Biography
Mr Colin Lupton is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Engineering at University of Portsmouth. He served for 25 years in the Royal Navy as a Marine Engineer and holds a BSc from the Open University which he gained whilst in the Royal Navy. Since joining the University of Portsmouth he has conducted research in the aerospace and biomedical fields and is responsible for managing the Mechanical Behaviour of Materials laboratory.
His expertise in data acquisition and hardware control allows the use of novel testing protocols this is especially of use in biomedical research where he is particularly interested in the fatigue behaviour of internal prosthetic devices such as hip implants. He has conducted several commercial investigations into the fatigue of advanced aerospace alloys. Also he has acquired data and co-authored several papers in both aerospace and biomedical materials.
Research outputs
2024
Impact characteristics of S2-glass fibre/FM94-epoxy composites under high and cryogenic temperatures: experimental and numerical investigation
Al-Azzawi, A. S., Featherston, C. A., Lupton, C., Jiang, C., Barouni, A., Koklu, U., Giasin, K.
1 Dec 2024, In: Composites Part B: Engineering. 287, 17p., 111786
Research output: Article
Exploring the impact of jute fibre reinforcement on the mechanical properties of compressed earth composites
Cottrell, J. A., Ali, M., Tatari, A., Martinson, B., Lupton, C.
27 Jun 2024,
Research output: Conference contribution
2023
Right-first-time manufacture of sustainable composite laminates using statistical and machine learning modelling
Barouni, A., Papananias, M., Giasin, K., Saifullah, A., Zhang, Z. Y., Lupton, C., Dhakal, H.
3 Jul 2023,
Research output: Conference contribution
Open-porous magnesium-based scaffolds withstand in vitro corrosion under cyclic loading: a mechanistic study
Bonithon, R., Lupton, C., Roldo, M., Dunlop, J. N., Blunn, G. W., Witte, F., Tozzi, G.
1 Jan 2023, In: Bioactive Materials. 19, 12p.
Research output: Article
2022
Multi-scale analysis of the damage and contamination in abrasive water jet drilling of GLARE fibre metal laminates
Sourd, X., Giasin, K., Zitoune, R., Salem, M., Lupton, C.
1 Dec 2022, In: Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 84
Research output: Article
Investigation into the fatigue properties of flax fibre epoxy composites and hybrid composites based on flax and glass fibres
Barouni, A., Lupton, C., Jiang, C., Saifullah, A., Giasin, K., Zhang, Z. Y., Dhakal, H.
1 Feb 2022, In: Composite Structures. 281, 17p., 115046
Research output: Article
2021
Effect of fibre orientation on impact damage resistance of S2/FM94 glass fibre composites for aerospace applications: an experimental evaluation and numerical validation
Giasin, K., Dhakal, H., Featherson, C., Pimenov, D. Y., Lupton, C., Jiang, C., Barouni, A., Koklu, U.
27 Dec 2021, In: Polymers. 14, 1, 25p., 95
Research output: Article
Investigation into the fatigue properties of flax fibre vinyl-ester composites and hybrid composites based on flax and glass fibres
Barouni, A., Giasin, K., Dhakal, H., Zhang, Z. Y., Saifullah, A., Lupton, C., Jiang, C.
16 Jun 2021,
Research output: Abstract
2020
Towards a fundamental understanding of the effects of surface conditions on fatigue resistance for safety-critical AM applications
Zeng, G., Monu, M. C., Lupton, C., Lin, B., Tong, J.
7 Mar 2020, In: International Journal of Fatigue, 105585
Research output: Article