Publications

Academic work

Peer Reviewed Publications

Google scholar citations

A.J. Connelly, K.P. Travis, R.J. Hand, N.C. Hyatt, and E. Maddrell, Composition–Structure Relationships in Simplified Nuclear Waste Glasses: 1. Mixed Alkali Borosilicate Glasses, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 94(1), 151-159, (2011)
A.J. Connelly, K.P. Travis, R.J. Hand, N.C. Hyatt, and E. Maddrell, Composition–Structure Relationships in Simplified Nuclear Waste Glasses: 2. The Effect of ZrO2 Additions, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 94(1), 137-144, (2011)
A.J. Connelly, K.P. Travis, R.J. Hand, N.C. Hyatt, E. Maddrell and R.J. Short, The structural role of Zr within alkali borosilicate glasses for nuclear waste immobilisation,. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 357(7), 1647-1656, (2011)
A.J. Connelly, K.P. Travis, R.J. Hand, N.C. Hyatt, and E. Maddrell, Predicting the preference for charge compensation in silicate glasses, Physics and Chemistry of Glasses-European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part B, 52(2), 64-67, (2011)
A.J. Connelly, R.J. Hand, P.A. Bingham and N.C. Hyatt, Mechanical properties of nuclear waste glasses, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 408(2), 188-193, (2011)
A.J. Connelly, N.C. Hyatt, K.P. Travis, R.J. Hand, M.C. Stennett, A.S. Gandy, A.P. Brown, and D.C. Apperley, The effect of uranium oxide additions on the structure of alkali borosilicate glasses, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 378, 282-289, (2013)
P.A. Bingham, A.J. Connelly, R.J. Hand, N.C. Hyatt, P.A. Northrup, R. Alonso Mori, P. Glatzel, M. Kavcic, M. Zitnik, K. Bucar, and R. Edge, A multi-spectroscopic investigation of sulphur speciation in silicate glasses and slags, Glass Technology, 51(2), 63-80, (2010)
P.A. Bingham, A.J. Connelly, R.J. Hand, N.C. Hyatt, and P.A. Northrup, Incorporation and speciation of sulphur in glasses for waste immobilisation, Glass Technology, 50(3), 135-138, (2009)
P.A. Bingham, A.J. Connelly, N.J. Cassingham, N.C. Hyatt, Oxidation state and local environment of selenium in alkali borosilicate glasses for radioactive waste immobilisation, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 357(14), 2726-2734, (2011)
P.A. Bingham, A.J. Connelly, N.C. Hyatt, and R.J. Hand, Corrosion of glass contact refractories for the vitrification of radioactive wastes: a review, International Materials Reviews, 56(4), 226-242, (2011)
Khedim, A.J. Connelly, H. Nonnet, D. Coillot, F. Mear, and L. Montagne, Characterization and Performance of Glass-Ceramic Sealants for SOECs, Advances in Science and Technology, 64, 76-82, (2010).
B.J. Riley, et al., The Liquidus Temperature of Nuclear Waste Glasses: An International Round‐Robin Study, International Journal of Applied Glass Science, 2(4), 321-333, (2011)

Patent

Nonnet, A. Connelly, H. Khedim, Glass-ceramic compositions for joints of appliances operating at high temperatures, and assembly method using said compositions, WO, 2011121095, (2011)

Conference proceedings

N.C. Hyatt, A.J. Connelly, M.C. Stennett, F.R. Livens, and R.L. Bilsborrow, In Situ Characterization of Model UK Nuclear Waste Glasses by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Under Process Conditions, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 1107, (2006).
Connelly, H. Nonnet, A. Ledieu, and A. Faivre, The search for a glass sealant for solid oxide electrolyser cells, 8th Pacific RIM on ceramic and glass technology

Theses

A.J. Connelly, Vitrification of historic and future high level nuclear wastes within alkali borosilicate glasses, PhD Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2009.
A.J. Connelly, Immobilisation of toxic metals within a Geopolymer matrix, MEng Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2004.

Popular Science writing and talks

All publications below written solely by A.J. Connelly unless otherwise stated

Laboratory scientific pieces

Conductivity of a solution, Personal blog^#, July 2017
Uncertainty, Personal blog^#, May 2017
How many repeats?, Personal blog^#, May 2017
Accuracy and precision, Personal blog^#, May 2017
Repeatable and reproducible, Personal blog^#, May 2017
Rejecting data (Outliers), Personal blog^#, April 2017
TIC/TOC – measuring carbon, Personal blog^#, April 2017
The use of hydrofluoric acid in the laboratory, Personal blog^#, March 2017
BET surface area, Personal blog^#, March 2017
Preparation of calibration standards, Personal blog^#, March 2017
It’s calibration time!, Personal blog^#, February 2017
Analyse this!, Personal blog^#, February 2017
Laboratory Water, Personal blog^#, February 2017
How low can you go? A practical guide to the Limit of Detection, Personal blog^#, February 2017
Excel and statistics for scientists, Personal blog^#, February 2017
Significance tests, Personal blog^#, February 2017
Plan, plan and plan again, Personal blog^#, February 2017
The laboratory balance: a practical guide, Personal blog^#, February 2017
Practical pipetting: a guide, Personal blog^#, February 2017
Going Green – solvents, Personal blog^#, November 2016
pH-obia – How to cure a fear of pH measurements, Personal blog^#, September 2016
Filter me this.. filter papers – the curse of choice, Personal blog^#, September 2016
Understanding syringe filters, Personal blog^#, September 2016
Gloves – a handy guide, Personal blog^#, September 2016

