TWI Core Research Programme Annual Symposium 2025

Dr Morana is a Senior Corrosion and Materials Engineer at BP, with over 20 years of expertise across the energy sector. Holding a BSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Palermo and a PhD in Surface Engineering from Loughborough University, he has honed his skills in corrosion mitigation, material selection, welding, and structural integrity for onshore, offshore, and subsea assets.

Since joining BP in 2013, Roberto has led the Materials and Corrosion discipline for the NEP CCUS project in Northeast England. He is a Chartered Engineer as a member of the TWI, a Fellow of IOM3 and ICorr, and an active member of AMPP actively shaping industry standards and innovation.

Tomaso Maccio is a Project Engineer and Laboratories Manager specialising in Additive Manufacturing repair and coatings at based at TWI Yorkshire. Tomaso spearheaded TWI’s first Extreme High-Speed Laser Application (EHLA) project in 2022 and has been working in additive manufacturing since 2012. Currently, Tomaso is leading the EU-funded COMPASS project, which focuses on developing solutions to combat corrosion in geothermal environments.

Pedro is working as an Advanced Manufacturing Engineer in TWI’s Friction Welding and Processing section, managing client relationships and the delivery of projects involving friction welding technologies, predominantly for the aerospace and space sectors. Due to his experience in engineering projects, Pedro is affiliated with the Engineering Council and The Welding Institute. As an active STEM ambassador, he frequently presents and supports workshops on engineering related topics to audiences ranging from Year one to sixth form students.

Channa has worked at TWI since the beginning of 2003 on completion of an undergraduate degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Imperial College, London. Channa undertook an Engineering Doctorate degree while working in TWI with the Metallurgy Department of the University of Birmingham, delivering a thesis on the development of phased array ultrasonic techniques for inspection of heterogeneous anisotropic materials such as composites and austenitic welds.

Channa is the Chairman of the sub-commission for Ultrasonic Testing (UT) for the International Institute of Welding. Channa worked in the sub-commission to generate the ISO 23864 and ISO 23865 standards for FMC/TFM, performing the role of master editor of ISO 23865 and writing significant parts of the technical content of the document. Channa’s work involves finding advanced and practicable solutions to inspecting for critical damage mechanisms in industry. Channa’s role in TWI involves the development of techniques and procedures for UT, providing technical guidance in this field for TWI and its Members.