BCAST people

Professor Hamid Asadi Prof Hamid Assadi is the Head of Virtual Engineering Centre and Professor of Solidification at Brunel University London. He studied Materials Engineering at Shiraz University, and received his PhD in Materials Science and Metallurgy from University of Cambridge in 1996. His work experience includes a professorship at Tarbiat Modares University, as well as several visiting appointments at Helmut Schmidt University, Max Planck Institute for Iron Research, and German Aerospace Centre (DLR). I am interested in modelling and simulation of materials and manufacturing processes, ranging from solidification and diffusion bonding to metal forming and cold spraying, with a focus on microstructure development under dynamic or non-equilibrium conditions. I have been using the finite element method to simulate thermomechanical processes, as well as a combination of phase-field, cellular automata and lattice Boltzmann models to simulate microstructure development in thermal and electrochemical processes. Materials Science and Metallurgy

Professor Shouxun Ji Prof. Shouxun Ji is currently a Professor at Brunel University London. He has been focusing on the development of lightweight materials and structures for the automotive industry, aerospace, powered tools, and other sectors. The main activities include purpose-developed aluminium alloys and magnesium alloys with improved ductility, strength (at ambience and elevated temperatures), modulus and thermal conductivity, and the hybrid structures using different materials and different joining techniques. He is also working on new materials and structures for special applications, such as materials for explosive cords and high strength casting materials for aircraft. His works have helped industrial partners to deliver several products in massive manufacturing. Recently, he worked with world leading company to develop magnesium alloys for small engine applications, which requires improved strength and thermal conductivity at room temperature and at elevated temperatures. Prof. Ji have plenty experiences in high pressure die casting including die structure design, gating system design and optimisation, casting process and casting materials. He also worked extensively on other shaped-casting processes such as sand casting, gravity casting, low pressure die casting, semi-solid metal processing of rheo-die casting, rheo-extrusion, and rheo-twin roll casting. His previous works also included cast irons (spheroidal graphite cast iron and austempered ductile iron) and copper alloys. Prof. Ji has published more than 130 papers in the peer-reviewed scientific Journals and more than 20 international patents. He is the member of three ISO technical committee and one BSI technical committee and the editorial member of three scientific journals. CITATIONS & h-INDEX ORCID ID: RESEARCH AWARDS The 2023 award of excellence in the commercial cast product category from International Magnesium Association (IMA) for high temperature magnesium alloy small engine cylinder. Award for ‘Person of the Year 2022’ from International Magnesium Science and Technology Society for the achievement in magnesium research and development. National innovation award in 2017 from CMF UK for advancing casting materials and development of aluminium alloys. His research is on lightweight alloy materials and structures with the overarching goal to advance the state-of-the-art in innovative materials and manufacturing methods in association with the understanding of the mechanical behaviours and strengthening mechanisms of metallic materials from solidification, casting, deformation, and heat treatment. Currently, his research projects include (1) light weight materials for automotive industry, especially super ductile aluminium alloys and magnesium alloys, (2) high pressure die casting of thin-wall casting, (3) semi-solid processing of aluminium alloys and magnesium alloys. Materials and Metallurgy (1) Modulus leader. Lecturing on '' MN5508: Project management'' (2) Lecturing on '' MN5566: Design experience'' (3) Supervision of M. Sc. students (4) Supervision of Ph. D. students

Professor Geoffrey Scamans Geoff Scamans, is a Professor of Metallurgy at Brunel University and the Chief Scientific Officer of Innoval Technology Limited. He obtained his first degree (1970) and his PhD (1974) in Metallurgy from Imperial College. He worked for Alcan in their Banbury research laboratory from 1970 to 2003 and from then at Innoval Technology and Brunel University. Professor Scamans has published over 160 scientific papers in a wide range of subject areas relating to the microstructure, performance and recycling of aluminium alloys.

Dr Chamini Mendis Dr. Chamini Mendis is the newly appointed Reader in Mg research. Prior to this, she was a research scientist at the Magnesium Innovation Centre (MagIC) in the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht in Germany. She received her Ph.D. (2005), M.Eng.Sci. (2000) and BE/LLB (1995/1997)) in Materials Engineering from the Monash University, Australia. Following the doctoral studies, prior to moving to MagIC, she spent 6 years at the National Institute for Materials Science (Tsukuba, Japan) working with Prof. Kazuhiro Hono, first as a JSPS postdoctoral fellow and then as a MANA researcher, the design and characterization of light metallic materials especially newly developed precipitation hardable magnesium alloys, with a special focus on the characterization of nano-scaled particles using advanced transmission electron microscopy and 3 dimensional atom probe tomography. She has published over 100 research publications including research papers in scientific journals, conference proceedings and a book chapter. She is a member of the magnesium committee The Materials Metals and Mineral Society (TMS) was a guest editor of the institute journal JOM. Her current research interest includes development of new advanced magnesium alloys for structural applications using low cost alloying additions for both cast and wrought applications, microstructure property relationships of light alloys, solid-state phase transformations in light metallic alloys with focus on Mg alloys and solidification and thermomechanical processing of Mg alloys.

