Surface engineering for protection of metals against extreme environmental degradation (e.g. oxidation, corrosion and wear) including:

(1) thermal barrier coatings on Ni-based superalloys gas turbines
(2) corrosion resistant coatings on Steels in superheated steam boilers
(3) wear resistant Titanium Alloys and Titanium Matrix Composites

My work is validated by innovative electron microscopy approaches (SEM, FIB, and TEM) and thermodynamic calculation allowing detailed understanding of the relationship between microstructure, phase, composition and performance.

Assistant Professor (Current, from 2020) Coventry University

Currently teaching the following modules:

6013CEM - Solid State Physics (20 Credits, 50% contribution)

Research Associate (2018 – 2020) University of Sheffield

Worked with Prof. B J Inkson on a £5.6m EPSRC project (EP/R001766/1, Challenge 4) on in-situ nano-mechanical and tribological testing in FIB SEM.   

Research Fellow (2016 – 2018) University of Nottingham

Worked with Dr. T Hussain on a £1m EPSRC project (EP/M01536X/1, WP 3) on developing HVOF thermal spray metallic and ceramic coatings.   

Research Assistant (2011 – 2016) University of Manchester

Worked with Prof. Ping Xiao and Rolls-Royce on failure mechanism of thermal barrier coatings using advanced electron microscopes (FIB-SEM and TEM).

Computer Aided Design of Sustainable Aluminium Alloys for Future Lightweight and Low-emission Transport (2023-, available to apply)

Design and Characterisation of High Temperature Bond Coat (2022-)

In-situ mechanical testing of materials in scanning electron microscopy (2021-)

Co-supervising:

Local detection of hydrogen in steels generated from exposure to sour environments using neutron diffraction imaging (2022-)

New nano-indentation test methods for safer nuclear structural health (2021-)

Development of advanced crack modelling techniques for fracture mechanics assessments (2021-)

Plasticity fundamentals: using nano-indentation to 'fingerprint' point defects in metals (2021-)

Plasticity length-scale effects fundamentals: dislocation generation and mobility as a function of applied stress distribution and stacking fault energy (2021-)

Optimization of piezoelectric energy harvesting under allowable strain for a flexible structure (2021-)

Implementing Building Information Modelling For Existing Building Into Facilities Management With The Uk Construction Industry (2021-)

Thermal conductivity of lightweight concrete made from Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) beads and fly ash as a filler (2020-)

To develop enabling technology for next generation low emission, high efficiency and light-weight propulsion, and extreme environment material systems via long-term close collaboration with both industrial partners and world-class academic institutions to help protect UK’s leading role in aerospace technology.