Materials Science Archives - The Learned Society of Wales

Oliver Williams

29 April, 2025

Professor of Experimental Physics, Cardiff University Professor Williams’ research focuses on diamond growth and technology. He has developed the integration of diamond with non-diamond materials for high frequency devices, thermal management of compound semiconductors, and the production of diamond nanoparticles fo... Read More

Michael Fitzpatrick

Lloyd’s Register Foundation Chair in Materials Engineering and Systems Performance, Coventry University Professor Fitzpatrick is a materials engineer working in the field of structural integrity for safety critical systems. He designs and applies advanced experimental methods for materials characterisation, using la... Read More

Richard A.L. Jones

29 April, 2021

Professor of Materials Physics and Innovation Policy, University of Manchester Read More

Damien Murphy

28 June, 2018

Head of School, Professor of Physical Chemistry, Cardiff University Read More

David Worsley

9 May, 2017

Research Director and Deputy Head of College of Engineering, Swansea University Read More

James Durrant

19 April, 2016

Sêr Cymru Solar Professor, Swansea University. Professor of Photochemistry, Imperial College London. Read More

Paul O’Brien

1 January, 1970

Professor of Inorganic Materials and Head of School of Materials, University of Manchester Paul O'Brien, who was Chemistry Subject Editor for Proceedings of the Royal Society A and a Professor of Inorganic Materials at Manchester University, sadly died on the 16th October, aged 64. Paul, who is survived by his wife ... Read More

Richard Palmer

Professor of Experimental Physics and Head of Nanoscale Physics Research Laboratory, University of Birmingham Read More