Dr. Jeffrey Kettle

Biography

I have been based in the James Watt School of Engineering since 2020. I studied at Cardiff and Swansea Universities and worked with III-V LEDs across various industrial and academic settings, becoming a lecturer at Bangor University in 2012. During my time as a lecturer, I secured grant funding from EPSRC, the Royal Society, the Royal Academy of Engineering, Interreg, the Welsh Government, InnovateUK, and the European Commission, totaling £3m. I have experience undertaking commercial work with a range of semiconductor and electronic engineering companies, focusing on failure analysis and sustainability reliability improvement. I have acted as an external consultant on the advisory board of several start-ups and established companies. My current research focuses on enhancing the sustainability of Electronics and ICT equipment through the development of the Circular Economy, undertaking detailed Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) of electronic and photonic systems to reduce environmental impact. My work includes developing biodegradable and reusable electronic substrates, conducting research on greener methods to recover Critical Rare Metals (CRMs) from electronics, and exploring the use of wireless sensors for enhanced sustainability. I also actively work on solar energy and energy harvesting, particularly organic and perovskite solar cells.

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