Professional Profile

CV

Academic appointments, education, awards, and broader professional background.

A concise overview of academic appointments, professional recognition, and the experience that underpins the lab’s research and teaching activities.

Full CV available here: PDF version, January 2026

Full CV available here: PDF version, January 2026.

The summary below highlights major appointments from the full document together with academic background and selected professional distinctions.

General Information

Full Name Prof. Adam Thomas Clare FREng
Email Adam.clare@ubc.ca
Location Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Education

  • 2009
    PhD
    University of Liverpool
    • Layer Based Manufacturing of Functional Materials and Components
  • 2005
    MEng (Hons)
    University of Liverpool
    • Integrated Engineering
  • 2009
    Certificate in Professional Studies
    University of Liverpool
    • Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Main Appointments

  • 2019 - Present
    Research Chair, Rolls-Royce Royal Academy Research Chair
    Rolls-Royce / Royal Academy of Engineering
  • 2019 - Present
    Founder, Non-Executive Director and Scientific Advisor
    Texture Jet Ltd.
  • 2019 - Present
    Secretary
    CIRP STC-E
  • 2019 - Present
    Professor
    Kanazawa University, Japan
  • 2018 - Present
    Deputy Director, Rolls-Royce UTC
    University of Nottingham
  • 2018 - Present
    Li Dak Sum Professor of Advanced Manufacturing
    University of Nottingham Ningbo, China
  • 2018 - Present
    Full Professor of Manufacturing Engineering
    University of Nottingham
  • 2016 - 2017
    Secondment
    Rolls-Royce PLC Submarines
  • 2015 - 2017
    Associate Professor of Advanced Manufacturing
    University of Nottingham
  • 2010 - 2015
    Assistant Professor of Advanced Manufacturing
    University of Nottingham
  • 2008 - 2009
    Research Associate
    University of Liverpool

Honors and Awards

  • 2018
    • ISEM Best Paper Award
  • 2016
    • Excellent Paper Award, CIRP ISEM
  • 2014
    • FAME Award, Solid Freeform Fabrication Conference
  • 2012
    • Furusato Award, University of Tokyo Collaboration
  • 2011
    • Invited Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science