The Grey group studies the nature of solid state materials by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), X-ray and Neutron scattering, electron microscopy and computational calculations. The materials we investigate have applications in supercapacitors, fuel cells, and batteries.
Our current research projects are described here and a full list of publications is available here. We currently have 40 group members including 20 PhD students (9 students being co-supervised) and 17 Post-Doctoral researchers all listed here. The group is very dynamic and also very international with more than 10 nationalities represented.
Recent News:
Congratulations to Dr Josh Stafford for his successful viva in December!
Welcome to Dr Fahreen Sayed who joined the group in December. She will study solid state electrolytes, in particular the interphase between the solid electrolyte and the anode or cathode.
Congratulations to Dr Yanting Jin for her successful viva on the 8th November!
Welcome to all new PhD students Jennifer Allen, Euan Bassey, Victor Gonzalez, Sundeep Vema, Evelyna Wang, and Bo Wen who joined Grey Group in October.
Welcome to all Master students: Dominic Hey, Dongxun Lyu, Conrad Szczuka and Part III students: James Capel, James Ellison, Ben McConnell, James Richardson, and Tommy Sun who joined Grey Group in October.
Welcome to Dr Svetlana Menkin who joined the group in October. She will study the lithium-dendrite growth mechanisms and the prevention of dendrite formation by the creation of an artificial solid-electrolyte-interphase (SEI) on the lithium-metal anodes, as well as charge storage mechanisms of supercapacitors.
Congratulations to Steffen Emge for winning the best poster award at the Materials RIG Showcase Symposium held on Thursday 27th September 2018.
Congratulations to Dr David Halat for winning one of the Departmental Outstanding PhD Thesis Awards for 2017 - a recognition of the remarkable contribution of his PhD thesis in the field of material science! The awards were given to the recipients during the Materials RIG Showcase Symposium held on Thursday 27th September 2018.
Welcome to Dr Chris O'Keefe who joined the group in August. His research focuses on the development and application of solid-state NMR techniques to improve the efficiency of the in situ investigation of battery materials.