Philip Withers

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Philip Withers
FRS FREng
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Withers in 2016
BornMay 1963 (age 62) [1]
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
Thesis The development of the Eshelby model and its application to metal matrix composites  (1988)
Website www.manchester.ac.uk/research/P.j.withers

Philip John Withers (born May 1963) [1] is the Regius Professor [3] of Materials in the School of Materials, University of Manchester. [4] [5] [6]

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Education

Withers was educated at the University of Cambridge where he was awarded an undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences (Physics) in 1985 followed by a PhD degree in the metallurgy of Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) in 1988. [7]

Career and research

Following his doctorate, Withers was appointed a lecturer at Cambridge before being appointed Professor at the University of Manchester in 1998. [8] His research investigates the application of advanced techniques to follow the behaviour of engineering and natural materials in real time and in 3D. [4] [9] [10] [11]

In 2008 Withers set up the Henry Moseley Manchester X-ray Imaging Facility (MXIF), [12] which has extensive suites of 3D X-ray Imaging facilities. In 2012, Withers became the inaugural Director of the BP International Centre for Advanced Materials (ICAM) aimed understanding and developing materials across the energy industry. [13] ICAM is a collaboration between BP, The University of Manchester, The University of Cambridge, Imperial College London and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. [13]

With Bill Clyne, he is a co-author of the textbook An Introduction to Metal Matrix Composites. [14] His research has been funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). [15]

Awards and honours

Withers was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) in 2005 and a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2016. [16] [17] In 2014, the University of Manchester was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize, recognising Withers work at the Manchester X-ray Imaging Facility. He was elected a Fellow of the International Core Academy of Sciences and Humanities in 2024. [18]

References

  1. 1 2 "Philip John Withers". London: Companies House. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Philip Withers publications indexed by Google Scholar
  3. ↑ Anon (2016). "University receives a royal seal of approval from the Queen". Manchester: University of Manchester. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Prof Philip Withers research". Manchester: University of Manchester. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Thought Leader – Professor Phillip Withers – School of Material Science on YouTube
  6. ↑ M.T. Hutchings; P.J. Withers; T.M. Holden; Torben Lorentzen (2005). Introduction to the Characterization of Residual Stress by Neutron Diffraction. CRC Press. ISBN   9780415310000.
  7. ↑ Withers, Philip John (1988). The development of the Eshelby model and its application to metal matrix composites (PhD thesis). University of Cambridge. OCLC   557015178.
  8. ↑ Nick Smith (2017). "Interview – Philip Withers, Regius Professor of Materials at the University of Manchester". IET.
  9. ↑ Withers, P.J.; Bhadeshia, H.K.D.H. (2013). "Residual stress. Part 1 – Measurement techniques". Materials Science and Technology. 17 (4): 355–365. doi:10.1179/026708301101509980. S2CID   17492980.
  10. ↑ Withers, P.J.; Bhadeshia, H.K.D.H. (2013). "Residual stress. Part 2 – Nature and origins". Materials Science and Technology. 17 (4): 366–375. doi:10.1179/026708301101510087. S2CID   14893933.
  11. ↑ Peel, M.; Steuwer, A.; Preuss, M.; Withers, P.J. (2003). "Microstructure, mechanical properties and residual stresses as a function of welding speed in aluminium AA5083 friction stir welds". Acta Materialia. 51 (16): 4791–4801. Bibcode:2003AcMat..51.4791P. doi:10.1016/S1359-6454(03)00319-7.
  12. ↑ "Manchester X-Ray Imaging Facility (MXIF)". Manchester: University of Manchester. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016.
  13. 1 2 "Phil Withers, ICAM Director". Manchester: icam-online.org. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015.
  14. ↑ Clyne, T. W.; Withers, P. J. (1993). An Introduction to Metal Matrix Composites. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511623080. ISBN   9780511623080.
  15. ↑ "UK Government Grants awarded to Philip Withers". Swindon: Research Councils UK. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016.
  16. ↑ Anon (2016). "Professor Philip Withers FRS". London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where:
    "All text published under the heading 'Biography' on Fellow profile pages is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License." -- "Royal Society Terms, conditions and policies". Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  17. ↑ "Manchester scientists elected as Fellows of Royal Society". Manchester: University of Manchester. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "Philip Withers-Core Academy". www.coreacad.org. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
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