Physics staff, researchers and graduate students
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The Department of Physics has 29 academic staff members, 27 postdoctoral Research Fellows and 22 support staff.
Please select the group of staff members you require from the tabs below:
Academic staff
Academic Staff
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Click on the name of a member of staff to visit their personal page.
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Prof Andrei Andreyev | andrei.andreyev@york.ac.uk Room: P/E002 |
Professor |
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Mr Phil Ashurst | pashurst@yorkcollege.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 432215 Room: P/A023 |
Foundation Year Tutor |
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Prof Mohamed Babiker | m.babiker@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322287 Room: P/E002 |
Professor |
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Dr Hugh Barr | hugh.barr@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322275 Room: P/CE01 |
Reader |
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Dr Charles Barton | charles.barton@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322288 Room: P/E007 |
Lecturer |
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Prof Mike Bentley | michael.bentley@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322256 Room: P/C013 |
Professor Deputy Head of Department |
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Prof Ed Boyes | ed.boyes@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 328407 Room: York JEOL Nanocentre |
Professor |
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Prof Roy Chantrell | roy.chantrell@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322253 Room: P/A004 |
Professor |
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Dr Irene D'Amico | irene.damico@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322215 Room: P/A010 |
Reader Chair, Research Committee |
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Mr Paul Davies | paul.davies@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904432245 Room: P/A023 |
Foundation Year Tutor |
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Dr Ben Dudson | benjamin.dudson@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322229 Room: GN/015, YPI |
Lecturer |
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Prof Brian Fulton | brian.fulton@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322217 Room: P/S011
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Professor |
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Prof Pratibha Gai | pratibha.gai@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 328403 Room: York JEOL Nanocentre |
Professor |
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Prof Timo Gans | timo.gans@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 324919 Room: GN/016, YPI |
Professor |
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Dr Kieran Gibson | kieran.gibson@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322210 Room: GN/018, YPI |
Reader |
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Prof Rex Godby | rex.godby@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322231 Room: P/CE06 |
Professor |
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Dr Robert Greenall | robert.greenall@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322235 Room: P/A011 |
Senior Lecturer |
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Dr Yvette Hancock | y.hancock@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322204 Room: P/A003 |
Lecturer |
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Dr Derek Jacobs |
derek.jacobs@york.ac.uk |
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Dr David Jenkins | david.jenkins@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322248 Room: P/CE03 |
Reader |
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Dr Benjamin Kay | benjamin.kay@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322237 Room: P/A009
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STFC Advanced Fellow |
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Dr R G Keesing | rgk1@york.ac.uk +44(0)1904 322255 Room: E009 |
Lecturer |
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Prof Thomas Krauss | thomas.krauss@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322279 Room: C101 |
Professor |