Dr Yan Huang Dr Huang leads metallic biomaterials research at Brunel, working on both traditional permanent titanium implants and novel biodegradable magnesium medical devices for orthopaedic cardiovascular applications. He recently won three research grants in biomaterials research from the Royal society, EPSRC and European Commission (EC). Dr Huang is a founding member and co-investigator of the EPSRC Future Liquid Metal Engineering (LiME) HUB where he leads the activities on process development and light alloy processing involving both solidification and plastic deformation. He has extensive experience in process innovation for combined solidification and thermomechanical processing (semisolid forming, twin roll casting, and integrated cast-forming), solid state joining, severe plastic deformation for light alloys and light metal matrix composites. He has long term interests in the characterization of microstructure and texture evolution during thermomechanical processing and fundamental issues of strengthening, plastic deformation and grain boundary migration. Teaching: 1)ME3608 Propulsion Systems, Aircraft Structures and Materials, Airworthiness and Stability and Control; 2) ME5537/ME5307 Advanced racing vehicle dynamics IC engines, materials and manufacturing; 3) MACE research method workshops for post graduate students; 4) BCAST training courses. Current interests include the development of advanced casting technologies such as Twin Roll Casting of light alloys, microstructure and texture characterization by EBSD, combined and optimized solidification and themomechanical processing and the related thermodynamics.

Dr Zhongping Que

Dr Ebad Bagherpour Jahromi Dr Ebad Bagherpour is a Lecturer at BCAST, Brunel University. Before joining this role, he served as a CircularMetal Research Associate, Level-UP research fellow, and RACEForm research fellow at BCAST, held a Post-Doctoral Researcher position at Doshisha University in Japan, worked as a Lecturer at Shiraz University, and held the position of R&D Manager at Shiraz Kahroba Industrial Co. With a wealth of experience spanning over 15 years in the field of metallurgy and materials science, he specialises in mechanical material characterisation, microstructure-properties relationships in materials, cyclic response of metals, forming technologies, dislocation theory, and deformation mechanisms. Deformation of metals and composite materials; Modeling and Simulation Microstructure-properties relationship in materials Cyclic response of metals Advanced metal and composite forming technologies Metallic materials processing Dislocations Theory, Deformation and Fracture Mechanisms Microstructural and texture evolution in polycrystalline materials Severe Plastic Deformation Mechanical joining Metal Matrix Composite materials (processing and manufacturing) Analytical Modeling and FEM simulations

Dr Raluca Florentina Negrea Highly motivated Scientific Researcher with a substantial background in Transmission /Scanning electron microscopy and 12+ years of experience. Advanced analytical and structural characterization of crystalline materials using electron microscopy is my current specialization. With 72 papers in the top-ranking journals, over 1200 citations and h-index of 19, I have a strong international visibility. Through my competences, I was an indispensable collaborator for the development and fulfillment of many national and international research projects. Within these projects, I had the opportunity to initiate and supervise the research activity of young master’s and bachelor’s degree students. Also, the high quality of my works allowed me to interact with world-renowned experts in materials physics.

Dr Feng Gao Feng Gao graduated and was awarded the PhD degree from Xiamen University in China in 2009. He joined the BCAST, Brunel University London in 2012 as research fellow following work as lecture at Qingdao University of Science and Technology in China. He was made senior research fellow at BCAST in 2022. Modelling of solidification and grain refinement of Al and Mg alloys, including analytical and numerical models. Thermodynamic calculations on alloys Design of new Al and Mg alloys My research focuses on design of new alloys on the basis of CALPHAD (calculations of phase diagrams) method and grain refinement of Al and Mg alloys during solidification.

Dr Hua Men My current research interest is atomistic mechanism of heterogeneous nucleation and mechanism of growth interface kinetics, using molecular dynamics simulation, machine learning and analytical modelling. The purpose is to establish the machanism of early stage of solidification at an atomic level, and finally to predict the microstructures of complex castings with high efficiency and accuracy. Molecular dynamics simulations on nucleation, crystal growth and modelling of solidification Nucleation; Crystal growth; Molecular dynamics simulations; Machine learning; Modelling of solidification

Dr Yun Wang Dr Wang joined BCAST as a research fellow in December 2007. He obtained his PhD in materials science at University of Sheffield, and worked as a research fellow at University of Sheffield and University of Surrey. Dr Wang’s main research interests are solidification processing, microstructural characterisation, heat treatment and phase transformation of light metals and alloys. His current research focuses on revelation of the nature of oxide films and other inclusions in alloy melt, understanding of heterogeneous nucleation mechanisms for Al- and Mg-based alloys, and microstructural characterisation of light alloys by high resolutuion electron microscopy, including aberration (Cs) corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy. Representative publications: Y. Wang, G. Liu and Z Fan, “Microstructural evolution of rheo-diecast AZ91D Mg alloy during heat treatment”, Acta Mater. 54(2006), 689. Y. Wang, M.Xia, Z.Fan, X.Zhou and G.E. Thompson, “The effect of Al8Mn5 intermetallic particles on grain size of as-cast Mg-Al-Zn AZ91D alloy”, Intermetallics, 18(2010), 1683. Y. Wang, G Liu and Z Fan, “A new heat treatment procedure for rheo-diecast AZ91D Mg alloy”, Scripta Mater. 54(2006), 903. Y. Wang, Z Fan, X Zhou and G.E. Thompson, “Characterisation of magnesium oxide and its interface with alpha-Mg in Mg-Al based alloys”, Philos. Mag. Letts., 91(2011) 516-529. Z. Fan, Y. Wang, Y. Zhang, T. Qin, XR. Zhou, GE. Thompson, T. Pennycook, T. Hashimoto, Grain refining mechanism in the Al/Al–Ti–B system, Acta Mater. 84(2015) pp.292-304. Z. Fan, Y. Wang, M. Xia and S. Arumuganathar, “Enhanced heterogeneous nucleation in AZ91D alloy by intensive melt shearing”, Acta Mater, 57(2009), 4891. Y. Wang, G. Liu and Z. Fan, “A new heat treatment procedure for rheo-diecast AZ91D Mg alloy”, Scripta Mater. 54(2006), 903. M. Hitchcock, Y. Wang and Z. Fan, “Secondary solidification behaviour of rheo-diecast Al-Si-Mg Al alloy”, Acta Mater. 55(2007) 1589. H-T Li, Y. Wang Y, Z Fan “Mechanisms of enhanced heterogeneous nucleation during solidification in binary Al-Mg alloys”, Acta Mater. 60(2012), 1528. L. Wang, W. Lu, Q. Hu, M. Xia, Y. Wang, J Li, Interfacial tuning for the nucleation of liquid AlCu alloy, Acta Mater. 139(2017) 75. G. Liu, Y. Wang, Z. Fan, A physical approach to the direct recycling of Mg-alloy scrap by the rheo-diecasting process, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 472(2008) 251. S. Ji, Y. Wang, D. Watson, Z. Fan, Microstructural evolution and solidification behavior of Al-Mg-Si Alloy in high-pressure die casting, Metall. Mater. Trans.A, 44A(2013) 3185. Y. Wang, H. Jones and PV. Evans, “Eutectic solidification characteristics of Bridgman grown Al-3Fe-0.1V alloy”, J. Mater. Sci., 33(1998), 5205. A. Sareen, Y. Wang, Ulf. Sodervall, Per Lundgren and S. Bengtsson, “Effect of Si cap layer on parasitic channel operation in Si/SiGe metal–oxide–semiconductor structures”, J. Appl. Phys. 93(2003), 3545. Y. Wang and H. Jones, "Effects of growth velocity on the growth temperature of the Al-AlxFe eutectic in Al-2.85Fe-0.12V alloy", Metall. Mater. Trans. A, 32A(2001), 1251. Y. Wang, W.M. Rainforth, H. Jones and M. Lieblich, “Dry wear behaviour and its relation to microstructure of novel 6092 aluminium alloy–Ni3Al powder metallurgy composite”, Wear, 251(2001), 1421. Y. Wang, GW. Lorimer and FR. Sale, “Microstructural development during consolidation of rapidly solidified Al-Fe-V-Si powder by VHP, extrusion and rolling”, Scripta Metall. Mater. 31(1994) 1337.

