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Fiona’s graduation
(3)On 24th of January 2018 Fiona Bissett had her graduation ceremony in Lincoln Cathedral. Fiona is our second graduate in the history of the school, and the first Master by Research. Her Master of Science by Research thesis “Computational study of the self-assembly of hypoxanthine in the gas-phase and on the Au(111) surface” was written under the… Read More ›
Inauguration ceremony
Originally posted on Maths & Physics News:
In an exciting ceremony on 1st of September 2016 at 3:30 pm our school was officially inaugurated by Professor Efim Zelmanov. The ceremony was a part of the first maths conference in Lincoln and on a such an occasion the conference participants were joined by the school staff…
Lincoln named in UK’s top 50 universities
Originally posted on Maths & Physics News:
The University of Lincoln has been named in the UK’s top 50 universities in the Complete University Guide 2017.The latest version of the national university league table is published online today (Monday 25th April 2016) at http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/ The main table of the Complete University Guide 2017 ranks 127…
Research bidding success for Elena Patyukova, Paul Topham and Martin Greenall
Together with Paul Topham, Reader in Polymer Chemistry at Aston University and Elena Patyukova, a PhD graduate of Moscow State University, Martin Greenall has secured an individual EU Marie S. Curie fellowship for Dr Patyukova to work on a combined experimental and theoretical project on hydrogen bonding in copolymer mixtures.
Nano-world in your hand
A wonderful structure produced with modern technology of 3D printing arrived today by post. The 3D print was produced in the group of Dr. C. Heath Turner, Associate Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, the University of Alabama, USA. The structure represents an approximatelly one hundred thousand times magnified nano-structure of block copolymers under electric field… Read More ›
2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 11,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 4 sold-out performances for that many… Read More ›
International symposium on computational condensed matter – a success
On 7-9 September 2014 our group organized an International Symposium and Workshop “Computational condensed matter: advances and challenges“. The event took place in the sea-coast town of Whitehaven in western part of the Lake District National Park in UK. The event marked 10 years of our group. Coincidentally, it was the first scientific event organized by… Read More ›
Mathematics recognition
At the end of August Andrei became a Fellow of UK Institute of mathematics and its Applications (IMA), which celebrates its 50 years this year.
Marco and Manuela got a second baby-boy !
On the very late Saturday evening of 12 April 2014 Manuela Mura and Marco Pinna got a baby-boy, Tommaso, their second son.
Physics World: Image of the day
Marco Pinna’s image from the December 2013 Soft Matter World Calendar appeared as the Image of the day for 31 January 2014 on IOP’s Physics World Facebook page.
Invitation Professor of Excellence
Andrei spent this week visiting Professor Ignacio Pagonabarraga at the University of Barcelona, as an Invited Professor of Excellence at Barcelona Knowledge Campus.
Visit by Nobel Laureate
Originally posted on iNano:
On 11 and 12 of July Professor Sir Harold Kroto FRS, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1996), has visited UCLan and officially launched UCLan’s new Institute of Nanotechnology and Bioengineering. He unveiled the official plaque for the Institute after delivering a fascinating public lecture. Professor Kroro attended several presentations by young researchers of the Institute…
UCLan news on the trip to Japan
UCLan reports on Andrei’s visit to Japan. Click to read more posts on the visit to Japan. INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR UCLAN PHYSICIST A professor from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has gained international recognition for his research into computational physics.
New book explores nano-world future
Read UCLan news item on Manuela’s book: UCLan physicist shares intriguing research findings through ground-breaking publication A physicist from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) undertaking world-leading research into the future uses of nanotechnology has just published her first book. Self-Assembly of Flat Organic Molecules on Metal Surfaces (published by Springer) has been written by UCLan’s… Read More ›
We are in Soft Matter World !
Our group is featured in the December 2011 issue of the Soft Matter World newsletter and on the Soft Matter World www-page (image below).
