Andrei Rotaru (final yr PhD) obtained his B.Sc. in Chemistry and Physics from the University of Bucharest, Romania. He started his PhD studies in Nov 2007 and worked on novel ferroic materials with the tetragonal tungsten bronze structure. In 2008, Andrei was awarded a prestigious Roberto Rocca Fellowship.

Dr Chris Kavanagh, PhD student 2009-13 “Synthesis and Structure-Property Relationships in Rare Earth Doped Bismuth Ferrite” (jointly supervised by Prof. Phil Lightfoot). Chris is now working for an engineering & technology firm in the south of Wales.

Dr Sarah Turp, PhD student 2009-13 “Chemical Control of the Polymorphic Phase Boundaries in Doped Barium Titanate”. Sarah’s PhD was funded by the Scottish Funding Council/Chemical Sciences Scotland SPIRIT industrial studentship scheme.

Former Group Members

Honours Project Students:

2006-07 Andrew Monteith

2007-08 Claire Adam, Laura Kohler

2008-09 Nathan Hinks, Marc Parker

2009-10 Andrew Miller

2010-11 Lucy Cooper, Andrew Young

2011-12 Arran Gibson, Gabrielle Stann

2012-13 Philip Miller

Visiting students:

2008 Magdalena Lozinska (Poland) - returned as a PhD student with Prof Paul Wright

Nuffield UG Bursary Students:

2011 John-Michael Treanor

Nuffield Science Bursary Students:

2009 Jason McNulty

2010 Adam Bates-Gray

2010 James Tooze

Dr Donna Arnold, PDRA 2008-10. Donna is now Senior Lecturer in the School of Physical Sciences at the University of Kent, Canterbury. Her website can be found here.

Jonathan Gardner (1st yr PhD) graduated from the University of Glasgow with an MSci in Chemistry. He started his PhD studies in the Morrison group in September 2012 and is working on novel ferroelectric materials with the tetragonal tungsten bronze structure. 

Dr Sandra Reisinger, PhD student 2008-11 “Synthesis and Structure-Property Relationships in Selected Metal Fluorides” (jointly supervised with Prof Phil Lightfoot). Sandra is now working for an engineering company in the Austrian alps.

Gustavo Simões Cordeiro (undergraduate) is from the Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brasil and is spending the year here in St Andrews as part of the Science Without Borders scheme. Gustavo is working on ferroelectric tetragonal tungsten bronzes.