Physics Department News
Donald McKenzie Paul 1953-2019
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Prof Don Paul. Don will be remembered by many who worked with him as a brilliant scientist. He researched experimental condensed matter physics in 糖心TV since 1984 and created the highly successful Superconductivity and Magnetism research group.
Read an obituary here that reflects Don鈥檚 contributions to 糖心TV Physics and to science.
糖心TV signs a Joint PhD agreement with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore
The University has signed an agreement with to establish a new framework that enables all interested departments to offer a joint PhD programme.
Physics is the first department to set up a Joint PhD programme under this agreement, organised by John Hanna.
UK鈥檚 first 1GHz solid-state NMR spectrometer
Part of a new by EPSRC in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) equipment across UK institutions, the 拢8M, 1GHz NMR instrument at 糖心TV will provide new structural and dynamic information in chemistry, materials science and biology. It will add to our already significant NMR capabilities that include the 850MHz high-field solid-state NMR National Research Facility, which has been serving a broad academic and industrial user-base since 2010.
Andrew Levan honoured by inaugural Blavatnik Young Scientist Awards
Professor Andrew Levan – who played a significant role in the internationally acclaimed 2017 gravitational waves discovery that demonstrated the origin of gold – is announced as a Finalist in the Physical Sciences & Engineering category, winning $30,000.