Prof James Busfield
FREng, MA, PhD, CEng, FIMMM, FHEA

 

Current Funding

  • Aston Martin F1 PhD Studentship #2 (S&E Flexible PhD Studentship, 2024/25, Commercial, Fully External, Band B, 3.5Y)
    James Busfield
    £161,268 Aston Martin Formula One Team
    01-04-2025 - 30-09-2028
  • Continental Tires PhD Studentship (S&E Flexible PhD Studentship, 2024/25, Commercial, Fully External, Band B, 3.5Y)
    James Busfield
    £161,268 Continental Tires
    01-04-2025 - 30-09-2028
  • Birla Carbon PhD Studentship #2 (Filler Reinforcement)
    James Busfield
    £159,453 Birla Carbon USA Inc.
    01-01-2025 - 30-06-2028
  • SLB PhD Studentship #7 (Elastomer Research)
    James Busfield
    £133,219 Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    01-01-2025 - 30-06-2028
  • Bridgestone Annual Grant (Elastomer Research)
    James Busfield
    £4,000 Bridgestone Corporation
    01-10-2024 - 30-09-2025
  • EPSRC Sustainable Manufacturing (Circular Economy Elastomer Products)
    James Busfield
    £401,990 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
    18-07-2022 - 12-10-2025
  • iCASE - Schlumberger PhD #6 (Ageing of Elastomers)
    James Busfield
    £30,954 Schlumberger Limited
    21-09-2021 - 20-09-2025
  • Aston Martin F1 PhD Studentship #1 (Tyre Wear Optimisation)
    James Busfield
    £135,655 Aston Martin Formula One Team
    20-09-2021 - 31-12-2025
  • SRI - PhD Studentship #1 (Tyre Wear Analysis)
    James Busfield
    £125,155 Sumitomo Corporation Europe
    20-09-2021 - 19-03-2027
  • iCASE - Schlumberger PhD #5 (Filler Reinforcement)
    James Busfield
    £30,954 Schlumberger Limited
    01-04-2021 - 31-12-2025

Recent Funding

  • Bridgestone Elastomer Research #20
    James Busfield
    £4,409 Bridgestone Corporation
    01-09-2023 - 31-08-2024
  • Bridgestone Elastomer Research #19
    James Busfield
    £4,948 Bridgestone Corporation
    01-10-2022 - 30-09-2023
  • Bridgestone Elastomer Research #18
    James Busfield
    £5,269 Bridgestone Corporation
    01-10-2021 - 30-09-2022
  • RAEng Fellowship (Smart Ropes)
    Emiliano Bilotti and James Busfield
    Royal Academy of Engineering
    29-01-2021 - 22-01-2023
  • Bridgestone Elastomer Research #17
    James Busfield
    £5,982 Bridgestone Corporation
    01-10-2020 - 30-09-2021
  • RAEng Visiting Professorship for Andy Lewis
    James Busfield
    £30,000 Royal Academy of Engineering
    01-10-2020 - 31-07-2023
  • AHRC - Aluminium Recycling into Fashion Products
    Haixue Yan, James Busfield and Emiliano Bilotti
    £74,404 AHRC Arts and Humanities Research Council
    08-06-2020 - 31-03-2023
  • EU - Graphene Flagship Core Project 3
    James Busfield, Nicola Pugno and Yang Hao
    £376,501 EU Commission - Horizon 2020
    01-04-2020 - 30-09-2023
  • Bridgestone Elastomer Research #16
    James Busfield
    £6,224 Bridgestone Corporation
    01-10-2019 - 30-09-2020
  • Birla Carbon PhD Studentship #1 (Rubber Reinforcement)
    James Busfield
    £142,604 Birla Carbon USA Inc.
    01-08-2019 - 31-01-2024
  • Weir Group PhD Studentship (Self Healing Rubber)
    James Busfield and Caglar Becer
    £70,000 WEIR GROUP PLC , The
    01-05-2019 - 31-10-2022
  • AHRC - Business of Fashion, Textiles & Technology (Sustainable Fashion)
    James Busfield
    £345,900 AHRC Arts and Humanities Research Council
    01-02-2019 - 31-05-2024
  • KTP Project - Next Generation Solar Steam Technology
    Jose Castrejon Pita and James Busfield
    £279,773 Innovate UK
    01-02-2019 - 31-01-2022
  • Bridgestone Elastomer Research #15
    James Busfield
    £5,768 Bridgestone Corporation
    01-10-2018 - 30-09-2019
  • SLB - PDRA Project (Elastomer Seal Modelling)
    James Busfield
    £34,532 Schlumberger Limited
    24-09-2018 - 23-03-2019
  • Infineum - PhD Studentship (Polymeric oil additives)
    James Busfield
    £90,000 Infineum UK Ltd
    01-09-2018 - 31-08-2021
  • SLB PhD Studentship #4 (Elastomer Friction)
    James Busfield
    £70,000 Schlumberger Limited
    22-09-2017 - 31-12-2022
  • SLB PhD Studentship #3 (Elastomer Seals)
    James Busfield
    £148,000 Schlumberger Limited
    22-09-2017 - 31-12-2022
  • EPSRC iCASE Award (with SLB)
    James Busfield
    £80,670 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
    01-10-2015 - 30-09-2020
  • MICACT
    James Busfield
    £176,767 EU Commission - Horizon 2020
    01-01-2015 - 31-12-2018
  • Jaguar LandRover PhD Studentship (Dynamic Modelling of Rubber)
    James Busfield and Ettore Barbieri
    £105,000 Jaguar Land Rover Ltd
    01-09-2014 - 31-12-2018