At an event organised by Professor Victor Debattista of UCLan, in conjunction with the President of the Lancashire Council of Mosques Abdul-Hamid Qureshi, on 14th June 2018, UCLan Astronomers and local Muslim Leaders met up at UCLan’s Alston Observatory to look for the predicted New Moon that would end the Read More …
Author: Dimitris Stamatellos
UCLan astronomers measure the magnetic field in the Pillars of Creation
UCLan astronomers led global research team. Astronomers have discovered new magnetic fields in space, which could shed light on how stars are formed and uncover the mysteries behind one of the most famous celestial images. For the first time, extremely subtle magnetic fields in the Pillars of Creation – a Read More …
Mathematics lecturer Dr. Davide Penazzi wins a “We ‘heart’ you” award
Mathematics lecturer Dr. Davide Penazzi has been awarded a “We ‘heart’ you” award from the Student Union, in which students can nominate a member of staff to recognise moments of excellence and to give a “thank you”. Some of the things the students said about Davide: “Davide always goes above Read More …
Mathematics Students win prestigious teaching scholarships
Three UCLan Mathematics Students are celebrating a triple success after each secured a prestigious Mathematics Teacher Training Scholarship. The trio, Lauren, Jamie and Alana successfully negotiated the selection panel to win the scholarships that will fund their teacher training studies after graduation. Jamie told us “I was delighted to be Read More …
The Jeremiah Horrocks Spring Lecture: “Comets, Asteroids and Impacts. Should we worry and what can we do?”
Comets, Asteroids and Impacts. Should we worry and what can we do? Dr Robin Catchopole Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge Tuesday 15th May 2018 – 6:30 pm Darwin Lecture Theatre, University of Central Lancashire For more information and to book please see: https://jhi-springlecture2018.eventbrite.co.uk Note that this is a FREE EVENT. Email: njones@uclan.ac.uk
Airborne telescope gives insight into birth of stars
Professor Derek Ward-Thompson only English-based academic involved in new NASA research. [This new research was reported on BBC NEWS]. A University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) professor is part of the team that has seen a NASA telescope, housed on a converted jumbo jet, yield important insights into how stars are Read More …
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS COVER ARTICLE!
A paper by Joe Smerdon (UCLan) and coworkers has been selected to feature as the cover of a special molecular electronics issue of Journal of Chemical Physics. Building on previous success, we decided to construct another rectifier using the same methodology. This could only be successful if our understanding of Read More …
UCLAN RESEARCHER CONSTRUCTS ONE-WAY STREET FOR ELECTRICITY FROM INDIVIDUAL MOLECULES
Article on US Department of Energy website. Dr Joe Smerdon, UCLan, led a team of researchers including some from Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, to construct a high-performance organic rectifier, or diode. Molecular electronics is a focus for researchers worldwide, as it offers several benefits over bulk semiconductor electronics. It provides Read More …
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTED IN NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY!
Our recent Nano Letters article was mentioned alongside another beautiful paper on molecular quasicrystals in the Research Highlights editorial of the journal Nature Nanotechnology. You can read about our paper below. The other paper uses a molecule (ferrocenecarboxylic acid) that agglomerates in pentagonal clusters on a gold surface. This kind Read More …
FIRST OBSERVATION OF TEMPLATED QUASICRYSTALLINE MOLECULAR ORDERING
Our latest publication (in Nano Letters) describes the first observations of molecular layers on a quasicrystal that are induced to show quasicrystalline ordering. The quality of ordering is astonishing, with every molecule situated in a location consistent with the underlying quasicrystal. Once again, those workhorse molecules, carbon-60 and pentacene, are Read More …