Prof Martin Birkett

Professor

Department: Mechanical and Construction Engineering

Professor Birkett joined the Mechanical Engineering Department at Northumbria University in 2011. Prior to this he worked in the manufacturing industry for sixteen years, where he completed a Craft Apprenticeship before moving on to work as a Manufacturing Engineer and then a Senior Research and Development Engineer, primarily working on the development of new thin film materials and processes. During this period, he also studied on a part-time basis for a BEng (Hons) degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering and a PhD degree in the area of thin film materials and coatings.

Professor Birkett currently leads the Engineering Materials and Mechanics Group (EM²G) and he mainly teaches on the Mechanical Engineering degree programmes in the areas of materials and manufacturing technology and systems. His research is focussed on the development of new thin film materials and coatings for mechanical, electrical and biomedical applications and has been funded by the European Commission, The Leverhulme Trust, EPSRC, The British Academy, The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 and several industrial collaborators.

Professor Birkett is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE), a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and a member of the EPSRC, UKRI FLF/Talent and Leverhulme Trust Peer Review Colleges.

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Key Publications

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Biomechanical Characteristics of Silver Enriched Diamond-like Carbon Coatings for Medical Applications, Zia, A., Anestopoulos, I., Panagiotidis, M., Bowen, L., Birkett, M. 8 May 2023, In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Pressure Driven Adsorption Cycle Integrated with Thermal Desalination, Shahzad, M., Ybyraiymkul, D., Qian, C., Burhan, M., Kumja, M., Ng, K., Birkett, M., Feng, H., Ahmad Jamil, M., Imtiaz, N., Xu, B. 1 Jan 2023, In: Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
Soft diamond-like carbon coatings with superior biocompatibility for medical applications, Zia, A., Anestopoulos, I., Panayiotidis, M., Birkett, M. 1 Jun 2023, In: Ceramics International
2D materials, synthesis, characterization and toxicity: A critical review, Naikoo, G., Arshad, F., Almas, M., Hassan, I., Pedram, M., Aljabali, A., Mishra, V., Serrano‐Aroca, Á., Birkett, M., Charbe, N., Goyal, R., Negi, P., El-Tanani, M., Tambuwala, M. 25 Sep 2022, In: Chemico-Biological Interactions
Advances in nanomaterial-based immunosensors for prostate cancer screening, Khan, R., Arshad, F., Hassan, I., Naikoo, G., Pedram, M., Saeedi Zedegan, M., Pourfarzad, H., Aljabali, A., Serrano‐Aroca, Á., Haggag, Y., Mishra, V., Mishra, Y., Birkett, M., Tambuwala, M. 1 Nov 2022, In: Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy
Biocompatibility of Soft and Hard Diamond-like Carbon Coatings for Biomedical Applications, Anestopoulos, I., Panayiotidis, M., Birkett, M., Zia, A. 7 Oct 2022, International Conference on Advances in Design, Materials and Manufacturing Technologies 2022
Boron nitride wrapped N-doped carbon nanosheet as a host for advanced lithium-sulfur battery, Gao, L., Sheng, T., Ren, H., Liu, T., Birkett, M., Joo, S., Huang, J. 30 Sep 2022, In: Applied Surface Science
Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings with Precise and Localized Silver Doping for High-Performance Biomedical Applications, Zia, A., Panagiotidis, M., Birkett, M. 11 Nov 2022, The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers Annual Meeting 2022
Enhanced mechanical and biocompatibility performance of Ti(1- x )Ag(x) coatings through intermetallic phase modification, Cherian Lukose, C., Chavignon, C., Mantso, T., Panayiotidis, M., Birkett, M. 1 Dec 2022, In: Materials Characterization
Fourth-generation glucose sensors composed of coppernanostructures for diabetes management: A critical review, Naikoo, G., Awan, T., Salim, H., Arshad, F., Hassan, I., Zamani Pedram, M., Ahmed, W., Faruck, H., Alijabali, A., Mishra, V., Serrano-Aroca, A., Goyal, R., Negi, P., Birkett, M., Nasef, M., Charbe, N., Bakshi, H., Tambuwala, M. 1 Jan 2022, In: Bioengineering and Translational Medicine

Current and Recent Projects

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Advanced Bioactive Diamond-like Carbon-based Coatings for Next Generation Orthopaedic Implants, Birkett, M. (Principal Investigator), British Academy, 23/12/21 - 17/03/22, £9,892.00
High-Performance Biocompatible Ag-DLC Coatings - Precise and Localized Silver Doping Through Novel Helium Pulse Injections, Birkett, M. (Principal Investigator), European Commission, 01/10/20 - 30/09/22, £191,270.00
Super Hard Biocompatible Coatings of Beta Ti3Au, Birkett, M. (Principal Investigator), The Leverhulme Trust, 01/03/19 - 28/02/22, £224,630.00
Development of Advanced Polymers for Subsea Applications, Birkett, M. (Principal Investigator), Technip Umbilical Systems (TUS), 01/02/18 - 31/01/21, £141,811.00
Development of Ultra-Precision Thin Film Resistive materials, Birkett, M. (Principal Investigator), TT electronics plc, 02/03/14 - 02/03/17, £37,250.00

PGR Supervision

Osama Elgadi Investigation into the Barriers to Six Sigma in Libyan Manufacturing Companies and Development of a Framework for its Implementation Start Date: 03/02/2014 End Date: 10/10/2018
Raja Muhamad Hafiz Raja Adzhar The effect of surface texturing and treatment on the mechanical properties of Aluminium-CFRP hybrid composites joints Start Date: 01/03/2020
Maria Alafogianni An investigation of varying laser trim pattern characteristics on the performance and reliability of discrete resistive components Start Date: 01/10/2014 End Date: 07/11/2018
Tommy Mosley Failure analysis and design optimisation of the magnetic expansion controlled growing spinal rod medical implant Start Date: 12/04/2023
Chinyere Okolo Investigation of Thermal Conductivity and Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane Urea Nanocomposites for Bend Stiffener Application Start Date: 01/08/2018
Darkam Al Janabi An Investigation into the Relationship Between Organisational Culture and Maintenance Implementation in Iraqi Power Plants Start Date: 09/12/2013 End Date: 27/02/2017
Mohamed Abduelmula An investigation into the barriers to lean implementation in Libyan manufacturing companies and development of a framework for its utilisation Start Date: 05/11/2014 End Date: 26/07/2019
Siti Nabilah Misti Development of a Precision Trimming Process for Manganin Shunt Resistors Start Date: 15/10/2012 End Date: 15/06/2017
Cecil Cherian Lukose An investigative study of Manganese-based Antiperovskite structures as a thin film resistive material system Start Date: 02/04/2014 End Date: 10/10/2018

Qualifications

Manufacturing Systems BEng (Hons)
Engineering PhD
Chartered Engineer (CEng)
Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE)
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

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