Philip J. Withers

Philip Withers
Born Philip John Withers
Fields
Institutions University of Manchester
Alma mater University of Cambridge (PhD)
Thesis The development of the Eshelby model and its application to metal matrix composites (1988)
Doctoral students
  • Mathew Amos[2]
  • Suzanne Clitheroe[3]
  • David Gonzalez[4]
  • David Mackie[5]
  • Jordan Rouse[6]
  • David Szotten[7]
  • Suraiya Zabeen[8]
Notable awards
Website
www.manchester.ac.uk/research/P.j.withers

Philip John Withers FREng FRS[9] is a Professor of Materials Science in the Materials Science Centre at the University of Manchester.[10][11]

Education

Withers was educated at the University of Cambridge where he was awarded a PhD in the metallurgy of Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) in 1988.[12]

Career and research

Following his PhD, Withers was appointed a lecturer at Cambridge before being appointed Professor at the University of Manchester in 1998. His research investigates the application of advanced techniques to follow the behaviour of engineering and natural materials in real time and in 3D.[10][13][14]

In 2008 Withers set up the Henry Moseley Manchester X-ray Imaging Facility (MXIF),[15] 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.[16] With Bill Clyne, he is a co-author of the text book An Introduction to Metal Matrix Composites.[17] His research has been funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).[18]

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.[9][19] 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 J. Withers's publications indexed by Google Scholar, a service provided by Google
  2. ↑ Amos, Mathew (2011). Advanced industrial X-ray computed tomography for defect detection and characterisation of composite structures (PhD thesis). University of Manchester.
  3. ↑ Clitheroe, Suzanne Linda (2011). The physical and microstructural properties of peened austenitic stainless steel (PhD thesis). University of Manchester.
  4. ↑ Gonzalez, David (2013). A contribution on modelling deformation and residual stress in 3D polycrystals (PhD thesis). University of Manchester.
  5. ↑ Mackie, David (2014). Characterisation of casting defects in DC cast magnesium alloys (PhD thesis). University of Manchester.
  6. ↑ Rouse, Jordan Elliott (2012). Characterisation of impact damage in carbon fibre reinforced plastics by 3D X-ray tomography (PhD thesis). University of Manchester.
  7. ↑ Szotten, David (2011). Limited data problems in X-ray and polarized light tomography (PhD thesis). University of Manchester.
  8. ↑ Zabeen, Suraiya (2012). Fatigue crack growth in complex residual stress fields due to surface treatment and foreign object damage under simulated flight cycles (PhD thesis). University of Manchester.
  9. 1 2 3 "Professor Philip Withers FRS". London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 2016-04-29. 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 at the Wayback Machine (archived September 25, 2015)
  10. 1 2 "Prof Philip Withers research". Manchester: manchester.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-06-11.
  11. ↑ Thought Leader - Professor Phillip Withers - School of Material Science on YouTube
  12. ↑ Withers, Philip John (1988). The development of the Eshelby model and its application to metal matrix composites (PhD thesis). University of Cambridge. OCLC 557015178.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ 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. doi:10.1016/S1359-6454(03)00319-7.
  15. ↑ "Manchester X-Ray Imaging Facility (MXIF)". Manchester: manchester.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-04-19.
  16. ↑ "Phil Withers, ICAM Director". Manchester: icam-online.org. Archived from the original on 2015-07-07.
  17. ↑ Clyne, T. W.; Withers, P. J. (1993). "An Introduction to Metal Matrix Composites". Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511623080. ISBN 9780511623080.
  18. ↑ "UK Government Grants awarded to Philip Withers". Swindon: Research Councils UK. Archived from the original on 2016-05-04.
  19. ↑ "Manchester scientists elected as Fellows of Royal Society". Manchester: manchester.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-05-06.



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