Ed Pickering

Ed Pickering

Dr

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7516-868X

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Biography

Ed was appointed as Lecturer in Metallurgy at the Department of Materials in late 2015, and was made Senior Lecturer in 2019 and Reader in 2023.  Before arriving in Manchester, Ed completed his undergraduate (2011) and PhD (2014) University of Cambridge, where he worked in the Phase Transformations and Complex Properties research group.  He was a Research Associate in Cambridge’s Rolls-Royce UTC for one year following his PhD. 

Ed is Research Area Lead for the Advanced Metals Processing theme of the Henry Royce Institute. He sits on the Management Boards of the Advanced Metallics System CDT and the Fusion CDT, and is a member of various industrial technical advisory panels. He has been the recipient of the IOM3's Frank Fitzgerald Medal (2017) and Grunfeld Memorial Medal (2021), both for his work on steels.  

Research interests

Ed's group's research focuses on phase transformations, microstructural characterisation, alloy development and process-microstructure-property relationships in steels, high-entropy alloys and novel refractory alloys.  Much of this work concerns alloys and manufacturing processes used for nuclear fission and fusion power plant components, as well as aerospace.  A common theme is the tailoring of processing routes to achieve the best properties when components enter into service, which often concurrently results in reduced material wastage during production, as well as an extension of service life (thereby reducing environmental impact).  

Most of his work has been in collaboration with industrial partners, including Rolls-Royce plc, UKAEA, Airbus, EDF, and Sheffield Forgemasters. 

 

See PhD projects here:  

Fusion CDT:   http://www.fusion-cdt.ac.uk

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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Advanced materials
  • Energy
  • Dalton Nuclear Institute

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  • MPC: Materials Performance Centre

    Burke, G. (PI), Engelberg, D. (PI), Preuss, M. (PI), Frankel, P. (PI), Jimenez-Melero, E. (PI), Pickering, E. (PI), Scenini, F. (PI), Stevens, N. (PI), Race, C. (PI), Connolly, B. (PI), Abdallah, M. (PGR student), Armson, S. (PGR student), Attar, H. (PGR student), Barron, P. (PGR student), Bird, J. (PGR student), Brown, A. (PGR student), Bruce, K. (PGR student), Buxton, O. (PGR student), Cassineri, S. (PGR student), Cattivelli, A. (PGR student), Chen, W. (PGR student), Collins, J. (PGR student), Debenham, L. (PGR student), Eaton-Mckay, J. (PGR student), Eguchi, K. (PGR student), Foster, D. (PGR student), Fox, C. (PGR student), Garrett, A. (PGR student), Gredis, A. (PGR student), Grime, T. (PGR student), Hou, J. (PGR student), Howe, B. (PGR student), Hughes, J. (PGR student), Hunt, C. (PGR student), Islam, U. (PGR student), Jalil, R. (PGR student), Jones, C. (PGR student), Kablan, A. (PGR student), Kapousidou, M. (PGR student), Koc, O. (PGR student), Kroll, R. (PGR student), Lang, R. (PGR student), Lennard, J. (PGR student), Liubercev, S. (PGR student), Mahmood, S. (PGR student), Maric, M. (PGR student), Martin, C. (PGR student), Mazzei, G. (PGR student), Rigby-Bell, M. (PGR student), Rogers, M. (PGR student), Sanchez, C. (PGR student), Shah, Z. (PGR student), Stavroulakis, E. (PGR student), Stuglik, P. (PGR student), Suleman, T. (PGR student), Supornpaibul, N. (PGR student), Thornley, S. (PGR student), Volpe, L. (PGR student), Wang, H. (PGR student), Wilson, M. (PGR student), Wilson, A. (PGR student), Woodward, T. (PGR student), Wylie, A. (PGR student), Xu, X. D. (PGR student), Yankova, M. (PGR student), Yildirim, E. (PGR student), Zhou, Y. (PGR student), Zhu, S. (PGR student), Barzdajn, B. (CoI), Carruthers, A. (CoI), Cassineri, S. (CoI), Chang, L. (CoI), Obasi, G. (CoI), Palko, S. (CoI), Reccagni, P. (CoI), Tang, R. (CoI), Thomas, R. (CoI), Unnikrishnan, R. (CoI), Zhang, Z. (CoI), Zhou, Y. (CoI) & Aspinall, A. (Support team)

    1/01/02 → …

    Project: Research

  • [NEWAM] New Wire-Additive Manufacturing

    Prangnell, P. (PI), Pickering, E. (CoI), Robson, J. (CoI) & Shanthraj, P. (CoI)

    25/06/18 → 24/06/24

    Project: Research

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  • 1 Membership of professional association