Materials Science
visiting students
Visiting Students at St Edmund Hall join our large and active community of Material Scientists.
Visiting Students cannot apply to Materials for Michaelmas Term only. Students can either join for the full academic year, or for Hilary and Trinity Terms only.
The Department of Materials at Oxford is regularly graded as one of the best materials departments in the UK. Our tutors have wide range of research interests from study of interface and grain boundaries, to advanced electron microscopy and computational prediction of material properties. Together we provide tutorials in all aspects of the course.
Most Visiting Students spending their third year at Oxford and slot into our second-year course.
Visiting Students in Materials do not take part in the laboratory (“practical”) courses whilst they are in Oxford. However, it is sometimes possible to undertake a research internship within one of the research groups in the department.
Potential applicants are encouraged to contact Professor Jonathan Yates (jonathan.yates@materials.ox.ac.uk) to discuss their suitability for the course.
The division of courses between terms is shown below. Please note that some courses will span two terms.
Full details of the course contents can be found on the Materials Department website.
Courses
- Selection and Production of Engineering Materials
- Electronic Structure of Materials
- Elastic Deformation of Materials
- Statistical Mechanics and Thermal Properties of Materials
- Phase Transformations
- Maths – Partial Differential Equations
- Fourier Series and Tensors
- Semiconductor Materials and Devices
- Materials End-of-Life
- Plastic Deformation of Materials
- Structural and Compositional Characterisation of Materials
- Processing for Control of Materials
- Properties and Performance
- Magnetic Properties of Materials
- Electrical and Optical Properties of Materials
- Selection and Production of Engineering Materials
- Structural Failure of Materials
Our Tutors
Jonathan
Yates
Tutor in Materials Science
Jonathan Yates joined the College in October 2008 as tutor in Materials Science and holds a University lectureship in Materials Modelling.
Visiting Students
More information about becoming a Visiting Student at St Edmund Hall – including finance, accommodation and how to apply