Alan Taylor FRSC FIMMM

Additional Roles and Activities

1.       Core Research Programme Manager (suite of 10 research projects): May 2003 – Nov 2009

2.       Member of The Local Organisation Committee of Sol-gel ’97, Sheffield UK

3.       Symposium organiser “Nanotechnology enhanced coatings” IMRC 2013 Cancun

4.       Member of The Industrial Leadership Group of the Solar Energy Systems Special Interest Group

5.       Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Coating Science and Technology

6.       Strategic Advisory Board Member for SuperSolar Hub (CREST at Loughborough University)

7.       Member of the European Materials Characterization Council (to March 2019)

8.       Member of the BSI NTI/1 Standards Committee on Nanotechnology

9.       Committee Member of the Surface Engineering Leadership Forum for the UK’s Surface Engineering and Advanced Coatings Initiative

10.   Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, elected September 2018.

11.   Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, elected November 2018.

12.   Expert Evaluator for the European Commission Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (Expert Number EX2018D328704)

13.   Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Wetting Science and Technology

14.   Royal Society Fellowship Applications Panel Member

15.   UKRI Future Leader Fellowship Scheme Panel Member

16.   Member of the Industrial Advisory Board for UKRI FLF Programme, ‘Functional Coatings’

17.   Review Board Member, MDPI Journal, ‘Coatings’

18.   IOM3 Polymers Committee Board Member

Alan has also been involved in instrumental work around advanced coatings based on inorganic-organic hybrids and has nine patents and over 35 published articles (See below).

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TWI Industrial Members’ Reports

1. Taylor A & Fernie JA, 1998. “A review of sol-gel technology for the fabrication of glasses and ceramics.” TWI Members Report No. 631
2. Gunner AG, Taylor A, Jackson P and Abell JS, 2005. “Initial development of transparent conducting coatings by a sol-gel route.” TWI Members Report No. 829
3. Jackson P, Taylor A and Lee CM, 2003. “Corrosion protection of metals by the use of sol-gel coatings.” TWI Members Report No. 777
4. Taylor A & Barrett L, 2011. "Analysis of Vitolane® Method for the synthesis of Methacrylate functionalised resins.” TWI Members Report No. 1007
5. Taylor A, 2014. “A review and evaluation of the durability of low surface energy coatings.” TWI Members Report No. 1047
6. De Bono D, Taylor A and Alvarez MA, 2018. “Selection and assessment of non-stick (low surface energy) industrial coatings for mechanically aggressive applications,” TWI Members Report No. 1102

Collaborative Projects and Key Roles

PhD Student Supervision

1. Andrea Johnson, 1996. “Sol-gel encapsulation of heterocyclic ligands for aqueous sensing applications.” Brunel University
2. Glen Parry, 2000. “Scratch resistant coatings produced by sol-gel techniques.” Cambridge University
3. Cara Mulcahy, 2003. “Aluminium phosphate for use as a binder.” Cambridge University
4. Yung Hoe-Han, 2006. “Characterisation of organic-inorganic hybrid coating materials.” Cambridge University
5. Delphine Oben, 2016. “Synthesis of advanced hybrid polymeric nanomaterials and characterisation of novel silsesquioxanes with desirable coating properties.” Open University
6. Anna Wojdyla-Cieslak, 2016. “New assessment criteria for durability evaluation of highly repellent surfaces.” Brunel University
7. Laura Vivar Mora, 2017. “Study of the impact on mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of silica nanoparticles on a sol-gel based coating.” Leeds University
8. Marion Bourebrab, 2019. “Development of fire retardants for application on bio-based composite materials.” Edinburgh University
9. Angelo De La Rosa, 2020. “Understanding and development of functionalised nanoscale components for advanced composite materials.” London South Bank University
10. Ana Antelava, 2022. “New assessment methodology for wettability evaluation of repellent and super repellent surfaces.” London South Bank University
11. Aamna Asad, 2018 – to present. “Analysis and quantitative evaluation of functionalised nanoscale silica” Cambridge University
12. Mohammad Alghelfi, 2024. “Analysis and quantitative evaluation of functionalised nanoscale silica for nanocomposite applications.” Cambridge University
13. Magali Goncalves-Rego, 2025. “Development of recyclable thermoset resins via the development of a solvent trigger de-curing system.” Open University

External PhD Examiner

1. Noemi Domínguez. “Approach to the determination of the contact angle in hydrophobic samples with simultaneous correction of the effect of the roughness.” Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. March 2018
2. Tiphaine ME Lutzler. “Evaluation and optimization of sol-gel coatings for oil and gas applications.” School of Mechanical Engineering. Leeds University. February 2019.

MSc Industrial Supervision

Heider Salazar Salazar, 2018. “Evaluation methods for highly repellent coatings for the aerospace and renewable energy sectors”. Brunel University.

Mohammad Rahmati, 2023. “Review of coating technologies to support the repurposing of the natural gas pipeline network for the hydrogen economy.” Brunel University.

