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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.
  • Personal Academic Tutoring Lead - Dr Thomas Moore
    Overall charge for developing personal academic tutoring practices in the school.