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Professor Geoffrey Nash, Director of Natural Sciences
Geoff joined the University in March 2011, having previously worked in a company (QinetiQ) for eleven years.
His research interests include varied aspects of device physics, particularly the study of new materials such as a graphene, and he is currently receiving research funding from the EU and EPSRC, including an EPSRC Fellowship. Geoff is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics and a visiting Professor at the University of Bristol.
Modules: Frontiers in Science
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Core teaching team: year 1
Professor Nicky King
Nicky is Associate-Pro Vice Chancellor for Education, and champions new ways to support education and pedagogy within the faculty. She is also Chair of the Society for Natural Sciences and developed their ground breaking accreditation framework which embeds an interdisciplinary ethos at its heart.
She is passionate about interdisciplinary science and championing those who teach and study Natural Sciences through her role with the Society for Natural Sciences. She is committed to broadening student opportunities both through widening access to university and understanding predictors of success in order to address awarding gaps.
Dr Kate Dunn, Senior Tutor Natural Sciences
Modules: Foundations in Natural Science and Experimental Science
Dr Stephen Green, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry
Stephen Green first joined the University in 1997 as a Lecturer in Physical Chemistry.
His research interests are in the broad area of electrochemistry, with emphasis on the development of electrochemical sensors for medical applications. Current research projects include the development of sensor electrodes for the biomarkers for sepsis and for blood nitrate levels.
Modules: Foundations in Natural Sciences
Dr Jennifer Hatchell, Senior Lecturer in Astrophysics
Jenny's research focuses on studies of star formation and molecular clouds using telescopes at infrared and submillimetre wavelengths, including the Spitzer Space Telescope and the 15-metre James Clerk Maxwell Telescope. She coordinates the JCMT Gould Belt Survey of local star-forming regions and is funded by STFC.
Modules: Foundations in Natural Science
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Professor Gino Hrkac, Professor in Functional Materials
Gino Hrkac joined the University in August 2012 from the University of Sheffield and is a Royal Society University Research Fellow.
His main research area is computational and theoretical magnetism with applications in spin electronic devices such as magnetic nano pillars and Magnetic Tunnel Junctions. His latest research includes ab initio simulations of atomic structures and solid state molecular dynamics for the transition of amorphous to crystalline grain boundaries for high performance magnets used in electric and hybrid cars.
Modules: Foundations in Natural Science
Dr Eduarda Santos, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Biology
Eduarda Santos joined the University of Exeter in 2014.
She is an environmental biologist investigating reproductive development and function and the susceptibility of these processes to disruption by environmental stressors. Her research focuses on fish and has ranged from investigating the endocrine control of reproduction to addressing the population level effects of chemical exposure for wild fish, using systems biology strategies.
Modules: Foundations in Natural Science
Dr James Wakefield, Associate Professor of Integrative Cellular Biology
James Wakefield joined the University in January 2010 from the University of Oxford, where he was Director of the Life Sciences Interface Doctoral Training Centre and a Lecturer in Cell Biology.
His research takes a multi-disciplinary approach, combining cell biology, genetics, biochemistry, bioinformatics and image analysis, to understand the biology underpinning cell division, primarily using the fruit fly, Drosophila Melanogaster, as a model organism. He currently receives research funding from Cancer Research UK and BBSRC. James is a committee member of the British Society for Cell Biology, and a visiting Lecturer at Schumacher College, where he teaches on the MSc in Holistic Science.
Modules: Foundations in Natural Science
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Professor Beth Wingate, Professor in Mathematics
Beth Wingate joined the University of Exeter in 2013 after studying at the University of Michigan and the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, USA.
Her research interests are mainly in fluid mechanics, mathematics, and numerics for high performance computing. Her recent research is focused on physics of the Arctic Ocean, Asymptotic Parallel-in-Time methods for climate modeling and High Performance Computing, and the fluid mechanics of the slow/fast manifolds.
Modules: Mathematics and Computing: Integrative Tools for Natural Science
Dr Mark Wood, Senior Lecturer in Organic Chemistry
Mark Wood joined the University in 2005 as a lecturer within the department of Biosciences.
He is an organic chemist with research interests that cover a wide range of aspects of synthesis. Recent studies have focused on asymmetric synthesis of structurally complex amino acids and also the use of structurally unusual heterocycles for masking the reactivity of synthetically valuable functional groups. His teaching activities cover all aspects of organic chemistry from basic structure and bonding in organic molecules, to complex organic synthesis.
Modules: Foundations in Natural Science
Core teaching team: year 2
Dr Mike Deeks, Lecturer in Plant Biology
Mike Deeks joined the Department of Biosciences at the University of Exeter in July 2013.
He is a cell biologist with an interest in cell polarity; specifically the way plant cells respond to spatial information to guide their immune responses. The cells of complex plants have an acute awareness of the events occurring immediately beyond their walls and make spatially precise responses to any perceived threat. His research aims to understand how multiple cell processes are co-ordinated as a system to achieve this important response that underpins the plant immune system.
