by Eamonn Boylan | Jul 9, 2024
My research interest is X-ray diffraction using synchrotron radiation (SR). During my Bell Labs years, I developed the methods for studying surface structure using X-ray diffraction. These methods, based on crystal truncation rods, have become the definitive technique...
by Eamonn Boylan | Jul 9, 2024
Prof Ford’s research interests lie in the area of statistical physics, particularly soft condensed matter and biological physics. He is particularly interested in a theoretical understanding of the nucleation of a phase transition, such as condensation of...
by Eamonn Boylan | Jul 9, 2024
Prof Bowler is a computational physicist, who develops novel electronic structure methods and works on the properties of semiconductor surfaces and nanostructures on those surfaces. He is the co-developer of the linear scaling density functional theory (DFT) code,...
by Eamonn Boylan | Jul 9, 2024
Prof Curson is a Professor of Nanoelectronics and Nanofabricacion. His research interests are centred around understanding and controlling the behaviour of atoms and molecules at surfaces and the development and deployment of new scanning probe lithography techniques,...
by Eamonn Boylan | Jul 9, 2024
Having moved from industry to academia, I have breadth of activities which is unusual. There are several consistent underlying themes, in particular the behaviour of elastic waves in materials (with application to materials characterisation and materials testing) and...