Michael Rutherford PhD MChemPhys

Michael Rutherford is a Postdoctoral Researcher working in aerospace engineering and shock physics.

His research interests include:

• Synchrotron X-ray phase-contrast imaging of shock compressed materials

• Mesoscale shock compression studies

• Granular materials

• X-ray image analysis

• Strain-rate dependent characterisation of aerospace materials

Mechanical deformation testing of aerospace materials for Rolls-Royce

Mechanical testing of titanium alloys for aerospace applications at quasi-static and extreme strain-rates.

Ultrafast X-ray radiography of shock-compressed materials

Collaboration with AWE to measure quantitative density fields in shock-compressed materials using synchrotron X-rays.