Prof. Paul Joseph

Visiting Professor
MSc, PgCHEP, PhD

Projects

Publications

Book chapters

 
1. Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally and Paul Joseph, “Phosphorus-containing flame retardants” Fire Retardancy of Polymeric Materials: Third Edition”, A. B. Morgan and C. A. Wilkie (Eds.), Taylor and Francis, New York, (2024), 81-96

2. Paul Joseph and Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, “Chemically modified flame retardant textile fibres”, Handbook of Flame Resistant Textiles, F. S. Kilinc-Balci (Ed.), Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, (2013), 37-67

3. Paul Joseph and Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, “Mechanistic aspects of flame retardation by phosphorus-containing groups in some chain-growth polymers” in Fire and Polymers VI: New Advances in Flame Retardant Chemistry and Science, C. A. Wilkie, A. B. Morgan and G. L. Nelson (Eds.), American Chemical Society Symposium Series: American Chemical Society, Washington DC, (2012), 37-50

4. P. Joseph and J. R. Ebdon, “Phosphorus-based flame retardants”, Fire Retardancy of Polymeric Materials: Second Edition”, C. A. Wilkie and A. B. Morgan (Eds.), Taylor and Francis, New York, (2010), 107-126

5. J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt, P. Joseph and T. A. Wilkie, “Flame retardant polyacrylonitrile copolymers” in Fire Retardancy of Polymers: New strategies and mechanisms, B. Kandola and R. Hull (Eds.), The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, (2009), 331-340

6. P. Joseph and J. R. Ebdon, " Flame retardant polyesters and polyamides", Fibrous Materials: Polyesters and Polyamides, B. L. Deopura, R. Alagiruswamy, M. Joshi and B. Gupta (Eds.), Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, (2008), 306-321

7. D. Price, L. K. Cunliffe, K. J. Bullett, T. R. Hull, G. J. Milnes, J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt and P. Joseph, “ Mechanisms of the flame retardant behavior of covalently bound phosphorus in poly(methyl methacrylates)” in Fire and Polymers IV: Material and Concepts for Hazard Prevention, C. A. Wilkie and G. L. Gordon (Eds.), American Chemical Society Symposium Series: 922, American Chemical Society, Washington DC, (2004), 252-265

8. J. R. Ebdon, P. Joseph, B. J. Hunt, C. S. Konkel, “Flame retarding thermoplastics: Reactive vs additive”, in Speciality Polymer Additives: Principles and Applications, S. Al-Malaika, A. Golovoyn and C. A. Wilkie(Eds.), Vol 2, Blackwell Science, Oxford, (2001), 231-257

9. P. Joseph and J. R. Ebdon, " Recent developments in flame retarding thermoplastics and thermosets ", Fire Retardant Materials, A.R. Horrocks and D. Price (Eds.), Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, (2001), 220-263

