Research and Teaching Interests

Materials characterisation & microstructure, metallurgy, electron diffraction & microscopy, deformation, microstructure/property models, manufacturing

Current Research Work

As a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Multiscale Correlative Electron Microscopy (2026-onwards), I am interested in developing our understanding of microstructure and advanced characterization techniques. Typically these are applied to understand metals and ceramics for transport, energy, electronic and machining applications. I am a specialist in understanding deformation, microstructure and in electron microscopy. Internationally I am most well known for my understanding of micromechanical deformation and for developing new quantitative multimodal and correlative scanning electron microscopy methods, including electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) analysis. I have recently moved from Imperial College London, where I still maintain a Visiting Readership, and until recently I was an Academic Visitor at the University of Oxford.

At UBC, I teach on the Manufacturing Engineering programme, where I draw on my experiences in understanding materials and manufacturing processes from my research activities to inform my teaching.

At present, I am academic lead of the Electron Microscopy Laboratory at UBC, and the lead of the Characterization @ UBC research excellence cluster. In other administrative roles, I am also Associated Head (Graduates) in the Department & a Graduate Advisor; I sit on the UBC-Vancouver Senate (2023-present); and I am on the executive of the Faculty Association.

I am also active in understanding and taking down barriers restricting the participation of people in engineering and science, particularly with a focus on understanding issues affecting 2SLGBTQ+ folk.

Courses

MANU 480 Advanced Manufacturing Processes II (2022-present); MANU 458 Manufacturing for Clean Energy (2023-2026).

Publications

For the most up-to-date list of publications I have collaborated on, pleases see my Google Scholar profile.

Resources

YouTube lectures on “Introduction to Focused Ion Beams“.

YouTube lectures on “Introduction to EBSD“.