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:

Carbon nanotubes, Graphene, Nanomanufacturing, Nanotechnology

• Dr Michaël De Volder 

Distributed information and automation

• Professor Duncan McFarlane, Dr Ajith Parlikad

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

Industrial sustainability

• Dr Claire Barlow, Dr Steve Evans

Inkjet science and technology

• Professor Ian Hutchings, Dr Ronan Daly

Manufacturing and industry education

• Tom Ridgman, Dr Tim Minshall 

Production processes

• Dr Claire Barlow, 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

• Professor Andy Neely, Dr Chander Velu 

Strategic technology management

• Dr Rob Phaal, David Probert

Technology enterprise

• Professor Tim Minshall 

Ultra-Precision

• Professor Bill O'Neill