Dr. Jill Miscandlon is a Senior Manufacturing Engineer at the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult. Jill graduated from the University of Strathclyde with a PhD and BSC (Hons) in mathematics before joining the Advanced Forming Research Centre (now a technical centre within NMIS). For six years she has led large-scale CR&D projects on novel forming processes, such as flow forming and spinning, including the SAMULET (Strategic Affordable Manufacturing in the UK through Leading Environmental Technologies) and Manufacturing Portfolio projects. Currently, Jill is leading two grand challenges for the EPSRC’s Future Electrical Machines Manufacturing Hub, including developing the work package around sustainable manufacture and the circular economy of electrical machines. Jill’s knowledge and expertise also inform and direct the electrification strategy within NMIS and the wider University of Strathclyde community.

NMIS is driving the future of manufacturing through innovation. From their growing network of world-class manufacturing R&D facilities, they work with businesses of all sizes and sectors across Scotland, the UK, and beyond to find technology solutions to help them succeed. Their team works alongside industry, academia, and the public sector to solve problems, train the next generation of makers, engineers, and inventors, and generate creative ideas that will change how we make things and protect our planet. NMIS is at the heart of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland in Renfrewshire. It is operated by the University of Strathclyde and supported by the Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, High-Value Manufacturing Catapult, Skills Development Scotland, Scottish Funding Council and Renfrewshire Council.