Dr Seyedmehdi Hosseini Dr. Seyedmehdi Hosseini joined BCAST as a research fellow in July 2021. He has been fascinated by the design and implementation of new technological setups to develop robust Al, Mg, and Fe-based alloying systems. Prior to joining BCAST, he had been working at NIOC as the leader of the offshore QC/QA team from 2011 to 2018 while he obtained his PhD from Semnan University in 2016. In 2018, he was awarded an individual fellowship by the European structural and investment funds, European Commission (ChemJets Project, MSCA-IF concept) to start his post-doc at the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, working on the development of Al composite quasicrystals applicable at high temperatures. Thereafter, he was offered a new research fellow position at the Czech Academy of Science to continue his work on the evaluation of corrosion and tribological behavior of Al-based quasicrystals in 2020. At BCAST, he has been contributing to three projects, including setting up the EPT equipment for the crack healing of large industrial components (Horizon 2020 LEVEL-UP project), the development of multicomponent single-phase alloys (LiME Hub project), and the strengthening of Al alloys applicable in the automotive industry (STEP project). His achievements include a seven-year experience in the oil and gas industry, one granted patent, publication of 15 peer-reviewed articles, accumulation of over 370 citations, and numerous presentations delivered at national/international conferences.

Dr Erdem Karakulak Dr Erdem Karakulak received his PhD (2013) in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Kocaeli University, Turkey. He joined BCAST as a research fellow in 2018. Prior to this he was an Assistant Professor in Kocaeli University (2013-2018), and a visiting researcher in Magnesium Innovation Centre (MagIC) in the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht in Germany (2014-2015). His research is mainly focussed on casting and solidification of aluminium and magnesium alloys, recycling of aluminium alloys, process-microstructure-property relationship and physical metallurgy of light metals.

Dr Jaime Lazaro Nebreda Dr. Jaime Lazaro Nebreda joined BCAST as a Research Fellow in 2014. Before he had received his Physics, Master and PhD Degrees from the University of Valladolid (Spain), where he worked as a research Assistant for over 10 years on the production and characterization of polymeric and metallic cellular materials and aluminium composites. His research within BCAST focused on the development and improvement of a multi-purpose physical melt conditioning technology to clean and purify aluminium and magnesium alloys. This research improved the recyclability of aluminium alloy scrap by facilitating the easy elimination of unwanted dissolved gasses and the removal of accumulated elements like iron, oxides and non-metallic inclusions in the melt at a reduce cost compared to current industrial methods. His current work also focuses on casting processes, technology up-scaling and quality control using novel non-destructive characterization techniques, such as X-ray computed tomography. He holds a patent and over 30 research publications in scientific journals, book chapters and conference proceedings and has also participated in more than 10 projects funded by the EU and the UK in close collaboration with industrial partners. processing - structure - properties relationship Process quality control purification and recyclability of materials Fe-containing intermetallic compounds in Al alloys Removal of impurities (Fe, Mn, oxides, gases,...) from Al and Mg melts Development of High Shear Melt Conditioning (HSMC) technology Up-scaling casting processes Non-destructive testing (NDT) of electric vehicle components X-ray computed tomography 3D image analysis Microstructure-properties relationship in materials Improve generic properties of LPDC and HPDC components

Dr Zhichao Niu Dr Zhichao Niu joined BCAST as a research fellow in 2018. His research interests include advanced casting techniques, material processing, microstructural characterisation and characterisation on material mechanical properties. His current research focuses on material development and treatment for recycling purposes.

Dr Pavel Shurkin Dr. Pavel Shurkin is currently a Research Fellow in Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology. His areas of expertise include Physical Metallurgy of Aluminium alloys, development of new alloys with focus on high recycled content, microstructure and properties evolution during solidification and solid-state processing.

Mr Ahmed Nassar

Dr Fazlollah Sadeghi Hosnijeh I've had a history on solidification and casting of metallic materials including Al alloys, continuous casting of steels, directional solidification of Ni-based superalloys, and Ti alloys. Besides, the materials characterization using optics, X-ray, electron, and even neutron beams has been my area of expertise in understanding the response of microstructure to various thermo-mechanical processes. Materials Characterization; Continuous casting; Ni-based Superalloys Al alloys; Casting; Solidification

