Institute for Materials Research

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

 

Dr Katherine Beverley

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Dr Katherine Beverley
BSc, PhD (Hull)
Lecturer in Textile Technology
t: +44 (0)113 34 33731
f: +44 (0)113 34 33704

k.j.beverley@leeds.ac.uk

Chemical Treatment and Environmental Sustainability of Textile Materials and Processes

Research interests include fibre and fabric physical chemistry, chemical finishes, applications and liquid mixture surface treatments. Katie is also interested in the sustainability of nonwoven materials and the engineering design of nonwovens for semi-durable and durable applications.

Selected Publications

Beverley, K.J.; Banyard, G.D.; Cassidy, T.; Scott, J., The Use of Melange Technology to Simulate Solid Colour in a Range of Worsted Yarns. 11th International Wool Research Conference. 4th-9th September 2005. The University of Leeds., Proceedings of 11th International Wool Research Conference, 2005
Morrin, D.; McMillan, N.D.; Beverley, K.J.; O'Neill, M.; O'Rourke, B.; Dunne, G.; Augousti, A.; Mason, J.; Murtagh, F.; Kokuer, M., Tensiograph drop volume method for characterization of alcohols and bifunctional liquids, Opto-Ireland 2005: OPTICAL SENSING AND SPECTROSCOPY , pp.670-678, 2005
McMillan, N.D.; O'Rourke, B.; Riedel, S.M.; O'Neill, M.; O'Neill, A.; Bertho, A.C.; Doyle, G.; Beverley, K.J., A new democratic phase coherent data-scatter technique for calibration, measurement, fingerprinting and rapid archival identification of ultraviolet-visible multi-component food spectra, Analytica Chimica Acta, pp.119-135, 2004
Kokuer, M.; Murtagh, F.; McMillan, N.D.; Riedel S.M.; O‘Rourke B.; Beverley, K.J., A Wavelet, Fourier, and PCA Data Analysis Pipeline: Application to Distinguishing Mixtures of Liquids, Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences, pp.587-594, 2003
Arranberri, I.; Beverley, K.J.; Binks, B.P.; Clint, J.H.; Fletcher, P.D.I., How Do Emulsions Evaporate?, Langmuir, pp.3471-3475, 2002
Fletcher, P.D.I.; Beverley, K.J.; Clint, J.H., Evaporation rates of structured and non-structured liquid mixtures, Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics: a journal of European Chemical Societies, pp.4173 - 4177, 2000.