Publications, Patents and Selected Presentations

Orcid: 0000-0002-9633-5037

Peer Reviewed Publications

1. Taylor A & Holland D, 1993. “The chemical synthesis and crystallisation sequence of mullite.” Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 152 1-17 DOI: 10.1016/0022-3093(93)90439-5
2. Taylor A &. Sermon PA, 1995. “Chemically controlled porosity in silica aeroglass.” Journal of Porous Materials 2, 267-80 DOI: 10.1007/BF00486571
3. Fréty N, Taylor A & Lewis MH, 1996. “The microstructure and crystallisation behaviour of sol-gel derived SrO_(0.5) – BaO_(0.5)-Al₂O₃-SiO₂ glass.” Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 195 28-37 DOI: 10.1016/0022-3093(95)00519-6
4. Badheka R, Johnson A, Perry CC, Sermon PA, Taylor A and Vong MSW, 2002.  “Synergy in macrocycle/SiO₂ sol–gel nano-composites.” Journal of Material Chemistry, 12, 3278-3284DOI: 10.1039/b204428p
5. Han YH, Taylor A, Mantle MD and Knowles KM, 2007. “Sol-gel-derived organic-inorganic hybrid materials." Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 353 313-320 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2006.05.042
6. Han YH, Taylor A, Mantle MD and Knowles KM, 2007. "UV curing of organic-inorganic hybrid materials." Journal of Sol-Gel Science Technology. Vol 43 111-123 DOI: 10.1007/s10971-007-1544-8
7. Kirwan K & Taylor A, 2007. “Improving the environmental performance of polymer glazing through novel material hybrids.” Plastics, Rubber and Composites 36, (2) 85-90 DOI: 10.1179/174328907X177563
8. Han YH, Taylor A, and Knowles KM, 2008. "Characterisation of organic-inorganic hybrid coatings deposited on aluminium substrates." Surface & Coatings Technology 202 1859–1868 DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2007.08.006
9. Han YH, Taylor A, and Knowles KM, 2009 "Scratch resistance and adherence of novel organic-inorganic hybrid coatings on metallic and non-metallic substrates." Surface & Coatings Technology 203  2871–2877 DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2009.03.003
10. Wojdyla AM, Durand GG, Taylor A, Boyd IW, 2015.  “Advanced low energy durable coatings”. International Journal of Energy Research (2015) 39 165–171 DOI: 10.1002/er.3214
11. De Bono D, Taylor A and Durand GG, 2015. "Towards a standardised metrology for multi-scale characterisation of nanostructured durable hydrophobic coatings". Phys. Status Solidi C 12, No. 3, 287–291 DOI: 10.1002/pssc.201400118
12. A.M. Wojdyla, A.Taylor, G.G. Durand, Ian W. Boyd, 2017. “New assessment criteria for durability evaluation of highly repellent coatings.” Wear 390-391, 49-60. DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2017.07.001
13. Bourebrab MA, Durand GG and Taylor A, 2018. “Development of highly repellent silica particles for protection of hemp shiv used as insulation materials”. Materials 2018, 11 (1) 4; doi:10.3390/ma11010004
14. Vivar Mora L, Taylor A, Paul S, Dawson R, Wang C, Taleb W, Owen J, Neville A, Barker R; 2018. “Impact of silica nanoparticles on the morphology and mechanical properties of sol-gel derived coatings.” Surface and Coatings Technology. Volume 342, 25, 48-56 DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2018.02.080
15. Jiang Y, Bourebrab M.A., Sid N, Taylor A, Collet F, Pretot S, Hussain A, Ansell M, Lawrence M;  2018. “Improvement of water resistance of hemp woody substrates through deposition of functionalized silica hydrophobic coating, while retaining excellent moisture buffering properties.” ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 6(8), pp. 10151-10161 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01475
16. Bourebrab M.A, Oben D.T,  Durand G.G, Taylor P.G, Bruce J.I, Bassindale A.R,   Taylor A, 2018; “Influence of the initial chemical conditions on the rational design of silica particles.” Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology  88(2), pp. 430-441 DOI: 10.1007/s10971-018-4821-9
17. Womack G, Isbilir K, Lisco F, Durand G.G, Taylor A, Walls J.M; 2019. “The performance and durability of single-layer sol-gel anti-reflection coatings applied to solar module cover glass.” Surface and Coatings Technology Volume 358, 25 January 2019, Pages 76-83. DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2018.11.030
18. Lisco F, Bukhari F, Ulǐcnai S.N, Isbilir K, Barth K.L, Taylor A, Walls J.M, 2020. “Degradation of hydrophobic, anti-soiling coatings for solar module cover glass.” Energies, 13, 15, 3811
19. Avila-Sierra A, Moreno J.A, Goode K, Zhu T, Fryer P.J, Taylor A, Zhang Z.J. 2023. “Effects of structural and chemical properties of surface coatings on the adsorption characteristics of proteins.” Surface and Coatings Technology Volume 452, 129054

