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  • 2018 - Fellow of the Combustion Institute for exceptional research towards the understanding of combustion of gases, liquid fuels, coal, and biomass

Overview

Alan Williams was affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their research focused primarily on Engineering, with specific contributions in Control and Systems Engineering, Immunology, Oncology, Mechanics of Materials, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Throughout their career, they produced a notable volume of work in these areas, with particular attention to topics such as Extremum Seeking Control Systems, CAR-T cell therapy research, Energetic Materials and Combustion, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Advanced Control Systems Optimization, and Electrostatic Discharge in Electronics.

The scientist published extensively, with research appearing in various academic venues. Some of the most frequent publication venues included arXiv (Cornell University), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Cell Stem Cell, and the 2022 IEEE 61st Conference on Decision and Control (CDC).

Their leading papers included:

  • Practically Safe Extremum Seeking, 2022, published in 2022 IEEE 61st Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)
  • Experimental Safe Extremum Seeking for Accelerators, 2024, published in IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

Some papers were co-authored in broader research contexts, such as:

  • Genetic ablation of adhesion ligands mitigates rejection of allogeneic cellular immunotherapies, 2024, Cell Stem Cell

Alan Williams maintained collaborations with frequent co-authors including Alexander Scheinker, Miroslav Krstić, Rina M. Mbofung, Ramzey Abujarour, and Tom Lee.

The main research topics in their work spanned:

  • Extremum Seeking Control Systems
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Energetic Materials and Combustion
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Advanced Control Systems Optimization
  • Electrostatic Discharge in Electronics

Among their professional recognitions, Alan Williams was awarded the title of Fellow of the Combustion Institute in 2018 for research related to the understanding of combustion of gases, liquid fuels, coal, and biomass.

Best Publications

  • Pollutants from the combustion of solid biomass fuels

    A. Williams;J.M. Jones;L. Ma;M. Pourkashanian

  • The use of expanding spherical flames to determine burning velocities and stretch effects in hydrogen/air mixtures

    David R. Dowdy;David B. Smith;Simon C. Taylor;Alan Williams

  • Combustion of pulverised coal and biomass

    A. Williams;M. Pourkashanian;J.M. Jones

  • An investigation of the grindability of two torrefied energy crops

    T.G. Bridgeman;J.M. Jones;A. Williams;D.J. Waldron

  • Combustion of droplets of liquid fuels: A review

    Alan Williams

  • Microplastic pollution in deep-sea sediments from the Great Australian Bight

    Justine Barrett;Zanna Chase;Jing Zhang;Mark M. Banaszak Holl

  • Physicochemical characterisation of torrefied biomass

    Raimie H.H. Ibrahim;Leilani I. Darvell;Jenny M. Jones;Alan Williams

  • Combustion of a Single Particle of Biomass

    Yao B. Yang;Vida N. Sharifi;Jim Swithenbank;Lin Ma

  • Modelling coal combustion: the current position

    A. Williams;R. Backreedy;R. Habib;J.M. Jones

  • An investigation of the thermal and catalytic behaviour of potassium in biomass combustion

    J.M. Jones;L.I. Darvell;T.G. Bridgeman;M. Pourkashanian

  • Effects of Biodiesel Blends on Vehicle Emissions: Fiscal Year 2006 Annual Operating Plan Milestone 10.4

    R. L. McCormick;A. Williams;J. Ireland;R. R. Hayes

  • Devolatilisation characteristics of coal and biomass blends

    J.M. Jones;M. Kubacki;K. Kubica;A.B. Ross

  • Combustion modelling opportunities and challenges for oxy-coal carbon capture technology

    P. Edge;M. Gharebaghi;R. Irons;R. Porter

  • Kinetics of the thermal decomposition of biomass

    A. Saddawi;J. M. Jones;A. Williams;M. A. Wójtowicz

  • Co-firing pulverised coal and biomass: a modeling approach

    R.I. Backreedy;L.M. Fletcher;J.M. Jones;L. Ma

  • Influence of alkali metals on the kinetics of the thermal decomposition of biomass

    A. Saddawi;J.M. Jones;A. Williams

  • Measurement and prediction of the emission of pollutants from the combustion of coal and biomass in a fixed bed furnace

    Andy B. Ross;Jenny M. Jones;Suparin Chaiklangmuang;Mohamed Pourkashanian

  • Commodity Fuels from Biomass through Pretreatment and Torrefaction: Effects of Mineral Content on Torrefied Fuel Characteristics and Quality

    A. Saddawi;J. M. Jones;A. Williams;C. Le Coeur

  • Modelling the combustion of pulverized biomass in an industrial combustion test furnace

    L. Ma;J.M. Jones;M. Pourkashanian;A. Williams

  • The impact of fuel properties on the emissions from the combustion of biomass and other solid fuels in a fixed bed domestic stove

    E.J.S. Mitchell;A.R. Lea-Langton;J.M. Jones;A. Williams

  • Prediction of ash deposition on superheater tubes from pulverized coal combustion

    L.Y. Huang;J.S. Norman;M. Pourkashanian;A. Williams

  • MODELLING PULVERISED COAL COMBUSTION USING A DETAILED COAL COMBUSTION MODEL

    R. I. Backreedy;L. M. Fletcher;L. Ma;M. Pourkashanian

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohamed Pourkashanian
Mohamed Pourkashanian University of Sheffield
Jenny M. Jones
Jenny M. Jones University of Leeds
Lin Ma
Lin Ma University of Sheffield
Keith D. Bartle
Keith D. Bartle University of Leeds
Julian R. Jones
Julian R. Jones Imperial College London
Andrew Ross
Andrew Ross University of Leeds
Derek B. Ingham
Derek B. Ingham University of Sheffield
Fernando Rubiera
Fernando Rubiera Spanish National Research Council
Gordon E. Andrews
Gordon E. Andrews University of Leeds
Adrian McDonald
Adrian McDonald University of Leeds

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