Biography
Ed is the UKAEA / Royal Academy of Engineering Senior Research Fellow in Materials Modelling for Fusion Energy, an Associate Professor in the Solid Mechanics and Materials Engineering Group and a Supernumerary Fellow at St Anne's College. He develops computational models of engineering materials and completed his DPhil in Materials Science and MSc in Mathematical Modelling & Scientific Computing at Oriel College, Oxford.
Most Recent Publications
Computation of Burgers vectors from elastic strain and lattice rotation data.
Computation of Burgers vectors from elastic strain and lattice rotation data.
Macroscopic analysis of time dependent plasticity in Ti alloys
Macroscopic analysis of time dependent plasticity in Ti alloys
Computation of Burgers Vectors from Elastic Strain and Lattice Rotation Data
Computation of Burgers Vectors from Elastic Strain and Lattice Rotation Data
Modelling the nucleation and propagation of cracks at twin boundaries
Modelling the nucleation and propagation of cracks at twin boundaries
On the role of intergranular nanocavities in long-term stress corrosion cracking of Alloy 690
On the role of intergranular nanocavities in long-term stress corrosion cracking of Alloy 690
Research Interests
- Discrete dislocation plasticity
- Crystal plasticity
- Coupled mechanical/diffusion models
- Cohesive zone modelling
HEms Project
The Hydrogen Embrittlement of Steels (HEMS) project was a consortium funded by the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council to study the damage caused to steels by exposure to hydrogen. Upon exposure to hydrogen steels demonstrate a dramatic decrease in their tensile strength and instead of bending and stretching, the steel "cracks" in a brittle fashion. The HEMS consortium was a collaboration between a number of UK universities to study this phenomenon and elucidate the physical mechanisms underpinning it. If steels could be manufactured which are resistant to this effect it would enable a range of new technologies in the fields of energy and transport, and would be an essential step towards transforming to a hydrogen based energy economy.
Most Recent Publications
Computation of Burgers vectors from elastic strain and lattice rotation data.
Computation of Burgers vectors from elastic strain and lattice rotation data.
Macroscopic analysis of time dependent plasticity in Ti alloys
Macroscopic analysis of time dependent plasticity in Ti alloys
Computation of Burgers Vectors from Elastic Strain and Lattice Rotation Data
Computation of Burgers Vectors from Elastic Strain and Lattice Rotation Data
Modelling the nucleation and propagation of cracks at twin boundaries
Modelling the nucleation and propagation of cracks at twin boundaries
On the role of intergranular nanocavities in long-term stress corrosion cracking of Alloy 690
On the role of intergranular nanocavities in long-term stress corrosion cracking of Alloy 690
DPhil studentship
Two fully funded DPhil projects available in Materials Modelling for Fusion energy. Open to both UK and International students!
Most Recent Publications
Computation of Burgers vectors from elastic strain and lattice rotation data.
Computation of Burgers vectors from elastic strain and lattice rotation data.
Macroscopic analysis of time dependent plasticity in Ti alloys
Macroscopic analysis of time dependent plasticity in Ti alloys
Computation of Burgers Vectors from Elastic Strain and Lattice Rotation Data
Computation of Burgers Vectors from Elastic Strain and Lattice Rotation Data
Modelling the nucleation and propagation of cracks at twin boundaries
Modelling the nucleation and propagation of cracks at twin boundaries
On the role of intergranular nanocavities in long-term stress corrosion cracking of Alloy 690
On the role of intergranular nanocavities in long-term stress corrosion cracking of Alloy 690