Dr Shubham Sanjay Joshi Dr Shubham Sanjay Joshi is a Research Fellow in the CircularMetal research project at UKRI Interdisciplinary Centre for Circular Metals at BCAST. He focusses on the physical metallurgy aspect of a global health service system for metallic components (MHS) for the rejuvenation of fatigued metals. Dr Joshi holds a PhD in the field of metallurgy, with a thesis titled "Investigation of the link between mechanical properties and microstructure of Ni20Cr alloy manufactured by laser powder bed fusion" from Groupe de Physique des Matériaux Rouen, France. His research interests encompass a wide range of subjects, including physical metallurgy, additive manufacturing, and the complex interplay between process, microstructure, and material properties. Dr Joshi completed his MSc from RWTH Aachen University in Germany with industrial experience on designing of Aluminium alloys via CALPHAD for additive manufacturing at Airbus Defence and Space in Ottobrunn, Germany. Beside research, Dr Joshi is a football enthusiast and a passionate podcaster, sharing his insights on the beautiful tiki-taka game of FC Barcelona through his football podcast. He also enjoys cricket. Laser Powder Bed Fusion (Scalmalloy®, Inconel, 316L SS) Alloy Designing Phase Transformation Computational Thermodynamics (CALPHAD) Circular Metal Research Microstructural Characterisation - TEM, STEM, SEM Deformation/ Strain Hardening Mechanisms Fatigue Behaviour Processing-Microstructure-Properties relationship Additive Manufacturing

Dr Yun Ni

Mr Abdallah Abu Amara Abdallah is a Doctoral Researcher at the Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST). His research is in the field of Aluminium Metal Matrix Composites and the aim of his PhD is to enhance the mechanical properties of 6xxx series alloys through ceramic nano-particle additions. This work is part of the Horizon 2020 EU FLAMINGo project. Abdallah has presented his work to the scientific community at international conferences and has published in scientific journals. Recyclability and sustainable manufacturing of aluminium alloys and composites. Development of high specific strength alloys for the automotive and aerospace sectors. Processing of Metal Matrix Composites using stir casting and ultrasonic melt treatment. Direct Chill casting and Extrusion.

Mr Amir Alizadeh Amir Alizadeh is a doctoral researcher at Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST) under Prof Hamid Assadi's supervision in Physics-informed Neural Networks (PINN). His work is part of the Materials Made Smarter Research Centre (MMSRC). He received his MS in communications engineering from the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran in 2021 and his BS in electronics engineering from Guilan University, Rasht, Iran in 2018. Machine Learning, Physics-Informed Neural Networks, Materials Technology, Aluminium Processing, Data-Driven Modelling

Miss Fateme Amirkhanlu

Mr Radim Asil Radim graduated from Brunel University London in 2020 with a BEng (First Class Honours) in Civil Engineering. He went on to study Structural Engineering at Brunel University London where he graduated with an MSc (With Merit) in 2021. Following his dissertation during his MSc studies which involved the modelling of steel beams under fire conditions, he decided to pursue a PhD in metallurgy with Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST) at Brunel University London. His industrial case (ICASE) PhD is titled, "Synergetic effect of surface-active metallic additions on structure modification in aluminium alloys". His principal supervisor is Professor Dmitry Eskin. The project is funded by both EPSRC and Constellium. Aluminium alloys Solidification Free-machining alloys Material characterisation

Ms Bahar Gharavian

Mr Sadegh Jalalian Sadegh is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in research focused on the rationalisation of steel grades and specifications using Machine Learning techniques. He graduated in MSc Data Science from University of Salford in UK with distinction. He also worked about four years as a Data Scientist and Machine Learning Engineer in industry in the UK (at VisitBritain) and Turkey (at Altin Cuzdan and Getir). Sadegh's primary areas of expertise include Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Artificial Intelligence. He excels in the design and implementation of recommendation system engines, as well as conducting in-depth time series analysis. He is proficient in various analytical and visualising tools such as Python, SQL, SAS, Tableau, storytelling, problem-solving, and extracting meaningful information from the data. Big Data Analytics. Intelligent Databases. Recommendation System Engines. Time Series Analysis. Natural Language Processing. Machine Learning, Deep Neural Network, Generative AI

Miss Kyriaki Katikaridou BSc Mechanical Engineering, MSc Advanced Engineering Design Doctoral (PhD) Researcher Liquid Metal Engineering

