Currently active PhD students
2016 cohort | |
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PhD project: THz imaging using dynamic metamaterials Supervisors: Prof Euan Hendry, Prof Jacopo Bertolotti and Dr Sam Hornett |
2017 cohort | |
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PhD project: Organic light emitting devices with plasmonic and GraphExeter enhanced efficiency Supervisors: Prof Monica Craciun and Prof Saverio Russo |
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PhD project: Micro-acoustic arrays for active sound control Supervisors: Prof Alastair Hibbins and Dr David Horsell |
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PhD project: Nanolasers based on microdisks and photonic crystals Supervisors: Dr Isaac Luxmoore and Prof Geoff Nash |
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PhD project: The demonstration of room temperature (RT) quantum electrical analogues of optical elements and circuits Supervisors: Prof Monica Craciun and Prof Saverio Russo |
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PhD project: Cell sorting using surface acoustic waves and phononic crystals Supervisors: Prof Geoff Nash and Dr Peter Petrov |
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Konstantinos-Andreas Anastasiou PhD project: Flexible hyperspectral infrared detectors Supervisors: Prof Saverio Russo and Prof Monica Craciun |
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PhD project: Theoretical models of a new class of magneto-elastic metamaterials Supervisors: Prof Feodor Ogrin and Prof Andrew Gilbert |
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PhD project: Nanoscale patterning of interfaces for thermo-electrics Supervisors: Dr Steve Hepplestone and Prof GP Srivastava |
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PhD project: Plasmonic metamaterials for single photon sources and quantum technology Supervisors: Dr Isaac Luxmoore and Prof Bill Barnes |
2018 cohort | |
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PhD project: Metasurfaces and Phononic Crystals for Manipulating Fluid Flow and Acoustics Supervisors: Prof Alastair Hibbins, Prof Roy Sambles and Dr Peter Petrov |
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PhD project: Control of flow-induced near-field noise through the use of metasurfaces Supervisors: Prof Alastair Hibbins, Prof Roy Sambles and Dr Alan Curtis |
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PhD project: A quantum thermodynamic study to improve magnetic data storage Supervisors: Prof Robert Hicken and Dr Paul Keatley |
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PhD project: Two-dimensional Metamaterial Batteries Supervisors: Dr Steve Hepplestone, Prof Misha Portnoi and Prof Saverio Russo |
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PhD project: Detection of magnetic meta-atom dynamics by x-ray ferromagnetism resonance Supervisors: Prof Robert Hicken, Dr Mustafa Aziz and Dr Maciej Dabrowski |
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PhD project: Solid State Refrigeration using 2D/Meta materials Supervisors: Prof Geoff Nash and Dr Simon Horsley |
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PhD project: The development of novel electronic and photonic metadevices for adaptive multispectral imaging in the infrared Supervisors: Prof C. David Wright and Prof Jacopo Bertolotti |
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PhD project: Nanoscale Infrared Biomolecule Spectroscopy (NIBS) Supervisors: Prof Geoff Nash, Dr Jonathan Phillips and Dr Isaac Luxmoore |
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PhD project: Terahertz photonic metadevices with carbon nanomaterials Supervisors: Dr Ana Neves and Dr Anna Baldycheva |
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PhD project: Magnetoelastic metamaterials for lab-on-a-chip technology Supervisors: Prof Feodor Ogrin, Dr Stefano Pagliara and Prof Francesca Palombo |
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PhD project: Probing mechanics in quantum mechanics – Josephson nano-resonator metamaterials Supervisors: Prof Saverio Russo and Dr Eros Mariani |
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PhD project: All dielectric phase-change metamaterial-based holography Supervisors: Prof C. David Wright, Prof Jacopo Bertolotti and Dr Arseny Alexeev |
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PhD project: Strong light-matter interactions in perovskites Supervisors: Prof Monica Craciun, Prof Saverio Russo and Dr Namphung Peimyoo |
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PhD project: Advanced Magnetic Materials for Radio, Microwave and Millimetre-wave applications Supervisors: Prof Alastair Hibbins, Prof Feodor Ogrin and Prof Roy Sambles |
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PhD project: Plasmonic-enhanced organic photovoltaics for wearable applications Supervisors: Dr Ana Neves and Prof Monica Craciun |