Articles in refereed journals

 1. Paul Joseph, Thathsarani Kannangara, Maurice Guerrieri and Sam Fragomeni, “The influence of adding polymeric materials on the spalling behaviour of some cubical concrete test specimens, Journal of Structural Fire Engineering, (submitted)
2. Malavika Arun, Sarbjit Giddey, Paul Joseph and Dattatray S. Dhawale, “Physio-chemical, thermal and calorimetric evaluations of commercially available proton-exchange membranes”, Polymer, (under review)
3. Le Li, Boran Zhang, Paul Joseph, Xuelin Zhang and Lihai Zang, “Investigation of micro-structural properties of concrete with ceramic waste powder as a sustainable cement substitute”, Cement and Concrete Research, (under review)
4. Manish Bhusal, Chanulya Waruni Fonseka, Shobha Muthukumaran, Paul Joseph and Malindu Sandanayake, “Water treatment sludge as a partial cement replacement material: Preliminary investigations and future perspectives, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, (under review)
5. Xiaoyi Zhou, Xuelin Zhang, Paul Joseph, Maurice Guerrieri and Khalid Moinuddin, “Experimental investigation the flammable behaviors of solar panel test samples subjected to accelerated aging”, Journal of Energy Storage, (under review)
6. Fahad Fahmi, Piyal Wasantha Pallewela Liyange, Maurice Guerrieri, Tao Xu’ “Effect of thermal treatment on the plasticity and microstructural characteristics of a reactive clay, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, (under review)
7. Nathaphon Buddhacosa, Thevega Thevakumar, Thomas Loh, Xuelin Zhang, Paul Joseph, Sujeeva Setunge, Everson Kandare and Dilan Robert, “Thermal degradation, fire performance, and combustibility of ceramifiable composites incorporating waste glass for sustainable building applications”, Construction and Building Materials, (under review)
8. Thevega Thevakumar, Nathaphon Buddhacosa, Everson Kandare, Xuelin Zhang, Paul Joseph, J. A. S. C Jayasinghe, C. S Bandara, Sujeeva Setunge, Dilan Robert, Development and performance evaluation of sustainable ceramified glass particulate reinforced composites for construction applications, Construction and Building Materials, (under review)
9. Xuelin Zhang, Paul Joseph, Maurice Guerrieri and Khalid Moinuddin, “Thickness effect on ignition and flammability characteristics of flame-retardant pinewood in cone calorimeter”, Fire Technology, (under review)
10. Anna Bao, Xiang Sun, Paul Joseph, Meiling Zhong, Ri-Chao Zhang, “The damping characteristic of some graphite/phenyl silicone rubber composites for sound reduction application’, Polymer Composites, (2025), https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.30145
11. Malavika Arun, Sarbjit Giddey, Paul Joseph and Dattatray S. Dhawale, “A review of challenges and mitigation strategies for general failure and degradation mechanisms in polymer Membrane-based electrolytic cells”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, (2025), DOI: 10.1039/d4ta08823a
12. Khalid Moinuddin, HM Iqbal Mahmut, Paul Joseph, James Bossard, Cameron Wilkinson, Brigitta Suendermann and Grant Gamble, “An experimental study of the suppression of shielded fires by water-mist sprays in a compartment, Fire Safety Journal, (2025), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2025.104339
13. Robert Haigh, Malindu Sandanayake, Ehsan Yaghoubi, Paul Joseph and Zora Vrcelj, “The mechanical and microstructural investigations of waste textile and cardboard fibres in concrete following thermal and freeze/thaw cycles”, Structural Concrete, (2025), https://doi: 10.1002/suco.
14. R. Samuvel, G. P. Arulraj, N. Anand, N, B. Kanagaraj, E. Lubloy and P. Joseph, “Elevated-temperature performance of alkali-activated nano concrete: The role of sustainable nanomaterials”, Case Studies in Construction Materials, (2025), doi: 10.1016/j.cscm.2025.e04330
15. Xuelin Zhang, Paul Joseph, Maurice Guerrieri, Khalid Moinuddin and Malavika Arun, “Experimental study of pinewood samples incorporating multiple flame-retardant additives under varied heat fluxes in a cone calorimeter”, European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, (2024), https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4373257/v1
16. Xiaowen Wang, Jun Yan, Yan Yu, Haoyan Qiu, Xuanchuan, Paul Joseph, Meiling Zhong, Xinyue Hu, Ri-Chao Zhang, “An evaluation of the damping characteristics of some silicon rubber/ferric oxide composites”, Polymers for Advanced Technologies, (2024), doi.org/10.1002/pat.70018
17. Xuelin Zhang, Paul Joseph, Maurice Guerrieri and Khalid Moinuddin, An experimental investigation of the pyrolysis behaviour of pine wood with different fire-retardant additives, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, (2024), doi.org/10.1007/s10973-024-13436-6
18. Robert Haigh, Malindu Sandanayake, Paul Joseph, Ehsan Yaghoubi, “The mechanical and microstructural investigations of waste textile and cardboard materials in concrete”, Structural Concrete (2024), https://doi:10.1002/suco.202301148
19. Soorya Sasi, Paul Joseph, Robert Haigh, Malindu Sandanayake, Zora Vrcelj and Ehsan Yaghoubi, “A review on the effects of textile waste on concrete strength: Exploring the key parameters”, Buildings, (2024), https://doi.org/10.3390/building14051486
20. Khalid Moinuddin, Malavika Arun, Alex Filkov, Paul Joseph, Maurice Guerrieri, “Thermal and calorimetric investigations of some vegetative fuels”, Fire and Materials, (2024), https://doi:10.1002/fam.3211
21. Robert Haigh, Malindu Sandanayake, Paul Joseph, Malavika Arun, Ehsan Yaghoubi, Zora Vrcelj Vrcelj and Soorya Sasi, “The thermo-phase change reactivity of textile and cardboard fibers in varied concrete composites”, Sustainability, (2024), https://doi.org/10.3390/su16083221
22. Le Li, Paul Joseph, Xuelin Zhang and Lihai Zhang, “A study of some relevant properties of concrete incorporating waste ceramic powder as a cement replacement agent, Journal of Building Engineering, (2024), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.109106
23. Khalid Moinuddin, HM Iqbal Mahmud, Paul Joseph, Grant Gamble, Brigitta Suendermann, Cameron Wilkinson, James Bossard, “Experimental and numerical studies on the efficacy of water mist to suppress hydrocarbon fires in enclosures”, Fire, (2024), https://doi.org/10.3390/fire7030083
24. Aloshy Baby, Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, Paul Joseph, Jianping Zhang and Malavika Arun, “The effects of nitrogen-containing monomers on the thermal degradation and combustion attributes of polystyrenes chemically modified with phosphonate groups, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, (2024), doi.org/10.1002/mame.202300432
25. Robert Haigh, Malindu Sandanayake, Soorya Sasi, Ehsan Yaghoubi, Paul Joseph and Zora Vrcelj, “Microstructural attributes and physiochemical behaviours of concrete incorporating various synthetic textile and cardboard fibres: A comparative review”, Journal of Building Engineering, (2024), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.108690
26. P. Zamani, O. Zabihi, M. Ahmadi, M. R. Zamani, M. J. Zohuriaan-Mehr, T. Kannangara, P. Joseph and M. Naebe, “Assessing sustainability and green chemistry in synthesis of a Vanillin-based vitrimer at scale: Enabling sustainable manufacturing of recyclable carbon fiber composites”’ Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, (2024), doi: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2024.108016
27. Paul Joseph, Malavika Arun and Khalid Moinuddin, “A preliminary study on the fire suppression efficacy of a prototype system on hydrocarbon-based diffusion flames”, Journal of Fire Sciences, (2024), doi: 10.1177/07349041231213234
28. S. Tretsiakova-McNally, H. Lubarsky, A. Vennard, P. Cairns, C. Farrell, P. Joseph, M. Arun, I. Harvey, J. Harrison and A. Nadjai, “Separation and characterization of plastic waste packaging contaminated with food residues, Polymers, (2023), doi: 10.3390/polym15132943
29. S. Tan, K. Moinuddin and P. Joseph, “The ignition frequency of structural fires in Australia from 2012 to 2019, Fire, (2023), doi: 10.3390/fire6010035
30. S. Tretsiakova-McNally, A. Baby, P. Joseph, D. Pospiech, E. Schierz, A. Lederer, M. Arun and G. Fontaine, “Gaseous- and condensed-phase activities of some reactive P- and N-containing fire retardants in polystyrenes, Molecules, (2023), doi: 10.3390/molecules28010278
31. A. Baby, S. Tretsiakova-McNally, P. Joseph, M. Arun, J. Zhang and D. Pospiech, “The influence of phosphorus- and nitrogen- containing groups on the thermal stability and combustion characteristics of styrenic polymers, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, (2023), doi: 10.1007/s10973-022-11404-6
32. R. Haigh, P. Joseph, M. Sandanayake, Y. Bouras and Z. Vrcelj, “Thermal characterizations of waste cardboard Kraft fibres in the context of their use as a partial cement substitute within concrete composites, Materials, (2022), doi: 10.3390/ma15248964
33. M. Sandanayake, L. Li, J. Zhao and P. Joseph, “Applications of solar panel waste in pavement construction: An Overview, Sustainability, (2022), doi: 10.3390/su142214823
34. Sang T. Pham, Anh Kiet Tieu, Victor Sencadas, Paul Joseph, Malavika Arun and David Cortie, Thermoresponsive hydrid colloidal capsules as an inorganic additive for fire resistant silicone-based coatings’, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, (2022), doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.2c0167
35. Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Omid Zabihi, Quanxiang Li, Mojtaba Ahmadi, Mahmoud Reza Ghandehari Ferdowsi, Thathsarani Kannangara, Patrick Blanchard, Alper Kiziltas, Paul Joseph and Minoo Naebe, “Multifunctional PA6 composites using waste glass fiberand green metal organic framework/graphene hybrids”, Polymer Composites, (2022), doi.10.1002/pc.27002
36. S. Wei, X. Liu, J. Yan, M. Zhong, P. Joseph, J. Zhang and R. Zhang, “A study of the mechanical performance of nanocomposites of polyethylene containing exfoliated boron nitride nanoparticles”, Polymer Composites, (2022), doi.10.1002/pc.26936
37. T. Kannangara, P. Joseph, S. Fragomeni and M. Guerrieri, “Existing theories of concrete spalling and test methods relating to moisture migration patterns upon exposure to elevated temperatures - A review”, Case Studies in Construction Materials, (2022), doi:10.1016/j.cscm.2022.e01111
38. M. Arun, S. Bigger, M. Guerrieri, P. Joseph, S. Tretsiakova-Mcnally, “Thermal and calorimetric investigations of some phosphorus-modified chain growth polymers 1: Polymethyl methacrylate”, Polymers, (2022), doi:10.3390/polym14071447
39. M. Arun, S. Bigger, M. Guerrieri, P. Joseph and S. Tretsiakova-McNally, “Thermal and calorimetric investigations of some phosphorus-modified chain growth polymers 2: Polystyrene”, Polymers, (2022), doi:10.3390/polym14081520
40. P. Zamani, O. Zabihi, M. Ahmadi, R. Mahmoodi, T. Kannangara, P. Joseph and M. Naebe, “Biobased carbon fiber composites with enhanced flame retardancy: A cradle-to-cradle approach”, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, (2022), doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c07859
41. A. Baby, S. Tretsiakova-McNally, P. Joseph, M. Arun, J. Zhang, and D. Pospiech, “The influence of phosphorus- and nitrogen- containing groups on the thermal stability and combustion characteristics of styrenic polymers”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, (2022), doi:10.1007/s10973-022-11404-6
42. M. Ghiji, P. Joseph and M. Guerrieri, “Some recent developments and testing strategies relating to the passive fire protection of concrete using intumescent coatings: a review”, Journal of Structural Fire Engineering, (2022), doi:10.1108/JSFE-11-2021-0069
43. T. Kannangara, M. Guerrieri, S. Fragomeni and P. Joseph, “Effects of initial surface evaporation on the performance of fly ash-based geopolymer paste at elevated temperatures”, Applied Sciences, (2021), doi:10.3390/app12010364
44. R. C. Zhang, Z. Huang, M. Zhong, D. Ji, A. Lu, Q. Zhang, Y. Lin, P. Joseph, J. Zhang and d. Sun, “Flexible and ultrahigh through-plane thermally-conductive polyethylene/boron nitride nanocomposite films, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, (2021), doi:10.1002/mame.202100695
45. T. Kannangara, M. Guerrieri, S. Fragomeni and P. Joseph, “A study of the residual strength of reactive powder-based geopolymer concrete under elevated temperatures”, Applied Sciences, (2021), doi:10.3390/app112411834
46. S. Tretsiakova-Mcnally, A. L. Douarin, P. Joseph, and M. Arun, “Passive fire protection of Taeda pine wood by using starch-based surface coatings”, Polymers, (2021), doi:10.3390/polym13213841
47. Zirui Huang, Meiling Zhong, Haibo Yang, Enqin Xu, Dehui Ji, Paul Joseph and Ri-Chao Zhang, “In-situ isothermal crystallization of poly(L-lactide)”, Polymers, (2021), 13,3377, doi.org/10.3390/polym13193377
48. Samson Tan, Darryl Weinert, Paul Joseph and Khalid A.M. Moinuddin, “Sensitivity and uncertainty analyses of human and organizational risks in fire safety systems for high-rise residential buildings with probabilistic T-H-O-Risk methodology”, Applied Sciences, (2021), doi:10.3390/app11062590
49. Matt Ghiji, Ian Burch, Brigitta Suendermann, Grant Gamble, Vasily Novozhilov, Paul Joseph, Khalid Moinuddin, “Lithium-ion battery fire suppression using water mist systems”, Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, (2021), doi:10.5098/hmt.17.13
50. Samson Tan, Darryl Weinert, Paul Joseph and Khalid A.M. Moinuddin, “Impact of technical, human and organizational risks on reliability of fire safety systems in high-rise residential buildings- applications of an integrated probabilistic risk assessment model”, Applied Sciences, (2020), 8918; doi: 10.3390/app10248918
51. M. Ghiji, V. Novozhilov, K. Moinuddin, P. Joseph, I Burch, B. Suendermann and G. Gamble, “A review of lithium-ion battery fire suppression”, Energies, (2020), 5117; doi.org/10.3390/en13195117

