Dr Richard Barrett is a Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, specialising in computational materials design and microstructural evolution of metallic alloys. He received a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Galway, concentrating on the modelling and design of high temperature resistant steels from a physical basis. His research interests include computational materials design, thermodynamics and precipitate kinetics modelling, dislocation-mechanics, high temperature creep, fatigue, oxidation and corrosion, austenitic-to-martensitic phase transformations in shape memory alloys, Fe-C and Fe-Ni steels and Ti-alloys, additive manufacturing and digital hydraulics.

Computational materials design Thermodynamics and precipitate kinetics modelling Dislocation-mechanics High temperature creep, fatigue, oxidation and corrosion Austenitic-to-martensitic phase transformations in shape memory alloys, Fe-C and Fe-Ni steels and Ti-alloys Additive manufacturing Digital hydraulics