Prof David Bacon BSc, PhD, DSc, FInstP, FIM, CEng

Professor of Materials Science School of Engineering

Research

Research Grants

Hydrogen embrittlement and hydride cracking in zirconium-based reactor alloys and equipment.

ROYAL SOCIETY

January 2002 - December 2002

Atomic-scale studies of dislocation behaviour in irradiated metals.

ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)

April 2006

Phosphorus influence on steel ageing (PISA).

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

December 2000 - March 2005

The influence of radiation damage on STEM chemical microanalysis.

ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

November 2001 - November 2004

Improvement of Techniques for Multiscale Modelling of Irradiated Materials (ITEM).

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

November 2001 - October 2005

Multiscale modelling of defect behaviour and mechanical property effects in irradiated metals.

ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

October 2000 - February 2004

Stochastic computer simulation of defect evolution in irridated ferritic steel

ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

December 1997 - January 2001

Gen IV and Transmutation MATerials(GETMAT).

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

February 2008 - October 2013

High Performance Computing for Materials Research.

HIGHER EDUCATION FUND COUNCIL FOR ENGLAND (UK)

January 2000 - December 2002

The Structure and Evolution of Copper-Rich Precipitates in Ferritic Steels and their Role in Hardening.

ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

October 2002 - September 2005

Predictive modelling of mechanical properties of materials for fusion power plants.

ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

April 2005 - March 2009

Prediction of irradiation damage effects on reactor components (PERFECT).

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

January 2004 - December 2007