Former members

Graduated PhDs

Dr Diyar Mousa Othman, (Oct 2020-Feb 2025)

PhD thesis: Integrated Colloidal Quantum Dot Smart Optoelectronic Devices for Internet of Things

Next destination:  KLA

Publications: 

1. Diyar Mousa Othman, et. al., “Photonics Design Theory Enhancing Light Extraction Efficiency in Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diodes”, JPhys Materials 2022, https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7639/ac9e77 

2. Diyar Mousa Othman, et. al., “Solution-Processed Colloidal Quantum Dots for Internet of Things”, Nanoscale 2024, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NR00203B

Staff members and Postdoctoral Associates

Dr Aisling Stewart, Lab manager (July 2023 – November 2025)

PhD in Physics Chemistry, Heriot-Watt University, UK

My name is Aisling Stewart. I am originally from Portsmouth. I trained as a chemist and did my undergraduate and postgraduate studies at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, specialising in gas-phase collisions, before moving to Wales. I enjoy walking, ice skating, and learning languages in my spare time.

Dr Renjun Liu, Postdoctoral Associate (Feb 2023-April 2025)

Next destination:  FFOTONEG

Academic Visitors and others

Hao Chen Cheng (academic visitor, 2023-2024)

Dr Benxuan Li (academic visitor, 2020-2023)

Dr Shijie Zhan (academic visitor, 2020-2021)

Master students

Anup Grewal (Master of Physics, 2023-2024)  

Faizah Sughayyir N Almutairi (Master of Science, 2023-2024)  

Matt Almond (Master of Physics, 2022-2023)

Harry Horniman (Master of Physics, 2022-2023)

Weitong Yue (Master of Science, 2021-2022)

Rui Zheng (Master of Science, 2021-2022)

Undergraduate students

Evan Eldridge (Bachelor of Physics with industry placement, 2021-2025)

Emma Sarling (Bachelor of Physics, 2022-2025)

Shahad Saharkhiz (Bachelor of Physics, 2022-2025)

Phoebe Rozee (Bachelor of Medical Physics, 2022-2025)

Elis Anthony Pitcher (Bachelor of Physics, 2021-2024)

Amelia Jane Bowe (Bachelor of Physics, 2020-2023)

Ioan Benjamin Jones (Bachelor of Physics, 2020-2023)

Molly Charlotte Cross (Bachelor of Physics, 2020-2023)

Noah Frederick Dodson (2021-2023)

Jonny Varley (Bachelor of Physics, 2022-2023) 

Joel Alexander James (Bachelor of Physics, 2022-2023)

Archibald Khan Atabey (2020-2022)

Thomas Andrew Laws (Bachelor of Physics, 2021-2022)

Catrin Lines (Bachelor of Physics, 2020-2021)

Rhys Harmour (Bachelor of Physics, 2020-2021)

Oliver Sowden (Bachelor of Physics, 2020-2021)

Oskar Money-Kyrl(Master of Physics, 2020-2021)