Alec Davis received his PhD in Advanced Metallics from the University of Manchester designing magnesium alloys for aerospace applications. From 2018 to 2021, he was a research assistant at the University of Manchester, developing additive manufacturing technology and titanium metallurgy aerospace component production for several projects (including NEWAM), with a focus on microstructural analysis using electron microscopy and in-situ techniques. He was appointed a lectureship at the beginning of 2022 in metallurgy and materials characterisation. 

He also holds a BSc(Hons) in Physics from the Open University, and a BA(Hons) in Popular Music and Sound Recording from the University of Salford. In his spare time, he writes, records, and performs music, and operates a twenty-four-hour door-opening service for his two cats.