Details of Grant 

EPSRC Reference:	GR/R99713/01
Title:	Engineering Doctorate Centre: Engineered Metals for High Performance Applications in Aerospace and Related Technologies
Principal Investigator:	Bowen, Professor P
Other Investigators:	Humphreys, Professor Sir C Gregson, Professor P Wilshire, Professor B
Researcher Co-Investigators:
Project Partners:	Alcan BAE Systems Doncasters Group Ltd Ministry of Defence (MOD) Nuclear Decomissioning Authority Ricardo Group Rolls-Royce Plc TRW
Department:	Metallurgy and Materials
Organisation:	University of Birmingham
Scheme:	Engineering Doctorate
Starts:	01 October 2001	Ends:	31 March 2004	Value (£):	697,012
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Materials testing & eng.
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Aerospace, Defence and Marine Manufacturing
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The Centre will provide the focus for metallurgical research across aerospace and related technologies, covering alloy and process development; cost-reduction; life cycle analysis and environmental degradation. The science and technology underpinning these themes will target materials processing; materials characterisation; new materials developments; structural integrity and materials modelling. There is an acknowledged industrial need to provide a supply of elite professional research engineers with metallurgical expertise.
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