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Alumni
Doctoral & Masters (Research) Students
The following are a list of students who have graduated from the Gregory group. (Masters students are specified alongsid
Name | Graduation Year | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
Yanyong Zhong | 2025 | Validate the mechanism of the NaOH-NaH system and to probe the dehydrogenation reaction pathway |
Pengcheng Jin | 2024 | MIBs by identifying promising cathode materials, highlighting interlayer expansion for improved performance, and developing tailored in operando/ex situ characterisation methods for mechanistic study |
Ross Edgar (Masters by Research) | 2024 | |
Flores-Gonzalez, Nicolas Andres, | 2021 | Mechanochemical synthesis of ternary lithium halides and their evaluation as solid-state electrolytes: insight into the structure-property relationship |
Fan, Zhen, | 2021 | submission pending |
Alnawmasi, Jawza Sharhan, | 2020 | Tuning the efficacy of ammine ammonia stores by cation and anion substitution |
Davis, Hallam, | 2020 | Complex hydrides and halides as solid state Li ion conductors |
Liu, Fengyuan, | 2020 | Layer by layer printing of nanomaterials for large-area, flexible electronics |
Campbell, Holly Jane, | 2019 | Novel nitrides and chalcogenides with the potential for superconductivity |
Navaraj, William Ringal Taube, | 2019 | Inorganic micro/nanostructures-based high-performance flexible electronics for electronic skin application |
Bravo Diaz, Laura, | 2018 | Sorption properties in lightweight hydrogen storage materials for portable power applications |
Cappelluti, Mauro Davide, | 2018 | Nanostructured materials for water purification: synthesis, insights and performance evaluation |
Champet, Simon, | 2018 | Graphene-derived nanocomposites for hydrogen storage |
Furnari, Giandomenico, | 2017 | Rapid microwave-assisted synthesis and characterization of transition metal carbides and nitrides |
Liu, Zhe, | 2017 | Novel solid state materials for chemical hydrogen storage |
Breternitz, Joachim, | 2016 | A contribution towards the performance and structural understanding of copper and nickel salts as ammonia stores |
Cascallana-Matias, Irene, | 2016 | Lightweight metal halide and hydride fast Li ion conductors |
Su, Tina Yu-Ting, | 2016 | The dehydrogenation reactions between LiH and organic amines for solid state hydrogen storage systems |
Balducci, Giulia, | 2015 | Lightweight metal hydride � hydroxide systems for solid state hydrogen storage |
Gallagher, Jamie Brian, | 2015 | Synthesis of nanostructured materials with potential renewable energy generation applications |
Kennedy, Jennifer Louise, | 2015 | Rapid microwave synthesis and characterisation of group 13 carbides |
Segales, Marc, | 2015 | Nanoconfinement of complex hydrides in porous hosts for hydrogen storage applications |
Boscaino, Annalisa, | 2014 | New directions in time-resolved neutron diffraction: probing high power microwave materials synthesis in situ |
Reardon, Hazel, | 2014 | Synthesis, structure and characterisation of novel lightweight energy materials based on group I & II metal compounds |
Hanlon, James M., | 2013 | Synthesis and characterisation of direct and indirect hydrogen storage materials |
Tapia Ruiz, Nuria, | 2013 | Novel synthesis and characterisation of Li-N-(H)-based materials for energy storage and conversion |
Hunter, Stuart Michael, | 2012 | Molybdenum nitrides: structural and reactivity studies |
Kelly, Stephanie, | 2012 | Fabrication of polymer composites as potential bone replacement materials |
Paniconi, Giordano, | 2012 | Novel precursors for the synthesis of zinc nitride, copper nitride and nickel nitride |
Carassiti, Lucia, | 2011 | Synthesis of silicon carbide ceramics by novel microwave methods |
Carmichael, Donald Kenneth, | 2011 | Structural and property investigations into low-doped lithium nitridometallates Li3-x-yMxN, x = Co, Ni and Cu |
Denholme, Saleem J., | 2011 | Novel nanostructures in transition metal chalcogenide systems |
Sorbie, Natalie, | 2011 | Synthesis and structure of group I and II nitrides as potential hydrogen stores |
Prasad, Nupur, | 2010 | Microwave assisted synthesis of chalcogenide glasses |
Vallance, Simon Richard, | 2009 | Microwave synthesis and mechanistic examination of the transition metal carbides |
Dunnill, Charles W. H., | 2008 | Synthesis, characterisation and properties of tantalum based inorganic nanofibres |
Edwards, Hannah Kate, | 2007 | Growth and characterisation of graphitic and inorganic nanowires |
Bailey, Andrew Steven, | 2006 | Synthesis and characterisation of layered and defect nitrides |
Brogan, Michael Alan, | 2006 | Cation and anion tuning : towards structural tailoring in multinary nitrides |
Cunningham, John William, | 2004 | Molecular and polymeric precursors towards the novel synthesis of transition metal nitrides |
Bowman, Amy, | 2003 | Synthesis and characterisation of binary and ternary nitrides with two-dimensional structures |
Gordon, Alexandra G. R., | 2003 | Structure and property modifications of lithium nitride and its derivatives |
Baker, Charles Fielding, | 2001 | Synthesis and structural studies of low dimensional nitrides |
Postdoctoral Fellows
Some of our postdoctoral fellows who have worked in the Gregory Group.
Name | Year | Work Summary |
|---|---|---|
Stevenson, Siobhan | 2024 | Dr. Siobhan's research was on nanostructured silicon as a high-capacity anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) |
Jana, Arpita | 2020 | Dr Jana's research focussed on the synthesis of graphene-encapsulated oxide semiconductor nanoparticles for various energy harvesting applications.
Her work involved fabrication of p-n junction diodes and gas-sensors fabricated from oxide semiconductor-graphene hybrids. |
Sen, Sudeshna | 2020 | Dr Sen's research included the design and development of ionic and mixed ion-electronic conductors, new classes of fast solid state ion conductors,
optimum tuning of crystal structures for favourable ion transport and the development of laboratory-scale solid state and lithium polymer batteries. |
Exchange Fellows, Project Students and Short term Researchers
Additionally who have been associated with the Gregory Group for a short period
Name | Year |
|---|---|
Javaria Kanwal | 2025 |
Afia Kanwal Bhatti | 2024 |
Imane Relifi | 2024 |
Grace | 2024 |
Grace Collingwood | 2024 |
Maurice Chrupek | 2024 |
Aidan Guthrie | 2024 |
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