Qianyi (Q) Sun
Non-Stipendiary Lecturer in Materials Science
Qianyi (Q) Sun [he/him] is a Non-Stipendiary Lecturer reading for the DPhil in Materials, having read for the MEng in Materials Science at the Hall as an undergraduate.
A metallurgist-turned-superconductivity researcher, Q is an avid experimentalist and electron microscopist. His research centres around the applications of superconductors towards nuclear fusion for cleaner, greener energy.
Away from scientific endeavours, Q takes in the outdoors with a spot of hiking, cycling, and rowing, with interests in gastronomy, photography, and academical dress. He also volunteers as an event organiser with the Oxford University Rowing Clubs, a first aider with St John Ambulance, and as a British Rowing Umpire.
Q is a member of the Superconducting Materials group in the Department of Materials, examining the irradiation behaviour of high temperature superconducting magnets etc. for nuclear fusion applications; supervised by Professor Susannah Speller (University of Oxford) and Dr Simon Chislett-McDonald (Tokamak Energy).
His research relates the effect of irradiation on materials properties and component performance to changes in microstructure and atomic positions using advanced characterisation techniques such as electron microscopy and X-ray techniques.
Q primarily teaches mechanical properties of materials (General Paper 3) to second year students in Part I of the undergraduate materials science course.
His teaching investigates the behaviour of materials under varying loading regimes (elastic, plastic, to failure), an understanding of which is critical to their use in any practical application, from paperclips to nuclear fusion reactors.
Where next?
Materials Science
