The candidate must be an enrolled undergraduate student eligible for an industrial placement year, proficient in programming languages like Python, experienced in using software tools for analysis, familiar with materials characterization techniques, and have an interest in materials science and engineering. Familiarity with photography or computer graphics, practical skills, and the ability to submit a CV and cover letter are also desired.

The candidate will work on analyzing and indexing stored data, aiding scientists in diffraction measurements and data analysis, re-analyzing past experiment data, proposing and conducting novel experiments, and presenting the developed methods to scientists through presentations and discussions.

Research & Development

Science

United Kingdom

Oxford

Competitive salary

Career average pension

Flexible Working

Season ticket loans

Large

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<ul><li>At the ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, on the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory site, the Engineering and Imaging Group uses neutron radiation for a broad range of experiments in materials science, engineering, physics and chemistry. The group typically supports around 100 experiments per year, either internally or in collaboration with academic or industrial partners. In particular, the ENGIN-X beamline is diffraction instrument for materials science, materials processing and engineering, which has been in operation for over 20 years. The experiments typically involve the measurement of elastic strain, crystal orientations (texture) or phase transformations, much like the better known technique of X-ray diffraction. However the greater penetration of neutrons for common materials means that these experiments can be performed in real, bulk-scale engineering components as opposed to just powder samples.</li><li>This project is to develop new methods to analyse the kinds of data collected on this instrument, in order to measure quantities of interest to materials and engineering researchers that they cannot currently extract from their data. This extra information may relate to the chemical composition, microstructure or physical shape of the sample. The newly developed methods will first be tested against existing measured data, and a significant aspect of the placement will involve the classification and possibly automated analysis of our ~5TB back archive of previous measurements, to identify the materials where the new methods could profitably be applied. There will also be opportunities for involvement in the experiments that will be running during the placement. The project thus combines both theoretical and experimental aspects of research.</li></ul>

Currently Studying

Undergraduate

At the ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, on the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory site, the Engineering and Imaging Group uses neutron radiation for a broad range of experiments in materials science, engineering, physics and chemistry. The group typically supports around 100 experiments per year, either internally or in collaboration with academic or industrial partners. In particular, the ENGIN-X beamline is diffraction instrument for materials science, materials processing and engineering, which has been in operation for over 20 years. The experiments typically involve the measurement of elastic strain, crystal orientations (texture) or phase transformations, much like the better known technique of X-ray diffraction. However the greater penetration of neutrons for common materials means that these experiments can be performed in real, bulk-scale engineering components as opposed to just powder samples.This project is to develop new methods to analyse the kinds of data collected on this instrument, in order to measure quantities of interest to materials and engineering researchers that they cannot currently extract from their data. This extra information may relate to the chemical composition, microstructure or physical shape of the sample. The newly developed methods will first be tested against existing measured data, and a significant aspect of the placement will involve the classification and possibly automated analysis of our ~5TB back archive of previous measurements, to identify the materials where the new methods could profitably be applied. There will also be opportunities for involvement in the experiments that will be running during the placement. The project thus combines both theoretical and experimental aspects of research.

Novel Diffraction Methods Industrial Placement

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