NEWS AND ANNOUCEMENTS
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2018
11/12: Inov-8 G-grip graphene hiking boots launched.
26/11: New publication in Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology.
23/11: New Publication in Desalination.
25/09: New publication in Nanotechnology.
17/09: Kate Smith joins the group as a PhD student.
17/09: Kaiwen Nie joins the group as a PhD student.
10/09: New spin-out - Grafine Ltd. - formed to develop graphene-enhanced elastomer composite materials and products.
28/08: New publication in Journal of Membrane Science.
10/08: New publication in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells.
29/06: New publication in Carbon.
19/06: inov-8 G-series graphene shoes launched.
18/06: New publication in Journal of Membrane Science.
01/05: Monica Alberto returns to the group as a KTP Associate (PDRA).
20/04: New publication in Biomacromolecules.
20/04: New publication in Interface Focus.
01/04: Adam Draude joins the group as a PhD student.
10/03: New publication in Journal of Membrane Science.
19/02: Dr. Nicky Savjani joins the group as a KTP Associate (PDRA).
15/01: Nadiim Domun joins the group as a KTP Associate (PDRA).
03/01: Piramon Hampitak joins the group as a PhD student.
03/01: New publication in Nanoscale.
2017
06/12: Inov-8 G-Series graphene shoes announced.
22/11: New publication in Nanoscale Research Letters.
06/11: New publication in Nanoscale.
16/10: New publication in Chemical Engineering Journal.
12/10: Chris and Daniel win Eli & Britt Harari Graphene Enterprise Award.
03/10: New publication in 2D Materials.
25/09: New spin-out - Atomic Mechanics - formed to develop graphene nano-electro-mechanical sensors.
18/09: Yizhen Shao joins the group as a PhD student.
18/09: Robert McMaster joins the group as a PhD student.
18/09: Pietro Steiner joins the group as an MPhil student.
15/09: New book chapter on Graphene published in Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology.
14/09: New publication in 2D Materials.
17/08: Congratulations Chris Berger on successful PhD defence.
04/08: New Publication in 2D Materials.
23/06: New publication in Faraday Discussions.
01/04: Natalie Parsons joins the group as a PhD student.
01/04: Cosimo Ligorio joins the group as a PhD student.
02/05: I have been awarded the Media Fellowship of the British Science Association.
06/02: New book published: An Introduction to Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes.
06/02: New publication in ACS Nano.
01/02: Dai Luan joins the group as a PhD student.
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2016
29/12: New publication in Journal of Membrane Science.
30/11: New publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
21/11: Congratulations Andrea Verre for successful PhD defence.
27/10: Congratulations Nick Clark for successful PhD defence.
19/09: Wentao Zou joins the groups as a PhD student.
05/09: New publication in Nanoscale.
31/08: Sebastian Leaper wins Eli and Britt Harari Graphene Enterprise Award.
24/08: New publication in Scientific Reports.
02/08: New publication in Nanoscale.
25/07: New publication in Bioinspiration & Biomimetics.
18/07: New publication in RSC Advances.
14/07: Jacek Wychowaniec wins UMIP Project Award funding.
16/06: New publication in Advanced Optical Materials.
20/05: New publication in Scientific Reports.
14/05: New Publication in Carbon.
01/04: Steffan Llewellyn joins the group as a PhD student.
01/02: Massive Online Open Course on Graphene and 2-Dimensional Materials launched.
18/01: New Springer journal Graphene Technology launched, open for submissions.
2015
13/11: New e-COST network announced - Multi-Functional Nano-Carbon Composite Materials Network
11/11: Congratulations Sarah Varey for a successful PhD defence.
21/09: Michelle Vaqueiro joins the groups as PhD student.
21/09: Rory Phillips joins the group as a PhD student.
21/09: Wentao Zhou joins the group as a MPhil student.
02/09: New publication in Physica Status Solidi - B
17/08: New publication in Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters.
01/07: Cian Bartlam joins the group as a PhD student.
01-06/06: Cheltenham Science Festival
01/04: Dr. Wagner Anacleto joins the group as a PDRA.
13/03: New paper posted on [cond-mat.mess-hall].
24/02: New publication in Oncotarget.
10/02: Congratulations Antonios for successful Ph.D. defence. 2014
06/10: New article in Nature Nanotechnology.
29/09: Daniel Melendrez joins the group as a Ph.D. student.
10/09: £60M Graphene Engineering & Innovation Centre (GEIC) announced.
08/09: New publication on Nano Letters.
01/09: Dr. Claudio Silva joins the group as a PDRA.
