Advanced materials capabilities

Contents Advanced materials capabilities Advanced characterisation

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Materials characterisation in forensic science

Energetic materials

Coatings for extreme environments

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Corrosion and erosion

Metrology, surface and precision engineering Innovative high-performance composites

Graphene and carbon nanotubes Lightweight structures and impact

Cranfield Impact Centre

Metal additive manufacturing Structures and mechanical testing

Autonomous non-destructive robotic testing

Engineering photonics

Circular economy and waste repurposing

Materials recovery from waste to meet net zero targets

There are many ways we can collaborate, dependent on your project scope.

Small projects

MSc/PhD individual research Graduate student with an academic supervisor. 4 months–3 years

MSc group projects

3 months

Team of graduate students with academic supervisiors.

Knowledge Transfer Partnership

Consultancy

Duration to suit

1–3 years

Industrial placement with academic team support benefiting from Government investment.

Expert researcher.

Large projects

Industrial research

Leveraged research

Duration to suit

Duration to suit

Co-development of research funding application to Government UKRI.

Post doc with academic team support and Cranfield facilities.

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