Dr Patrick Smith

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Senior Lecturer

Patrick Smith
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patrick.smith@sheffield.ac.uk
+44114 222 7738
Sir Frederick Mappin Building

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Dr Patrick Smith
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
Profile

Dr Patrick J Smith was awarded a first class BSc degree in Applied Chemistry from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1997, which he studied for part-time whilst working as a Technical Officer for Ilford Ltd.

In 2002, he was awarded his PhD in Engineering Materials from the University of Cambridge for his research into increasing the critical current density of bulk high-temperature superconductors.

He then had post-doc positions working first with Brian Derby in Manchester (2002 2005), Ulrich Schubert in Eindhoven (2005 2007) and Jan Korvink in Freiburg (2007 2010).

In July 2010, he was appointed to the position of Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield.

Research interests

Dr Smith's main research area is inkjet printing. He is interested in applied inkjet printing, using inkjet as a means of manufacture in additive applications as well as in areas such as digital print and digital textiles.

He is also interested in fundamental inkjet, with a focus on variability in inkjet droplet production. He is particularly interested in reactive inkjet printing, which uses inkjet as a chemical synthesis tool.

Publications

Books

  • Smith PJ & Morrin A (2017) Reactive Inkjet Printing A Chemical Synthesis Tool. Royal Society of Chemistry.
  • (2012) . Wiley.

