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:
Cambridge Service Alliance
- Dr Mohamed Zaki
Carbon nanotubes, Graphene, Nanomanufacturing, Nanotechnology
- Dr Michaël De Volder
Distributed information and automation
- Professor Duncan McFarlane, Professor Ajith Parlikad, Dr 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 sustainability
Inkjet science and technology
- Professor Ronan Daly
Manufacturing and industry education
- Professor Tim Minshall
Production processes
- Professor 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, 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
Industrial Resilience
- Dr Mukesh Kumar
Business Model Innovation
- Professor Chander Velu
Additive Materials and Machines
- Dr Sebastian Pattinson