Oxford Applied Technology Ltd. (Oxatec) – United Kingdom

 

Materials for harsh environments including aerospace and transport materials. High temperature electronics including packaging and reliability. Failure analysis and design for inherently reliable operation at elevated temperatures.

 

Oxford Applied Technology Ltd. is represented by Dr. Colin Johnston in this project, participating in two work packages (WP7: dissemination and WP6: Prospects to 500 °C). Dr. Colin Johnston received a B. Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry from the University of Dundee in 1984 followed by a Ph. D. in Surface Science and Catalysis in 1987 also from the University of Dundee. In 1987 he joined AEA Technology at the Harwell Laboratory where he was a member of the Materials Development Division specializing in Materials Characterization for the nuclear industry. He later developed electronic materials for harsh environments working on wide band gap semiconductors and Microsystems. He is director of HITEN – the EU funded network for High Temperature Electronics where he established a pan-European strategy for high temperature electronics. He is also co-chair of the US High Temperature Electronics biennial conference series. He was operations manager of the Electronic Materials and Thermal Management business of AEA Technology from 1998 to 2000. In 2000 he assumed a post within the central corporate structure managing innovation and new technology acquisitions for the company.

 

In 2001 Colin Johnston set up Oxford Applied Technology Ltd which specialized in managing innovation and exploitation of advanced materials and Microsystems for harsh environments, in particular high temperatures. He is also a consulting technology translator for Faraday Advance – the Faraday Partnership in Automotive and Aerospace Materials. He also holds a senior research fellowship with the Department of Materials, University of Oxford. He has published over 80 papers in scientific journals and edited several books on aerospace materials and high temperature electronics.

Contact:	Dr. Colin Johnston
	Oxford Applied Technology Ltd Department of Materials Oxford University Begbroke Science Park Sandy Lane , Yarnton Oxford OX5 1PF – United Kingdom Phone: +44 1865 283705 Fax: +44 1865 848790 E-Mail: colin.johnston@materials.oxford.ac.uk Website: http://www.materials.ox.ac.uk

 

Role in the project

 

Oxatec provides theoretical insight into current state-of-the-art high temperature electronics and methods used to apply such electronics in various extreme environments. Oxatec’s contact network includes major contributors in the field of high temperature electronics application.