I held an EPSRC Leadership Fellowship, I am the Champion for the Materials Systems for Demanding Environment themes and I am Deputy Director of the Nuclear Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre in Manchester. My research focuses on microstructure, mechanical properties and residual stresses in high-temperature materials for the aeroengine and nuclear industry. The materials he is particularly interested in are zirconium alloys used to encapsulate nuclear fuel, as well as titanium alloys and nickel-base superalloys, which are used for example in aeroengines. A central aspect of his research is to develop a more physically based understanding of how these complex materials develop their microstructure during processing and the mechanisms that determine their performance. This is achieved by using a range of state-of-the-art analytical tools that enable characterizing material in-situ and in 3D. Particularly important research tools are large-scale research facilities such as the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France and Diamond and ISIS in Oxfordshire, UK. In addition, lab-based facilities like advanced electron microscopy are used to provide a far more complete picture of materials than ever before.

I hold an EPSRC Leadership Fellowship and I am Deputy Director of the Materials Performance Centre [www.manchester.ac.uk/mpc] and Nuclear Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre in Manchester. My research focuses on microstructure, mechanical properties and residual stresses in high temperature materials for the aeroengine and nuclear industry. The materials he is particularly interested in are zirconium alloys used to encapsulate nuclear fuel, as well as titanium alloys and nickel-base superalloys, which are used for example in aeroengines. A central aspect of his research is to develop a more physically based understanding of how these complex materials develop their microstructure during processing and the mechanisms that determine their performance. This is achieved by using a range of state-of-the-art analytical tools that enable characterizing material in-situ and in 3D. Particularly important research tools are large-scale research facilities such as the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France and Diamond and ISIS in Oxfordshire, UK. In addition, lab based facility like advanced electron microscopy are used to provide a far more compete picture of materials than ever before.