An Institute Fellow has received the prestigious Armourers and Brasiers Award from the Royal Society.

Professor Philip Withers FREng FIMMM, Professor of Materials Science and Director of the Henry Moseley X-ray Imaging Facility at Manchester, was acknowledged for his work on neutron and X-ray beams. Use of these beams to map stresses and detect defects has application in the aeroplane and nuclear industries.

Philip said, ‘Through this work we can gain a unique picture of materials and how they perform in 3D. I am delighted to have this recognition from the Royal Society’.