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Alistair Speidel

Staff, Faculty of Engineering

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Biography

Alistair was awarded his PhD in 2018 from the University of Nottingham, following which he was awarded an EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellowship at Nottingham to start his independent research career. During this time, Alistair co-founded the spinout company TextureJet Ltd., which commercialises electrochemical surface processing technologies. He joined the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering as Assistant Professor of Sustainable Engineering in September 2023, and works as part of the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Research Group. Alistair specialises in non-conventional manufacturing processes, waste reduction in manufacturing, and on-machine materials data acquisition. Alistair is Member of the Instutite of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3).

Expertise Summary

Non-conventional machining (electrophysical and electrochemical machining)

Ambient condition microstructure mapping

Process monitoring

Novel methods to reduce manufacturing waste

Teaching Summary

Alistair contributes to the following undergraduate courses: MMME1024 Engineering Design and Design Project, MMME2045 Materials in Design, MMME3100 Engineering Sustainability, MMME4052 Advanced… read more

Selected Publications

Alistair contributes to the following undergraduate courses: MMME1024 Engineering Design and Design Project, MMME2045 Materials in Design, MMME3100 Engineering Sustainability, MMME4052 Advanced Technology Review, MMME4056 Integrated Systems Analysis

Advanced Manufacturing Technology Research Group

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email:AdvManufacturing@nottingham.ac.uk