What is your research field / your key areas of interest?
I am a Research and Business Engagement Officer at The Henry Royce Institute looking after the Imaging & Characterisation and Modelling & Simulation Research Areas. This means that I engage with an extremely wide range of scientific disciplines and industries!
Why SCI? How did you first get involved and why would you encourage your peers to join?
I first became involved with SCI after winning Gold at STEM for Britain in the Physics category during my PhD. SCI reached out and welcomed me into their network with a free SCI membership. Since then I have attended the SCI scholar’s showcase where I learnt more about what SCI do and how I can get involved, I was also thrilled to be awarded the first place poster prize!
SCI aims to be ‘where science meets business’. What is the potential commercial application of your research?
The Henry Royce Institute was established to develop and capitalise on the UK’s world-leading excellence in advanced materials research. Royce supports and grows world-recognised excellence in UK materials research, accelerating commercial exploitation, and delivering positive economic and societal impact for the UK.
What do you hope to gain from your involvement with SCI?
Having worked with industry partners during my PhD, I understand the importance of building links and networks between industry and academia, which I continue to pursue in my role with the Henry Royce Institute. I am driven by seeing the application of research and knowing that the work I am doing will address a challenge. I hope that through SCI I can build a network with like-minded people and see and help this happen in a range of sectors
Alex Gresty
Henry Royce Institute, University of Manchester
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