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The head of the national Centre for Advanced Tribology at Southampton (nCATS) is Professor Julian Wharton.

Professor of Biophysical Engineering

Professor

Professor of Tribo-Sensing

Accepting applications from PhD students

Associate Professor

Research interests

Mechanical and tribological testing of hydrogels for orthopaedic and tissue engineering

Professor of Surface Engineering & Tribology

Research interests

the application of lubrication, wear and friction science

Lecturer

Senior Research Fellow

Research interests

Areas of research interest include:

Coatings;

Professor of Materials Science & Tribology