The National Structural Integrity Research Centre (NSIRC) announced the winners of The Welding Institute and the Armourers & Brasiers’ Gauntlet Trust Awards 2016.
The best PhD student prize was awarded to Marion Bourebrab, from TWI innovation partner and ISOBIO coordinator, who has been awarded for her study “Enhancing bio-materials’ properties: bringing hydrophobicity and fire retardancy”, which tackles the inherent risk of bio-based materials of low fire resistance and water penetration.
Water repellence and fire retardancy will be achieved through ISOBIO innovation achievements with a single sol-gel based treatment of the bio-based materials, without affecting the materials’ breathability to prevent condensation within the panels.
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