Staff Lead researchers Dr Dikai Guan BEng, MEng, PhD, FHEA, CEng, MIMMM, FIMMM Associate Professor Research interests Design low-cost high performance alloys Develop novel manufacturing and thermomechanical processing 3D printing, Additive Manufacturing of light alloys Connect with Dikai Email: Dikai.Guan@soton.ac.uk Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups Engineering Materials and Surface Engineering Group We’re working to enable surface interactions to occur with minimal energy loss and impact on the environment through enhanced materials performance and improved designs. Research outputs