Summary
I am a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) and group lead in the Advanced Manufacturing Group at the Dyson School of Design Engineering. My general research interests include: Design for Additive Manufacture, Mass Customisation, development of 3D Printing technology and software, and Tribology.
I am currently module leader for Solid Mechanics 2 (Core 2nd yr module), and Design for Additive Manufacture (3rd/4th yr elective) on the Design Engineering Masters Degree.
Prior to starting my lectureship I worked in the ICL Tribology Group, where I held a Junior Research Fellowship studying synovial fluid lubrication of artificial articular joints. I gained my PhD from Imperial College London in 2010 on the development of experimental techniques for investigating lubricated, compliant, bearing contacts. I graduated from the University of Exeter in 2006 with a Bachelors (BEng) in Mechanical Engineering.
News
The Design Engineering PhD Scholarships (DEPS) projects are now live. These scholarships are open to both UK and overseas students. There are 19 advertised but only 3 scholarships on offer. I have one on the list- 'Developing an Open-Source 5-Axis 3D Printing Platform'. If you're interested please contact me.
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I recently had the pleasure in speaking to Marc Ingram, from Ingram Tribology, all about my academic journey. Have a listen. Hope you enjoy it.
Openings
There are always positions available for excellent prospective PhD students and postdoctoral staff. Please contact me directly if you wish to apply for a position in the area of Additive Manufacture.
Joining as a PostDoctoral Research Associate
If you are a highly motivated and dynamic post-doc with experience in Design for Additive Manufacture or development of Additive Manufacture systems and you are looking to join, please email us with your CV.
List of PostDoctoral Fellowships
If you would like to apply for a PostDoctoral Fellowship to work in my group, this list of PostDoctoral Fellowships might be useful.
Joining as a PhD student
Information about the Imperial College PhD Scholarship scheme is available here. Additionally, information about all Scholarship Schemes (including a scholarships search tool) is available here. Furthermore, Ph.D. studentships in the Dyson School of Design Engineering are advertised here. For general information on the tuition fees and cost of living in London, please read this link. For other sources of funding you can also look at here and here (fees and financial help). Finally, there are also other PhD scholarship schemes such as for example the Crick PhD Programme.
Please check the College entry requirements carefully before applying.
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
Myant C, Reddyhoff T, Spikes HA, 2010, Laser-induced fluorescence for film thickness mapping in pure sliding lubricated, compliant, contacts, Tribology International, Vol:43, ISSN:0301-679X, Pages:1960-1969