Konstantinos Baxevanakis joined the Wolfson School as a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering in 2017. Prior to this, he worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate (2014-2017) and Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor (2016-2017) at Drexel University in Philadelphia (PA), USA. He holds a PhD in Applied Mechanics (2014) from the School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences in the National Technical University of Athens, an MPhil in Engineering (2008) from the University of Cambridge, and a Diploma (MEng) in Civil Engineering (2006) from the University of Thessaly in Greece. Konstantinos’ research focuses on the modelling of microplasticity, fracture and damage, and material instabilities in solids with an application in lightweight metal alloys used in aerospace and automotive industries. His approach relies on analytical and numerical methods, as well as data-driven modelling employing experimental data from material characterisation and non-destructive evaluation techniques. Further, his teaching activities are related to solid mechanics in addition to computational methods in engineering. Dr Baxevanakis is a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.