01/09: Patricia starts new position as Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at UoM.
27/08: New publication in Microscopy and Microanalysis
20/08: Antonios Oikonomou wins Eli and Britt Harari Graphene Enterprise Award.
24/07: New publication in Optics Express.
30/06: New publication in Physica Status Solidi RRL.
25/06: New publication in Journal of Materials Chemistry (C)
07/03: New publication in Nano Letters.
01/02: Dr. Maria Iliut joins the group as a PDRA.
03/01: Sebastian Heeg joins the group as a PDRA.
2013
25/11: New publication in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics.
25/11: New publication in Physica Status Solidi B.
22/11: New publication in Physica Status Solidi B. Featured on the journal cover.
20/11: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations grant announced.
15/11: Christian Berger joins the group as a Ph.D. student
01/11: Selected for the Royal Society Pairing Scheme to spend a week in Westminster.
10/10: New publication in Nature Communications.
02/10: New publication in Physica Status Solidi RRL. Featured on the journal cover.
01/10: Dr. Zac Coldrick joins the group as a PDRA.
01/10: Jacek Wychowaniec joins the group as a Ph.D. student.
01/10: Lan Nguyen joins the group as a Ph.D. student.
09/08: Awarded Fellowship of The Higher Education Academy
31/07: Book chapter on Graphene published in Springer Handbook of Nano-materials
03/06: Dr. Patricia Gorgojo joins the group as a PDRA.
29/04: Dessert Lionel Discs Episode Seven: Dr. Aravind Vijayaraghavan
04/04: £3.5M Graphene Membranes (EPSRC) grant announced.
02/04: I have been awarded the Joshua Phillips Award for Innovation in Science Engagement
01/04: Andrea Francesco Verre joins the group as a Ph.D. student
22/01: New publication in Nature Communications. See blog for details.
2012
27/12: New publication in Small. See blog for details.
13/12: Journal of Materials Chemistry C article featured on the journal cover.
07/12: New publication in Nano Letters. See blog for details.
12/11: New publication in Physica Status Solidi B. See blog for details.
17/09: New publication in Journal of Materials Chemistry C. See blog for details.
25/08: Graphene events at the Manchester Science Festival 2012 announced (27th Oct - 4th Nov).
20/08: Graphite - my first science-as-art exhibition announced (5th Oct - 8th Dec 2012).
01/04: Nick Clark joins the group as a Ph.D. student
17/03: New publication in GraphITA 2011. See blog for details.
01/03: Maria Iliut joins the group as a visiting Ph.D. student.
15/02: New publication in Journal of Materials Chemistry. See blog for details.
02/02: Details of funding/organization of the National Graphene Institute at Manchester announced.
2011
31/12: Knighthoods for Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov. 
09/12: New publication in Journal of the American Chemical Society. See the blog for details. 
25/11: The University of Manchester has advertised for over 100 academic appointments – World Leading Minds.
03/10: UK announces £50 million Graphene Global Research and Technology Hub led by The University of Manchester. Related article (7th Oct.) and interview (13th Nov.) in The Guardian.
12/09: New publication in IEEE Sensors Journal. See the blog for details.
01/09: Sarah Varey joins the group as Ph.D. student
05-10/7: Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2011 in London.
26/06: New publication in Nature Nanotechnology. See the blog for details.
18/05: New publication in Nanotechnology. See the blog for details.
25/02: New publication in Advanced Materials. See the blog for details.
22/02: New publication in ACS Nano. See the blog for details.
01/01: Antonios Oikonomou joins the group as a Ph.D. student
2010
05/10: Congratulations to Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov for winning the Nobel Prize in Physics for their research on Graphene.
07/09: New publication in Chemistry of Materials. See the blog section for details.  
01/09: I have a new position as Lecturer at The University of Manchester. Contact me if you are interested in a Ph.D. studentship at Manchester, in the area of Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes.

18/08: New publication in Nanoscale. See the blog section for details.
21/04: New publication in ACS Nano. See the blog section for details.
20/04: New publication in Nano Letters. See the blog section for details.
19/01: Paper featured on the cover of Carbon.
2009
01/11: New position as Senior Post-doctoral Research Associate at MIT

25.09: New publication in Carbon. See the blog section for details.
10.06: New publication in ACS Nano. See the blog section for details.
2008
09.10: New Publication in Nano Research. See the blog section for details.
15.08: New Publication in Nano Letters. See the blog section for details.
2007
19.06: New publication in Nano Letters. See the blog section for details.
08.05: New publication in Nano Letters. See the blog section for details.