The Group - Current Members
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Leyi Loh
- Royal Society Newton International Fellow
- Research Fellow in Physics, NUS (2022-2024)
- PhD from National University of Singapore (2022)
- Research interest: 2D materials-based devices; optoelectronic devices; electron microscopy; nanoscale engineering and imaging
- Contact: ll788@cam.ac.uk
Dr. Carla Boix Constant
- Royal Society Newton International Fellow
- Junior Post-doctoral Researcher in Materials Science, ICMol (2024-2025)
- PhD from the Institute of Molecular Science - ICMol (University of Valencia, Spain, 2024)
- Research interests: 2D materials-based devices, vdW heterostructures, spintronics, twistronics, magneto-transport characterization
- Contact: cbc32@cam.ac.uk
Postdoctoral Research Associates
Dr. Lixin Liu
- PhD from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China (2024)
- Research interest: 2D materials-based devices; vdW interfaces; dielectric layer
- Contact: ll789@cam.ac.uk
Dr. Han Yan
- B.Eng. in Mechanical and Materials Systems from the Australian National University in 2019
- Research interests: 2D materials-based devices; contacts between 2D materials and dielectric layers
- Contact: hy346@cam.ac.uk
Maheera Abdul Ghani
- M.Sc. in Functionalised Advanced Materials Engineering from Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany and Grenoble INP, France in 2021
- Research interests: 2D materials; nanoelectronic devices
- Contact: mag98@cam.ac.uk
Dr. Abhisek Padhy
- IoE, Postdoctoral Fellow, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (2023-2025)
- PhD, National Institute of Science Education and Research, DAE, India (2018-2023)
- Research Interests: 2D TMDs and TMOCs; Electrochemistry, Electrocatalysis, Li-S Batteries
- Contact: ap2540@cam.ac.uk
Dr. Jung Sun Eo
- Ph.D. from Korea University, Korea (2025)
- Research Interests: Mixed-dimensional heterojunctions; Interfacial band engineering; 2D materials; Nanoelectronic devices
- Contact: jse46@cam.ac.uk
Dr. Wen Jin
- PhD from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China (2025)
- Research interest: 2D magnetic materials, 2D materials-based devices; vdW heterostructures, spintronics, magneto-transport characterization
- Contact: wj298@cam.ac.uk
Dr. Katarina Novcic
- Post-doctoral researcher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden (2024-2026)
- PhD from Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology (CEITEC-BUT), Czech Republic (2024)
- Research interests: 2D materials, conductive polymers, electrocatalysis, SECM
- Contact: kn468@cam.ac.uk
Dr. Dongqi Li
- Post-doctoral research associate at MPI of Microstructure Physics and Dresden University of Technology, Germany (2024-2026)
- PhD from Dresden University of Technology, Germany (2024)
- Research interests: 2D materials and electronic properties
- Contact: dl793@cam.ac.uk
Dr. Jinshuo Mi
- PhD from Tsinghua University, China (2025)
- Research interests: Batteries; Solid-State Batteries; Solid-State
- Contact: jm2787@cam.ac.uk
PhD Students
Esther Gray
- MChem with industrial experience from the University of Bradford (2022)
- Research interests: Batteries; Li-S batteries; LiSTAR Project with The Faraday Institution
- Contact: elg64@cam.ac.uk
Wong Jun Yao Andrew
- BEng (First Class Honors) in Materials Science and Engineering from the National University of Singapore (2021)
- Research interests: Batteries; Na-S batteries; Li-S batteries; Solid-State Electrolytes
- Contact: jyaw2@cam.ac.uk
Juveiriah Mohammed Ashraf
- MSc in Materials Science and Engineering from Khalifa University of Science and Technology (2019)
- BSc (Highest Honors) in Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering from University of Sharjah (2017)
- Research interests: Nanomaterials; Nanoelectronics; Batteries
- Contact: jma202@cam.ac.uk
Laura Gorzawski
- MPhil in Materials Science and Metallurgy from the University of Cambridge
- B.Sc. in the Department of Physics from the University of Konstanz
- Research interests: 2D TMD-based electronic devices
- Contact: lg679@cam.ac.uk
John (Wan Hee) Kim
- MSc by Research in Engineering from the University of Warwick
- BSc (Hons) Physics from the University of Exeter
- Research interests: Batteries; dry fabrication techniques
- Contact: whk26@cam.ac.uk
Mustafa Ikinci
- MSc in Nanomaterials from the University of Manchester (2023)
- BSc in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Gazi University (2018)
- Research interests: Nanomaterials; 2D TMDs; TMOCs
- Contact: mi397@cam.ac.uk
Cheol Lee
- M.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University Korea (2025)
- B.S. in Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University, Korea (2023)
- Research interests: 2D Materials
- Contact: cl2052@cam.ac.uk
Somaditya Santra
- BS-MS in Physics from Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (2025)
- Research interests: 2D materials, catalysis
- Contact: ss3269@cam.ac.uk
Masters Students
Zhihao Luo
- BSc (First Class Honors) in Applied Physics from the City University of Hong Kong (2025)
- Research interests: 2D materials, catalysis
- Contact: zl637@cam.ac.uk
Staff
Dr. Jung-In Lee, Royce Battery Suite Technical Operator
- PhD in Energy Engineering from Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST) in 2014.
- Research interests: energy storage & conversion materials; metal-sulfur batteries; metal-air batteries
- Contact: jil29@cam.ac.uk
Dr. Shaoliang Guan, XPS Scientist
- BSc, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China
- MSc, Queen's University Belfast
- PhD, Cardiff University.
- Research interests: surface science; catalysis; XPS; DFT
- Contact: sg2156@cam.ac.uk