James Gibson
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Area of Specialisation: Small-scale mechanical testing
Working across Key Challenge 2, Key Challenge 4.
James Gibson is a postdoctoral researcher with an expertise with mechanical testing on the micron- and sub-micron scales. As part of his research he focuses on the characterisation of materials used within the nuclear industry.
As a member of the MIDAS team, the primary focus of James’ work is to use micro-mechanics to quantify and understand the effect of irradiation damage in Zr alloys. The data collected from these mechanical tests will be used to understand the effects of radiation embrittlement, and will feed mechanical models that will accurately predict the evolution of irradiation damage in Zr alloys.
Working with neutron-irradiated alloys means that James often uses the active facilities at the Materials Research Facility at Culham to prepare samples, with the use of such facilities being a key component of the work undertaken as part of MIDAS.