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=== Dr Marcus C. Newton ===
  
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<p style="font-size:120%;color:#888888;">BSc (London), PhD (UCL), MInstP, FHEA</p>
 
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<p style="font-size:120%;">UKRI Future Leader Fellow</p>
 
  
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<h4>Academic Background</h4>
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<big>Dr Marcus C. Newton <span style="color:#888888;">BSc (London), PhD (UCL), FInstP, FHEA</span> </big>  
  
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Dr Marcus Newton is a lecturer in the department of Physics & Astronomy and a UKRI Future Leader Fellow. He received his PhD in materials and devices from UCL. He was then invited to join Hokkaido University as professor of physics at the assistant level and was awarded the prestigious JSPS Kakenhi award to carry out research into ultra-fast structural dynamics in strongly correlated materials using the SACLA X-ray free electron laser (XFEL). He subsequently returned to the UK and joined the Physics & Astronomy department at the University of Southampton.
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<big>Associate Professor of Physics</big>
  
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Marcus is also head the [[ http://www.asnaem.org |African Synchrotron Network for Advanced Energy Materials]].
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<big>UKRI Future Leader Fellow</big>
  
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<h4>Undergraduate Teaching</h4>
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Marcus Newton is an Associate Professor and leader of the Coherent X-ray Science Group. His research is focussed on the study of quantum materials at the nanoscale.  This includes the study of multiferroic materials for next generation energy efficient integrated devices.  Other research activities include the use of symmetry equivalence in quantum materials for modelling early universe phenomena such as cosmic strings and the Higgs mechanism. He has pioneered the development and use of lens-less imaging techniques such as Bragg coherent diffraction imaging (BCDI) for the study of quantum materials at the nanoscale. He also plays an active role in the development of CDI techniques at the Diamond Light Source synchrotron facility. 
  
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Crystalline Solids, Computer Techniques in Physics
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He has many years experience in delivering lecture series courses on 'Crystalline Solids' (PHYS3004), ‘Applied Nuclear Physics’ (PHYS3009) and ‘Computer Techniques in Physics’ (PHYS6017) as a part of the undergraduate teaching programme.  He is also co-author of the third edition of [[Textbook|Introductory Solid State Physics]], an undergraduate text book on condensed matter physics to be published by Taylor & Francis.
  
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<h4>Research Interests</h4>
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Marcus is author of the [[Bonsu|Interactive Phase Retrieval Suite]], the first software package that allows for real-time visualisation of the reconstruction of phase information in both two and three dimensions. This is the most popular software tool for phase reconstruction of [[Research#Coherent Diffraction Imaging|Bragg CDI]] data and is routinely used at various synchrotron facilities including the Diamond Light Source, the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) and the Advanced Photon Source (APS). It has provided Coherent Diffraction Imaging scientists with a step improvement in the efficiency of data analysis through automation and ease of use.
  
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Marcus' research interests include:
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==== Undergraduate Teaching ====
  
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* The development and use of lens-less imaging techniques such as Bragg coherent X-ray diffraction imaging (BCXDI) to study nanoscale quantum materials at X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) facilities such as Euro-XFEL and x-ray synchrotron facilities such as the Diamond Light Source.
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* Crystalline Solids
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* Ab-initio molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of emergent phenomena in multi-functional quantum materials using high-performance computing facilities.
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* Computer Techniques in Physics
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* Materials development for the capture of light and ambient vibrational energy such as photovoltaic devices and piezoelectric mechanical recouperation devices that can potentially enable low-cost and innovative renewable sources of energy.
 
  
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* Bragg coherent diffraction imaging (BCDI) of quantum materials.
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* Synchrotron science and technologies for lens-less imaging at the nanoscale.  
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* Ultra-fast processes in quantum materials probed using X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) facilities.
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* Machine learning accelerated lens-less imaging.
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* Non-linear, non-convex numerical optimisation and inverse problems.
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* Computational Materials Physics.
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* Next generation energy efficient materials and devices.
  
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=== Dr Mansoor Nellikkal ===
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[[Image:Mansoor.png|thumb|160px|left|alt= <!--  --> |  Dr Mansoor Nellikkal ]]
  
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<big>Post-Doctoral Scientist</big>
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| valign="top"  width="180px" | [[Image:Ahmed.jpeg|thumb|160px|left|alt= <!--  --> | <div align="center"> Ahmed Mohamed </div> ]]
 
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<p style="font-size:120%;">PhD Candidate</p>
 
  
  
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=== Ahmed Mohamed ===
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[[Image:Ahmed.jpeg|thumb|160px|left|alt= <!--  --> |  Ahmed Mohamed ]]
  
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<big>PhD Candidate</big>
  
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<p style="font-size:120%;">PhD Candidate</p>
 
  
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=== David Serban ===
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[[Image:David.jpg|thumb|160px|left|alt= <!--  --> |  David Serban ]]
  
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<big>PhD Candidate</big>
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<p style="font-size:120%;">PhD Candidate</p>
 
  
  
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===  Jesse Tighe ===
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[[Image:Jesse.png|thumb|160px|left|alt= <!--  --> |  Jesse Tighe ]]
  
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== Visiting Scientists: ==
 
  
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=== Alexander Payne ===
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[[Image:male-avatar.png|thumb|160px|left|alt= | Alexander Payne ]]
  