52. Aloshy Baby, Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, Malavika Arun, Paul Joseph and Jianping Zhang, “Reactive and additive modifications of styrenic polymers with phosphorus containing compounds and their effects on fire retardance”, Molecules, (2020), 3779; doi: 10.3390/molecules25173779

53. Karthiga K. Anpalagan, Jimsheena V. Karakkat, Adam Truskewycz, Ahmed Al Saedi, Paul Joseph, Vasso Apostolopoulos, Kulmira Nurgali, Ivan Cole, Zibo Cai and Daniel T. H. Lai, “Bioimaging of C2C12 muscle myoblasts using fluorescent carbon quantum dots synthesized from bread”, Nanomaterials, (2020), 1575; doi:10.3390/nano10081575

54. Ananya Thomas, Malavika Arun, Khalid Moinuddin and Paul Joseph, “Mechanistic aspects of condensed- and gaseous-phase activities of some phosphorus-containing fire retardants”, Polymers, (2020), 1801; doi:10.3390/polym12081801

55. S. Tan, D. Weinert, P. Joseph and K. Moinuddin, “Incorporation of technical, human and organizational risks in a dynamic probabilistic fire risk model for high-rise residential buildings”, Fire and Materials, (2020); doi:10.1002/fam.2872

56. Ananya Thomas, Khalid Moinuddin, Haijin Zhu and Paul Joseph, “Passive fire protection of wood using some bio-derived fire retardants”, Fire Safety Journal, (2020), 103074; doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2020.103074

57. Ananya Thomas, Paul Joseph, Khalid Moinuddin, Haijin Zhu and Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, “Thermal and calorimetric evaluations of some chemically modified carbohydrate-based substrates with phosphorus-containing groups”, Polymers, (2020), 588; doi:10.3390/polym12030588

58. Javier Arturo Piedrahita Solorzano, Khalid Abu Mohammad Moinuddin, Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally and Paul Joseph, “Study of the thermal degradation and combustion characteristics of some materials commonly used in the construction sector”, Polymers, (2019), 1833; doi:10.3390/polym11111833

59. Tanmay Bhat, Mitchell Jones, Paul Joseph, Ananya Thomas, Everson Kandare, Richard Yuen, Sabu John, Jun Ma and Chun-Hui Wang, “Thermal degradation and fire properties of fungal mycelium and mycelium-biomass composite materials”, Scientific Reports, (2018),17583; doi:10.1038/s41598-018-36032-9

60. M. Ghiji, 1, L. Goldsworthy, V. Garaniya, P.A. Brandner, P. Hield, V. Novozhilov, K. Moinuddin and P. Joseph, “Effect of residual bubbles on diesel spray structure at the start of injection”, Fuels, 241, (2018), 25-32

61. Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally and Paul Joseph, “Thermal and calorimetric evaluations of polyacrylonitrile containing covalently-bound phosphonate groups”, Polymers, (2018), doi: 10.3390/polym10020131

62. Gregory N. Smith, James E. Hallett, Paul Joseph, Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, Tan Zhang, Frank D. Blum, and Julian Eastoe, “Structural studies of thermally stable, combustion-resistant polymer composites”, Polymer Journal, (2017), doi:10.1038/pj.2017.44

63. Talal Fateh, Charles Kahanji and Paul Joseph, “A study of the effect of thickness on the thermal degradation and flammability characteristics of some composite materials using a cone calorimeter’’ Journal of Fire Sciences, (2017), doi: 10.1177/0734904117713690

64. Talal Fateh, Eric Guillaume and Paul Joseph, “Experimental study of the thermal performance of a novel intumescent fire protection coating’, Fire Safety Journal, 92, (2017), 132-141

65. R. Wadhwani, D. Sutherland, K. A. M. Moinuddin and P. Joseph, “Kinetics of pyrolysis of litter materials from pine and eucalyptus forests”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, (2017), doi:10.1007/s10973-017-6512-0

66. Paul Joseph, Dimitri Bakirtzis, Quentin Richard, Raphael Brulfert, “Passive fire protection of ligno-cellulosic substrates using environmentally-friendly formulations”, Materials Today: Proceedings, 4, (2017), 5282–5289

67. Y. Kim, D. Makarov, S. Kashkarov, P. Joseph and V. Molkov, “Modelling heat transfer in an intumescent paint and its effects of on-board hydrogen storage”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42, (2017), 7297-7303

68. T. Fateh, F. Richard, J. Zaida, T. Rogaume and P. Joseph, “Multi-scale experimental investigations of the thermal degradation of pine needles”, Fire and Materials, (2016), doi:10.1002/fam.2407

69. Talal Fateh, Franck Richard, Thomas Rogaume and Paul Joseph, “Experimental and modelling studies on the kinetics and mechanisms of thermal degradation of poly (methyl methacrylate) in nitrogen and air”, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 120, (2016), 423-433

70. R. Zhang, D. Sun, A. Lu, S. Askari, M. Macias-Montero, P. Joseph, D. Dixon, K. Ostrikov, P. Maguire and D. Mariotti, “Microplasma processed ultrathin Boron Nitride nanosheets for polymer nanocomposites with enhanced thermal transport performance", ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8, (2016), 13567-13572

71. Paul Joseph, Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally and Richao Zhang, “Techniques for assessing the combustion behaviour of polymeric Materials: some current perspectives and future directions”, Macromolecular Symposia, 362, (2016), 105-118

72. Paul Joseph and Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, “Melt-flow behaviours of thermoplastic materials under fire conditions: recent experimental studies and some theoretical approaches”, Materials, 8, (2015), 8793-8803

73. Long Shi, Michael Yit Lin Chew, Vasily Novozhilov and Paul Joseph, “Modeling the pyrolysis and combustion behaviors of non-charring and intumescent-protected polymers using “FiresCone”, Polymers, 7, (2015), 1979–1997

74. D. Lockhart, M. Vaganay, S. McIntyre and P. Joseph, “A meta-analysis of the impact of traffic-related air pollution on health and the factors affecting the exposure”, WIT Transactions on Ecology and The Environment, 198, (2015) 193-204

75. Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally and Paul Joseph, “Pyrolysis combustion flow calorimetry studies on some reactively modified polymers”, Polymers, 7, (2015), 453-467

76. William Ignatius Hayes, Paul Joseph, Muhammad Zeeshan Mughal and Pagona Papakonstantinou, “Production of reduced graphene oxide via hydrothermal reduction in an aqueous sulphuric acid suspension and the resultant electrochemical behaviour”, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 19(2), (2015), 361-380

77. Paul Joseph, Dimitri Bakirtzis and Audrey Vielle, “An “electronic nose” as a potential device for fire detection of forest product fire loads in enclosures”, Wood Material Science and Engineering, 10(1), (2015), 130-144

78. S. K. Bikkarolla, P. Cumpson, P. Joseph, P and P. Papakonstantinou, “Oxygen reduction reaction in electrochemically reduced graphene oxide”, Faraday Discussions, 173, (2014), 415-428

79. S. K. Bikkarolla, F. Yu, W. Zhou, Paul Joseph, Peter Cumpson and Pagona Papakonstantinou, “A three-dimensional Mn3O4 network supported on a nitrogenated graphene electrocatalyst for efficient oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline media”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2, (2014), 14493-14501

80. Jill Stevenson, Marie Vaganay, Robert Cameron and Paul Joseph, “The long-term health impacts of repeated flood events”, WIT Transactions on Ecology and The Environment, (2014), 184, 201-212

81. Paul Joseph, Emma Nichols and Vasily Novozhilov, “A comparative study on the effects of various chemical additives on the suppression efficacies of a water mist system”, Fire Safety Journal, 58, (2013), 221-225

82. Koki Kitagawa, Paul Joseph, Vasily Novozhilov and Toru Shimada, “Characteristics of chemically modified and nanocomposite polymers as novel fuels for hybrid rocket propulsion”, International Journal of Energetic Materials and Chemical Propulsion, 11(6), (2012), 540-566

83. Paul Joseph and Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, “Combustion behaviours of chemically modified polyacrylonitrile polymers containing phosphorylamino groups”, Polym. Deg. and Stab., 97, (2012), 2531-2535

84. Paul Joseph and Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, “Chemical modification of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) with phosphate groups: effects on flame retardance”, Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, 106, (2012), 22-23

85. Paul Joseph, Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally and Siobhan McKenna, “Characterization of cellulosic wastes and gasification products from chicken farms”, Waste Management, 32, (2012), 701-709

86. Paul Joseph, Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, David Spiers and Ruth Polley, “A preliminary investigation into the efficacies of different adsorbents for neutralising formaldehyde from graveyards”, Journal of Environmental Health Research, 11 (2), 2011, 105-115
87. Vasily Novozhilov, Paul Joseph, Keiichi Ishiko, Toru Shimada, Hui Wang and Jun Liu, “Polymer combustion as a basis for hybrid propulsion: a comprehensive review and new numerical approaches”, Energies, 4, 2011, 1779-1839

88. Paul Joseph and Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, “Reactive modifications of some chain- and step-growth polymers with phosphorus compounds: effects on flame retardance- a review”, Polym. Adv. Technol., 22, 2011, 395-406

89. Vincent Crook, John Ebdon, Barry Hunt, Paul Joseph and Paul Wyman, “The influence of comonomers on the degradation and flammability of polyacrylonitrile: Design input for a new generation of Flame retardants, Polym. Deg. and Stab., 95, 2010, 2260-2268

