7 - 8 September 2022
Manchester, United Kingdom

Invited speakers

Enjoy two days of powerful presentations on the latest breakthroughs and challenges facing the industry. Don't miss this unique programme hosted at the University of Manchester.<br><br>Registration for this event is free. Final registration date is September 2 at 17.00.
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Plenary speaker


Prof. Peter Haynes

Prof. Peter Haynes

Imperial College London
Materials for quantum technologies

SESSION 1: PLASMONIC STRUCTURES AND DEVICES
Chair: Prof. Neil Alford


Ryan Bower

Dr. Ryan Bower

Imperial College London
Transition metal nitrides as alternative materials for plasmonic devices

Dr. Angela Demetriadou

Dr. Angela Demetriadou

School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham
Radiative and excitation propetries of plasmonic nanoantennas

Dr. Yue (Christina) Wang

Dr. Yue (Christina) Wang

University of York
2D Material Photonics Nanostructures and Devices

Dr. Anastasia Zaleska

Dr. Anastasia Zaleska

King's College London
Copper-based metamaterials as an efficient catalyst for the photo-electroreduction of carbon dioxide (CO2)

Rohit Chikkaraddy

Dr. Rohit Chikkaraddy

University of Cambridge
Detecting the invisible at nanoscale

SESSION 2: DEFECT & IMPURITY ENGINEERING
Chair: Prof. Richard Curry


Dr. Daan M. Arroo

Dr. Daan M. Arroo

Imperial College London
Spin-defect masers: nitrogen-vacancies in diamond and beyond?

Dr. Jessica Louise Boland

Dr. Jessica Louise Boland

University of Manchester
Impurity characterisation on nanometre length scales via near-field terahertz spectroscopy

Dr. Kathryn Moran

Dr. Kathryn Moran

University of Leeds
Pure spin currents and impurities in metals

Mete Atature

Prof. Mete Atature

University of Cambridge
Shedding Light on Spins: Materials for Quantum Networks

Monica Craciun

Prof. Monica Craciun

University of Exeter
Engineering 2D materials for electronics and optoelectronics

SESSION 3: MATERIALS FOR FUTURE BATTERIES
Chair: Prof. Manish Chhowalla


Dr. Christoph Schnedermann

Dr. Christoph Schnedermann

Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Capturing Operando Ion Dynamics in Battery Materials using Optical Scattering Microscopy

Dr. Nuria Tapia-Ruiz

Dr. Nuria Tapia-Ruiz

Lancaster University
High-performance electrodes for sodium-ion batteries: Present and Future Perspectives

Dr. Magda Titirici

Dr. Magda Titirici

Imperial College London
The next generation of sustainable and perfromant batteries: challenges, pitfalls and progress.

Layla Mehdi

Associate Professor B. Layla Mehdi

University of Liverpool
Understanding Nanoscale Processes in Li-ion Batteries by Operando Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy

Associate Professor Nuria Garcia-Araez

Associate Professor Nuria Garcia-Araez

University of Southampton
Fundamental developments of next generation of batteries and lithium production methods

SESSION 4: MODELLING OF MATERIALS AND DEVICES
Chair: Prof. Neil Alford


Dr. Joseph Barker

Dr. Joseph Barker

University of Leeds
Multiscale modelling of magnetic materials

Prof. Chris Pickard

Prof. Chris Pickard

University of Cambridge, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy
Random searches - from superconductors to battery cathode materials

Dr. Laura Ratcliff

Dr. Laura Ratcliff

University of Bristol
Simulating Disordered Supramolecular Materials for Organic LEDs

Prof. Will Parnell

Prof. William J. Parnell

University of Manchester
The Mathematics of (Meta)Materials

Dr. Naveen Kumar

Dr. Naveen Kumar

University of Glasgow
NESS: Multiscale hierarchal simulator for next generation electronic devices

SESSION 5: SYSTEMS FOR LOW-LOSS ELECTRONICS
Chair: Prof. Edmund Linfield


Prof. Robert J. Hicken

Prof. Robert J. Hicken

University of Exeter
All-optical magnetic switching for energy efficient data storage

Prof. Kelly Morrison

Prof. Kelly Morrison

Loughborough University
Alternative Materials for Spin Current Detection

Dr. Lyudmila Turyanska

Dr. Lyudmila Turyanska

Centre for Additive Manufacturing, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham
Perovskite – graphene heterostructures: exploring charge transport in inkjet printed devices

Prof. Owen Guy

Prof. Owen Guy

Centre of Integrative Semiconductors (CISM), Swansea University
Trench Processing for Silicon Carbide Power Transistors

Charles Footer

Charles Footer

QinetiQ
Powering a material future