Mark Wenman began work as the British Energy (now EDF Energy) Research Fellow in Nuclear Fuels at Imperial College at the beginning of Nov 2008. He obtained a 1st class degree in Materials Science and Technology (BEng) from the University of Birmingham between 1996-1999 and stayed at Birmingham University to carry out a PhD on the micromechanisms of fracture in the ductile-to-brittle transition region of BCC alloys. Having completed his PhD, in 2003, Mark was appointed as a Lecturer in the Reactor Engineering Group at the Nuclear Department, HMS Sultan in Gosport.

Mark has over 8 years teaching experience in Reactor Dynamics and Materials Science and leads the MSc in Nuclear Engineering at Imperial College.  His key research interests are in the field of nuclear engineering materials and include micromechanisms of fracture, hydrogen embrittlement, irradiation damage, stress and strain measurement and finite element modelling from continuum to microscales. Materials include zirconium alloys, stainless steels and ferritic steels.