90. Paul Joseph and Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, “Sustainable non-metallic building materials”, Sustainability, 2(2), (2010), 400-427

91. D. Price, L.K. Cunliffe, K.J. Bullet, G. J. Milnes, J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt and P. Joseph, “Thermal behaviour of covalently bonded phosphonate flame-retarded poly(methyl methacrylate) systems”, Polym. Adv. Technol., 19, (2008), 710-723

92. G. Smart, B. K. Kandola, A. R. Horrocks, S. Zhang, T. R. Hull, J. Ebdon, P. Joseph and B. Hunt, “Effect of different compatibilisers on nanoclay dispersion, thermal stability and burning behaviour of polypropylene–nanoclay blends”, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 108, (2008), 816-824

93. J. R. Ebdon, A. G. Cook, B. J. Hunt and P. Joseph, “Flame retarding polyacrylonitrile (PAN) through use of comonomers and nanofillers”, Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, 98, (2008), 706-707

94. D. Price, L. K. Cunliffe, K. J. Bullett, T. R. Hull, G. J. Milnes, J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt and P. Joseph, “Thermal behaviour of covalently bonded phosphate and phosphonate flame retardant polystyrene systems”, Polym. Deg. and Stab., 92, (2007), 1101-1114

95. S. Zhang, T. R. Hull, A. R. Horrocks, G. Smart, B. K. Kandola, J. Ebdon, B. Hunt and P. Joseph, “Thermal degradation analyses and XRD characterisation of nanoclay-containing polypropylene fibres”, Polym. Deg. and Stab., 92, (2007), 727-732

96. P. Wyman, V. Crook, J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt and P. Joseph, “Flame retarding effects of vinylbenzyl phosphonates in copolymers with acrylonitrile”, Polym. Int, 55, (2006), 764-771

97. D. Price, K. J. Bullett, L. K. Cunliffe, T. R. Hull, G. J. Milnes, J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt and P. Joseph, “Cone calorimetric studies of polymer systems flame retarded by chemically bonded phosphorus”, Polym. Deg. and Stab., 88, (2005), 74-79

98. D. Price, L. K. Cunliffe, K. J. Bullett, T. R. Hull, G. J. Milnes, J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt and P. Joseph, “Mechanisms of the flame retardant behaviour of covalently bound phosphorus”, Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, 91, (2004), 158-159

99. J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt and P. Joseph, “Thermal degradation and flammability characteristics of some polystyrenes and poly(methyl methacrylate)s chemically modified with silicon-containing groups”, Polym. Deg. and Stab., 83, (2004), 181-185

100. D. Price, K. Pyrah, T. R. Hull, G. J. Milnes, J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt and P. Joseph, “Flame retardance of poly(methyl methacrylate) modified with phosphorus-containing compounds”, Polym. Deg. and Stab., 77, (2002), 227-233

101. D. Price, K. Pyrah, T. R. Hull, G. J. Milnes, J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt, P. Joseph and C. S. Konkel, “Flame retarding poly(methyl methacrylate) with phosphorus-containing compounds: comparison of an additive with a reactive approach”, Polym. Deg. and Stab., 74, (2001), 441-447

102. J. R. Ebdon, P. Joseph, B. J. Hunt, C. S. Konkel, D. Price, T. R. Hull, G. J. Milnes, W. D. Woolley, S. B. Hill, C. Lindsay, J. McCluskey and I. Robinson, “Thermal degradation and flame retardance in copolymers of methyl methacrylate with diethyl(methacryloyloxymethyl)phosphonate”, Polym. Deg. and Stab., 70, (2000), 425-436

103. J. R. Ebdon, D. Price, B. J. Hunt, P. Joseph, F. Gao, G. J. Milnes and L. K. Cunliffe, “ Flame retardance in some polystyrenes and poly(methyl methacrylate)s with covalently-bound phosphorus-containing groups: Initial screening experiments and some laser pyrolysis mechanistic studies “, Polym. Deg. and Stab., 69, (2000), 267-277

104. M.K. Naqvi and P. Joseph, "A study of the kinetics of acetoxylation of PVC under homogeneous conditions and the thermal stability of the modified polymer ", Polymer, 27, (1986), 8-11

Conference proceedings subsequently published

 1. P. Joseph, V. Novozhilov and R. Zhang, “Degradation and combustion behaviours of some thermoplastics with potential use as hybrid rocket fuels”, Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, (2015), 1-4

2. Y. Kim, D. Makarov, S. Kashkarov, P. Joseph and V. Molkov, “Modelling heat transfer in an intumescent paint and its effects on fire resistance of on-board hydrogen storage”, in 6th International Conference on Hydrogen Safety, Yokohama, Japan, (2015),

3. Paul Joseph, Dimitri Bakirtzis and Quentin Richard, “Preliminary studies on the efficiency of an environmentally-friendly fire-fighting agent based on starch” in Suppression, Detection and Signalling Research and Applications Symposium (SUPDET 2014), National Fire Protection Association, Massachusetts, USA (2014), 1-3

4. Paul Joseph and SvetlanaTretsiakova-McNally, “The influence of B-cyclodextrin on the thermal degradation and combustion behaviours of acrylonitrile-based polymers”, in 3rd International Symposium on Flame-Retardant Materials and Technologies, Organizing Committee of ISFMRT2014, Hefei, China, (2014), 69-70

5. Paul Joseph, Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally and Cormac Byrne, “Effects on the combustion behaviour of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymers modified with covalently-bound penta-valent phosphorus under different chemical environments”, in Fire and Materials 2013, Interscience Communications, London, UK, (2013), 637-648

6. E. Nichols, V. Novozhilov and P. Joseph, “Chemically-enhanced water mist fire suppression”, in Fire and Explosion Hazards, D. Bradley, G. Makhviladez and V. Molkov (Eds.), Research Publishing, Singapore, (2011), 425-433

7. Paul Joseph and Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, “Passive fire protection of polymeric materials with phosphorus: strategies and mechanisms”, in 8th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology, Melbourne, Australia, (2010), 1-8

8. J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt, T. K. Wilkie and P. Joseph, “Reactive flame retardants based on phosphorus for some chain growth polymers”, in Recent Advances in Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials, Vol 18, M. Lewin (Ed.), BCC, Norwalk, (2007), 130-136

9. D. Price, K. Pyrah, L. K. Cunliffe, T. R. Hull, G. J. Milnes, J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt and P. Joseph, “Studies on the combustion behaviour of some polymer systems flame retarded with phosphorus”, in Recent Advances in Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials, Vol 14, M. Lewin (Ed.), BCC, Norwalk, (2003), 366-375

