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Postgraduate Project Opportunities
We are always looking for exceptional candidates for PhD positions in the Nuclear Futures Institute. If you are interested in any of the following projects, please contact me.
- Novel nuclear fuel manufacture and in-reactor behaviour.
- Corrosion of materials within the nuclear environment.
- Materials for space and other extreme environments.
- Fusion materials development.
- Advanced glasses and amorphous systems.
- Nuclear forensics.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Assessing manufacturing defects in ceramic composites with both simulated and experimental synchrotron computed tomography
Mitchell, I., Martini, F., Stephens, G. F., Middleburgh, S. & Vidal, F., 1 Jan 2026, In: Progress in Nuclear Energy. 190, 106002.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Defect chemistry manipulation by heavy ion irradiation in Y-doped CeO 2 solid solutions
Mohun, R., Cordara, T., McCloy, J., Weber, M. H., Middleburgh, S. C. & Corkhill, C. L., 21 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 28, 5, p. 3613-3623 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Discovery of magnetic superstructures and magnetic transition temperatures in UO2 and PuO2
Smith, M. P., Davey, T., Rushton, M. J., Gilbert, M. R. & Middleburgh, S. C., 6 Mar 2026, In: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 38, 9, 095803.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental Investigation of Erosion and Corrosion of Aluminized and Non-Aluminized Steels Under High-Velocity Lead Flow
Griffith, C. L., Macdonald, J., Baxter, C. L., Prabhakar, J. T., Middleburgh, S. & Villanueva, W., 12 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nuclear Technology. p. 1-13 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A new approach for nuclear forensics investigations of uranium dioxide: Application of laboratory-based photoelectron spectroscopy with hard and Soft X-ray sources
Dunn, S., Harrison, R., Gilbert, M. & Middleburgh, S., 1 Aug 2025, In: Applied Surface Science Advances. 28, 100782.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterisation of DU Material over the Quasi-static to Dynamic Strain Rate Range
Middleburgh, S. (PI)
1/01/26 → 15/01/29
Project: Research
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3 year PhD studentship: Rolls-Royce Kernels PhD: Advanced Fuel Design and Production Optimisation
Middleburgh, S. (PI)
1/10/25 → 15/10/28
Project: Research
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NTR-Net 023 Use of Intentional Forensics to Enhance Security of U & Pu Waste-forms [Lead Project = 2227803 (NTR-Net Partner Agreement)]
Middleburgh, S. (PI)
1/10/25 → 15/10/29
Project: Research
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NTR-Net 022 Potential Material Production Signatures of HALEU Fuel [Lead Project = 2227803 (NTR-Net Partner Agreement)]
Middleburgh, S. (PI)
1/10/25 → 15/10/29
Project: Research
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UKRI1977: DA EPSRC IDLA - Bangor University 2025 (Amentum/Westinghouse)
Middleburgh, S. (PI)
1/10/25 → 15/10/30
Project: Research
Activities
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Stability and Structural Distortion in Compositionally Complex Ceramics from First-Principles Calculations.
Davey, T. (Invited speaker), Gardner, H. (Invited speaker), Nguyen-Manh, D. (Invited speaker), Wade-Zhu, J. (Invited speaker), Chen, Y. (Invited speaker) & Middleburgh, S. (Invited speaker)
2 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Compositionally-complex rare earth oxides for fusion applications
Davey, T. (Invited speaker), Gardner, H. (Invited speaker), Nguyen-Manh, D. (Invited speaker), Wade-Zhu, J. (Invited speaker) & Middleburgh, S. (Invited speaker)
30 Jan 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Investigating the mechanisms of grain growth additive incorporation and their effect on the radiation stability of UO2 fuels
Mohun, R. (Speaker) & Middleburgh, S. (Speaker)
24 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Impact of Grain Size Variation of UO2 on Fission Gas Release
Annewandter, R. (Speaker) & Middleburgh, S. (Speaker)
15 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Thermal conductivity and degradation due to fission product accommodation in uranium nitride
Leite Goncalves, C. (Speaker) & Middleburgh, S. (Speaker)
15 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Prizes
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2023 Entropy Best Paper Award
Pickering, E. (Recipient), Carruthers, A. (Recipient), Barron, P. (Recipient), Middleburgh, S. (Recipient), Armstrong, D. (Recipient) & Gandy, A. (Recipient), 26 Apr 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Nuclear medicine shortage will lead to deaths
15/11/24
1 Media contribution
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BBC Wales Today - Leading story on shortage of medical isotopes
8/11/24
1 Media contribution
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