Mr Shishir Keerti Shishir is doctoral researcher in Brunel centre of Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST) and is working on the development of high performance magnesium nanocomposites. The focus of this project is to develop advance fabrication techniques for homogeneous distribution of the particulates within the metal matrix for elevated mechanical properties. The outcomes of this research will help in tailoring new light weight metallic materials for industrial applications like automobile and aerospace. Academic qualifications: Doctoral researcher, BCAST, Brunel University, London, 2019 Master of technology, Engineering mechanics, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi,India (2017) Bachelor of technology, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, India (2013) Previous positions: Junior research fellow, CAD CAM centre, VNIT, Nagpur, India (2019) Deformation dynamics Crystal structure Texture Nano mechanics Light weight metals Tribology Deformation in metals Solidification behavior of metals Microstructure engineering

Mrs Hanaa Ibtes

Miss Mizuki Mikami I am a 1st year PhD student at Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST), working on an industrial case (ICASE) PhD titled, 'Compositional Analysis of the Ageing Precipitates in HSA6 Alloys via Atom Probe Tomography.' I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physics in 2021 and completed my Master of Science in Materials Science in 2023 at Chiang Mai University, Thailand. My main research interest is on microstructural characterisation and Aluminium alloys. Aluminium alloys Material characterisation

Mr Hossein Nekoomanesh Fard Hossein joined Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification (BCAST) as a doctoral researcher in 2023. He received his MSc in Materials Science and Metallurgy in 2010 from Tarbiat Modares University (Tehran-Iran).

Mr Sri Saran Gunasekaran I joined BCAST as a Doctoral Researcher in January 2024, after completing my Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering in 2017 and earning my MSc in Advanced Engineering Materials from the University of Manchester, UK, in 2023. My Master's project was focused on the thermomechanical processing of Zirconium alloys for nuclear applications. My PhD research focuses on the use of the Gleeble Thermomechanical Simulation system to replicate the extrusion processing of high-strength Al 6xxx alloys. The ultimate goal is to understand the development of sub-structure during different deformation paths and how these contribute to the development of final property profile. Thermomechanical Processing

Mr Priyansh Khandelwal Priyansh is a doctoral researcher at Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST). His research focuses on studying the effects of Sc on the microstructure and mechanical properties of cast aluminium alloys. He received his masters in Product Development & Manufacturing in 2023 from Cranfiled University, UK and bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from VIT University, India in 2022. Aluminium Alloys Casting Material Characterisation Manufacturing Metallurgy Material Science Mechanical Design & Development

Dr Ian Stone

Dr Mark Jones

Dr Jayesh Patel Dr. Jayesh Patel joined BCAST as a post doctoral research fellow in 2006. In 1999, Jayesh did a 12-month industrial placement at Corus Group Plc., Welsh Technology Centre, UK, in Steel Metallurgy section where, he was involved in an on-going research project, “The development of high strength steels via a cheaper, quicker and flexible processing technology in order to increase the product range for the automotive industry”. Based on his performance during industrial training at Corus Group Plc. he received a sponsorship award of £1500 for his final year graduate study. In 2001, he graduated at Brunel University with a 1st Class BEng. (Hons.) in Materials Engineering with Management. He performed an investigation into the fabrication of a metal foam reinforced ceramic composite (Al/Al2O3) as his final year research project and got nominated for the A T Green Award of The Institute of Materials for best ceramic graduate in UK. During his final year of graduate study, he was offered a PhD Scholarship from Prof. Zhongyun Fan to research on “Aluminium alloy design for semi-solid metal processing”. In 2005, he successfully completed his PhD under the supervision of Dr. Yuqin Liu and Dr. Amitabha Das. Jayesh is currently, the Head of Technology Applications at BCAST, with 4 years of industrial, 9 years of academic and 2 years of managerial experience. His key research and technical expertise are in metallurgy of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, physical and chemical grain refinement of light alloys, advanced solidification research by application of intensive melt shearing, high pressure die-casting, twin-roll casting and direct-chill casting. Over the years he has been involved in various UK and EU government and industrial funded projects researching on physical and chemical grain refinement of non-ferrous metals such as Aluminium, Magnesium, Zinc and Copper. In the recent years, his main focus has been in preparing the high shear melt conditioning technologies developed at BCAST, for commercial applications especially for the automotive and recycling industry. He regularly attends various international conferences and industrial meetings to promote the R&D portfolio of BCAST. He has an academic track record of over 60 publications, with a h-index of 15 and a total of 740 citations. He has been involved in various collaborative R&D projects with some well-known organisations such as; Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan, Constellium, Luxfer MEL, Arconic, Mahle, Grainger and Worrall, Aeromet, Chinalco and MQP-STNM. Representative publications:

