A £235m investment from UK government, plus £80m by the universities, to create an Institute for the rapid maturation of advanced materials technology. • The Hub will be located at the University of Manchester • Research Spokes at the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool, Cambridge, Imperial, Oxford, along with NNL and CCFE - each Championing a Core Area. An aim of the Institute is to design from the ‘atom to the component’; fabricate, test and analyse advanced materials, and their application, feeding into the wide range of manufacturing sectors. Atomic scale Microscale Mesoscale Component scale
The Institute’s Vision ‘ An international flagship for the accelerated discovery and development of new materials systems for economic and societal benefit’ UK Industry Universi/es Henry Pa R r t y n e e rs o c Ins/ t u te C atapults Manufacturing Hubs Large Facili/ es Research organisa/ons
The Royce: research themes 4 overarching areas: Structural | Energy | Device | Soft & Health . - each with a number of Core Capability areas @Manchester Hub: Modelling, Testing, Imaging & Characterisation, Management Focus will be on research at TRL 1-5 Health/Soft solids Energy materials Structural materials Device materials
Royce Institute: governance As a National Institute the Royce is subject to independent scrutiny and governance. Chair of the Governing Board: Baroness Brown of Cambridge, Professor Dame Julia King DBE FREng Chief Executive Officer: Dr. Andrew Hosty FREng Chief Scientist: Regius Professor Philip Withers FREng FRS
Hub in Manchester: vision A public window into materials research A mee/ n g place Mel/ n g pot for the UK Advanced for new Materials ideas community “ Be an interna )onal fl agship for the discovery and development of new Agil e & fl exible Ability to react to future-proofed materials systems… ” opportuni/ es design A showcase for Enable exploi/ n g engagement with advanced and sustainable device industry & structural materials
Hub building: location
Hub building: design Hub Research Themes 2D & nanomaterials • Biomaterials & Biomedical devices • Materials for Demanding Environments • Nuclear materials • Materials processing / foundry • Chemical materials • Plus Modelling, Tes/ n g, Imaging & Characterisa/on Industry and public space Mee/ n g / conference facili/ es The building will open Q2 2019. WORK IN PROGRESS – NOT FINAL DESIGN
Hub building: design Level 6: 1,330m 2 office & labs for industrial use / collaboration Level 2: 1,330m 2 office & labs for industrial use / collaboration WORK IN PROGRESS – NOT FINAL DESIGN
Hub building: design Laboratori es on floo rs 6, 7 and basement are equipped to handle nuclear materials Level 6: 1,330m 2 office & labs for industrial use / collaboration Level 2: 1,330m 2 office & labs for industrial use / collaboration WORK IN PROGRESS – NOT FINAL DESIGN
Royce Science: Core Area Champions www.royce.ac.uk/core-research o Scientific leads will work with the R&D community to define the challenges & opportunities. o Through analysis, discussions and workshops they will help identify: o UK university strengths and what individual partners/non-partners can contribute o any gaps in university expertise /capability o linkages with existing or developing strategies o the needs of industry o the need for trained people – current UK provision & gaps o currently available equipment and infrastructure; target new investment Core Area InsJtuJon Academic lead Biomedical materials & Devices Manchester Prof. Sarah Cartmell Nuclear materials Manchester Prof. Francis Livens Materials for Demanding Environments Manchester Prof. Michael Preuss 2D & Nanomaterials Manchester Prof. Vladimir Falko Chemical materials discovery Liverpool Prof. Andrew Cooper FRS Atoms to Devices Leeds Prof. Edmund Lin fie ld Atoms to Devices Imperial College London Prof. Neil Alford MBE Adv. Metals Processing She ffi eld Prof. Mark Rainforth Energy Storage Oxford Prof. Peter Bruce FRS Materials for Energy Efficient ICT Cambridge Prof. Sir Richard Friend FRS
Biomedical Materials and Devices www.royce.ac.uk/biomedical-systems Champion: Profs. Paulo Bartolo & Sarah Cartmell This theme intends to accelerate the discovery , manufacture and translation of biomaterials through a platform of state-of-the-art equipment, enhancing the UK’s international lead in the fields of biomaterials, biomedical systems and devices. The two identified grand challenges of advanced biomaterials research are: (i) restoring biological function with minimal invasiveness e.g. , regenerative medicine, novel prosthetics and implants (ii) developing new therapies - reduce patient risk, improve efficacy, & lower cost e.g ., nanomedicine, theranostics and personalised medicine IndicaJve Targets Short-term Medium-term Long-term Chemical diversity of new New synthe/c materials; Mul/-hybrid materials; biomaterials; Materials by design using AM; Bridging scales in space & Novel AM methods /me combining biomaterials Ra/onally-paQerned material and AM substrates.
