Gianfelice Cinque

Diamond Light Source and University of Oxford (honorary)

Dr Gianfelice Cinque is Principal Beamline Scientist at Diamond Light Source - UK, heading the MIRIAM (Multimode InfraRed Microscopy and Imaging) beamline B22, a facility combining IR microscopy and hyperspectral imaging capabilities with high spatial resolution and broadband synchrotron radiation. His research centres on applying IR microspectroscopy and imaging to topics in biomedicine, materials science, and cultural heritage - for example, mapping molecular distributions cells and tissues, probing vibrational modes in metal organic frameworks, or characterising historical pigments. He is also developing advanced techniques in near-field IR nanospectroscopy and TeraHertz spectroscopy to push spatial resolution and molecular sensitivity beyond conventional limits.

Collaborating with Prof. Jin-Chong Tan and team at the MMC labs, he is research fellow at the Engineering Sciences Department of the University of Oxford since 2021.

Matthew Fuchter

Professor of Chemistry

My research group focus is on functional molecules, chiral materials, and photoswitchable systems with applications across materials science, medicine and sustainable technologies

Gianluca Gregori

Professor of Physics

My research interests are: Laboratory Astrophysics; Fusion energy; Quantum plasmas; Fundamental physics with high-power lasers

Chao He

Associate Professor of Engineering Science

My research interests include polarisation optics, biomedical microscopy and vectorial imaging

Laura Herz

Professor of Physics

My research is focused on investigating nanostructured molecular and inorganic semiconducting materials

Doug Higgs

Emeritus Professor, Consultant Physician

We use state-of-the-art laboratory and computational approaches to understand how mammalian genes are switched on and off during development and differentiation and how this goes awry in human genetic diseases.

Felix Hofmann

Professor of Engineering Science

I’m interested in the effect of defects on material properties, ranging from single atom defects, such as vacancies and interstitials, to extended defects, such as dislocations, to macroscopic defects, for example cracks and voids.