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John Huber Associate Professor of Engineering Science

Professor

John Huber MEng PhD

Associate Professor of Engineering Science

Tutorial Fellow at Oriel College

TEL: 01865 283478

Biography

John studied engineering in Cambridge University and gained a PhD researching mechanics of materials. Joining Oxford Engineering Science in 2005, he continued to research smart materials for actuators and sensors along with other topics in the mechanics of materials.

Most Recent Publications

Design and analytical evaluation of an impact-based four-point bending configuration for piezoelectric energy harvesting

Design and analytical evaluation of an impact-based four-point bending configuration for piezoelectric energy harvesting

The evaluation of electrical circuits for adjusting sound transmission properties of piezoelectric metamaterials

The evaluation of electrical circuits for adjusting sound transmission properties of piezoelectric metamaterials

Enhancing the acoustic-to-electrical conversion efficiency of nanofibrous membrane-based triboelectric nanogenerators by nanocomposite composition

Enhancing the acoustic-to-electrical conversion efficiency of nanofibrous membrane-based triboelectric nanogenerators by nanocomposite composition

Four-point bending piezoelectric energy harvester with uniform surface strain toward better energy conversion performance and material usage

Four-point bending piezoelectric energy harvester with uniform surface strain toward better energy conversion performance and material usage

A ferroelectric/ferroelastic energy harvester: Load impedance and frequency effects

A ferroelectric/ferroelastic energy harvester: Load impedance and frequency effects

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Research Interests

•Mechanics of materials
•Functional Materials, Electroceramics, Piezoelectrics, Ferroelectrics
•Actuators and sensors
•Micro and nanoscale materials characterisation by scanning probe microscopy

Current Projects

Optimized Ferroelectrics

Exploring optimized microstructures in ferroelectric materials.

Energy Harvesting

Investigating novel methods for converting vibrational mechanical energy into electrical energy.

Wear

Conducting a fundamental study of dry wear in metal-metal contacts.

Most Recent Publications

Design and analytical evaluation of an impact-based four-point bending configuration for piezoelectric energy harvesting

Design and analytical evaluation of an impact-based four-point bending configuration for piezoelectric energy harvesting

The evaluation of electrical circuits for adjusting sound transmission properties of piezoelectric metamaterials

The evaluation of electrical circuits for adjusting sound transmission properties of piezoelectric metamaterials

Enhancing the acoustic-to-electrical conversion efficiency of nanofibrous membrane-based triboelectric nanogenerators by nanocomposite composition

Enhancing the acoustic-to-electrical conversion efficiency of nanofibrous membrane-based triboelectric nanogenerators by nanocomposite composition

Four-point bending piezoelectric energy harvester with uniform surface strain toward better energy conversion performance and material usage

Four-point bending piezoelectric energy harvester with uniform surface strain toward better energy conversion performance and material usage

A ferroelectric/ferroelastic energy harvester: Load impedance and frequency effects

A ferroelectric/ferroelastic energy harvester: Load impedance and frequency effects

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DPhil Opportunities

I am open to applications for research students wishing to study smart materials, ferroeelctrics, piezoelectrics and related materials, wear in metals, micromechanical modelling of materials.

Most Recent Publications

Design and analytical evaluation of an impact-based four-point bending configuration for piezoelectric energy harvesting

Design and analytical evaluation of an impact-based four-point bending configuration for piezoelectric energy harvesting

The evaluation of electrical circuits for adjusting sound transmission properties of piezoelectric metamaterials

The evaluation of electrical circuits for adjusting sound transmission properties of piezoelectric metamaterials

Enhancing the acoustic-to-electrical conversion efficiency of nanofibrous membrane-based triboelectric nanogenerators by nanocomposite composition

Enhancing the acoustic-to-electrical conversion efficiency of nanofibrous membrane-based triboelectric nanogenerators by nanocomposite composition

Four-point bending piezoelectric energy harvester with uniform surface strain toward better energy conversion performance and material usage

Four-point bending piezoelectric energy harvester with uniform surface strain toward better energy conversion performance and material usage

A ferroelectric/ferroelastic energy harvester: Load impedance and frequency effects

A ferroelectric/ferroelastic energy harvester: Load impedance and frequency effects

View all