Our Research Areas

Advanced Materials and Process Characterisation Techniques

• X-ray Core Level Spectroscopies (XAS, XES, XPS, RIXS, XRS)
• Near-Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (NAP XPS)
• X-ray Imaging with Coherent X-rays
• Advanced X-ray and Neutron Diffraction and Scattering (Total Scattering, XPDF, NPDF, SAXS, WAXS)
• Reactor Systems for In Situ and Operando Process Studies
• Automation and Process Analytical Technology
• High-Throughout Techniques

Mechanistic Studies of Phase Transformations and Reactions

• Metastable Systems
• Determination of Local Structure in Organic and Soft Matter
• Nucleation (Homogeneous and Heterogeneous)
• Speciation in Solution: Solute-Solvent Interactions and Supersaturated Systems
• Amorphous and Noncrystalline Systems
• Mass Transport in Particulate Systems
• Particle Interactions and Flow

Applied Surface and Interface Science

• Soft Matter
• Formulations
• Pharmaceuticals
• Catalysis
• Heritage Science & Conservation