Research
Research groups
Research grants
Science and Technology at the Nanoscale: A Nano Atomic Force Microscopy-Infrared (nanoAFM-IR) Platform forImaging and Spectroscopy beyond the diffraction limit
WOLFSON FOUNDATION (UK)
February 2024 - January 2027
Maestro Pro multiwell microelectrode array for the University of Liverpool electrophysiology suite: Cell physiology meets high throughput.
BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
July 2023 - June 2024
National Biofilms Innovation Centre – FTMA
BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
December 2022 - November 2027
Single-cell electrochemical and force spectroscope AFM study of the interaction between bacteria and functionalized biomimetic surfaces
NATIONAL BIOFILMS INNOVATION CENTRE (NBIC) - (UK)
January 2023 - March 2023
Optically enhanced antiviral transparent screen protection
INNOVATE UK (UK)
October 2020 - September 2021
Anti-viral transparent adhesive protection for Touch Screens to help fight against COVID-19
UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
December 2020 - November 2021
Formulated Materials for Infectious Disease Prevention
DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (UK)
August 2020 - September 2023
PBO Net Field Stability Study
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION (USA)
March 2021 - July 2024
Bioinspired protein technology for biofilm prevention on indwelling medical devices (BioPrevent)
NATIONAL BIOFILMS INNOVATION CENTRE (NBIC) - (UK)
September 2021 - June 2022
In situ AFM of Bio-inspired Antimicrobial Surfaces
NATIONAL BIOFILMS INNOVATION CENTRE (NBIC) - (UK)
December 2021 - March 2022
UKRI ideas to address COVID-19 - Innovate UK de minimis Sept 2020: Safepay - Point of Sale Cleansing System
INNOVATE UK (UK)
March 2021 - March 2022
AM synergies_NBIC_BITE_PhD_UoL
UNILEVER UK CENTRAL RESOURCES LTD (UK)
November 2019 - October 2023
Addressing the Risk of Antimicrobial Resistance via Advanced Coatings and Monitoring Techniques
CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLC (UK)
October 2018 - July 2023
Case Studentship - Industry Top-UP
UNILEVER UK CENTRAL RESOURCES LTD (UK)
November 2017 - October 2021
FANCy: Development of a smart, Functional Antimicrobial Coating
INNOVATE UK (UK)
July 2017 - September 2020
Risk CDT project - Industry Top-Up
GENCOA LTD (UK)
November 2017 - April 2021
Development of smart materials for insect vector control
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
October 2017 - September 2018
The National Biofilms Innovation Centre
BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
December 2017 - November 2022
New generation Colour-encoded Coatings for Surgical tools with intrinsic antimicrobial action
NATIONAL BIOFILMS INNOVATION CENTRE (NBIC) - (UK)
January 2020 - January 2021
In-situ Underwater Optical Sensors
NATIONAL BIOFILMS INNOVATION CENTRE (NBIC) - (UK)
January 2020 - August 2021
EPSRC Institutional Sponsorship 2016
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
July 2016 - March 2017
Impact Acceleration Account - University of Liverpool 2012
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
October 2012 - March 2017
Innovative Manufacture of Novel Antimicrobial Medical Devices (IMNAD)
INNOVATE UK (UK)
March 2017 - February 2019
Smart Hybrid pH Responsive Coatings for Healthcare.
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
January 2016 - December 2017
Smart Responsive Antimicrobial Implants
INNOVATE UK (UK)
March 2016 - August 2017
Study of the mechanisms of oxide growth on silicon surfaces during atomic layer deposition.
DAPHNE JACKSON MEMORIAL F/SHIPS TRUST (UK)
September 2003 - September 2005
Creation and application of novel symmetry surfaces (CANSS).
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
January 2002 - December 2005
Studies on chiral systems using the techniques of circular dichroism and spin-polarised electron spectroscopy.
COUNCIL FOR THE CENTRAL LABORATORY OF THE RESEARCH COUNCILS
October 2002 - September 2005
Chemisorption at metal nanostructures created with size-selected cluster beams.
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
October 1998 - June 2002
Controlling Microbial Communication in Bacterial Communities at Surfaces
SCAPA GROUP PLC (UK)
February 2014 - February 2018
Directed Reconfigurable Nanomachines (DRN)
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
April 2008 - March 2011
Advanced Titanium Implants: Controlled Nanotopographies for Dual-regulation of Bacterial and Mammalian Cell Adhesion
INNOVATE UK (UK)
February 2014 - July 2016
Measuring Molecular Electronic Transport at Surfaces
LEVERHULME TRUST (UK)
December 2007 - May 2008
NW Centre for Bio Array Innovation
BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
November 2001 - December 2005
KEL09/06 - Surfaces for Novel Chiral Separations
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
July 2010 - September 2012
Far-IR RAIRS of metal-molecule bonding: realistic models of technologically important interfaces.
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
November 1998 - July 2002
Tailoring nanomagnetism via symmetry - breaking at surfaces (TANSAS).
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
March 2006 - February 2010
Core Capability for Chemistry Research at the University of Liverpool.
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
January 2013 - June 2013
Mechanisms and consequences of chirally selective processes at mineral surfaces.
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL
May 2006 - December 2009
Nanotechnology Enabled Infection Prevention Surgical Gloves (NEIP-SG)
INNOVATE UK (UK)
September 2014 - August 2016
Stimuli-Responsive Smart Wound Dressings
INNOVATE UK (UK)
December 2013 - February 2016
Bottom-up resolution of functional enantiomers from self-organised monolayers (RESOLVE)
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
September 2008 - August 2012
Control of 2-Dimensional Molecular Self-Organisation: Towards Designed Surfaces
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
January 2013 - July 2016
SMALL -Surfaces for molecular recognition at the atomic level.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
January 2010 - April 2016
Liverpool BioAFM: an integrated optical and atomic force microscope for research across the life sciences
BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
January 2015 - January 2016
PhD in Molecular Spintronics.
DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD (UK)
December 2010 - December 2014
Development of a Novel High Performance Foul-Release Coating for Marine Applications
INNOVATE UK (UK)
April 2014 - March 2016
The Open Innovation Hub for Antimicrobial Sciences
DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (UK)
October 2013 - June 2015
Chiral expression and transfer at the nanoscale (CHEXTAN).
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
October 2004 - September 2008
Giants of the Infinitesimal
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
August 2009 - January 2013