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Centre for Metamaterial Research and Innovation

People

"The team at Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø were very open in their approach to problem solving and delivered theoretical and experimental results that exceeded our expectations.

The outcome for TCS was a new product that passed all qualification testing and a physical demonstrator that we could show and discuss with interested parties.

We also thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to integrate physics with engineering and learn the fundamentals from experts in the field."

Mike Sloan

Managing Director at Technical composite systems (TCS), South Devon, UK

Directors | CMRI Leadership Team  | Centre Manager

Director

Professor Alastair Hibbins

Professor

01392722100 A.P.Hibbins@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

CMRI Leadership Team

Dr Gregory Chaplain

Senior Lecturer

G.J.Chaplain@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Maciej Dabrowski

Senior Lecturer

M.K.Dabrowski@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Ryan Edginton

Project Manager (MetaHub)

R.Edginton@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Nikolaos Farmakidis

Senior Lecturer

N.Farmakidis@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Professor Jensen Tsan Hang Li

Professor

J.Li13@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Isaac Luxmoore

Associate Professor

i.j.luxmoore@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Dave Phillips

Professor

D.Phillips@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Katie Shanks

Senior Lecturer

K.Shanks2@exeter.ac.uk Cornwall

Dr Tim Starkey

Senior Lecturer

T.A.Starkey@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Calum Williams

Lecturer

C.Williams15@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Centre Manager

Karen Pearson

CMRI Centre Manager

K.Pearson7@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Academic Staff

This is a list of CMRI staff. Our postgraduate researcher profiles can be found above.

Professor Mustafa Aziz

Associate Professor

01392 723696 M.M.Aziz@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Professor Jacopo Bertolotti

Associate Professor

01392 72 J.Bertolotti@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Gregory Chaplain

Senior Lecturer

G.J.Chaplain@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Professor Monica Craciun

Professor

M.F.Craciun@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Rupam Das

Senior Lecturer

R.K.Das@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Charles Downing

Senior Research Fellow

C.A.Downing@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Professor Ken Evans

Professor

K.E.Evans@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Cameron Gallagher

Senior Industrial Research Fellow (Metamaterials)

C.Gallagher2@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Professor Oana Ghita

Professor

O.Ghita@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Professor Euan Hendry

Professor

E.Hendry@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Steven Hepplestone

Senior Lecturer

+44(0)1392723048 S.P.Hepplestone@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Professor Alastair Hibbins

Professor

01392722100 A.P.Hibbins@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Professor Rob Hicken

Professor

01392 264153 R.J.Hicken@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Ian Hooper

Senior Research Fellow

I.R.Hooper@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr David Horsell

Senior Lecturer

D.W.Horsell@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Professor Simon Horsley

Associate Professor

S.Horsley@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Jingchao Jiang

Lecturer

J.Jiang2@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Paul Keatley

Senior Experimental Officer

P.S.Keatley@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Volodymyr Kruglyak

Associate Professor

V.V.Kruglyak@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Professor Jensen Tsan Hang Li

Professor

J.Li13@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Changxu Liu

Lecturer

01392 723623 C.C.Liu@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Julian Londono Monsalve

Senior Lecturer

J.Londono-Monsalve@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Isaac Luxmoore

Associate Professor

i.j.luxmoore@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Eros Mariani

Associate Professor

E.Mariani@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Professor Maria Rosaria Marsico

Associate Professor

M.R.Marsico@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Professor Geoff Nash

Professor

G.R.Nash@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Feodor Ogrin

Associate Professor

F.Y.Ogrin@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Professor Francesca Palombo

Head of Department - Physics & Astronomy

F.Palombo@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Dave Phillips

Professor

D.Phillips@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Alex Powell

Senior Lecturer

a.w.powell@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Professor Saverio Russo

Professor

S.Russo@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Tony Samuel

Lecturer

A.Samuel@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Katie Shanks

Senior Lecturer

K.Shanks2@exeter.ac.uk Cornwall

Dr Jiajia Shen

Lecturer

J.Shen3@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Tim Starkey

Senior Lecturer

T.A.Starkey@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Professor Nick Stone

Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor

N.Stone@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Calum Williams

Lecturer

C.Williams15@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Professor David Wright

Professor

David.Wright@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Dr Yongde Xia

Senior Lecturer

Y.Xia@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Professor Yanqiu Zhu

Professor

Y.Zhu@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Postgraduate researchers

