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2019 Cohort
Student Name Project Title Academic Supervisor Industrial Sponsor
Burnap, Jason

EngD - Advanced manufacturing methods for aerospace actuation systems

Slatter, Tom

Collins Aerospace
Mundanmany, Felix

EngD - Process monitoring during grinding of novel aerospace grade materials

Manson, Graeme

AMRC
O'Donnell, Luke

EngD - Ultrasonic assisted machining of composite materials

Slatter, Tom

Kennametal
Osborne, Gabriel

EngD - Distortion and Residual Stress Management during High-Tolerance Piston Manufacture

Pinna, Christophe

Collins Aerospace
Pietrow, Danila

EngD - Non-conventional cutting processes for CFRP materials

Fairclough, Patrick

AMRC
Proud, Leon

EngD - Cryogenic and CO2 Coolants in during machining of next generation aircraft grade materials

Slatter, Tom

AMRC
Sajid, Ashir

EngD - Investigating the interactions of metalworking fluids and its additives with aerospace alloys

Dwyer-Joyce, Rob

Italmatch Chemicals
2018 Cohort
Student Name Project Title Academic Supervisor Industrial Sponsor
Champneys, Max PhD - Nonlinear Normal Modes for Reduced Order Modelling of Machining Processes

Worden, Keith

N/A
Childerhouse, Thomas EngD - Advancing tool material and cutting technology for near net shape manufacture of titanium alloy components                     

Jackson, Martin

Seco & Element Six
Dabrowski, Sebastian EngD - The development of next generation cutting tools for high value aerospace components

Fairclough, Patrick

Kyocera SGS Precision Tools
Leonard, Jack PhD - Machining distortion analysis and control during hybrid machining processes

Ghadbeigi, Hassan

N/A
McMullen, Kieran PhD - Industrial Robotics for Advanced Machining

Lord, Charles

BAE Systems
Neal, Peter EngD - Driveline and transmission of the future

Goodall, Russell

Ricardo
Osmond, Luke EngD - Development of Cutting Tool Technology for Ceramic Milling of Nickel Alloys

Slatter, Tom

AMRC
Priest, Joshua EngD - Developing predictive models for hole generation in advance aerospace metallic materials

Ghadbeigi, Hassan

Sandvik Coromant
Secker, Jack EngD - Providing novel experimental methods to improve commercialisation of cutting fluids to aerospace manufacturing markets

Zimmerman, Will

Hangsterfer's
Seward, Oscar PhD - Investigation of the WC-Co/CFRP and diamond/CFRP tribo-systems by thermo-mechanical finite element analysis

Fairclough, Patrick

N/A
Soto, Camilo EngD - Vibration Modelling in High Production Rate Aerospace Machining

Sims, Neil

GKN Aerospace
Taiwo, Gloria EngD - Evaluation of advanced grinding platform technologies for high performance aerospace machining applications

Lewis Roger w.e.f. Oct 2019 (formerly Ghadbeigi, Hassan)

N/A
Thatparan, Tharshan EngD - Simulation of Machining-Induced Surface Damage in Metal Cutting

Ghadbeigi, Hassan

AMRC
2017 Cohort
Student Name Project Title Academic Supervisor Industrial Sponsor
Choong, Wei Liang EngD - Developing novel and flexible gear machining methodologies N/A Collins Aerospace
Cooper, Andrew EngD - Disruptive Machining Methods for Large Aerospace Wing Structures 

Pinna, Christophe

GKN Aerospace
Tipuric, Matthew PhD - Improving Machining Productivity Using Inerters

Sims, Neil & Wagg, David

N/A
2013 Cohort
Student Name Project Title Academic Supervisor Industrial Sponsor
Arrospide, Iraitz EngD - Surface integrity oriented development of machining technologies for Ti 6-4

Sims, Neil

ITP Aero

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