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Konstantinos Othon Chatzimpaloglou PhD project: Optical detection of magnetization dynamics induced by spin orbit torques Supervisors: Prof Robert Hicken and Dr Paul Keatley |
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PhD project: Testing fluctuation relations of conformal changes of biomolecules Supervisors: Prof Frank Vollmer and Prof Janet Anders |
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PhD project: Excitation of spin waves in magnetic elements using surface acoustic waves Supervisors: Prof Volodymyr Kruglyak, Prof Geoff Nash and Dr Tom Heyward |
PhD project: Towards flexible micro-endoscopy: compressive characterisation and control of light propagation through multi-mode optical fibres Supervisors: Dr Dave Phillips and Prof Jacopo Bertolotti |
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PhD project: Topological polaritons in atomically thin metasurfaces Supervisors: Prof Saverio Russo, Dr Eros Mariani and Prof Bill Barnes |
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PhD project: Ultrafast single photon sources Supervisors: Dr Isaac Luxmoore and Prof Bill Barnes |
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PhD project: Photosynthetic Metamaterials Supervisors: Prof Bill Barnes, Dr Isaac Luxmoore and Dr Philip Thomas |
2019 cohort | |
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PhD project: Hybrid 2D Heterostructures for Energy Storage and other applications Supervisors: Dr Steve Hepplestone and Prof Saverio Russo |
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PhD project: Exploring the space of electromagnetic materials, with applications to antenna design Supervisors: Dr Simon Horsley and Prof Alastair Hibbins |
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PhD project: To Model and Manipulate Material Scatter Effects to Control the Propagation of Electromagnetic Radiation Supervisors: Prof Jacopo Bertolotti and Dr Simon Horsley |
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PhD project: Chalcogenide-based memory and logic for flexible electronics applications Supervisors: Prof C. David Wright and Prof Monica Craciun |
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PhD project: The Search for New Materials: Using Quantum Mechanics and Theoretical Modelling to Predict New Material Structures and Phases in Constrained Systems Supervisors: Dr Steve Hepplestone and Prof Misha Portnoi |
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PhD project: Manipulating the Coupling and Scattering between Surface Waves and Plane Waves on Metasurfaces and at their Discontinuities Supervisors: Prof Alastair Hibbins, Prof Roy Sambles and Prof. Richard Craster |
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PhD project: Antenna efficiency and match manipulation using metamaterials Supervisors: Prof Alastair Hibbins, Prof Roy Sambles and Dr James Dalley |
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PhD project: New materials and structures that control the propagation of acoustic radiation Supervisors: Dr Steve Hepplestone and Dr David Horsell |
2020 cohort | |
PhD project: Making the world sound better – acoustic metamaterials for manipulating sound in air and underwater Supervisors: Prof Alastair Hibbins and Prof Roy Sambles |
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PhD project: New metasurfaces for acoustic control (Leaky Waves) Supervisors: Prof Alastair Hibbins and Prof Roy Sambles |
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PhD project: Laser implosion fusion for clean energy generation Supervisors: Prof C. David Wright and Prof Jacopo Bertolotti |
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PhD project: Miniaturised helical antennas for superdirectivity Supervisors: Prof Alastair Hibbins and Prof Roy Sambles |
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PhD project: Artificial Magnetic Conductor Surfaces for Conformal Antenna Design Supervisors: Prof Alastair Hibbins and Prof Roy Sambles |
2021 cohort | |
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PhD Project: Spin Qubits in 2D Materials Supervisors: Dr Isaac Luxmoore and Prof Geoff Nash |
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PhD Project: Next Generation metasurfaces: tensorial surfaces for novel antenna functionality Supervisors: Prof Alastair Hibbins, Dr Simon Horsley and Dr Ian Hooper |
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PhD Project: Disentangling the Chiral Clutter: Optically Enhanced Rotational Spectroscopy Supervisors: Prof Euan Hendry and Prof Jacopo Bertolotti |
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PhD Project: Active optical metasurfaces for AI-based photonic computing Supervisors: Prof C. David Wright and Prof Jacopo Bertolotti |