The Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy is pleased to announce the establishment in perpetuity of the Mike Ashby Associate Professorship to support researchers in the early stages of their careers. 

The Joint Heads of Materials Science & Metallurgy, Professors Ruth Cameron, James Elliott and Jason Robinson, commented: "This post will be transformational for the Department in terms of continuing to support outstanding research and teaching in core areas of materials science, and be particularly attractive to early career researchers given the worldwide reputation of Prof Ashby for his exceptional contributions to the field."

The inaugural holder will be Associate Professor David Collins, who works within the field of alloy micromechanics and processing, and will take up the post on 1 November 2023.  We are looking forward to welcoming him.