Mike Weir
@michaelpweir
Assistant Professor @UoN_Physics - materials for renewable energy. On my way to a fairer world that I understand better (he/him); CV3/S10/NG7
New paper - using spin-echo SANS to reveal micro structures in nanocomposite materials. This long(est?)-running work made heavy use of the expertise and instruments at @tudelft and @isisneutronmuon. Well done Lassi V. Tiihonen and thanks to @softmatter doi.org/10.1039/D4SM00…
This @sixtysymbols video has a really unique style - I love the direct narrative to camera and the demos look great.
Prof Meghan Gray (@emeegray) was in our teaching labs to demonstrate the physics behind an innovative telescope whose reflecting surface is in fact the surface of a spinning vessel of mercury. The liquid's curved form was described in Newton’s Principia! youtube.com/watch?v=twBzvH…
We also want you to hold your head high if things haven't gone to plan. Our cohort has top exam performers, students who applied through clearing, and people who took a gap year or a foundation year. Day One in the lecture theatre is a fresh start. bit.ly/3WCE8xb
A few more words from me on who we are looking for for the EPSRC PhD studentship in energy harvesting michaelpweir.com/2024/07/25/eps…
We have an EPSRC-funded PhD studentship available in the School of Physics and Astronomy to explore new materials and techniques for energy harvesting. If you think that is you (& have or will receive 2:1+ in a 4 year course) please get in touch at [email protected]
We have an EPSRC-funded PhD studentship available in the School of Physics and Astronomy to explore new materials and techniques for energy harvesting. If you think that is you (& have or will receive 2:1+ in a 4 year course) please get in touch at [email protected]
Grey group is looking for two Research Associates to work on battery related projects. See details in the advertisement jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/46668/ please share it around. 🔋🔋👩🔬👨💻
I was really happy to visit @lborouniversity yesterday to give a talk on thermoelectric materials in the impressive AACME school @LboroEng @LboroScience - a warm welcome and some great questions!
1/8 We have put together a manuscript about the use of pencil and paper to make simple electronic experiments and sensors. The aim is to use this material for practicum for high schoolers and undergraduates. Link👇 arxiv.org/abs/2405.07646 Thread to explain it here👇
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Catching up with more @sixtysymbols! Following on with our extraterrestrial theme, Prof @AstroMikeMerri talks about biosignatures - typically spectroscopic fingerprints of specific chemicals in distant atmospheres - as evidence for life on other planets youtube.com/watch?v=BwMPws…
If you want to work with ultra high field MRI, and you want an academic position with a long term future, see below...
@SPMIC_UoN Richard Bowtell ([email protected]), Penny Gowland ([email protected]), Susan Francis([email protected]) or Adam Berrington ([email protected])
We're just catching up on showing you some of our latest videos from the amazing @sixtysymbols! Here @DrEOChapman, an academic in the School and author of First Light, discusses the search for extraterrestrial life youtube.com/watch?v=OXMBoz…
I think my favourite part is the pipette sneaking in at the end 😂
Patterning surfaces with telephone cord blisters. Do you think I could/should be more subtle?