Hiiro’s research interests span all sorts of things about X-rays.
Before starting his PhD, Hiiro worked at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Madrid and gained research experience at leading international X-ray facilities, including the Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC), the German Electron Synchrotron (DESY), and the European XFEL. Hiiro was the recipient of the 2024 Golden Proton Award, an international science competition held at CERN, that recognised his work on the medical applications of X-rays.
Hiiro is part of Cohort 2 of the Materials 4.0 CDT and is based at the University of Oxford. His research project, “In-situ/operando hydrogen mapping with multi-modal X-ray imaging“, focuses on developing a multi-modal X-ray imaging approach that integrates diffraction, radiography, spectroscopy, and artificial intelligence. This technique will be used to map hydrogen infiltration in metals and to investigate its behaviour in transport, trapping, and embrittlement under in-situ and operando conditions.
Supervisor: Dr Enzo Liotti
Sponsor: Blue Sky project