PhD Stories

Functional materials

Kanming Shi’s PhD Story

By uncovering how organic cation dynamics interact with structure and light, Kanming Shi’s PhD provides new insights for designing more ...

Life Science

Juanita Francis’s PhD Story

This project investigated how protein-based materials assemble across multiple length scales, focusing on how early structural organization influences the formation ...

Functional materials

Yao Hu’s PhD Story

High-entropy alloys are celebrated for their stability — but Yao Hu's research reveals that what happens at the atomic level ...

Life Science

Njelama Sanga’s PhD Story

PFAS chemicals are notoriously difficult to remove from water. Njelama Sanga's PhD digs into how these molecules self-assemble, and whether ...

Engineering

Monika Rolinska’s PhD Story

The earliest signs of degradation in duplex stainless steel are almost impossible to catch — until now. Monika Rolinska's research ...

Functional materials

Lisa Larsson’s PhD Story

What if a bone implant could simply dissolve once it has done its job? Lisa Larsson's PhD explores how fine-tuning ...

Functional materials

Karthika Kariattukarakaran’s PhD Story

Magnetic refrigeration could one day replace compressor-based cooling — but getting there requires understanding the right materials deeply. Karthika Kariattukarakaran's ...

Functional materials

Ida Nielsen’s PhD Story

Sodium-ion batteries are a sustainable alternative to lithium — but water inside the cathode material has been a hidden challenge. ...

Basic Chemistry & Physics

Frank Elson’s PhD story

A key finding from Franks research has been studying the superconducting states of transition metal dichalcogenides under extreme conditions such ...