Professor Ji-Seon Kim (Oxford) serves as Professor of Electronic Materials in the Department of Chemistry, joining Oxford in 2025 under the Sustainable Chemistry & Materials Initiative. Her research centers on sustainable molecular semiconductors, expanding to include mixed electronic/ionic conductors and organic/inorganic hybrid materials. She explores how molecular structure, interfaces, energetics, and dynamics influence device performance in applications such as solar cells, photoconversion sensors, synaptic transistors, biosensors and displays. Her methods combine advanced nanometrology (vibrational spectroscopy, Kelvin probe, photoemission) with density functional theory modeling to reveal the molecular origins of device behaviour. Recognition of her contributions includes the 2023 Nevill Mott Medal for her integrative approach to the materials physics of molecular semiconductor devices.
Robin Cleveland
Professor of Engineering Science
My research is in the area of acoustics, primarily focused on biomedical acoustics with applications in both diagnostics and therapeutics.
Stuart Conway
Professor of Organic Chemistry
The focus of our research is the development of selective molecular probes to enable investigation of certain biological systems.
Gavin Dalton
Professor of Astrophysics
I am working on wide‐field imaging and fibre‐fed spectroscopy instrumentation in visible and near‐infrared astronomy, both in instrument construction and science exploitation.
Jason Davis
Professor in Chemistry and University Reader
Our research bridges fundamental chemistry with real-world application, with a growing focus on translational diagnostics and molecular sensing.
Nynke Dekker
Professor
Our long-term goal is to understand how molecular motors work together with accessory factors in the copying of DNA or RNA
Steve Elston
Professor of Engineering Science
My present research interests are mainly in the field of novel liquid crystal materials and applications, within which I undertake both theoretical and experimental work.
Nigel Emptage
Professor of Pharmacology
Our research in neuroscience is supported by the development of novel optical imaging tools, particularly through high resolution microscopy.
Julian Fells
EPSRC Research Fellow
My research is focuses on the development of new sensor technology using laser-written Fibre Bragg gratings
Stephen Fletcher
Professor of Chemistry
My research is in the area of synthetic organic chemistry. About half of my group works on projects related to photonics.
Marco Fritzsche
Professor of Biophysical Immunology (Innovation Investigator Track)
My research focuses on the understanding of the mechanobiology of the human immunity.
