Publications


JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

1. BY Al-Zaidi, RJ Holmes and AA Garforth - A Study of the relationship between Y-zeolite framework cation strength and behaviour during calcination, steaming and cracking – Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research – 2012, Volume 51, Issue 19, 2012, pp 6648-6657. (http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ie2026184)

2. RJ Holmes, JAD McLaughlin, S. Mohr, NJ Goddard, and PR Fielden - Microwave bonding of poly(methylmethacrylate) microfluidic devices using a conductive polymer – Journal of Chemistry and Physics of Solids – 2011 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2011.02.005)

3. S Mukhopadhyay, SS Roy, RA D’Sa, A Mathur, RJ Holmes and JAD McLaughlin, Effects of nanoscale surface modifications on capillary flow in poly(methylmethacrylate) microfluidic devices – Nanoscale Research Letters 2011, 6, pp.411 (http://www.nanoscalereslett.com/content/6/1/411)

4. RJ Holmes, BJ Treves Brown, A Mockbil, & PR. Fielden, Towards a microfluidic based rapid amylase assay system, Journal of Food Science, Vol 74(6), 2009, pp. N37 - N43. (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1750-3841.2009.01235.x/abstract)

5. EPL Roberts, E Ventura-Medina, L Lue, RJ Holmes & AA Garforth, Embedding EBL in the Manchester Chemical Engineering UG Curriculum, Proceedings of the engCETL Ivan Moore Symposium on Engineering Education, 11th January 2008.

6. E Ventura-Medina, EPL Roberts, L Lue, AA Garforth & RJ Holmes, Embedding Enquiry Based Learning in the First Year Chemical Engineering Curriculum, Case Studies: CEEBL Supported Projects, 2006/7, University of Manchester Press, 2007, pp17 – 25 (ISBN: 13:978-0-9554815-1-2)

7. E Ventura-Medina, L Lue, RJ Holmes, R Clegg, AA Garforth, EPL Roberts, Developing PSS by embedding EBL in the First Year ChemEng Curriculum. Proceedings of the 2nd EFYE Conference, Gothenburg, 9th – 11th May 2007

8. RJ Holmes and NJ Goddard. Rapid Prototyping of Microfluidic Systems, Chips and Tips: Lab-on-a-Chip, 15th February 2007.  (http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/lc/Chips_and_Tips)

9. RJ Holmes and NJ Goddard. A low cost imaging suite for microfluidics analysis, Chips and Tips: Lab-on-a-Chip, 5th February 2007. (http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/lc/Chips_and_Tips)

10. NJ Goddard, K Singh, JP Hulme, C Malins and RJ Holmes.  Internally-referenced Resonant Mirror Devices for dispersion compensation in chemical sensing and biosensing applications, Sensors and Actuators A, 100 (2002) pp.1-9 (doi:10.1016/S0924-4247(02)00062-6)

11. RJ Holmes, NJ Goddard, K Singh, and S Mohr. Improving the Optical Characteristics of a Polycarbonate Fencing Mask J. Sports Engineering (2001) 4, pp 225 – 231 (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1460-2687.2001.00068.x/abstract)

12. RJ Holmes, K Joyce, K Singh, PR Fielden and NJ Goddard. Leaky Waveguide Devices for use in Fourier Transform Analysis of Electrophoretic Separations. MicroTech 2000 – Proceedings Volume 2, VDE Verlag, Berlin 2000, pp 691-694 (http://eprints.ulster.ac.uk/939/1/holmes-microtec_2000.pdf)

13. NJ Goddard, K Singh, RJ Holmes, S Mohr, J Hulme, K Joyce, AF Bounaria and PR Fielden. Leaky Waveguides Devices as Simple Sensitive Optical Detectors.  MicroTech 2000 – Proceedings Volume 1, VDE Verlag, Berlin 2000, pp 27-32 (http://eprints.ulster.ac.uk/940/1/microtec2000_SM.pdf)

14. NJ Goddard, K Singh, AF Bounaria, RJ Holmes, SJ Baldock, LW Pickering, PR Fielden & RD Snook. Anti-Resonant Reflecting Optical Waveguides (ARROWS) as Optimal Optical Detectors of μTAS Applications. Micro Total Analysis Systems 1998 - Proceedings, (1998) pp.97 - 100. (http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-94-011-5286-0_23)

