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.
David Stuart
MRC Professor of Structural Biology
I use the techniques of X-ray crystallography and X-ray microscopy to study the structural biology of viruses.
Jin-Chong Tan
Professor of Engineering Science
I lead the Multifunctional Materials & Composites (MMC) Lab, where we develop nanoporous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)
Robert Taylor
Professor of Condensed Matter Physics
I am interested in the optical properties of materials, particularly in the areas of nanotechnology and quantum computing.
Sarah Thomas
Associate Professor
My research interests are Photonic quantum technologies, Quantum networks, Light-matter interactions, Quantum memories
Alice Thorneywork
Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry and Royal Society University Research Fellow
Our research interests lie in the areas of experimental soft matter and nanoscale systems
Claire Vallance
Professor of Physical Chemistry
We employ novel time-of-flight imaging methods to study photon-induced and electron-induced molecular fragmentation processes and to carry out chemically-resolved imaging of surfaces.
Ian Walmsley
Director of the Oxford Quantum Institute
Research interests: Quantum information and computation; quantum materials; quantum optics and ultra-cold matter
Ben Williams
Associate Professor of Engineering Science
My research group develops and applies linear and non-linear optical diagnostic techniques to solve problems in thermofluids including heat transfer, mixing and combustion.
