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=== Dr Marcus C. Newton ===
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[[Image:cxsmn.png|thumb|160px|left|alt= <!-- Dr. Marcus C. Newton --> |Marcus C. Newton]]
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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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<big>Associate Professor of Physics</big>
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<big>UKRI Future Leader Fellow</big>
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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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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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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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==== Undergraduate Teaching ====
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* Crystalline Solids
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* Computer Techniques in Physics
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==== Research Interests ====
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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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=== Ahmed Mohamed ===
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Dr. Newton is a lecturer in the department of [http://www.phys.soton.ac.uk Physics & Astronomy].  He earned his Ph.D. from University College London in the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN).  He then spent a number of highly productive years at the LCN conducting research in the field of coherent X-ray imaging and utilising the APS light source for experiments on nanoscale crystals. 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 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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=== David Serban ===
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[[Image:David.jpg|thumb|160px|left|alt= <!--  --> |  David Serban ]]
  
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Crystalline Solids, Nuclear Physics
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Dr. Newton is interested in understanding phenomena in correlated electronic materials such as vanadium dioxide and zinc oxide. His research is focused on the use of coherent X-ray diffraction imaging (CXDI) to study nanoscale materials at hard X-ray synchrotron sources such as the SACLA X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) facility and the Diamond Light Source. He is also at the forefront in the study of self-assembled nanoscale materials and devices. These include group II-VI semiconductor materials such as zinc oxide (ZnO).
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===  Jesse Tighe ===
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[[Image:Jesse.png|thumb|160px|left|alt= <!-- --> |  Jesse Tighe ]]
  
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Dr. Newton also conducts theoretical research into non-linear optimisation and the phase retrieval problem which is encountered in a number of disciplines including X-ray crystallography, sparse-aperture imagery and astronomy. Building on the work of Fields Medallist Terence Tao and others, Dr. Newton continues to investigate how the theory of compressed sensing can be applied to the non-convex phase retrieval problem.
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He is also the 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 used for analysing diffraction data obtained from coherent X-ray diffraction imaging experiments.
 
  
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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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Sidoine is coordinator of X-TechLab, Sèmè City, Benin. He has broad expertise in X-ray diffraction.
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Thaer obtained his B.Sci. in computer science from the Faculty of Information Technology, Damascus University, in 2006. He obtained his M.Sci. in information science from the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Japan. He is now completing his Ph.D. in the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Japan. Thaer's research theme focuses on nanoinformatics, which is an interdisciplinary research aimed at using information technology to support nanodevices development. Other research interests include named entity recognition, text mining, machine learning and chemical information. He is a member of Information Processing Society of Japan and the Syrian Society for Scientific Research.
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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 behaviour of liquids and solids, phase diagrams, crystal structure prediction and simulations of transformation mechanisms from molecular dynamics and metadynamics.
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== 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
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* Evan Ng (Masters Student)
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* Rowland Rich (Masters Student)
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* Dr Charles Opoku (PDRA) -> Open University Research Fellow
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* George Lancaster (Masters Student)
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* Adam Pietraszewski (Masters Student)
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* Anthony Kenny (Masters Student)
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* Simon Payne (Masters Student)
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* Charlie Turner (Masters Student)
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* Elena Ureña Horno (PhD Candidate)

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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