Emailaddressc.rego@mmu.ac.ukWho am I?

Why do I teach?

I derive enormous satisfaction in seeing individual students develop and gain confidence during their time at MMU. Advising and guiding students to fulfil their potential and go on to fantastic jobs or great research careers is a pleasure!

Words of wisdom

For these things shall I strive,

A keen eye,

A seeing hand,

A body that fails not,

An arm that is strong and willing to serve,

A spirit that searches for truth and that loves the silent places,

A heart that is courageous and bears goodwill to all.

(Adapted from a Native American Creed)

How I’ll teach you

Physical Chemistry at all levels, specialising in molecular spectroscopy.

My courses focus on applying fundamental physical chemistry knowledge to problem solving. Lectures are interactive and I welcome students to challenge me and perceived wisdom!

Academic Biography

Academic and professional qualifications

BSc (Hons), MSc and PhD degrees from University of Bristol.

Previous employment

First postdoctoral position was at the University of Exeter looking at the structure of simple dimers using pulsed-nozzle Fouier-transform microwave spectroscopy.

Research associate followed by a 1 year lectureship in physical and theoretical chemistry was at the University of Bristol. Research focussed on the characterisation of the gas-phase environment during deposition of diamond films by chemical vapour deposition.

Other academic service (administration and management)

Department of Natural Sciences UG programme manager: responsible for overseeing all collective outputs of the Department's programmes and quality assurance processes.

Languages

Swiss-German

Teaching & Research Supervision

Why study Physical Chemistry?

External examiner roles

External examiner of Chemistry Undergraduate programmes at London Metropolitan University (2003-2007)

Programme review: London Met - China collaboartive provision (2018)

Curriculum review: University of Wolverhampton (2018)

PhD external examining in UK and Pakistan.

Research Expertise, Publications & Grants

Research expertise

Surface Engineering and Advanced Materials Research Group, Engineering

& Materials Research Centre

Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) of carbon-based materials Dr. Rego's research in the fields of microwave spectroscopy and Chemical Vapour Deposition has resulted in over 70 papers in refereed journals and is internationally recognised. CVD processes are of major industrial interest with one of the attractions being the ability to form hard carbon films. The research focuses on functional applications for polycrystalline and nanocrystalline thin diamond films, such as, the control of surface morphology and grain size for optical applications, development of diamond based electrodes for electrochemical applications and biomedical diamond coatings, e.g. diamond coated dental burs. CVD techniques are also used to synthesise functionalised fullerenes. Our novel method has enabled significant quantities of hydrogenated and methylated fullerenes to be synthesised for the first time by gas phase reactions. More recent work involves the growth of graphene films onto copper substates by CVD.

Academic collaborations

Molecular spectroscopy and molecular structure determinationReaction kinetics, specialising in gas phase kinetics prevailing in chemical vapour deposition. Reactions at SurfacesGrowth and characterisation of carbon films (either graphene or diamond) by chemical vapour deposition

Publications

·Books (authored/edited/special issues)

W. Ahmed, H. Sein, MJ. Jackson, C. Rego, DA. Phoenix,et al.(2014).Chemical Vapour Deposition of Diamond for Dental Tools and Burs.Springer.

·Journal articles

MNR. ASHFOLD, PW. MAY, CA. REGO, NM. EVERITT ChemInform Abstract: Thin Film Diamond by Chemical Vapor Deposition Methods.ChemInform.25(27), pp.no-no.

SMC. Vieira, SG. Kotsiris, T. Drewello, CA. Rego, PR. Birkett (2008). Methylation of C60 using the modified hot filament chemical vapour deposition method.Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures.16(5-6), pp.404-411.

SMC. Vieira, CA. Rego, PR. Birkett (2008). Carbon spheres formed by hot filament chemical vapour deposition.Diamond and Related Materials.17(2), pp.100-104.

MJ. Jackson, GM. Robinson, W. Ahmed, CA. Rego, WD. Munz (2008). Micromachining M42 tool steel using nanostructured titanium coatings.International Journal of Nanomanufacturing.2(1/2), pp.163-163.

AN. Jones, W. Ahmed, CA. Rego, H. Taylor, BD. Beake,et al.(2007). Investigation of the tribological properties of diamond films.Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance.16(1), pp.131-134.

SMC. Vieira, T. Drewello, SG. Kotsiris, CA. Rego, PR. Birkett (2007).Gas-phase methylation of [60]fullerene.J Phys Chem B.111(35), pp.10352-10356.

AN. Jones, W. Ahmed, CA. Rego, IU. Hassan, MJ. Jackson (2006). Nanocrystalline diamond films: Growth and gas phase modeling studies in inert gases.Surface Engineering - Proceedings of the 4th International Surface Engineering Conference.2005, pp.253-255.

