From April to June 2026, join experts from across Hawkins as they host our International Webinar Series, featuring specialists from our global office locations.

This series covers a wide range of topics, including material and mechanical failures, lithium‑ion batteries, bridge forensics, bolted connection failures, and risk in indoor climbing.

For webinar details and to register, please see below.

If you would like further information on each webinar before registering, simply click on the titles. Our events page provides details of other Hawkins events that you may find of interest.

Hawkins is delighted to welcome Dr Andrea Veronese, who joins us as an Associate Materials Engineer. Originally from Italy, Andrea brings with him a strong academic background and a breadth of hands-on experience in materials science, ceramics, and high temperature processes.

Andrea completed his MSci in Materials Science and Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge, where he undertook projects exploring 3D-printed alloys and battery manufacturing. Building on this, he moved to Scotland in 2021 to pursue doctoral research within the Energy Materials Group at the University of St Andrews. His work focused on ceramic processing and waste pyrolysis, providing him with expertise in high temperature solid-state chemistry, combustion, gasifier operation, and the fabrication of ceramic and glass ceramic components.

During his research career, Andrea gained significant industrial exposure through visits to a variety of manufacturing environments, including a pilot battery production line, chromatography column manufacturing facilities, technical ceramic production sites, and precision machining workshops. He is also a member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and has completed the Corrosion Science and Engineering MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) from the University of Manchester.

Andrea joined Hawkins in October 2025. He is based in our Cambridge office and is also able to assist on cases in Italy.

Welcome to Hawkins, Andrea.

We are delighted to welcome Dr Liam Teggin to Hawkins as an Associate in our Glasgow office. 

Liam graduated with First Class Honours in Chemical and Materials Engineering from the University of Leeds, where he developed design solutions to  improve operations at the nuclear waste storage and reprocessing site in Cumbria. 

He later completed a PhD investigating the impact of rapid solidification processing on phase transformations in a new class of metal alloys known as high-entropy alloys. His research involved advanced characterisation techniques, including optical and electron microscopy, Energy Dispersive X-Ray (EDX) spectroscopy, and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), as well as thermodynamic modelling to predict alloy phase transformation behaviour. 

Liam joined Hawkins in November 2025, bringing expertise in materials engineering and alloy behaviour to support our forensic investigations. We look forward to the valuable contributions he will bring to the team.  

We are delighted to welcome William Metcalf to Hawkins as an Associate based in our London office. 

William completed his integrated master’s degree at Oxford University, where he specialised in high-resolution characterisation of aluminium alloys for his final-year research project. His academic journey also included internships across diverse fields, from battery and nuclear material development to data analysis for a professional cycling team. 

After graduating, William worked as a materials scientist in the metal additive manufacturing and failure analysis departments at a leading manufacturing and metrology company. This experience has equipped him with valuable expertise in advanced materials and forensic investigations. 

William joined Hawkins in November 2025, and we are excited to have him on board. 

We are delighted to announce the continued expansion of Hawkins by welcoming Principal Associate, Dr Tom Peat, to our new Abu Dhabi office. 

Tom graduated with an MEng in Aero-Mechanical Engineering from the University of Strathclyde in 2013, completing an international research project at the Universitat Politècnica de València in Spain. He began his career as a Supplier Quality Engineer at Jaguar Land Rover, where he worked on improving manufacturing processes and led investigations into material failures, developing solutions that enhanced production quality. 

Driven by a passion for materials science, Tom went on to complete a PhD in Advanced Surface Engineering at Strathclyde, pioneering innovative techniques to create erosion-resistant composite surfaces. His research was published in leading academic journals and presented at international conferences. 

Since joining Hawkins in 2017, Tom has investigated over 400 cases involving fires, explosions, escapes of fluid, and engineering failures. His work spans all scales of losses from domestic claims to multi-million-pound losses across the UK and internationally. Tom has produced expert reports for Pursuers and Defenders and has given expert evidence in the Sheriff Courts. Tom brings exceptional technical expertise and investigative experience to his new role leading our growing team in Abu Dhabi. 

Please join us in giving Tom a warm welcome as he embarks on this exciting new chapter.