Alistair Speidel

Contact

• workRoom C21 Advanced Manufacturing Building
  Jubilee Campus
  Wollaton Road
  Nottingham
  NG8 1BB
  UK
• Alistair.Speidel@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Alistair was awarded his PhD in 2018 from the University of Nottingham, following which he was awarded an EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellowship at Nottingham to start his independent research career. During this time, Alistair co-founded the spinout company TextureJet Ltd., which commercialises electrochemical surface processing technologies. He joined the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering as Assistant Professor of Sustainable Engineering in September 2023, and works as part of the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Research Group. Alistair specialises in non-conventional manufacturing processes, waste reduction in manufacturing, and on-machine materials data acquisition. Alistair is Member of the Instutite of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3).

Expertise Summary

Non-conventional machining (electrophysical and electrochemical machining)

Ambient condition microstructure mapping

Process monitoring

Novel methods to reduce manufacturing waste

Teaching Summary

Alistair contributes to the following undergraduate courses: MMME1024 Engineering Design and Design Project, MMME2045 Materials in Design, MMME3100 Engineering Sustainability, MMME4052 Advanced… read more

Selected Publications

• SPEIDEL, ALISTAIR, BISTEROV, IVAN, AHMED, SHAMRAZE and CLARE, ADAM THOMAS, 2024. Ambient grain orientation imaging on complex surfaces: Acta Materialia Acta Materialia. 265, 119604
• AHMED, SHAMRAZE, GIRERD, THOMAS, CLARE, ADAM THOMAS and SPEIDEL, ALISTAIR, 2024. Electrolyte jet tomography: Three-dimensional microstructure mapping with an electrochemical machine tool and an optical microscope: Journal of Materials Processing Technology Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 332, 118571
• THANGAMUTHU, MADASAMY, KOHLRAUSCH, EMERSON C., LI, MING, SPEIDEL, ALISTAIR, CLARE, ADAM T., PLUMMER, RICHARD, GEARY, PAUL, MURRAY, JAMES W., KHLOBYSTOV, ANDREI N. and ALVES FERNANDES, JESUM, 2024. From scrap metal to highly efficient electrodes: harnessing the nanotextured surface of swarf for effective utilisation of Pt and Co for hydrogen production: Journal of Materials Chemistry A Journal of Materials Chemistry A.
• ALISTAIR SPEIDEL, MATTHEW D. WADGE, LEONARDIS GARGALIS, TIMOTHY P. COOPER, WILLIAM REYNOLDS, DAVID M. GRANT, RICHARD HAGUE, ADAM T. CLARE and JAMES W. MURRAY, 2022. The interaction of volatile metal coatings during the laser powder bed fusion of copper Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 299,

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Alistair contributes to the following undergraduate courses: MMME1024 Engineering Design and Design Project, MMME2045 Materials in Design, MMME3100 Engineering Sustainability, MMME4052 Advanced Technology Review, MMME4056 Integrated Systems Analysis

