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Kate and Lucy Attend the 2018 International Conference on Highly Frustrated Magnetism

This week, Kate and Lucy travelled to UC Davis to attend HFM 2018. While there, Kate gave a poster on her latest results on inorganic and organic-inorganic hybrid quantum kagome antiferromagnets, including new data from the MuSR and GEM instruments at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Facility, and Lucy gave a talk on magnetic frustrationContinue reading “Kate and Lucy Attend the 2018 International Conference on Highly Frustrated Magnetism”

Jen Graham and Rich Lyons Join the Group

This summer we are very pleased to welcome Jen Graham and Rich Lyons to the group. Jen has just completed her third year of an MPhys degree in the Department of Physics and is this year’s recipient of the IOP Ann Marks Memorial Prize for her outstanding contribution to the promotion of Physics through publicContinue reading “Jen Graham and Rich Lyons Join the Group”

Royal Society Research Grant

We are delighted to receive a 2018 Research Grant from The Royal Society to support our new project, Elucidating the Role of Chemical Disorder in a Quantum Spin Liquid Candidate. The Royal Society’s Research Grant Scheme provides funding to early-career academics for specialised equipment and consummables for new research projects. We are incredibly grateful toContinue reading “Royal Society Research Grant”

Kate Attends the 2018 ISIS Neutron Training Course

Kate attended the ISIS Neutron Training Course this month, which is a 10-day course that enables PhD students to gain hands-on experience using the instruments at ISIS, alongside complementary lectures. As part of the physics group, Kate had the opportunity to perform experiments on several instruments including HRPD, Merlin and Maps. Neutron scattering experiments willContinue reading “Kate Attends the 2018 ISIS Neutron Training Course”

Brendan Ward-O’Brien Joins the Group

This Semester, we are joined by Brendan Ward-O’Brien, a 3rd-year MChem student who will work with us on his CHEM366 research project. Brendan’s research aims to explore the feasibility and effect of chemical doping in quantum magnets. Welcome to the group, Brendan!

We Are Hiring!

We are now accepting applications for a fully funded 4-year PhD studentship in our group on the Design and Synthesis of Metal-Organic Frameworks for Quantum Materials Applications. See here for further details and feel free to get in touch. Come join us!

December Update

December marks the end of our first term at the University of Liverpool and was a busy and successful month for the group. Lewis completed his introductory essay “An Introduction to Magnetic Transition Metal Oxalates” for his MChem research project. Kate and Lucy attended the Royal Society of Chemistry Solid State Group Christmas Meeting atContinue reading “December Update”

Kate Attends the 2017 ISIS Student Meeting

Kate attended the ISIS Student Meeting this week, which took place at Cosener’s House in Abingdon. It was an excellent opportunity to meet other PhD students at all stages of their research, from chemistry as well as physics and engineering backgrounds. The 4th annual quiz was also good fun! Kate delivered a 90 second elevatorContinue reading “Kate Attends the 2017 ISIS Student Meeting”

Lucy Attends the EPSRC Physical Sciences Early Career Researcher Workshop

This week, Lucy was privileged to attend the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Early Career Researcher Workshop in Manchester. The workshop was organised by the Physical Sciences theme team to enable early career academics to engage with the EPSRC and each other and to provide information on the EPSRC funding routes available atContinue reading “Lucy Attends the EPSRC Physical Sciences Early Career Researcher Workshop”

First Group Experiment

Kate, Lewis and Lucy performed their first experiment as a group this week on the MuSR spectrometer at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source. It was a great experience to be working together as a team, and we were able to collect some interesting data that will form the basis of Lewis’ MChem project. WeContinue reading “First Group Experiment”