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Dr Roland Kröger | roland.kroger@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 324622 Room: P/A005 |
Lecturer |
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Dr Alison Laird | alison.laird@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322240 Room: P/E013 |
Senior Lecturer |
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Dr Vlado Lazarov | vlado.lazarov@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 324626 Room: P/C007 |
Lecturer from 2012. (Currently RAE/EPSRC Senior Fellow) |
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Prof Mark Leake |
mark.leake@york.ac.uk |
Professor |
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Dr Phil Lightfoot | phil.lightfoot@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 324868 P/ A015 |
Teaching Fellow |
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Dr Keith McKenna |
keith.mckenna@york.ac.uk |
Lecturer |
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Dr Deborah O'Connell | deborah.oconnell@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 324906 Room: GN012, YPI |
Lecturer |
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Prof Kevin O'Grady | kevin.ogrady@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322289 Room: P/F006 |
Professor |
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Dr John Pasley | john.pasley@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322276 Room: GN/107, YPI |
Lecturer |
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Dr Matthew Probert | matt.probert@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322239 Room: P/A021 |
Reader |
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Dr Christopher Ridgers |
christopher.ridgers@york.ac.uk |
Lecturer |
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Mrs Helen Sharples | helen.sharples@york.ac.uk
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Foundation Year Tutor |
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Dr Martin Smalley | martin.smalley@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322211 Room: P/C005 |
Teaching Fellow |
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Prof Greg Tallents | greg.tallents@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322286 Room: GN/106, YPI |
Professor |
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Dr Steve Tear | steve.tear@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322202 Room: P/C007 |
Reader |
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Prof Sarah Thompson | sarah.thompson@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322252 Room: P/AC08 |
Professor Head of Department |
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Dr Gonzalo Vallejo Fernandez | gonzalo.vallejofernandez@york.ac.uk Tel: +44(0)1904 322265 Room: Nanocentre |
Lecturer |
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Dr Roddy Vann | roddy.vann@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 2296 Room: GN/017, YPI |
Senior Lecturer |
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Prof Bob Wadsworth | bob.wadsworth@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322242 Room P/S021 |
Professor |
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Dr Erik Wagenaars | erik.wagenaars@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 324904 Room: GN/010, YPI |
Lecturer |
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Prof Howard Wilson | howard.wilson@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322297 Room: GN/005, YPI |
Professor |
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Dr Nigel Woolsey | nigel.woolsey@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322205 Room: GN/109, YPI |
Reader |
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Dr Jing Wu | jing.wu@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322271 Room: P/CE07 |
Lecturer |
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Prof Jun Yuan | jun.yuan@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322220 Room: P/C012 |
Professor |
Research staff & visitors
Research staff & visitors
Below is a list of research staff currently active within the Department. (YPI = York Plasma Institute)
| Name | Contact | Supervisor | Award & Area of work | |
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| Dr Ramon Cuadrado del Burgo | ramon.cuadrado@york.ac.uk Room: N101 |
RWC | Computational Magnetism | |
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Mr Paul Davies | paul.davies@york.ac.uk Ext:2245 |
