Birmingham’s nanotechnology activity began with the establishment of the Nanoscale Physics Research Laboratory in 1994. Collaborations now extend to Medicine, Biosciences and Environmental Sciences as well as Chemistry and Engineering. Particular themes of research are nanostructured surfaces, clusters and environmental particles, atomic manipulation, single molecule science and novel instrumentation.
Below are listed the members of staff who carry out research in the field of nanoscience, with a brief description of the specific research areas they are involved in:
Dr Paul Anderson
Hydrogen storage materials, Metal nanowires, Zeolites
Dr David Book
Hydrogen Storage Materials, Hydrogen Processing of Materials
Dr Tim Button
processing, handling and manipulation of nanoscale powders, chemical homogeneity at the nanoscale
Prof. Jim Callow
evaluation of nanostructured surfaces and materials for the control of marine biofouling
Dr Isaac Chang
Nanoparticle characterisation
Dr David Chapman & Dr N Metje
smart materials, remote interrogation, structural health monitoring, smart pipes
Dr Wolfgang Theis
Hierarchical nanostructures, directed surface assembly
Dr Tony Childs
Device Modelling, Electronic Devices, X-Ray, Nanotubes
Dr Liam Cox
Molecular electronics, Pi-conjugated organic polymers, Organic Synthesis
Dr Tim Dafforn
Bionanotechnology, Protein fibre construction and conformational analysis
Dr Quanmin Guo
scanning tunnelling microscopy, nanostructured surfaces, adsorption and diffusion on surfaces, self-assembled monolayers, surface imaging, surface modification
Prof. Rex Harris
Magnetic Materials, Hydrogen Stores
Dr Sarah Horswell
Self assembly, Thin films
Dr Joe Hriljac
Nanoporous solids, Ion exchangers, Molecular wires
Prof. Roy Johnston
Surface nanostructure
Prof. Ian Jones
Nanoscale structural analysis, SEM, TEM
Prof. Kevin Kendall
Atomic force microscopy, adhesion between nano-particles, molecular dynamics modeling of nano-contacts, catalysts for fuel cells, nickel/zirconia anodes, lanthanum strontium manganite cathodes, yttria stabilised zirconia membranes
Dr Ziyou Li
surface analysis, electron microscopy, nanoclusters, nanoparticles, fullerene
Prof. Richard Palmer
clusters, nanoclusters, atomic manipulation, molecular manipulation, proteins, immobilization, photochemistry, femtosecond lasers, attosecond science, single molecule science, STM, TEM, UHV, SEM, AFM, mass spectrometry, surface physics, surface science
Dr Zoe Pikramenou
wires based on supramolecular assembly of metals, solution and surface assembly of opto- and redox active assemblies, luminescent sensors for small biomolecules and analytes, photo-induced energy and electron transfer studies, design of NIR and visible emitting luminescent materials, lanthanide chemistry and photophysics
Dr Clive Ponton
nanoscale phase homogeneity, complex oxides, core shell composite nanoparticles/functional materials, dispersed particle systems, engineered composites
Prof. Jon Preece
surface chemistry, surface analysis, surface modification, self-assembled monlayers on gold surfaces, self-assembled monolayers on SiO2 surfaces, nanoelectronics, gene delivery, liquid crystals
Prof. Trevor Rayment
Chemical force microscopy, Chirality, Friction, Electrochemistry
Dr Ian Shannon
nanoporous organic-inorganic hybrid networks, microporous and mesoporous materials, catalysis, sorbent and ion-exchangers
Dr Artemis Stamboulis
nanocomposites, nanocrystalline phases in glass ceramics, MAS-NMR spectroscopy, nanoparticles, nanoclays
Dr Mike Ward
nano textured materials, nano implants, smart materials
Prof. Xin Yao
nature inspired design, evolutionary computation, neural network ensembles, metaheuristics, optimization, modelling
Prof. Zhibing Zhang
chondrocyte mechanics, single cell mechanics
