Gareth Sheppard Email and Phone Number

Gareth attained a Mechanical Engineering MEng degree from Leicester University, School of Engineering with an Upper Second-Class Honours. He is currently finishing his PhD programme at Leicester University, supervised by Associate Professor Hugo Williams. His research project is focused on the development of novel gas venting systems for future European Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators (RTG’s), which is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. Gareth has published 6 research articles so far during his PhD, 2 of which he is first author. Attended and presented at several international conferences IBFEM-41 and TMS 2021, and published in top international academic journals.He helps teach undergraduates and postgraduate studies at the University of Leicester through a variety of laboratory sessions. Other IT Skills:• Proficient in MS Office Applications, CAD, Solidworks, FEA (COMSOL), OpenFoam and Python.• Working knowledge of Matlab.