H. Sein, W. Ahmed, C. Rego, M. Jackson, R. Polini (2006). Comparative Investigation of Smooth Polycrystalline Diamond Films on Dental Burs by Chemical Vapor Deposition.Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance.15(2), pp.195-200.

AN. Jones, W. Ahmed, CA. Rego, MJ. Jackson, R. Hall (2006). Nucleation studies of pulsed bias enhanced CVD of diamond on biomaterials.Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance.15(2), pp.192-194.

CM. Liauw, GC. Lees, AW. McMahon, RN. Rothon, CA. Rego,et al.(2005).Surface activity studies on carbon-silica dual phase fillers using flow microcalorimetry and multiple probe temperature programmed inverse gas chromatography.Composite Interfaces.12(3-4), pp.201-220.

AN. Jones, W. Ahmed, CA. Rego, MJ. Jackson, R. Hall (2004). Nucleation studies of pulsed bias enhanced CVD on biomaterials.Surface Engineering - Proceedings of the 3rd International Surface Engineering Conference.pp.41-44.

AN. Jones, W. Ahmed, CC. Jim, CA. Rego, MJ. Jackson (2004). Experimental and gas-phase modeling of nanocrystalline diamond films grown by hot filament chemical vapor deposition.Surface Engineering - Proceedings of the 3rd International Surface Engineering Conference.pp.78-82.

W. Ahmed, A. Afzal, H. Sein, CA. Rego, AN. Jones,et al.(2004). Growth and characterization of N-doped polycrystalline diamond films.Surface Engineering - Proceedings of the 3rd International Surface Engineering Conference.pp.337-340.

SMC. Vieira, W. Ahmed, PR. Birkett, CA. Rego, S. Kotsiris,et al.(2004).Functionalization of [60]fulIerene using a novel chemical vapor modification method.Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures.12(1-2), pp.139-145.

AN. Jones, W. Ahmed, IU. Hassan, H. Sein, CA. Rego (2004). Pulsed biased growth of nanocrystalline diamond by hot filament chemical vapour deposition.Surface Engineering.20(3), pp.181-185.

H. Sein, W. Ahmed, M. Jackson, R. Polini, I. Hassan,et al.(2004). Enhancing nucleation density and adhesion of polycrystalline diamond films deposited by HFCVD using surface treaments on Co cemented tungsten carbide.Diamond and Related Materials.13(4-8), pp.610-615.

M. Amar, W. Ahmed, H. Sein, AN. Jones, CA. Rego (2003). Chemical vapour deposition of diamond coatings onto molybdenum dental tools.Journal of Physics Condensed Matter.15(39),

AN. Jones, W. Ahmed, IU. Hassan, CA. Rego, H. Sein,et al.(2003). The impact of inert gases on the structure, properties and growth of nanocrystalline diamond.Journal of Physics Condensed Matter.15(39),

H. Sein, W. Ahmed, CA. Rego, AN. Jones, M. Amar,et al.(2003). Chemical vapour deposition diamond coating on tungsten carbide dental cutting tools.Journal of Physics Condensed Matter.15(39),

R. Czerw, S. Webster, DL. Carroll, SMC. Vieira, PR. Birkett,et al.(2003).Tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy of multiwalled boron nitride nanotubes.Applied Physics Letters.83(8), pp.1617-1619.

AW. McMahon, D. Papanastasiou, CA. Rego (2002). Thermal ionization mass spectrometry in an orthogonal acceleration time of flight instrument.Proceedings 50th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics.pp.879-880.

J. Maultzsch, S. Reich, C. Thomsen, S. Webster, R. Czerw,et al.(2002).Raman characterization of boron-doped multiwalled carbon nanotubes.Applied Physics Letters.81(14), pp.2647-2649.

BD. Beake, SR. Goodes, JF. Smith, R. Madani, CA. Rego,et al.(2002).Investigating the fracture resistance and adhesion of DLC films with micro-impact testing.Diamond and Related Materials.11(8), pp.1606-1609.

H. Sein, W. Ahmed, C. Rego (2002). Application of diamond coatings onto small dental tools.Diamond and Related Materials.11(3-6), pp.731-735.

H. Sein, MJ. Jackson, W. Ahmed, CA. Rego (2002). Deposition of diamond coatings to micro machining cutting tools.New Diamond and Frontier Carbon Technology.12(6), pp.381-390.

J. Shaw, AN. Jones, PMS. Monk, CA. Rego (2002). Electrochemical behaviour of graphite- and molybdenum electrodes modified with thin-film diamond.Diamond and Related Materials.11(9), pp.1690-1696.

N. Ali, W. Ahmed, CA. Rego, QH. Fan (2000). Chromium interlayers as a tool for enhancing diamond adhesion on copper.Diamond and Related Materials.9(8), pp.1464-1470.

