Biography
Ed is a 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 specialising in crystal plasticity. Previous awards include an EPSRC early career Fellowship (2015-2021) and Rising Star in Computational Materials Science Prize in 2019. He completed his DPhil in Materials Science and MSc in Mathematical Modelling & Scientific Computing at Oriel College, Oxford.
Most Recent Publications
Modelling the Bauschinger effect in copper during preliminary load cycles
Modelling the Bauschinger effect in copper during preliminary load cycles
Direct imaging of hydrogen-driven dislocation and strain field evolution in a stainless steel grain
Direct imaging of hydrogen-driven dislocation and strain field evolution in a stainless steel grain
Restraining geometrically-necessary dislocations to the active slip systems in a crystal plasticity-based finite element framework
Restraining geometrically-necessary dislocations to the active slip systems in a crystal plasticity-based finite element framework
Discrete dislocation dynamics simulations of〈a〉-type prismatic loops in zirconium
Discrete dislocation dynamics simulations of〈a〉-type prismatic loops in zirconium
A robust and efficient hybrid solver for crystal plasticity
A robust and efficient hybrid solver for crystal plasticity
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
Modelling the Bauschinger effect in copper during preliminary load cycles
Modelling the Bauschinger effect in copper during preliminary load cycles
Direct imaging of hydrogen-driven dislocation and strain field evolution in a stainless steel grain
Direct imaging of hydrogen-driven dislocation and strain field evolution in a stainless steel grain
Restraining geometrically-necessary dislocations to the active slip systems in a crystal plasticity-based finite element framework
Restraining geometrically-necessary dislocations to the active slip systems in a crystal plasticity-based finite element framework
Discrete dislocation dynamics simulations of〈a〉-type prismatic loops in zirconium
Discrete dislocation dynamics simulations of〈a〉-type prismatic loops in zirconium
A robust and efficient hybrid solver for crystal plasticity
A robust and efficient hybrid solver for crystal plasticity
DPhil studentship
Please email me to discuss DPhil opportunities.
Most Recent Publications
Modelling the Bauschinger effect in copper during preliminary load cycles
Modelling the Bauschinger effect in copper during preliminary load cycles
Direct imaging of hydrogen-driven dislocation and strain field evolution in a stainless steel grain
Direct imaging of hydrogen-driven dislocation and strain field evolution in a stainless steel grain
Restraining geometrically-necessary dislocations to the active slip systems in a crystal plasticity-based finite element framework
Restraining geometrically-necessary dislocations to the active slip systems in a crystal plasticity-based finite element framework
Discrete dislocation dynamics simulations of〈a〉-type prismatic loops in zirconium
Discrete dislocation dynamics simulations of〈a〉-type prismatic loops in zirconium
A robust and efficient hybrid solver for crystal plasticity
A robust and efficient hybrid solver for crystal plasticity
