Dave Collins is an Advanced Metals Processing Steering Group Member based at the University of Cambridge.
Dave Collins is the Mike Ashby Associate Professor of Materials Science, based in the Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge having recently moved here from the University of Birmingham. Here he leads the Multiscale Behaviour of Engineering Alloys research group, and supports the Rolls-Royce UTC activities. His background is in materials science and he has expertise covering the micromechanics of materials and microstructural development, with an emphasis on advanced X-ray diffraction methods to elucidate alloy phenomena. He has a broad interest in ferrous and non-ferrous alloys used for various structural applications, spanning aerospace, automotive, defence, nuclear energy and healthcare sectors.