Overview
My research has two core themes:
Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) - I have been developing a high resolution variant of this technique that can measure elastic strain (i.e. stress), lattice rotation and dislocation content in crystalline materials.
Deformation of Metals - I have experience in understanding deformation in titanium and zirconium. This has been lead by combining my work using EBSD with other techniques such as nanoindentation and conventional mechanical testing.
In addition to this work, I am interested generally in the fields of microstructure and mechanical properties. Including texture formation, deformation patterning, recovery and recrystallisation.
Research Team
Post Doctoral Research Team:
Jun Jiang - Micro-mechanical tests in aerospace materials
PDRA supported by AVIC BIAM
Co-supervised with Professor Fionn Dunne
Tea-Sun (Terry) Jun - Micro-pillar deformation of Ti624X alloys for aerospace
PDRA supported by HexMat
Co-supervised with Professor Fionn Dunne
PhD Studentships:
Giorgio Sernicola (2014-2017) - Diamond Metal Cutting Tools
Co-supervised with Dr Finn Giuliani, working with Element 6
Suki Adande (2014-2017) - Coating for turbine blades
PhD studentship supported by AVIC BIAM.
Vivian Tong (2013 - 2016) - Deformation of Zirconium Alloys
Self funded PhD student with additional support from Rolls Royce plc
Masters Students:
Natalia Skwierawska (2013) - Stress corrosion cracking in Alloy 600
MSc Nuclear Engineering research project student
Co-supervised with Dr Mark Wenman
Collaborators
Professor Angus Wilkinson, University of Oxford
Guest Lectures
Probing micro-mechanical deformation behaviour with high resolution electron backscatter diffraction, Cavendish, Cambridge, UK, 2014
Micromechanical testing of Zirconium Alloys, HMS Sultan, UK, 2013
Probing deformation behaviour with high resolution electron backscatter diffraction and micro-mechanical testing, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, 2013
Resolving deformation mechanisms in titanium alloys with high resolution electron backscatter diffraction, University of Pennsilvania, PA, USA, 2011
Research Staff
Research Student Supervision
McNamara,F, Hydride Reorientation in Zr
Moss-Mccrory,T, Stress Corrosion Cracking of Ni Alloys
Naunheim,Y, Efficient Crystal Plasticity Modelling
Ren,B, Micromechanical testing of stainless steel
Sernicola,G, Fracture of Brittle Materials