Living in ¾«¶«Ó°Òµwas a great experience as a student!
What are your main responsibilities in your current role?
I am a final year PhD student in Additive Manufacturing Research Group at Loughborough University. I am developing a novel material and printing application for the purpose of turbine blade manufacturing applications.
Please outline your career history: how did you get to where you are today?
I studied Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Vienna (TU-Wien). I joined MTU Aero Engines in Munich for my final year thesis and investigated highly-stressed boltholes in turbine disks consisting of nickel-based alloys, conducted tests on scrap components using various methods for tool edge preparation. During my undergraduate time, I participated in a student trainee and two internships programmes at eminent companies in the aircraft engine industries: Tusas Engine Industries Inc. with a joint-venture at General Electric in Turkey, and MTU Aero Engines in Germany. Working in R&D concentrating on the basic principles of aerodynamic behaviour of components in civil and military engines related to mechanical design and analysis. Additionally, I supported engine assembly and tests, assisted in maintenance, repair, and overhaul studies, and prepared technical operating instructions. After my bachelor’s degree, I completed my master’s degree in Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (MSc Research) from the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ in 2017. My MSc thesis —supported by AMRC Boeing and Sandvik Coromant— focused on the Correlation between cutting parameters, tool geometry and particulate size distribution in the trimming of CFRP composites. Afterwards, I was assigned the REACH project as a junior manufacturing engineer consultant at AIRBUS Operations in Hamburg. In October 2018 I started my PhD at Loughborough University working on the design and optimisation of the printing process as well as the ceramic material choices for a cost effective and industrial scale printing of the ceramic components used in the investment casting process for turbine blade applications.
Why did you want to come to the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ to study your chosen degree?
I was very keen to continue my study on advanced manufacturing techniques and ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ and AMRC is a world-class research centre for advanced manufacturing. Open to manufacturers of all sizes.
What were your favourite things about or best memories of the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ?
Living in ¾«¶«Ó°Òµwas a great experience as a student, and the city is quite lively and locals are very friendly. I built great friendships in my classrooms andhave learned how to make friends from all around the world and experience different cultures.
Please explain how has your qualification and/or time at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµhelped you in your career?
After my graduation, I was employed at AIRBUS in Hamburg and was offered the job because of the research (master dissertation) that I conducted in Sheffield. Additionally, I was offered fully funded PhD program because of my experience that I gained in Sheffield.
What has been your greatest achievement to date?
My PhD research and I am in the process of publishing three papers in very good journals.