Journal articles

  • Wroniak AA, Huang YH & Smith PJ (2025) . Journal of Print and Media Technology Research, 14(1), 15-25.
  • Paul S, Smith PJ & Mumtaz K (2024) . The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 135(5-6), 2355-2372.
  • Ahmed N, Smith PJ & Morley NA (2024) . Sensors, 24(14).
  • Gregory DA, Nicks J, ArtigasArnaudas J, Harris MS, Foster JA & Smith PJ (2023) . Advanced Materials Interfaces, 10(12).
  • Solis-Gonzalez OA, Tse CCW, Smith PJ & Fairclough JPA (2022) . Macromolecular Research, 30(9), 609-614.
  • Kara B, Smith PJ, Fairclough JPA & Mumtaz K (2022) . Additive Manufacturing, 58.
  • Sun W, Taylor CS, Zhang Y, Gregory DA, Tomeh MA, Haycock JW, Smith PJ, Wang F, Xia Q & Zhao X (2021) . Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 603, 380-390.
  • Kara B, Beedasy V, Leong Z, Morley NA, Mumtaz K & Smith PJ (2021) . Micromachines, 12(10).
  • Gullapalli A, Beedasy V, Vincent JDS, Leong Z, Smith P & Morley N (2021) . Advanced Engineering Materials, 23(9).
  • Williams RJ, Smith PJ & Majewski C (2021) . The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 113(3-4), 1073-1080.
  • SolisGonzalez OA, Tse CCW, Smith PJ & Fairclough JPA (2020) . Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 305(9).
  • Beedasy V & Smith PJ (2020) . Materials, 13(3).
  • Mir M, Ali MN, Ansari U, Smith PJ, Zahoor A, Qayyum F & Abbas S (2019) . Sensor Review, 39(2), 178-189.
  • Zhang Y, Gregory DA, Zhang Y, Smith PJ, Ebbens SJ & Zhao X (2019) . Small, 15(1).
  • Li J, Wasley T, Ta D, Shephard J, Stringer J, Smith P, Esenturk E, Connaughton C, Harris R & Kay R (2018) . Rapid Prototyping Journal, 24(4).
  • Tse CCW & Smith PJ (2018) , 107-117.
  • Rider P, Brook I, Smith P & Miller CA (2018) . Micromachines, 9(2).
  • Zhang Y, Stringer J, Hodzic A & Smith PJ (2018) . Journal of Composite Materials, 52(11), 1567-1576.
  • Bianco A, Burg SL, Parnell AJ, Fernyhough CM, Washington AL, Hill CJ, Smith PJ, Whittaker DM, Mykhaylyk OO & Fairclough JPA (2017) . Langmuir, 33(46), 13303-13314.
  • Norazman F, Smith P, Ellis A & Hopkinson N (2017) . International Journal of Rapid Manufacturing, 6(2/3), 155-169.
  • Rider P, Zhang Y, Tse C, Zhang Y, Jayawardane D, Stringer J, Callaghan J, Brook IM, Miller CA, Zhao X & Smith PJ (2016) . Journal of Materials Science, 1-6.
  • Li J, Wasley T, Nguyen TT, Ta VD, Shephard JD, Stringer J, Smith P, Esenturk E, Connaughton C & Kay R (2016) . Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 26(10), 105005-105005.
  • Stringer J, Althagathi TM, Tse CCW, Ta VD, Shephard JD, Esenturk E, Connaughton C, Wasley TJ, Li J, Kay RW & Smith PJ (2016) . Manufacturing Review, 3.
  • Gregory DA, Zhang Y, Smith PJ, Zhao X & Ebbens SJ (2016) . Small, 12(30), 4048-4055.
  • Rouholamin D, van Grunsven W, Reilly GC & Smith PJ (2016) . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 230(8), 761-774.
  • Ta VD, Dunn A, Wasley TJ, Li J, Kay RW, Stringer J, Smith PJ, Esenturk E, Connaughton C & Shephard JD (2016) . Applied Surface Science, 371, 583-589.
  • Ta VD, Carter RM, Esenturk E, Connaughton C, Wasley TJ, Li J, Kay RW, Stringer J, Smith PJ & Shephard JD (2016) . Soft Matter, 12(20), 4530-4536.
  • Tse C, Whiteley R, Yu T, Stringer J, MacNeil S, Haycock JW & Smith PJ (2016) . Biofabrication, 8(1), 015017-015017.
  • Ta VD, Dunn A, Wasley TJ, Li J, Kay RW, Stringer J, Smith PJ, Esenturk E, Connaughton C & Shephard JD (2016) . Applied Surface Science, 365, 153-159.
  • Ta DV, Dunn A, Wasley TJ, Kay RW, Stringer J, Smith PJ, Connaughton C & Shephard JD (2015) Nanosecond laser textured superhydrophobic metallic surfaces and their chemical sensing applications. APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, 357, 248-254.
  • Fleet EJ, Zhang Y, Hayes SA & Smith PJ (2015) . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3(5), 2283-2293.
  • Algarni SA, Althagafi TM, Smith PJ & Grell M (2014) . Applied Physics Letters, 104(18).
  • Zhang Y, Stringer J, Smith PJ, Grainger R & Hodzic A (2013) . Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters.
