Mr Oliver Buchan
HP Lecturer - Mechanical Engineering
- Email: oliver.buchan@brunel.ac.uk
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research area(s)
Co-authored papers:
'Electroluminescence of Metal-Free Quantum Dots'
'Carbon Dots: The Future of Display and Lighting Applications'
'Developing all solution processed three-layer red, green, and blue Biomass Carbon Dots Light Emitting Devices'
Research Interests
Lighting Technology, LEDs, OLEDs, Quantum Dots, Materials for Optics, Lighting for Health and Wellness, Energy Efficiency in Lighting, Sustainable Product Design, Additive Manufacturing, High-Resolution Screen-Printing
Research grants and projects
Project details
- COMPAS (101135796), Low cost, sustainable smart device enabled sensing of pathogens and metals in the field, 2024 - 2028, €4,457,950.00.
- JIDEP (10039152), Industrial data sharing with the potential to create new products and businesses while being part of the EU reboot of industrial strategy, prioritising digitalisation and eco-friendly policies, 2022 - 2024.
- OptiDrill (101006964), Optimisation of Geothermal Drilling Operation with Machine Learning.
- Hi-Accuracy (862410), Printed electronics down to µm size, for Organic Large Area Electronics (OLAE) Thin Film Transistor (TFT) and Display Applications, 2020 - 2023.
- GeoDrill (815319), Development of novel and cost-effective drilling technology for Geothermal Systems, 2020 - 2023.
- Sapphire (600512), Sustainable, cost effective printed antennae solutions for automotive and other applications, 2019 - 2022.
- USPV (105907), Ultrasealing for photovoltaics, 2019 - 2022.
- QANDELA (28271), Enabling technologies for Cd-free Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diode Displays and Signage, IUK, Dr Fern (PI), 2019-2021, £528,000.
- LIGHTWAY (132746), Artificial lighting for plant and algae growth, IUK, Dr Fern (PI), Prof Silver and K Tarverdi, 2017-2020, £246,053.