Materials Science and Engineering academic staff
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Dr Joachim Bestenlehner
University Teaching AssociateSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Digital and Computing Skills | Physical and wind properties of massive stars | Stellar spectroscopy, stellar atmospheres and radiative transfer
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j.m.bestenlehner@sheffield.ac.uk
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Professor Kathy Christofidou
Chair in Digital and Sustainable MetallurgySchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Alloy development |Physical metallurgy (non-ferrous systems) |Machine learning and high throughput experimentation towards materials discovery | Advanced metals manufacture
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k.christofidou@sheffield.ac.uk
Professor Frederik Claeyssens
Professor of BiomaterialsSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
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f.claeyssens@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 5513
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Dr Joel Foreman
University TeacherSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Thermosetting polymers | Polymer composites
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j.foreman@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 5920
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Professor Russell J Hand
Professor of Glass Science & EngineeringSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Nuclear waste vitrification | Glass composition development | Chemical durability of glass | Mechanical properties of glass
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r.hand@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 5465
Professor John Harding
Professor of Materials SimulationSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Computer simulation methods at different length and timescales | Crystallisation, nucleation mechanisms, solution behaviour | Point defect structures and properties (mainly in ceramics) | Structure and properties of interfaces and heterointerfaces
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j.harding@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 5957
Dr Vanessa Hearnden
Senior Lecturer in Biomaterials and Tissue EngineeringSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Soft tissue reconstruction | In vitro models | Biomaterial assessment and optimisation | Regenerative medicine
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v.hearnden@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 215 7098
Dr Chris Holland
Senior Lecturer in Natural MaterialsSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Using tools developed for the physical sciences to better understand nature’s materials, from latex to collagen but with a focus on silk.
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christopher.holland@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 5477
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Professor Beverley J Inkson
Professor of Nanostructured MaterialsSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
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beverley.inkson@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 5925
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Dr Hajime Kinoshita
Senior Lecturer in Materials ChemistrySchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Development and application of industrial by-products and natural minerals for waste management, from nuclear industry to exhaust flue gas for CO2 capture
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h.kinoshita@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 5930
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Professor Eric J Palmiere
Professor of Metallurgy and Thermomechanical ProcessingSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
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e.j.palmiere@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 5978
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Professor Gwendolen Reilly
Professor of Musculoskeletal BioengineeringSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
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g.reilly@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 5986
Professor Cornelia Rodenburg (née Schönjahn)
Chair in Nanostructured Materials TechnologySchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Characterisation and modification of nanostructured materials including the development and application of novel characterisation techniques manufacturing method for advanced energy and biomaterials.
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c.rodenburg@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 5921
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Dr Karl P Travis
Reader in Computational Physics and Nuclear Waste DisposalSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Deep Borehole Disposal of Nuclear Waste | Non-equilibrium Simulation | Liquid state chemical physics | Development of computational methodology
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k.travis@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 5483
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m.trikic@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 5946