  • Beard JD, Stringer J, Ghita OR & Smith PJ (2013) . ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 5(19), 9785-9790.
  • Rouholamin D, Smith PJ & Ghassemieh E (2013) . Journal of Materials Science, 48(8), 3254-3263.
  • Zhang Y, Tse C, Rouholamin D & Smith P (2012) . Open Engineering, 2(3), 325-335.
  • Smith PJ & Morrin A (2012) . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22(22), 10965-10970.
  • Smith PJ & Stringer J (2012) , 87-96.
  • L繹ffelmann U, Wang N, Mager D, Smith PJ & Korvink JG (2012) . Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics, 50(1), 38-46.
  • Loffelmann U, Korvink JG, Hendriks CE, Schubert US & Smith PJ (2011) . J IMAGING SCI TECHN, 55(4).
  • Bouendeu E, Greiner A, Smith PJ & Korvink JG (2011) . Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 20(2), 466-475.
  • Bouendeu E, Greiner A, Smith PJ & Korvink JG (2011) . IEEE Sensors Journal, 11(1), 107-113.
  • Mager D, Smith PJ & Korvink JG (2010) On-line monitoring and feedback control of inkjet printed capacitors using the modular custom made printing platform MicroStack3D. International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies, 726-729.
  • Madec MB, Smith PJ, Malandraki A, Wang N, Korvink JG & Yeates SG (2010) . J MATER CHEM, 20(41), 9155-9160.
  • Perelaer J, Smith PJ, Mager D, Soltman D, Volkman SK, Subramanian V, Korvink JG & Schubert US (2010) . J MATER CHEM, 20(39), 8446-8453.
  • Mager D, Peter A, Tin LD, Fischer E, Smith PJ, Hennig J & Korvink JG (2010) . IEEE Trans Med Imaging, 29(2), 482-487.
  • Valeton JJP, Hermans K, Bastiaansen CWM, Broer DJ, Perelaer J, Schubert US, Crawford GP & Smith PJ (2010) . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 20(3), 543-546.
  • Walther M, Ortner A, Meier H, L繹ffelmann U, Smith PJ & Korvink JG (2009) . Applied Physics Letters, 95(25).
  • Delaney JT, Smith PJ & Schubert US (2009) . Soft Matter, 5(24), 4866-4877.
  • Meier H, L繹ffelmann U, Mager D, Smith PJ & Korvink JG (2009) . Physica Status Solidi A Applications and Materials Science, 206(7), 1626-1630.
  • Perelaer J, Smith PJ, Van Den Bosch E, Van Grootel SSC, Ketelaars PHJM & Schubert US (2009) . Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 210(6), 495-502.
  • Perelaer J, Smith PJ, Wijnen MMP, Van Den Bosch E, Eckardt R, Ketelaars PHJM & Schubert US (2009) . Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 210(5), 387-393.
  • Mager D, L繹ffelmann U, Smith PJ, Peter A, Del Tin L & Korvink JG (2008) Inkjet printing of structures for MRI coils. International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies, 891-894.
  • Shin DY & Smith PJ (2008) . Journal of Applied Physics, 103(11).
  • Hendriks CE, Smith PJ, Perelaer J, Van Den Berg AMJ & Schubert US (2008) . Advanced Functional Materials, 18(7), 1031-1038.
  • Tekin E, Smith PJ & Schubert US (2008) . Soft Matter, 4(4), 703-713.
  • Perelaer J, Smith PJ, Hendriks CE, Van Den Berg AMJ & Schubert US (2008) . Soft Matter, 4(5), 1072-1078.
  • Tekin E, Smith PJ, Hoeppener S, van den Berg AMJ, Susha AS, Rogach AL, Feldmann J & Schubert US (2007) . ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, 17(1), 23-28.
  • Tekin E, Smith PJ, Hoeppener S, vandenBerg AMJ, Susha AS, Rogach AL, Feldmann J & Schubert US (2007) . Advanced Functional Materials, 17(1).
  • van den Berg AMJ, Smith PJ, Perelaer J, Schrof W, Koltzenburg S & Schubert US (2007) . Soft Matter, 3(2), 238-243.
  • van den Berg AMJ, de Laat AWM, Smith PJ, Perelaer J & Schubert US (2007) . JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY, 17(7), 677-683.
  • Smith PJ, Shin DY, Stringer JE, Derby B & Reis N (2006) . Journal of Materials Science, 41(13), 4153-4158.
  • Dearden AL, Smith PJ, Shin DY, Reis N, Derby B & O'Brien P (2005) . Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 26(4), 315-318.
  • Tse CCW, Ng SS, Stringer J, MacNeil S, W. Haycock J & J. Smith P () . International Journal of Bioprinting, 2(1), 35-35.
  • Mir M, Ali MN, Zahoor A & Smith PJ () . Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, 4(6), 065017-065017.

