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Profile summary
- Dr Alexander Besinis is the Associate Head for Outreach and Recruitment in the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics.
- He is the MSc Medical Engineering Programme Lead
- He is the lead of the Biomedical Engineering Research Forum for the University of Plymouth.
- He is the lead of Medical Engineering and Biomaterials within the MAterials and STructures (MAST) Research Group
Professional memberships
Honorary Teaching Fellow at Peninsula Dental School
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Member of United Kingdom Society for Biomaterials
Member of International Association for Dental Research
Member of the British Society for Oral and Dental Research
Member of the American Society for Microbiology
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Member of United Kingdom Society for Biomaterials
Member of International Association for Dental Research
Member of the British Society for Oral and Dental Research
Member of the American Society for Microbiology
Roles on external bodies
External moderator for Plymouth City CollegeExternal moderator for Truro and Penwith College
External moderator for Cornwall College
External moderator for Cornwall College
Teaching interests
- Engineering Practice and Experimental Techniques (ENGR 102) - Year 1
- Engineering Materials (ENGR106) - Year 1
- Integrated Dental Science (DEN411) - Year 1
- Advanced MAterials (MATS345) - Year 3
- Manufacturing and Structural Integrity (MECH339) - Year 3
- Advanced Composites Technology (MECH548) - MEng (Year 5)
- Medical Engineering and Biomechanics (MECH549) - MSc (Postgraduate)
- Advanced Materials Engineering & Nanotechnology (MECH551) - MEng (Year 5), MSc (postgraduate)
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Projects
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Partnering for choice and change: Education for social equity
Gibson, S. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Khan, A. (PI - Principal Investigator), Besinis, A. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Wei, Y. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Belton, A. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
22/02/24 → 1/09/25
Project: Research
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Embedding Systems Inclusion for Neurodiverse and Disables Students in Engineering
Simmonds, D. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Lavelle, M. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Outram, N. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Khan, A. (PI - Principal Investigator), Besinis, A. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Wei, Y. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Craven, M. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
1/04/22 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
Research output
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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Composite: limitations on decision making for composite environmental sustainability
Summerscales, J., Moutik, B., Besinis, A., Graham-Jones, J. & Pemberton, R., 2 Jul 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper (not formally published)
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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Composites: limitations on decision making for composite [environmental] sustainability
Summerscales, J., Moutik, B., Besinis, A., Graham-Jones, J. & Pemberton, R., 11 Sept 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper (not formally published)
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Variability within life cycle assessment of composites: a limitation of decision making for composite environmental sustainability
Summerscales, J., Moutik, B., Besinis, A., Graham-Jones, J. & Pemberton, R., 10 Apr 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper (not formally published)
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Evaluating the antibacterial efficacy of a silver nanocomposite surface coating against nosocomial pathogens as an antibiofilm strategy to prevent hospital infections
Butler, J., Morgan, S., Jones, L., Upton, M. & Besinis, A., 25 Jul 2024, In: Nanotoxicology. 18, 4, p. 410-436 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Anti-capsular activity of CuO nanoparticles against Acinetobacter baumannii produce efflux pump
Al-Kadmy, I. M. S., Aziz, S. N., Rheima, A. M., Abid, S. A., Suhail, A., Hamzah, I. H., Naji, E. N., Besinis, A. & Hetta, H. F., Aug 2023, In: Microbial Pathogenesis. 181, 0Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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