Professor David N Brown B.Eng.(Hons), Ph.D.

Professor David N Brown

School of Metallurgy and Materials
Professor of Magnetic Materials

Contact details

Telephone
+44 (0) 121 414 5165
Email
d.brown.5@bham.ac.uk
Address
Metallurgy and Materials
Elms Road
黑料吃瓜网
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

David Brown is an Industrial Professor of Magnetic Materials and their manufacturing processes. He has spent over 20 years working in the industry and has a wealth of experience in applying materials science to real manufacturing scenarios and products.

David is actively researching novel compositions and fabrication techniques with the aim of advancing the technology and providing new solutions to material science challenges.

He is enthusiastic about teaching and is keen to help train the next generation of scientists and engineers.  

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Metallurgy and Materials, 黑料吃瓜网, UK, 2000
  • M.Phil. in Metallurgy and Materials, 黑料吃瓜网, UK, 1996
  • B.Eng. in Materials Science, University of Bath, UK, 1994

Teaching

  • Magnetic Materials
  • Manufacturing of Magnetic components
  • Casting technologies
    • Melt-spinning, planar flow and strip casting
    • Clean melting and alloy refinement
    • Investment casting, directional and single-crystal casting
  • Characterization of functional materials

Postgraduate supervision

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Research

Experience in magnetic materials and their manufacture聽

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Griffiths, J, Brooks, O, Obulan Subramanian, G, Kozak, V, Brown, D, Campell, A, Lambourne, A & Sheridan, R 2025, '', Intermetallics.

Sahin, U, Campbell, J, Brown, DN & Griffiths, WD 2024, '', Materials Science and Technology.

Liogas, K, Lau, KB, Wang, Z, Brown, D, Polatidis, E, Wang, P & Korsunski, A 2023, '', Additive Manufacturing, vol. 67, 103499.

Brown, DN 2016, '', IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 52, no. 7, 7426850, pp. 1-9.

Conference contribution

Brown, D 2024, in UK Magnetics Society.

Review article

Dickinson-Lomas, A, Keith, M, Brown, D & Jenkins, M 2025, '', Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 215, 108113.