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New paper: We combine computation and synthesis to design and discover intercalated layered hybrid perovskites with tunable structures and optoelectronic properties.
With Julia Payne | Grateful to @leverhulme.ac.uk for funding. @physastrostand.bsky.social
#2DPerovskites
Congratulations to James and Liam who graduated with their PhD degrees.
01.07.2025 13:16 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
New tool to identify βtoxicβ green books
Developed by @physastrostand.bsky.social and the University of St Andrews Libraries and Museum, the new device is transforming how cultural heritage institutions identify toxic pigments in historic books.
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#EverToExcel
Dr John Danial
Congratulations to Dr John Danial from @physastrostand.bsky.social who has been awarded a Β£1.6 million Career Development Award from the Medical Research Council @ukri.org for his #dementia research.
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#EverToExcel
Congratulations to my Masterβs project students Jacob, Sam, and Walter on graduating today. Congratulations also to all of our @physastrostand.bsky.social graduates!
30.06.2025 16:39 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Many congratulations to our graduated students. What a glorious day it was for graduation!
02.07.2025 10:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I've been blown away by how welcoming and supportive the academics and staff at @physastrostand.bsky.social have been during my first week at St Andrews. π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
Looks like I'll be teaching an astronomy lab in September, can't wait to introduce the undergraduates to exoplanet observations! π
Don't miss out! The Toxic books exhibit is back on at Warlaw Museum till the 21st July due to popular demand.
researchstudio.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2024-poisono...
Looking back to detail of βin the event of always falling back down againβ. Installation at the School of Physics and Astronomy. Still looking good.
04.06.2025 12:29 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Internal selection for the STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowships is now open. Internal deadline is 30th June 17:00. Interested candidates should go to the website and follow the instructions. astronomy.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/stfc-ernest-...
05.06.2025 10:36 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
We are taking applications for the URF call (royalsociety.org/grants/unive...). Candidates should submit their application documents (draft for the 4 page proposal (royalsociety.org/-/media/gran...) and an up to date CV) by 1 July to physdor@st-andrews.ac.uk. Candidates will be informed by 4th July.
20.05.2025 08:18 β π 1 π 3 π¬ 0 π 1
Cleanroom users dressed in their white PPE suits. Behind them are the fume hoods.
Cleanroom users dressed in their white PPE suits. One user is carrying a window to attach to the glovebox.
Cleanroom users dressed in their white PPE suits. They are replacing the glovebox window.
Shoutout to our Angstrom evaporator users and cleanroom techs for teaming up on a quick, thorough glove box clean!
Awesome work β efficient, collaborative, and spotless!
You can watch Prof Peter Wahl's inaugural lecture titled 'Delving into the Foundations of Future Technologies, one atom at a time.'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U87-...
What's happening in the building now?
Final year project poster session
This weekend the Planetarium team and Dr Anne-Marie Weijmans are at the Edinburgh Science Festival.
www.edinburghscience.co.uk/event/an-eve... & www.edinburghscience.co.uk/event/family... Anne-Marie will give a talk at both events, and be available at the βAsk an Expert!β stand.
Congratulations to Morgan Facchin, who has been awarded the Bronze Prize at STEM for Britain 2025 for his work on optical detection of arsenic in 19th Century books, which is a collaboration with Libraries and Museums of University of St Andrews and Graham Bruce
14.03.2025 09:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
06.03.2025 14:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Getting the Twin Dome ready for the Observatory Open Night. An installation from day into night. 15th March 6pm - 9pm. University of St Andrews
19.02.2025 18:59 β π 3 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Recent work by Graham Bruce and University Libraries and Museums on finding poisonous 19th Century books is now featured in the exhibition βPoisonous Books β dangers from the pastβ, at the Wardlaw Museum until 23rd March. Entry is free for all. @grahamdbruce.bsky.social
24.02.2025 09:44 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
It has now been exactly 1 year since the planetarium started up again and had their first visit on the 20th of Feb 2024 to the Strathkinness Scouts. They have since delivered over 50 shows in 15 different locations! Thank you to the Planetarium team for all their hardwork and dedication.
20.02.2025 11:18 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
