Dr. Sam Tammas-Williams Profile

Dr. Sam Tammas-Williams

at The Univ. of Edinburgh

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Publications (4)

Proceedings Article | 26 August 2024 Poster + Paper

Targeting low micro-roughness for 3D printed aluminium mirrors using a hot isostatic press

Carolyn Atkins, Younes Chahid, Gregory Lister, Rhys Tuck, Richard Kotlewski, Robert Snell, Elaine Livera, Mariam Faour, Iain Todd, Robert Deffley, James Shipley, Tom Walsh, Johannes Gårdstam, Cyril Bourgenot, Paul White, Spencer Davies, Samuel Tammas-Williams

Proceedings Volume 13100, 131003V (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020239

KEYWORDS: Printing, Aluminum, Porosity, Mirrors, Single point diamond turning, Optical surfaces, Aluminum mirrors, Reflection, Mirror surfaces, Design, Additive manufacturing, 3D printing, Surface roughness

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

Understanding the role of additive manufacturing in the development of astronomical hardware

Carolyn Atkins, Younes Chahid, James Wells, Marcell Westsik, Katherine Morris, Ciarán Breen, Alastair Macleod, Lawrence Bissell, William Cochrane, Richard Kotlewski, Scott McPhee, Robert Snell, Iain Todd, Mat Beardsley, Michael Harris, Misael Pimentel, Scott McKegney, Jonathan Orr, Simon Alcock, Ioana Theodora Nistea, Simone Cottarelli, Samuel Tammas-Williams

Proceedings Volume 12677, 126770L (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677452

KEYWORDS: Design and modelling, Lightweight mirrors, Porosity, Astronomy, Aluminum, Single point diamond turning, Prototyping, Optics manufacturing, Additive manufacturing, 3D printing, Optomechanical components, Astronomical instrumentation engineering, Aluminum mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

From design to evaluation of an additively manufactured, lightweight, deployable mirror for Earth observation

Marcell Westsik, James Wells, Younes Chahid, Katherine Morris, Maria Milanova, Mat Beardsley, Michael Harris, Lucas Ward, Simon Alcock, Ioana-Theodora Nistea, Simone Cottarelli, Samuel Tammas-Williams, Carolyn Atkins

Proceedings Volume 12677, 1267704 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677303

KEYWORDS: Prototyping, Design and modelling, Single point diamond turning, Optical surfaces, Porosity, Simulations, Mirrors, Mirror surfaces, 3D printing, Additive manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Outgassing properties of additively manufactured aluminium

Ciarán Breen, James Walpole, Carolyn Atkins, Scott McPhee, Mark Cliffe, Jamie Moffat, Maisie Edwards-Mowforth, Isla Lister, Lucy Reynolds, Andrew Conley, Sam Allum, Robert M. Snell, Sam Tammas-Williams, Steve Watson

Proceedings Volume 12188, 121882I (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2627331

KEYWORDS: Aluminum, Statistical analysis, Additive manufacturing, Surface roughness, Astronomy, Molecules, Surface finishing, Metrology, Metals, Titanium

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