Prior to his appointment at UCL, he worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UCL (2018 – 2019) and a Research Associate (2013 – 2017) in the Department of Materials at The University of Manchester, where he obtained his award-winning PhD in Materials.
He received a First Class Honour degree in Aerospace Materials (MEng) and David West prize (2010) from the Department of Materials, Imperial College London. Besides his industrial experience, he earned a Design London fellowship (2009 – 2011) funded by Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art and worked on a product prototype using directable light technology. His PhD thesis led him to receive 5 individual awards, including the Sir Richard Brook prize (Best Engineering PhD in the UK) as well as the European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) PM Thesis Competition 2019. Leung’s research focuses on the development of intelligent advanced manufacturing using cutting-edge sensing technologies.ĭespite his youth, Dr Leung’s achievements are numerous. Chu Lun Alex Leung is also a Lecturer in Imaging of Advanced Materials and Manufacturing in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University College London. This week, from 5 th-14 th March is British Science Week, a celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths.Īt the Research Complex at Harwell, we are choosing to honour this important week by highlighting the career of one of our early career researchers, Dr Chu Lun Alex Leung, who works within the Materials, Structures and Manufacturing Group, led by Professor Peter Lee.