Materials Engineering
Group Staff - Dr Jim Moffatt
Dr. Jim Moffatt |
 Dr Jim Moffatt |
Academic Interests.
Among many other things I am presently Chair of the course T207 Engineering; mechanics, materials, design, which is now in its sixth year of presentation. I am also involved in a number of other courses; T173 Engineering the Future, TXR220 Engineering in Action – a stand alone residential based course, T357 Structural Integrity which was presented for the first time in 2007). Post graduate courses include T881 Manufacture, Materials, Design, and T885 Team Engineering a newly presented course that involves a team of engineers working on a specific project culminating in a common goal – and all at a distance! I even have time to fit in some research activity!
Research Interests.
For the last 28 years I have investigated fracture and fatigue mechanisms in a wide range of engineering materials, such as aluminium and steel alloys, polymers and ceramics (prior to that I was studying nuclear fast reactor cladding materials for UKAEA). More recently I have studied fatigue/creep interactions in lead free solders, this led to a period of research in Australia studying creep-fatigue interactions in a variety of steels used for high pressure high temperature applications in power stations. Also, I have investigated fatigue crack growth rates at very high temperatures (up to 1300°C) in advanced engineering ceramic composites.
New Conferences
Team project work for distance learners in engineering – challenges and benefits. Mark Endean, George Weidmann, Alun Armstrong, Jim Moffatt and Tony Nixon. Engineering Education 2008, Loughborough University, 2008.
Technology Supports Distributed Team Working: the case of T885 Team Engineering at The Open University, ICL, Villach 2009.
Recent Publications