Philipp Frankel is a Dalton Institute and Rolls Royce sponsored Research Fellow in the School of Materials at the University of Manchester. His current research focuses on the degradation of nuclear materials and the impact of irradiation damage. He is currently leading the Pellet Cladding Interaction (PCI) work package of a EPSRC supported Collaborative Research Programme on Providing A nuclear fuel Cycle In the UK For Implementing Carbon reduction (PACIFIC) as well as the irradiation work package of Carbides for future fission environments (CaFFE) programme.