Getting in Touch

We have proven time and again that nothing is more powerful than results.  Whether we're cutting machine time or machining the cutting edge, these are our experts that make what we do possible.  If you know who you are looking for push, "Control F" ("Ctrl" key and the letter "f" simultaneously) and type in thier name and click find.  If  you don't know who you're looking for click on one of the categories below.  The names within the groups are in alphabetical order.  Please note the space after "@"in the email addresses below needs to be removed to send an e-mail.  

AMRC Directors

Dynamics Group

Microscopy Group

Administrative and Support

Technicians

SMD Group

On-site partners

CAMTeC Staff

AMRC Directors

Staff Name
 Areas of focus
 Contact information
Adrian Allen
Commercial Director
  • Regional development
  • Introducing step changing manufacturing solutions
 Email
John Baragwanath OBE
Project Director
  • New project development
 Email
Professor Keith Ridgway OBE
Research Director
  • Design and manufacture
  • Composites manufacturing
  • Dynamics
  • Fixturing
 Email

Back to top

Dynamics Group

Staff name
 Areas of focus
   Contact information
Adam Brown
  • Materials characterisation
  • Catia programming
  • Titanium machining
  • FE
 a.brown@ amrc.co.uk
Dr. Robert Carroll
  • CNC programming
 r.carroll@ amrc.co.uk
Dr. Gustavo Escobar
  • Manufacturing Systems
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Optimization
  • Deburring
 g.escobar@ amrc.co.uk
Matthew Farnsworth
  • Thixoforming
  • Coordinate machine measuring
  • Programming
  • Dynamics Research
 m.farnsworth@ amrc.co.uk
Dr. Zumin Geng
  • Dynamics
  • Damping
  • Fixturing
 z.geng@ amrc.co.uk
Ashley Godbehere
  • Apprenticeship
  • Spindle characterisation
  • High-performance machining
  • Waspalloy machining
 a.godbehere@ amrc.co.uk
Paul Haynes
  • Not available
 p.haynes@ amrc.co.uk
Matt Marshall
  • Engine casing machining strategy
  • Metrology
  • Machine inspection
  • Ceramic machining
 m.marshall@ amrc.co.uk
Tom Mcleay
  • NC programming
  • Disk manufacture processes
  • Turning
 t.mcleay@ amrc.co.uk
Gareth Morgan
  • Post process development for machine tools
  • Control development research
  • Monitoring of machine tools and cutting processes
 g.morgan@ amrc.co.uk
James Needham
  • Unigraphics programming
  • CNC machine programming
 j.needham@ amrc.co.uk
Darragh O'reilly
  • Machining dynamics
  • NC programming
  • Fixturing
 d.oreilly@ amrc.co.uk
Pete Osborne
  • Orbital drilling
  • Simulation
  • Machine benchmarking
  • Turning
 p.osborne@ amrc.co.uk
Raphael Van Renterghem
  • Orbital drilling optimization
 r.vanrenterghem@ amrc.co.uk
Roger Singleton
  • Modern grinding
  • Machining dynamics theory and stabilisation
  • Strategic machining solutions
 r.singleton@ amrc.co.uk
Kin Teo
  • Dynamics research and process optmisation
  • Metallurgy of tool wear
  • Tool life and inspection
  • Electrochemical deburring
  • Mechanised edge deburring
 w.teo@ amrc.co.uk
Will Tierney
  • CATIA programming
  • Fixturing
  • High speed machining
 w.tierney@ amrc.co.uk
Sam Turner
Head of Dynamics Group
  • Not available
 m.s.turner@ amrc.co.uk
Adam Wiles
  • CATIA programming
  • Process characterization
  • Material properties
 a.wiles@ amrc.co.uk
Alberto Zorcolo
  • Not available
 a.zorcolo@ amrc.co.uk

Back to top

Microscopy Group

Staff name
 Area of focus
 Contact information
Dr. James Hughes
  • Surface integrity
  • Finishing turning
 j.hughes@ amrc.co.uk
Holger Krain
  • Tool life wear on inconel 718
 h.krain@ amrc.co.uk
Dr. Adrian Sharman
Head of Microscopy Group
  • Surface intregrity
  • Residual Stress
  • Surface roughness/topography
  • Novel materials processing
 a.sharman@ amrc.co.uk

