Rate My Professor Arun Bhattacharya

Before joining Birmingham, Professor Bhattacharya served as Chief Technologist in Irradiated Materials at the UK Atomic Energy Authority, overseeing collaborations with the US Department of Energy and contributing to the STEP fusion pilot plant. Previously, as Staff Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, he led international studies on irradiation effects in RAFM steels, ODS alloys, tungsten variants, and copper alloys for fusion applications, funded by US DOE, EUROfusion, and international partners. He also gained industrial expertise in iron and steel making at Tata Steel UK. Holding a PhD in Physics (Materials Science) from University of Paris-Saclay (2014), a Master's in Nuclear Energy from the same university (2011), and a BSc (Hons) in Physics from University of Delhi (2008), he has secured over £21 million in research funding. Notable publications include 'Determining the low temperature Cr solubility limit and precipitation mechanisms in Fe-Cr alloys with proton irradiations and thermal aging' (Materials and Design, 2025), 'Temperature and dose effects on dislocation loops in self-ion irradiated high-purity iron' (Acta Materialia, 2025), and 'Development of PWHT-Free, Reduced Activation Creep-Strength Enhanced Bainitic Ferritic Steel for Large-Scale Fusion Reactor Components' (2024). His pioneering work on radiation effects in Fe-Cr alloys underpins structural steel designs for fission and fusion reactors.