Chris Jones

• Postdoctoral Research Associate

• Area of Specialisation: Chemical mapping of alloying elements, diffusive systems, and impurities in zirconium

• Working across Key Challenge 1, Key Challenge 3, Key Challenge 4

Chris Jones received a first class MEng in Nuclear Engineering from The University of Birmingham in 2015 focussing on materials degradation in nuclear reactors. During this time he also undertook internships at Rolls-Royce and the National Nuclear Laboratory, as well as attending a Clean Energy Summer School in Xiamen, China. Moving to Manchester in 2015 he undertook a PhD as part of the Materials for Demanding Environments CDT, in which he used the NanoSIMS to investigate the diffusion of hydrogen and oxygen in irradiated zirconium oxide. During his PhD research Chris led collaborations with a number of other academic institutions and industry partners, presented his work at international conferences and meetings, and won a number of prizes and awards for his work.

As part of the MIDAS programme Chris expanded his skillset, broadening the range of techniques he was able to apply to chemical mapping experiments, and expanding on the hydrogen diffusion and segregation research from his PhD.

Next Steps: Following a role at CNL (Canada), Chris now works at Rolls-Royce. The work Chris began on MIDAS will be carried on by others, including Katie Moore’s NanoSIMS group and MIDAS PDRAs Alex Carruthers and Xingzhong Liang.