Group News

See what's happening within the group.

ISIS Student Meeting

Group member Eilidh attended the ISIS student meeting which was held at the ISIS Neutron & Muon Source. It was great to hear about the different uses of Neutrons & Muons in research. Eilidh also presented a poster.

Visit to Diamond Light Source

Group members Eilidh, Joy, and second supervisor Emma Gibson performed experiments at Diamond Light Source using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. Investigating how the oxidation state and local chemical coordination of UO2 differs pre and post exposure to H2.

Welcome Ella!

The group welcomes new member Ella who will be carrying out her undergraduate Masters project with the group in lanthanide complex synthesis, charaterisation and photophysics.

Professor David Jackson Meeting

Group members Eilidh, Cooper & Joy attended the Professor David Jackson Meeting (4th - 6th September 2023) which was held at the University of Glasgow in Glasgow, UK. Both Eilidh and Cooper presented posters.

International Conference on Luminescence

Group member Anna attended the 20th International Conference on Luminescence (27th August - 1st September 2023) which was held at the Chemie ParisTech graduate school in Paris, France. She presented a poster at the conference.

International Conference on f Elements

Group members Joy, Anna & Taj attended the 11th International Conference on f Elements (22nd - 26th August 2023) which was held at the University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, France. Taj and Anna both presented posters and Joy gave a talk. Congratulations to Anna and Taj who both won poster prizes!

Actinides 2023 International Conference

Group members Joy, Eilidh & Cooper attended the Actinides 2023 International Conference (5th - 8th June 2023) which was held at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado, USA. Cooper and Eilidh both presented posters and Joy gave a talk.

Taj Studies Abroad In Germany

Final year student Taj visited Eberhard Karls Universität in Tübingen, Germany on a mobility scholarship (24th July - 18th August 2023) where he worked in the group of Prof Reiner Anwander.