Research

THIS IS WHERE we age gracefully.

Understanding how and why materials, systems and devices age and degrade in different environments is pivotal to understanding their remaining life, their ability to be reused, repurposed and recycled, and how to improve their in-service life.

We are studying the effects of different marine, space and industrial environments.

THIS IS WHERE we see the difference.

Underpinning all work on materials is our capability to understand the structural, mechanical, thermal and electrical changes that occur with them. This is achieved through combined use of advanced characterisation and testing facilities as well as through development of the next generation techniques.

THIS IS WHERE we make a difference.

How we design and make engineered products is an essential component in making our materials and products more sustainable and resilient. Developing innovative materials and processing solutions at every stage of a product life cycle is at the heart of developing sustainable manufacturing.

We explore the development of new materials, new processing and new recycling and recovery technologies.

THIS IS WHERE things come to life.

The ability to sense and respond to changes to external stimuli will be a driving characteristic feature for future engineering systems, and is essential for understanding the changes in performance, adapting to system degradation, and responding to environmental changes.

We are developing novel sensor and actuation technologies for a host of environments including space, biological and build environments.