Former Members

Explore below to learn about the former members of the Wann Electron Diffraction Group.

Postdoctoral Research Associates

Paul Lane
- assembled and comissioned the TRGED instrument
- simulated the spatial and temporal resolution of the TRGED instrument
- carried out GED studies of molecules with low volatility
- pioneered a collaboration with Daresbury Laboratory focussed on the development of a MeV electron diffraction instrument.

Conor Rankine
- performed computational studies in support of TRGED experiments
- pioneered the use of non-adiabatic surface-hopping molecular dynamics (SHMD) simulations in electron diffraction
- characterised of minimum-energy conical intersections (MECIs)
- made use of multi-configurational self-consistent field (MCSCF) and multi-reference configuration interaction (MR-CIS/MR-CISD) theory.
Fiona Whiting
- spectroscopic observations of the OH radical as a product from the reaction of organic peroxyl radicals with hydroperoxyl radicals
- performed work that is of great relevance to atmospheric chemistry
- reactions studies considered to be important radical termination processes that inhibit ozone (O₃) generation
- was closely involved with work at the Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratory (WACL).

João Pedro Nunes
- upgraded the TRGED instrument to significantly improve data quality and simplify operation
- recommissioned the time-averaged GED instrument formerly housed at the University of Reading
- developed time-averaged and time-resolved GED data extraction software packages
- spearheaded the collaboration between the Wann Electron Diffraction Group and researchers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
Stuart Young
- designer of a heated effusive nozzle for time-averaged GED
- carried out GED studies of molecules with low volatility
- profiled the electron beam from a telefocus electron gun
- explored the computation of vibrational corrections for GED to better describe large-amplitude vibrations.
Matthew Robinson
- designed the compact keV electron gun for the TRGED instrument
- assembled and commissioned the TRGED instrument
- simulated the spatial and temporal resolution of the TRGED instrument
- carried out theoretical studies of potential candidates for TRGED experiments.