Who We Are
This Programme Grant assembles an internationally-leading research team to develop the concept of Nanoscale Advanced Materials Engineering (NAME). Expertise from across disciplines, Technical Specialists, and a cohort of talented early career researchers who are future leaders in advanced materials, make this team well positioned to realise NAME’s research goals and impact.

Investigators
The NAME research team draws together leaders in their fields who collectively have delivered research programmes in excess of £185M, published >1800 papers, including 57 Nature/Science Group publications. Their record of pioneering research has been recognised by the awarding of 28 medals/prizes by professional bodies including the IOM3, Institute of Physics, Royal Academy of Engineering and Royal Society.
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Prof. Richard Curry
Professor of Advanced Electronic Materials
University of Manchester -
Prof. Edmund Linfield
University of Leeds
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Prof. Neil Alford
Professor of Materials
Imperial College London -
Dr Jessica Boland
UKRI Future Leader Fellow
Senior Lecturer in Functional Materials and Devices
University of Manchester -
Dr Iain Crowe
Senior Lecturer in Microelectron & Nanos
University of Manchester -
Prof. Giles Davis
Professor of Electronic and Photonic Engineering
University of Leeds
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Dr. Paul Dean
University Research Fellow
University of Leeds -
Dr. Joshua Freeman
Associate Professor
University of Leeds
My research is focused on the interaction of quantum materials, such as Topological Insulators, with light in the terahertz region of the electromagnetic spectrum. -
Prof. Christopher Gourlay
Professor of Physical Metallurgy
Imperial College London
We are developing and making liquid alloys for ion sources. -
Prof. Sarah Haigh
Professor of Materials Characterisation
University of Manchester
Atomic scale characterisation of materials for quantum technologies -
Prof. B J Hickey
Professor of Physics
University of Leeds
I work on pure spin currents, a way of transferring information without generating the heat that normally accompanies an electrical current. -
Dr. Timothy Moorsom
Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow
University of Leeds
Supporting media and communication as well as the production of Topological Materials. -
Dr. Peter Petrov
Principal Research Scientist
Imperial College London -
Dr. Satoshi Sasaki
Lecturer
University of Leeds
To implement additional quantum phases of matter, e.g. magnetism and superconductivity, on top of the exotic (topological) quantum states of matter by local chemical doping.
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Dr Huanqing Ye
Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Fellow
University of Manchester
Engineering organics to create advanced photonic technologies -
Dr. Shelly Conroy
Royal Society University Research Fellow
Imperial College London
Atomic scale characterisation -
Dr. Katie Moore
Senior Lecturer in Materials Characterisation
University of Manchester -
Prof. John Cunningham
Professor
University of Leeds -
Dr Jayadev Vijayan
Assistant Professor (Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Fellow),
University of Manchester
Using engineered materials to explore macroscopic quantum science
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Dr Stephen Hanham
Senior Lecturer
Imperial College London
Functional Materials for Microwave, Millimetre-wave and Terahertz Technologies
Technical Specialists
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Dr. Maddison Coke
Senior Technical Specialist
University of Manchester
I run PNAME on a day to day basis, and assist in formulating experiments that involve its usage -
Dr. Janet Jacobs
Experimental Officer
University of Manchester
I help to support material processing, both pre and post implantation, and support experimental characterisation and computational modelling of nanoscale semiconductor devices. -
Dr. Philippa Shepley
Experimental Officer for the Royce Deposition System
University of Leeds
I run the Royce Deposition System, where we make ultra-thin layers of materials that can be used as the basis for energy efficient devices.
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Dr. Kexue Li
Experimental Officer
University of Manchester
Postdoctoral Research Associates
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Dr. Mason Adshead
University of Manchester
I work on ion implantation for quantum and photonic applications -
Dr. Daan Arroo
Imperial College London
I carry out optical and microwave characterisation of spin defects, such as the nitrogen-vacancy centre in diamond, for the development of new quantum
technologies including room-temperature masers. -
Dr. Ryan Bower
Imperial College London
Researching nano-scale materials for energy harvesting. -
Dr. Rongsheng Cai
University of Manchester
Understanding material structure/behaviour using advanced transmission electron microscope -
Dr. Nick Clark
University of Manchester
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Dr. Phil Diggle
Imperial College London
A material scientist who researches diamond, and diamond-like, material which are suitable candidates to enable the next generation of technologies. -
Dr. Abdul Mannan
University of Manchester
Minimizing the gap between photonics and electronics for future devices -
Dr. Daniel Blight
University of Manchester
Magneto-optical spectroscopy of materials for photonic and quantum devices -
Xinyun Liu
University of Manchester
I focus on characterisation of III-V materials via CUSTOM facility.
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Dr. Daniel Jones
Imperial College London
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Dr. Wern Ng
Imperial College London
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, Radiowave-engineering and Maser -
Dr. Mohammad Salih
University of Leeds
I am an expert in microfabrication, and particularly in the design, fabrication and measurement of terahertz quantum cascade lasers -
Dr. Ahmet Yagmur
University of Leeds
I optimise topological insulator materials growth and processing to deliver systems that will enable advanced topological insulator device fabrication. -
Dr. Matthew Vaughan
University of Leeds
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Dr. Garima Vashisht
University of Leeds
I am working on the fabrication and measurement of implanted lateral spin valve devices to achieve large spin currents. -
Dr. Evan Tillotson
University of Manchester
2D materials and focussed ion beam (FIB) expert
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Dr. Nick Collins
University of Manchester
Quantum device fabrication and characterisation
PhD Students
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Ravi Acharya
University of Manchester
Donor qubit creation and characterisation in semiconductors -
Eman Al Ruqeishi
University of Manchester
Engineering local doping of 2D materials -
Mehdi Ahmadian
University of Manchester
Precise Engineering of Epitaxial Quantum Dots using Focused Ion Beam Implantation (P-NAME) -
Nathan Fox
University of Leeds
Manufacturing advanced materials with potential applications in quantum computation -
Maria M M Cameros
University of Leeds
Enhancing spin signal in pure spin currents in Lateral spin valves -
Qizhen Li
University of Manchester
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Yi Cui
Imperial College London
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Joel Burton
University of Leeds
Manufacturing advanced materials with potential applications in quantum computation -
Yinghong Huang
University of Manchester
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Siv Sachin Shaji Deepa
University of Manchester
THz microscopy of 2D materials
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Quan-Shan Liu
University of Manchester
The project will research the modification of photonic waveguide structures through the utilisation of doping based on a novel focused ion beam doping technology -
Geri Topore
Imperial College London
My work revolves around improving the ways in which we look at materials and their properties in the atomic scale, specifically focusing on new and exciting ferroelectric materials with potential applications in low-energy data storage devices -
Yahya Saboon
University of Manchester
Nanomaterials for SWEEPING Changes -
Kieran Ramaswami
University of Manchester
Nanoparticle enhancement of opto-electronic devices -
Meenu Maria Solly
University of Manchester
Electrically Detected Magnetic Resonance (EDMR) Spectroscopy of impurity doped semiconductors -
Tianrui Wang
University of Manchester
Strain Engineering of Germanium Microstructure on Silicon Photonic Platform -
Yongqiang Wen
Imperial College London
Support
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Jonathan Rodd
Programme Grant Manager
University of Manchester
Managing the progress, communications, events, and partnerships of the Programme -
Dr. Michael Leverentz
Imperial College London
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Lucy Leonard
University of Leeds