Dr Robert Moorehead

MPhys PhD MIScT RSci FHEA

School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Henry Royce Institute Experimental Officer (Advanced Characterisation)

Radiation Protection Supervisor - Departmental of Materials Science and Engineering

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r.moorehead@sheffield.ac.uk
Royce Discovery Centre

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Dr Robert Moorehead
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Royce Discovery Centre
5 Portobello Street
Sheffield
S1 4ND
Profile

I run the X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and X-ray computer tomography facilities in the School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering at the University of Sheffield. We work with researchers within the University, from external academic institutions, in small businesses and large multinationals to facilitate their research, providing analytical data and expertise to help them achieve their research aims.

Research interests
I've been embedded in the Materials Science world for 2 decades, developing wide ranging knowledge on the way materials work and how we can characterise them. I've worked on a wide variety of projects from my PhD research into bioceramic crystallisation, to recent collaborations in carbon nanomaterials.
My goal to facilitate materials development, and develop materials scientists. My current role perfectly aligns with this, as the Royce grant provides subsidised access to both the equipment I run and the expertise that myself and the team possess from all sectors across the UK (subject to terms and conditions). The Royce at Sheffield facility houses a wide variety of equipment and expertise, specialising in Advanced Metals Processing. You can find out how to access our facilities and expertise at our website:
Publications

Journal articles

  • Alqahtani A, Moorehead R & Asencio IO (2023) . Polymers, 15(16).
  • Alsadon O, Moorehead R, Almansour H, Bangalore D, Alageel O & Wood D (2023) . Journal of Prosthodontics, 32(2), 147-153.
  • Ramos-Rodriguez DH, Pashneh-Tala S, Bains AK, Moorehead RD, Kassos N, Kelly AL, Paterson TE, Orozco-Diaz CA, Gill AA & Ortega Asencio I (2022) . Bioengineering, 9(4).
  • Deery C, Miller C, Ashworth E, El sharkasi L, Moorehead R & Martin N (2021) . Caries Research, 55(5), 521-533.
  • Beton JG, Moorehead R, Helfmann L, Gray R, Hoogenboom BW, Joseph AP, Topf M & Pyne ALB (2021) . Methods, 193, 68-79.
  • Pan P, Moorehead RD & Hayward TJ (2020) . Journal of Applied Physics, 128(17).
  • Hawsawi RA, Miller CA, Moorehead RD & Stokes CW (2020) . The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 124(2), 230-236.
  • Pashneh-Tala S, Moorehead R & Claeyssens F (2020) . Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 34(8), 1114-1130.
  • Amnael Orozco-Díaz C, Moorehead R, Reilly GC, Gilchrist F & Miller C (2020) . Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, 6(2).
  • Binaljadm T, Moorehead R, Almela T, Franklin K, Tayebi L & Moharamzadeh K (2019) . Dentistry Journal, 7(4).
  • Fernandes JS, Gentile P, Moorehead R, Crawford A, Miller CA, Pires RA, Hatton PV & Reis RL (2016) . Crystal Growth & Design.
  • Muhammed FK, Moorehead R, van Noort R & Pollington S (2015) . Dental Materials, 31(12), 1469-1473.
  • Gentile P, Wilcock CJ, Miller CA, Moorehead R & Hatton PV (2015) . Materials, 8(5), 2297-2310.
  • Sinthuprasirt P, Van Noort R, Moorehead R & Pollington S (2015) . Dental Materials, 31(4), 443-452.
  • Cowpe JS, Moorehead RD, Moser D, Astin JS, Karthikeyan S, Kilcoyne SH, Crofts G & Pilkington RD (2011) . Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 66(3-4), 290-294.
  • Alqahtani AM, Moorehead R & Asencio IO () . Polymers, 17(7), 863-863.

Preprints

  • Beton JG, Moorehead R, Helfmann L, Gray R, Hoogenboom BW, Joseph AP, Topf M & Pyne ALB (2020) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Professional activities and memberships

Rob is a registered scientist (RSci) with the Institute of Science and Technology (IST) and a fellow of the higher education academy (FHEA)