Prof Michael Ferry's research interests are concerned mainly with the mechanisms of microstructure and texture evolution during solidification, solid-state phase transformation and deformation and annealing with particular emphasis on Al-, Mg- and Ti-base alloys and their composites. I have expertise in the area of texture evolution using X-ray methods and the more recently developed techniques of EBSD and microdiffraction in the TEM.

Current researches on light alloys include: (i) Experimental investigations and modelling of static and dynamic grain stability in particle-containing alloys; (ii) Recovery/recrystallization mechanisms in deformed single-phase and two-phase aluminium alloys; (iii) Synthesis, flow behaviour and superplastic nanoforming of Mg- and Al-base amorphous alloys, and (iv) Processing and thermomechanical behaviour of conventional and multi-functional titanium alloys.