The Polymer Engineering group in 2020

From left to right, Dr Gabriel Choong, Shuhei Tamaoki, Matthew Elsmore, Vinotharan Annarasa, Dr Davide De Focatiis, Margherita Bottene, Grace Owen and Yuzhen Tang, in front of the Advanced Manufacturing Building, University of Nottingham.

Three PhD graduations in the group

Newly graduated PhDs Dr David Corbridge (first from left), Dr Andrea Sanchez-Valencia (second from left)and Dr Mike Ward (second from right), with Dr Davide De Focatiis (middle) at the July graduations in 2018.

The Polymer Engineering group in 2018

From left to right, Zaid Alhulaybi, Mohammed Rahmeh, Alex Sandford, Arit Das, Dr Davide De Focatiis, Matt Elsmore, Tyler James, Vinothan Annarasa, Dr Gabriel Choong and Julie Tricot, in front of the Trent Building, University of Nottingham.

A biaxial fixture in Warwick

One of the group's biaxial testing fixtures was installed at the Warwick Manufacturing Group's International Institute for Nanocomposites Manufacturing in the group of Dr Lukasz Figiel (left).

The group visits Japan

From left to right, Dr Davide De Focatiis, Dr Gabriel Choong, Prof. Hiroshi Watanabe (dressed as a samurai!) and Ms Andrea Sanchez Valencia, on occasion of the group's visit to Osaka University and Kyoto for the XVIIth International Congress on Rheology in August 2016.

Dr Lukasz Figiel visits the group

From left to right, Dr Gabriel Choong, Dr Davide De Focatiis, Dr Lukasz Figiel, Maja Stepien, Mike Ward, Magda Tomczynska, Vanessa Fernandes and Andrea Sanchez Valencia, on occasion of Dr Figiel's visit to the group together with his student Maja in February 2014.

The Nottingham Polymer Engineering group in 2012

From left to right, Dr Gabriel Choong, Dr Natasha Birkin, Dr Davide De Focatiis, Dr Olga Smerdova and Vanessa Fernandes, at the Faculty of Engineering at Nottingham in 2012.

Professors Meissner and Landel at MTDM2010

From left to right, Prof. Meissner (of Meissner rheometer fame), Prof. Bob Landel (of WLF fame) and Davide, at the conference dinner of the Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials conference 2010 in Portoroz, Slovenia.

Davide receives the Dutch Polymer Institute award

Davide with Prof. van der Zwaag, the chair of the poster award jury, at the Deformation, Yield and Fracture 2009 conference in Rolduc, Holland.

Professor Okamoto visits Professor Buckley in Oxford

From left to right, Dr Lew, Prof. O'Hare, Davide, Prof. Okamoto, Dr Figiel, one of Prof. O'Hare's PhD students, and Prof. Buckley, on occasion of Prof. Okamoto's visit to Oxford in August 2008.

The Oxford polymer engineering group in 2008

From left to right, Dr De Simone (visiting student), Prof. Buckley, Dr Lew, Ms Kitten, Dr Abraham, Dr Figiel, Davide, Dr Okereke and Dr Li, in the polymer engineering lab in February 2008.

Professor Meijer visits Oxford

From left to right, Davide, Dr Figiel, Dr De Simone, Dr Abraham, Dr Lew, Prof. Meijer, Prof. Buckley and Dr Okereke, on occasion of Prof. Meijer's (Professor at the Eindhoven University of Technology) visit to Oxford in September 2007.

A Polymer Engineering group outing with Dr Prisacariu

Clockwise from below, Dr Prisacariu (Senior researcher at the Romanian Academy's Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry "Petru Poni"), Mr Victor Prisacariu, Dr Lew, Dr Li, someone(?), Mrs Buckley, Dr Prisacariu's husband, Prof. Buckley, at a pub in Stanton Harcourt on a group outing in 2006.