Hannah Stern

Associate Professor of Materials

Professor Hannah L. Stern (Oxford) leads the Materials for Quantum research group, exploring how defects and localised excitations in novel materials interact with light enable quantum technologies. Her team combines optical spectroscopy, magnetic resonance, confocal microscopy, quantum optics and advanced device fabrication to probe electronic structure and spin dynamics in systems such as two-dimensional materials and molecular semiconductors. Their goals include building spin qubit platforms for quantum sensing and optical quantum networks.

https://www.sternlab.co.uk/

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.