10. D. Price, K. Pyrah, L. K. Cunliffe, T. R. Hull, G. J. Milnes, J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt and P. Joseph, “Studies on the combustion behaviour of some novel flame retarded polymer systems”, in Recent Advances in Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials, Vol 12, M. Lewin (Ed.), BCC, Norwalk, (2001), 1-13

11. D. Price, L. K. Cunliffe, K. Pyrah, T. R. Hull, G. J. Milnes, J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt and P. Joseph, " Studies of chemical behaviour during combustion of flame retarded polymers ", in Recent Advances in Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials, Vol 9, M. Lewin (Ed.), BCC, Norwalk, (2000), 25-33

Conference proceedings

 1. M. R. Bhusal, M. Sandanayake, P Joseph and S Muthukumaran, “Feasibility of alum sludge incorporated ternary blend with metakaolin using cement mortars, Proceedings of 15th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment 2025, 20-22 December 2025, Kandy, Sri Lanka
2. Paul Joseph, Thathsarani Kannangara, Maurice Gurrieri, Sam Fragomeni, “A study of the effects of incorporating polymeric components on the spalling behaviour of concrete “, Proceedings of the 5th International Fire Safety Symposium, June 25-27, Belfast, UK
3. Paul Joseph, Malavika Arun, Stephen Bigger, Andrew Smallridge, Maurice Guerrieri and Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, “The influence of covalently bound phosphorus-containing groups on the flammability of some styrenic and acrylic polymers”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, January 8-10, Kerala, India
4. Le Li, Paul Joseph, Xuelin Zhang and Lihai Zhang, “A study of some relevant properties of concrete incorporating waste ceramic powder as a cement replacement agent”, Proceedings of the 47th Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference, November 24-27, Melbourne, Australia
5. Xuelin Zhang, Paul Joseph, Maurice Guerrieri and Khalid Moinuddin, “Thermal characteristics of pinewood treated with additives at varied temperatures’, Proceedings of the International Conference on Fire Safety Engineering Research and Practice, November 24-27, 2024, Sydney, Australia
6. Paul Joseph, Malavika Arun, Stephen Bigger, Andrew Smallridge, Maurice Guerrieri and Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, “Chemical modification of some acrylic polymers with phosphorus-containing groups: Effects on their flame retardance”, Proceedings of the American Chemical Society’s Fire and Polymers Symposium, May 12-15, 2024, New Orleans, USA
7. Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, Paul Joseph, Aloshy Baby, Doris Pospiech, Eileen Schierz, Albena Lederer and Malavika Arun, “Enhancing fire retardance of styrenic polymers through a ter-polymerization route”, Proceedings of the American Chemical Society’s Fire and Polymers Symposium, May 12-15, 2024, New Orleans, USA
8. Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, Aloshy Baby, Paul Joseph, Jianping Zhang and Malavika Arun, “The influences of chemical environments of P- and N- containing groups on the fire retardance of some modified polystyrenes”, Proceedings of the 19th European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymers, June 26- 16, 2023, Zurich, Switzerland
9. Malavika Arun, Stephen Bigger, Andrew Smallridge, Maurice Guerrieri and Paul Joseph, “A preliminary investigation of the tacticity of some chain-growth polymers obtained through radical routes using high-field NMR spectroscopy”, Proceedings of the Poly-Char 2023 Conference, January 22-26, 2023, Auckland, New Zealand
10. Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, Paul Joseph, Aloshy Baby, Doris Pospiech, Eileen Schierz, Albena Lederer and Malavika Arun, “Thermal decomposition of styrenic polymers modified with covalently bound P- and N-containing groups: Analysis of the gaseous-phase mechanism”, Proceedings of the American Chemical Society’s Fire and Polymers Symposium, June 5-8, 2022, California, USA
11. Aloshy Baby, Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, Paul Joseph and Jianping Zhang, “Phosphorus-nitrogen synergism in fire retarding styrenic polymers: some preliminary studies”, Proceedings of the 18th European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymers, July 29- September 1, 2021, Budapest, Hungry
12. Ananya Thomas, Khalid Moinuddin, Haijin Zhu and Paul Joseph, “Passive fire protection of wood using some bio-derived fire retardants”, Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science, April 20-26, 2021, Waterloo, Canada
13. Ian Burch, Mohammadmahdi Ghiji, Grant Gamble, Brigitta Suendermann, Paul Joseph, Khalid Moinuddin and Vasily Novozhilov, “Lithium-ion battery fire suppression in submarine battery compartments”, Proceedings of the IMC2019 Pacific International Maritime Conference, October 8-10, 2019, Sydney, Australia

14. S. Tretsiakova-McNally, A. Le Douarin, P. Joseph, S. Ukleja and A. Thomas, “Passive Fire protection of wood substrates using starch-based formulations”, Proceedings of the 17th European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymers, July 26-28, 2019, Turku, Finland

15. S. Tan, D. Weinert, P. Joseph and K. A. M. Moinuddin, “A dynamic probabilistic fire risk model incorporating technical, human and organizational risks for high-risk residential buildings, Proceedings of the 15th International Conference and Exhibition on Fire Science and Engineering (Interflam 2019), July 1-3, 2019, London, UK

16. Ananya Thomas, Paul Joseph and Khalid Moinuddin, “Thermal performance analysis of chemically modified carbohydrate based materials”, Proceedings of the 11th Asian-Australian Conference on Composite Materials, July 29- August 1, 2018, Cairns, Australia

17. Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally and Paul Joseph, “Thermal and combustion characteristics of polyacrylonitrile containing covalently-bound phosphonate groups”, Proceedings of the 16th European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymers, July 3-6, 2017, Manchester, UK

18. Paul Joseph, Dimitri Bakirtzis, Quentin Richard and Raphael Brulfert, “Passive fire protection of ligno-cellulosic substrates against spot fires at Wildland Urban Interfaces (WUI)” Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Materials Processing and Characterization, December 5-7, 2016, Melbourne, Australia

19. Paul Joseph, “Phosphorus-based reactive flame retardants for polyacrylonitrile fibres, Proceedings of the 16th Fire Resistant Textiles and Fibre Conference, November 29, 2016, Melbourne, Australia

20. Paul Joseph, Vasily Novozhilov, Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally and Rahul Wadhwani, “Characterization strategies to study the thermal degradation and combustion behaviours of polymeric materials: a critical analysis”, Proceedings of the 36th Australasian Polymer Symposium, November 20-23, 2016, Melbourne, Australia

21. Paul Joseph, Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally and Jose Silvester, “Thermal and calorimetric investigations on the efficacy of carbohydrate-based formulations as passive fire protection agents for wood”, Proceedings of the American Chemical Society’s 252nd National Meeting and Exposition, August 21-25, 2016, Philadelphia, USA
22. Paul Joseph and Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, “Reactive routes to flame retard some chain-growth polymers: synthetic strategies and characterization techniques”, Proceedings of the 35th Australasian Polymer Symposium, July 12-15, 2015, Brisbane, Australia

