Academic Staff

  • Prof David Dye

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    Prof David Dye Professor of Metallurgy

    +44 (0)20 7594 6811

    Research Interests

    Metallurgy

    Location

    Royal School of Mines 1.09

    South Kensington Campus

  • Prof Christopher Gourlay

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    Prof Christopher Gourlay Professor of Physical Metallurgy

    +44 (0)20 7594 8707

    Research Interests

    Solidification processing

    Location

    Bessemer 301D

    South Kensington Campus

  • Dr Minh-son Pham

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    Dr Minh-son Pham Senior Lecturer

    +44 (0)20 7594 9529

    Research Interests

    Additive manufacturing

    Location

    Bessemer 301F

    South Kensington Campus

  • Dr Stella Pedrazzini

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    Dr Stella Pedrazzini Senior Lecturer

    Research Interests

    Corrosion

    Location

    Bessemer 301B

    South Kensington Campus

  • Dr Mark Wenman

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    Dr Mark Wenman Reader in Nuclear Materials

    +44 (0)20 7594 6763

    Research Interests

    Nuclear materials

    Location

    Bessemer 301A

    South Kensington Campus

  • Dr Abigail Ackerman

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    Dr Abigail Ackerman RAEng Research Fellow

    Research Interests

    Green steel, Hydrogen embrittlement, Circular economy

    Location

    Royal School of Mines 2M.14

    South Kensington Campus

  • Dr Ben Britton

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    Dr Ben Britton Visiting Reader

    +44 (0)20 7594 2634

    Research Interests

    Experimental micromechanics

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Prof Fionn Dunne

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    Prof Fionn Dunne Chair in Micromechanics

    +44 (0)20 7594 2884

    Research Interests

    Micromechanics

    Location

    Bessemer 301E

    South Kensington Campus

Research Staff

  • Dr Chris Bilsland

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    Dr Chris Bilsland Research Associate

    Research Interests

    Corrosion, Microscopy, Metallurgy

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Dr Jingwei Xian

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    Dr Jingwei Xian Research Associate

    Research Interests

    Solidification, Crystal growth, Soldering, EBSD

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Dr Samuel Rogers

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    Dr Samuel Rogers Research Associate

    Research Interests

    Tribology, Nuclear applications, High temperature applications, Aerospace, Engines

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Dr Yang Liu

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    Dr Yang Liu Research Associate

    Research Interests

    Fatigue crack nucleation, Micro-mechanics, Physics coupling, Microstructure

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Dr Zachary Kloenne

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    Dr Zachary Kloenne Research Associate

    Research Interests

    Titanium, electron microscopy, fatigue, hydrogen

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

Research Postgraduates

  • Alex Lhoest

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    Alex Lhoest Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Test blanket module, Liquid lithium corrosion, Grade 91, Phase-field

    Location

    EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

    South Kensington Campus

  • Alice Robinson

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    Alice Robinson Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    HIP, Powder metallurgy, Martensitic steels, Nuclear, Nitrogen

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

     

    Nuclear Energy Futures CDT

  • Angelo Battistini

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    Angelo Battistini Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Nuclear Fuel, Peridynamics, Fracture Mechanics, Ceramics, Modelling

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

     

    Nuclear Energy Futures CDT

  • Cameron Crabb

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    Cameron Crabb Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Additive Layer Manufacturing, Superalloys, Ring Rolling, Atom Probe Tomography, TEM, SEM, EBSD, Nickel, Cobalt

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Chen-Lin Hsieh

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    Chen-Lin Hsieh Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Solder joint, Microstructure, Solidification, EBSD

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Cheng-Jung Lin

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    Cheng-Jung Lin Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Grain refinement, Mg alloys, Casting, Solidification

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Claudia-Tatiana Santos Maldonado

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    Claudia-Tatiana Santos Maldonado Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Additive manufacturing, LPBF, Corrosion, Hydrogen embrittlement

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

     

    CDT in Advanced Characterisation of Materials

  • Cynthia Rodenkirchen

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    Cynthia Rodenkirchen Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Advanced characterisation, Ni superalloys, Corrosion

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Di Wang

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    Di Wang Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Solidification, Intermetallic compounds, Mg-Al alloys, Microscopy

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Dominic C Kwok

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    Dominic C Kwok Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Corrosion, alloys, galling

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

     

    Nuclear Energy Futures CDT

  • Hao Pei

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    Hao Pei Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Corrosion

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Hongxuan Wang

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    Hongxuan Wang Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Corrosion, Recycle, Magnesium alloys 

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Hsing-Lin Wu

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    Hsing-Lin Wu Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Additive manufacturing, Architected material 

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Jason Lee

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    Jason Lee Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Corrosion, Computer modelling, Nuclear energy

    Location

    EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

    South Kensington Campus

  • Jessica Tjandra

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    Jessica Tjandra Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Corrosion, Additive manufacturing, Titanium

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

     

    CDT in Advanced Characterisation of Materials

  • Jiaqi Liu

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    Jiaqi Liu Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    High-temperature oxidation, Emissivity

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Katlo Batsile

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    Katlo Batsile Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Steel recycling, Impurity tolerance, Residual elements

  • Mercedes Baxter Chinery

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    Mercedes Baxter Chinery Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Magnesium-silicate-hydrate cement, Legacy waste encapsulation, Waste reduction

    Location

    Royal School of Mines LM04

    South Kensington Campus

     

    Nuclear Energy Futures CDT

  • Mitra Ashrafi Golshan

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    Mitra Ashrafi Golshan Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Fatigue, Crack path damage

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

     

    CDT in Advanced Characterisation of Materials

  • Oscar Langdon

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    Oscar Langdon Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Titanium, fracture mechanics, thermo-mechanical processes, failure investigation, 4DSTEM

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

     

    CDT in Advanced Characterisation of Materials

  • Parul Bishnoi

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    Parul Bishnoi Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Corrosion, Oxidation, Steel 

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Raymond Wong

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    Raymond Wong Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Additive manufacturing, Alloy design, Data analytics, Machine learning

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Ryan Stroud

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    Ryan Stroud Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Atom probe tomography, Irradation damage, RPV Steel

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

     

    Nuclear Energy Futures CDT

  • Sarah Hiew Sze Kei

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    Sarah Hiew Sze Kei Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Thermo-mechanical control process, Sulfide stress cracking, Hydrogen embrittlement

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Sihan Sun

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    Sihan Sun Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Soldering, Solidification

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Chao Sun

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    Chao Sun Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Hydrogen embrittlement, Atom probe tomography, Stainless steel

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Susannah Lea

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    Susannah Lea Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Corrosion, Cracking, Peridynamics, Crystal plasticity

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

     

    Nuclear Energy Futures CDT

  • Thanasis Zois

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    Thanasis Zois Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Solidification, Intermetallics, Solders, Light Alloys

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Weiqi Chen

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    Weiqi Chen Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Solder alloy, Thermal cycling

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Xiaomei Shen

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    Xiaomei Shen Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Solidification, Melt undercooling, Electronic solders, Fracture

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Yan (Gary) Gao

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    Yan (Gary) Gao Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Fatigue, Macrozones, Notch, Dislocation

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Yin Lai Chan

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    Yin Lai Chan Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Corrosion, Molten Glass, Cobalt Superalloys, Electrochemistry

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Yu Cao

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    Yu Cao Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Titanium, dwell fatigue

    Location

    Bessemer 301

    South Kensington Campus

  • Yusen Wang

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    Yusen Wang Research Postgraduate

    Research Interests

    Creep, Solder

    Location

    Bessemer 301 

    South Kensington Campus