 

Daniel Barnett

Postgraduate Researcher

dmb223@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Postgraduate Researcher

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Postgraduate Researcher

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Matt Garman

Postgraduate Researcher

mg947@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Ben Holdstock

Postgraduate Researcher

bah218@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Calvin Hooper

Postgraduate Researcher

ch1122@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Postgraduate Researcher

sk823@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Aleksandr Lavrov

Postgraduate Researcher

al1133@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Postgraduate Researcher

ral220@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Konrad Linkowski

Postgraduate Researcher

kl724@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Harry Mclean

Postgraduate Researcher

hm556@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Jon Middle

Postgraduate Researcher

jm1363@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Charlie Patrickson

Postgraduate Researcher

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Postgraduate Researcher

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Postgraduate Researcher

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Ben Scott

Postgraduate Researcher

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Philip Skelland

Postgraduate Researcher

ps492@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Yongtu Zou

Postgraduate Researcher

yz1036@exeter.ac.uk Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

Our alumni and their destinations

 

PhD project: Imaging in turbid and opaque media

Latest destination: Postdoctoral Researcher and BBVA Leonardo Grantee, University of Murcia

 

PhD project: Microphononic crystals

Latest destination: Product Systems Engineer at ETL

 

PhD project: Domain structure and microwave characteristics of particulate magnetic composites

Latest destination: Senior Industrial Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø
 

PhD project: Excitation of picosecond magnetization dynamics by spin transfer torque

Latest destination: Cloud Business Intelligence Engineer at YouView TV Limited

 

PhD project: Using complex coordinates in optics

Latest destination: Theoretical Physicist at QinetiQ
 

PhD project: Microscopic modelling of interacting magnetic particle assemblies in a dielectric medium at microwave frequencies.

Latest destination: Co-Founder / CTO at MaxLLG (innovation for communication industry)
 

PhD project: Time resolved imaging of spin transfer oscillator arrays: towards active magnetic microwave metamaterials

Latest destination: Assistant Professor at University of Chile
 

PhD project: Spontaneous generation of quantum correlations in natural media

Latest destination: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow
 

PhD project: Novel opto-electronic devices based on graphene plasmonics

Latest destination: Senior Device Engineer at Quantum Science Ltd
 

PhD project: Nanoporous graphene materials for electrochemical energy storage and conversion applications

Latest destination: Research role in a state-owned company in China (COMAC Shanghai Aircraft Design and Research)

 

PhD project: Chiral and magneto-optical phenomena in the near field of metamaterials

Latest destination: Radio frequency Engineer at Camlin Group
 

PhD project: Metamaterial concepts for the control of hydrodynamic flow

Latest destination: Lead Scientist at Nuron
 

PhD project: Phase change metamaterials for optoelectronic device application

Latest destination: EMC Engineer at Valeo
 

PhD project: Hyperbolic metamaterials and the emission of EM radiation

Latest destination: Senior Computational Scientist at STFC
 

PhD project: Development of graphene nanostructures for use in anti-cancer nanomedicine

Latest destination: British Heart Foundation Advanced Research Fellow in Cardiovascular Nanomedicine at the University of Oxford
 

PhD project: Minimising the acoustic reflection from structured surfaces

Latest destination: Senior Transducer Engineer at Sonardyne International Ltd
 

PhD project: Plasmonic 2D metal-dichalcogenide photodetectors for optical fibre communications applications

Latest destination: Data & Analytics consultant focussed on Google Cloud
 

PhD project: Spin-wave interference in magnonic structure: Bragg scattering and beyond

Latest destination: Scientific Programmer, Earth Observation Science and Applications. Plymouth Marine Laboratory, 
 

PhD project: 2D liquid composites for integrated optoelectronic devices on Si

Latest destination: Jenny ja Antti Wihurin Postdoctoral Fellow at Queen's University, Canada
 

PhD project: Electronically controllable optical wavefront shaping with phase change materials

Latest destination: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Spanish National Research Council/Autonomous University of Madrid
 

PhD project: Tunable Dirac Polaritons in Cavity-Embedded Metasurfaces

Latest destination: Research Fellow at ICFO (Theoretical Quantum Nano photonics group)

 

PhD project: 2D/Meta-materials Infrared Optoelectronic Devices

Latest destination: Backend Process Technical Lead at WaveOptics (Snap Inc.) 

