Philip Withers

Philip Withers
FRS FREng
Withers in 2016
BornMay 1963 (age 61)[2]
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
ThesisThe development of the Eshelby model and its application to metal matrix composites (1988)
Websitewww.manchester.ac.uk/research/P.j.withers

Philip John Withers (born May 1963)[2] is the Regius Professor[3] of Materials in the School of Materials, University of Manchester.[4][5][6] and Chief Scientist of the Henry Royce Institute.

Education

Withers was educated at the University of Cambridge where he was awarded an undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences (Physics) in 1985 followed by a PhD degree in the metallurgy of Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) in 1988.[7]

Career and research

Following his doctorate, Withers was appointed a lecturer at Cambridge before being appointed Professor at the University of Manchester in 1998.[8] His research investigates the application of advanced techniques to follow the behaviour of engineering and natural materials in real time and in 3D.[4][9][10][11]

In 2008 Withers set up the Henry Moseley Manchester X-ray Imaging Facility (MXIF),[12] which has extensive suites of 3D X-ray Imaging facilities. In 2012, Withers became the inaugural Director of the BP International Centre for Advanced Materials (ICAM) aimed understanding and developing materials across the energy industry.[13] ICAM is a collaboration between BP, The University of Manchester, The University of Cambridge, Imperial College London and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[13]

With Bill Clyne, he is a co-author of the textbook An Introduction to Metal Matrix Composites.[14] His research has been funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).[15]

Awards and honours

Withers was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) in 2005 and a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2016.[16][17] In 2014, the University of Manchester was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize, recognising Withers work at the Manchester X-ray Imaging Facility.

References

  1. ^ Philip Withers publications indexed by Google Scholar
  2. ^ a b "Philip John Withers". London: Companies House. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016.
  3. ^ Anon (2016). "University receives a royal seal of approval from the Queen". Manchester: University of Manchester. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Prof Philip Withers research". Manchester: University of Manchester. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015.
  5. ^ Thought Leader – Professor Phillip Withers – School of Material Science on YouTube
  6. ^ M.T. Hutchings; P.J. Withers; T.M. Holden; Torben Lorentzen (2005). Introduction to the Characterization of Residual Stress by Neutron Diffraction. CRC Press. ISBN 9780415310000.
  7. ^ Withers, Philip John (1988). The development of the Eshelby model and its application to metal matrix composites (PhD thesis). University of Cambridge. OCLC 557015178.
  8. ^ Nick Smith (2017). "Interview – Philip Withers, Regius Professor of Materials at the University of Manchester". IET.
  9. ^ Withers, P.J.; Bhadeshia, H.K.D.H. (2013). "Residual stress. Part 1 – Measurement techniques". Materials Science and Technology. 17 (4): 355–365. doi:10.1179/026708301101509980. S2CID 17492980.
  10. ^ Withers, P.J.; Bhadeshia, H.K.D.H. (2013). "Residual stress. Part 2 – Nature and origins". Materials Science and Technology. 17 (4): 366–375. doi:10.1179/026708301101510087. S2CID 14893933.
  11. ^ Peel, M.; Steuwer, A.; Preuss, M.; Withers, P.J. (2003). "Microstructure, mechanical properties and residual stresses as a function of welding speed in aluminium AA5083 friction stir welds". Acta Materialia. 51 (16): 4791–4801. Bibcode:2003AcMat..51.4791P. doi:10.1016/S1359-6454(03)00319-7.
  12. ^ "Manchester X-Ray Imaging Facility (MXIF)". Manchester: University of Manchester. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016.
  13. ^ a b "Phil Withers, ICAM Director". Manchester: icam-online.org. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015.
  14. ^ Clyne, T. W.; Withers, P. J. (1993). An Introduction to Metal Matrix Composites. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511623080. ISBN 9780511623080.
  15. ^ "UK Government Grants awarded to Philip Withers". Swindon: Research Councils UK. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016.
  16. ^ Anon (2016). "Professor Philip Withers FRS". London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where:

    "All text published under the heading 'Biography' on Fellow profile pages is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License." --"Royal Society Terms, conditions and policies". Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  17. ^ "Manchester scientists elected as Fellows of Royal Society". Manchester: University of Manchester. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016.
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