Dr Ahmed Ismail
BSc, MSc, PhD, FHEA

Research Funding

Previous Funded Research Projects

EC Jetting: Towards the Next Generation of Printing Technologies Funding source: EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Start: 01-04-2022  /  End: 31-03-2024 Small nozzles, which are used to deposit small volume of liquids, are more prone to clogging and breaking and more difficult to manufacture. This project aims to develop a novel technique to produce jets that are 100 times smaller than the nozzle in size (no need for small nozzles) and printing frequency that is one order of magnitude higher than the natural electrojetting pulsation technique (fast printing).

Novel capsule based smell test for the assessment of hyposmia/anosmia Funding source: EPSRC IAA & STFC IAA Start: 01-12-2020  /  End: 31-03-2022 This project is to develop a cheap, scalable and rapid smell test for the assessment of hyposmia/anosmia including COVID19 related symptom in humans. The prototype test consists of a standardized number of aromatic oils capsules fabricated by coaxial dripping and placed between adhesive strips that users crush and pull apart to release the smell.