Ben Britton

Thomas Benjamin Britton
Ben Britton prior to the Institute of Chemical Engineering Awards
Born (1985-04-18) 18 April 1985
Alma mater University of Oxford
Occupation Materials Scientist
Employer Imperial College London
Known for Nuclear Energy Research, Electron Microscopy

Thomas Benjamin Britton (professionally known as Ben Britton), born 18 April 1985, is a Materials Scientist and Engineer based at Imperial College London. He is a specialist in micromechanics, electron microscopy and crystal plasticity. In 2014 he was awarded the Silver Medal of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

Early life and education

Britton grew up in Oxford and attended Magdalen College School. He graduated MEng in Material Science at St Catherine's College, Oxford in 2007. In 2010, he completed a PhD entitled "A high resolution electron backscatter diffraction study of titanium and its alloys" under the supervision of Professor Angus Wilkinson.[1]

Research

After completing his PhD, Britton spent two years in Oxford as a postdoctoral research associate studying Materials for Fission and Fusion Power.[2] He received a fellowship in Nuclear Research in the Faculty of Engineering at Imperial College London in 2012.[3] In 2015 he became a lecturer in the Centre for Nuclear Engineering at Imperial with a Royal Academy of Engineering fellowship establishing the "better understanding of materials to make safer reactors".[4] As of 2017 Britton is a Senior Lecturer in Materials Science and the Centre for Nuclear Engineering. He is the Director of the Imperial College London MSc in Advanced Nuclear Engineering and Deputy Director of the Centre for Nuclear Engineering.[5]

Britton is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. In 2014 he was awarded the IOM3 Silver Medal (Outstanding contribution to materials science, engineering and technology by individual under 30)[6] In 2016 he won one of five awards for the Engineers Trust Young Engineer of the Year.[7]

Public engagement

Britton has led outreach and engagement activity aimed at changing public perception about nuclear energy,[8] and regularly blogs about early career academic life.[9] As of 2017 he sits on the Executive Committee of Science is Vital, a grassroots campaign formed in 2010 to combat threats to the UK's R&D budget.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Britton, Thomas Ben (2009). "A high resolution electron backscatter diffraction study of titanium and its alloys".
  2. ↑ "Ben Britton | Materials for Fusion & Fission Power". mffp.materials.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  3. ↑ "Royal Academy of Engineering honours young engineers | IOM3". www.iom3.org. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  4. ↑ "RAEng Research Fellowship - Current and recent awards". RAEng. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  5. ↑ "CNE staff". Imperial College London. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  6. ↑ "The Institute Medals and Prizes 2014 | IOM3". www.iom3.org. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  7. ↑ "Royal Academy honours engineers' early career achievements - The Engineer The Engineer". www.theengineer.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  8. ↑ "Imperial experts share their thoughts on Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant". Imperial College London. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  9. ↑ "Dr Ben Britton – Medium". medium.com. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  10. ↑ "About | Science is Vital". scienceisvital.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
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