Papers Appearing in Conference Proceedings

1. Parry G & Taylor A. “Scratch resistant coatings produced by sol-gel techniques.” Presented at the  2nd World Organic-Inorganic Hybrids Conference, June 2000, University of Surrey
2. McGrath GC, Jones IA, Hilton PA, Kellar EJC and Taylor A.  “A competitive advantage through innovation.” Presented at SAE 2001 World Congress, Detroit, Michigan, USA- 5-8 March 2001.
3. McGrath GC, Jones IA, Hilton PA, Kellar EJC, Taylor A and Sallavanti R. “New advances in plastics joining for high speed production.” Paper presented at 2001 Automotive Transportation Technology Conference, Barcelona, 30 Sept - 3 Oct 2001
4. Taylor A, Montoya-Vázquez MdP, Ávila-Orta CA and Bukowski M.  “CuViTo – the development of novel nanostructured anti-microbial coatings.” 19th International Scientific and Technical Conference, Kontech. Advanced Metal Forming Technologies and Nanostructured Materials. Poznan, Poland. 6-9 May 2012
5. Naik, S; Rexach A; Taylor A. “Weldable anti-corrosion coatings for the protection of steel”. European Corrosion Congress, EUROCORR 2015.
6. Bukhari, S.F.; Lisco, F.; Bozorgzad Moghim, T.; Taylor, A.; Walls, J.M. “Development of a hydrophobic, anti-soiling coating for PV module cover glass.” Proceedings of the 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist’s Conference (PVSC 46), Chicago, IL, USA, 16–21 June 2019.

Selected Conference Presentations

Patents

1. US2004039094.  “Coating compositions.” Inventor; Alan Taylor. Assignee; The Welding Institute. Filing date: 22nd March 2001
2. WO02100798. “Joining material.” Inventors; John Fernie, Alan Taylor, Paul Jackson, Caroline Williams. Assignee; The Welding Institute. Filing date: 8th June 2001
3. WO03104164. “Heat resistant product.” Inventors; John Fernie, Alan Taylor, Paul Jackson. Assignee; The Welding Institute. Filing date 10th June 2002.
4. US2005118429. “Coating materials.” Inventor; Alan Taylor. Assignee; The Welding Institute. Publication date: 2nd June 2005
5. GB2428604. “Fluorosiloxane anti-foul coating on heat exchanger.” Inventors; Stephen John Joyce, Christopher David Whelan, Alec Gunner, Alan Taylor. Assignee; Visteon. Publication date: 2nd February 2007
6. US7910216. “Process for the production of Organosilsequioxanes”. Inventor; Alan Taylor: Assignee; The Welding Institute: Publication date: 31st May 2007
7. US2011151186. “Hydrophobic surface.” Inventors; Alexis Lambourne, Alan Taylor, Assignee; Rolls Royce. Publication date: 23rd June 2011
8. EP 13179954.6 “Meta-colloid hybrid stars.“ Inventors; Carsten Becker-Willinger, Budiman Ali, Mirko Bukowski, Marlon Jochum, Alan Taylor, Géraldine Durand. Assignee; INM. Filing date: 9 August 2013
9. GB 1521301.0 “Functionalisation methods for metal oxides particles.” Inventors; Alan Taylor, Géraldine Durand, Marta Alvarez, Nadia Sid, Steve Mycock. Assignee; The Welding Institute. Filing date: 2nd December 2015

Published Articles

1. Alan Taylor and John Fernie, “Vitresyn – clearly better.” TWI Connect: Issue 115, Nov/Dec 2001
2. Alan Taylor, “Job knowledge for welders 54: Ceramics – Joining, materials and applications.” TWI Bulletin, July 2001
3. Alan Taylor, “Breakthrough in additives.” Polymers Paint Colour Journal, April 2007
4. Alan Taylor, “Defined hybrid building blocks.” European Coating Journal, October 2007, 28-33
5. Géraldine Durand and Alan Taylor, “Addressing fouling build-up inside pipes.” World Pipelines: Coatings and Corrosion, September 2012, p53-56 ISSN 1472-7390
6. Chris Davison, Geraldine Durand and Alan Taylor, “Addressing fouling build-up through advanced coatings.” Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing  91: 233 – 236 (2013)
7. Alan Taylor, “Low energy treatments for textiles.” Unitex, Nr 2, May  2013, 40-41
8. Damaso De Bono, Géraldine Durand and Alan Taylor, “Nanostructured coatings in oil and gas applications.” World Pipelines: Coatings and Corrosion, Volume 13, No. 8, August 2013, p129-134 ISSN 1472-7390

Contributions to Books

Co-author, “Welding Handbook Volume 5” (9th Edition, Ceramics, Chapter 9, Materials and Applications, Part 2). American Welding Society, 2015