15. NJ Goddard, K Singh, RJ Holmes, B Bastani. Resonant Grating Sensors using Frustrated Total-Internal Reflection.  Sensors and Actuators B – Chemical, (1998) Vol.51, No.1-3, pp.131-136.(doi:10.1016/S0925-4005(98)00180-4)

CONFERENCE / MEETING PRESENTATIONS

1.RJ Holmes, Integration of M-Health, POCT & Microfluidics: Novel label-free POC Diagnostics  - Presented in Oral format, SMI Point of Care Diagnostics Conference, London, 26th October 2010.

2.RJ Holmes, Enquiry Based Learning for Chemical Engineers, Presented in Oral format, Problem Based Learning Conference, Centre for Higher Education Practice, University of Ulster, 16th June 2010.

3.RJ Holmes, Introduction to Microfluidic systems and laboratory-on-a-chip technology, Presented in Oral format as a University of Ulster / NIBEC Lecture Series, 13th January 2010.

4.RJ Holmes, Towards a Microfluidic based enzyme assay system, Presented in Oral Format at the First Interdisciplinary Bioscience Research Conference, The University of Manchester, 3rd October 2008.

5.RJ Holmes and NJ Goddard, Snomipede - Project Overview, Presented in Poster Format at the Mesoscience and Nanotechnology Forum Meeting - The University of Manchester, 23rd May 2006

6.RJ Holmes, PR Fielden and NJ Goddard, Microfabrication and Microfluidics for Post-Genomic Analysis, Presented in Poster Format at the BBSRC Exploiting Genomics Workshop, Windsor - 4/5th October 2004.

7.RJ Holmes, PR Fielden and NJ Goddard, Microfabrication and Microfluidics for Post-Genomic Analysis, Presented in Poster Format at the BBSRC Exploiting Genomics Workshop, Chester - 27/28th November 2003.

8.SJ Baldock, RJ Holmes, AF Bounaria, J Fanning, PR Fielden, NJ Goddard, JP Hulme, K Joyce, AW Knight, J Li, C Malins, S Mohr, AK O’Keeffe, JE Prest, K Singh, RD Snook & BJ Treves Brown. Microfabricated Devices for Chemical and Biochemical Analysis Systems Presented in Poster Format at Microsystems 2010, Held at CCLRC, Daresbury, 29th Feb - 1st March 2000.

9.RJ Holmes, NJ Goddard, K Singh, J Fanning, CJ Bramwell, S Mohr, AF Bounaria and PR Fielden. Anti-Resonant Reflecting Optical Waveguides (ARROWs) as Detectors for Microsystems Presented in Poster Format at 36th Research and Development Topics in Analytical Chemistry, held at Greenwich University – 12h -14th May 1999.

10.SJ Baldock, N Bektas, AF Bounaria, J Fanning, PR Fielden, NJ Goddard, RJ Holmes, J Hulme, CF Isofidis, AW Knight, S Mohr, LW Pickering, JE Prest, K Singh, RD Snook, BJ Treves Brown & DI Vaireanu. Detection systems for Microfabricated Chemical and Biochemical Analysis Systems. Presented in Poster format at SET99, Held at the House of Commons – 15th March 1999.

11.NJ Goddard, K Singh, RJ Holmes, CJ Bramwell, AF Bounaria & PR Fielden. Anti-resonant Reflecting Optical Waveguides as Chemical and Biochemical Sensors. Presented in oral format at the fifth world congress on Biosensors, Berlin, Germany. September 1998.

12.RJ Holmes, K Singh, B Bastani & NJ Goddard. The Grating Resonant Mirror Sensor. Presented in Poster format to the Royal Society of Chemistry - 35th Research and Development Topics in Analytical Chemistry, held at Durham University – 16th -20th March 1998

OTHER PUBLICATIONS (2006 – 2010)
1.Me and My Macs - An article in MacFormat Magazine, Future Publishing Ltd., Bath  - April 2010

2.Creating Opportunities: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) @ Ulster - An article in Inside - University of Ulster Staff Magazine - Jan 2010.

3.Researchers into Management - An article in Insite - University of Manchester Staff Magazine - December 2009