{"id":1474,"date":"2016-10-03T12:10:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T11:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/?p=1474"},"modified":"2018-05-22T16:47:10","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T15:47:10","slug":"mondaymaterials-episode-25-professor-philip-withers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/mondaymaterials-episode-25-professor-philip-withers\/","title":{"rendered":"#MondayMaterials Episode 25 &#8211; Professor Philip Withers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1477\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1477\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/10\/WithQueenBlog.jpg\" alt=\"Prof Withers in some pretty important company\" width=\"375\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/10\/WithQueenBlog.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/10\/WithQueenBlog-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/10\/WithQueenBlog-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/10\/WithQueenBlog-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/10\/WithQueenBlog-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prof Withers in some pretty important company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hello all. Thanks for joining me for the 25<sup>th<\/sup> episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog?s=%23MondayMaterials\" target=\"_blank\">#MondayMaterials<\/a>, featuring <a href=\"http:\/\/www.materials.manchester.ac.uk\/people\/staff\/profile\/?ea=p.j.withers\" target=\"_blank\">Professor Philip Withers<\/a>. Phil was officially named as our inaugural Regius Professor of Materials by Her Majesty the Queen this weekend, so we couldn\u2019t think of a better person to be talking to on this chilly Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that amazing honour, Phil is also Director of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.icam-online.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">BP International Centre for Advanced Materials<\/a>, Director of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mxif.manchester.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Henry Moseley X-ray Imagining Facility<\/a>, and Interim Chief Science Director of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.royce.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sir Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials<\/a>. So it\u2019s fair to say he\u2019s a pretty busy man. I\u2019m more than a little pleased that he could make the time to talk for us:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Hi Phil. Thanks so much for talking to us. We\u2019ll start with the easy one; can you please describe your research, for the layman, in ten sentences or less?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5GtkON7vCuM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>I\u2019m interested in understanding engineering materials. How they perform, how they fail, and what happens when they fail. So I\u2019m really interested in making new materials that will last in demanding\u00a0environments \u2013 whether that be in nuclear, or in aerospace, or in automotive &#8211; and to make sure they perform as well as they can.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1478\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1478\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/10\/XRDX6011blog.jpg\" alt=\"Prof Withers at work\" width=\"375\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/10\/XRDX6011blog.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/10\/XRDX6011blog-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/10\/XRDX6011blog-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/10\/XRDX6011blog-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/10\/XRDX6011blog-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prof Withers at work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To do that I have some really amazing tools to understand how materials work. In particular, we have x-ray imaging. This enables us to take x-ray images in 3D. Just as a doctor might take an image of a broken arm, we can see the breaks in materials.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>And how can your research benefit the public?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In general, the public don\u2019t like surprises. At least, not when they\u2019re flying on aeroplanes or they\u2019re taking power from nuclear reactors. So it\u2019s really important that we have to knowledge to understand how materials behave and that we can make sure that any failures that do occur occur safely.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Can you tell us how you first got interested in your research area?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CCI8YeQXNHc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1479\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1479\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/10\/PjW-golf-blog.jpg\" alt=\"On the golf course\" width=\"375\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/10\/PjW-golf-blog.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/10\/PjW-golf-blog-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/10\/PjW-golf-blog-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/10\/PjW-golf-blog-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/10\/PjW-golf-blog-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the golf course<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I guess I only gradually realised that I was an engineering materials scientist. I started as a physicist and I began to realise that understanding how materials worked is what really makes me excited.<\/p>\n<p>My father died when I was very young, so around the house I had to sort all the problems out. And so looking back it was a good learning ground for investigating problems and finding solutions.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Thanks, Phil. Going back a bit further, then, could you tell us who or what first inspired your interests in science and engineering?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I suppose I was strongly affected by my teachers. I remember going to school and being told that I should go to Cambridge. And I had no idea what that meant \u2013 I had no idea where it was. But somebody told me that\u2019s what I should do so I went off and did my very best to try and get there.<\/p>\n<p>Once there I found that there was fantastic box of toys to understand how the world works. And I\u2019ve been playing with them ever since.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>And moving away from work for a question, could you tell us a bit about your other interests? What do you get up to in your spare time?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019m mad keen on sports \u2013 all sorts of sports. I used to play a load of cricket but I\u2019m getting too old for it, so I now focus more on golf. So I spend a lot of time on the golf course.<\/p>\n<p>But I\u2019m also interested in photography and a wide range of other things. And I never seem to have enough time to do any of them.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>I know that feeling! So, for our final question, could you tell us how being here in Manchester has helped your work and research?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VYLgl0s93oY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Manchester is a wonderfully entrepreneurial place. When I arrived I found that I really could get things done.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1475\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1475\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/10\/caricature-cropped-blog.jpg\" alt=\"A recent caricature of Prof Withers\" width=\"375\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/10\/caricature-cropped-blog.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/10\/caricature-cropped-blog-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A recent caricature of Prof Withers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And we\u2019ve really been able to build a whole range of scientific activities and endeavours that I couldn\u2019t have done anywhere else. From the Henry Moseley Imaging Facility on the one hand, through the BP International Centre for Advanced Materials, and right through to our latest project which is the Sir Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials which will become a national hub for materials science right across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brilliant, thanks Phil. It&#8217;s really exciting to hear about all the amazing projects you&#8217;re involved in. And huge congratulations of your latest honour.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>To the rest of you &#8211; thanks for reading. We have some exciting content coming up on the blog, so please keep your eyes peeled.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello all. Thanks for joining me for the 25th episode of #MondayMaterials, featuring Professor Philip Withers. 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