Team members

I got my PhD degree in Chemistry in 2012. My expertise includes crystal growth and instrument development. I have skills in chemical synthesis, handling high pressure and low temperature setups, and some engineering skills.

email: ivan.timokhin@manchester.ac.uk 

I got my PhD degree in Plasmonics in 20​19. My main expertise is the optical properties of noble metal nanostructures and nano-optics in 2D materials. During my career I have developed a diversity of skill that includes experience with pulsed lasers and optics, optical spectroscopy, scanning near-field optical microscopy, nano-FTIR spectroscopy, and FDTD simulations. I am currently working on the characterization of 2D materials using scanning near-field optical microscopy and nano-FTIR spectroscopy in inert atmosphere.
email: pablo.diaznunez@manchester.ac.uk 

I have expertise in nanofabrication, 2D material optics, graphene transport phenomena (room temperature), confined water system, etc. My skills include Raman and IR spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, room temperature electron transport measurement, photo- and electron beam-lithography, etc. My main projects are: Spectroscopic investigation on 2D water sheets confined in layered mineral, graphene-water interface, Ion migration and memristor behaviour in 2D systems.

email: ziwei.wang@manchester.ac.uk

I got my PhD degree in Nano Science in 20​20. My expertise are in Condensed matter Physics, Graphene, 2D material heterostructures, Superconductivity, Quantum charge transport, and porous materials. My skills are in nano-device fabrication, low-temperature measurement, gas transport. I am currently working on gas transport through nanocapillary channels. 

email: yashar.mayamei@manchester.ac.uk 

In 2017, I obtained my PhD from the Graphene NOWNANO CDT, a joint program between Lancaster University and the University of Manchester. My thesis focused on new scanning probe microscopy techniques applied to 2D materials. Since then, I've spent time in industry, within the realm of photonics. Here, my work covered several areas, including conventional lens design, novel interferometry techniques, and building practical devices that make use of the quantum nature of light. I'm currently working on sSNOM and how this approach can be used and adapted to understand the behaviour of 2D materials and their devices/heterostructures.

email: nicholas.kay@manchester.ac.uk 

I am currently a research associate at the University of Manchester. Prior to coming to Manchester, I completed my PhD in physical chemistry at the University of Geneva in 2017. My research focus has been on various aspects of surface science, with a particular emphasis on 2D materials. Currently, my research involves understanding liquid-solid charging dynamics, with a specific focus on water-graphene interfaces.  

email: mohsen.moazzamigudarzi@manchester.ac.uk

I am a last-year Graphene NOWNANO CDT PhD student (started in Sep 2019). My expertise includes Micro-/nano- fabrication, Characterization, Molecule dynamics simulation (LAMMPS); Finite element method (Abaqus); Programming (Python, C++, MATLAB, Fortran, LabVIEW). I’m currently working on ‘Capillary Condensation in Artificial Atomic-scale Capillaries’ and novel fabrication method for nanofabrication.

email: mingwei.chen@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk 

I am a third year PhD student (started in September 2020),  expertise in  two-dimensional (2D)  material heterostructures fabrication. My research focuses on investigating the underlying mechanisms behind the phenomenon of flow-induced voltage in 2D materials. 

email: guilin.chen@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk 

I am a first-year PhD student (Started in September 2022). I got my bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. I try to learn theories, model in simulations, and do experiments. Currently, I’m working on the low-temperature Quantum transport measurement in 2D materials. I’m interested in machine learning, van der Waals materials (graphene and graphite-based), the Quantum Hall effect (Fractional QHE), Neuromorphic computing, and nanoelectronics.  

email: amit.singh@manchester.ac.uk 

I joined the group in April 2023 and currently working as a first-year PhD student. My project focuses on discovering the possible interaction(s) between a flowing liquid and graphene.

email: chuhongxu.chen@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk 

I am a first year PhD student (started in January 2023). My expertise is studying physical chemistry phenomena by using chemical and electrochemical methods, including ion transport, separation technology, and energy harvest. My research is focused on the electrokinetic phenomena at the water-graphene interface.

Email: zhijia.zhang@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk 

Recently graduating with a Master's degree in Physics from the University of Manchester, I'm now a first year PhD student starting in Sep. 2023.  From my Master's degree, I have some experience with 2D heterostructure fabrication & Raman spectrometry, and my PhD project will be focusing on synthesising new 2D materials via 2D reactions. 

Email: stephen.tipper@student.manchester.ac.uk

I’m a first year PhD student, started in September 2023. I graduated with a Master’s degree in Physics from the University of Manchester. In my master’s project I studied point defects in GaN using PhotoLuminescence spectroscopy and Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy, where I have automated PL lab by creating a C# software with simple GUI to control all the equipment. During my studies I worked part-time as software engineer (SCADA). My PhD project is focused on digital manufacturing and characterisation of 2D materials.

Email: aleksander.kedziora@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk