2010 - 2013 PhD projects
2013 Cohort
The following PhD projects are being carried out by the 4th cohort of BCFN students, who began these projects in 2013
Michael Avery
Particle Distribution of glass particles in 3D printing pastes.
Supervisors: Susanne Klein, Hewlett Packard; Paul Bartlett, Chemistry; Rob Richardson, Physics.
Maddy Burke
The rational design and construction of responsive 3D scaffolds for tissue engineering.
Sean Davis, Chemistry; Adam Perriman, Chemistry; Steve Mann, Chemistry; Anthony Hollander, Cellular and Molecular Medicine; Ross Anderson, Biochemistry.
Abigail Coveney
Molecular mobility on polymer nano-composites: opening it up at the sub-nano-metre scale.
Supervisors: Ashraf Alam, Physics; Rob Richardson, Physics; Sameer Rahatekar, Aerospace Engineering.
Giovanni Depietra
Characterisation of the plant seed surface: understanding the role of surface architecture.
Supervisors: Terry McMaster, Physics; Charl Faul, Chemistry; Heather Whitney, Biological Sciences.
Helena Grady
Antimicrobial venous catheters: a polyurethane nanocomposite to reduce infection in critically ill and immunocompromised patients.
Supervisors: Michele Barbour, Oral and Dental Science; Sameer Rahatekar, Aerospace Engineering; Andy Collins, Chemistry.
Dominic Hayward
Liquid Crystalline Properties of Monodisperse Organometallic Nanocylinders.
Supervisors: Ian Manners, Chemistry; Rob Richardson, Physics.
Tim Heal
Modified Ag I/II family polypeptides and their derivatives as self-assembling 3D protein networks.
Supervisors: Paul Race, Biochemistry; Dek Woolfson, Chemistry; Angela Nobbs, Oral and Dental Science; Howard Jenkinson, Oral and Dental Science.
Kris Le Vay
How to build a light-harvesting complex that can split water.
Supervisors: Ross Anderson, Biochemistry; Adam Perriman, Chemistry.
Maire Power
Thermoelectric superlattices for nano-cooling.
Supervisors: Natasa Vasiljevic, Physics; Martin Kuball, Physics; Judy Rorison, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; David Fermin, Chemistry.
Piotr Wolanin
Fabrication and Measurement of a Plastic Transistor.
Supervisors: Charl Faul, Chemistry; Martin Cryan, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Jonathan Rossiter, Engineering Maths; Mike Fraser, Computer Science; Martin Kuball, Physics.
Cathy Zhang
Diamond thermionic electron sources.
Supervisors: Neil Fox, Physics; Tom Scott, Interface Analysis Centre; Peter Heard, Interface Analysis Centre.
2012 Cohort
The following PhD projects are being carried out by the 4th cohort of BCFN students, who began these projects in 2012
Alexander de Bruin
Ever-presently, Enigmatically, and Exquisitely Chiral: Direct measurement of interactions between chiral protein brushes.
Supervisors: Wuge Briscoe, Chemistry; Michele Barbour, Sasol Technology; Rob Richardson, Physics; Wiebe de Vos, Physics.
James Shirtcliffe
Organic spintronics
Supervisors: Walther Schwarzacher, Physics; Neil Fox, Physics.
James Thomas
Towards high-density data storage: utilising reversible redox transitions of single molecules.
Supervisors: Heinrich Hoerber, Physics; Mervyn Miles, Physics; Charl Faul, Chemistry.
Jack Munns
Silicon Integrated Quantum Photonic Sources and Circuits.
Mark Thompson, Physics; Jeremy O'Brien, Physics; Martin Cryan, Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Kieren Bradley
Electrical and Optical Properties of Aligned Semiconductor Nanorods.
Supervisors: David Cherns, Physics; David Fermin, Chemistry; Martin Cryan, Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Natasha Bennett
Nanoscale Catalytically Active Binary Oxides; A Biotemplated Approach.
Supervisors: Sajani Sadasivan, Sasol Technology; Simon Hall, Chemistry; James Annett, Physics.
Natasha Burgess
Design, assembly and application of coaxial hybrid peptide-inorganic nanowires.
Supervisors: Dek Woolfson, Chemistry; David Fermin, Chemistry; Massimo Antognozzi, Physics.
Nessrin Kattan
Structure, Electronic and Photoelectrochemical Properties of Alloyed Semiconductor Nanocrystals.
Supervisors: David Fermin, Chemistry; Neil Allan, Chemistry; David Cherns, Physics; Neil Fox, Physics; Tom Scott, Interface Analysis Centre.
Phillip Bassindale
Developing nanotools using 2-photon lithographysics.
Supervisors: John Rarity, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Simon Hanna, Physics; Dave Carberry, Physics.
Sara Carreira
Lipid modification of a protein-encapsulated magnetic nanoparticle for potential therapeutic applications.
