Dr James Famelton
Lecturer in Physical Metallurgy (Constellium)
- Email: james.famelton@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 267303
Summary
Dr James Famelton started as a research fellow with BCAST in 2022 before taking on the new role of Lecturer in Physical Metallurgy (Constellium) in 2024. Prior to this he completed a DPhil in materials science at the University of Oxford, investigating the solute clusters and precipitates that from in high strength Al-6XXX alloys using atom probe tomography.
His current work focus on nano-scale characterisation of precipitates and solute clusters using atom probe tomography and transmission electron microscopy.
Qualifications
DPhil in Materials Science, University of Oxford 2017-2022
MSci in Materials Science, Univesity of Cambridge 2013-2017
Newest selected publications
Famelton, JR., Williams, CA., Barbatti, C., Bagot, PAJ. and Moody, MP. (2025) 'The role of solute clusters in the nucleation of precipitates in Al–Mg–Si–Cu alloys'. Materialia, 42. pp. 1 - 9. ISSN: 2589-1529 Open Access Link
Famelton, JR., Williams, CA., Barbatti, C., Bagot, PAJ. and Moody, MP. (2023) 'Point excess solute: A new metric for quantifying solute segregation in atom probe tomography datasets including application to naturally aged solute clusters in Al-Mg-Si-(Cu) alloys'. Materials Characterization, 206. pp. 1 - 12. ISSN: 1044-5803 Open Access Link
Famelton, JR., Hughes, GM., Williams, CA., Barbatti, C., Moody, MP. and Bagot, PAJ. (2021) 'Xenon plasma focussed ion beam preparation of an Al-6XXX alloy sample for atom probe tomography including analysis of an α-Al(Fe,Mn)Si dispersoid'. Materials Characterization, 178. pp. 111194 - 111194. ISSN: 1044-5803