Research output per year
Research output per year
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
Self Funded PhD Projects Topics
Hybrid Manufacturing for Mass-Customisation Applications
Biobased Adhesives and Resins
Low-Energy Processing
Research activity per year
Dr Ian Major, AMMP Manager (PRISM) | Principal Investigator (APT) | Funded Investigator (SFI AMBER)
Dr. Ian Major graduated from Queen's University Belfast with a BEng in Chemical with Polymer Engineering (2001) and a PhD in Polymer Engineering (2005). He was a Research Fellow at QUB's Polymer Processing Research Centre and School of Pharmacy before joining the newly formed Applied Polymer Technologies Technology Gateway at AIT (now TUS) in 2013. He is now the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Platform (AMMP) Manager at TUS, in charge of expanding the Materials Research Institute's research in composites manufacturing and extrusion with advanced materials, and he is an expert in polymer processing and analysis. The research group he established at TUS focuses on novel manufacturing, and the results of this research is being disseminated in the form of journal publications and, more broadly, several news articles, including the Sunday Times (3D printers could create'magic' polypill to cure all ills) and Silicon Republic (3D-printed pill forged at pharmacy could deliver drug cocktail in one go). 3D printing will be a key enabling technology for several industries, and his research is focused on overcoming the process's main disadvantage – slow production rates – to aid in the adoption of this technology for a variety of applications. Using the mass-customization principle, his team created a hybrid manufacturing technique that combines 3D printing and injection moulding.
Research Overview
Dr. Major's research is based on novel manufacturing processes and the application of advanced materials in manufacturing. The work is interdisciplinary, with applications ranging from medicine to automotive, and it employs polymer materials and processing to create solutions. One recurring theme in his research is affordability, making a product or device less expensive and thus more accessible to the greatest number of people in society. This is made possible by advancements in both materials and manufacturing processes.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Major, I. & Fuenmayor Antunez, E.
31/07/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Gately, N., Murphy, E. & Major, I.
10/06/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Devine, D., Gately, N. & Major, I.
2/01/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Devine, D., Gately, N. & Major, I.
28/12/23
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media