{{short description|British materials scientist}} {{Infobox scientist | name = | education = University of Bristol | alma_mater = University of Bristol (BSc, PhD) | birth_place = Spexhall, Suffolk | citizenship = | fields = Materials science<br />Micromechanics<br />EBSD | notable_students = Ben Britton | known_for = HR-EBSD | thesis_url = https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.393899 | thesis_year = 1991 | thesis_title = Micro-mechanics of continuous fibre metal matrix composites | workplaces = University of Oxford | website = https://omg.web.ox.ac.uk/ }} '''Angus J. Wilkinson''' is a professor of materials science based at the Department of Materials, University of Oxford. He is a specialist in micromechanics of materials and electron microscopy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Angus J Wilkinson |url=https://www.materials.ox.ac.uk/peoplepages/wilkinson.html |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=www.materials.ox.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref>
== Biography == Wilkinson is from Spexhall, Suffolk. He obtained a bachelor's degree in chemical physics and PhD in engineering from the University of Bristol.<ref name=":0" /> He moved to Department of Materials, University of Oxford as postdoctoral researcher in early 1990s.{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}{{Scholia}} Wilkinson research focuses on materials science, particularly in the areas of electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD),<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Wilkinson |first1=A. J. |last2=Dingley |first2=D. J. |date=1991-12-01 |title=Quantitative deformation studies using electron back scatter patterns |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0956715191900372 |journal=Acta Metallurgica et Materialia |volume=39 |issue=12 |pages=3047–3055 |doi=10.1016/0956-7151(91)90037-2 |issn=0956-7151|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Wilkinson |first1=Angus J. |last2=Britton |first2=T. Ben. |date=2012-09-01 |title=Strains, planes, and EBSD in materials science |journal=Materials Today |volume=15 |issue=9 |pages=366–376 |doi=10.1016/S1369-7021(12)70163-3 |issn=1369-7021|doi-access=free }}</ref> deformation mechanisms,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Britton |first1=T. B. |last2=Dunne |first2=F. P. E. |last3=Wilkinson |first3=A. J. |date=2015-06-08 |title=On the mechanistic basis of deformation at the microscale in hexagonal close-packed metals |journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences |volume=471 |issue=2178 |article-number=20140881 |doi=10.1098/rspa.2014.0881|doi-access=free |bibcode=2015RSPSA.47140881B }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Zhai |first1=T. |last2=Wilkinson |first2=A.J. |last3=Martin |first3=J.W. |date=December 2000 |title=A crystallographic mechanism for fatigue crack propagation through grain boundaries |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1359645400002147 |journal=Acta Materialia |volume=48 |issue=20 |pages=4917–4927 |doi=10.1016/s1359-6454(00)00214-7 |bibcode=2000AcMat..48.4917Z |issn=1359-6454|url-access=subscription }}</ref> and microstructural characterisation of materials.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Wilkinson |first1=Angus J. |last2=Hirsch |first2=Peter B. |date=1997-08-01 |title=Electron diffraction based techniques in scanning electron microscopy of bulk materials |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0968432897000322 |journal=Micron |volume=28 |issue=4 |pages=279–308 |doi=10.1016/S0968-4328(97)00032-2 |issn=0968-4328|arxiv=1904.05550 }}</ref> His research explores plasticity,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Kamaya |first1=Masayuki |last2=Wilkinson |first2=Angus J. |last3=Titchmarsh |first3=John M. |date=2005-03-01 |title=Measurement of plastic strain of polycrystalline material by electron backscatter diffraction |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0029549304003796 |journal=Nuclear Engineering and Design |volume=235 |issue=6 |pages=713–725 |doi=10.1016/j.nucengdes.2004.11.006 |bibcode=2005NuEnD.235..713K |issn=0029-5493|url-access=subscription }}</ref> strain localisation,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Guo |first1=Y. |last2=Britton |first2=T. B. |last3=Wilkinson |first3=A. J. |date=2014-09-01 |title=Slip band–grain boundary interactions in commercial-purity titanium |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1359645414003632 |journal=Acta Materialia |volume=76 |pages=1–12 |doi=10.1016/j.actamat.2014.05.015 |bibcode=2014AcMat..76....1G |issn=1359-6454|hdl=10044/1/25973 |hdl-access=free |url-access=subscription }}</ref> and the mechanical behaviour of materials at the microscale,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Gong |first1=Jicheng |last2=Wilkinson |first2=Angus J. |date=2009-11-01 |title=Anisotropy in the