DR Marion McAfee
Lecturer
Contact Details
Lecturer
Address
E: McAfee.Marion@itsligo.ie
Address
E: McAfee.Marion@itsligo.ie
Biography
Research Interests
Research Projects
| Project | Role | Description | Start Date | End Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFI Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre | Funded Investigator | Spoke Project Additive Manufacturing for Production Process | 01-JAN-18 | 31-DEC-22 | |
| North West Centre for Advanced Manufacturin | Principal Investigator | Centre for Advanced Manufactuiring | 01-JAN-18 | 31-DEC-21 | |
| Precision Engineering and Manufacturing Technology Gateway | Principal Investigator | EI TG Programme | 01-JAN-16 | 31-DEC-22 | |
| Bio-PolyTec | Coordinator | Enhanced process monitoring and control technology to accelerate the development of Bioresorbable Polymeric Medical Devices | 01-DEC-13 | 30-NOV-15 |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2018) | 'A UV-Vis spectroscopic method for monitoring of additive particle properties during polymer compounding'
Whitaker*, Darren A. and Buchanan, Fraser and Lennon, Domhnall and Billham, Mark and McAfee, Marion (2018) 'A UV-Vis spectroscopic method for monitoring of additive particle properties during polymer compounding'. Polymer International, 67 :392-398 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2014) | 'The application of computational chemistry and chemometrics to developing a method for online monitoring of polymer degradation in the manufacture of bioresorbable medical implants'
Whitaker, D.A., Buchanan, F., Lennon, D., Billham, M., McAfee, M. (2014) 'The application of computational chemistry and chemometrics to developing a method for online monitoring of polymer degradation in the manufacture of bioresorbable medical implants'. Communications in Computer and Information Science, 461 :215-225 [Details] |
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| (2012) | 'Application of nonlinear PCA for fault detection in polymer extrusion processes'
Liu, XQ,Li, K,McAfee, M,Deng, J (2012) 'Application of nonlinear PCA for fault detection in polymer extrusion processes'. Neural Computing & Applications, 21 :1141-1148 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2012) | 'Dynamic gray-box modeling for on-line monitoring of polymer extrusion viscosity'
Liu, XQ,Li, K,McAfee, M,Nguyen, BK,McNally, GM (2012) 'Dynamic gray-box modeling for on-line monitoring of polymer extrusion viscosity'. Polymer Engineering and Science, 52 :1332-1341 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2011) | 'The inferential monitoring of screw load torque to predict process fluctuations in polymer extrusion'
Abeykoon, C,McAfee, M,Li, K,Martin, PJ,Kelly, AL (2011) 'The inferential monitoring of screw load torque to predict process fluctuations in polymer extrusion'. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, 211 :1907-1918 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2011) | 'A new model based approach for the prediction and optimisation of thermal homogeneity in single screw extrusion'
Abeykoon, C,Li, K,McAfee, M,Martin, PJ,Niu, Q,Kelly, AL,Deng, J (2011) 'A new model based approach for the prediction and optimisation of thermal homogeneity in single screw extrusion'. Control Engineering Practice, 19 :862-874 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2011) | 'Improved nonlinear PCA for process monitoring using support vector data description'
Liu, XQ,Li, K,McAfee, M,Irwin, GW (2011) 'Improved nonlinear PCA for process monitoring using support vector data description'. Journal Of Process Control, 21 :1306-1317 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2012) | 'Dynamic gray-box modeling for on-line monitoring of polymer extrusion viscosity'
Liu, X., Li, K., McAfee, M., Nguyen, B.K., McNally, G.M. (2012) 'Dynamic gray-box modeling for on-line monitoring of polymer extrusion viscosity'. Polymer Engineering and Science, 52 (6):1332-1341 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2012) | 'Water spray cooling of polymers'
Tan, S.B., Hornsby, P.R., McAfee, M.B., Kearns, M.P., McCourt, M.P. (2012) 'Water spray cooling of polymers'. Polymer Engineering and Science, 52 (5):1069-1080 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2012) | 'Application of nonlinear PCA for fault detection in polymer extrusion processes'
Liu, X., Li, K., McAfee, M., Deng, J. (2012) 'Application of nonlinear PCA for fault detection in polymer extrusion processes'. Neural Computing and Applications, 21 (6):1141-1148 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2011) | 'A new model based approach for the prediction and optimisation of thermal homogeneity in single screw extrusion'
Abeykoon, C., Li, K., McAfee, M., Martin, P.J., Niu, Q., Kelly, A.L., Deng, J. (2011) 'A new model based approach for the prediction and optimisation of thermal homogeneity in single screw extrusion'. Control Engineering Practice, 19 (8):862-874 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2011) | 'Internal cooling in rotational molding-A review'
