PHYSICS DEPARTMENT SEMINAR IN COLLABORATION WITH UC3M PhD PROGRAMS
Speaker: Dr. Thomas P. Davis (Oxford Sigma)
Date & time: Thursday, 20th October 2022, 13:15 h
Venue: 4.0.E04 - Torres Quevedo building
“Neutron irradiation of ferritic-martensitic steels for fusion energy”
This seminar aims to achieve two objectives:
1) Provide the research findings of at Oxford University in radiation damage of steels using atom probe tomography, nanoindentation, and electron microscopy to investigate: a) radiation-induced precipitation of nanosized Mn-Ni-Si precipitates (MNSP) and nanosized copper-rich precipitates (CRP), and radiation-induced solute segregation to dislocations in neutron and ion irradiated T91 ferritic-martensitic steel, and b) the effect of yttrium-titanium-oxygen (Y-Ti-O) nanosized precipitates on the grain structure and mechanical properties of Fe-14Cr-W-0.25Ti-0.25Y2O3 (wt. %) (14YWT) oxide dispersion strengthened steel.
2) How the application of his PhD has enabled the creation of a functional and successful company that is developing solutions in fusion energy in order to accelerate the deployment of the technology.
is the President and Chief Technology Officer of , a R&D company that develops fusion materials technology whilst providing technical, materials, and regulatory support to the nuclear and fusion industry. Thomas has published multiple patents and research papers covering in-vessel component designs, materials development, fusion materials, and radiation shielding. He holds a MEng in Nuclear Engineering from the and a PhD in nuclear materials from the . In addition, Thomas is an Honorary Research Fellow focusing on radiation damage of materials at .
