Research centre · Engineering & Materials

Institute for Materials & Manufacturing

Lighter structures, longer-lasting tooling, and recycling routes for composites, working from the foundry and clean room on the Hillfort campus.

Lead: Prof. Priya Raghavan 31 members Founded 2011

Current projects

Fatigue testing of recycled composites
Low-energy foundry process trials
Tooling lifetime prediction with plant partners

Students join projects through dissertations and doctoral places; partners through the contact form.

Fatigue life of recycled carbon-fibre laminates

Priya Raghavan, D. Whitfield · Journal of Materials Engineering, 2025

Low-energy melting trials in a production foundry

Priya Raghavan, M. Novak · Manufacturing Practice Letters, 2024