Past Members

Edward Broadhurst

Ed's PhD involved the investigation of polymorphism of small orgainc molecules using techniques such as High-Pressure X-ray Diffraction and studying in situ crystal growth using CryoTEM combined with Electron Diffraction.

He is currently completing a Post Doc in Xiaodong Zou's group in Stockholm

E-Mail: 

s1371070@ed.ac.uk

Phone: 

01316504804

Website: 

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7356-6337

Alex Campbell

Alex carried out high pressure studies on iron oxides with a breadth of structures and nuclearities, unparalleled properties and raft of potential applications across quantum technologies, energy, catalysis and electronics.

He is now perssuing a PGCE at the University of Durham.

E-Mail: 

A.S.Campbell-5@sms.ed.ac.uk

Helen Duncan

Helen was a posdoctoral research associate in the Parsons group, having gained her PhD from Queen Mary, University of London where she used the reverse Monte Carlo method and netron total scattering to model local order in ferroic materials.

Helen worked on the "Putting the squeeze on molecule based magnets" project, which attempted to ehnace the magnetic properties of Re(IV) and Cr(III) molecular magnets through the application of GPa pressures.Helen collected high-pressure diffraction data on both the local instrument and at Diamond light source, including collecting magnetic data under pressure.

Helen won the SCI Scotland Group prize at the EaStCHEM conference for early-career researchers 2018

Publications:Local structure of the metal–organic perovskite dimethylammonium manganese(II) formate (2016)Local structure of a switchable dielectric Prussian blue analogue (2017)Magnetic structure and spin-wave excitations in the multiferroic magnetic metal-organic framework (CD₃)₂ND₂[Mn(DCO₂)₃] (2017)

Nico Giordano

Nico's PhD focused around using high pressure crystallography to investigate structure-property relationships of soft materials and probe the interactions of gases on molecular solid systems.

Nico now works at DESY in Hamburg.

Website: 

Nico's Twitter

Giulia Novelli

Giulia was a PhD joint-student between the ANSTO facility in Sydney, Australia, and the University of Edinburgh. The aims of her project are to use high-pressure, single-crystal neutron diffraction to study the structural and energetic relationships in two ambient polymorphs of the amino acid histidine, and the determination of a PVT equation of state of the models hexmethylenetetramine and naphthalene which will allow an understanding of how mechanical properties and thermodynamics of these materials develop in the space environment.

Giulia now works for GSK within crystallography at their Stevenage site. 

Matt Reeves

Matt's PhD work focused on applying python scripting to the Cambridge Structural Database to elucidate new information on the structures contained. He also worked on applying computational methods to crystal structures in order to better understand the underlying interactions that occur within these structures. 

E-Mail: 

m.g.reeves@outlook.com

Website: 

Python Scripts GitHub

Jacob Shephard

Jacob was a Post Doc in the Parsons group.