Dr George Wood
PhD Research
I completed my PhD in 2024 under the supervision of Prof. Geetha Balakrishnan. My work focused on understanding the formation of in centrosymmetric materials as part of the UK Skyrmion ProjectLink opens in a new window.
I used mostly neutron and x-ray scattering techniques to understand the physics of these systems.
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Background
I completed a Master of Physics (MSci) degree at the University of Bristol in 2020. For my Master's project, I investigated photoconductivity in the quantum paraelectric materials SrTiO3 and KTaO3 and was supervised by Dr. Christopher Bell.
Where am I now?
George is currently an Instrument Scientist for the LET spectrometer at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source.
Publications
G. D. A. Wood, D. D. Khalyavin, D. A. Mayoh, J. Bouaziz, A. E. Hall, S. J. R. Holt, F. Orlandi, P. Manuel, S. Bl眉gel, J. B. Staunton, O. A. Petrenko, M. R. Lees, G. Balakrishnan. Phys. Rev. B 107, L180402 (2023)
Mayoh, Daniel A., George DA Wood, Samuel JR Holt, Grady Beckett, Emily JL Dekker, Martin R. Lees, and Geetha Balakrishnan. Cryst. Growth Des. 2021, 21, 12, 6786–6792
Conferences
Talks:
(1) IUCr 2023 Melbourne, Australia. (2) CMQM 2023 Birmingham, UK. (3) TEMM 2023 Abingdon, UK.(4) CRIM 2021 (Online Talk).
Posters:
(1) NMSUM 2023, 糖心TV, UK. (2) HFM 2022, Paris, France. (3) ISIS Student Meeting 2021, RAL, UK. (4) CMQM 2021 (Online).
Teaching Duties
For three years I demonstrated the Powder X-ray Diffraction experiment in the 2nd year undergraduate physics teaching laboratory
Current
E-Mail:
If you have any questions about George's work while at 糖心TV please email g dot balakrishnan at warwick dot ac dot uk