Research Interests


Initials after a particular area correspond to co-workers, follow the links where available to find out more.


Defects and Defect Processes in Solids

Materials modification by excitation (NI, AS)
Excited states of quantum dots (MB, JG)
Silicon oxidation (MAS, AS, AHH, CS, VT)
Diamond (AM, RJ, TC)
Fusion materials (IF, JM, DD)
Colossal magnetoresistance (NK, JG, AS)


Quantum Phenomena

Quantum diffusion of Hydrogen, muons, and polarons (AK, SC, CPF)
Non-radiative transitions (AHH, AM, BM, EK, AS)
Quantum Information Processing (GA, PB, IB, AJF, AHH, CR, GADB)


Surfaces & Interfaces

Scanning probe microscopy (LK, AS, MR)
Metal/non-metal interfaces (metal/oxide and metal/organic) (JH, EK, YZ, DF, JV)
Solid state gas sensors (DEW, CRAC)


Organics

Self-consistent molecular dynamics (MR, AJF)
Mesoscopic organics: "spaghetti-dependent electronic properties" (MR, RR, HC, AW)
Carbon-based electronics, including electron emission (AHH, TC)
Electrical breakdown (MR, AHH)


Bio areas

Minimal invasive dentistry (MR, ACVV, RR, GP, NR)
Olfaction (JB, AH, LT)


Mesoscopics

Superconductors (TC)
Tribological properties, e.g. contact and tribo-charging (AL)
Ablation (MR, ACVV, RR)


Non-destructive inspection

Reliability of NDT (AHH)
Special forms, e.g. phase conjugation


Sundry applied science areas

Displays, sensors, photocathodes (AHH, DEW)



ACVV

Ana Celia Vila Verde (ex Portugal)

AH

Andrew Horsfield (CMMP)

AHH

Tony Harker (CMMP)

AJF

Andrew Fisher (CMMP)

AK

Andy Kerridge (CMMP)

AM

Alison Mainwood (KCL)

APS

Adrian Sutton (Imperial)

AS

Alexander Shluger (CMMP)

BM

Barbara McKinnon (Australia)

CPF

Peter Flynn (Illinois)

CR

Christoph Renner (LCN, CMMP)

CRAC

Richard Catlow (UCL Chemistry and RI)

CS

Carl Sofield (AEA)

DD

Dorothy Duffy (CMMP)

DEW

David Williams (ex UCL Chemistry)

DF

David Fuks (Israel)

EK

Eugene Kotomin (Karlsruhe)

GA

Gabriel Aeppli (LCN, CMMP)

GADB

Andrew Briggs (Oxford)

GP

Gavin Pearson (QMW)

HC

Helena Correira (Portugal)

IB

Ian Boyd (UCL E&E)

IF

Ian Ford (CMMP)

JB

Jenny Brookes (CMMP)

JG

Jacob Gavartin (CMMP)

JH

John Harding (Sheffield)

JM

Juan Matthews (ex AEA)

JV

John Venables (Arizona and Sussex)

LK

Lev Kantorovich (KCL)

LT

Luca Turin (Flexitral; ex UCL)

MAS

Marek Szymanski (ex CMMP)

MB

Mike Burt (ex BT)

MR

Marta Ramos (Portugal)

NI

Noriaki Itoh (Nagoya)

NK

Natasha Kovaleva (Stuttgart)

NR

Nicola Richmond (ex UCL)

PB

Polina Bayvel (UCL E&E)

RJ

Richard Jackmann (UCL E&E)

RR

Ricardo Ribeiro (Portugal)

SC

Steve Cox (RAL)

TC

Tuck Choy (ex CMMP)

VT

Vitor Torres (Portugal)

YZ

Yuri Zhukovsky (Riga)