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Her research interests are in the bonding, structure
and magnetism of the lanthanides and actinides
and in the design, development and
applications of new materials containing these
elements.
Prof Robin Grimes, FREng,
FIMMM, FINucE, FInstP, FACerS,
CEng
Professor of Materials Physics
Department of Materials
CNE Founding Director
Robin’s primary research interest
is the application and development of
computer simulation techniques to predict
structural and dynamic properties of inorganic
materials. Topics of particular interest include
radiation damage, nuclear fuels and waste
form behaviour and performance (in collaboration
with industry and national laboratories),
ionic conductivity and defect processes for fuel
cell materials, surface structural processes and
interfaces between glass and ceramic.
Since 1984 Robin has authored over 240 peerreviewed
publications. From 2008 until 2013 he
was Director of the Imperial Centre for Nuclear
Engineering and from 2010 to 2013 he was Director
of the Imperial College Rolls Royce University
Technology Centre in Nuclear Engineering.
He was appointed Principal Investigator
of the Research Councils Nuclear Champion
consortium in 2010. In 2011 he was Specialist
Advisor to the House of Lords Select Committee
on Science and Technology for their report
on Nuclear Research and Development Capabilities
and in 2013 was made a Fellow of the
Royal Academy of Engineering. He is currently
the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office.
Prof Geoffrey Hewitt, FREng,
FRS
Emeritus Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Geoff specialises in multiphase
flow systems, with particular
reference to channel flow and
heat transfer. He has had a wide experience of
industrial application through his founding of
the Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Service (HTFS)
at Harwell and through extensive consultancy
and contract work. His contributions to the field
have been recognised by his election to the
Royal Society, the Royal Academy of Engineering
and the US National Academy of Engineering
in addition to international awards.
Geoff sits on the CNE Management Board as
Chemical Engineering representative.
Prof John-Paul Latham
Senior Lecturer
Department of Earth Science and
Engineering
John-Paul is a major contributor
to research supporting the
VGeST Open Source Tools for the
application of Discontinuum Modelling to fracture,
fragmentation and granular processes,
forces and stresses in concrete armour units
for breakwaters, wave-structure modelling with
Fluidity and Y3D, fracture patterns and flow in
reservoir rocks and rock mechanics.
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