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Projects supported by OXIMS

OXIMS supports a broad range of research projects across the University of Oxford and with external academic and industrial partners. The facility provides advanced microscopy, diffraction, in situ mechanical testing and sample preparation capabilities for both fundamental and applied materials research.

Academic research

Ongoing

TEGMOF: Nanoengineering of triboelectric energy generators employing metal-organic framework materials
EPSRC Frontier Grants / ERC Advanced Grant
PI: Prof Jin-Chong Tan, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford.     

RESILIENT: Resilient Temperature- and Pressure-Sensitive Paints for Hyperspectral Imaging
ERC Proof of Concept Grant
PI: Prof Jin-Chong Tan, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford.   

ResistHfracture: Turning defects into allies to develop intrinsic resistance to hydrogen-induced fractures
ERC Starting Grant 
PI: Prof Emilio Martínez-Pañeda, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford.             

HyCavern: Building the Next Generation of Underground Hydrogen Storage
European Union – Horizon Europe
Co-PIs: Profs Dong Liu and Emilio Martínez-Pañeda, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford.       

REMIN: Elucidating the pathways for human tooth enamel mineralisation by 4D microscopy and microfluidics
UKRI EPSRC
PI: Prof Jin-Chong Tan, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford.   

AIEMOF: Turn-On Mechanofluorochromic Materials: Surface Pressure Imaging and Stress Detection
UKRI EPSRC
PI: Prof Jin-Chong Tan, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford.   

                                                                                                                                                                         

Completed

PROMOFS: Nanoengineering and Processing of Metal-Organic Framework Composites for Photonic Sensors
ERC Consolidator Grant
PI: Prof Jin-Chong Tan, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford.     

LUMIVOCS: Novel luminescent composites underlie highly sensitive gas detectors
ERC Proof of Concept Grant
PI: Prof Jin-Chong Tan, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford.     

Industry & external collaborations

Completed

Effect of hydrogen on pipeline steels for repurposing the UK natural gas network 
External funder: EPRI 
PI: Prof Emilio Martínez-Pañeda, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford.                                                                                    

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