Teaching
Members of the condensed matter group are responsible for teaching solid state and experimental physics across our degree programmes.
First year - Head of First Year - Dr Thomas Moore
PHYS1000 Tutorials Dr Thomas Moore
Dr Moore is in overall charge of personal tutorials in Phtsics and Astronomy
Second year
PHYS2210 Solid State Section of Physics 4 Dr Thomas Moore
Electrons and Phonons in metals, introduction to semi-conductor physics and magnetic materials.
PHYS2110 Physics Laboratory 4 Dr Satoshi Sasaki
Second year Physics Labroatory, Semester 2
PHYS2320 Computing 2 Dr Gavin Burnell
Second year computing, Python (Semester 1)
Third year - Head of 3rd Year MPhys - Dr Gavin Burnell
PHYS3421 Magnetism in Condensed Matter Dr Thomas Moore
Magnetism, Magnetic materials, spintronics
PHYS3393 Quantum Matter Prof Oscar Cespedes
Quantum Effects in Solid State Systems.
PHYS3001/3002/3003/2004 Advanced Techniques in Physics Dr Gavin Burnell
with Dr Joe Barker, Prof Oscar Cespedes, Prof B.J. Hickey, Dr Thomas Moore, Dr Satoshi Sasaki
Experimental Laboratory and theoretical physics techniques courses for level 3 MPhys students
Fourth year - Head of Year - Prof Oscar Cespedes
PHYS5014M Final Year Research Project Prof Oscar Cespedes with all members of the group
The final year project for all the MPhys Degree programmes
PHYS5300M Superconductivity Dr Satoshi Sasaki
Superconductivity phenomenology and theory, introduction to superconducting devices
Other Teaching Activities
Academic Assessment Lead - Dr Gavin Burnell
Oversight of exams and assessment throughout Physics Programmes.
Persona Academic Tutoring Lead - Dr Thomas Moore
Overall charge for developing personal academic tutoring practices in the school.