Takashi recently attained Chartered Scientist (CSci) status through the IOM3 for effective leadership throughout his research career so far. This was assessed by portfolio across five areas: (1) application of knowledge and understanding, (2) personal responsibility, (3) interpersonal skills, (4) professional practice and (5) professional standards. This achievement builds upon his recent recognition as a Fellow of Advance HE (FHEA) for his broad contributions to teaching and learning support across the university. Well done Takashi – the PAM team are very proud of you!
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Welcome Larissa!
We are delighted to welcome Larissa Gomes Franca to the group as a research assistant on the ERC SPECTRACON project.
Originally from Brazil, Larissa carried out her PhD research on the photophysics of TADF materials at the University of Durham under the supervision Prof. Andy Monkman.
In the PAM group she will be investing TTA-UC in self-assembled materials. Welcome Larissa!
Goodbye and congratulations Joshua!
We say au revoir to Dr Joshu Karlsson, who leaves the group this month. Joshu has been with us just a short time working on the ERC SPECTRACON project but has made significant contributions in managing and training users in the spectroscopy lab, as well as several research projects in the TTA-UC and luminescence downshifting work packages.
Sad news for us, but excellent news for Joshua as he will be joining Tampere University in Finland starting September 2023 as a research fellow at the Tampere Institute for Advanced Study (IAS). There he will undertake his first independent research project studying the photostability of light absorbers for emerging solar cells technologies. We wish you lots of success and look forward to seeing the great things you do. Good luck!
Bea Jones wins best talk prize
Congratulations to Bea who won the prize for Best Presentation in the Brief Encounters session of the Armourers and Brasiers’ Cambridge Forum on 20th June. She gave a 3 minute talk titled “Controlling Molecular Delivery by Squeezing Liquid Crystal Dispersions with Light”.
Bea receiving her prize from Professor David Knowles, CEO of the Henry Royce Institute.
Junxin win poster prize at GRC
Congratulations to Junxin who won the Outstanding Poster Presentation Award at the 2023 Gordon Research Conference: Plasmonically Powered Processes in Ventura, CA, United States on 8 June. The title of his poster was ‘Plasmon-Enhanced Dual-Band Electrochromic Modulation with the Ordered Macroporous Au/PProDot-Me2 Thin Film’. Well done Junxin!
Georgie wins 2023 IOM3 YPLC UK Final!
We are delighted to announce that first year PhD student Georgina Burgoyne Morris, who recently won the South East region heat of the IOM3 Young Person’s Lecture Competition, has gone on to win the UK finals.
Georgie presented her lecture, Stimuli-responsive polymers as self-healing materials, at the 2023 YPLC event at the Armourers’ Hall in London on 3rd May.
Georgie will now go on to represent the UK at the IOM3 Young Persons’ World Lecture Competition final in November.
Rachel delivers 2023 Sigma-Aldrich Lecture in Barcelona
Rachel was delighted to have the opportunity to deliver the 2023 Sigma-Aldrich Lecture at the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona on 2nd May 2023, under the invitation of Professor Kasper Moth-Poulson. Her talk “Spectral Converters for Luminescent Solar Devices” highlighted the group’s recent findings on the ERC SPECTRACON project.
Rachel thanks KMP and his team for the kind hospitality and excellent discussions and Merck for sponsoring the visit.
Rachel elected as a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales
Rachel is honoured to have been elected as a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales. She joins 41 new Fellows who include academics from across Welsh and UK universities, writers, researchers and leaders from the world of higher education, as well as law, medicine and the media.
The Learned Society of Wales is the national academy for arts and sciences. It uses this collective knowledge to promote research, inspire learning, and provide independent policy advice.
Georgie through to UK final of IOM3 Young Person’s Lecture Competition
Huge congratulations to first year PhD student Georgie Burgoyne Morris who won the South East region heat of the IOM3 Young Person’s Lecture Competition. Georgie will now go on to represent the region in the UK final on 3rd May 2023 in The Armourer’s Hall, London. Good luck, Georgie!
Abi Collins wins poster prize
Congratulations to final year PhD student, Abi Collins, who won first place in the Energy category for her entry into the 2023 RSC Global Twitter Poster Competition! You can check out Abi’s poster here.
Photoactive Materials Group 