Partneriaeth Ymchwil a Menter
Research and Enterprise Partnership
Centre for Advanced
Functional Materials and Devices
D. Martin Taylor and D. Andrew Evans
To be an international centre of excellence for the
development, characterisation and application of
advanced materials and devices
Supporting Welsh Government Priorities
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CAFMaD
Research Themes
Materials for Extreme
Environments
Photonics: PV, OLED,
Optoelectronics
Organic Electronics:
Printable Circuits
Characterisation:
Surface & Interface
Properties
For Our Future
Strategic Areas
Low Carbon Economy
Advanced Engineering & Manufacturing
Optoelectronics
Advanced Materials
Printing Technologies
Materials
Oxides
Disordered Materials
Diamond
Small Organic Molecules
Polymers
III/V Compounds
Innovation
Expertise
Organic Synthesis
Inorganic Synthesis
Materials Characterisation
Device Fabrication
Device Characterisation
Device Simulation and
Modelling
International Research Excellence
Support for Welsh Companies
Skills Base
Postgraduate Training
Outreach
Economic Renewal:
a new direction
Skills
PG Training
Photonics Academy
UPSKILL
Innovation
Research
Business Links
A4B, KTP, TSB
World Class Facilities
Economic Renewal: a new direction:
We will build on existing centres of expertise and specialist facilities in Welsh Higher Education
Metrics
Refereed Journal Publications and Grant Capture
against Target
250
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Target
Target
10
Achievement
Grant Value (£M)
Publications
200
150
100
50
Achievement
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6
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2007
2008
2009
Year
2010
2011
2007
2008
2009
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2010
2011
France
Germany
Ireland
Portugal
Spain
UK
Canada
USA
Ukraine
Azerbaijan
India
Israel
UAE
Australia
China
Japan
New Zealand
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Argentina
Brazil
CAFMaD’s Research Network Spans the Globe
Key Partnerships
Versatile Soft X-ray Beamline (VERSOX) at the Diamond Light Source (£5M)
A world leading Versatile Soft X-ray Beamline at the UK’s national synchrotron science facility located
at Harwell Science & Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, pursuing an internationally competitive
research programme in Soft X-ray methods (Aberystwyth, Manchester, Reading, OU, Cardiff, Liverpool,
Nottingham, Johnson-Matthey, DLS)
Innovative electronic- Manufacturing Research Centre (IeMRC) Flagship Grant (£1.2M)
Roll-to-roll Vacuum-deposited Carbon Based Electronics (RoVaCBE). A world leading approach to
large area production of plastic electronic circuits. (Bangor, Oxford, Manchester, Leeds)
EU FP7 Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (€2.4M)
Modelling and optimal design of ceramic structures with defects and imperfect interfaces – INTERCER
(Trento, Sacmi Imola SC, EnginSoft SpA, Aberystwyth, Liverpool)
EU Inter Reg Grant (€1.78M)
Wales-Ireland Network for Innovative Photovoltaic Technologies – WIN-IPT (Bangor, Waterford Institute
of Technology and Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating)
For our Future:
Welsh universities will be recognised as leaders and key partners in their fields of research
CAFMaD supports the growth of Brazilian Science
Brazilian research visitors to Bangor:
Staff:
Prof N Alves, Prof J A Giacometti, Dr E M Lopes
PG Students: A. Maciel, F P Sabina, R S Iwata
Reciprocal visits:
Prof D. M. Taylor to Sao Carlos, Presidente Prudente and Sorocaba
Publications:
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M M Ibrahim, A C Maciel, C P Watson, M-M Madec, S G Yeates and D M Taylor, 2010, Organic
Electronics, 11, 1234-1241.
D. M. Taylor and N. Alves, 2008, J. Appl. Phys., 103, 054509.
N. Alves and D. M. Taylor, 2008, Appl. Phys. Lett., 92, 103312.
Plus 6 conference presentations
For our Future:
We want research in Welsh universities to make a valuable contribution to the wider world
CAFMaD supports Microstructure & Dynamics at
Shanghai University
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CAFMaD –Shanghai
partnership: £20M Centre
for Studies of Microstructure and Dynamics
of Materials
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Joint academic positions
•
22 research staff and
students
CAFMaD visit to the State Key Laboratory •
for Metastable Materials of China
Technology transfer
Molecular quasicrystals:
experiment and theory
For our Future:
We want research in Welsh universities to make a valuable contribution to the wider world
International Conferences in Wales
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Over 100 delegates
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World’s smallest
imaging device
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World’s fastest
camera
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World’s largest
detector
For our Future:
Fostering a culture of exploration, discovery and intellectual challenge that generates international
recognition, respect and engagement.
