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EPSRC Support by Research Area (Materials For Energy Applications) in Theme (Physical Sciences)

Research areas are used to describe EPSRC's portfolio of excellent long term research and high quality postgraduate training.

Grants are classified using one or more research areas. The number and value of grants listed below reflects how the theme portfolio is described by this research area.

Please note: some research areas will appear under multiple themes. There is no unique, absolute, relationship between a research area and a theme.

Grant TitlePrincipal
Investigator		OrganisationDepartmentTotal Grant
Value (£)
3DSynth: Design and fabrication of cartridges for digital chemical synthesisCronin, Professor LUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Chemistry 999,034
A Facility for Cryo-Enabled Multi-microscopy for Nanoscale Analysis in the Engineering and Physical Sciences (Cryo-EPS)Giuliani, Professor FImperial College LondonMaterials 10,294,044
A multi-scale, high-resolution, tri-beam facility for fast machining and 3D characterisationChiu, Professor YUniversity of BirminghamMetallurgy and Materials 1,970,213
Aberration-Corrected Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope with atomic resolution spectroscopy under controlled environmental conditions: AC-eSTEMLazarov, Professor VUniversity of YorkPhysics 3,250,534
Advanced Functional Materials Spectroscopy: Lab-based X-ray AbsorptionBeaumont, Dr SKDurham, University ofChemistry 690,857
An EPSRC National Research Facility to facilitate Data Science in the Physical Sciences: The Physical Sciences Data science Service (PSDS)Coles, Professor SJUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Chemistry 4,186,496
ATLAS - Automated high-throughput platform suite for accelerated molecular systems discoveryPetit, Professor CImperial College LondonChemical Engineering 1,281,110
Bandstructure and doping engineering for unprecedented power factors in half-Heusler thermoelectricsBos, Dr JUniversity of St AndrewsChemistry 559,942
Digital navigation of chemical space for functionRosseinsky, Professor MUniversity of LiverpoolChemistry 8,699,373
Electrolysis at scale: a pathway to lower precious metal content electrolysersKing, Professor LManchester Metropolitan UniversityAdv Materials and Surface Eng Res Ctr 391,366
Enabling breakthrough energy materials with advanced microscopy and modellingNicholls, Professor RUniversity of OxfordMaterials 846,008
Exploring All-Solid-State Batteries using First-Principles Modelling: Effective Computational Strategies towards Better BatteriesKarasulu, Dr BUniversity of WarwickChemistry 1,269,958
Flexible Hybrid Thermoelectric Hybrid MaterialsMcCulloch, Professor IUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 474,611
Flexible Hybrid Thermoelectric MaterialsNandhakumar, Professor ISUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Chemistry 609,079
Harnessing vibration-induced enhancement of transport in functional materials with soft structural dynamicsSirringhaus, Professor HUniversity of CambridgePhysics 6,846,508
Harwell XPSHeld, Professor GDiamond Light SourcePhysical Sciences 74,165
HarwellXPS: A National Research Facility in XPSWalton, Dr A S OUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 384,268
HarwellXPS: A National Research Facility in XPSPalgrave, Professor RGUCLChemistry 657,304
HarwellXPS: A National Research Facility in XPSEvans, Professor AAAberystwyth UniversityInst of Mathematical and Physical Sci 381,611
HarwellXPS: Renewal of NRF in Photoelectron spectroscopyDavies, Professor PRCardiff UniversityChemistry 624,802
Hexagonal Perovskite Derivatives for Next-Generation Ceramic Fuel CellsMclaughlin, Professor ACUniversity of AberdeenChemistry 374,750
Hexagonal Perovskite Derivatives for Next-Generation Ceramic Fuel CellsDawson, Dr JANewcastle UniversitySch of Natural & Environmental Sciences 322,711
High Resolution Unconventional Lithography for Advanced MaterialsBoya, Dr RUniversity of Manchester, ThePhysics and Astronomy 929,824
Instilling Defect-Tolerance in ABZ2 Photovoltaic MaterialsHoye, Dr RUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 304,319
Interface Engineering for Solar FuelsEslava, Dr SImperial College LondonChemical Engineering 1,056,132
International Network on Polyoxometalate Science for Advanced Functional Energy MaterialsErrington, Dr RJNewcastle UniversitySch of Natural & Environmental Sciences 878,468
Luminescent Conjugated Polymers for Energy MaterialsBronstein, Dr HUniversity of CambridgeChemistry 1,216,002
Mastering Ion Transport at the Microscale in Solid Electrolytes for Solid-State BatteriesDawson, Dr JANewcastle UniversitySch of Natural & Environmental Sciences 347,222
Mechanosynthesis of Energy MaterialsWest, Professor ARUniversity of SheffieldMaterials Science and Engineering 539,237