Book chapters

  • Smith PJ (2022) (pp. 45-55). Wiley
  • Hopkinson N & Smith PJ (2022) (pp. 1351-1364). Wiley
  • Hopkinson N & Smith PJ (2017) (pp. 649-660). Wiley
  • Smith PJ, Fleet EJ & Zhang Y (2017) (pp. 275-291). Wiley
  • Rider PM, Brook IM, Smith PJ & Miller CA (2017) , Smart Materials Series (pp. 147-168). Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Smith PJ & Morrin A (2017) , Smart Materials Series (pp. 1-11). Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Smith PJ & Stringer J (2016) (pp. 397-418). Wiley
  • Smith PJ (2009) , The Chemistry of Inkjet Inks (pp. 55-72). WORLD SCIENTIFIC

Conference proceedings

  • Gregory DA, Zhang Y, Smith PJ, Ebbens SJ & Zhao X (2016) Altering the bubble release of reactive inkjet printed silk micro-rockets. NIP & Digital Fabrication Conference, Vol. 2016 (pp 452-456). Manchester, 12 September 2016 - 12 September 2016.
  • Zhang Y, Gregory DA, Smith PJ & Zhao X (2016) Regenerated silk fibroin as an inkjet printable biomaterial. International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies, Vol. 2016 (pp 406-409). Manchester, 12 September 2016 - 12 September 2016.
  • Wasley T, Li J, Kay R, Ta D, Shephard J, Stringer J, Smith P, Esenturk E & Connaughton C (2016) . 2016 IEEE 66th Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) (pp 849-856), 31 May 2016 - 3 June 2016.
  • Norazman F, Smith P & Hopkinson N (2016) Spectral analysis of infrared lamps for use in the high speed sintering process. Solid Freeform Fabrication 2016 Proceedings of the 27th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium an Additive Manufacturing Conference Sff 2016 (pp 1670-1677)
  • Wasley T, Li J, Ta D, Shephard J, Stringer J, Smith P, Esenturk E, Connaughton C & Kay R (2016) Additive manufacturing of high resolution embedded electronic systems. Solid Freeform Fabrication 2016 Proceedings of the 27th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium an Additive Manufacturing Conference Sff 2016 (pp 1838-1855)
  • Edney L, Smith PJ & Hatton PV (2016) The use of inkjet printing and thermal phase change inks to create sacrificial prevascular networks. International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies (pp 419-423)
  • Smith PJ & Zhang Y (2016) Multi-functional carbon fibre reinforced composites obtained using inkjet printed polymers. International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies (pp 482-485)
  • Tse C & Smith PJ (2016) Reactive inkjet printing applications for tissue engineering. International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies (pp 442-445)
  • Ta D, Dunn A, Wasley T, Li J, Kay R, Stringer J, Smith P, Esenturk E, Connaughton C & Shephard J (2015) . ICALEO 2015: 34th International Congress on Laser Materials Processing, Laser Microprocessing and Nanomanufacturing (pp 111-113), 18 October 2015 - 22 October 2015.
  • Cartledge A, Pinna C, Hodzic A & Smith PJ (2015) The fatigue of carbon fibre composites containing interlaminar inkjet printed polymer droplets. Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials, Vol. 2015-July
  • Zhang Y, Stringer J, Hodzic A & Smith PJ (2015) Elaborating printing parameters in using inkjet printing to toughen carbon fibre reinforced plastic composites. Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials, Vol. 2015-July
  • Zhang Y, Stringer J, Grainger R, Smith PJ & Hodzic A (2015) . Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 49(15) (pp 1907-1913)
  • Zhang Y, Stringer J, Smith PJ, Hodzic A & Grainger R (2014) Toughening composites with self-ameliorating capability using inkjet printing technique. 16th European Conference on Composite Materials Eccm 2014
  • Zhang Y, Smith PJ, Hodzic A, Stringer JE, Swait T, Soutis C & Grainger R (2013) Fabrication of self-ameliorating microphases between composite plies by inkjet printing. Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials, Vol. 2013-July (pp 7430-7431)
  • Mager D, Raimann M, Smith PJ & Korvink JG (2009) . Aip Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1181 (pp 317-323)
  • Smith PJ, Mager D, Loeffelmann U & Korvink JG (2009) Inkjet Printed MRI Coils and Increased Conductivity Found in Tracks Printed in Embossed Channels. NIP 25: DIGITAL FABRICATION 2009, TECHNICAL PROGRAM AND PROCEEDINGS (pp 593-593)
  • Smith PJ, Mager D, L繹ffelmann U & Korvink JG (2008) Inkjet printing silver-containing inks. International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies (pp 689-692)
  • Mager D, Smith PJ & Korvink JG (2007) Phase change rapid prototyping with aqueous inks. NIP 23: 23RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES, TECHNICAL PROGRAM AND PROCEEDINGS/DIGITAL FABRICATION 2007 (pp 908-911)
  • Stringer JE, Smith PJ & Derby B (2004) . Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 860 (pp 1-6)

