Student research can either build upon work in existing areas, or can develop along new avenues. 

 

 

Early discussions with prospective supervisors at the IfM are strongly encouraged - please make contact with a supervisor in your area of interest by email including a short summary of your research interests and your CV.
 

The centres and supervisors currently are focussed around the following research groups:

 

 

Learning and Additive Manufacturing Systems

• Dr Sebastian Pattinson

Business Model Innovation

• Professor Chander Velu 

Cambridge Service Alliance

• Professor Mohamed Zaki

Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, Nanomanufacturing, Nanotechnology

• Professor Michaël De Volder 

Centre for Digital Value 

• Dr Veronica Martinez

Cyber-Human Lab 

• Dr Thomas Bohné

Distributed Information and Automation

• Professor Duncan McFarlane, Professor Ajith Parlikad, Professor Alexandra Brintrup

Engineering Design and Design Management

• Professor James Moultrie

Global Supply Networks and International Manufacturing

• Dr Jag Srai, Dr Yongjiang Shi

Industrial Photonics

• Professor Bill O'Neill, Dr Martin Sparkes

Industrial Resilience

• Dr Mukesh Kumar

Industrial Sustainability

• Professor Nathanial Cooper

Inkjet Science and Technology

• Professor Ronan Daly

Manufacturing and Industry Education

• Professor Tim Minshall, Dr Florian Urmetzer

Production Processes

• Professor Ronan Daly, Professor Michaël De Volder, Professor Bill O'Neill 

Science Technology and Innovation Policy

• Dr Eoin O'Sullivan 

Service, Service Innovation, Business Models, Strategy & Performance

• Dr Florian Urmetzer, Professor Chander Velu, Dr Letizia Mortara, Dr Veronica Martinez, Dr Mark Khater

Strategic Technology Management

• Dr Rob Phaal, Professor Frank Tietze, Dr Letizia Mortara

Technology Enterprise

• Professor Tim Minshall, Dr Letizia Mortara

Ultra-Precision

• Professor Bill O'Neill,  Dr Martin Sparkes