plastic flow properties of single-crystal α titanium determined from micro-cantilever beams |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1359645409004996 |journal=Acta Materialia |volume=57 |issue=19 |pages=5693–5705 |doi=10.1016/j.actamat.2009.07.064 |bibcode=2009AcMat..57.5693G |issn=1359-6454|url-access=subscription }}</ref> often using advanced microscopy techniques to study stress and deformation in metals and alloys. Wilkinson developed the HR-EBSD<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Wilkinson |first1=Angus J. |last2=Meaden |first2=Graham |last3=Dingley |first3=David J. |date=2006-03-01 |title=High-resolution elastic strain measurement from electron backscatter diffraction patterns: New levels of sensitivity |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304399105002251 |journal=Ultramicroscopy |language=en |volume=106 |issue=4 |pages=307–313 |doi=10.1016/j.ultramic.2005.10.001 |pmid=16324788 |issn=0304-3991|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Britton |first1=T. B. |last2=Wilkinson |first2=A. J. |date=2012-03-01 |title=High resolution electron backscatter diffraction measurements of elastic strain variations in the presence of larger lattice rotations |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304399112000058 |journal=Ultramicroscopy |language=en |volume=114 |pages=82–95 |doi=10.1016/j.ultramic.2012.01.004 |pmid=22366635 |issn=0304-3991|url-access=subscription }}</ref> method for mapping strain and dislocation density<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Wilkinson |first1=Angus J. |last2=Randman |first2=David |date=2010-03-21 |title=Determination of elastic strain fields and geometrically necessary dislocation distributions near nanoindents using electron back scatter diffraction |journal=Philosophical Magazine |volume=90 |issue=9 |pages=1159–1177 |doi=10.1080/14786430903304145 |bibcode=2010PMag...90.1159W |s2cid=121903030 |issn=1478-6435}}</ref> at high spatial resolution at the micron scale.
Wilkinson assists in overseeing the MicroMechanics group at the Department of Materials, University of Oxford, while focusing on the fundamentals of material deformation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prof Angus J Wilkinson |url=https://omg.web.ox.ac.uk/people/prof-angus-j-wilkinson |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=omg.web.ox.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref> Throughout his career, Wilkinson has held various leadership roles within the Department of Materials at Oxford. He served as deputy head of the department from 2018 to 2019 and co-headed the department with Peter Nellist from 2020 to 2021, and with Hazel E. Assender from 2021 to 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peter Nellist |url=https://www-stemgroup.materials.ox.ac.uk/people/people-peter.html#tab-1938271 |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=www-stemgroup.materials.ox.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref>
Wilkinson actively comments on PubPeer to highlight research integrity issues, such as citation fraud, image manipulation, and data inconsistencies.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Materials scientist explains why he started commenting on PubPeer |url=https://cen.acs.org/people/Materials-scientist-explains-why-he-started-commenting-PubPeer/102/web/2024/06 |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=Chemical & Engineering News |language=en}}</ref> Wilkinson flagged concerns about manipulated images and data irregularities in Filippo Berto's publications, which led to numerous retractions and helped prompt the Norwegian University of Science and Technology committee to open an investigation into Berto's work.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hanger |first=Mari Rian |date=2024-05-14 |title=Anbefaler uavhengig granskning av varsler mot Filippo Berto |url=https://www.universitetsavisa.no/fakultet-for-ingeniorvitenskap-filippo-berto-forskningsetikk/anbefaler-uavhengig-granskning-av-varsler-mot-filippo-berto/406642 |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=www.universitetsavisa.no |language=nb-NO}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chawla |first=Dalmeet Singh |date=2024-05-15 |title=Norway university committee recommends probe into the country's most productive researcher |url=https://retractionwatch.com/2024/05/15/exclusive-norway-university-committee-recommends-probe-into-the-countrys-most-productive-researcher/ |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=Retraction Watch |language=en-US}}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://www.materials.ox.ac.uk/peoplepages/wilkinson.html Angus Wilkinson at Department of Materials, University of Oxford] * {{twitter|AngusJWilkinson}} * [https://research.com/u/angus-j-wilkinson Angus Wilkinson] at Research.com.
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