Rate My Professor Finn Giuliani

Professor Finn Giuliani is Professor in Structural Ceramics in the Department of Materials, Faculty of Engineering, at Imperial College London. He earned a BEng in Materials Science and Engineering and a PhD from the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge. Giuliani joined Imperial College London in April 2009 as a Joint Lecturer within the Structural Ceramics Centre, sharing the role with the University of Cambridge. He now serves as Director of Research Facilities, Director of Facilities, and Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory Coordinator in the Department of Materials. Additionally, he leads the Imperial Centre for Cryo Microscopy of Materials, enabling advanced analysis of environmentally sensitive materials through techniques including transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, focused ion beam processing, nanoindentation, physical vapour deposition of coatings, and mechanical testing.

Giuliani's research specializations encompass structural ceramics, mechanical properties of materials at micro- and nanoscales, crack growth mechanisms, fatigue in monolithic ceramics, composites, and bioinspired ceramic structures. Key publications include 'In situ stable crack growth at the micron scale' (Nature Communications, 2017), '3D Printing Bioinspired Ceramic Composites' (Scientific Reports, 2017), and studies on nanoscale crack tip behavior in metallic glasses (PNAS, 2024) and iron-coated Komodo dragon teeth. His 129 research works have accumulated over 2,693 citations. Giuliani received the Verulam Medal and Prize from the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining in 2024 for distinguished contributions to ceramics, including refractories, and a Silver Medal in 2011. He supervises PhD students, contributes to professional societies, and has organized conferences on small-scale materials properties.