Academic staff

  • Professor Ifan Stephens

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    Professor Ifan Stephens Royce Research Area Lead and Professor in Electrochemistry

    Research Interests

    Electrolysis for the storage of renewable electricity 
    Fuel cells as a potentially zero-emission source of power for automotive vehicles.
    Green synthesis of valuable chemicals
    Batteries

  • Dr Michele (Shelly) Conroy

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    Dr Michele (Shelly) Conroy Lecturer in Functional Thin Films & Microscopy

    Research Interests

    Functional Thin Film Growth and Microscopy

  • Dr Reshma Rao

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    Dr Reshma Rao Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow

    Research Interests

    Understanding (electro)chemical reactivity at solid-gas and solid-liquid interfaces using operando spectroscopic techniques.

  • Dr Peter Petrov

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    Dr Peter Petrov Royce Technology Platform Lead for Diverse Thin Film Device Materials

    Research Interests

    Functional oxide thin films
    Microwave tunable devices

  • Professor Eduardo Saiz Gutierrez

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    Professor Eduardo Saiz Gutierrez Professor in Structural Ceramics

    Research Interests

    The development of new processing techniques for the fabrication of ceramic-based composites

  • Professor Milo Schaffer

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    Professor Milo Schaffer Professor of Materials Chemistry

    Research Interests

    Carbon and inorganic nanomaterials synthesis, modification, characterisation, and application, particularly for nanocomposite and hierarchical systems.

  • Professor Nilay Shah FREng

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    Professor Nilay Shah FREng Professor of Process Systems Engineering

    Research Interests

    Design and analysis of energy systems
    Supply chain design and optimisation
    Process synthesis and development for fine chemicals, pharmaceutical and biochemical processes.

  • Professor Riley Green

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    Professor Riley Green Head of the Department of Bioengineering

    Research Interests

    Developing bioelectronic technologies that are soft, stretchable and mediate improved electrical charge transfer with the body.

Research Facility Managers and Technicians

  • Dr Irena Nevjestic

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    Dr Irena Nevjestic Research Facility Manager

    Location

    SPIN-Lab
    Department of Materials
    Royal School of Mines
    South Kensington 

  • Dr Bruno Rente

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    Dr Bruno Rente Research Facility Manager in Thin Film Devices

    Location

    Department of Materials
    Uren Building, Level 8
    White City Campus
  • Abul Hasnath

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    Abul Hasnath Research Technician

    Location

    Department of Materials
    Uren Building, Level 8
    White City Campus

Professional staff

  • Dr Michael Leverentz

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    Dr Michael Leverentz Research Development Manager

    Support with

    Royce at Imperial facilities 
    Booking facilities

  • Chukwudike Ukeje

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    Chukwudike Ukeje Thin Film Technology Laboratory Technical Administrator

    Support with

    Royce at Imperial facilities 
    Booking facilities