Research topics

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
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