Ricky Wildman

Biography

Ricky Wildman is a Professor in Chemical Engineering at the University of Nottingham. He has a rich and diverse background in understanding flow and its physico-chemical interactions with solid mechanics. Recently he has embarked on a programme to widen the portfolio of materials available for additive manufacturing. This has been stimulated by his research in additive manufacturing for healthcare, where the lack of useable materials is a real challenge to progress in this area. He is particularly enthusiastic about developing scientific methodologies in order to make sense, and ultimately control, the rich phenomena inherent in creating functionality in dimensions.

Research Interest

Ricky's current research is focused on the use and development of 3D printing as a way of inducing precise function or behaviour. He collaborates widely on the subjects of 3D printing / additive manufacturing and Drug delivery (tablets / implants) New materials and new formulations for 3D printing Use of multiphoton methods to create objects at scales less than 100 nm Mathematical and algorithmic methods for design for additive manufacturing & topological optimisation Using 3D printing to understand and control bacterial surface attachment behaviour