Advanced Metallic Systems Centre for Doctoral Training's 14th Annual Postgraduate Research Conference 2023
Readying Metals Manufacturing for Net Zero and Beyond
18-19 July | The Edge, University of Sheffield
OUTLINE PROGRAMME
TUESDAY 18 JULY
0830 REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
0900-1100 SESSION ONE Keynote: Professor Bradley Wynne, University of Strathclyde
1130-1300 SESSION TWO
1400-1545 SESSION THREE Keynote: Dr. Charlotte Boig, Cummins Turbo Technologies
1600-1730 SESSION FOUR Keynote: Dr. Zaheen Shah, Westinghouse
1715 DRINKS AND DISCUSSION: Alumni/Researcher Networking
1930 CONFERENCE DINNER AT THE MOWBRAY, KELHAM ISLAND Optional transfer at 1900, return transport departs 2300
WEDNESDAY 19 JULY
0830 REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
0900-1100 SESSION FIVE Keynote: Dr. Michael Kenyon, Innoval Technology
1130-1300 SESSION SIX
1400-1545 SESSION SEVEN Keynote: Dr. Allan Harte, UKAEA
1545 PRIZE AWARDS AND CLOSING REMARKS - VOTE FOR YOUR WINNER VIA THIS LINK!
1600 CONFERENCE CLOSE Optional transfer to Manchester Airport departs 1600
We encourage all attendees to vote for their favourite poster and oral presentation to contribute to our awards at the close of the conference on Wednesday afternoon.
You can cast your vote at any time using this link, logging in using your email and selecting your favourite from each category. You may only vote once, and voting closes on Wednesday 19 July, 1545 ahead of Professor Dermot Brabazon’s closing remarks and award ceremony.
Prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in the categories of Best Poster Presentation, and Best Oral Presentation.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
POSTERS AT A GLANCE
Miles Cooke | University of Manchester Examining the combined effect of irradiation and microsegregation on the microstructure and mechanical properties of low alloy steel welds
WITHDRAWN
Samuel Eka | University of Manchester Datacentric engineering of materials and structures
Aiden Ha | University of Manchester A study of abnormal grain development during beta heat treatment of Ti-64
Saeid Heidarinassab | Dublin City University Abrasive Discs Product Performance Enhancement, Benchmarking and Development of Online Quality Control System
Philomenah Holladay | University of Sheffield Investigation into the Drivers of Metallurgical Change in Rail Steels
Joe Hopkinson | University of Sheffield Exploring FAST-forge as a hybrid processing route for dissimilar titanium alloy components
Ciaran Miles | University of Sheffield An Assessment & Evaluation of Al-Si based coatings and their Deposition Methods for the Protection of 22MnB5 Automotive Steel
Sampreet Rangaswamy | Dublin City University Investigation of Melt Pool Characteristics during Single Track Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Nitinol
Shahrzad Sajjadivand | University College Dublin The Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure of Additively Manufactured Maraging Steel
Niels Schreiner | University of Sheffield Total structure analysis of Ni_4 Mo through application of total scattering analysis
Durga Tilak | University of Sheffield Permanent NdFeB Magnets: Modelling of Magnets in COMSOL
Martin Tse | University of Sheffield CALPHAD-assisted superalloy design for blue hydrogen reformer applications
Samuel Yeates | University of Sheffield Investigation of suitability of TaVTi-based Compositionally Complex Alloys for fusion plasma facing applications
PRESENTATIONS AT A GLANCE
Session One: Tuesday 18 July, 0900-1100
Elif Sen | University of Manchester Micromechanics of Heterogenous Case-Carburised Bearing Microstructures
Siti Nurlisa Binti Ahmad | University of Sheffield Environmental Impacts of Alternative Materials in Ironmaking
Benjamin Jolly | University of Sheffield Exploration of Local Structural Effects in NiCoCr to Cryogenic Temperatures: A Neutron Total Scattering Investigation
Ali Shayegh | University College Dublin The Comparative Study of OpenFOAM and Abaqus in Continuous Forming Problems
Session Two: Tuesday 18 July, 1130-1300
Tina Sadet Hashemi | Dublin City University Enhanced Corrosion Resistance of Biodegradable Pure Magnesium Modified by Calcium Phosphate Coating for Orthopaedic Application
Yizhuo Ding | University of Manchester Characterisation of Aluminium-Lithium Alloys Using Nanosims and EPMA
Ava Azadi Chegeni | University College Dublin Biodegradable Mg Alloy Development with Superior Sinterability for Low Temperature Additive Manufacturing Processes
Joshua Taylor | University of Sheffield Development of a Machining Force-Based Technique for Non-Destructive Evaluation of Microstructural Features in Titanium Alloys
Session Three: Tuesday 18 July, 1400-1545
Kamila Nowosad | University of Sheffield Uncertainties Associated with the Application of the ASTM E1921 Standard Procedure
Hyeonseok Kim | University College Dublin The Effect of Morphology, Size, and Volume Content of Mg20Ca Particle on PLA Matrix Filament for 3D Printing
Mehreen Kainat Khan | University of Manchester Comparing Hydrogen Transport and Trapping Mechanisms Controlling Embrittlement as a Function of Charging Method in Steels
Samuel Ross | Swansea University Design of Novel High Entropy Brazing alloys
Session Five: Wednesday 19 July, 0900-1100
Alexander Sloane | University of Sheffield The Effect of Part Geometry on Melt Pool Geometry in Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Ashutosh Gupta | University of Manchester Advancing Gear Oil Insights -Tribofilm and Subsurface Correlation Focusing on Ashless Versus Organometallic Chemistries
Samuel Engel | University of Manchester Modelling the Effect of Cyclic Heat Loads on Precipitation Hardened CuCrZr Alloys
Josephine Ryan Murphy | Dublin City University Investigating the Effect of Heat Treatment on Electro-Mechanical Nitinol Actuators
Session Six: Wednesday 19 July, 1130-1300
Neha Agarwal | Dublin City University Effects of Printing Parameters on Phase Transformation Temperature and Mechanical Properties of Nitinol for Medical Device Manufacturing Using Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Thomas Hughes | University of Manchester Modelling thermal loading of proton beams to simulate a fusion environment
Jacob Whittle | University of Manchester Using Digital Image Correlation (DIC) to Measure Railway Ballast Movement in Full-Scale Laboratory Testing of Sleeper Lateral Resistance
Theo Mossop | University College Dublin Assessment of Phase Evolution in Titanium-Niobium based Alloys During Rapid-Solidification
Session Seven: Wednesday 19 July, 1400-1545
John Power | University College Dublin Application of In-Situ Process Monitoring to Optimise Laser Parameters During the Laser Powder Bed Fusion Printing of Ti-6AI-4V Parts with Overhang Structures
Dennis Premoli | University of Sheffield Force-Feedback Analysis
Sian Odell | University of Manchester Novel Zirconium Refined Magnesium Alloys
William Robertson | University of Sheffield Assessment of the Environmental Impact of Residual and Critical Elements in Steel: Removal, Recovery, and Substitution
Darragh O’Neil | Dublin City University The Effect of Plasma Parameters of Thin Films Grown by Plasma Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition