Prof. Chris Grovenor
Co-Investigator
Member of the Management Committee
Co-Lead (Experimental) of Key Challenge 3
Chris Grovenor is an expert in advanced analytical techniques, with particular interests in the application of these to understanding the relationship between chemistry and microstructure and the properties of functional materials. Current areas of research include oxidation and hydriding mechanisms of Zr nuclear fuel cladding alloys, and synthesis and characterisation of new superconducting materials (with Prof. Susannah Speller). In this latter area, Chris is Director of the £6.5M Centre for Applied Superconductivity, working with local companies and research organisations, and with the Clarendon Laboratory, on industrially relevant problems in applied superconductivity. Chris also leads the group using high-resolution SIMS analysis to study a variety of industrially relevant problems, including hydrogen (deuterium) pickup mechanisms in zirconium alloys and the mechanisms of degradation of solid state Li-on batteries. He further has an interest in the application of thin film science for improving the performance of solid state batteries.
Previously Head of Department of Materials at Oxford, Chris is currently co-chair of the Steering Group of the National Nuclear User Facility.