Dr Felix Hofmann

Felix Hofmann is an Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Lecturer at Trinity College at the University of Oxford. His work focusses on understanding the effects of crystal defects on material properties. His group uses X-ray and electron microscopy to study defect structures, as well as transient grating spectroscopy and multi-scale deformation experiments to probe defect-induced property changes. These experiments are combined with multi-physics simulations that seek to capture defect-induced property evolution. Recently much of Felix’s work has focussed on new alloys and material systems for fusion power. Before taking up his current position at the University of Oxford, Felix was a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Chemistry at MIT. His undergraduate degree and PhD are both from the University of Oxford.