migration through Different Media
Miruna Chipara - DSTL
Creating novel materials for suspended culture
Selina Soultana - Fiberlean
Rheology of high solids Microfibrillated cellulose and mineral suspensions at high shear rates
Laure Kyriazis - P&G
Designing sensorial behaviour of Fabrics
Siddant Naudiyal - Rolls-Royce
Thermo-Mechanical Modelling for Structural Ceramics
Maria Burque - Lonza
Process analytical technology (PAT) informing the manufacture and formulation of monoclonal antibody based products.
Juan Carlos Alvarez Fernandez - P&G
Optimal Design of Sustainable Capsules for Targeted Delivery of Active
Daniel Weston - Johnson Matthey
Wet Milling
Andrei Nicusan - IFPRI
How well do models of particle motion represent industrial reality?
Daniel Rhymer – Mondelez
Modelling the milling of cocoa liquor
Cohort 2 (2020)
Cohort 2 (2020)
Roberto Hart-Villamil - Unilever
Prediction of flow and mixing of rheologically complex fluids
Kate Stokes - BA
Development of Functional Portable Platform Technologies through Advanced Nanomaterials and Microdevices
Georgina Wadsley - Unilever
Prediction of complex industrial flows in the transitional regime
Javier Rodriguez Rodriguez - Fiberlean
Sustainable Manufacturing Process of Micro-Fibrillated Cellulose
Zoe Hil-Ton Chu - AstraZeneca
Investigation of the bonding mechanisms in agglomerates and compacts to enable next-generation formulated product design
Joanna Maria Galantowicz - Lubrizol
Optimization of Electrode Dispersions for Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries
Yu Liu - P&G
Development of next generation hair conditioning technology
Adedoyin Yahyi - BMS
Influence of API particle size and shape on flow and process induced attrition in a continuous direct compression work stream
Siddhant Bhutkar - BASF
Microplastic-free based encapsulation
Daniel Madden - P&G
Sustainable paper packaging
Cohort 3 (2021)
Cohort 3 (2021)
Darius Khoshdel - Unilever
Blending of complex fluids for the manufacture of formulated products using multiple impellers
Cinzia Amieni - ClexBio
Advanced Hydrogel Bioinks for Micro 3D Bioprinting
Emma Simpson - L'Oréal
Targeting staphylococcal colonization and virulence
Jack L’Anson - Johnson Matthey
Improving porous formulation performance through data-driven analysis
Zoe Whalley - BMS
Application of PAT and Chemical Imaging to Improve Product Understanding in 3D Printed Formulations
Ben Jenkins - Granutools
Toward the Next Generation of Powder and Particle Characterisation Tools
Pablo Del Pozo Lorenzale - P&G
Next Generation Perfume Technologies for Consumer Goods
Daniele Remoli - Innospec
Evaluate and design anti-viral actives
Khizra Abdul Wadood - AstraZeneca
Drawdown, dispersion & dissolution of pharmaceutical powders
Cohort 4 (2022)
Cohort 4 (2022)
Cara Anderton – Pladis
Formulating fluid gels for fat reduction in confectionery fillings
Shreyasi Deshpande – Unilever
Investigating the effect of agitator geometry and fluid rheology on the performance of sawtooth impellers
George Truc- Johnson Matthey
Development of Digital Twin Models for the Mixing of Complex Rheology Fluids in Stirred Tanks
Saskia Fogg – Bayer
Suspended printing of layered tissue structures for drug screening
Yanni Yang – Nestle
Development of emulsion-based confectionery filling with high concentration of sugar
Mrunmayee Joshi – P&G
Cleaning Technologies for Dental Plaque
Buddy Visetthernrakul - Unilever
Granulation of High Surfactant Content Powders
Cohort 5 (2023)
Cohort 5 (2023)
Abeer Hajj Houssein – Devro
Reliable Edible Collagen Film Processing
Lucie Hlubinková – P&G
Nanomechanical measurements for the design of solid fabric enhancer (SFE)
Matthew Moore – Innospec
Characterising cleaning performance and hydration kinetics with hyperspectral imaging
Evelyn Tait – Heura
Plant protein textures through freeze structuring
Swapna Kudal – FMC
Next Generation of Biodegradable Core-Shell Capsules
Alexander Brooks – Fonterra
Identifying biofilm-forming conditions in probiotic bacteria
Jacob Fenwick – Manufacturing Technology Centre
Syringe deposition of lithium manganese iron phosphate
Jia (Nicole) Guo – P&G
Effect of Oxygen Plasma Pre-treatment on Barrier Coating for Paper Packaging
Oluwatobiloba Henry – Aquapak
Development of a Digital platform for the optimised production of sustainable biopolymer products
Hazal Sezer – AWE
Unveiling the Internal Dynamics of Resonant Acoustic Mixing: Insights from PEPT on Fill Height, Vibration Magnitude, and the Influence of Geometry
Rahul Suresh Arath – Rolls-Royce
Developing methods for Big Data capture in support of the Digital Twin for Investment Casting Shelling
Aaron Wiggin – AWE
Optimisation of a vibro-packing process through simulation and experiment
Eleonora De Giorgi – AstraZeneca
Optimising PAT for Continuous Direct Compression using a Feed Frame Simulator
A list of our previous grant projects can be found on our research projects page.