Steve Roberts
Professor
Department of Materials
University of Oxford
United Kingdom
Biography
Dr. Steve Roberts is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Department of Materials, University of Oxford , United kingdom. His research interests includes Mechanical behaviour of materials. Materials for nuclear (fusion & fission) power plants. Micromechanical testing. Brittle-ductile transitions. Studies aim at linking modelling at the defect and dislocation level with experimental studies of well-characterised materials. He is serving as an editorial member and reviewer of several international reputed journals. Dr. Steve Roberts is the member of many international affiliations. He has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities. He has authored of many research articles/books related to Mechanical behaviour of materials.
Research Interest
Mechanical behaviour of materials. Materials for nuclear (fusion & fission) power plants. Micromechanical testing. Brittle-ductile transitions. Studies aim at linking modelling at the defect and dislocation level with experimental studies of well-characterised materials.
Publications
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Armstrong DE, Wilkinson AJ, Roberts SG. Measuring anisotropy in Young’s modulus of copper using microcantilever testing. Journal of Materials Research. 2009 Nov;24(11):3268-76.
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Murphy JD, Wilkinson AJ, Roberts SG. Characterisation of plastic zones around crack-tips in pure single-crystal tungsten using electron backscatter diffraction. InIOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 1, p. 012015). IOP Publishing.
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Tarleton E, Roberts SG. Dislocation dynamic modelling of the brittle–ductile transition in tungsten. Philosophical Magazine. 2009 Nov 1;89(31):2759-69.
