Materials Science and Metallurgy
The academic staff, researchers and support staff all contribute to the success of the Department. The key contacts are found below. Other commonly requested contact information can be found in the Contact Us section. Email addresses for other staff and students can be found in the University’s email directory. See the menu for an overview of academic staff and their individual profiles.
| Job Title | Name | Phone Number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Office of the Head of Department | Prof. Jason Robinson | +44 (0) 1223 334344 | hod@msm.cam.ac.uk |
| Business and Operations Manager | Dr J. Estabel | +44 (0) 1223 334345 | dept-administrator@msm.cam.ac.uk |
| Deputy Head of Research and Philanthropy | Prof. Manish Chhowalla | mc209@cam.ac.uk | |
| Deputy Head of Undergraduate Education | Prof. Jess Gwynne | jhg27@cam.ac.uk | |
| Deputy Head of Infrastructure, Health and Safety | Prof. Nick Jones | ngj22@cam.ac.uk | |
| Deputy Head of Community and Culture | Prof. Emilie Ringe | er407@cam.ac.uk | |
| Director of Postgraduate Education | Prof. Cate Ducati | cd251@cam.ac.uk | |
| Academic Secretary | +44 (0) 1223 | ||
| Industrial Relations | Dr N. Patel | +44 (0) 1223 334328 | industry@msm.cam.ac.uk |
Professor of Materials Physics, Head of Department
Professor of Materials Physics, Gianna Angelopoulos Lecturer in Computational Materials Science
Professor of Nanomaterials, Director of Postgraduate Education
Sir Alan Cottrell Professor of Materials Science
Mike Ashby Associate Professor in Materials Science
Professor of Synthetic and Natural Nanomaterials (jointly appointed with the Department of Earth Sciences) Deputy Head (Community and Culture)
Tata Steel Professor of Metallurgy
Professor of Macromolecular Materials Science
Professor of Materials Physics, Head of Department
Teaching Professor, Director of Undergraduate Teaching
Professor of Materials Science
Professor of Materials Science
Professor of Materials Physics (jointly appointed with the Cavendish Laboratory)
Goldsmiths' Professor of Materials Science, Deputy Head (Research & Philanthropy)
Associate Professor
Professor of Materials Physics, APS Fellow
Professor of Metallurgy, Deputy Head (Infrastructure and Health & Safety)
Assistant Professor
Professor of Materials Science
Professor of Materials Physics
Professor of Device and Energy Materials
Associate Professor
Professor of Materials Science
Professor of Materials Science
Professor of Materials Science
Associate Teaching Professor
Professor of Materials Chemistry
Affiliated Lecturer
Affiliated Lecturer
Research Fellow of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, Junior Research Fellow (Wolfson College)
Assistant Research Professor
Goldsmiths’ Early Career Research Fellow (Churchill College)
EPSRC David Clarke Research Fellow Bye-Fellow and Director of Studies at Corpus Christi College
Assistant Research Professor
Assistant Research Professor
Assistant Research Professor (from January 2027)
| Barber | Z. | Prof | zb10@cam.ac.uk (Editor of Material Eyes) |
| Leake | J.A. | Dr | jal2@cam.ac.uk |
| Saxton | W.O. | Dr | wos1@cam.ac.uk |
| Wallach | E.R. | Dr | erw1@cam.ac.uk |
| Bhadeshia | H.K.D. | Prof Sir | hkdb@cam.ac.uk |
| Blamire | M.G. | Prof | mb52@cam.ac.uk |
| Bonfield | W. | Prof | wb210@cam.ac.uk |
| Bristowe | P.D. | Prof | pdb1000@cam.ac.uk |
| Burstein | G.T. | Prof | gtb1000@cam.ac.uk |
| Clyne | T.W. | Prof | twc10@cam.ac.uk |
| Cheetham | A.K. | Prof Sir | akc30@cam.ac.uk |
| Davis | E.A. | Prof | ead34@cam.ac.uk |
| Dolby | R.E. | Dr | richard.dolby@icloud.com |
| Fray | D.J. | Prof | djf25@cam.ac.uk |
| Glowacki | B.A. | Prof | bag10@cam.ac.uk |
| Hull | D. | Prof | derekhl@btinternet.com |
| Humphreys | C.J. | Prof Sir | colin.humphreys@msm.cam.ac.uk |
| Knowles | K.M. | Dr | kmk10@cam.ac.uk |
| Kumar | R.V. | Dr | rvk10@cam.ac.uk |
| Rae | C | Prof | cr18@cam.ac.uk |
| Rao | C.N.R. | Prof | |
| Schwandt | C. | Dr | cs254@cantab.net |
| Stowell | M.J. | Dr | stowell290@virginmedia.com |
| Thrush | E. | Dr | tedthrush@hotmail.com |
| Vickers | M.E. | Ms | |
| Windle | A.H. | Prof | ahw1@cam.ac.uk |
| Wood | J.V. | Prof | johnvwood@googlemail.com |