Background:

Fellow of the Royal Society of London
Vice President, Materials & Structures Div., Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas
Chief Scientist, Surface Technologies Branch, AEA Technology, Harwell Laboratory, UK
More than 300 publications; two books.
Education: BA and PhD (Physics), Cambridge University, England
Some representative projects:

Development of a new form of diamond-like carbon (DLC) for low wear, low friction coatings. The coatings are biocompatible and used to reduce wear in orthopedic devices. The low friction DLC coatings also seal pores and strengthen anodic oxides on aluminum, and have been successfully tested on heavy duty diesel camshafts. Head of a major program on development of metal, oxide, nitride or carbide ion beam-assisted coatings. Such coatings are now applied in medical devices, optical components, precision valves for nuclear power industry, etc. Design and construction of full-scale industrial equipment, some of which is the largest of its kind in the world. Geoff is experienced in design projects and modification of existing plant. Development of methods using ion beams for quantitative surface analysis, with specific applications in nuclear reactors (corrosion analysis), studies of hydrogen contamination in titanium, and studies of wear in coatings on medical devices. Development of catalytically-active coatings for fuel cells giving superior electrical performance.