Tan, S.B., Hornsby, P.R., McAfee, M.B., Kearns, M.P., McCourt, M.P. (2011) 'Internal cooling in rotational molding-A review'. Polymer Engineering and Science, 51 (9):1683-1692 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2011) | 'Improved nonlinear PCA for process monitoring using support vector data description'
Liu, X., Li, K., McAfee, M., Irwin, G.W. (2011) 'Improved nonlinear PCA for process monitoring using support vector data description'. Journal of Process Control, 21 (9):1306-1317 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2011) | 'The inferential monitoring of screw load torque to predict process fluctuations in polymer extrusion'
Abeykoon, C., McAfee, M., Li, K., Martin, P.J., Kelly, A.L. (2011) 'The inferential monitoring of screw load torque to predict process fluctuations in polymer extrusion'. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 211 (12):1907-1918 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2011) | 'Quantitative characterization of clay dispersion in polymer-clay nanocomposites'
Xie, S., Harkin-Jones, E., Shen, Y., Hill, J., Hornsby, P., McAfee, M., McNally, T., Patel, R., Benkreira, H., Coates, P. (2011) 'Quantitative characterization of clay dispersion in polymer-clay nanocomposites'. Macromolecular Symposia, 301 (1):151-156 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2010) | 'Improved nonlinear PCA based on RBF networks and principal curves'
Liu, X., Li, K., McAfee, M., Deng, J. (2010) 'Improved nonlinear PCA based on RBF networks and principal curves'. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 6328 LNCS (PART 1):7-15 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2010) | 'Modelling the effects of operating conditions on motor power consumption in single screw extrusion'
Abeykoon, C., McAfee, M., Li, K., Martin, P.J., Deng, J., Kelly, A.L. (2010) 'Modelling the effects of operating conditions on motor power consumption in single screw extrusion'. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 6329 LNCS (PART 2):9-20 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2010) | 'Structure-property relationships in biaxially deformed polypropylene nanocomposites'
Abu-Zurayk, R., Harkin-Jones, E., McNally, T., Menary, G., Martin, P., Armstrong, C., McAfee, M. (2010) 'Structure-property relationships in biaxially deformed polypropylene nanocomposites'. Composites Science and Technology, 70 (9):1353-1359 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2010) | 'Sintering of biphasic calcium phosphates'
Brown, O., McAfee, M., Clarke, S., Buchanan, F. (2010) 'Sintering of biphasic calcium phosphates'. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 21 (8):2271-2279 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2010) | 'Quantitative characterization of clay dispersion in polypropylene-clay nanocomposites by combined transmission electron microscopy and optical microscopy'
Xie, S., Harkin-Jones, E., Shen, Y., Hornsby, P., McAfee, M., McNally, T., Patel, R., Benkreira, H., Coates, P. (2010) 'Quantitative characterization of clay dispersion in polypropylene-clay nanocomposites by combined transmission electron microscopy and optical microscopy'. Materials Letters, 64 (2):185-188 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2007) | 'Enhancing process insight in polymer extrusion by grey box modelling'
McAfee, M. (2007) 'Enhancing process insight in polymer extrusion by grey box modelling'. Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 29 (5):467-488 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2007) | 'A novel approach to dynamic modelling of polymer extrusion for improved process control'
McAfee, M., Thompson, S. (2007) 'A novel approach to dynamic modelling of polymer extrusion for improved process control'. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 221 (4):617-628 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2006) | 'Real-time measurement of melt viscosity in single-screw extrusion'
McAfee, M., McNally, G. (2006) 'Real-time measurement of melt viscosity in single-screw extrusion'. Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 28 (5):481-497 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2006) | 'Energy efficient extrusion'
McAfee, M. (2006) 'Energy efficient extrusion'. Materials World, 14 (11):32-34 [Details] |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT Sligo | Lecturer in Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering | 01-NOV-10 / | |
| IT Sligo | Development Engineer | 20-NOV-09 / 31-OCT-10 | |
| Queen's University Belfast | Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering | 01-APR-06 / 18-NOV-09 | |
| Queen's University Belfast | Post-Doctoral Research Fellow | 01-OCT-05 / 31-MAR-06 |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Queen's University Belfast | PhD | A Soft Sensor for Viscosity Control of Polymer Extrusion | |
| 2002 | Queen's University Belfast | MEng | Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering | |
| 2077 | Queen's University Belfast | PGCE | PG Cert Higher Education Teaching |