Websites
https://www.jesus.cam.ac.uk/people/james-perry
Biography
James grew up in Norfolk, as an undergraduate took the Natural Sciences Tripos at Jesus, and joined the SMF group at the Cavendish as a PhD student. Studying silica sand under shock loading and ballistic impact, his research illustrated how very small changes in grain-scale properties of brittle systems, such as surface roughness or the presence of moisture, can significantly alter a material’s dynamic response.
James worked as a strategy consultant in the telecoms sector after his PhD, building predictive models of mobile networks and advising on spectrum auction strategies, before returning to Cambridge in 2018 to undertake an industrial research position at the Cavendish.
Research Interests
James’s research interests focus on the high-rate dynamic properties of materials - particularly metals, granular materials, energetics and structural composites. His work is experimentally led, designing novel techniques to help understand the meso- and micro-scale phenomena controlling deformation and fracture processes.
Key Publications
The high strain rate properties of glass/epoxy composites under compressive loading
AIP Conf. Proc. 26 September 2023; 2844 (1): 390002
Perry, J.I. & Williamson, D.M.
Comparison of dynamic properties of AM and wrought Ti6Al4V
In: “Dynamic Behaviour of Additively Manufactured Structures & Materials” edited by G.C. Ganzenmüller, publ. Freiburg, Germany, Albert-Ludwigs University pp. 63-67 (2022)
Church, P., Perry, J. & Price, H.
Measuring the effect of strain rate on deformation and damage in fibre-reinforced composites: A review
J. Dyn. Behav. Mater. 8 (2022) 178-213 doi: 10.1007/s40870-022-00331-0
Perry, J.I. & Walley, S.M.
Vibration-induced heating of energetic materials: A review
J. Dyn. Behav. Mater. 8 (2022) 162-177 doi: 10.1007/s40870-021-00322-7
Perry, J.I. & Walley, S.M.
The effects of grain-scale properties on the rapid compaction of sand
AIP Conf. Proc. 2272 (2020) 110009 doi: 10.1063/12.0000938
Perry, J.I., Braithwaite, C.H., Taylor, N.E. & Jardine, A.P.
The significance of grain morphology and moisture content on the response of silica sand to ballistic penetration
Appl. Phys. Letts 115 (2019) 084102 doi: 10.1063/1.5114881
Perry, J.I., Braithwaite, C.H., Taylor, N.E. & Jardine, A.P.
Shock and release behaviour of silica based granular materials
AIP Conf. Proc. 1979 (2018) 110002 doi: 10.1063/1.5044921
Braithwaite C.H., Perry J.I. and Taylor N.E.
The shock and release properties of dry and wetted silica sand
AIP Conf. Proc. 1793 (2017) 120015
Perry J.I., Braithwaite C.H., Taylor N.E. and Jardine A.P.
The significance of grain morphology, moisture, and strain rate on the rapid compaction of silica sands
Appl. Phys. Letts 109 (2016) 174103, doi: 10.1063/1.4966178
Perry J.I., Braithwaite C.H., Taylor N.E., Pullen A.D. and Jardine A.P.
Development and validation of model for sand
EPJ Web Conferences 94 (2015) 04024
Church P., Ingamells V., Wood A., Gould P., Perry J., Jardine A. and Tyas A.
Behaviour of moist and saturated sand during shock and release
Appl. Phys. Letts 107 (2015) 174102
Perry J.I., Braithwaite C.H., Taylor N.E. and Jardine A.P.
Shock and release behaviour of sand
J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 500 (2014) 112049
Perry, J.I., Braithwaite, C.H., Taylor, N.E. and Jardine, A.P.
Behaviour of sand during release from a shocked state
Appl. Phys. Letts 103, 154103 (2013)
Braithwaite C.H., Perry J.I., Taylor N.E. and Jardine A.P.
