Dr Arthur Wilkinson
Reader

Biography
Arthur Wilkinson is a Reader in Polymer & Composites Processing in the Department of Materials. His research interests involve the science and technology underpinning processing-structure-property relationships in multi-phase polymer systems; including multicomponent fibres, nanocomposites, blends, block copolymers and structural fibre-composites. With the launch of the Northwest Composites Centre (NWCC),www.materials.manchester.ac.uk/our-research/research-centres/nwcc/, and the National Composites Certification and Evaluation Facility (NCCEF), www.nccef.manchester.ac.uk/ , he has significantly expanded his studies of advanced polymer composites and functional polymer fibres. Dr Wilkinson graduated in Polymer Science & Technology (Physics) from UMIST in 1984 and obtained his PhD, also from UMIST, in 1990. He then spent two years conducting Polyurethanes Research and Development for Dow Chemicals (Europe), before joining Manchester Metropolitan University as a Lecturer in Polymer Science & Technology. He joined the University of Manchester in 2006.
Memberships of committees and professional bodies
Memberships
- Institute Of Materials, Minerals and Mining
- Polymer Processing Society
- Society of Rheology
- Fibre Society
Editor of Plastics, Rubber & Composites: Molecular Engineering
External positions
Editor of Plastics, Rubber & Composites: Molecular Engineering
1 Feb 2017 → …External Examiner, London Metropolitan University
23 Jan 2015 → 23 Jan 2018Research Networks and Beacons
Education / academic qualifications
- 1990 - Doctor of Science, Copolymers and Structural Composites Formed by Reaction Injection Moulding, UMIST
- 1984 - Bachelor of Science, Polymer Science & Technology , UMIST
Related information
Publications
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
Activity: Membership › Membership of professional association
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
Student Theses
UoM administered thesis: Phd
UoM administered thesis: Phd
UoM administered thesis: Master of Philosophy