Dr. Dimitrios G. Papageorgiou
Dimitrios was born and raised in Litochoro, Greece, at the foothills of Mt. Olympus. He studied Physics (BSc) and Materials Science (MSc) and obtained his PhD on polymer nanocomposites from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. His current research focuses on the synthesis and physicochemical characterization of graphene-based composites for advanced applications. He is a part of the Graphene Flagship project since 2014. Google Scholar - Researchgate dimitrios.papageorgiou@manchester.ac.uk / Tel. (+44) 161 306 1478 / Office: 2.007 National Graphene Institute |
Dr. Cristina Vallés
Cristina obtained a BSc in Physical Chemistry and a PhD in Nanomaterials from the University of Zaragoza (Spain). After working as a postdoctoral researcher at the CRPP-University of Bordeaux (France) and ICB-CSIC in Zaragoza (Spain), where she developed expertise in the field of functional graphene based composites, she joined The School of Materials (University of Manchester) as a PDRA. Currently she is investigating the structure and surface chemistry of graphene materials to reinforce and optimize the physical properties of polymer composites. Google Scholar - ResearchGate cristina.valles@manchester.ac.uk / Tel. (+44) 161 3063097 / Office: G27-The Mill |
Dr. Alexander Marsden
Alex received his Mphys in Physics from the University of Warwick in 2010, and continued his PhD there, which was awarded in 2015. He was then granted an Early Career Researcher Fellowship from the Institute of Advanced Study at Warwick, and continued his research there for 6 months. After this, he joined the School of Materials at the University of Manchester to study coatings of 2D materials for reducing friction and wear. Website - Google Scholar alex.marsden@manchester.ac.uk / Tel. (+44) 161 306 1478 / Office: 2.007 National Graphene Institute |
Dr. Jianyun Cao
Jianyun is currently a research associate in Professor Ian Kinloch’s group. He received his BSc in materials science and engineering from Harbin institute of Technology, China (2009), he received his MSc (2011) and PhD (2015) in materials science from Harbin institute of Technology. He worked as a visiting PhD student in University of Southampton from 2013 to 2014. His research interests focus on synthesis, modification and structure design of nanoscaled materials for energy related applications, such as supercapacitors. Google Scholar jianyun.cao@manchester.ac.uk / Office: G27-The Mill |
Dr. Eunice Cunha
Eunice obtained her BSc in Chemistry from University of Minho, in Portugal, with the main focus in organic chemistry. Her Master degree in Micro and Nanotechnologies was obtained in the same institution, focusing on the characterization of carbon nanomaterials and the production of graphene nanoribbons from carbon nanotubes. She also received her PhD in Science and Engineering of Polymer and Composites from University of Minho on the chemical functionalization of carbon related materials (carbon nanotubes, graphite and graphene), production of graphene and graphene nanoribbons and their use in polymer nanocomposites. She joined the School of Materials as PDRA in February of 2017 and will investigate into the chemical modification of graphene and its use as reinforcement in polymer composites. eunice.cunha-2@manchester.ac.uk / Office: G27 The Mill |
Dr. Zheling (Bennie) Li
Zheling obtained his PhD degree in graphene-related composite materials. He is currently a Research Associate in the School of Materials at The University of Manchester. His research covers a wide range of topics, including graphene and fibre-reinforced nanocomposites for mechanical reinforcement and multifunctional applications. He is also involved with the characterisation and standardisation of graphene using a variety of technologies such as Raman spectroscopy. zheling.li@manchester.ac.uk / Office: 2.007 National Graphene Institute |
Dr. Thomas Raine
Tom is from North East England and obtained his undergraduate degree in Chemistry (MChem) at Durham University in 2013. He started his CASE Award PhD at the University of Manchester in 2014 under the guidance of Prof. Peter Budd and Prof. Ian Kinloch. His research focuses on industrially relevant polymer-graphene nanocomposites and coatings for improved barrier performance. thomas.raine@manchester.ac.uk / Office: 2.007 National Graphene Institute |