MEET THE TEAM
To achieve this ambitious project, we have brought together a cross-disciplinary team of nine Investigators, eleven 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
Project Lead
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS),
University of Sheffield
Prof Steve Armes FRS
MPB Co-Investigator
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS),
University of Sheffield
Prof Jenny Clark
MPB Co-Investigator
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS),
University of Sheffield
Prof Neil Hunter FRS
MPB Co-Investigator
School of Bioscience
University of Sheffield
Prof Dan Lambert
Prof David Lidzey
MPB Co-Investigator
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS),
University of Sheffield
Prof Julia Weinstein
MPB Co-Investigator
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS),
University of Sheffield
Prof Nick Williams
MPB Co-Investigator
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS),
University of Sheffield
Prof Dek Woolfson
Prof Bill Barnes
MPB Co-Investigator
(until Dec 2025)
Department of Physics
University of Exeter
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 synthetic proteins
Dr Evelin Csanyi
PDRA
Department of Chemistry
University of Sheffield
Design and synthesis of pigment-polymer antenna complexes
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 Maxime Naude
PDRA
School of Chemistry
University of Bristol
Design of de novo a-helical barrel structures
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 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 Investigators:
Past group members:
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Dr Ben Bower
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Dr Rahul Jayaprakash
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Dr Edwin Johnson
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Dr Anna Lishchuk
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Dr Kishan Menghrajani
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Dr Robert Oliver
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Dr Fabio Pirro
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Dr Marie Rider
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Dr George Sutherland
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Dr Wassie M Takele
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Dr Ravi Kuma Venkatraman
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Dr William Wardley