MEET THE TEAM
To achieve this ambitious project, we have brought together a cross-disciplinary team of nine Investigators, ten Post-doctoral Researchers, five PhD students, and a Project Manager spread across the Universities of Sheffield, Bristol and Exeter.
Their combined expertise spans synthetic biology, photosynthesis, synthetic chemistry, nanotechnology, polymer science, plasmonics, molecular physics and theory.
Prof Graham Leggett
Prof Steve Armes FRS
MPB Co-Investigator
Department of Chemistry
University of Sheffield
Prof Bill Barnes
Prof Neil Hunter FRS
Prof Dan Lambert
Prof Julia Weinstein
Prof Nick Williams
Prof Dek Woolfson
Dr Demetris Bates
PDRA
Department of Chemistry
University of Sheffield
Dye chemistry and the design of peptide antenna complexes
Dr Joel Chubb
PDRA
School of Chemistry
University of Bristol
Design of de novo a-helical barrel structures and synthetic proteins
Dr Kamalika Das
PDRA
Department of Chemistry
University of Sheffield
Synthesis of gold nanoparticles and measurement of strong coupling to vibrational modes
Dr Michael Horbury
PDRA
Department of Physics
University of Sheffield
Ultra-fast spectroscopy studies of the manipulation of electron transfer processes by strong light-matter coupling, and spectroscopy of antenna complexes
Dr Edwin Johnson
PDRA
Department of Chemistry
University of Sheffield
Design and synthesis of pigment-polymer antenna complexes
Dr James Pidgeon
PDRA
Department of Physics
University of Sheffield
Characterisation of excitonic energy transfer pathways both within and between molecules using ultra-fast spectroscopy
Dr Marie Rider
PDRA
Department of Physics
University of Exeter
Theory work to support the programme, including modelling of plasmon-exciton coupling and exciton dynamics
Dr William Wardley
PDRA
Department of Physics
University of Exeter
Measurement of strong plasmon-exciton coupling and design of structures to achieve long-range transport of excitation
Dr Jodie West
PDRA
Department of Chemistry
University of Sheffield
Measurement of strong plasmon-exciton coupling and nanofabrication
Dr Tingxiang Yang
PDRA
School of Bioscience
University of Sheffield
Measurement of excitation transfer in films of antenna complexes using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy
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Owen Gardner
PhD
Department of Chemistry
University of Sheffield
Design of novel capture phases and reporters for use in sensors based on strong plasmon-exciton coupling.
Rob Gordon
PhD
Department of Physics
University of Sheffield
Spectroscopic investigation of strong coupling to molecular materials
Camery Ma
PhD
Department of Chemistry
University of Sheffield
Investigating the potential of plasmon-exciton coupling for the manipulation of photochemical reaction pathways
Iona Ivalo
PhD
Department of Chemistry
University of Sheffield
Spectroscopic characterisation of pigment-polymer antenna complexes and spectroscopic studies of the use of strong coupling to manipulate electron transfer pathways
Devy Pramudyah Wardani
PhD - Funded by The Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education
Department of Chemistry
University of Sheffield
Development of sensors for early diagnosis of cancer based on strong plasmon-exciton coupling.
Past group members:
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Dr Rahul Jayaprakash
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Dr Anna Lishchuk
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Dr Robert Oliver
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Dr Fabio Pirro
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Dr George Sutherland
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Dr Wassie M Takele
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Dr Ravi Kuma Venkatraman
Funded by Leverhulme Grant:
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Dr Ben Bower
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Dr Kishan Menghrajani