Our pioneering work

Mass spectrometry & Instrumentation research has been undertaken at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics since the pioneering work of Professor Harry Leck in the 1960s. The current research focus of the group, led by Simon Maher, is based on a holistic systems approach to enable portable solutions whereby samples can be analysed in-situ, in their native environment, with minimal/no sample preparation.

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Latest news

2025

  • 5 Feb - Several group members presented at the BMSS Ambient Ionisation meeting. Congrats to Tom Hankinson, who was awarded the BMSS Pete Ryan prize.
  • 31 Jan - Steve Taylor made an appearance on UK national news to discuss the detection of protein in dinosaur bone remains.
  • 8 Jan - Congratulations to Yufeng Zhou on successfully defending her PhD thesis, Paper Arrow Mass Spectrometry. Many thanks to the examiners, Dr. Carl Fletcher from DSTL and Prof. Roy Goodacre.

2024

  • 9 Oct - Dr Zhou is presenting at ISC-2024.
  • 7 Oct - A warm welcome to Profs Vilaivan and Praneenararat visiting our group. 
  • 1 Aug - We welcome visiting research students Phanomsak and Nathathip from Thailand. 
  • 7 Jul - Group members Dr Barry Smith and Adam Haworth-Duff head to Chulalongkorn University. 
  • 16 Apr - Group member Yufeng Zhou is presenting some of our latest research to the British Toxicology Society. 
  • 01 Feb - Group members are heading to the BMSS Ambient Ionisation Meeting to present their research.