PhD project: Novel 2D materials for plasmonics and photonics

Latest destination: Maths Teacher and House Deputy Head at Torquay Boys Grammar School

 

PhD project: Electronic and optical study of hybrid light-matter states

Latest destination: Senior Research Scientist at Dispelix Oy

 

PhD project: Lightweight, transparent and sustainable Metamaterials

Latest destination: Senior Data Protection Consultant at TMC3

 

PhD project: Exploration of acoustic waveguiding

Latest destination: Senior Acoustic Scientist at QinetiQ

 

PhD project: Magnetically actuated bio-inspired metamaterials 

Latest destination: Senior Electromagnetic Metamaterials Scientist at QinetiQ

 

PhD project: Excitonics: an organic route to Metamaterials

Latest destination: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Monash University, Australia

 

PhD project: Chalcogenide perfect absorbers for the detection and modulation of infra-red radiation

Latest destination: Head of Analytics and Insight at Klarian Limited

 

PhD project: Thin metal multilayers for microwave applications

Latest destination: Assistant Professor at the University of Seville

 

PhD project: Magnonics, Spintronics and Magnetic Metamaterials

Latest destination: Founder of The Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø Science Centre 

PhD project: Carbon nanotube arrays for THz generation: Theory and applications

Latest destination: Patent Engineer at Alice and Bob

 

PhD project: Metamaterial structures for surface acoustic waves

Latest destination: Postdoctoral researcher in Quantum Condensed Matter Photonics  @NKUA, University of Athens

 

PhD project: Magnetisation dynamics and tuneable GHz properties of unsaturated magnetic nanostructures

Latest destination: Research Scientist in Magnetism at University of Salamanca

 

PhD project: Microfluidic metamaterials for lab-on-a-chip technology

Latest destination: NHS Wales Executive Advanced Health Intelligence Analyst

 

PhD project: Plasmonic integrated all-photonic memories

Latest destination: Fixed term Assistant Professor at Politecnico di Torino

 

PhD project: Engineering the thermal conductivity of few layer 2D materials

Latest destination: Postgraduate Researcher at Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

 

PhD project:Metamaterials for lighting

Latest destination: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

 

PhD project: Photonic metamaterials for WDM optical communication applications

Latest destination: Postdoctoral Researcher at Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC)

 

PhD project: Exploration of beam shaping at microwave frequencies using metasurfaces and metamaterials

Latest destination: Product Manager at OGA.ai

 

PhD project: High-speed spin-wave devices

Latest destination: Project Manager at Horizons UK-EU Magnomic Artificial Neural Networks and Gate Arrays (MANNGA) project

 

PhD project: Ultra-lightweight energy harvesting coatings based on two-dimensional materials

Latest destination: Scientist at Paragraf

 

PhD project: Microwave metamaterials as models of molecular light harvesting systems

Latest destination: Materials Team Member at DSTL

 

PhD project: Ab Initio Exploration of Interface Structures and Their Properties

Latest destination: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

 

PhD project: Functional, specially-doped Core-shell nanoparticles for biomedical imaging applications

Latest destination: EMEA Customer Solutions Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS)

 

PhD project: Broadband Vibration Energy Harvesting for Low Frequencies

Latest destination: Data Analyst at UKHSA Joint Biosecurity Centre

 

PhD project: “Black” ZnO and TiO2 nanostructures for high efficient visible light photocatalysis

Latest destination: Group Leader at Technical University of Munich

 

PhD project: Organic light emitting devices with plasmonic and GraphÂé¶¹¹ÙÍø enhanced efficiency

Latest destination: Optical Engineer at Snap Inc

 

PhD project: Mechanisms and applications of the transduction of heat into sound by arrays of thin metallic films 

Latest destination: Acoustic Scientist at Nebu-Flow

 

PhD project: Magnetic metamaterials for innovative solutions to the inductive tagging problem

Latest destination: Data Scientist at Funding Circle

 

PhD project: Bio-Chemical Sensing with Photonic Metamaterials

Latest destination: Postdoctoral Researcher at Nanophotonics Technology Center, Universitat Politècnica de València

 

PhD project: Cell sorting using surface acoustic waves and phononic crystals

Latest destination: Communications Manager at BHF Data Science Centre

 

PhD project: Flexible Hyperspectral Infrared Detectors

Latest destination: Process Analytical Scientist at Arxada (Contract), Switzerland

 

PhD project: Plasmon Gain in 2D materials

Latest destination: Applications Engineer and Technical Sales at COMSOL

 

