Prof Sir Colin Humphreys
CBE, FREng, FRS, BSc, MA, PhD, Hon DSc, FIMMM, FInstP, FCGI, Hon FRMS
Research Group News
April 2024 | ||
 Prof Sir Colin Humphreys quoted in The Observer for developing ‘miracle material’.17 April 2024In an article about Graphene – once touted as a revolutionary material set to change industries – SEMS researchers outline how they’ve discovered ways of making the material more manufacturable, and upscale its production. Cambridge University’s spin-out company, Paragraf, founded by Queen Mary’s Professor … [more] | ||
August 2023 | ||
 Sir Colin Humphreys appears on BBC Radio 4's "The Life Scientific"29 August 2023On Tuesday 29th August Professor Sir Colin Humphreys was Professor Jim Al-Khalili's guest on the BBC Radio 4 programme "The Life Scientific". Colin discussed his work as a materials scientist and engineer, his use of electron microscopy and of course about his work on graphene, the world's … [more] | ||
January 2022 | ||
Dame Ann Dowling is awarded an honorary doctorate28 January 2022During the Graduation Ceremonies at Tobacco Dock Dame Ann Dowling OM DBE FRS FREng was awarded a DSc(Hon Caus). Dame Ann is one of the most distinguished engineers in the UK. She was first female Professor in Engineering at the University of Cambridge in 1993 and is now … [more] | ||
November 2021 | ||
 Materials Celebrates 50 Years of Graduations15 November 202150 years of Materials graduates from the Mile End Campus in London and the first cohort from Queen Mary Engineering School (QMES) at our campus at Northwestern Polytechnic University in Xi’an China were celebrated on Friday 5th November. 120 people gathered in the Octagon with another 45 people on-line to … [more] | ||
August 2021 | ||
Prof Sir Colin Humphreys awarded prestigious Queen's Medal by the Royal Society24 August 2021Prof Sir Colin Humphreys, Professor of Materials Science, has been awarded the Queen's Medal of the Royal Society. Each year three medals are awarded for the most important contributions to the advancement of "Natural Knowledge” in the physical and biological sciences and for distinguished contributions … [more] | ||
April 2021 | ||
 What we know – and don’t know – about the mechanical and thermal properties of graphene21 April 2021In this Featured Article published in Applied Physics Reviews,Prof. David Dunstan from the School of Physics and Astronomy, Prof. Sir Colin Humphreys, Dr. Dimitrios Papageorgiou and Dr. Yiwei Sun from the School of Engineering and Materials Science, review what we know and don't know about the mechanical and … [more] | ||
September 2020 | ||
 Queen Mary researchers develop non-distructive single-crystal perovskite surface nanopatterning technologies25 September 2020Single-crystalline perovskites are widely regarded as the future semiconductor materials and will be the next big wave in optoelectronics. To manufacture high-quality single-crystal perovskite optoelectronics, non-destructive surface nanopatterning technologies are required. Conventional photolithography-based nanopatterning methods cannot be used due to perovskite’s sensitivity to high temperature and solvents. Researchers at … [more] | ||
October 2019 | ||
 InGaN suitable as a substrate for photoelectrochemical imaging in life sciences11 October 2019Bo's paper on the use of InGaN as the semiconductor substrate for AC photoelectrochemical imaging has been accepted by Sensors. AC photocurrent imaging at metal oxide semiconductors auch as ITO and ZnO nanorods has been shown to suitable for bioimaging applications such as the measurement of the negative surface … [more] | ||
September 2019 | ||
 Graphene is 3D as well as 2D25 September 2019Graphene is actually a 3D material as well as a 2D material, according to a new study from Queen Mary University of London. Graphene is actually a 3D material as well as a 2D material, according to a new study from Queen Mary University of London. Realising that it is … [more] | ||
July 2019 | ||
 Queen Mary and Paragraf awarded £500,000 to explore using Graphene to replace rare metal Indium10 July 2019Queen Mary University of London and the graphene-device company Paragraf have been awarded £500,000 by Innovate UK to explore using graphene to replace the rare metal Indium. The Queen Mary research will be led by Sir Colin Humphreys from the School of Engineering and Materials Science, with co-investigators Dr Oliver Fenwick … [more] | ||
January 2019 | ||
 Properties of ‘wonder material’ graphene change in humid conditions21 January 2019Graphene exhibits very different properties in humid conditions, according to researchers from Queen Mary University of London. The ‘wonder material’, which is made from carbon and was discovered in 2004, is hailed for many of its extraordinary characteristics including being stronger than steel, more conductive than copper, light, flexible and transparent. … [more] | ||
February 2018 | ||
 Materials expert joins Queen Mary University of London23 February 2018Professor Sir Colin Humphreys, CBE, FREng, FRS, the renowned British physicist and materials expert, is set to join Queen Mary University of London as Professor of Materials Science. Working in the School of Engineering and Materials Science from 1 March 2018, he will be responsible for raising the profile of Materials Science … [more] | ||