{"id":2224,"date":"2026-06-02T11:44:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/?page_id=2224"},"modified":"2026-06-02T11:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:44:17","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meet the team of researchers in the Materials and Physics group and explore their research interests. If you would like to know more, or would like to contact individuals, please follow the links to our University profiles on Worktribe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interested in working with us? Learn more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/\">Research Areas<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/\">Facilities<\/a> and opportunities for <a href=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/postgraduate-research\/\">postgraduate research<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/Dan-Bull.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2225\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:100px;border-top-right-radius:100px;border-bottom-left-radius:100px;border-bottom-right-radius:100px;width:130px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/Dan-Bull.jpg 192w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/Dan-Bull-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr Dan Bull<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nuclear system simulations<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gas adsorption on solid surfaces and in porous media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quasi-elastic neutron scattering from hydrogen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deuterium diffusion in metals and intermetallic compounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monte Carlo simulation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lattice Boltzmann Modelling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1156312\/daniel-bull\">Worktribe<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9406-2031\">ORCID<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=kihdTioAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Google scholar<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Daniel-Bull\">ResearchGate<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/james-christian-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2226\" style=\"border-width:1px;width:130px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/james-christian-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/james-christian-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/james-christian-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/james-christian-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/james-christian.jpg 1104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr James Christian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mathematical and Computational Physics<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Electromagnetic Scattering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dynamical systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spontaneous pattern formation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nonlinear waves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unstable resonators<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General relativity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1159335\/dr-james-christian\">Worktribe<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2742-0569\">ORCID<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/stephen-church.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2228\" style=\"border-width:1px;width:130px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/stephen-church.jpg 510w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/stephen-church-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/stephen-church-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr Stephen Church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Optoelectronics for Scalable Quantum Technologies:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wide bandgap semiconductors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Epitaxial quantum dots<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Semiconductor nanostructures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Single photon emitters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automated confocal microscopy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/4573783\/stephen-church\">Worktribe<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0413-7050\">ORCID<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=nswH8-0AAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Google scholar<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/figshare.manchester.ac.uk\/authors\/Stephen_Church\/12326957\">Datasets<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/mark-hughes-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2231\" style=\"border-width:1px;width:130px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/mark-hughes-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/mark-hughes-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/mark-hughes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/mark-hughes-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/mark-hughes.jpg 1095w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr Mark Hughes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Photonic and Electronic Technologies:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Quantum memory materials and devices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Solid state electrolytes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Novel optical amplifiers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resistive switching memory devices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chalcogenide glass optoelectronic devices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carbon nanotube devices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1167577\/mark-hughes\">Worktribe<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0877-5279\">ORCID<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=-6vsy0kAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Google scholar<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"123\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/marina.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2232\" style=\"border-width:1px;width:130px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr Marina Leontiadou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Optoelectronic Materials for Solar Energy Harvesting:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ultrafast charge dynamics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Solar cell efficiency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Light harvesting materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colloidal quantum dots<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Novel perovskite materials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1171969\/marina-leontiadou\">Worktribe<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2616-1841\">ORCID<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=list_works&amp;hl=en&amp;hl=en&amp;user=z_3PnHkAAAAJ&amp;sortby=pubdate\">Google scholar<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"265\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/graham.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2234\" style=\"border-width:1px;width:130px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/graham.jpg 265w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/graham-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr Graham McDonald<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mathematical Physics of Complexity:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ultra-broadband nonlinear optics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Global population modelling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cavity geometries and fractal laser modes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2D and 3D Helmholtz solitons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Formative introduction of AI tools in STEM teaching<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1153825\/graham-mcdonald\">Worktribe<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1304-5182\">ORCID<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=CfJ_F_oAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Google scholar<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Gs-Mcdonald\">ResearchGate<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/ian.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2235\" style=\"border-width:1px;width:130px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/ian.jpg 200w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/ian-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prof Ian Morrison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Materials for hydrogen storage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Simulation of molecular fluids under high pressure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Magnetic phase transitions in transition metal intermetallic hydrides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Simulation of the dynamics of ice phases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Atomistic modelling of solid state materials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1161087\/ian-morrison\">Worktribe<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6886-1398\">ORCID<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Ian-Morrison-3\">ResearchGate<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/john.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2236\" style=\"border-width:1px;width:130px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr John Proctor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Condensed Matter Physics in Extreme Environments:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fluids at extreme pressures and high temperatures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diamond anvil cells<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optical spectroscopy and imaging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Determination of equations of state<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neutron and X-ray diffraction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confocal microscopy and instrumentation development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.co.uk\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=m-Abi8wAAAAJ&amp;view_op=list_works&amp;sortby=pubdate\">Google scholar<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/sirc-materials-and-physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2026\/05\/tiehan-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2237\" style=\"border-width:1px;width:130px\" 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