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 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 clusters:

Cambridge Service Alliance

• Dr Mohamed Zaki

Carbon nanotubes, Graphene, Nanomanufacturing, Nanotechnology

• Dr Michaël De Volder 

Distributed information and automation

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

Engineering design and design management

• Dr James Moultrie

Global supply networks and international manufacturing

• Dr Jag Srai, Dr Yongjiang Shi

Industrial photonics

• Professor Bill O'Neill, Dr Martin Sparkes

Industrial sustainability

Inkjet science and technology

• Dr Ronan Daly

Manufacturing and industry education

• Professor Tim Minshall  

Production processes

• Dr Ronan Daly, Dr Michael De Volder, Prof Bill O'Neill 

Science technology and innovation policy

• Dr Eoin O'Sullivan 

Service, service innovation, business models, strategy, performance

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

Strategic technology management

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

Technology enterprise

• Professor Tim Minshall, Dr Letizia Mortara

Ultra-Precision

• Professor Bill O'Neill,  Dr Martin Sparkes

Industrial Resilience

• Dr Mukesh Kumar

Business Model Innovation

• Dr Chander Velu

Additive Materials and Machines

• Dr Sebastian Pattinson