Functional Materials Group

News and views from James Cumby's research group @EdinburghChem. Solid-state chemistry, physics and data-driven discovery of mixed anion compounds.

[Functional Materials Group @CumbyLab]

And thank you too @amichalchuk for the tour of the new (and old) chemistry buildings! It brought back memories...

[Functional Materials Group @CumbyLab]

Great to be back @UoBChemistry for the @SscgR Xmas meeting, catch up with familiar faces and to see some excellent science - well done @DominikJKubicki and team for the organisation!

[Eliza Dempsey @EllieDChem]

Huge congratulations to all organisers of the @SscgR Christmas meeting on another wonderful conference! And my first visit to Birmingham university has won my heart 👏

[ADFortes 🏳️‍🌈 @ad_fortes]

Great to hear so many wonderful talks showcasing data from #HRPD @isisneutronmuon at the joint @bcaccg / PCG meeting, including James Cumby (@CumbyLab), Alex Gibbs (@StAndrewsChem), Amber Thompson (@OxfordChemistry) and Steve Hull, amongst others.
Thank you all for a great day!

[Claire Hobday @clairehobday]

🚨 #phdposition available in our lab 🚨 Interested in crystallography, phase transitions and thermal methods? 💎🌡️Come and work on our EU MolCal MSCA Doctoral Network project to understand solid-state refrigerant materials under pressure. RTs appreciated!
https://t.co/NgFdbeYoF9

[Functional Materials Group @CumbyLab]

@MJCliffe FPSM (full profile search match) works well at matching things from COD, and is quite easy to use: https://t.co/eX6wgsEXMS

[Functional Materials Group @CumbyLab]

A control cabin is quite nice on a hot day! Thank you @esrfsynchrotron for a stress-free experiment!

[Eliza Dempsey @EllieDChem]

Another month another beamtime with @CumbyLab This time some cold cold XPDF in the very warm alps 🗻

[Lewis Owen @DrLROwen]

Attention all Physical Crystallographers!!!
The 2024 Malvern Panalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography is now open for entries! Deadline - Friday 14th June. The application is incredibly simple, so don't miss out! For full details please see https://t.co/Qg70yaPyy6

[Senn Group @senngroup]

Come and work with us! We are currently recruiting a @LeverhulmeTrust funded 2 year PDRA position in high pressure crystallography: https://t.co/HHZ5A4K07I
co-supervised with Dr Nick Funnell @isisneutronmuon and @SossoGroup @warwickchem
Please RT!

[James A. Dawson @jad5888]

We are recruiting for a new Research Assistant/Associate in modelling solid-state batteries and crystal structure prediction as part of our recent ERC/UKRI Frontiers Grant! Retweets much appreciated 🔋😊

https://t.co/hwxrl70QMF.

@ChemistryNCL

[Robert Palgrave @Robert_Palgrave]

Announcing a very special workshop this summer:

The Future of Materials Discovery - UCL, London 25-26 June

AI is going to change science in a big way. We have an unbelievable line-up of speakers to discuss what the future looks like

Please RT!

https://t.co/89Puy3fYdP

[Functional Materials Group @CumbyLab]

Great day spent discussing the best ways to teach python in Chemistry. Thanks to @an_drewmcc and @michaelriver for the hard work organising!

[Functional Materials Group @CumbyLab]

Really enjoyed presenting @EllieDChem's work at the @RoySocChem fluorine group meeting. Now am early start to get to @UCLChemistry to talk about teaching python!

[Functional Materials Group @CumbyLab]

@an_drewmcc @EllieDChem @RoySocChem @UCLChemistry I'll definitely get to London, I just can't be sure I'll get home again...

[Aberdeen Solid State Chemistry @AbSSChem]

Fully funded PhD opportunity at the University of Aberdeen and ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

https://t.co/7Ymlt5qeUI

[Christopher Ridley @r1dley]

Great to get our work published in @JMaterChem. Some lovely results measuring CsCaCl3 using the PEARL high-pressure instrument 💎 part of a collaboration between us @isisneutronmuon and researchers @EdinburghUni. https://t.co/LBUGo12NR9. @r1dley @giarc1bull @CumbyLab @sumitkonar

[Functional Materials Group @CumbyLab]

Farewell HRPD @isisneutronmuon, we probably won't see you again before the big rebuild!

[Eliza Dempsey @EllieDChem]

Finally got some neutrons on my samples! Lovely few days in the HRPD shed ☢️ now time to analyse the data before the BCA… @isisneutronmuon @CumbyLab

[Chemical Communications @ChemCommun]

Keep up to date with new research like 'Mixed anion control of negative thermal expansion in a niobium oxyfluoride' by @CumbyLab and @EllieDChem.

#openaccess

https://t.co/H4Wws0q9oW

[Functional Materials Group @CumbyLab]

@robajackson We've previously shown that fluorine doping can switch this material from semiconducting to metallic, and stabilise the cubic structure (https://t.co/xqyUipGMGt). Watch this space for phonon modelling!