Summer Term 2025: PhD celebrations in the Department of Materials

The Department of Materials congratulates its summer term postgraduate researchers on passing their viva and reaching the end of their studies.

After months of research and preparation, the following postgraduate students from the Department of Materials reached a key milestone by passing their viva examinations.

Joseph Pollard, supervised by Professor Finn Giuliani
Artem Khobnya, supervised by Professor Ifan Stephens
Haochen Zhou, supervised by Professor Fang Xie
Matthew Hamer, supervised by Professor Lesley Cohen
Michael Newns, supervised by Professor Mark Oxborrow
Xia Liang, supervised by Professor Aron Walsh
Qin Xie, supervised by Professor Aron Walsh
Kit Barker, supervised by Professor Stephen Skinner
Kehan Huang, supervised by Professor Stephen Skinner
Ryan Stroud, supervised by Professor Mark Wenman
Adila Islam, supervised by Professor James Wilton-Ely
Peiying Liu, supervised by Professor Molly Stevens
Yuxi Cheng, supervised by Professor Molly Stevens
Ahmad Nizamuddin Bin Muhammad Mustafa, supervised by Professor Peter Petrov
Amanz Azaden, supervised by Professor Saif Haque
Phoebe Smith, supervised by Professor Iain Dunlop

The department looks forward to seeing the next steps these new graduates will take in their research and careers.

For more information about opportunities to join the Department of Materials for a PhD, please visit our PhD webpages.