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Our research
Research in Physics and Astronomy at Exeter addresses a range of topics in Astrophysics, Biomedical Physics, Electromagnetic Materials and Quantum Systems and Nanomaterials.
Our research plays a pivotal role in the University's Science Strategy via the Functional Materials and Extrasolar planets key themes. We are also involved in the interdisciplinary Centre for Energy and the Environment and the Centre for Graphene Science.
We run a number of postgraduate research programmes.
| Research group | Contact |
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| Astrophysics One of the largest star formation groups in the UK with a wide variety of observational and theoretical programmes. We are also the head node of the EC FP6 Research Training Network CONSTELLATION studying the Origin of the Initial Mass Function and a major participant in the eSTAR Project. Visit our Astrophysics web pages. |
Professor Isabelle Baraffe |
| Biomedical Physics Actively involved in the complementary fields of Biophysics and Medical Physics. Our research falls under a number of headings: Biophysics, Human Perception, Biophotonics, Biomedical Imaging, and Biomedical Electrochemistry. Visit our Biomedical Physics web pages. |
Professor C. Peter Winlove |
| Electromagnetic Materials Our research focus is on the interaction between light and matter, where we have a particularly strong interest in the fundamental study of electromagnetic materials that incorporate structure from the nanometre to centimetre scale. We are part of Functional Materials - one of the University of Exeter's beacon areas of interdisciplinary research. Visit our Electromagnetic Materials web pages. |
Professor Roy Sambles |
| Quantum Systems and Nanomaterials We probe the quantum properties of matter, with an emphasis on nanomaterials. We investigate both experimentally and theoretically the properties of electrons, phonons and photons in nanomaterials (graphene and carbon nanotubes), and in nanostructures (quantum wells, wires, and dots). We also study the extraordinary properties of anisotropic phonon systems in liquid 4He. Visit our Quantum Systems and Nanomaterials web pages. |
Dr Alan Usher |