Supervisors: Annela Seddon, Physics; Mitsushiro Okuda, Physics; Walther Schwarzacher, Physics; Monica Berry, Physics; Simon Hall, Chemistry.
Thomas Carvell
Catalasomes.
Supervisors: Robin Bedford, Chemistry; Simon Hall, Chemistry; Paula Booth, Biochemistry.
2011 Cohort
The following PhD projects are being carried out by the 4th cohort of BCFN students, who began these projects in 2011
Becky Boston
Synthesis of High Performance Superconductors.
Supervisors: Simon Hall, Chemistry; Anthony Carrington, Physics.
Charlotte Beddoes
Fundamentals of Nanotoxicology: How physical properties of nanoparticles affect membrane fusion.
Supervisors: Wuge Briscoe, Chemistry; Patrick Case, Clinical; Annela Seddon, Physics.
David Willby
The Quantum Optics of Insect Eyes.
Supervisors: Ruth Oulton, Physics; Jeremy O'Brien, Physics; Nick Roberts, Biological Sciences; Daniel Robert, Biological Sciences; John Rarity, Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
James Armstrong
Living hybrid nanomaterials - Stem cell priming using solvent-free liquid proteins and protein-nanoparticle conjugates.
Supervisors: Adam Perriman, Chemistry; Steve Mann, Chemistry; Anthony Hollander, Cellular and Molecular Medicine; Ross Anderson, Biochemistry; Annela Seddon, Physics.
James Hallett
Electrophoretic Bistable Nanoparticle / Liquid crystal displays.
Supervisors: Paul Bartlett, Chemistry; Rob Richardson, Physics; Susanne Klein, Hewlett Packard.
Laura Senior
Biologically inspired synthesis of functional nanoparticles.
Supervisors: Paula Booth, Biochemistry; Paul Curnow, Biochemistry; Adam Perriman, Chemistry; Steve Mann, Chemistry.
Mike Mercer
Atomic Design of Nanoalloy Electrocatalysts.
Supervisors: Natasa Vasiljevic, Physics; Neil Fox, Physics; James Annett, Physics; David Fermin, Chemistry.
Natalie Wood
Antimicrobial nanoparticles for biomedical implants.
Supervisors: Michele Barbour, Oral and Dental Science; Howard Jenkinson, Oral and Dental Science; Dominic O'Sullivan, Oral and Dental Science; Sean Davis, Chemistry; Steve Mann, Chemistry; Jason Mansell, Clinical.
Philippa Bird
Development of Functionalised Nanocarriers for Targeted Drug Delivery to Neuroblastoma Cells.
Supervisors: Karim Malik, Cellular and Molecular Medicine; Heinrich Hoerber, Physics; Annela Seddon, Physics.
2010 Cohort
The following PhD projects are being carried out by the 4th cohort of BCFN students, who began these projects in 2010
David Smith
A novel method for synthesizing monochiral single-wall carbon nanotube samples utilizing resonance optical scattering.
Supervisors: Heinrich Hoerber, Physics; Annela Seddon, Physics; James Vicary, Physics; Siyuan Yu, Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Tom Branfield
Biopolymer-Mediated Synthesis of Nanoscale Complex Oxides.
Supervisors: Simon Hall, Chemistry; James Annett, Physics.
Ben Brown
Fabrication of a nanoscale pH sensor via high-speed redox writing of organic semiconductors.
Supervisors: Charl Faul, Chemistry; Wuge Briscoe, Chemistry; Mervyn Miles, Physics; Loren Picco, Physics.
Mike Thomas
Field-dependent Liquid Crystal Nanorod Hybrids.
Supervisors: Rob Richardson, Physics; Steve Mann, Chemistry; Adam Perriman, Chemistry; Susanne Klein, Hewlett Packard.
Jamie Shenston
Fluorescence spectroscopy of individual sub-nanometer metal clusters.
Supervisors: Henkjan Gersen, Physics; Simon Hall, Chemistry.
Lydia Bridgland
Molecular Transport in Nanoporous Steroidal Crystals.
Supervisors: Tony Davis, Chemistry; Guy Orpen, Chemistry; Jonathan Charmant, Chemistry; Henkjan Gersen, Physics.
Josh Lay
Grain Boundary studies of CVD diamond films.
Supervisors: Paul May, Chemistry; Kane O'Donnell, Chemistry; Neil Fox, Physics; David Cherns, Physics.
Sam Olof
Optical Atomic Force Microscopy using Biological Templates.
Supervisors: Avinash Patil, Chemistry; Marian Yallop, Biological Sciences; Mervyn Miles, Physics; Dave Carberry, Physics.
Jon Hauser
The Behaviour and Use of Organometallic Nanomaterials.
Supervisors: Sean Davis, Chemistry; Andy Collins, Chemistry; Margaret Saunders, Biochemistry; Annela Seddon, Physics.