Dr Tamsin Runnalls Qualifications 2005: PhD Pharmaceuticals in the Environment. Brunel University London. 1998: MSc Applied Fish Biology, Plymouth University. 1996: BSc (Hons) Fisheries Studies, Plymouth University. 1998–present Brunel University, London Project Manager The LiME Hub, BCAST Brunel University, London. 2020-present. Project Manager - INTCATCH (EU Horizon 2020) (part time, job share): 2016 - 2020. Post-doctoral Research Fellow (part time): 2011-2019 Intelligent Ecotoxicology – From single chemicals to mixtures (DEFRA) Post-doctoral Research Fellow: 2008-2011 Intelligent Ecotoxicology – Progestogens as a test case. Investigating the effects of progestogens on fish (DEFRA) Post-doctoral Research Fellow: 2004-2008 Detecting endocrine disrupting chemicals in the aquatic environment (EDEN) Research Assistant: 2003: ACE: Analysing the combined effects of mixtures of estrogenic chemicals in marine and freshwater organisms (EC-Fw5) Research Technician: 1998-2001 Development of a reproductive performance test (pair breeding assay) for endocrine disrupting chemicals, using the fathead minnow Selected Publications Runnalls, T. J., Beresford, N., Kugathas, S., Margiotta-Casaluci, L., Scholze, M., Scott, A. P., & Sumpter, J. P.(2015). From single chemicals to mixtures-Reproductive effects of levonorgestrel and ethinylestradiolon the fathead minnow.. Aquatic Toxicology, 169, 152-167. doi:10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.10.009 Kugathas, S., Runnalls, T. J., & Sumpter, J. P. (2013). Metabolic and reproductive effects of relatively lowconcentrations of beclomethasone dipropionate, a synthetic glucocorticoid, on fathead minnows.Environmental Science and Technology, 47(16), 9487-9495. doi:10.1021/es4019332 Scott, A. P., Hill, T., Beresford, N., Runnalls, T. J., Sumpter, J. P., & Ellis, T. (2013). Out-of-season production of17,20β-dihydroxypregn-4-en-3-one in the roach rutilus rutilus. Journal of Fish Biology, 83(2), 233-249.doi:10.1111/jfb.12150 Runnalls, T. J., Beresford, N., Losty, E., Scott, A. P., & Sumpter, J. P. (2013). Several synthetic progestins withdifferent potencies adversely affect reproduction of fish. Environmental Science and Technology, 47(4),2077-2084. doi:10.1021/es3048834 Kugathas, S., Runnalls, T., & Sumpter, J. (2012). Synthetic progestins and glucocorticoids affect fishreproduction and physiology. In 48th Congress of the European-Societies-of-Toxicology (EUROTOX).Stockholm, Sweden. Beresford, N., Brian, J. V., Runnalls, T. J., Sumpter, J. P., & Jobling, S. (2011). Estrogenic activity of tropical fishfood can alter baseline vitellogenin concentrations in male fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas).Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 30(5), 1139-1145. doi:10.1002/etc.479 Harris, C. A., Hamilton, P. B., Runnalls, T. J., Vinciotti, V., Henshaw, A., Hodgson, D., . . . Sumpter, J. P. (2011).The consequences of feminization in breeding groups of wild fish. Environmental Health Perspectives,119(3), 306-311. doi:10.1289/ehp.1002555 Kugathas, S., Runnalle, T. J., & Sumpter, J. P. (2011). Dose-response effects of chronic exposure of fatheadminnows to low concentrations of a synthetic glucocorticoid (Poster presentation). In SETAC-EuropeConference. Milan, Italy. Paulos, P., Runnalls, T. J., Nallani, G., La Point, T., Scott, A. P., Sumpter, J. P., & Huggett, D. B. (2010).Reproductive responses in fathead minnow and Japanese medaka following exposure to a syntheticprogestin, Norethindrone. Aquat Toxicol, 99(2), 256-262. Retrieved from Paulos, P., Runnalls, T. J., Nallani, G., La Point, T., Scott, A. P., Sumpter, J. P., & Huggett, D. B. (2010).Reproductive responses in fathead minnow and Japanese medaka following exposure to a syntheticprogestin, Norethindrone. Aquatic Toxicology, 99(2), 256-262. Runnalls, T. J., Margiotta-Casaluci, L., Kugathas, S., & Sumpter, J. P. (2010). Pharmaceuticals in the aquaticenvironment: Steroids and anti-steroids as high priorities for research. Human and Ecological RiskAssessment, 16(6), 1318-1338. doi:10.1080/10807039.2010.526503 