PhD project: Design and characterisation of 3D metamaterials fabricated using additive manufacturing

Latest destination: Principal Engineer at Helix Technologies Ltd

 

PhD project: Plasmonic Metamaterials for Single Photon Sources and Quantum Technology

Latest destination: Quantum Device Engineer at Quantum Brilliance GmbH

 

MPhil project: Nanoscale patterning of interfaces for thermo-electrics

Latest destination: Unknown

 

PhD project: Magnetization Dynamics in Exchange Coupled Multilayers

Latest destination: Business Development Manager, University of Plymouth

 

PhD project: Solid State Refrigeration using 2D/Meta materials

Latest destination: Theoretical / Applied Physicist at QinetiQ

 

PhD project: Probing mechanics in quantum mechanics – Josephson nano-resonator metamaterials

Latest destination: Quantum Scientist at QinetiQ

 

PhD project: Testing fluctuation relations of conformal changes of biomolecules

Latest destination: Laboratory Manager at Institute of Cancer Research (London)

 

PhD project: Excitation of spin waves in magnetic elements using surface acoustic waves

Latest destination: Theoretical Physicist at QinetiQ

 

PhD project: Photosynthetic Metamaterials

Latest destination: Postdoctoral Research Associate in X-Ray Optics at Diamond Light Source

 

PhD project: Metasurfaces and Phononic Crystals for Manipulating Fluid Flow and Acoustics

Latest destination: Principal Data Scientist at Dynamon

 

PhD project: Strong light-matter interactions in perovskites

Latest destination: Postdoctoral Researcher at Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

 

PhD project: Plasmonic-enhanced organic photovoltaics for wearable applications

Latest destination: Applications Development Scientist at Universal Matters GBR Ltd

 

PhD project: Magnetoelastic metamaterials for lab-on-a-chip technology

Latest destination: Senior Design and Innovation Engineer at Haigh Engineering Company Ltd

 

PhD project (MPhil): Optical detection of magnetization dynamics induced by spin orbit torques

Latest destination: Research and Development Scientist, Seagate Technology

 

PhD project: Exploring the space of electromagnetic materials, with applications to antenna design

Latest destination: Postdoctoral Researcher at Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

 

PhD project: Study of electron transport through graphine homojunctions and optoelectronic characterization of 2D perovskites

Latest destination: Postdoctoral Researcher at Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

 

PhD project: Chiral Infrared Metamaterials for Enhanced Molecular Spectroscopy

Latest destination: Associate RF Physicist at QinetiQ

 

PhD project: A quantum thermodynamic study to improve magnetic data storage

Latest destination: Postdoctoral Researcher at Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

 

PhD project: The development of novel electronic and photonic metadevices for adaptive multispectral imaging in the infrared

Latest destination: Experimental Scientist at DSTL

 

PhD project: Two-dimensional Metamaterial Batteries

Latest destination: Postdoctoral Researcher at Forschungszentrum Jülich

 

PhD project: Predicting the Interface

Latest destination: Postdoctoral Researcher at Aarhus University

 

PhD project: Advanced Magnetic Metamaterials for Radio, Microwave and Millimetre-Wave Applications

Latest destination: Senior Electromagnetic Engineer at BAE Systems

 

Dr Ed Baker (2019 cohort)

PhD project: Applications of Transition metal dichalcogenides and Transition metal dioxides for renewable technologies

Latest destination: TBC

 

PhD project: Terahertz photonic metadevices with carbon nanomaterials

Latest destination: TBC

 

PhD project: Phase-change photonic meta-devices for active filtering and modulation

Latest destination: Postdoctoral Researcher at Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

 

PhD project: Ultrafast single photon sources

Latest destination: Optical Engineer at NKT Photonics UK

 

PhD Project: Antenna efficiency and match manipulation using metamaterials

Latest destination: Senior Antenna Engineer at Leonardo

 

PhD Project: Chalcogenide-based memory and logic for flexible electronics applications

Latest destination: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø

 

PhD Project: Making the world sound better - acoustic metamaterials for manipulating sound in air and underwater

Latest destination: Researcher and Engineer in Applied Acoustics at DBM Audio

 

PhD Project: Artificial Magnetic Conductor Surfaces for Conformal Antenna Design

Latest destination: Leonardo

 

PhD Project: Laser implosion fusion for clean energy generation

Latest destination: TBC

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