Peter Jonathan Eaton

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Departamento de Química

Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto

Rua do Campo Alegre, 687

4167-007, Porto

Portugal

E-mail:

Nationality : UK Citizen

EMPLOYMENT

Departamento de Química, Porto

Oct 2004 to present

FCT Research Fellow

FCT funded postdoctoral project on novel AFM and ellipsometric measurements of conducting films and nanostrucures

Instituto de Investigaciones Quimicas,

Jan 2002 to Sept 2004

Becario (Research Fellow)

EU / Spanish Ministry of Education and Science funded project on interactions between carbohydrate functionalised nanoparticles and DNA. Making Atomic Force Microscopy(AFM) measurements of nanoparticle - DNA interactions. Also studied carbohydrate-carbohdrate interactions with the AFM, and made tribological measurements on thin films using the AFM.

School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, 1998-Dec 2001

 

Research Associate.

Studying a range of surfaces, especially polymer surfaces using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Developing new analysis techniques using the AFM. Producing polymer film samples, characterising using AFM and contact-angle goniometry and mapping adhesion forces and mechanical parameters across the polymer. Also developing analysis software to process and display the results. Also responsible for running of FTIR unit in the School of Pharmacy.


EDUCATION

Materials Research Institute, Sheffield Hallam University, 1998

Ph.D.

Ph.D. project investigating the mechanisms of adhesion in glass / PVC / organosilane laminates. This was achieved by using infrared, Raman microscopic and thermal measurements to assess the interdiffusion of the PVC and organosilane materials, and the reactions that occur in the bulk polymer and at the interfaces.

Institute of Polymer Technology and Materials Engineering, Loughborough University of Technology, 1995

MSc. in Polymer Technology

Including optional module in polymer science. The research project was to devise, develop and assess a novel nylon to rubber adhesion system, using no adhesive interlayer. The work was carried out in collaboration with Avon - Clevite limited.

Chemistry Department, University of York, 1994

BSc. Honours in Chemistry ( Class II/ii )

A modular course, in which specialised options were materials science, computers in chemistry, catalysis, energy studies, advanced physical chemistry, and fast reactions. The final year research project involved the investigation of a novel thermoreversible gel.

Heysham High School, 1991 A level: Physics (B), Chemistry (C), Pure and Applied Mathematics (D), General Studies (D).

Heysham High School, 1989

GCSE: Chemistry (A), Physics (A), Mathematics(A), English(B), English Literature (B), French (A), Control Technology (B), Geography (B).

PUBLICATIONS

  1. M. J. Feio, V. Zinkevich I. B. Beech, E. Llobet-Brossa, P. Eaton , J. Schmitt and J. Guezennec and M. Belin, Desulfovibrio alaskensis sp. nov., a sulphate-reducing bacterium from a soured oil reservoir ,Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 54, 1747-1752 (2004).

    Download Feio et al Alaskensis.pdf
  2. D. Martínez-Martínez, J.C. Sánchez-López , T.C. Rojas, A. Fernández,
    P. Eaton,and M. Belin, Tribological and structural studies of nanocrystalline Ti-C-N composites coatings prepared by reactive sputtering, Thin Solid Films, 472 1-2, 64-70 (2005).

    Download Martinez-Martinez et al Thin Solid Films 2005.pdf
  3. M.M. Patel, J.D. Smart, T. G. Nevell, R. J. Ewen, P. Eaton, J. Tsibouklis, Mucin/poly(acrylic acid) interactions: A spectroscopic investigation of mucoadhesion.” Biomacromolecules 4(5) 1184-1190 (2003).

    Download Patel et al Biomacromolecules 2003.pdf

  4. P. Eaton, F. Fernández Estarlich, R. J. Ewen, T. G. Nevell, J. R. Smith and J. Tsibouklis, Combined Nanoindention and Adhesion Force Mapping Using the Atomic Force Microscope: Investigations of a Filled Polysiloxane Coating, Langmuir,18(25) 10011-10015 (2002).

    Download Eaton et al Langmuir 2002.pdf
  5. P. Eaton, J. R. Smith, P. Graham, J. D. Smart, T. G. Nevell, and J. Tsibouklis, Adhesion Force Mapping of Polymer Surfaces: Factors Influencing Force of Adhesion, Langmuir,18(8) 3387-3389 (2002).

    Download Eaton et al Langmuir 2002.pdf
  6. J. Tsibouklis, M. Stone,A.A. Thorpe, P. Graham,E. Barbu ,P. Eaton,J.R. Smith ,T.G. Nevell,R. J. Ewen, Fluoropolymer coatings with inherent resistance to biofouling, Surface Coatings International Part B-Coatings Transactions, 85 (4) 301-308 (2002)..
  7. E. Barbu, R.A. Pullin, P. Graham, P. Eaton, R.J. Ewen, J.D. Smart, T.G. Nevell and J. Tsibouklis, Poly(di-1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluoroalkyitaconates) films: surface organisation phenomena, surface energy determinations and force of adhesion measurements, Polymer, 43 1727-1734 (2002).

