Structural Integrity Codes for Novel Structures and Materials

Alan Barnes: Head of Regulatory Compliance, Design, Airworthiness and Safety Assurance, Thales UK

• 34 Years’ experience working in the Military Aviation sector for BAE Systems (24 Years), Eurofighter GmbH (5 Years) and Thales UK (5 Years) on projects such as Eurofighter Typhoon, Panavia Tornado, Watchkeeper and other Air platforms both manned and unmanned.
• Experienced in through life Aircraft Engineering from conceptual, development, certification, Manufacturing and In Service Support Phases
• Deep understanding of the MAA Regulatory Framework to enable Industry Design Organisation Compliance and Approvals
• Qualified Aircraft EITB Engineer, experience on over 6 Military Type Aircraft and Airbus Single aisle – wing components
• Master’s Degree in Aircraft Engineering from Cranfield University
  RAeS Member and a Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Julian Johns: Group Head of Assessment Technology Group, part of the Structural Integrity Branch of EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Limited

Julian Johns has undertaken various engineering roles within the power generation industry spanning over thirty years, within nuclear for over twenty years. Roles have covered design and development of new and novel turbines, as well as structural integrity assessments of operating power plant, including sentencing of inspection findings. Julian has broad experience of the use of a range of structural integrity assessment methods, including design codes and procedures for assessing creep and fracture. He is currently heading a team whose role encompasses providing updates to and validation of the assessment procedures, along with associated material properties data and advice.

Marcus Pottinger: Principal Mechanical Engineer, Leonardo UK

Marcus Pottinger obtained a First Class Master of Engineering degree from the University of Nottingham in 2016, then joined Leonardo UK (at the time Selex ES) as a graduate mechanical engineer. Marcus is now a Principal Mechanical Engineer, and the Mechanical Digital Champion for Integrated Sensors and Protection at Leonardo.  He has worked on a variety of programmes including land, naval, fixed wing drone, and missile systems, including a stint in the Leonardo Innovation and Technology Group. I worked as the mechanical lead on the SYNERGIA programme, delivering Counter Unmanned Aerial System capability into the RAF.

Thomas Davis: President and Chief Technology Officer, Oxford Sigma

Dr Thomas P Davis is a member of the ASME BPVC Section III Division 4 (Fusion Energy Devices) code and standard, and is a Materials Consultant for Tokamak Energy Ltd, a private fusion company. Thomas is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Oxford Sigma, a nuclear engineering and fusion technology company focusing on materials development. Thomas has published multiple patents and research papers covering in-vessel component designs, materials development, fusion materials, and radiation shielding. In addition, Thomas is an Honorary Research Fellow focusing on radiation damage of materials at Bangor University. He holds a PhD from the University of Oxford in nuclear materials and MEng in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Birmingham.

Tim Camp: Director of Turbine Engineering, Offshore Wind Consultants

Tim is Director of Turbine Engineering for Offshore Wind Consultants. He has over 20 years’ experience of onshore and offshore wind energy projects and has overseen technology developments in wind turbine machinery, control systems, blades and support structures. He is active in the specification of design standards for offshore wind turbines and currently co-convenes the IEC Working Group responsible for the international design standard for offshore wind turbines and their support structures.

Paul Davies: Technical Solutions Manager, Sandvik Additive Manufacturing

Studied physics at Swansea University and completed a PHD in the field of Material Science, using the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) based technique of Electron Back-Scattered Diffraction EBSD to study Grain Boundary Engineering.  Two years post-doc. research related to the fracture of ferritic steels used in the nuclear industry.  Five years’ experience in steel industry working in the automotive and defence sectors.  Employed by Sandvik Additive Manufacturing for more than 15 years in a technical & marketing sales capacity, specialising in the fields of powder metallurgy, with a particular focus on the applications of Metal Injection Moulding and Additive Manufacturing.

Robert Winning: Master Expert - Bogie Structures, Alstom

Robert Winning is a Fellow of the IMechE and a Master Expert at Alstom with global responsibility for the structural integrity of Bogie structures. Robert worked for 10 years in the mining industry dealing with design of mechanical handling equipment. Robert has been in the railway industry for the last 31 years with Bombardier Transportation/Alstom. He has held various positions focused on the design and strength assessments of bogie cast, forged and welded structures.  He represents the UK as a technical expert in the CEN European committees for Railway Standards and is the chairman of the UK mirror group RAE/3/-/11.

Alan Stevenson: Principal Stress Engineer, Rolls-Royce Novel Nuclear

Alan leads the structural integrity team developing a deployable microreactor for space and terrestrial applications at Rolls-Royce. He has 13 years’ experience in structural integrity assessments within the nuclear industry covering pressure vessels, support structures and transport containers. He has developed particular expertise in nuclear transport container impact assessments and weldment fatigue in structural steels including sitting on the panel for BS7608. Prior to joining the microreactor project he led the development of analysis methods for fatigue and dynamic loading of complex composite structures alongside the associated physical validation programme.

Emilio Martínez-Pañeda: Senior Lecturer in Mechanics of Materials, Imperial College London

Dr Emilio Martinez-Paneda is an Associate Professor (UK Senior Lecturer) in Mechanics of Materials at Imperial College London, where he leads the Mechanics of Infrastructure Materials Lab. His research interests span a wide range of topics within applied mechanics and materials engineering, from battery degradation to hydrogen embrittlement. Dr Martinez-Paneda has published more than 70 scientific papers in the best journals of applied mechanics and received numerous prestigious awards and fellowships for his contributions. Among others, Dr Martinez-Paneda is the recipient of RILEM’s Gustavo Colonetti Medal, SEMNI’s Simó Prize, IMechE’s Prestige Award for Risk Reduction in Mechanical Engineering and the Royal Academy of Engineering UK’s Young Engineer of the Year award.

Graeme Horne: Senior Consultant, Frazer-Nash Consultancy

Graeme Horne is a senior consultant in Frazer-Nash Consultancy’s Asset Integrity business. He has an academic background in residual stress and fracture, particularly in welds. More recently, he has spent the last 5 years developing and applying structural integrity assessment methods to graphite components in nuclear reactors to support operation, life extension and concept design.

Martin White: Director, Technical Operations – Global Advanced Manufacturing Division, ASTM International

Dr. Martin White is Director – Technical Operations for Global Advanced Manufacturing Programs at ASTM International. Martin is a Materials & Structures Specialist, with 20 years of experience in both academic and industrial fields. His recent career has focused on the Certification & Production of Aerospace structures, ranging from the A350-900 XWB Main Landing Gear at Safran Landing Systems, to his most recent role as Chief Engineer for Additive Manufacturing at GKN Aerospace. He spent his early career studying with Rolls Royce at Swansea University to obtain a Doctorate in High Temperature Materials for Gas Turbine applications, as well as a Masters in High Strength Steels for Landing Gears (with Airbus), before spending several years as a consultant at Frazer-Nash Consultancy. At Frazer-Nash, he worked across multiple industries – including Aerospace, Civil Nuclear, Defence, and Oil & Gas.