Rimmer, G., Barber, I., Runnalls, T., Sumpter, J. P., & Katsiadaki, I. (2009). A Stickleback ring test to reduce thenumber of fish used in regulatory testing.. In Fisheries Society of the British Isles, Stickleback 2009: The6th International Conference on Stickleback Behaviour and Evolution. Leicester University UK. Brian, J. V., Harris, C. A., Runnalls, T. J., Fantinati, A., Pojana, G., Marcomini, A., . . . Sumpter, J. P. (2008).Evidence of temperature-dependent effects on the estrogenic response of fish: Implications with regardto climate change. Science of The Total Environment, 397(1-3), 72-81.doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.02.036 Harris, C. A., Runnalls, T. J., Hamilton, P. B., Jobling, S., Tyler, C. R., & Sumpter, J. P. (2008). Assessing thereproductive ability of intersex roach. In 18th Annual Meeting of SETAC Europe. Warsaw, Poland. Paulos, P., Runnalls, T., Hala, D., Nallani, G., Venebles, B., La Point, T., . . . Huggett, D. (2008). Effects ofnorethindrone, a synthetic progestin, on reproductive parameters in fish. In 29th Annual Meeting ofSETAC North America. Tampa, Florida. Harris, C. A., Runnalls, T. J., Hamilton, P. B., Jobling, S., Tyler, C. R., & Sumpter, J. P. (2008). Assessing thereproductivity ability of intersex roach. In 5th Annual Meeting of the SETAC World Congress.Sydney, Australia. Runnalls, T. J., Hala, D. N., & Sumpter, J. P. (2007). Preliminary studies into the effects of the humanpharmaceutical Clofibric acid on sperm parameters in adult Fathead minnow. Aquatic Toxicology, 84(1),111-118. doi:10.1016/j.aquatox.2007.06.005 Brian, J. V., Harris, C. A., Scholze, M., Backhaus, T., Booy, P., Lamoree, M., . . . Sumpter, J. P. (2005). Accurateprediction of the response of freshwater fish to a mixture of estrogenic chemicals. Environmental HealthPerspectives, 113(6), 721-728. doi:10.1289/ehp.7598 Van Aerle, R., Runnalls, T. J., & Tyler, C. R. (2004). Ontogeny of gonadal sex development relative to growth infathead minnow. Journal of Fish Biology, 64(2), 355-369. doi:10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00296.x Handy, R. D., Runnalls, T., & Russell, P. M. (2002). Histopathologic biomarkers in three spined sticklebacks,Gasterosteus aculeatus, from several rivers in Southern England that meet the freshwater fisheriesdirective. Ecotoxicology, 11(6), 467-479. doi:10.1023/A:1021061402491 Harries, J. E., Runnalls, T., Hill, E., Harris, C. A., Maddix, S., Sumpter, J. P., & Tyler, C. R. (2000). Development ofa reproductive performance test for endocrine disrupting chemicals using pair-breeding fatheadminnows (pimephales promelas). Environmental Science and Technology, 34(14), 3003-3011.doi:10.1021/es991292aFurther Publications Sumpter, J. P., Runnalls, T. J., Donnachie, R. L., & Owen, S. F. (2021). A comprehensive aquatic risk assessmentof the beta-blocker propranolol, based on the results of over 600 research papers. Science of the TotalEnvironment, 793(1 November 2021), 1-12. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148617 Tanoue, R., Margiotta-Casaluci, L., Huerta, B., Runnalls, T. J., Eguchi, A., Nomiyama, K., . . . Sumpter, J. P.(2019). Protecting the environment from psychoactive drugs: Problems for regulators illustrated bythe possible effects of tramadol on fish behaviour. Science of the Total Environment, 664, 915-926.doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.090 Thrupp, T. J., Runnalls, T. J., Scholze, M., Kugathas, S., Kortenkamp, A., & Sumpter, J. P. (2017). Theconsequences of exposure to mixtures of chemicals: Something from ‘nothing’ and ‘a lot from a little’when fish are exposed to steroid hormones. Science of the Total Environment, 619-620, 1482-1492.doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.081 Tanoue, R., Margiotta-Casaluci, L., Huerta, B., Runnalls, T. J., Nomiyama, K., Kunisue, T., . . . Sumpter, J. P.(2017). Uptake and Metabolism of Human Pharmaceuticals by Fish - A Case Study with the OpioidAnalgesic Tramadol.. Environmental science & technology, 51(21), 12825-12835.doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b03441

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