PEOPLE

Research Summary:

The main focus of my research is radiation damage in materials for fusion and fission applications, in particular plasma facing materials for fusion and ceramics for radioactive waste disposal. I have also been concerned with including electronic effects in classical simulations of radiation damage in metals and we are now extending these methods to insulating materials.

I am also involved in modelling organic-inorganic interfaces, with the aim of understanding biomineralisation processes. I am part of a consortium of researchers from five universities that is investigating bio-material interfaces and their applications.

Keywords:

Fission Materials, Fusion Materials, Nuclear Materials, Calcite, Carbon, Ceramics, Diamond, Magnesium Oxide, Steel, Biomaterials, Crystal Growth, Defects In Solids, Interfaces, Surface Adsorption, Surfaces, Extreme Conditions, Nanoparticles, Nanorods, Radiation Damage

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