Students choose their PhD project towards the end of the first year at BCFN, and it can be a continuation of their Extended Project.The following PhD projects are being carried out by the 4th cohort of BCFN students, who began these projects in 2014.
2014 PhD projects
Pradeep Bhaskar
The development of an acousto-optical trapping system for the controlled nucleation and growth of colloidal crystals.
Supervisors: Bruce Drinkwater (Mechanical Engineering) and Adrian Barnes (Physics)
Bettina Frank
Photocatalytic NADPH production by hybrid protein: nanoparticle devices.
Supervisors: Ross Anderson (Biochemistry) and David Fermin (Chemistry)
Tom Green
Living Functional Nanostructured Machines: Stem Cell Homing Using Synthetic Frankencells
Supervisors: Adam Perriman (Cellular & Molecular Medicine) and Paul Race (Biochemistry)
Monika Jakimowicz
Cell Paintballing: Targeted Delivery of Nanomaterials to Cell Membranes using Optical Tweezers.
Supervisors: Sean Davis (Chemistry) and Adam Perriman (Cellular & Molecular Medicine)
Nicolette Moreau
Design and construction of protocell-based micro-ensembles using nanotectonics
Supervisors: Steve Mann (Chemistry) and Ross Anderson (Biochemistry)
Matthew Mulvee
Fabrication of J-aggregate/TiO2 nanostructured materials for photovoltaic applications.
Supervisors: Avinash Patil (Chemistry) and Natasa Vasiljevic (Physics)
Emily Pole
Low Work Function Diamond.
Supervisors: Neil Fox (Physics) and Peter Heard (Physics)
Ellen Pope
Fabrication of Polyurethane Nanocomposite foams for Vibration Dampening
Supervisors: Jeroen van Duijneveldt (Chemistry) and Fabrizio Scarpa (Aerospace Engineering)
Jason Potticary
Field-Effect Induced 2D Superconductors on Novel Nano-graphene Crystal Surfaces.
Supervisors: Simon Hall (Chemistry) and Chris Bell (Physics)
Julia Walton
Supervisors: Simon Hall (Chemistry)
Patryk Wasik
Artistry of Self Assembly: Hierarchical Nanostrutures from Evaporative Drying of Nanofluids.
Supervisors: Wuge Briscoe (Chemistry) and Annela Seddon (Physics)