PHD Researcher

• Sep 2021 - Present

Project: In-process machining force-feedback for digital twin generation of titanium alloys components. Project: In-process machining force-feedback for digital twin generation of titanium alloys components.

Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTA)

• Oct 2022 - Present

- Introduction to Engineering for Foundation Year Students | Guiding undergraduate students in completing a 12week research project. This includes supporting them in approaching general engineering and project management concepts, such as risk analysis and effective time allocation, as well as providing them with technical knowledge and resources. - Aerospace Department - Jet Engine Dismantling Lab | Supporting students in dismantling and reassembling a small-sized jet engine. Discussing materials and design choices which mirror those in real-world applications. - Industrial Training Program (ITP) | Guiding final year MEng Aerospace Engineering students and first year CDT PhD students, in successfully carrying out industrially relevant research projects in collaboration with Rolls Royce.- AMS CDT Transformative Technologies | Guiding 1st Yr PhD students in designing and performing mechanical tests on an optimised additively manufactured part.

International Engineering Ambassador & Science and Engineering Ambassador

• Sep 2018 - Present

International Shell Eco Marathon 2018-2020 – Safety Officer/Steering Team for the Uni of Sheffield

• Sep 2018 - Jun 2020

• Participating in the role of Safety Officer and as part of the Steering and Wheels team. • Responsible for overviewing all team activities to ensure safety in all work environments; from university workshops for the manufacturing of the vehicle, to the racetrack. • Responsible for the team’s abidance to all of the competition’s guidelines (design, manufacturing, handling, safety, etc.) set by Shell• Participating in the designing and prototyping of the steering and braking system, as well as the manufacturing and assembly of the final 2019 vehicle.

Ti64 FAST-forging - SURE Research Project at The University of Sheffield

• Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

A 6-week long research project on the bonding and feasibility of powder-to-solid sintering of Ti-6Al-4V. The research was focused on the production and subsequent analysis of the effects on the bond phase microstructure between a previously FAST-ed sample (Field Assisted Sintering Technology) and newly laid powder; alternating sub and super-transus temperature layers. Thorough sample preparation was later carried out to allow analysis by SEM and Optical Microscopy.The research also focused on mechanical (Charpy and Tensile) testing of samples from an externally produced large billet, to determine the effects of different cooling rates between the billet's centre and its outer rim, and whether this could affect mechanical performance and microstructure.

Intern

• Jun 2020 - Sep 2020

Worked as a full-time intern in the aluminium refining plant with the chance to further my academic knowledge on metals with daily contact with an industrial production line.I have had the privilege to observe nearly all aspects of production, including arrival and departure of material, pre-processing, melting and pouring, and waste treatment. I have also carried out my own experiments, collected and interpreted data to reach a final conclusion. This was a great opportunity to observe materials science in action, but also to be able to contribute with knowledge gathered during the many extensive research projects undertaken during the previous university years. These included skills such as planning and execution of experiments, as well as determining possible improvements to both testing procedures and also the larger production process.I am pleased to have also learnt immensely from this experience, both academically and scientifically, but also regarding good business practices, logistics, legislature and systems management. These are all aspects that I was missing as a student and, I think, only real time spent on the ground, in industry, can offer the wider perspective needed to leave part of the rigidness of an academic environment behind. Thanks to the long history of the company, I have also had the chance to visit over 25 other industrial plants of suppliers, clients and collaborators, to observe more industrial processes than an eager materials scientist could ever dream of, such as: aluminum ingot and billet production, extrusion and rolling, steel manufacturing with continuous casting techniques, fuse cast refractory production, plastic and scrap metal waste separation and recycling, waste incineration, glass and cement manufacturing, low and high-pressure die casting, and technical gas production.

Operations & Logitstics

• Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

A forward-thinking organisation focused on increasing engineering student engagement in solving common disability problems, through the creation of Maker Marathons. A forward-thinking organisation focused on increasing engineering student engagement in solving common disability problems, through the creation of Maker Marathons.

Summer stage at the Department for Territory and Biodiversity

• Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

Data and image managing within the EuDASM - European Digital Archive of Soil Maps. Data and image managing within the EuDASM - European Digital Archive of Soil Maps.