The University of Manchester Advanced Materials

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1 The University of Manchester Advanced Materials

2 Dr Kirk Malone Project Development Manager Sir Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials Associate Director for Industrial Partnerships EPSRC CDT in Materials for Demanding Environments Science & Engineering at The University of Manchester One of UK s largest faculties of engineering and physical science 10,821 students, including 4,325 International and 1,566 PGR 2,170 staff and 300+ links to industry 100M research income in 2014/15 Pioneering innovation since 1824 milestones include splitting the atom and developing the world s first stored-program computer World s biggest telescope home to the international HQ for the SKA project, the world s largest radio telescope Solving global challenges research strengths include three Beacon areas: Advanced Materials, Energy and Industrial Biotechnology ESOF Euroscience Open Forum The biennial pan-european meeting dedicated to scientific research and innovation. The ESOF2016 event will be held in Manchester from July 2016

3 Manchester Engineering Campus Development (MECD) A new home for 4 engineering schools Chemical Engineering and Analytical Sciences Electrical and Electronic Engineering Materials Mechanical, Aerospace & Civil Engineering

4 MECD: in numbers An investment of > 350M 6,700 students 1,300 staff 75,000m 2 of internal space

5 MECD: in scale

6 MECD: BP-ICAM Hub from 2020

7 Graphene NowNano Centre for Doctoral Training Life Sciences Sensors, drug delivery Tissue engineering Nanotoxicology Physics Fundamental properties Novel 2D materials and heterostructures 61m NGI & 60m GEIC Facilities and Capabilities Chemistry Composites membranes, barriers and coatings Materials Process routes Characterisation Standards Electronics Sensors Semiconductor devices Over 250 researchers in graphene and related 2D materials across over 30 academic groups

8 The Sir Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials

9 Vision An international flagship for the accelerated discovery and development of new materials systems for the economic and societal benefit of the UK UK Universities Sir Henry Royce Institute Partners Industry Catapults Manufacturing Hubs Large Facilities Research organisations

10 The Sir Henry Royce Institute For Advanced Materials A 235m investment from government plus 80m by the universities to create an Institute for the rapid maturation of Advanced Materials Hub in Manchester Spokes at Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool, Cambridge, Imperial, Oxford, NNL and CCFE - each Championing a Core Area. It will allow the iterative design of advanced materials for various applications, providing a critical component to deliver on the government s economic strategy.

11 SHRI: capability outline 4 Materials Theme Areas: Structural Energy Device Soft & Health. - each with a number of Core Capability areas Manchester will lead 4 core areas and collaborate in the others - Nuclear Materials - Materials for Demanding Environments - Biomedical Materials and Devices - 2D Nanomaterials Modelling, Testing, Imaging & Characterisation, Sustainability and Management provided at the Hub Health/Soft solids Device materials Energy Structural Materials Focused on early TRLs (1-5)

12 Sir Henry Royce Institute: New Hub building in Manchester Timetable End of 2015: Prep and briefing (RIBA stage 1) Dec 2015-May 2016: Concept Design (RIBA stage 2) Dec 2015-May 2017: Contractor procurement May May 2017: Developed design (RIBA Stage 3) Oct 2016-May 2017: Technical Design (RIBA Stage 4) May 2017-June 2019: Construction (RIBA Stage 5) May 2017-Aug 2019: Handover & Close-out (RIBA Stage 6)

13 Sir Henry Royce Institute: Vision for the Hub Agile & flexible future-proofed design A meeting place for the UK academic and industrial Advanced Materials community A public window into materials research Be an international flagship for the discovery and development of new materials systems for the societal and economic benefit of the UK Melting pot for new ideas Ability to react to opportunities A showcase for exploiting advanced and sustainable device and structural materials Enabling engagement with industry

14 Hub design options Hub Research Themes 2D & nanomaterials Biomaterials & Biomedical devices Materials for Demanding Environments Nuclear materials Materials processing / foundry Chemical materials Plus Modelling, Testing, Imaging & Characterisation Industry space Meeting / conference facilities Public space

15 Materials Systems for Demanding Environments The scope/vision of the MS4DE theme is to design, make, characterise and test (evaluate) new material systems. Initial emphasis on: protective/ smart coatings, hybrid material systems and ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) - to widen the parameter space in which structural materials can be used. Underpinning capability for testing in corrosive, HPHT, abrasive and other demanding environments. Extracted from 'Research Opportunities. (Blue = industry input, beige = non-industry, green = unidentified.)

16 Existing Infrastructure: Henry Moseley X-ray Facility One of the world s best equipped X-ray imagining suites (9 imagers). Materials degradation can be imaged in 2D, 3D and in 3D over time (4D). Capable of imaging a very wide range of scales, producing 3D images with resolutions from 1mm to 50nm for small objects. Awarded the Queen s Anniversary Prize for Higher & Further Education: New Techniques in X-Ray Imaging of Materials Critical for Power, Transport and Other Key Industries Zeiss Xradia 810 Ultra Zeiss Xradia Versa (x 2) Nikon XTH 225 Colour X-ray bay Nikon Hi Flux CT225 Zeiss Xradia Micro CT160 Nikon Custom Bay CT320 Rapiscan RTT 110 3D render of a coin cell battery D. Eastwood et al., Lithiation- Induced Dilation Mapping in a Lithium- Ion Battery Electrode by 3D X- Ray Microscopy and Digital Volume Correlation. Advanced Energy Materials. 2014; 4(4).

17 National Graphene Institute (NGI) The NGI focus is on academic led research (TRL 1-5) into graphene and related 2-D materials in collaboration with industry.

18 National Graphene Institute (NGI) Demonstration New concepts/ new applications/ fundamental studies Graphene s potential by producing new concept products and processes Development Low cost and scalable manufacturing methods for high quality graphene Process stabilisation, achieving reproducible quality, high manufacturing yields Standardisation, Characterisation, Quality Certification and Health & Safety Nobel Prize in Physics Andre Geim & Konstantin Novoselov "for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene"

19 Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) 60m investment for the manufacture of graphene and other 2D Materials and their applications The GEIC focus is on industry led technology development (TRL 3-6) in graphene and related 2-D materials in collaboration with academia.

20 Routes to Commercialisation 9 System Readiness Level University NGI Royce GEIC HVM Catapult Concept Development Industry Technology/Capability Demonstration Programmes End User- Programme & Product Delivery Application- Supply Chain Value creation through the delivery of Product or via the Integration of Complex Systems Technology / Capability Demonstration Programmes focused on increasing the SRL to de-risk and showcase next generation products and applications Academia Material Supply Chain 1 9 Technology Readiness Level Concept Development focus is on a) increasing the technology development TRL manufacturing scale up, characterisation and measurement, b) experiment with the art of the possible future applications and concepts and c) provide inputs to Concept Development. Slide courtesy of James Baker, NGI

21 Industrial Engagement with Royce A flexible, multi-level approach is expected: - Strategic investment partner (e.g. laboratory presence within the Royce Hub; co-develop a new research theme) - Collaborative R&D (fully funded or partial grant funding) - Access model to use equipment (e.g. Royster Card ) - Visiting researchers/ secondments (e.g. research hotel) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Materials for Demanding Environments - good overlap with the Royce Institute -