Materials for Nuclear Energy www.royce.ac.uk/nuclear-materials Champion: Prof. Melissa Denecke, Manchester. Vision: advanced materials for nuclear fuel cycle, and in-core structural materials for fission and fusion energy , targeting optimum performance for safety and economy. 4 suites of infrastructure Fuel production and performance Synthesis & Inven Jon ProducJ on Energy & materials co-production Waste conditioning & disposal & Manufacturing IrradiaJ on & RadioacJ ve Handling TesJng & Self-healing coatings Novel CharacterisaJon nuclear structural materials Link mechanical properties and irradiation effects in engineered alloys ✓ TRL 1-5 with trajectory to higher TRLs at NFCE, NNL and industry ✓ Joined up with NIRAB recommendations, plus added value of revenue from waste ✓ Exploit synergies between institutions for unique/integrated capability ✓ Nurturing young talent for tomorrow’s UK nuclear leaders
Material Systems for Demanding Environments www.royce.ac.uk/ms4de Champion: Prof. Michael Preuss, Manchester. • The vision is to design, make, characterise & evaluate new material systems. • Incl. protective/ smart coatings, hybrid material systems & ceramic matrix composites - to widen the parameter space in which structural materials can be used. • Underpinning capability for testing in corrosive, HPHT, abrasive & other demanding environments (incl. in situ characterisation). 'Research OpportuniJ e s’ blue = industry input, beige = non-industry, green = other sources
Material Systems for Demanding Environments www.royce.ac.uk/ms4de Champion: Prof. Michael Preuss, Manchester. Make 1. A National Coatings Facility - coating deposition technology, incl. CVD / PVD, electroplating, polymers - surface patterning, incl. femtosecond laser processing - surface treatments, incl. laser shock peening, SMAT 2. Hybrid Multifunctional Structural Materials Laboratory - multi-component 3D printing - freeze-casting - high-T sintering for ceramics 3. Laboratory for in situ Fabrication & Characterisation - analysis chambers for in situ imaging - in situ film growth chamber
New materials systems ‘innovation chain’ Characterise & analyse Electron microscopy X-ray imaging ExisJ ng kit Chemical analysis, X- ray diffrac /o n , etc. New kit Micromechanical tes/ n g suite
2D Materials www.royce.ac.uk/2D-materials Champion: Prof. Vladimir Falko, Manchester. A new paradigm of “ materials on demand ”: van der Waals hybrids and nanocomposite materials based on atomically thin 2D crystals • Already identified stable 2D crystals (metal/ superconductor NbSe 2 ; semi-metallic graphenes; topological insulators BiSbTeSe, SnTe, PbSnTe; semiconductors MoS 2 , MoSe 2 , MoTe 2 , WSe 2 , WTe 2 , ReS 2 , ReSe 2 , GaS, GaSe, GaTe, InSe, etc; insulator hBN) – plus the synthesis of new ones. • Model physical properties of 2D crystals and their heterostructures; create and engineer prototype heterostructures with properties tailored for optoelectronics applications; composites for thermal contact interfaces and thermo-voltaic elements. • Develop stable, jettable inks based on 2DM suitable for a broad range of substrates including flexible, paper and textiles; develop multi-layered materials by combining two or more inks of different 2DM to fine-tune the properties of the resulting composites. • Use 2DM to enhance properties of composites (polymers, paints, resins, etc). • Standardised characterisation and quality criteria for 2D materials.
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