Sam Humphry-Baker is a Lecturer in Ceramics at Imperial College London, where he holds a UKRI Open Fellowship in the development of radiation shielding materials for fusion energy systems. His research focusses on the processing-structure relationships of ceramics and ceramic composites; and their performance in fusion-relevant environments, including thermomechanics, oxidation behaviour, and radiation damage. He received a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of