• SPEIDEL, ALISTAIR, BISTEROV, IVAN, AHMED, SHAMRAZE and CLARE, ADAM THOMAS, 2024. Ambient grain orientation imaging on complex surfaces: Acta Materialia Acta Materialia. 265, 119604
• THANGAMUTHU, MADASAMY, KOHLRAUSCH, EMERSON C., LI, MING, SPEIDEL, ALISTAIR, CLARE, ADAM T., PLUMMER, RICHARD, GEARY, PAUL, MURRAY, JAMES W., KHLOBYSTOV, ANDREI N. and ALVES FERNANDES, JESUM, 2024. From scrap metal to highly efficient electrodes: harnessing the nanotextured surface of swarf for effective utilisation of Pt and Co for hydrogen production: Journal of Materials Chemistry A Journal of Materials Chemistry A.
• AHMED, SHAMRAZE, GIRERD, THOMAS, CLARE, ADAM THOMAS and SPEIDEL, ALISTAIR, 2024. Electrolyte jet tomography: Three-dimensional microstructure mapping with an electrochemical machine tool and an optical microscope: Journal of Materials Processing Technology Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 332, 118571
• ALISTAIR SPEIDEL, MATTHEW D. WADGE, LEONARDIS GARGALIS, TIMOTHY P. COOPER, WILLIAM REYNOLDS, DAVID M. GRANT, RICHARD HAGUE, ADAM T. CLARE and JAMES W. MURRAY, 2022. The interaction of volatile metal coatings during the laser powder bed fusion of copper Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 299,
• BISTEROV, I., ABAYZEED, S., SPEIDEL, A. and CLARE, A. T., 2022. On-machine measurement with an electrochemical jet machine tool: International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture. 174,
• SPEIDEL, A., BISTEROV, I., SAXENA, K. K., ZUBAYR, M., REYNAERTS, D., NATSU, W. and CLARE, A. T., 2022. Electrochemical jet manufacturing technology: From fundamentals to application: International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture. 180,
• SPEIDEL, ALISTAIR, BISTEROV, IVAN and CLARE, ADAM THOMAS, 2022. Direct Writing Unclonable Watermarks with an Electrochemical Jet: Advanced Functional Materials Advanced Functional Materials. 2208116
• SPEIDEL, A., XU, D., BISTEROV, I., MITCHELL-SMITH, J. and CLARE, A. T., 2021. Unveiling surfaces for advanced materials characterisation with large-area electrochemical jet machining: Materials and Design Materials and Design. 202,
• BISTEROV, I., SPEIDEL, A., MITCHELL-SMITH, J. and CLARE, A. T., 2021. Implications of vector change in electrochemical jet processing: Manufacturing Letters Manufacturing Letters. 27, 82-86
• SPEIDEL, A., SÉLO, R., BISTEROV, I., MITCHELL-SMITH, J. and CLARE, A. T., 2021. Post processing of additively manufactured parts using electrochemical jet machining: Materials Letters Materials Letters. 292,
• MONACA, A. L., MURRAY, J. W., LIAO, Z. R., SPEIDEL, A., ROBLES-LINARES, J. A., AXINTE, D. A., HARDY, M. C. and CLARE, A. T., 2021. Surface integrity in metal machining-Part II: Functional performance: International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture. 164, 55
• LIAO, ZHIRONG, LA MONACA, ANDREA, MURRAY, JAMES, SPEIDEL, ALISTAIR, USHMAEV, DMITRII, CLARE, ADAM, AXINTE, DRAGOS and M'SAOUBI, RACHID, 2021. Surface integrity in metal machining - Part I: Fundamentals of surface characteristics and formation mechanisms: International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture. 162, 103687
• MURRAY, J. W., SIMONELLI, M., SPEIDEL, A., GRANT, D. M. and CLARE, A. T., 2019. Spheroidisation of metal powder by pulsed electron beam irradiation: Powder Technology Powder Technology. 350, 100-106
• CLARE, ADAM T., SPEIDEL, ALISTAIR, MITCHELL-SMITH, JONATHON, BISTEROV, IVAN and MURRAY, JAMES W., 2019. Surface enhanced micro features using electrochemical jet processing CIRP Annals. 68(1), 177-180
• MITCHELL-SMITH, J., SPEIDEL, A. and CLARE, A. T., 2018. Transitory electrochemical masking for precision jet processing techniques: Journal of Manufacturing Processes Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 31, 273-285
• ALISTAIR SPEIDEL, JONATHON MITCHELL-SMITH, IVAN BISTEROV and ADAM T. CLARE, 2018. The Dependence of Surface Finish on Material Precondition in Electrochemical Jet Machining Procedia CIRP.
• JONATHON MITCHELL-SMITH, ALISTAIR SPEIDEL, IVAN BISTEROV and ADAM T. CLARE, 2018. Electrolyte Multiplexing in Electrochemical Jet Processing Procedia CIRP.
• ALISTAIR SPEIDEL, JONATHON MITCHELL-SMITH, IVAN BISTEROV and ADAM THOMAS CLARE, 2018. The importance of microstructure in electrochemical jet processing Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 262, 459-470
• SPEIDEL, ALISTAIR, SU, RONG, MITCHELL-SMITH, JONATHON, DRYBURGH, PAUL, BISTEROV, IVAN, PIERIS, DON, LI, WENQI, PATEL, RIKESH, CLARK, MATT and CLARE, ADAM T., 2018. Crystallographic texture can be rapidly determined by electrochemical surface analytics: Acta Materialia Acta Materialia. 159, 89-101
• MITCHELL-SMITH, J., SPEIDEL, A. and CLARE, A.T., 2018. Advancing electrochemical jet methods through manipulation of the angle of address: Journal of Materials Processing Technology Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 255, 364-372
• MITCHELL-SMITH, JONATHON, SPEIDEL, ALISTAIR, GASKELL, JENNIFER and CLARE, ADAM T., 2017. Energy distribution modulation by mechanical design for electrochemical jet processing techniques: International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture. 122, 32-46
• SPEIDEL, ALISTAIR, LUTEY, ADRIAN HUGH ALEXANDER, MITCHELL-SMITH, JONATHON, RANCE, GRAHAM A., LIVERANI, ERICA, ASCARI, ALESSANDRO, FORTUNATO, ALESSANDRO and CLARE, ADAM, 2016. Surface modification of mild steel using a combination of laser and electrochemical processes: Surface and Coatings Technology Surface and Coatings Technology. 307, Part A, 849-860
• SPEIDEL, ALISTAIR, MITCHELL-SMITH, JONATHON, WALSH, DARREN A., HIRSCH, MATTHIAS and CLARE, ADAM, 2016. Electrolyte Jet Machining of Titanium Alloys Using Novel Electrolyte Solutions: Procedia CIRP Procedia CIRP. 42, 367-372