Russell Goodall

Russell Goodall is a metallurgist with extensive experience in the science of porous metals, and the development of novel alloys of many types. He has worked for over 15 years on the processing and thermal and mechanical characterisation of a range of new materials.

He joined the Department in 2008 from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland. He obtained his MEng degree from Oxford University and his PhD from the University of Cambridge, before carrying out postdoctoral research at EPFL. After this he returned to the UK as a lecturer at Sheffield, where he is now Professor of Metallurgy.

In 2019, Russell received the Sir Colin Humphreys Education Award by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoM3). This award recognises Russell’s contribution to enhancing students’ scientific/technological literacy through the teaching or support of materials, minerals or mining topics within 11-19 learning, either in the secondary or further education sectors.