This is a list of invited seminars at academic institutions. There is also a list of conference presentations and papers.
- New test methods in support of composites manufacturing research: a tale of two fixtures held at the School of Engineering at the Ecole Polytechnique Federalede Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland as part of the IMX Colloquium series Spring 2015, on 17th March 2025 (host Prof. Veronique Michaud).
- A constitutive model for high strain rate properties of amorphous polymers, held at the University of Warwick on 20th February 2023 as part of the Warwick Centre for Predictive Modelling seminar series (host Dr Lukasz Figiel).
- New test fixtures and methods for polymeric materials held at the Polymerwerkstoffe und -technologien department, Technische Universität Berlin (TUB), Berlin (Germany) on 18th November 2022 (host Prof. Dietmar Auhl).
- Uniaxial properties of unstretched and stretched ETFE films experiments and some insights on modelling, held online as part of Lighten: State of the art and challenges in the modelling and design of lightweight structures, University College London (UCL), on 12th May 2022 (host Prof. Federico Bosi).
- A new test fixture for biaxial stretching of polymeric sheets held at the Advanced Materials Research Group seminar series, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, on 15th May 2019 (host David Grant).
- New test fixtures for polymeric materials: miniature bending, biaxial and prepreg tack held at the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, on 4th February 2019 (host Prof John Huber).
- Progress towards molecular awareness in the prediction of solid-state properties of polymers held at the Department of Macromolecular Science, University of Osaka, Japan, on 6th August 2016 (host Prof Tadashi Inoue).
- A macromolecular approach to polymers, composites and nanocomposites held at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Faculty of Engineering, on 17th September 2013 (host Dr Ing Kong).
- Constitutive modelling of amorphous polymers with frozen-in molecular orientation held at the Institute of Mechanical Systems of ETH Zurich, as part of the Mechanics Seminar Series, on 17th June 2013 (host Prof. Edoardo Mazza).
- Some insights into mechanical and electrical phenomenology in the deformation of elastomers held at the Institute of Mechanical Systems of ETH Zurich, as part of the Mechanics Seminar Series, on 10th June 2013 (host Prof. Edoardo Mazza).
- ETFE films : learning from mechanical and thermal analysis, and improving properties with orientation held at the Paul Scherrer Institute as part of the Electrochemistry group seminar series, on 22nd May 2013 (host Dr Lorenz Gubler).
- Tailoring processed polymer properties, held at the Paul Scherrer Institute as part of the Electrochemistry group seminar series, on 27th February 2013 (host Dr Lorenz Gubler).
- Predictions of solid-state properties of oriented glassy polymers using a combined melt-solid constitutive model, held at the University of Limerick as part of the Materials and Surface Science Institute's seminar series at the University of Limerick, Ireland, on 19th September 2011 (host Dr Lukasz Figiel).
- The development of physically based models for the prediction of solid-state properties of processed glassy polymers, held at the University of Portsmouth as part of the Department of Mechanical and Design Engineering's seminar series on 25th November 2009 (host Dr Frank Abraham).
- The development of physically based models for the prediction of solid-state properties of processed glassy polymers, held at the University of Nottingham's Engineering Faculty as part of the Materials, Mechanics and Structures Research Division seminar series on 11th November 2009.
- Constitutive modelling of glassy polymers: predicting properties after process-induced molecular orientation, held at the University of Nottingham's Engineering Faculty as part of the Composites group meetings on June 16th 2009.
- Environmental stress craze initiation in well-characterised polystyrenes, held at ETH Zurich (Switzerland) as part of the Materials Colloquia on October 1st 2008 (host Dr Theo Tervoort of the Polymer Technology centre).
- Environmental stress craze initiation in well-characterised polystyrenes, held at TexasTech (Lubbock, Texas) at the Chemical Engineering department on August 11th 2008 (host Prof. G.B. McKenna).
- Environmental stress craze initiation in well-characterised polystyrenes, held at MIT (Boston, Massachusetts) at the Chemical Engineering department on July 29th 2008 (host Prof. R.E. Cohen).
- The role of molecular parameters in the initiation of crazes in glassy polymers, held at Oxford University as part of the Oxford Polymer Workshop on September 28th 2007.
- The influence of Molecular Parameters on the Drawing Behaviour and on Craze Initiation in Polystyrene, D.S.A. De Focatiis, held at Oxford University as part of the Solid Mechanics and Materials Engineering Seminars on October 20th 2006.
- Environmental Stress Crazing of Isotropic and Oriented Polystyrenes, held at Oxford University as part of the Solid Mechanics and Materials Engineering Seminars on June 13th 2005.
- Inverting Domes for Needle-less Powder Injection, D.S.A. De Focatiis, held at Oxford University as part of the Solid Mechanics and Materials Engineering Seminars on November 1st 2004.
- Environmental Stress Crazing of Polystyrene, held at Oxford University as part of the Oxford Polymer Workshop on October 3rd 2003.
- Material Testing for Modelling: a case study on Hytrel, held at Oxford University as part of the Medical Engineering Unit seminars on November 6th 2001.
- High-speed dynamic finite element modelling of inverting domes, held at Oxford University as part of the Civil Engineering Colloquia on December 1st 2000.
- Origami, the science of paper folding, held at Oxford University as part of the Deployable Structures Research Group Seminars on June 2nd 2000.
- New Deployable Membranes based on a Study of the Deployment of Leaves, held at Oxford University as part of the Deployable Structures Research Group Seminars on May 17th 2000.