Current Projects

Part IIs 2023-2024

Name

College

Title

Supervisors

Danyaal ABDUL

STA

Optimising the manufacturing process of Oxide based Ceramic Matrix Composites for heat shields in gas turbine and rocket enginess

MLG/TJM/T Pirzada

Rohit ABRAHAM

CCC

Artificial Intelligence for multi-modal X-ray Imaging of metal solidifications

EL/A Zisserman (EngSci)

Chidiebube ANYANECHI

QNS

Tunable Field Effect Devices Using Dielectric Nanolayers

RSB/A Soeriyadi

George BALL

STC

High-resolution characterization of metal powders for Additive Manufacturing of space materialss

SLP/NPY

Tushar BHUDIA

CCC

Analysis of in situ high resolution synchrotron tomography of graphite fractures

TJM

Fabian BOURDEAUX

STA

Size-selected multi-component alloy nanoparticles for electrochemical hydrogen production

RSW/L Jones

Rowan BURFORD

MAN

Mechanical properties of coatings for nuclear fusions

A Kareer/DEJA/AJW

Tehillah CAMPBELL

SEH

Exploring ion-exchange methods to make novel multivalent cathodes

RAH/PGB

Millie CAST

STC

Calculating the structural and vibrational properties of encapsulated one-dimensional materials.

CEP/JRY

Jacx CHAN

QNS

Studying the structure and excited states of defect complexes in crystals using machine learning

JRY/J Prentice

Oliver CLEMENT

TRI

Miniaturised high-cycle fatigue testing of crack initiation and short crack growth in aero-engine materials

J Gong/AJW

Alistair DARNTON**

CCC

Nano-dispersoid phases as natural helium/tritium sinks in fusion structural materials

Prof. J Li (MIT) /DEJA

Carys DAVIES

TRI

Fabrication of Oxide based ceramic matrix nano-composites for creep applications at 1100°C

MLG/RIT/T Pirzada

Jake DAVIES

SEH

Understanding magnetostriction in Laves phase rare earth compounds

CEP/JRY

Aryan DIXIT

MAN

Revealing edge sites in graphite electrodes for Li-ion batteries

RSW/P Didwal

Jack GINNIS

CCC

Nanoindentation mapping of Th6Mn23 based intermetallics

DEJA/AJW/A Kareer

Ruth GREGG*

MAN

Co-printed biocompatible composites for implantable electronic systems

Dr M Nai (EngSci) /JTC

Imogen HAYDON

CCC

Liquid lithium corrosion of materials for nuclear fusions

DEJA/CRMG

Yihong HU

STC

Modelling a quantum computer based on colour centres in diamonds

JMS

Jingxuan HUANG

CCC

Persistent joints in high temperature superconductors

SCS/CRMG

Yixuan HUANG

CCC

Machine Learning in Materials Modellings

JRY/V Deringer (Chem)

Thian ISKANDAR**

QNS

Elucidating the Delamination Mechanics of an Oxygen-Compatible Environmental Barrier Coatings

Prof Z Cordero (MIT) /RCR

Kyung KIM

TRI

Disordered rocksalt cathodes for rechargeable Zn batteries

RAH / PGB

Chun LIU

CCC

Cleaning up dirty lakes, rivers and seas

JTC

Sirui LIU

MAN

New nanoscale materials for next-generation device engineering

HB

Anahita MANCHALA

MAN

Predicting the performance and usefulness of near-term quantum computers

SCB

James McQUEEN

TRI

Semiconductor Device Modelling of Tandem Solar Cells

RSB

William METCALF

SEH

Understanding ion damage in TEM specimen preparation, comparing Ar, Ga and Xe ions

NPY/I Griffiths/G Hughes

Harry MYERS

STA

Micromechanical Measurements of Manufactured Moon Metals

AJW/DEJA/M Meisnar (ESA)

Myra NG

STA

Li alloys for solid state batteries

CRMG/DEJA

Toby ONONA

SEH

Modelling the activity of Cu, Zn and CuZn catalysts for methanol generation

RSW/RJN/J Swallow

Alex PLANT

STC

Improving the reliability of solid state battery electrolytes and other ceramics by surface residual stress

RIT/D Spencer Jolly

Laura POYSTI

CCC

Computational Study of Frenkel defects for quantum technologies

JMS/JRY

Finn SQUIRES

TRI

Superconducting thin films for quantum devices

SCS/C Barker

Andrew STURT

QNS

Novel, low-cost approaches to ‘STEM-in-SEM’ electron microscopy

NPY/I Griffiths (JEOL)

Hang SU

SEH

Transport and thermodynamic properties of Zn-ion electrolytess

MP

Veerakit SUKAMONGKOL

TRI

Advanced Metallisation Technology for Next-Generation Photovoltaics

AARW/RSB

Darya SUTTON

TRI

Modelling adsorption and assembly of nucleobases on gold surfaces

CEP/MRC

Wajahat TARIQ

TRI

Persistent joints in high temperature superconductors

SCS/CRMG

Ewan TIMMS

CCC

Effects of hydrogen on mechanical behaviour of steels

AJW/DEJA/P Karameched

Emily TREACHER

SEH

In situ study of the compressive failure of densified wood

TJM

Emily WACKAN

STA

Investigating the atomic-scale irradiation damage in an Inconel 617 superalloy

MPM/PAJB/C Hofer

Kate WELLSTEAD

SEH

APT investigation of ceramic coatings to prevent tritium permeation in nuclear fusion reactors

MPM/PAJB/H Gardner (UKAEA

Zhen YAP**

TRI

Additively Manufactured Interpenetrating Lattices with Tailorable Stiffness and Damping for Aerospace Systems

Prof. Z Cordero (MIT) / MPM/T Tang

Ben ZELIN

TRI

Modelling New Materials for Rechargeable Batteries

JRY/MSI