Physics PhD and MSc by research supervisors
The following staff are happy to hear from potential students seeking supervision for a PhD or MSc by Research in Physics.
| Name | Research interest | Research theme |
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| Prof Andrei Andreyev | Laser-assisted nuclear decay spectroscopy (alpha/beta/gamma), radii and shapes of nuclei, radioactive ion beams, non-traditional fission studies | |
| Dr Charles Barton |
Shape evolution and coexistence. Neutrinoless double beta decay |
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| Dr Mikhail Bashkanov | Hadron physics, exotic particles (hexaquarks, pentaquarks, hybrids), photon beams, nuclear equation of state, nuclear medicine techniques | |
| Prof Mike Bentley | Nuclear Physics, specialising in the study of exotic nuclei, gamma-ray spectroscopy techniques and the physics of isospin in nuclei | |
| Dr Emily Brunsden |
Asteroseismology of A-F type stars. High-resolution spectroscopy of stars |
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| Dr Stuart Cavill | Magnetoelectrics; Spinwave dynamics; Polarised X-ray spectroscopy | |
| Prof Roy Chantrell | Computational and theoretical models of magnetic materials with application to ultrafast magnetism, magnetic information storage, and biomagnetism | Technologies for the future |
| Dr Istvan Cziegler | Magnetically confined fusion plasmas and reactor studies; experimental studies of plasma turbulence; diagnostic development; simulation validation | |
| Prof Irene D'Amico | Entanglement, quantum computing, quantum thermodynamics, spin transport and dynamics, many-body physics, density functional theory | Technologies for the future |
| Dr James Dedrick | Plasma science and technology; Plasma propulsion; Ion sources | |
| Dr David Dickinson | Magnetically confined fusion plasmas and reactor studies; computational study of tokamak confinement and small scale instabilities; theory, simulation and software development | |
| Dr Christian Diget | Magnetically confined fusion plasmas and reactor studies; computational study of tokamak confinement and small scale instabilities; theory, simulation and software development | Technologies for the future |
| Prof Jacek Dobaczewski | Theoretical description of low-energy properties of nuclei, Nuclear Density Functional Theory, nuclei far from stability, nuclear collective states | |
| Dr Ben Dudson | Magnetically confined fusion plasmas and reactor studies; tokamak plasma edge and divertor physics; theory, simulation and software development | |
| Dr Richard Evans | Magnetic materials and nanodevices, spin dynamics, atomistic modelling, spin transport, ultrafast magnetism, high performance computing | Technologies for the future |
| Dr Aires Ferreira | Theoretical description of quantum criticality and spin-dependent phenomena in 2D Dirac materials and their heterostructures. Development of analytical SO(5) quantum diagrammatic techniques and real-space numerical methodologies for large-scale quantum-mechanical simulations of materials with multi billions of orbitals (www.quantum-kite.com) | Technologies for the future |
| Prof Timo Gans | Plasma science and technology; plasma dynamics & chemical kinetics with environmental applications using green plasma chemistry and nano-fabrication in computer manufacturing; experimental with advanced laser diagnostics as well as computational multi-scale simulations | |
| Prof Kieran Gibson | Magnetically confined fusion plasmas and reactor studies; experimental divertor physics; diagnostic development | |
| Dr Yvette Hancock | Carbon-based nano-technologies (graphene), quantum magnetism and physics at the interdisciplinary interface | |
| Dr Phil Hasnip | Developing software, theory and methods for predictive materials simulations; novel applications of materials modelling | Technologies for the future |
| Dr Andrew Higginbotham | Matter in extreme conditions, high-pressure materials, high strain-rate material deformation and failure, X-ray laser experiments and large scale atomistic simulation | |
| Prof David Jenkins | Exotic nuclei, radiation detector development for societal applications and medical imaging | |
| Dr Demie Kepaptsoglou | Electron microscopy, structure determination and electronic properties of energy and 2D materials | |
| Prof Thomas Krauss | Nanophotonics, Silicon Photonics, Optical Biosensors, Metasurfaces, Semiconductor Nanofabrication | |
| Prof Roland Kröger | Nanophysics, Nanostructured Biomaterials, Quantitative Electron Microscopy, Magnetic Nanomaterials, Raman Spectroscopy | Technologies for the future; Healthcare Technologies |
| Dr Alison Laird | Nuclear astrophysics | |
| Dr Kate Lancaster | Plasma, lasers, Ultra-intense laser plasma interactions, QED, laboratory astrophysics, bright x-ray sources | |
