Dr Richard Thackray
Richard Thackray holds a degree in Materials Science and a PhD in Metallurgy from Imperial College London. He joined the University of Sheffield in 2003 as Tata (Corus) Steel sponsored Lecturer in Steelmaking. His current research interests are related to the production of steel, including the development and optimisation of mould powders for the continuous casting of steel, the role of thermomechanical processing on inclusion behaviour, the effect of process route on inclusion distribution and the effect of residual elements on steel processing and properties.
Richard is also involved in a number of projects related to sustainability in steelmaking, in particular, initiatives to reduce energy consumption in steelmaking, reuse/recycling of by-products and waste material, life cycle assessment of steelmaking processes, LCA of critical elements in steel, energy audits in steelmaking processes, and industrial symbiosis in the steel industry.
Richard is past chair of the Iron and Steel Society of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, and a current member of the Sustainable Development Group and Casting Society.