PhD Student

Felix Baker is an MRes + PhD student at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment: Unlocking Net Zero (FIBE3 CDT). His research interests include the reduction of emissions through energy retrofit of domestic properties, a key component of the UK’s Net-Zero aims. His project is supervised by Prof. Julian Allwood.

Felix Baker is an MRes + PhD student at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment: Unlocking Net Zero (FIBE3 CDT). His research interests include the reduction of emissions through energy retrofit of domestic properties, a key component of the UK’s Net-Zero aims. His project is supervised by Prof. Julian Allwood.

Felix Baker is an MRes + PhD student at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment: Unlocking Net Zero (FIBE3 CDT). His research interests include the reduction of emissions through energy retrofit of domestic properties, a key component of the UK’s Net-Zero aims. His project is supervised by Prof. Julian Allwood.

David joined the Use Less Group as a PhD student in October 2023. His research is focused on reducing scrap metal in the automotive industry. He will be using the fundamental mechanics of sheet metal forming to develop novel processes which integrate with traditional metal stamping machines.

David graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2022 with an MEng and spent one year working at a church before joining the Use Less Group.

Jack Lynch is a third year PhD student sponsored by Sky Ltd. His research is focused on how we can leverage household electronic devices in a way so as to lower energy consumption within a home.

Camilla is pursuing a PhD in ‘accelerating climate mitigation’, where her work will explore, characterise, and promote business opportunities that accelerate the transition to a zero emissions future.

Camilla has a background in Materials Science, with a Master of Engineering degree from the University of Oxford. Her Master’s thesis explored the role of composite materials in next generation battery technology for electric vehicles.

Freddie joined the group as a PhD student in 2022, sponsored by Advanced Electric Machines. His research is focused on reducing the lifetime impact of electric motors in the automotive industry, aiming to remove permanent magnets and copper from traction motors. 

Rishabh joined the group as a PhD student and is working on novel manufacturing processes. He is interested in improving material utilisation in the automotive industry. Along with building a replacement for the traditional metal stamping machines, he hopes to develop the underlying mechanics and operating window for the new technique. 

He graduated with a Masters in Mechanical/Automotive Engineering from the University of Southampton in 2019 and had spent 2 years working as an Interior design engineer at Toyota.

Tom Ardron joined the Use Less Group / UKFIRES as a PhD student in 2022 as part of the FIBE2 Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment.

El-Amin is a PhD student as part of the FIBE2 Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment. His project is titled “Net Zero Carbon Bridges” which is focussed on understanding the challenges of building bridges in line with the net zero by 2050 target.