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<big>BSc Project Student</big>
  
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=== Tomas Orjuela Cortes ===
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[[Image:ulrich.jpg|thumb|160px|left|alt= | <div align="center">Ulrich Wagner</div> ]]
 
  
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<p style="font-size:120%;">X-ray Optics Scientist</p>
 
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<p style="font-size:120%;">Ulrich is a member of the X-ray optics group at the Swiss Light Source (SLS), Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland.</p>
 
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<p style="font-size:140%;">Dr Dusan Plasienka</p>
 
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<p style="font-size:120%;">Dusan is a visiting scientist with interests that include ab initio modelling of structural and electronic transitions in crystalline and disordered materials, high-pressure and temperature behavior of liquids and solids, phase diagrams, crystal structure prediction and simulations of transformation mechanisms from molecular dynamics and metadynamics.</p>
 
  
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[[Image:Sidoine.png|left|thumb|160px|alt= | Dr Sidoine A. S. Bonou ]]
  
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Sidoine is coordinator of X-TechLab, Sèmè City, Benin. He has broad expertise in X-ray diffraction.
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== Alumni: ==
 
== Alumni: ==
  
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* Dr Ulrich Wagner (Visiting Scientist) -> Swiss FEL
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* Dr Dusan Plasienka (Visiting Scientist)
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* Jocelyn Shannon (Masters Student)
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* Ralph Sage (Masters Student)
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* Daniel Ladega (MPhil Candidate)
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* Toby Mitchell (Masters Student) -> Cambridge University PhD Candidate
 
* Evan Ng (Masters Student)
 
* Evan Ng (Masters Student)
 
* Rowland Rich (Masters Student)
 
* Rowland Rich (Masters Student)

Latest revision as of 08:52, 28 October 2024




Group Members:

Dr Marcus C. Newton

Marcus C. Newton

Dr Marcus C. Newton BSc (London), PhD (UCL), FInstP, FHEA

Associate Professor of Physics

UKRI Future Leader Fellow

Marcus Newton is an Associate Professor and leader of the Coherent X-ray Science Group. His research is focussed on the study of quantum materials at the nanoscale.  This includes the study of multiferroic materials for next generation energy efficient integrated devices.  Other research activities include the use of symmetry equivalence in quantum materials for modelling early universe phenomena such as cosmic strings and the Higgs mechanism. He has pioneered the development and use of lens-less imaging techniques such as Bragg coherent diffraction imaging (BCDI) for the study of quantum materials at the nanoscale. He also plays an active role in the development of CDI techniques at the Diamond Light Source synchrotron facility. 

He has many years experience in delivering lecture series courses on 'Crystalline Solids' (PHYS3004), ‘Applied Nuclear Physics’ (PHYS3009) and ‘Computer Techniques in Physics’ (PHYS6017) as a part of the undergraduate teaching programme. He is also co-author of the third edition of Introductory Solid State Physics, an undergraduate text book on condensed matter physics to be published by Taylor & Francis.

Marcus is author of the Interactive Phase Retrieval Suite, the first software package that allows for real-time visualisation of the reconstruction of phase information in both two and three dimensions. This is the most popular software tool for phase reconstruction of Bragg CDI data and is routinely used at various synchrotron facilities including the Diamond Light Source, the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) and the Advanced Photon Source (APS). It has provided Coherent Diffraction Imaging scientists with a step improvement in the efficiency of data analysis through automation and ease of use.

Undergraduate Teaching

  • Crystalline Solids
  • Computer Techniques in Physics

Research Interests

  • Bragg coherent diffraction imaging (BCDI) of quantum materials.
  • Synchrotron science and technologies for lens-less imaging at the nanoscale.  
  • Ultra-fast processes in quantum materials probed using X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) facilities.
  • Machine learning accelerated lens-less imaging.
  • Non-linear, non-convex numerical optimisation and inverse problems.
  • Computational Materials Physics.
  • Next generation energy efficient materials and devices.

Dr Mansoor Nellikkal

Dr Mansoor Nellikkal

Post-Doctoral Scientist


Ahmed Mohamed

Ahmed Mohamed

PhD Candidate


David Serban

David Serban

PhD Candidate


Jesse Tighe

Jesse Tighe

PhD Candidate


Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne

BSc Project Student

Tomas Orjuela Cortes

Tomas Orjuela Cortes

BSc Project Student

Visiting Scientists:

Dr Sidoine A. S. Bonou

Sidoine is coordinator of X-TechLab, Sèmè City, Benin. He has broad expertise in X-ray diffraction.


Alumni:

  • Dr Ulrich Wagner (Visiting Scientist) -> Swiss FEL
  • Dr Dusan Plasienka (Visiting Scientist)
  • Jocelyn Shannon (Masters Student)
  • Ralph Sage (Masters Student)
  • Daniel Ladega (MPhil Candidate)
  • Toby Mitchell (Masters Student) -> Cambridge University PhD Candidate
  • Evan Ng (Masters Student)
  • Rowland Rich (Masters Student)
  • Dr Charles Opoku (PDRA) -> Open University Research Fellow
  • George Lancaster (Masters Student)
  • Adam Pietraszewski (Masters Student)
  • Anthony Kenny (Masters Student)
  • Simon Payne (Masters Student)
  • Charlie Turner (Masters Student)
  • Elena Ureña Horno (PhD Candidate)
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