| Dr Leonardo Lari | Conventional and Environmental Electron microscopy, Nanomaterials characterisation and nanoscale phase transformations | Technologies for the future |
| Prof Vlado Lazarov | Spintronics, magnetism | |
| Prof Mark Leake | Physics of life; biophysics; biological physics; single-molecule biophysics; optical microscopy | |
| Prof Bruce Lipschultz | Magnetically confined fusion plasmas and reactor studies; tokamak plasma edge and divertor physics; primarily experiment but involved in modelling | |
| Prof Tom McLeish | Theoretical biophysics of protein dynamics, self-assembly and evolution, medieval history of science, sociology and theology of science, early modern science and literature | |
| Prof Keith McKenna | Predictive materials modelling for applications in energy, electronics and catalysis | Technologies for the future |
| Dr Chris Murphy | Laser-plasma acceleration; high field physics at the quantum limit; plasma-nuclear physics; radiation sources for applications | |
| Dr Agnes Noy | Molecular Modelling; DNA and Proteins | Biophysics |
| Dr Deborah O'Connell | Plasma science and technology; plasma medicine; plasma biomedical applications; plasma environmental applications; plasma agriculture; plasma dynamics & chemical kinetics; plasma nano-fabrication; plasma diagnostics | |
| Dr Stefanos Paschalis | Experimental nuclear physics of exotic nuclei, ionising radiation detectors for fundamental science and societal applications of nuclear physics | |
| Dr John Pasley | Inertial Confinement Fusion, Radiation Hydrodynamics, Laser-plasma interactions, shock wave physics, hohlraum physics, Laser Fusion Energy, modelling and experiments. | |
| Dr Alessandro Pastore | Density Functional Theory applied to nuclear structre, Neutron Star physics (equation of state/superfluidity), Machine Learning (applied to nuclear physics), Statistics | |
| Dr Marina Petri | Experimental nuclear physics of exotic nuclei | |
| Dr Andrew Pratt | Nanomaterials, surface science, 2D materials, nanoparticles, organic spintronics | Technologies for the Future Health and Wellbeing |
| Prof Matt Probert | Development of Density Functional Theory software, algorithms and applications, with a focus on predicting the structural/dynamical properties of matter. | Technologies for the future |
| Dr Steven Quinn | Development of single-molecule fluorescence and advanced optical technologies for probing protein-protein and protein-lipid interactions related to neurodegeneration | Physics of Life |
| Dr Christopher Ridgers |
Kinetic theory of laser-produced plasmas. Simulations of inertial confinement fusion plasmas (ICF) plasmas. Theory and simulation of laser-produced quantum electrodynamic (QED)-plasmas |
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| Prof Tim Spiller | Quantum Technologies | Technologies for the future |
| Prof Greg Tallents | Capillary laser imaging of plasmas | Technologies for the future |
| Dr Steve Tear | Surface science, nanomaterials, spintronics, low-energy electron-solid interactions and electron microscopy | Technologies for the future |
| Prof Sarah Thompson | Nanothermal transport, spintronics | Technologies for the Future |
| Dr Gonzalo Vallejo Fernandez | Thin film and fine particle magnetism | |
| Prof Roddy Vann | Fusion, tokamak science, plasma physics, microwave engineering | Technologies for the Future |
| Dr Erik Wagenaars | Plasma science and technology; plasma chemistry and plasma-surface interactions and modifications for applications in microchip manufacturing and thin-film deposition for the hydrogen economy; development and use of advanced laser and optical diagnostics. | |
| Dr Yue (Christina) Wang | Nanotechnology, 2D materials, Photonics | Technologies for the future |
| Prof Dan Watts | Hadron and nuclear physics with intense electromagnetic beams (Jefferson Laboratory, USA). Medical physics (new methods and instrumentation for PET imaging and protontherapy) | |
| Dr Laurence Wilson | Biological physics, holographic microscopy, physics of cell motility | Technologies for the future |
| Prof Howard Wilson | Theory of fusion plasmas in tokamaks; fusion reactor design studies | |
| Dr Ignacio Wilson-Rae |
Quantum photonics. Nanomechanics and Optomechanics |
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| Prof Nigel Woolsey | Matter at extreme conditions of density, temperature and irradiance including laboratory astrophysics and fusion plasmas | |
| Dr Jing Wu | Ultrafast magnetism: experimental exploration of ultimate speed of magnetic data process and storage by time-resolved techniques | |
| Prof Jun Yuan | Nanophysics and advanced materials; electron vortex beams and novel electron microscopy techniques | Technologies for the future |
| Dr Nick Zachariou | Hadronic physics, Hyperons and spectroscopy of Hadrons with intense electromagnetic beams |