Professor Allan Walton
Head of Group
Professor of Critical and Magnetic Materials; Co-Director of the Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements and Critical Materials
Members of the MMG
Academic Staff
Dr Richard Sheridan
Lecturer in Magnetic Materials
Lecturer in Magnetic Materials; Senior Tutor
Professor Rex Harris
Professor of Materials Science
Emeritus Professor of Materials Science
Honorary Research Fellows
Honorary Research Fellows
- David Kennedy
- Dr John Speight
Research Fellows
Research Fellows
- Dr Oliver Brooks
- Alex Campbell
- Dr Malik Degri
- Dr Vicky Mann
- Dr Lydia Pickering
PhD Students
PhD Students
- Muhammad Awais
- Fabian Burkhardt
- Fernando Coelho
Masters Students
Masters Students
- Bennett Colgan
Staff affiliated research areas
The Birmingham Energy Institute
The Birmingham Energy Institute
Birmingham Energy Institute
The Birmingham Energy Institute (BEI) is at the forefront of the technological innovation and original thinking required to solve the challenges facing the UK as it seeks to develop sustainable energy solutions. It is focused on creating technology and guiding policy which will shape the energy solutions of tomorrow and has nationally-recognised centres of excellence across a range of energy research.
Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements & Critical Materials
Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements & Critical Materials
Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements & Critical Materials
Professor Alan Walton is the Co-founder and Director of the Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements and Critical Materials (BCSECM). The BCSECM aims to address the supply shortages for strategic elements and critical materials by recycling, re-use, efficient use and substitution of these materials. The centre draws together expertise from a wide variety of disciplines including law, economics, materials science, chemistry, physics, biosciences, chemical engineering and mechanical engineering. In 2019, the BCSECM will be commissioning a policy commission focused on securing critical materials for the UK.
National Centre for Nuclear Robotics
National Centre for Nuclear Robotics
National Centre for Nuclear Robotics
The MMG work closely with the National Centre of Nuclear Robotics (NCNR) at the University of Birmingham as well as a number of external robotics groups. This link has allowed the MMG to automate disassembly processes for electronic goods which has improved the efficiency of recycling processes for magnets and batteries.
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Investigators from the University of Birmingham’s School of Chemical Engineering are working on the physical and biological separation of materials. The MMG have an on-going collaboration on the circular economy of electrical machines.
Materials Chemistry Group
Materials Chemistry Group
Materials Chemistry Group
The MMG work closely with Professor Peter Slater and Dr Paul Anderson in the Materials Chemistry group on the characterisation of rare earth materials.