Teaching

I give courses in Casting, Powder Processing and Engineering Alloys in the Department of Materials.

About me

I received a BEng in Metallurgy and Materials Science from Nottingham University and then a DPhil in Materials from Oxford University. After holding a Royal Society University Research Fellowship and then Lectureship in the Department of Materials, Oxford University, I became Vesuvius Professor of Materials in 2004, when I joined St Catz. I am a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, and I was elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2010.

I was one of the founding academics of the Begbroke Science Park at Oxford University, now a major regional and international hub for innovation and close industry-university collaboration. I am currently the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research in the University, and a non-executive director of Oxford University Innovation.

Research

My research takes place at the interface between advanced materials and manufacturing. Current projects include smart electrodes for better batteries and advanced metallics for low carbon power generation including fusion. Many of my research projects are concerned with the way the structure of materials develops during manufacture, and how structure can be optimised and controlled to improve performance. My group works closely with industry and has many specialised synthesis and fabrication facilities, most of which are based at Oxford University’s Begbroke Science Park.

Graduate Supervision

The research group typically contains ten doctoral students under my supervision, and in total thirty-seven doctoral students have graduated from the group.

Departmental webpage