23. Paul Joseph and Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, “Pyrolysis combustion flow calorimetric studies on phosphorus-modified polymers based on acrylonitrile”, Proceedings of the 15th European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymers, June 22-25, 2015, Berlin, Germany

24. Paul Joseph, Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally and Richao Zhang, “Characterization techniques for assessing the combustion behaviours of polymeric materials, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Polymer Processing and Characterization 2014, October 11-13, 2014, Kottayam, Kerala, India

25. Paul Joseph, “Characterization of intumescent behaviour of fire protective coating for type 4 tanks”, Proceedings of the 3rd European Technical School on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells 2014, June 23-June 30, 2014, Crete, Greece

26. Paul Joseph, Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally and Cormac Byrne, “Combustion behaviours of polymers based on polyacrylonitrile in the presence of β-cyclodextrin”, Proceedings of the 14th European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymers, June 30-July 4, 2013, Lille, France

27. Paul Joseph, Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally and Siobhan McKenna, “Thermo-chemical characterization of cellulosic wastes and gasification products from a medium-size chicken farm in the Republic of Ireland”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Natural Polymers and Biomaterials, October 26-28, 2012, Kottayam, Kerala, India

28. Paul Joseph, Koki Kitagawa, Vasily Novozhilov and Toru Shimada, “Reactive and additive routes to novel polymer-based fuels for hybrid propulsion”, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Flow Dynamics, September 19-21, 2012, Sendai, Japan
29. K. Kitagawa, P. Joseph, V. Novozhilov and T. Shimada, “Characteristics of chemically modified and nano-composite polymers as novel fuels for hybrid rocket propulsion”, Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Special Topics in Chemical Propulsion, July 9-13, 2012, Quebec, Canada

30. K. Kitagawa, P. Joseph, V. Novozhilov and T. Shimada, “Chemically-modified and nano-composite polymeric substrates for novel fuels for hybrid propulsion”, Proceedings of Space Propulsion 2012, May 7-10, 2012, Bordeaux, France

31. Paul Joseph and Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, “Chemical modification of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) with phosphate groups: effects on flame retardance”, Proceedings of the 243rd American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition, March 25-29, 2011, San Diego, USA

32. Koki Kitagawa, Paul Joseph, Vasily Novozhilov and Toru Shimada, “Novel fuels based on chemically modified polymers with Si for hybrid rocket propulsion”, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Flow Dynamics, November 9-11, 2011, Sendai, Japan
33. P. Joseph and S. Tretsiakova-McNally, “Combustion behaviours of some flame-retarded chain-growth polymers”, Proceedings of the 13th European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymers, June 26-30, 2011, Alessandria, Italy

34. P. Joseph, “Syntheses and characterization of functional polymeric materials”, presented at the 10th International Short Course and Advanced Research Workshop on Progress in Hydrogen Safety, January 24-28, 2011, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK

35. S. Tretsiakova-McNally and P. Joseph, “Thermal degradation and combustion characteristics of some chemically-modified chain-growth polymers”, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Modification, Degradation and Stabilization of Polymers, September 5- 9, 2010, Athens, Greece

36. P. Joseph, “Thermal stabilities and flammability characteristics of some fibre-forming polymers”, Proceedings of the Fire Safety International Workshop, February 26- 26, 2010, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK

37. V. Novozhilov, E. Nichols and P. Joseph, “Advanced studies of fire suppression”, Proceedings of the Fire Safety International Workshop, February 26- 26, 2010, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK

38. E. Nichols, V. Novozhilov and P. Joseph, “Watermist fire suppression”, Proceedings of the Fire Safety International Workshop, February 26- 26, 2010, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK

39. P. Joseph, J. R. Ebdon and B. J. Hunt, “Synthetic routes to and the mechanisms of flame retardance in some chemically modified chain-growth polymers with phosphorus-containing groups”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Fire Retardant Technologies 2009, April 21- 23, 2009, Preston, UK.

40. P. Joseph, J. R. Ebdon and B. J. Hunt, “Reactive modification of some chain-growth polymers with phosphorus: synthetic routes and mechanisms of flame retardance” Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Modification, Degradation and Stabilization of Polymers, September 7- 11, 2008, Belgium

41. P. Joseph, J. R. Ebdon and B. J. Hunt, “Flame retardance of polyacrylonitriles covalently modified with phosphorus- and nitrogen-containing groups” Proceedings of the 11th European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymers, July 3- 6, 2007, Bolton, UK.

42. J. R. Ebdon, A. Cook, V. L. Crook, B. J. Hunt, P. J. Wyman and P. Joseph, “Phosphorus-containing monomers used as grafting agents and comonomers in the production of fire-retardant, nanocomposite, fibre-forming polymers”, Proceedings of the 11th European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymers, July 3- 6, 2007, Bolton, UK.

43. A. Cook, J. R. Ebdon, R. England, B. J. Hunt, A. Palfrey and P. Joseph, “Thermal degradation studies on some acrylonitrile copolymers containing nanoscopic fillers”, Proceedings of the 11th European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymers, July 3- 6, 2007, Bolton, UK.

44. D. Price, L. K. Cunliffe, K. J. Bullett, T. R. Hull, G. J. Milnes, J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt and P. Joseph, “Thermal behaviour of covalently bonded phosphorus flame retardant systems”, Proceedings of the 10 th European Meeting on Fire Retardancy and Protection of Materials, September 7- 9, 2005, Berlin, Germany.

45. J. R. Ebdon, V. L. Crook, B. J. Hunt, P. Joseph and P. Wyman, “Fire retarding polyacryonitrile polymers”’ Proceedings of the 10 th European Meeting on Fire Retardancy and Protection of Materials, September 7- 9, 2005, Berlin, Germany.
46. V. L. Crook, J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt, P. Joseph and P. Wyman, “Chemical Modification of polymers with phosphorus-containing groups to improve flame retardance”, Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Phosphorus Chemistry: ICPC 2004, July 4-9, 2004, Birmigham, UK

47. D. Price, L. K. Cunliffe, K. J. Bullett, T. R. Hull, G. J. Milnes, J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt and P. Joseph, “Pyrolysis studies of relevance to the flame retardant behaviour of some phosphorus-containing polymers”, Proceedings of the 9 th European Meeting on Fire Retardancy and Protection of Materials, September 17- 19, 2003, Lille, France

