Loughborough University
Leicestershire, UK
LE11 3TU
+44 (0)1509 263171
People in the department
Mr Roland Higginson
Background
Graduated with a BSc(Eng) (Hons) Metallurgy from London University in 1965. He then had a 38 year career in the Steel Industry including 15 years in Research and Development, 15 years in Technical Management and 8 years in Operations and Quality Management. He became a part-time lecturer in the Department of Materials at Loughborough University in 2004.
Qualifications
- BSc (Eng) Metallurgy (London), 1965
Current teaching responsibilities
- Metallurgy
- Design projects
- Metallography
- Mechanical testing
Outline of main research interests
- Steel manufacturing and processing
- Heat treatment and its effect on properties
- Microstructure evolution and control
Usual days on campus
- Tuesday all day
- Thursday all day
