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  • Dr Chris Ablitt

    Dr Chris Ablitt

    I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Senn group. My research involves modelling the atomic structure of Ruddlesden-Popper oxides: a class of layered perovskite materials that exhibit a rare property known as uniaxial negative thermal expansion (NTE) – that is to say that upon heating, they contract along one axis. Using first principles methods…


  • Dr Mark Senn

    Dr Mark Senn

    Mark’s undergraduate degree was at Durham University where he studied Chemistry, taking a year abroad at the University of Texas at El Paso to complete his MChem degree. He moved to the University of Edinburgh in 2008 to undertake a PhD under the supervision of Paul Attfield. His doctoral work for which he was awarded…