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Gebril was appointed as Lecturer in the Mechanics of Materials Group within the Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s School of Engineering in early 2022. Before arriving in Leicester, Gebril completed a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (2013) and a master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering from Imperial College London (2015) followed by a PhD at University of Cambridge (2019), where he worked in the Phase Transformations and Complex Properties research group.  He was a Research Associate in Cambridge for one year following his PhD, a Teaching Fellow and a Director of Studies at Wolfson College, Cambridge. Gebril also holds a Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). 

Gebril’s research focuses on the design and optimisation of advanced alloys for energy-efficient automotive, aerospace, and nuclear applications. His work includes materials for high-temperature and extreme environments, with particular emphasis on bainitic and nanostructured steels. He integrates physical metallurgy, thermodynamic modelling, mechanical testing, and advanced microstructural characterisation techniques, enhanced by machine learning approaches to accelerate alloy development and predict material properties.

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Applicants are welcome from those interested in PhD research relating to:

• Chemistry and process ferrous alloy design.
• Thermodynamics, kinetics and mathematical modelling.
• Phase transformations.
• Microstructural and mechanical advanced characterisation techniques.
• Creep-Resistant Steels (austenitic, ferritic and martensitic).
• Titanium alloys.
• Nickel and cobalt based superalloys.

I have delivered a broad range of courses in materials science, mechanical engineering, applied mathematics, and physical metallurgy, covering topics from core principles to advanced applications. Subjects include:

• Atomic Structure of Materials
• Crystallography
• Fracture and Fatigue
• Finite Element Analysis and Design
• Materials
• Materials Processing and Design
• Materials for High-Temperature Applications
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
• Metals and Alloys
• Solid Mechanics
• Steels
• Structural Mechanics
• Superalloys