Student profiles

There are people from all walks of life and every culture I can think of and it makes it a fantastic place to work

Elizabeth Davis-Fowell Rare-Earth Free Bulk Permanent Magnet Alloy Development

This Pride Month, we spoke to Elizabeth about her experiences in the Department. She graduated as a Physicist, but always had an interest in materials physics. Having spent some time with 'nuclear binmen' in Scotland, she now develops new magentic alloys for electric cars.

I’ve studied in lots of unis/departments, but I’ve found this department in Sheffield to be the warmest and most welcoming of the lot!

James Mansfield Immobilisation Science Laboratory

To celebrate Pride month, we talked to James about his research and his experience of being part of the growing LGBTQIA+ community in the department. James is working towards his PhD in researching how glass dissolved over long periods of time to understand how nuclear waste may be safely disposed of. His project is about "Long-term Glass Behaviour Testing In Action + some other stuff (LGBTQIA+ ??)”

Proper science means you don’t know exactly what’s going to happen. At first that can be a bit scary, but your experience will guide you through.

Chris Morris Currently a member of the Centre for Doctoral Training for Nuclear Energy Futures

Chris studied Materials Science with Nuclear Engineering and has gone on to join the Centre for Doctoral Training in Nuclear Energy Futures.

We've really enjoyed our time here and bringing up our children in the city

Zena Jehad Wally PhD Materials Science and Engineering

Zena and her family moved to Sheffield from Iraq so that she could research small-scale 3D printing for her PhD.

The beauty of working in science is that no two days are the same

Betül Aldemir Dikici PhD Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

Betül won a scholarship from the Turkish Ministry of Education to undertake a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering in Sheffield under the supervision of Dr Frederik Claeyssens.

I chose tissue engineering because it has a tangible impact on human beings

Serkan Dikici PhD Engineering Materials

Serkan came to Sheffield from Turkey to carry out his PhD. His research includes developing synthetic and natural tissue-engineered constructs.