John Francis

John Francis, FIMMM, FHEA

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6699-4875

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John joined The University of Manchester as a Senior Lecturer in 2011 and was promoted to a Readership, and subsequently a Chair in Materials Welding and Joining. John is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, and is accredited as a European/International Welding Engineer (EWE/IWE). John has been working with welding and cladding technologies for more than 20 years, having started his career with CSIRO in Australia, where he spent 7 years developing welding procedures to solve issues in the aerospace, power generation and minerals processing sectors.

John’s research focuses on understanding the evolution of microstructures and stresses in joints during welding, as well as during post-weld heat treatment and in service. John uses this understanding to identify alloys, welding procedures and heat treatment schedules that can mitigate cracking and deliver either improvements in productivity or through-life structural performance. He has particular interests in developing and evaluating new approaches for the fabrication of large steel components, in optimising the toughness of steel welds, and in joining dissimilar materials.

Research interests

  • Welding and Cladding Processes
  • Welding Metallurgy
  • Residual Stresses in Welded Joints and Clad Surfaces
  • Microstructure-Stress Relationships in Welds

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, Principles for Open-Arc Weld Deposition of High-Chromium White Iron Surface Layers, The University of Adelaide

24 Jul 1995 → 30 Jun 1999

Award Date: 17 Apr 2000

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Adelaide

1 Mar 1991 → 30 Jun 1995

Award Date: 9 Oct 1995

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Energy
  • Advanced materials
  • Dalton Nuclear Institute

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):

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  2. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

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  • MetEng: Metallic Materials in MaSC

    Borodin, E. (CoI), Deakin, J. (Support team), Jivkov, A. (CoI) & Francis, J. (CoI)

    1/08/25 → …

    Project: Research

  • Solid Mechanics Group

    Margetts, L. (Researcher), Bourne, N. (Researcher), Smith, M. (Researcher), Jivkov, A. (Researcher), Roy, M. (Researcher), Vasileiou, A. (Researcher), Borodin, E. (Researcher), Bonello, P. (Researcher), Li, Q. (Researcher), Mandal, P. (Researcher), Davey, K. (Researcher), Katnam, K.-B. (Researcher), Oyadiji, S. (Researcher), Tafreshi, A. (Researcher), Zou, Z. (Researcher) & Francis, J. (Researcher)

    17/06/25 → …

    Project: Research

  • LPRC: Laser Processing Research Centre Impact

    Allegre, O. (PI), Crosby, D. (PI), Domingos, M. (PI), Francis, J. (PI), Gillen, D. (PI), Guo, W. (PI), Li, L. (PI), Mativenga, P. (PI), Rogers, B. D. (PI), Whitehead, D. (PI), Wilson, D. (PI), Zhong, S. (PI), Mirhosseini, N. (Researcher), Ouyang, J. (Researcher), Huang, Y. (Researcher), Wei, C. (Researcher), Cheng, D. (PGR student), Suryo Pratomo, E. (PGR student), Zhang, Z. (PGR student), Li, Z. (PGR student), Mo, H. (PGR student), Zhu, M. (PGR student), Li, Q. (PGR student), Liu, W. (PGR student), Wang, L. (PGR student), Guo, H. (PGR student), Heinemann, R. (PI) & Liu, Z. (PI)

    1/04/00 → …

    Project: Research

  • Materials for demanding environments CDT

    Withers, P. (PI), Ainsworth, R. (PI), Lindsay, R. (PI), Francis, J. (CoI), Roy, M. (CoI), Wright, M. (Support team), Verheyden, T. (Support team), Al Aboura, Y. (PGR student), Aldhous, P. (PGR student), Anders, A. (PGR student), Armitage, T. (PGR student), Bashat, M. (PGR student), Brown, A. (PGR student), Buxton, O. (PGR student), Cakstins, J. (PGR student), Cassineri, S. (PGR student), Chandarana, N. (PGR student), Chapman, N. (PGR student), Craske, D. (PGR student), Curd, M. (PGR student), Dowhyj, M. (PGR student), Elms, J. (PGR student), Fox, C. (PGR student), Ghosal, A. (PGR student), Giunta, G. (PGR student), Guo, Y. (PGR student), Jahangiri-Haghighi, H. (PGR student), Han, Q. (PGR student), Hernández, M. (PGR student), Hull, G. (PGR student), Iakovakis, E. (PGR student), Jalil, R. (PGR student), Jones, C. (PGR student), Jordanov, M. (PGR student), Kablan, A. (PGR student), Kapousidou, M. (PGR student), Kindermann, R. (PGR student), Kotsovinos, A. E. (PGR student), Kousar, K. (PGR student), Liubercev, S. (PGR student), Manchester, T. (PGR student), Matev, N. (PGR student), Mazzei, G. (PGR student), Mccormack, S. (PGR student), Moorcroft, R. (PGR student), Moulton, J. (PGR student), Nawaz, M. (PGR student), Palko, S. (PGR student), Pearson, W. (PGR student), Ragnauth, H. (PGR student), Raymond, J. (PGR student), Razali, M. (PGR student), Rollings, L. (PGR student), Ruiz, D. (PGR student), Rzeszutek, K. (PGR student), Shore, D. (PGR student), Stoyanov, N. (PGR student), Suleman, T. (PGR student), Supornpaibul, N. (PGR student), Tran, K. (PGR student), Traverse, L. (PGR student), Walsh, M. (PGR student), Wild, J. (PGR student), Taylor, A. (PGR student), Young, J. (PGR student), Xu, X. D. (PGR student) & Wang, H. (PGR student)

    1/10/14 → 30/09/22

    Project: Research

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  • 2 Membership of professional association