RW | STFC Nuclear Physics |
| Dr Christian Diget | christian.diget@york.ac.uk Ext: 2225 Room: E011 |
BRF | STFC Nuclear Physics |
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Dr Richard Evans | richard.evans@york.ac.uk Ext:4623 Web: Personal page |
RWC | EU Computational Magnetism |
| Ms Weijia Fan | weijia.fan@york.ac.uk | RWC | EU Marie Curie | |
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Dr Simon Fox | simon.fox@york.ac.uk Ext: 2221 Room: CE02 |
BRF | STFC Experimental Officer - Nuclear Physics |
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Dr Philip Hasnip | phil.hasnip@york.ac.uk Ext: 4624 Room: N102 |
MIJP | EPSRC Theoretical Physics |
| Dr Ondrej Hovorka | ondrej.hovorka@york.ac.uk | RWC | Computational Magnetism | |
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Dr Koki Imada | koki.imada@york.ac.uk Ext: 4909 Room: GN/020, YPI |
KG | EPSRC Theory and Experiment of Neoclassical Tearing Modes in Tokamaks |
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Dr Pankaj Joshi | pankaj.joshi@york.ac.uk Ext: 2245 Room: E008 |
CJB | EU Nuclear Physics |
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Dr Ben Kay | benjamin.kay@york.ac.uk Ext: 2237 Room: A009 |
RW | STFC (Advanced Fellowship) Nuclear Physics |
| Dr Leonardo Lari | leonardo.lari@york.ac.uk Room: Nanocentre |
EB | University Experimental Officer - TEM/STEM |
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Dr Kate Lancaster |
kate.lancaster@york.ac.uk |
HRW | University Fusion and Plasma Industrial Officer |
| Dr Herve Ness | herve.ness@york.ac.uk | RWG |
Academic Visitor |
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| Dr Kari Niemi | kari.niemi@york.ac.uk Ext: 4908 Room: GN/020, YPI |
DOC | EPSRC Low temperature plasma diagnostics, plasma medicine |
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| Dr Siew Wai Poon | siewwai.poon@york.ac.uk | SMT | Spintronics | |
| Mr James Robinson | james.robinson@york.ac.uk Ext: 4223 |
(Physics and Electronics Departments) Research Support Officer |
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| Dr Mark Scullion |
mark.scullion@york.ac.uk |
EPSRC Photonics |
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| Dr Gnanavel Thirunavukkarasu |
t.gnanavel@york.ac.uk Ext: 2228 Room: S011 |
JY | Advanced Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy | |
| Mr Andreas Verch | andreas.verch@york.ac.uk Ext:2228 |
RK | EPSRC |
Visiting researchers
| Name | Contact | Visiting | Home institution | Area of work |
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| Dr Alejandro Gomez Roca | agr506@york.ac.uk Ext: 2224 Room: S020 |
KOG | Magnetic Materials |
Support staff
Support Staff
Admin staff
| Mrs Moira Penny | moira.penny@york.ac.uk Tel: 2201 Room: P/AC04 |
Departmental Administrator |
| Mrs Jo Coulthard | jo.coulthard@york.ac.uk Tel: 2241 Room: P/S005 |
Undergraduate Admissions Administrator |
| General Office | ||
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| Miss Lotte Foster | lotte.foster@york.ac.uk Tel: 2934 Room: P/C013 |
Assessment Administrator |
| Dr Tami Grant | tamara.grant@york.ac.uk Tel: 4618 Room: P/S009 |
Assistant Administrator |
| Miss Lydia Aarons | lydia.aarons@york.ac.uk Tel: 2236 Room: P/S009 |
Graduate Administrator |
| Mrs Anne-Marie Richardson | anne-marie.richardson@york.ac.uk Tel: 2206 Room: P/S007 |
Administrative Assistant |
| Staff PAs | ||
| Ms Jill Hurst | phys-hod-pa@york.ac.uk Tel: 2234 Room: P/AC06 |
PA to Head of Department |
| Mrs Susan Remmer | susan.remmer@york.ac.uk Tel: 4614 Room: P/F001 |
Secretary to Professor O'Grady (misc57@york.ac.uk) |
| Miss Claire Sayers | claire.sayers@york.ac.uk Tel: 2212 Room: P/A23 |
Administrative Assistant to Prof R W Chantrell |
| York Plasma Institute | ||
| TBC | Tel: 2258 Room: GN/002 |
YPI and DTN Administrator |
| Laurie Whiteley | laurie.whiteley@york.ac.uk Tel: 4907 Room: GN/002 |
YPI and DTN Administrative Assistant |
Finance and research support staff
| Finance Office | ||
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| Mr Derek Lavin | derek.lavin@york.ac.uk Tel: 2260 Room: P/S017 |
Technical and Finance Manager |
| Mrs Anne Stroughair | anne.stroughair@york.ac.uk Tel: 2261 Room: P/S015 |
Finance Co-ordinator |
| Mr Jonathan Oliver | jonathan.oliver@york.ac.uk Tel: 2367 Room: |
Management Accountant (Physics and Electronics) |
| James Robinson | james.robinson@york.ac.uk Tel: 4220 Room: P/S015 |