Modules: Frontiers in Science II
Dr Eric Hébrard, Lecturer in Astrophysics
Eric Hébrard specialises in (exo)planetary atmospheric chemistry. He has developed a new and original strategy for evaluating and insuring both the accuracy and precision of models of different planetary atmospheres, from our outer solar system to the most recently discovered hot Jupiters.
Modules: Frontiers in Science
Dr David Horsell, Senior Lecturer in Physics
David Horsell became a Lecturer at the University in 2009.
His experimental research focuses on conduction mechanisms in nanostructures. This includes both fundamental and applied studies in a wide range of physical environments. He combines electrical measurements at temperatures down to 10 mK and magnetic fields up to 18 T with optical, scanning probe and electron microscopy studies to understand how conduction occurs. Currently, he is working on graphene-based devices and is developing sensors and other applications based on them.
Modules: Frontiers in Science
Dr Francesca Palombo, Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Spectroscopy
Francesca Palombo joined the University of Exeter as a lecturer in 2013.
Her current research is focused on the development of novel applications of optical spectroscopy to biomedical sciences. She is particularly interested in chemical and physical aspects of biomaterials at a molecular level, as well their implications in health-related problems.
Modules: Physical Chemistry
Dr Steven Porter, Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry
Steven Porter joined the Department of Biosciences at the University of Exeter in 2009.
He researches on bacterial signal transduction with a primary focus on two-component systems and their roles in virulence. He is interested in mechanisms of signal integration and amplification and particularly on how complex behaviour can be controlled by sensory circuits built from simple components. He is also a member of the Microbial Evolutionary Ecology research group.
Modules: Frontiers in Science II
Professor Krasimira Tsaneva-Atanasova, Professor of Mathematics for Healthcare
Krasimira Tsaneva-Atanasova joined the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences at the University of Exeter in July 2013.
Her main research interests fall within the area of biomathematics. She has developed and analysed various mathematical models in order to study certain aspects of signal transduction such as calcium dynamics, (neuro)hormone signalling and frequency response relationships. Krasimira has also recently engaged in collaborative projects in the area of movement science, experimental psychology and healthcare technologies. She has a long-standing interest in applied dynamical systems theory, numerical continuation, scientific computing and finite element methods.
Modules: Frontiers in Science II
Core teaching team: year 3
Dr Ana Neves
Ana became a Lecturer in October 2016 and is a member of the Nano-Engineering, Science and Technology Group (NEST), while teaching in the Engineering and Natural Sciences programmes.
Modules: Macromolecular and Supramolecular Chemistry
Dr Daniel Partridge
A lecturer in Atmospheric Science engaged in climate change research with a focus on the interaction between aerosols and clouds. He works with both detailed cloud-scale process level models and global climate modelling to further understand the complex processes governing the impact aerosols have on cloud properties and subsequently the climate system.
Modules: Aerosols, Clouds and Climate
Dr Marc Goodfellow, Associate Professor
Marc is a lecturer in Mathematics. His research is focused on the use of mathematical models to better understand complex biological systems. Two particular areas of interest for him at present are epilepsy and the role of microRNA/transcription factor networks in the developing nervous system. This interdisciplinary work is made possible by ongoing collaborations across multiple disciplines including experimental biology and clinical neuroscience.
Marc coordinates the third year research projects.
Dr Sharon Strawbridge, Senior Lecturer in Physics and Astronomy
Sharon's research interests are in graphene and related 2D materials, looking at both the fundamental properties of graphene and the application of these properties in real devices.
Sharon coordinates the third year group projects.
Core teaching team: year 4
Professor Nick Stone, Professor of Biomedical Imaging and Biosensing
Nick leads the Biomedical Spectroscopy team exploring the use of novel vibrational spectroscopic techniques for point of care testing, advanced spectral histopathology and rapid in vivo diagnostics. Here we explore the power of light to measure the changes in the molecular constituents of cells and tissues as disease develops.
Nick coordinates the fourth year research projects.
Dr Stefano Pagliara, Senior Lecturer in Biomicrofluidics
Stefano joined the University in October 2014, after working as a postdoctoral research associate for four years at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge.
His research group is based in the Living Systems Institute and focuses on understanding how microbes interact with their environment both as a community and as individual cells. He develops bespoke microfluidic devices, microscopy techniques and image analysis algorithms that enable us to accurately control the microenvironment surrounding the cells and track the response of individual cells.
Module: Further Advanced Topics in Chemistry
Postgraduate research
Dr F Hugo Lambert, Director of Postgraduate Researchers Natural Sciences
Hugo joined the University in 2010 and is now Senior Lecturer in Mathematics.
His research interests are in atmospheric physics and climatology, climate change and human behaviour and ocean biogeochemisty.