Contact Dr Erik Pickering
Background
Dr Pickering is an experienced researcher with a focus on blast loading utilising both novel experimental design and numerical modelling to complement the capabilities of each methodology.
Dr Pickering has a PhD in Engineering from the University of Cambridge, where he worked on understanding the microstructural response of ceramic-metal composites to improve lightweight body armour systems in a project funded by the ONR (US Navy). He holds a BSc & MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cape Town where he was a member of the Blast Impact & Survivability Research Institute (BISRU) researching angled vehicle belly armour and buried charges.
Dr Pickering joined Cranfield in 2023 as a Lecturer in Dynamic Modelling and working with the Advanced Materials for Protective Engineering Group. Prior to this he worked with the Blast and Impact Dynamics research group at the University of Sheffield working on projects involving the AFRL, ERDC and DSTL. Additionally, he spent four years in industry working as a research engineer in R&D where he developed an expertise in computer vision and image analysis of high-speed events to create data rich validation tools to assist numerical model development.
Research opportunities
The Advanced Materials for Protective Engineering Group is currently recruiting for PhD students in blast loading and material response related topics. Please contact me if you are interested in learning more about these opportunities.