Speaker details for Wednesday 15 January - have you booked your place yet?

We're pleased to give you a brief summary of our two speakers for next Wednesday’s breakfast. As you can see they have a great deal of practical experience in using electron microscopy to make a difference in the companies they have worked with; this success could be applied to your business, with the support of the PEMC:

Dr Cameron Pleydell-Pearce - Tata Steel Lecturer at Swansea University
Before undertaking his current role, Cameron trained as a materials engineer at Swansea University in an environment of strong industrial–academic collaboration, particularly with Rolls-Royce plc. During this time he developed a strong interest in electron microscopy and micro-analysis. Following his PhD, which was focussed on novel joining techniques for Rolls-Royce, he accepted a post-doctoral position in their Swansea University Technology Centre, in 2007. Here he worked on a variety of projects from fundamental studies on titanium alloys in partnership with Timet UK to material validations for the Trent 1000 and XWB series engines.

Cameron has used his experience in electron microscopy to benefit a wide range of companies on a consultancy basis from the power generation, aerospace and automotive sectors. In his current position Cameron works within the South Wales metallurgical industry on a daily basis and continues to employ electron microscopy techniques to solve a wide range of manufacturing and maintenance issues.  Cameron is currently directing the construction of a multi-million pound electron microscopy facility that will be based on a new £250M innovation campus in South Wales.

Richard Bartlett - Materials Engineer at Centrax
Richard joined Centrax Turbine Components Ltd in 2012 as the Materials Engineer where he is responsible for materials testing and process validation for precision machined turbine components for aerospace engines and industrial gas turbine engines.

Upon graduating from Loughborough in 2002, he joined Perkins Engines Ltd in Peterborough, a diesel engine manufacturer, before moving to the south west in 2005 to join Alcoa Howmet Ltd in Exeter, working on the investment casting of turbine components for industrial gas turbine engines.
In 2010, he joined Fine Tubes Ltd in Plymouth, a precision tubing manufacturer and whilst there, introduced a new degreasing process using a non-chlorinated solvent.

Richard has worked with scanning electron microscopes since the start of his career at Perkins where he found it an absolutely fundamental part of their materials investigations; saving thousands of pounds per year is warranty claims alone. He has continued to add value through SEM ever since.

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday:
www.surveymonkey.com/s/EMC_workshop_15thJan