Milo is the Group Leader. Further information about him is available on his College homepage. 

Postdoctoral Researchers

The aim of the project is to produce a hierarchical composite structure containing carbon fibres which have been grafted with carbon nanotubes to act as a reinforcement in polymer (thermoplastic) or epoxy (thermoset) matrix.

I’m working on the NextCOMP project. The project aims to do a full scale redesign of composites for compression. My work revolves around designing of hierarchical nano-scale structures inspired by natural nacre, as a coating for carbon fibres. My goal is to suppress or reduce the kink band formation by toughening and tweaking the fibre-matrix interphase which will allow absorption and dissipation of more energy under compressive load.

PhD Students

This project is focussed on the development of 2D material-based, functional inks. By exploring various processing, functionalisation and deposition techniques of these impressive materials, such as graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), a range of functional inks will be developed with the aim of designing and printing flexible optoelectronic devices.

The subject of my project is the fabrication and optimisation of cross-linked CNT electrodes for use in the cross-disciplinary field of biophotovoltaic systems. This project seeks to combine our signature nanotubide chemistry with inkjet printing and papertronics technologies to produce affordable, sustainable and efficient devices.

I'm working on the design of hierarchical composites with enhanced compressive properties. My goal is to design, realise, and evaluate matrices that display high shear strength and stiffness, whilst retaining interfacial fracture toughness for damage tolerance.

I’m working on the scalable production of carbon nanotube-grafted-fibres (CNT-g-F) in an open chemical vapor deposition (CVD) reactor to maximise the nanostructured interphase for multifunctional continuous fibre composites. My goal is to design and evaluate nanoscale morphologies and hierarchal architectures to improve the current state-of-the-art fibre reinforced composites.

My project aims to optimize a novel CNT aerogel composite, to design a prototype of a simple and ultra-low-cost CO2 Direct Air Capture (DAC) system. 

This project focuses on the nanoscale design of electrodes by improving the performance and lifetime of sodium-ion batteries. I'm focuseing particularly on the anode and artificially pre-forming the solid electrolyte interphase ex-situ via presodiation.  

My research is based on sustainable production of carbon fibres from lignin. Fibres are produced via wet-spinning from a three-component system containing an ionic liquid (a multi-solvent), carbon nanotubes (for graphitisation and improved mechanical properties) and lignin (readily available providing a high carbon content). Optimisation of this process will enable high quality lignin carbon fibres with increased tensile strength and improved fibre morphology.

I am interested in the development of energy storage systems towards high-performance and sustainable energy storage. My research project is focused on the structural and architectural design of organic electrodes for Na-ion batteries and supercapacitors.