Research Support Officer (Physics and Electronics) |
| Stores | ||
| Mr Warren Langthorne | warren.langthorne@york.ac.uk Tel: 2270 Room: P/S024 |
Stores & Finance Assistant |
Technical staff
| Research | ||
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| Dave Coulthard | dave.coulthard@york.ac.uk Tel: 2259 Room: P/F007 |
Research Services Manager |
| Richard Armitage | richard.armitage@york.ac.uk Tel: 2259 Room: P/F007 |
Research Services Technician |
| Neil Johnson | neil.johnson@york.ac.uk Tel: 2259 Room: P/F007 |
Research Services Technician |
| Mark Laughton | mark.laughton@york.ac.uk Tel: 2259 Room: P/F007 |
Research Services Technician |
| Computing & Electronics Service | ||
| Bob Hide | bob.hide@york.ac.uk Tel: 2273 Room: P/S023 |
Chief Electronics Technician |
| John Bramley | john.bramley@york.ac.uk Tel: 2273 Room: P/S023 |
Departmental Computing Officer |
| Simon Hart | simon.hart@york.ac.uk Tel: 2273 Room: P/S023 |
Departmental Computing Officer |
| Simon Frostick | simon.frostick@york.ac.uk Tel: 2273 Room: P/S023 |
Computing Technician |
| Wormzy Tykashi | wormzy.tykashi@york.ac.uk Tel: 2273 Room: P/S023 |
Computing Technician |
| Mechanical Workshop | ||
| Brent Wilkinson | brent.wilkinson@york.ac.uk Tel: 2262 Room: P/F014 |
Workshop Manager |
| Jason Flatt | jason.flatt@york.ac.uk Tel: 2263 Room: P/F010 |
Mechanical Workshop Technician |
| Simon Skilbeck | simon.skilbeck@york.ac.uk Tel: 2263 Room: P/F010 |
Mechanical Workshop Technician |
| York JEOL Nanocentre | ||
| Ian Wright | ian.wright@york.ac.uk Tel: 8404 Room: Nanocentre (Helix House) |
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Teaching Laboratories | ||
| Ian Helliwell | ian.helliwell@york.ac.uk Tel: 2267 Room: P/T313 |
Teaching Laboratories Manager |
| Olga Rowe | olga.rowe@york.ac.uk Tel: 2267 Room: P/T313 |
Senior Laboratory Technician |
| Mark Laughton | mark.laughton@york.ac.uk Tel: 2266 Room: P/T313 |
Laboratory Technician |
Honorary Appointments
Honorary Appointments and Emeritus Professors
List below is accurate as at February 2011.
| Name | Contact Details | Dept Contact | Status & Area of work | |
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| Dr Ruth Bamford | rb687@york.ac.uk | KG | Hon Visiting Fellow Plasma Physics and Fusion |
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Mr Alan Brain | ab53@york.ac.uk | SMT | Hon Fellow |
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Dr Austin Chambers | ac504@york.ac.uk | n/a | Hon Visiting Fellow |
| Prof Steven Cowley | HRW | Hon Professor Based at CCFE Culham |
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Dr Rod Greenhow | rcg1@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322275 Room: C009 |
n/a | Hon Visiting Fellow |
| Dr Carolos Guerrero |
Hon Visiting Fellow - based at CERN Nuclear Physics |
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Dr Derek Jacobs | derek.jacobs@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322212 Room: A017 |
n/a | Hon Fellow |
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Dr Richard Keesing | rgk1@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322255 Room: E009 |
n/a | Hon Fellow |
| Prof Sir Harold Kroto | hk635@york.ac.uk | n/a | Honorary Professor | |
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Prof Peter Main | pm1@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322265 Room: C013 |
n/a | Emeritus Professor |
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Prof Jim Matthew | jadm1@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322230 Room: A013 |
n/a | Emeritus Professor |
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Prof Geoff Pert | geoff.pert@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 32 2250 Room: C015 |
n/a | Emeritus Professor |
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Prof Martin Prutton | mp1@york.ac.uk | n/a | Emeritus Professor |
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Prof Michael Woolfson | mmw1@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 322230 Room: A013 |
n/a | Emeritus Professor |
Graduate students
Graduate students
Our department currently has about 90 PhD and MSc by Research students working alongside our research groups. The department also runs taught programmes for graduate students: a Masters course in Fusion Energy and a Graduate Diploma.
Click here (internal users only) to see a list of our research students: Research Student List 2012/3 (MS Word 
, 35kb)