Alex Austin

“Ceramic property variation as a function of water corrosion at interfaces"

PhD project title:

Ceramic property variation as a function of water corrosion at interfaces.

Project description:

Briefly, my project aims to understand the effect of hydrogen on forsterite, Mg2SiO4, the magnesium end-member of the olivine mineral series.

I am looking at how it affects the Grain Boundary Character Distribution (GBCD) and grain boundary structure using Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM).

Resources:

Email: alex.austin@ucl.ac.uk
Supervisors: Dr Katharina Marquardt (Imperial College) & Prof David Dobson