Metal Fluoride Open Frameworks for Next-generation K-ion Battery CathodesHua, Dr XLancaster UniversityChemistry 460,915
Metal halide semiconductors: materials discovery beyond ABX3 perovskitesHerz, Professor LMUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 1,366,328
New direction in high temperature dielectrics: unlocking performance of doped tungsten bronze oxides through mechanistic understandingHall, Dr DAUniversity of Manchester, TheMaterials 231,813
New directions in high temperature dielectrics: unlocking performance of doped tungsten bronze oxides through mechanistic understandingBristowe, Dr NDurham, University ofPhysics 77,006
New directions in high temperature dielectrics: unlocking performance of doped tungsten bronze oxides through mechanistic understandingBeanland, Professor RUniversity of WarwickPhysics 376,462
New directions in high temperature dielectrics: unlocking performance of doped tungsten bronze oxides through mechanistic understandingSinclair, Professor DUniversity of SheffieldMaterials Science and Engineering 147,351
New directions in high temperature dielectrics: unlocking performance of doped tungsten bronze oxides through mechanistic understandingBrown, Professor APUniversity of LeedsChemical and Process Engineering 432,804
New Quantum Materials from High Pressure SynthesisAttfield, Professor JPUniversity of EdinburghSch of Chemistry 746,997
Next generation anion-exchange membranes (AEM) with covalently-bound antiradical functions for enhanced durabilityMamlouk, Professor MNewcastle UniversitySch of Engineering 450,190
Novel Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity for use as photonic materialsSamuel, Professor IUniversity of St AndrewsPhysics and Astronomy 430,748
Novel Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity for Use as Photonic MaterialsCooke, Professor GUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Chemistry 356,122
Novel Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity for use as photonic materialsMcKeown, Professor NUniversity of EdinburghSch of Chemistry 355,840
Oxide and chalcogenide MOCVD (metal-organic chemical vapour deposition)Lamb, Dr DASwansea UniversityCollege of Engineering 2,639,023
Perfecting Halide Perovskites: From Precursor Ink Chemistry to Defect ControlNoel, Dr NKUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 1,700,817
Quantum engineering of energy-efficient molecular materials (QMol)Lambert, Professor CLancaster UniversityPhysics 7,141,698
Sustainable Responsive Hybrid Ionic Liquid-Polymer Gel Electrolyte MaterialsDerry, Dr MJAston UniversityCollege of Engineering and Physical Sci 443,058
The Spectroscopy and Quantum Mechanics of C70-Based EndofullerenesLevitt, Professor MHUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Chemistry 1,100,528
The UK Dynamic Nuclear Polarisation Magic Angle Spinning NMR FacilityKockenberger, Dr WUniversity of NottinghamSch of Physics & Astronomy 1,857,395
The UK Dynamic Nuclear Polarisation Magic Angle Spinning NMR FacilityLee, Dr DUniversity of Manchester, TheChem Eng and Analytical Science 2,881,145
The UK Dynamic Nuclear Polarisation Magic Angle Spinning NMR FacilityGrey, Professor CPUniversity of CambridgeChemistry 247,949
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityTitman, Dr JUniversity of NottinghamSch of Chemistry 43,315
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityBlanc, Professor FUniversity of LiverpoolChemistry 23,982
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityBrown, Professor SPUniversity of WarwickPhysics 2,431,378
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityGriffin, Dr JLancaster UniversityChemistry 22,420
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityAshbrook, Professor SEMUniversity of St AndrewsChemistry 30,069
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityWilliamson, Dr PTFUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Biological Sciences 51,797
The UK National Crystallography service 2022 - 2027Probert, Professor MRNewcastle UniversitySch of Natural & Environmental Sciences 1,207,136
The UK National Crystallography Service 2022-27Coles, Professor SJUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Chemistry 4,010,773
Towards compact and efficient nuclear reactorsCoombs, Professor TAUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 1,234,175
Unveiling electron motion at surfaces and interfaces on ultrashort length and ultrafast time scalesJohnston, Professor MBUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 1,855,113
XPS and X-ray tomography at the University of GlasgowSymes, Professor MDUniversity of GlasgowCollege of Science and Engineering 2,665,820

Total Number of Grants: 60
Total Value of Grants: £87,480,118

The grant value may include the cost of access to facilities (these funds are not awarded to the grant holding organisation).