Wales leads new Phase III beamline at Diamond Light Source
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Research Themes:
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Earth, Atmospheric and Space Science
Energy and Environment
Heritage Science
Photonic and Electronic Materials
Catalysis
Pharmaceuticals and Biosciences
interstellar dust
conservation
plastic displays
For our Future:
Welsh universities will be recognised as leaders and key partners in their fields of research
Welsh robotics and optics technology in space
ESA/NASA
ExoMars
Rover:
Phase-B2X
Design
Launch 2018
Credit ESA & EADS Astrium
The PanCam Calibration
Target (PCT) for radiometric
and geometric calibration of
the PanCam instrument on the
surface of Mars
Panoramic Camera Instrument (PanCam)
For our Future:
Welsh universities will be recognised as leaders and key partners in their fields of research
Supporting Welsh Business
Dyesol UK Ltd
Egnitec Ltd
Moorfield Associates
Pinacl Solutions UK Ltd
Seatechnik
Scanwel Ltd
SmartKem Ltd
Solus Sensors Ltd
Solve Metrology
Tata Steel Europe
View Holographics Ltd
Economic Renewal: a new direction:
‘networks and relationships with businesses are vital to commercialise the fruits of research and
transfer technology into those businesses’
CASE STUDY
Supporting Welsh Business
HEFCW
EPSRC
IeMRC
A4B
TSB
PhD Student
Plastic Electronics
Research Group
MIT
Imperial College
Oxford University
Manchester University
Leeds University
Colin Watson
sKTP
Go Wales
KTP
KTP Associate
SmartKem Ltd
St Asaph
Company
Know-How
Technology
Transfer
Advanced TFT technology for
flexible display backplane
Economic Renewal: a new direction:
‘networks and relationships with businesses are vital to commercialise the fruits of research and
transfer technology into those businesses’
Higher Level Training
International Network
for Young Scientists INYS
NUS Singapore INYS 2009
CAFMaD and
National University of Singapore
ICMAT 2009, ICMAT 2011
Aberystwyth 2010
meeting industry in Singapore
CAFMaD PhD students at the postgraduate forum
on Organic Electronics and Photonics held in
Penmaenuchaf Hall, near Dolgellau in May 2011.
INYS Symposium at ICMAT11
All the student presentations are published on-line
on http://www.cafmad.ac.uk/
INYS Symposium programme and speakers on ICMAT11
http://www.mrs.org.sg/icmat2011/s40.htm
For our Future:
We want this work underpinned by a strong and dynamic postgraduate community
Outreach
Photonics Academy for Wales @ Bangor (PAWB)
Chair:
Prof Alan Shore
Director: Ray Davies
UPSKILL
Photonics Academy Summer School (PASS)
PI:
Prof Alan Shore
Co-I:
Prof Andy Evans
Project Officer: Ray Davies
23 high school and college
students, aged 15-28, spent 4
weeks during the summer of
2011 attending the Photonics
Academy Summer School in
which they ‘road-tested’ the
highly successful UPSKILL
learning method.
PASS Students designing and
soldering Optoelectronics circuits
Students and Mentors at
the PASS Celebration Day
Economic Renewal: a new direction:
Critically we need to interest more young people in developing the sorts of skills that will develop
Wales’ potential for economic growth.
The Future
 Focus collaborations on 4 key themes
• Photonics
• Organic electronics
• Oxides and disordered materials
• Nanostructured materials
 Expand portfolio of research grants
• Joint proposals targeting EPSRC, STFC, EU, TSB and A4B
• Build on the ‘Green Electronics’ expansion in EE at Bangor
• Develop interdisciplinary links across the R&E centres
 Expand joint postgraduate activities and training by
• Identifying funding for joint PhD research projects
• Identifying funding sources for student exchange visits
• Building on international collaborations e.g. Brazil and China
• Developing the postgraduate forum into a 6-monthly series
• Establishing joint Masters programmes
Key Personnel
Bangor
Aberystwyth
School of Electronic Engineering
Institute of Mathematics and Physics
Prof Martin Taylor Plastic Electronics
Prof Alan Shore Optoelectronics
Dr Jeff Kettle Organic Photovoltaics
Dr Mohammed Mabrook Organic Memory Devices
School of Chemistry
Prof Igor Perepichka Synthesis for OLED and OPV
Dr Mike Beckett Functional Inorganic Materials
Dr Greg Chass Theoretical Chemistry*
Dr Lorrie Murphy Metals in Biology
* Now Head of Theoretical and Physical Chemistry at QMUL
Prof Andy Evans Semiconductors & Interfaces
Dr Chris Finlayson Semiconductors & Interfaces
Dr David Langstaff Integrated Detectors
Mr Matt Gunn Integrated Detectors
Prof Neville Greaves Extreme Materials
Dr Florian Kargl Extreme Materials*
Dr Rudi Winter Materials Extreme Materials
Dr Zhongfu Zhou Mathematical Modelling
Dr Edwin Flikkema Mathematical Modelling
* Now Head of Metal Diffusion at DLR, Köln