Prof. Mark Whittaker is a professor working in the Institute of Structural Materials (ISM) where his research interests focus on high-performance materials for jet engine applications. He received a PhD in materials engineering from Swansea University in 2003. His research focuses on thermo-mechanical fatigue, crystallographic texture, creep lifing, fatigue lifing, titanium alloys, fatigue/creep/environment interactions, and nickel alloys.