Case Studies

We have collated papers published by our researchers on our Google Scholar profile so that novel research directly funded within CDT projects can be viewed alongside each other. The combined research from AMS1, AMS2 and (to-date) AMS3 includes 273 published papers with over 5,600 citations, and a h- index of 33.

There are over 100 graduates from AMS1 and AMS2 currently in the metals sector, more than 97% of our graduates remain in metallurgy research (with approximately two thirds in industry and the remaining third in academic institutions). There remains a strong demand for doctoral level training in metallurgy, and we anticipate our current and future cohorts will continue to enable the UK metals manufacturing sector to meet their goals, specifically in NetZero, digitalisation and leadership, and specialist technical knowledge.

Cohort 2023

Sydney Coates

• Homogenisation treatments for laser powder bed fusion 316 stainless steel and their effect on primary water stress corrosion cracking

Dillon Frith

• Development of in-process NDE machining force feedback analysis for titanium alloy component texture analysis

Mostafa Salem

• Simulating Defect Formation in Additively Manufacture Ni-based Superalloys

Andrea Villano

• Investigation on the effect of print geometry on porosity generation during the Laser Powder Bed Fusion [L-PBF] printing of Ti-6Al-4V parts

 

Cohort 2022

Saeid Heidarinassab

• Fabrication of silicon carbide nanoparticles using pulsed laser ablation in liquid and investigation the thermal conductivity of the resulting nanoparticles

Sampreet Rangaswamy

• Evaluation of High-Temperature Thermal Properties of Nickel-Based Superalloys NiTi and IN939 - Collaboration with the University of Liège

Martin Tse

• How a placement transformed my PhD

Cohort 2021

Lisa Ahmad

• Environmental impacts of alternative ironmaking materials for blast furnaces - insights from COP29

Ashutosh Gupta 

• Advancing Gear Oil Insights - Tribofilm and subsurface failures focusing on different chemical additive based lubricant chemistries

Tina Hashemi

• Development of Calcium Phosphate Coated Biodegradable Magnesium with Enhanced Corrosion Resistance for Orthopedic Applications

Darragh O'Neill

• Optimisation of plasma conditions in plasma-enhanced metallic atomic layer deposition

John Power

• Evaluation of autoencoders to detect process realted faults in the laser powder bed fusion of Ti-6Al-4V lattice structures

Alex Sloane 

• Investigating the Parameter-Input to Quality-Output Relationship in Additive Manufacturing

Jacob Whittle

• Supporting undergraduates: Railway Challenge at Sheffield  
• Decarbonisation of steel in low carbon rail transport networks

Cohort 2020

Callum Andrew

• Enhancing international partnerships in zirconium research

Joshua Berry 

• Materials Informatics Approaches Towards the Acceleration of Hard Metal Development

Henry Boyle

• How do tools wear when machining the most advanced materials?

Alison Clarke

• 3D printing continuous stainless steel fibre reinforced polymers

Patrick Curran

• Recycled aerospace grade Ti-6Al-4V for application in offshore renewable energy structures

Enn Veikesaar

• Characterizing the microstructural features that affect weld toughness in nuclear power plants

Laura González Duque

• Understanding the bendability of aluminium sheet with 3D material characterisation and modelling

Sully Khan

• Young's Modulus Measurement Techniques - Collaboration with Volkswagen Research

Jake Larkin 

• How to X-Ray a Nuclear Reactor

Emilios Leonidas

• Cutting-Edge Infrared Radiation Thermometry

Federico Mazzanti

• Coupled Vertex-Centred Finite Volume Methods for Large-Strain Elastoplasticity

Wunmi Olukoya

• Computational image analysis of solder droplets using machine learning

Natasha Sweeney Fort

• Producing Platinum Group Metal-Doped Stainless Steel for Improved Corrosion Resistance

Fran Synnott

• Developing High Co-Containing Ni-Based Superalloys With Improved Oxidation Behaviour For Future Jet-Engine Applications

Cohort 2019

Josiah Chekotu

• Additive Manufacturing of Novel Shape Memory Alloys for Clean Energy Applications

Josh Collins

• Creating a Rapid, Open-Source CCT Predictor for Low-Alloy Steels, and Its Application to Compositionally Heterogeneous Material

Elizabeth Davis-Fowell

• Investigating Rare-Earth Free Permanent Magnetic Materials for Applications in Electric Motors

Lucy Farquhar

• Designing Additively Manufactured High Entropy Alloys to Increase Efficiency and Sustainability of Aerospace Components

Sam Lister

• Collaboration with W.H. Tildsley revolutionises sub-sea junction production

Frances Livera

• Brazing of Additively Manufactured Materials: Investigating the Fundamentals

Anesu Nyabadza

• Magnesium Nanoparticle Fabrication via Laser Processing

Ashley Scarlett

• Bridging the gap between academia and industry through industrial placement

Mike White

• Developing a Microstructural Fingerprint for Titanium Alloys

Cohorts prior to 2019

Simon Graham (2017)

• Solid-State Processing of Surplus Aluminium Alloy Powders through a Combination of Field Assisted Sintering Technology and Hot Rolling

Ömer Koç (2018)

• Back to the Future with Zirconium Nuclear Material

Paul Stavroulakis (2018)

• From Atoms to Materials - When Model and Experiment come together to Design Novel Automotive Alloys