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Prof. Bartomeu Monserrat
Principal Investigator
Professor of Materials Physics
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Pol Benítez Colominas
Visiting PhD student from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
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Postdoctoral Research Associates
| Name | Years | Topic | Next to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Yun Liu | 2019-2022 | Optoelectronic properties of semiconductors | Research Scientist at the Institute of High Performance Computing, Singapore |
PhD Students
| Name | Year | Thesis title | Next to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siyu Chen | PhD 2024 | First principles studies of lattice vibration and electron topology | Postdoc at University of Cambridge with Monserrat Lab | |
| Bo Peng | PhD 2023 | On the topological properties of the vibrations of solids | Nevile Junior Research Fellow at Magdalene College Cambridge | |
| Ivona Bravić | PhD 2022 | Static and dynamic disorder in emerging optoelectronic materials | Energy Consultant at LBD-Beratungsgesellschaft |
Co-supervised PhD Students
| Name | Year | Co-supervisor | Thesis title | Next to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arjun Ashoka | PhD 2023 | Prof. Akshay Rao | Investigating quantum processes in disordered materials | Junior Research Fellow at Trinity College Cambridge | |
| Gunnar Lange | PhD 2023 | Dr Robert-Jan Slager | Band topology beyond symmetry eigenvalues with applications to electronic and phononic systems | Postdoc at the Max Planck Institute (Germany) | |
| Yuchen Hu | PhD 2021 | Prof. Stephen Elliott | Ab initio study of atomic dynamics and thermal properties of inorganic clathrates, chalcogenides and perovskite oxides | Energy Research Analyst at Guidehouse London | |
| Alan Bowman | PhD 2021 | Prof. Sam Stranks | Materials, methods and concepts for 21st century solar cells | Postdoc at EPFL (Switzerland) with Prof. Giulia Tagliabue |
Master's Students
| Name | Course | Year | Research | Next to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eleanor Davison | MPhil in Scientific Computing | 2024 | Excitons in non-parabolic bands | PhD at University of Cambridge with Monserrat Lab |
| Audrey Miles | MPhil in Nuclear Energy | 2024 | Machine learning model of nuclear materials | PhD at UC Irvine |
| Emily Chen | MPhil in Scientific Computing | 2023 | Phonons in 2D perovskites | PhD at Stanford University |
| Jackson Weaver | MPhil in Materials Science | 2022 | Electron and phonon transport | PhD at University of Chicago |
| Alya Bin Thabet Alqaydi | MPhil in Materials Science | 2022 | Machine learning | PhD at University of Cambridge with Monserrat Lab |
| Xejay Ng | MPhil in Scientific Computing | 2021 | Optoelectronic properties of semiconductors | |
| Pascal Salzbrenner | MPhil in Scientific Computing | 2020 | Topological materials | PhD at University of Cambridge with Prof. Chris Pickard |
| Kemal Atalar | MPhil in Scientific Computing | 2019 | Superconductivity | PhD at Imperial College London with Prof. Arash Mostofi |
| Siyu Chen | MPhil in Scientific Computing | 2019 | Topological materials | PhD at University of Cambridge with Monserrat Lab |
Part III Students
| Name | Course | Year | Research | Next to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Favell | Part III Physics | 2024 | Hydrides | Zamo Capital |
| Joe Smith | Part III Materials | 2021 | Oxides | Materials Specialist at Intellegens |
Undergraduate Summer Students
| Name | Home University | Year | Research |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Parker | University of Cambridge | 2022 | Topological materials |
| Juan Fernandez-Pottecher | University of Cambridge | 2021 | Topological materials |
| Cameron Robey | University of Cambridge | 2021 | Topological materials |
| Conall McCabe | Trinity College Dublin | 2019 | Superconductivity |
Visitors
| Name | Year | Research | Visiting from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chang-geun Oh | 2024 | Quantum geometry | PhD student at University of Tokyo, Japan |
| Dr Giuseppe Meneghini | 2024 | Optoelectronics | Postdoc at Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany |
| Prof. Bo Cai | 2023-24 | Optoelectronics | Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, China |
| Yao Wei | 2023-24 | Superconductivity | PhD student at King's College London, UK |
| Sijia Ke | 2023 | Optoelectronics | PhD student at University of California Berkeley, CA, USA |
| Stephen Gant | 2022 | Phonons | PhD student at University of California Berkeley, CA, USA |
| Prof. Dangqi Fang | 2019-20 | Spin-orbit coupling | Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China |
| Zuzhang Lin | 2019-20 | Optoelectronics | PhD student at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China |
| Stephanie Mack | 2019 | High pressure materials | PhD student at University of California Berkeley, CA, USA |
| Bo Peng | 2018-19 | Topological materials | Master's student at Fudan University, Shanghai, China |