BD. Beake, IU. Hassan, CA. Rego, W. Ahmed (2000). Friction force microscopy study of diamond films modified by a glow discharge treatment.Diamond and Related Materials.9(8), pp.1421-1429.

N. Ali, W. Ahmed, CA. Rego, QH. Fan (2000). Combined substrate polishing and biasing during hot-filament chemical vapor deposition of diamond on copper.Journal of Materials Research.15(3), pp.593-595.

D. Briand, P. Iacconi, M. Benabdesselam, D. Lapraz, PW. May,et al.(2000). Thermally stimulated properties of CVD diamond films.Diamond and Related Materials.9(3), pp.1245-1248.

AJ. Eccles, TA. Steele, A. Afzal, CA. Rego, W. Ahmed,et al.(1999). Influence of B- and N-doping levels on the quality and morphology of CVD diamond.Thin Solid Films.343-344(1-2), pp.627-631.

N. Ali, W. Ahmed, IU. Hassan, CA. Rego (1998). Deposition of synthetic diamond films: PVD, CVD, and multiplexed lasers.Surface Engineering.14(4), pp.292-294.

A. Afzal, CA. Rego, W. Ahmed, RI. Cherry (1998). HFCVD diamond grown with added nitrogen: Film characterization and gas-phase composition studies.Diamond and Related Materials.7(7), pp.1033-1038.

S. Blanco, DG. Lister, AC. Legon, CA. Rego (1997). Microwave spectrum and geometry of the methyl isocyanide-argon complex.Journal of the Chemical Society - Faraday Transactions.93(7), pp.1287-1290.

RS. Tsang, CA. Rego, PW. May, MNR. Ashfold, KN. Rosser (1997). Examination of the effects of nitrogen on the CVD diamond growth mechanism using in situ molecular beam mass spectrometry.Diamond and Related Materials.6(2-4), pp.247-254.

CA. Rego, RS. Tsang, PW. May, MNR. Ashfold, KN. Rosser (1996). Gas-phase composition measurements during chlorine assisted chemical vapor deposition of diamond: A molecular beam mass spectrometric study.Journal of Applied Physics.79(9), pp.7264-7273.

RS. Tsang, CA. Rego, PW. May, J. Thumim, MNR. Ashfold,et al.(1996). Gas-phase concentration measurements and diamond film composition from chlorine assisted CVD.Diamond and Related Materials.5(3-5), pp.359-365.

·Chapters in books

W. Ahmed, H. Sein, M. Jackson, C. Rego, I-U. Hassan,et al.(2018). Surface engineering of dental tools with diamond for enhanced life and performance. In:Emerging Nanotechnologies in Dentistry. Elsevier, pp.251-288.

H. Sein, C. Maryan, A. Jones, J. Verran, N. Ali,et al.(2016). Nanocrystalline Diamond: Deposition Routes and Clinical Applications. In:Surgical Tools and Medical Devices. Springer International Publishing, pp.225-248.

H. Sein, C. Maryan, A. Jones, J. Verran, N. Ali,et al.(2016). Dental Tool Technology. In:Surgical Tools and Medical Devices. Springer International Publishing, pp.195-224.

H. Sein, C. Maryan, A. Jones, J. Verran, N. Ali,et al.(2016). Diamond. In:Surgical Tools and Medical Devices. Springer International Publishing, pp.149-194.

W. Ahmed, H. Sein, M. Jackson, C. Rego, IU. Hassan,et al.(2012). Surface Engineering of Dental Tools with Diamond for Improved Life and Performance. In:Emerging Nanotechnologies in Dentistry. Elsevier, pp.239-272.

·Conferences

H. Sein, W. Ahmed, C. Rego, M. Jackson, R. Polini (2006). Comparative investigation of smooth polycrystalline diamond films on dental burs by chemical vapor deposition. In:Surface Engineering - Proceedings of the 4th International Surface Engineering Conference. pp.154-163.

H. Sein, W. Ahmed, CA. Rego, AN. Jones, M. Amar,et al.(2006). Optimising CVD diamond coating process for use on tungsten carbide dental cutting tools. In:Surface Engineering - Proceedings of the 4th International Surface Engineering Conference. pp.20-28.

Engagement & Knowledge Exchange

Projects and initiatives

Member of the Manchester and District Section of the Royal Society of Chemistry (Past Chairman 2008-10).

Awards, Honours & Distinctions

Other distinctions

Chartered Chemist (CChem)

Expert reviewer for external funding bodies

Reviewer for a number of funding bodies including EPSRC.

Editorial board membership

On editorial board of the journalVacuum(Elsevier)

Membership of professional associations

Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Manchester Met full-time employee and will teach at Manchester Metropolitan Joint Institute, Hubei University.