    Download Barbu et al Polymer 2002.pdf
  8. P. Eaton, J. R. Smith,J. Tsibouklis, J. D. Smart., Adhesion-force and indentation mapping of polymer blends : factors affecting the measured adhesion force. Scanning  23(2), 77 (2001).

  9. Adhesion behaviour of covalently-bound 18-MEA and other fatty acids J.R. Smith, P. Eaton, K. Waddington, C. Alexander, J. Tsibouklis and J.A. Swift, Proc. 10th Int. Wool Text. Res. Conf., Aachen, Germany HH-2, 26 Nov-2 Dec, 1-10 (2000).

  10. Fluoropolymer coatings with inherent resistance to biofouling , J. Tsibouklis, M. Stone, A.A. Thorpe, P. Graham, E. Barbu, J. Smart, P. Eaton, J.R. Smith, T.G. Nevell and R.J. Ewen, Fluorine in Coatings IV, 30 1-3. ISBN 0 9505319 3 6 (2001).

  11. Adhesion Force Mapping of Polymer Blends with Atomic Force Microscopy, P. Eaton, P. Graham, J. R. Smith, J. Tsibouklis, J. Smart and T. G. Nevell, Langmuir, 16, 7887-7890 (2000).

    Download Eaton et al Langmuir 2000.pdf

  12. Raman microscopic studies of polymer surfaces and interfaces, C. Sammon, C. Mura, P. Eaton and J. Yarwood, Analusis 28, No. 1 (2000).

  13. In-Situ and ex-situ ATR-FTIR and Raman microscopic studies of organosilane hydrolysis and the effect of hydrolysis on silane diffusion through a polymeric film, P. Eaton, P. Holmes and J. Yarwood, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 82, 2016-2026 (2001).

    Download Eaton et al J Appl Polym Sci 2001.pdf

  14. ATR-FTIR and Raman microscopic investigation of diffusion and distribution of silane coupling agents in PVC films, P. Eaton, P. Holmes and J. Yarwood, Appl. Spectroscopy, 54 (4) (2000).

  15. Poly(perfluoroalkylmethacrylate) film structures: surface organisation phenomena, surface-energy determinations, force of adhesion measurements and resistance to microbial colonisation, J. Tsibouklis, P. Graham, V. Peters, P. Eaton, J.R. Smith, T.G. Nevell, J.D. Smart, R.J. Ewen, Macromolecules 33, 8460-8465 (2000).

    Download Tsibouklis et al Macromolecules 2000.pdf

  16. Preventing the Bacterial colonisation of biomaterials: the ultra-low-surface-energy-coating approach., J. Tsibouklis, M. Stone, A.A. Thorpe, P. Graham, V. Peter, K. L. Green, P. Eaton, J. R. Smith, T. G. Nevell, J. D. Smart, R. J. EwenProceedings of the 19th. Pharmeceutical technology Conference, M. Rubenstein (ed ), 1, 24-38 (2000).

  17. Confocal Raman Microscopy for the Depth Profiling of Polymer/Polymer and Polymer/Glass Interfaces, Sammon, C., P. Eaton, C. Mura and J. Yarwood, Subsurface Sensing Technologies and Applications II, proceedings of SPIE, 4129 (2000).

  18. Materials analysis using confocal Raman microscopy, C. Sammon, S. Hajatdoost, P. Eaton, C. Mura and J. Yarwood, Macromolecular Symposia 141, 247-262 (1999).


ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Won the 1997 Microspectroscopy Applications Group ( MAG ) award for the best oral presentation.

  • Won the 1998 Infrared and Raman Discussion Group ( IRDG ) award for best poster presentation.


OTHER SKILLS

  • During the course of studies has become highly computer literate, having learnt the use of word processors, spreadsheets, data analysis and statistics packages.
  • I have also learnt to program in Visual Basic, C, Pascal, HTML and Dreamweaver, and several proprietary languages.
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  • I also have a full UK driving license, and beginner-level Portugeuse and good spoken and written Spanish.

    • REFEREES

    Dr. T. Nevell,

    School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences,

    Portsmouth University,

    St. Michaels Building,

    White Swan Rd.

    Portsmouth,

    PO1 2DT.

    UNITED KINGDOM

    Dr. S. Penades,

    Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas,

    Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Isla de La Cartuja,

    Avda. Americo Vespuccio s/n

    41092 Sevilla,

    SPAIN.

    Prof. J. Yarwood,

    Materials Research Institute,

    Sheffield Hallam University,

    Pond St., Sheffield

    South Yorkshire,

    S1 1WB,

    UNITED KINGDOM



    This CV was last updated on January 11th, 2005.