Back to top

Administrative and Support

Staff name
 Area of focus
 Contact information
Liz Dawson
  • Not available
 l.dawson@ amrc.co.uk
Paula Fisher
  • AMRC financial controller
 p.fisher@ amrc.co.uk
Emma Hutton
  • CAMTeC project manager
  • IWP project manager
  • NGCI project manager
 e.hutton@ amrc.co.uk
Chris Ridgway
  • AMRC finance
  • AMRC personel
  • PA to the Commercial and Research Directors
 c.ridgway@ amrc.co.uk
Timothy Scherer
  • PR and Communication Manager
  • Website manager
  • AMF events
  • AMRConnections newsletter
  • Community involvment
  • Publicity and advertising inquiries
 t.scherer@ amrc.co.uk
Rab Scott
  • Factory of the Future planning
  • AMRC IT
  • Virtual reality
 r.w.scott@ amrc.co.uk

Back to top

Technicians

Staff name
 Areas of focus
 Contact information
Damien Atherton
  • High performance machine programming
 d.atherton@ amrc.co.uk
Graham Brook
  • Project support
  • CAD/CAM support
  • Machining support
  • Fixturing
  g.brook@ amrc.co.uk
Michael Bush
  • High performance machining
  • Machine programming
  • Consultant engineering
 m.bush@ amrc.co.uk
Harry Oxley
  • White light inferometer testing
  • Hardness testing
  • Plastic deformation testing
 h.oxley@ amrc.co.uk
Jamie Smith
  • Project support
  • CAD/CAM support
  • Machining support
  • Fixturing
 jamie.smith@ amrc.co.uk

Back to top

SMD Group

Staff name
 Areas of focus
 Contact information
Rosemary Gault
  • Shape metal deposition cell
  • Management of Framework 6 DTI and Objective 1 projects
 r.gault@ amrc.co.uk
Gary Hibbert
  • Engineering
  • Welding engineering
 g.hibbert@ amrc.co.uk
Dave Spafford
  • Engineering
  • Welding engineering
 d.spafford@ amrc.co.uk
W.S. Tham
  • Shape metal deposition cell
  • Chip formation modelling
 w.tham@ amrc.co.uk

Back to top

On-site partners

Staff name
 Areas of focus
 Contact information
Denzil Lawrence
  • Not available
 dlawrence@ blsy.com
Dr. Jamie Mcgourlay
  • Representation of Rolls-Royce in working together with the AMRC and its partner members to ensure successful collaborative development, and demonstration and integration of step changing manufacturing technology in the aerospace industry
 jamie.mcgourlay @rolls-royce.com
Steve Weston
  • Representation of Sandvik in working together with the AMRC and its partner members to ensure successful collaborative development, and demonstration and integration of step change tooling strategies and solutions for manufacturing.
 steve.weston@ sandvik.com

Back to top

CAMTeC Staff

Staff
name
 Areas of focus
Contact
information
Rosemary Gault
  • Project manager (EU projects)
 r.gault@ amrc.co.uk
John Halfpenny
  • Composite tooling design
 j.halfpenny@ amrc.co.uk
Jim Heley
  • Project manager, Assembly
 j.heley@ amrc.co.uk
 Emma   Hutton
  • Project manager
 e.hutton@ amrc.co.uk
Richard Jame
  • Metrology research engineer
 r.james@ amrc.co.uk
Jon Lee
  • Composite research engineer
 j.lee@ amrc.co.uk
Terry McGrail
  •  Technical director
 t.mcgrail@ amrc.co.uk
Kevin Mee
  • Composite research engineer
k.mee@ amrc.co.uk
Garth Nicholson
  • Research engineer
 g.nicholson@ amrc.co.uk
Rab Scott
  • Project manager, modelling, simulation and virtual reality
 r.scott@ amrc.co.uk
Conrad Sdao
  • Factory Manager
 c.sdao@ amrc.co.uk
Andy Smith
  • Composite research engineer
 a.smith@ amrc.co.uk
Pete Storey
  • Composite Technician
 p.storey@ amrc.co.uk

Back to top

Maps and General
Contact Information

AMRC/IMPC/
CAMTeC/CECA
Postal Address:
The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing
The Advanced Manufacturing Park
Wallis Way, Catcliffe, Rotherham
S60 5TZ

UK Phone/Fax:
Tel: +44 (0)114 222 1747
Fax: +44(0)114 222 7678

Maps in .pdf form:
Map 1 to the AMRC
Map 2 to the AMRC