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Fred Witham

Fred Witham

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Engineer, Scientist and Technologist at Rolls-Royce Group

  • Education

    • University of Bristol

      2004 - 2008
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Volcanology / Fluid Dynamics

      Analytical, numerical and analogue experimental modelling of volcanic degassing. Modelling of depth fluctuations in crater lakes and lava lakes. Theory of the dynamics and mixing of turbulent plumes in turbulent environments. Geological mapping of metamorphic terrain (Syros, Greece).

    • Pate's Grammar School

      1992 - 1999

    • University of Cambridge

      2002 - 2003
      MSci Natural Sciences 1

      including Geology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths

  • Experience

    • Concrete Canvas Ltd

      Apr 2004 - May 2004
      Technical Consultant

      Advised on potential applications for Concrete Cloth.

    • University of Bristol

      Jul 2008 - May 2011
      Research Associate

      Geochemical modelling of C-O-H-S-Cl bearing magmas, and production of a user-friendly software package to facilitate modelling of these systems by others.Interpretation of volatile-bearing melt-inclusions in terms of magma ascent and degassing history.

    • Rolls-Royce

      Jul 2011 - now

      Combustion Sub-System Design, Strategy & Future Programmes, RR Defence Combustion module design, fuel injection, aerodynamics, thermodynamics, thermo-mechanical analysis, cost analysis, manufacturing.

      • Chief of Innovation and Technology Incubation

        Jun 2024 - now

      • Combustion Specialist

        Oct 2018 - now

      • Chief Project Engineer

        Jun 2020 - Jun 2024

      • EJ200 Combustion & Turbines Design Lead

        Sept 2015 - Oct 2018

      • Aerothermal Combustion Engineer

        Jul 2011 - Sept 2015

    • University of Warwick

      Mar 2016 - Dec 2022
      Industrial Guest Lecturer: Combustion and Fuels

    • Cotham Tigers F.C.

      Sept 2018 - now
      Coach

      Y6 coach

    • Cotham Gardens Primary School

      Sept 2019 - Dec 2022

      • Chair of Governors

        Jul 2020 - Dec 2022

      • Governor

        Nov 2018 - Dec 2022

      • Deputy Chair of Governors

        Sept 2019 - Jul 2020

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Fellow

      Royal Aeronautical Society

    • Chartered Engineer

      Royal Aeronautical Society