Technician stories

Eva Firmani, Technicians Make it Happen, October (2019)
Neil Papworth, Technicians Make it Happen, August (2019)
Gladys Owens, Technicians Make it Happen, July (2019)
Fanny Hesse, Technicians Make it Happen, June (2019)
Otto Baumbach, Technicians Make it Happen, May (2019)
Joanna Chorley, Technicians Make it Happen, April (2019)
Famous Fictional Technicians, Technically Speaking* November (2018)
Gareth Griffiths – a steely technician, IST Journal†, Autumn (2018)
Caroline Herschel: technician to the stars, IST Journal†, Autumn (2018)
Clarence Dally: a technician in trouble, IST Journal†, Autumn (2018)
Andrew Schally – from technician to Nobel Prize, IST Journal†, Spring (2018)
Dicon Nance: a technician in form, IST Journal†, Spring (2018)
Vikki Waring: from cupboard to laboratory, IST Journal†, Spring (2018)
Clare Stevenson’s #TechnicianJourney, IST newsletter, March (2018)
Jackie Hudson: a technician under the microscope, Technically Speaking* March (2018)
Matthew Broadbent: a bespoke technician, Technically Speaking* December (2017)
Les Arkless – a technician with one eye always to the sky, Technically Speaking* September (2017)
Pinky: a technician’s technician, IST Journal^†, Autumn (2017)
Denis Papin – a technician under pressure, IST Journal^†, Autumn (2017)
Sam McCormack #TechnicianJourney, IST Journal^†, Autumn (2017)
Beaker: a model technician, IST Journal^†, Spring (2017)
Joseph Clement: engineering technician, IST Journal^†, Spring (2017)
Vivien Thomas: surgical technician, IST Journal^†, Spring (2017)
Kelly Vere: A voice for technicians, Technically Speaking* March (2017)
Meet the new co-chair of the Technicians’ Network, Technically Speaking* November (2016)
Walking the technician’s beat, Technically Speaking* July (2016)
Technicians without borders, Technically Speaking* May (2016)
Technicians in focus – Costume, Technically Speaking* February (2016)
Stephen Burgess wins outstanding apprentice award, Technically Speaking* February (2016)

Technician related pieces

A scientist, an artist, and a technician walk into a bar, Technically Speaking* March (2019)
Trolley days: a technician’s search for meaning in the mundane, IST newsletter, July (2018)
Prizes for technicians, Technically Speaking* March (2018)
Technicians: the oracles of the laboratory?, Lab Filtration Blogs^¥, Jan (2018)
A Technician’s dilemma: the dinner party problem, Technically Speaking* March (2017)
Science technicians and the management of trouble, Technically Speaking* November (2016)
What is the Technicians’ Network for?, Technically Speaking* July (2016)

Technician related talks

A scientist, an artist, and a technician walk into a bar, Invited talk, Manchester Metropolitan University TechNet event, 9th July 2019
A scientist, an artist, and a technician walk into a bar, Invited talk, University of York TechYork event, 2nd July 2019
A scientist, an artist, and a technician walk into a bar, Invited talk, University of Exeter Technical Services Conference, 27th June 2019
Who do we think we are? Our technician heritage, Invited talk, Newcastle University, 30th January 2019
A technician’s eye view of the history of science, IST conference, 20th September 2018

Food and drink science pieces

The science and magic of mulled wine, Guardian.co.uk, (2014)
The science and magic of pastry, Guardian.co.uk, (2014)
The science and magic of fruit wine, Guardian.co.uk, (2013)
The science and magic of jam, Guardian.co.uk, (2013)
The science and magic of beer, Guardian.co.uk, (2011)
The science and magic of cinder toffee, Guardian.co.uk, (2010)
The science and art of whisky making, Guardian.co.uk, (2010)
The science of cake, Guardian.co.uk, (2010)
Science and magic of cheesemaking, Guardian.co.uk, (2010)
The science and magic of breadmaking, Guardian.co.uk, (2010)

Food and drink science Talks and other media work

The Science of Cake Baking, Invited talk Science Museum Lates event, 26 September 2018
Appeared in “How to Make the Perfect Cake” BBC radio Scotland, Aired: Wed 22 Dec 2010
Appeared in “”The Truth About Fat” BBC 1, Aired: Thu 2 Apr 2015

Field work

A technician on ice, Technically Speaking, August (2017)
New to the ice, blackandbloom.org, June (2017)

Other scientific pieces

Physics on a tightrope, Physics Review, 24(2), (2014)
Fermi problems, Physics Review, 24(1), (2014)
Looking into glass, Chemistry Review, 23 (4), (2014)
The science and magic of Lindy Hop, Guardian.co.uk, (2013)
Rethinking time, Physics world (Focus on Optics and lasers), (2013)
Heavenly illumination: The science and magic of stained glass, Guardian.co.uk, (2010)
P.A. Bingham, A.J. Connelly, R.J. Hand, and N.C. Hyatt, Vitrification of legacy and intermediate level radioactive wastes: opportunities and challenges, Nuclear Future 6(5), 250-254, (2010)