Harold Moore Memorial Lecture 2021

Professor Michael Fitzpatrick

Pro vice-chancellor, Coventry University

Professor Michael Fitzpatrick CEng CSci FIMMM holds the Lloyd’s Register Foundation Chair of Structural Integrity and Systems Performance. He is Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Engineering, Environment and Computing) for Coventry University.

His research centres around the development and application of advanced experimental methods to materials engineering applications, particularly in the nuclear power and aerospace industries. His recent interests include the study of laser shock peening for life enhancement of aerospace and marine structures. He has published over 250 research papers. He was the recipient of the Lidstone Medal of The Welding Institute in 2009; and the Tom Bell Surface Engineering Medal of the Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining in 2020.

Michael is a Non-Executive Director of Diamond Light Source Ltd, the UK’s synchrotron X-ray facility; a Non-Executive Director of Feraru Dynamics Ltd, a University spin-out company developing wearable technologies for preventative safety in the manufacturing and construction industries; and a Director of Bright-Beams Ltd, a start-up developing novel low-cost laser-based systems for surface engineering.

: https://pureportal.coventry.ac.uk/en/persons/michael-fitzpatrick