
Dr Sian Porter
PhD, BSc
Expertise
I am the Project Manager for the MACE study. The study focuses on designing and building drones that will travel to high altitudes with the aim of being deployed around erupting volcanoes to collect samples from volcanic plumes.
Current positions
MACE Project Manager
School of Earth Sciences
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Biography
Research interests
I am currently the Project Manager for the MACE study within the School of Earth Science. The study focuses on designing and building drones that will travel to high altitudes with the aim of being deployed around erupting volcanoes to collect samples from volcanic plumes.
I previously worked as a Trial Manager on the AvonCAP GP study in the School of Population Health Science. The aim of this study was to identify patients who presented to primary care with a chest infection at six representative GP practices in the Bristol area to better understand the true burden of chest infections.
I also previously worked for the Clinical Trials Group within the Bristol Dental School. My main research interest was investigating the potential of oral healthcare products to reduce the pain of dentine hypersensitivity as well as reducing dental wear.
My degree was in Dental Technology and my PhD work investigated Ni release from NiCr alloys when compared to custom prepared physical vapour deposited thin films. Over the years, I have developed many transferrable skills to allow me to lead research projects from varying disciplines.
Projects and supervisions
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
02/01/2025Estimating the burden of vaccine-preventable lower respiratory tract disease in UK primary care
BJGP Open
Development of a Chewing Robot with Built-in Humanoid Jaws to Simulate Mastication to Quantify Robotic Agents Release from Chewing Gums Compared to Human Participants
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
Tubule occlusion properties of toothpastes: a randomised clinical in-situ study
Determining the efficacy of potassium oxalate containing strips to reduce dentinal fluid flow in situ
An interproximal model to determine the erosion-protective effect of calcium silicate, sodium phosphate, fluoride formulations
Dental Materials