48. D. Price, K. J. Bullett, L. K. Cunliffe, T. R. Hull, G. J. Milnes, J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt and P. Joseph, “Cone calorimetric studies of polymer systems flame retarded by chemically bounded phosphorus”, Proceedings of the 9 th European Meeting on Fire Retardancy and Protection of Materials, September 17- 19, 2003, Lille, France

49. V. L. Crook, J. R. Ebdon, P. Joseph and P. Wyman, “Flame retardant acrylic polymers”, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Materials Chemistry, MC6: Frontiers and Interfaces, July 29-1August, 2003, Sheffield, UK

50. V. L. Crook, J. R. Ebdon, P. Joseph and P. Wyman, “Improving the flame retardance of an acrylic polymer by the incorporation of phosphorus-containing co-monomers”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Polymer Synthesis, July 29-1 August 2002, Warwick, UK

51. J. R. Ebdon, V. Crook, L. Cunliffe, T. R. Hull, B. J. Hunt, P. Joseph, J. G. Milnes, D. Price, K. J. Pyrah and P. Wyman, “Flame retardance in some phosphorus-modified chain-reaction polymers: reactive versus additive approach”, Proceedings of the 4 th International Conference on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering, August 18-23, 2001, Tennessee, USA

52. D. Price, T. R. Hull, G. J. Milnes, J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt and P. Joseph, “Flame retardance of chain polymers modified with phosphorus-containing compounds”, Proceedings of the 8 th European Conference on Fire Retardant Polymers, June 24-27, 2001, Alessandria, Italy

53. J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt and P. Joseph, “Flame retarding thermoplastics by the chemical incorporation of phosphorus- and silicon-containing groups”, Proceedings of the 1 st International Conference on Polymer Modification, Degradation and Stabilisation, September 3-7, 2000, Palermo, Italy.

54. J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt and P. Joseph and V. Crook, “Characterisation of flame retardant polymers by pyrolysis/GC/MS”, Proceedings of the 1 st International Conference on Polymer Modification, Degradation and Stabilisation, September 3-7, 2000, Palermo, Italy

55. K. Pyrah, D. Price, T. R. Hull, G. J. Milnes, W. D. Woolley, J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt and P. Joseph, “Flame retarding poly(methyl methacrylate) with phosphorus-containing compounds”, Proceedings of the 1 st International Conference on Polymer Modification, Degradation and Stabilisation, September 3-7, 2000, Palermo, Italy

56. J. R. Ebdon, P. Joseph, B. J. Hunt, C. S. Konkel, D. Price, T. R. Hull, G. J. Milnes and K. Pyrah, “Flame retardance of some phosphorus-containing polymers: Reactive vs additive approach”, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Additives, April 10-12, 2000, Florida, USA.

57. D. Price, F. Gao, L. K. Cunliffe, G. J. Milnes, J. R Ebdon and P. Joseph, " Laser pyrolysis studies pertinent to the flame retardant behaviour of some acrylic and styrenic polymers containing groups ", Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Flame Retardant Polymers, September 8-10, 1999, University of Greenwich, UK.

58. D. Price, K. Pyrah, T. R Hull, W. D. Woolley, G. J. Milnes, J. R Ebdon and P. Joseph, " Ignition temperatures and pyrolysis in air of fire retardant PMMA containing phosphorus groups ", Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Flame Retardant Polymers, September 8-10, 1999, University of Greenwich, UK.

59. J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt and P. Joseph, “Chemical modification of acrylic and styrenic polymers with a view to increasing their flame retardance”, Proceedings of the Macromolecules’99, September 5-9, 1999, University of Bath, UK.

60. J. R. Ebdon, B. J. Hunt, P. Joseph and C. S. Konkel, " Flame retarding acrylic and styrenic thermoplastics by copolymerization with phosphorus-containing monomers ", Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering, 31 July-6 August, 1999, West Virginia, USA.

61. J. R. Ebdon, B.J. Hunt and P. Joseph, "Flame retardance in Poly(methyl methacrylate)s and Polystyrenes with covalently-bound Phosphorus-containing groups ", Proceedings of the Macromolecules Symposium (The Royal Society of Chemistry National Congress), April 6-9, 1998, University of Durham, UK.
62. Ebdon, B.J. Hunt and P. Joseph, "Flame retardance in Styrenic and Acrylic polymers with covalently-bound Phosphorus-containing groups ", Proceedings of the 5th Arab International Conference on Material Science, March 22-25, 1998, Alexandria, Egypt.

63. Ebdon and P. Joseph, "A systematic investigation of the influence of Phosphorus-containing groups on the flame retardance of Styrenic and Acrylic thermoplastics ", Proceedings of the 6th European Meeting on the Fire retardancy of polymeric materials, September 24-26, 1997, Lille, France.
64. Price, F. Gao, G.J. Milnes, J.R. Ebdon and P. Joseph, " Flame retardant behaviour of some Phosphorus-containing comonomers investigated by Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry, Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Polymer Degradation Discussion Group, September 3-5, 1997, Guilford, UK.

65. J.R. Ebdon, P. Joseph, D. Price, G.J. Milnes and F. Gao, " Flame retardance in Styrenic and Acrylic polymers with covalently-bound Phosphorus-containing groups ", Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Recent advances in Flame Retardation of Polymeric Materials, June 2-4, 1997, Stamford, USA.

66. J. R. Ebdon, B.J. Hunt and P. Joseph, " Chemical modification of polymers with Phosphorus-containing groups: Effects on flame retardance ", Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering, April 19-24, 1997, Orlando, USA.

67. J. R. Ebdon and P. Joseph, "Chemical modification of polymers with Phosphorus-containing groups ", Proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Polymer synthesis ", July 29-August 2, 1996, University of York, UK.

68. P. Joseph, "Phosphorus-containing monomers for flame retardant polymers ", Aspects of Contemporary Polymer Science, April 10-12, 1996, Manchester, UK.

 

Commissioned research reports

 1. P. Joseph, M. Ghiji, B. Suendermann, G. Gamble, V. Novozhilov, K. Moinuddin K and I. Burch, “Experimental study on suppression of lithium-ion battery fires using water mist”, (2021)

2. V. Novozhilov, L. Shi, M. Guerrieri, K. Moinuddin, D. Bruck and P. Joseph, “Australian Building Codes Board’s domestic smoke alarm study: ionization versus photoelectric”’ (2015)

Achievements

 2015- Present Associate Professor of Material Science/Leader of Fire Research Group, Victoria University, Australia
2005-2015 Research Fellow, Lecturer and Senior Lecturer, Ulster University, UK
2000-2005 Research Associate/Acting Project Manager of the Polymer Centre, Sheffield University, UK
1998-2000 Research Associate, Lancaster University, UK
1987-1998 Lecturer, Mar Athanasius College, Mahatma Gandhi University, India
1985-1986 Junior Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, India

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