The Adhesion & Adhesives Group (formerly the Society for Adhesion and Adhesives) provides a forum for professionals to gain information, knowledge and an understanding of all aspects of adhesion and adhesive technologies and processes. The group also provides a means to discuss and compare and contrast other joining technologies, such as but not limited to, brazing and soldering, welding as well as fasteners to provide the optimal joining solution.
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Meet the Adhesion & Adhesives Leadership Team
Laura Hardy
Laura Hardy is a Technical Sales Manager for the CASE team at Safic Alcan UK. Previously, she was a Development Chemist working at F Ball and Co Ltd., with 19 years of experience developing products for the flooring industry, specialising in water-based adhesives and sealants. This includes polymer chemistry, working with various substrates and testing of adhesive joints. She now has 2 years of sales experience across all industries, with a focus on technical advice.
Laura obtained a master’s degree in Chemistry from the Manchester Metropolitan University in 2011 and holds a Higher National Diploma in Business and Management from the University of Derby. In her spare time, Laura enjoys astronomy and takes her own telescope to designated dark sky sites across the UK.
Ambrose Taylor
Ambrose Taylor is Professor of Materials Engineering at Imperial College London and Chair of the IOM3 Adhesion & Adhesives Group (formerly the Society for Adhesion and Adhesives). He studied for a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bristol, and a PhD at Imperial College London. He then undertook post-doctoral research on high-temperature resistant adhesive and composite materials. He was awarded a prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering Post-doctoral Research Fellowship and a Royal Society Mercer Award for Innovation. He specialises in the characterisation and modelling of polymers, including for use as coatings, adhesives and fibre composites. He also works with polymer recycling and the use of bio-based resins for formulating polymers. He has a special interest in the fracture processes and toughness of these materials. Applications include the construction, aerospace and automotive industries, as well as for the conservation of cultural heritage such as paintings and furniture.
- Email:
- a.c.taylor@imperial.ac.uk
Joseph Keddie
Joseph Keddie is a Professor of Soft Matter Physics and Fellow of the Institute for Sustainability at the University of Surrey. He is also a Royal Society Industry Fellow with Pulpex Ltd. His research interests include sustainable materials for packaging and adhesives and their physical characterisation.
Robin Chivers
Robin Chivers is a physicist who has been employed predominantly in Industrial R&D. His work on adhesion and adhesives includes pressure sensitive adhesives for use on skin, and novel adhesives and sealants aimed at applications inside the body. He also has an interest in biological adhesion and adhesives derived from biological sources
Professor James G Broughton
After completing a PhD on the Enhancement of structures using bonded composite materials James has since contributed to a wide range of international and industrial research projects on multi-material structures. His work spans the repair of historic timber using fibre-reinforced bonded-in rods, development of aerospace composite wing ribs (international patent), full-composite nodal truss structures (JEC Manufacturing Award 2011), and bonded lightweight sustainable electric motors (Innovate UK Award 2014).
As former Head of the Joining Technology Research Centre (now merged with the Materials Processing and Modelling Group), James led pioneering research and knowledge-transfer activities on joining technologies across aerospace, automotive, motorsport and civil sectors. His expertise covers disbondable adhesives, design for disassembly, bonded repair of civil infrastructure, durability of bonded joints, and surface pre-treatment of timber and natural fibres.
James' research has shaped international standards and industrial practice, including classification procedures for composite strengthening of civil structures (CompClass), sealant test standards, and novel fatigue testing methods for multi-material joints. He is currently investigating disbondable adhesives for recycling and reuse, contributing to a circular materials economy, with recent work on recyclable wind turbine blades in the Horizon ECORE WINDS project. James also serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives
Ewen Kellar
Ewen Kellar has been working in the field of adhesives for over 35 years. Currently he is Consultant in Adhesive Technology at TWI Ltd where he works with a wide range of industrial clients, over most sectors, solving their needs in the area of adhesion and adhesives related processes.
He has published extensively in the field contributing to a range of journals, conferences and is a chapter contributor in several text-books.
