Magnetics Research Group
Institute of Materials and Investigative Sciences (IMIS)
Magnetic Materials Research at UCLan is led by Dr. Tim Mercer, a Senior Lecturer in Physics in the Jeremiah Horrocks Institute for Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy. The group is also a member of UCLan’s Centre for Materials Science.
Research in magnetic materials is currently focussed on two themes:
- Multiferroic composite materials with interest in their magnetic properties, the Magneto-Electric effect, electrical excitation and the interactions between these aspects. These multifunctional materials are of high interest because of their potential applications in the continuing miniaturisation of technology.
- Magnetic nanoparticles that have potential biomedical, decontamination and catalysis applications.
- Dr. Tim Mercer
- Joe Smerdon
- Emeritus Professor, Philip Bissell
- Dr Serban Lepadatu
- Dr Steve McCann
Further information can be found at the Jeremiah Horrocks Institute page