Current Projects

Name

College

Title

Supervisors

Thomas BATCHELOR

QNS

Effects of hydrogen on nanomechanical behaviour or materials for a hydrogen energy economy

DEJA

Lucas BETZ- KOELING

STC

Studying the structure and excited states of defect complexes in crystals using computational modelling

J Prentice

James
BENNETT

MAN

Defect engineering in diamond for quantum technology

JMS

James BIGNELL

STC

SOEC performance in relation to the grain boundary network

KM

Tiancheng CAI

CCC

Challenges in solid-state batteries

PGB

Milo COOMBS

QNS

Digital chemical sensing in fluids

JMS

Isabella
COOPER-
BROWN

STA

Investigating the origin of the fixed charge in field-effect-passivated solar cells

CEP

Alexander
CRAIG

TRI

Mechanical properties of coatings for nuclear fusion

A Kareer

David CRAVEN

QNS

Development of solder-free superconducting joints for MRI magnets

SCS

Tobie DEDRICK

STC

Nano 3-D Printing

AARW

Isabel

FERNANDEZ-VICTORIO

SEH

Superconducting thin films for quantum devices

SCS

Toby FOLKES

MAN

Understanding and mimicking mechanochemical synthesis of next generation battery materials

RAH

Thomas
GEORGE

STA

Development of advanced EBSD techniques for high temperature superconductors

SCS

Alex GOODDY

CCC

In situ 3D study of the compressive failure of densified wood

TJM

Madge
GREGORY

TRI

3D analysis of irradiation creep in nuclear graphite

TJM

Eve

HARGREAVES

QNS

Atom Probe Tomography characterisation of critical metals from North Pennine mineral and mine wastes; determining the potential for viable metal recovery

PAJB

Peter HINDSON

STC

High-resolution characterisation of advanced Al alloys for wire arc additive manufacturing of space components

SLP

Zhoujun HOU

QNS

Eutectic alloys for solid state battery anodes

CRMG

Nirali JAIN

CCC

Machine learning atomistic simulations to understand defects in rare earth superconductors

RJN

Benedict
KEATES

SEH

Exploring new synthesis routes for oxyfluoride battery cathode materials

RAH

Veronica LAI

STC

Sampling surface reactivity of lithium-ion battery cathodes

MSI

Abigail LANDER

CCC

Thermomechanical processing of vanadium alloys

DEJA

Ariana
MANDUKU

MAN

Controlling damage in electron microscopy characterisation of polymers

PDN

Daniel NIXON

STA

Oxidation behaviour of model and ex- service Pt-group alloys

PAJB

Ramunas SAVANEVSKIS

MAN

High Throughput Testing of Recyclable Sustainable High Entropy Alloys

AJW

Inigo

STRATTON

STC

Size-selected multi-component alloy nanoparticles for electrochemical fuel production

RSW

Qianyi SUN

SEH

Effect of precipitation on fusion reactor structural materials

SLP

Shin Huey TER

CCC

Rocket Science - multi-material additive manufacturing for propulsion systems

AJW

Rajesh
UPASANA

MAN

Structural and electronic properties of a metallic monolayer on an oxide crystal surface

MRC

Astoria WANG

MAN

Functional Dielectric Nanolayers in Optoelectronic Devices

RSB

Emily WEAL

QNS

Modelling New Materials for Rechargeable Batteries

JRY

Charlotte WHEATLEY

QNS

Persistent joints in high temperature superconductors

SCS

Thomas WHITEHEAD

STA

Liquid Lithium Corrosion

CRMG

Lucius WONG

TRI

Modelling semiconductor/oxide interfaces for next generation photovoltaics

CEP

Harry WRIGHT

STA

Metallisation Technology for Next- Generation Photovoltaics

RSB