Reports

  • Schubert US, Dijksman F, Cibis D, Currle U, Meyer W, Anderson P, Wehl W, De Gans BJ, Smith PJ, Jabbour G , Voncken E et al (2005)

Other

  • Gregory DA, Zhang Y, Smith PJ, Zhao X & Ebbens SJ (2016) . Small, 12(30), 4022-4022.
Grants
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
    • EPSRC Healthcare Technologies Impact Fellowships, S. Ebbens (PI), X. Zhao (5%), D. Heymann (10%), P.J. Smith (5%)
    • 瞿24,189 (total is 瞿483,709)
  • U.S. Army Forward Element Command-Atlantic (RFEC-A)
    • Identifying the mechanism behind the toughening improvements obtained from inkjet printing PMMA beads into carbon fiber composites, P.J. Smith
    • $110,000
  • Innovate UK/EPSRC
    • Inkjet Printing of Plasma Functionalised Graphene to Deliver Multifunctional Polymer Composites for Aerospace Applications, P.J. Smith
    • 瞿86,768
  • NERC
    • Sensors for the detection of radionuclides in water, M. E. Romero-Gonzalez (70%), P.J. Smith (30%)
    • 瞿12,211
  • U.S. Army Forward Element Command-Atlantic (RFEC-A)
    • Interface design using inkjet printing in self-healing composites A Hodzic, P. .J. Smith (PI), C Pinna
    • $116,340
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
    • Direct digital fabrication via multisystems integration of advanced manufacturing processes J. D. Shephard, Heriot-Watt University, C. Connaughton, University of Warwick, R. W. Kay, Loughborough University, P. J. Smith, Sheffield
    • 瞿213,365 (瞿600,000)
  • Technology Strategy Board
    • TSB Akzo Nobel Structural Colour, P. Fairclough (PI), O. Mykhaylyk, P. Smith (Co-I 15%)
    • 瞿51,048 (瞿340,319)
  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
    • Manufacturing of metamaterials using inkjet printing in composite materials, A. Hodzic, P. J. Smith
    • $ 99,635
  • EPSRC IAA Account
    • Integrating an Inkjet Printer into a copper cable marking process for security printing applications
    • 瞿24,545
  • METRC
    • Printing of BioMarkers For Disease Detection
    • 瞿10,000
  • White Rose Collaboration Fund
    • Printable radiation curable dielectric layers for application in organic electronics, Long Lin (Leeds), Patrick J. Smith (Sheffield), Steven Johnson (York)
    • 瞿11,400
  • Pennine Water Group
    • Inkjet printed sensors, Patrick J. Smith (PI), Neil Sims, Rob Dwyer-Joyce, Greg Cook, Joby Boxall
    • 瞿6,000
  • KTA R&D Collaborative Award
    • Security Printing on Copper Cables, Patrick J. Smith
    • 瞿33,625
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
    • Reactive inkjet printing and controlled crystallisation, Patrick J. Smith
    • 瞿121,459
  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
    • Inkjet-assisted creation of self-healing layers between composite plies, A. Hodzic, P. J. Smith, C Soutis and S Hayes
    • $51,000
Teaching activities

Dr Smith teaches the following courses:

  • Manufacturing Technology, MEC130
  • Professional Responsibilities of the Engineer, MEC306